Publishing

I really want to be able to have the parking department read my paper. I have yet to come up with a really good way for them to do that other than having it published in the Daily Universe. Although I think that it would be really fun to have my paper in the DU, I'm not sure if that is the best way to get a response from the people I want to appeal to. I guess that its a start though so I have submitted my paper to the Daily Universe and hopefully I will see it there soon. If it does not end up in the paper however, i have been able to share my paper with various other BYU students, in hopes of them being more interested in my cause.

Sharing my Opinion Editorial

I decided to post my opinion editorial in a note on facebook. I was surprised how many people actually took the time to read it. I wrote my opinion editorial on the unfair housing restrictions regarding visitors in Wyview Park. Several of my friends on facebook also live in Wyview, and the majority of them commented on how they agreed with my opinion; they too wish the policy would change. On the other hand, a couple people said they disagreed with me. They thought the rules were completely reasonable, and understood why the University has instated such strict guidelines. Sharing my editorial with a real audience made writing more interesting, because it felt more like my opinion meant something and was influential in some small way.

Recycling: one apartment at a time

As I was writing my opinion editorial (on recycling) I was sharing information about the topic with my roommates. I didn't want to publish my article on facebook, because it probably wouldn't effect people the way I intended it to. So instead, I just shared the final draft with my roommates, both of whom knew nothing about recycling previous to meeting me. I was content with the way it turned out, and was glad I could share it with people who would listen to and respect what I had to say. Because of my recycling, my roommates and I now all recycle, we even have a little recycling drawer in the kitchen. Life's good.

Publising Opinon Editorial

I decided to share my opinon editorial with the girls on my floor who also came from the same diverse background that I am from. I thought it would be nice to get there input on the subject matter and their reactions to my argument about diversity. After reading what I wrote, they agreed with my argument about lack of diversity and wanted to know what they could do about it. When we discussed it, we thought that it would be in our best interest to share my paper with BYUSA and the student body president. So I am currently in the process of sharing it with both of those organizations. As excited as I am that everyone responded so well to my article, I am hesitant to share it with a higher school organization.

PG-13 is becoming the new R publishment

My original plan for publishing my article was to just share it with some of the people in my ward, but after discussing with six of them yesterday on the way home from Harry Potter they thought that I should try and it get it published through the Daily Universe as a letter to the editor. We found it horrible that Harry Potter was only rated PG and we discussed how we don't want our kids or our cousins or siblings seeing that until they are at least 13. I loved being able to talk to others about it and get a reaffirmation that there are a lot more people who do agree with me. It was just reassuring and made me want to do even more with it.

opinion published

I published my paper on facebook and I haven't recieved any feedback yet. It will be interesting tto see the take my nonmember friends from home have on it. As my opinion editorial had a lot of religious aspects to it I feel like it may be difficult to understand some of it but I hope it will give them a better knowledge of BYU and its workings. If it is well liked I may want to take it further but I kind of doubt that. Mostly I think I will be getting kind comments from friends who didn't even read the whole thing as opposed to general feedback. It was kind of interesting to take a step back and consider which people I wanted to read this paper and what response they may have to it.

Publishing Thing

I am currently taking steps toward the publication of my Opinion Editorial. I have given a copy of it, after discussion, to a close friend and ranking soviet in BYUSA. I am also currently trying to condense my editorial as well as include new insights so that it will be fit for submission to The Daily Universe and other possible on-campus areas of publication.

I am happy with what I've written and am excited about the new additions. I have been able to sway many people, and hope to be able to reach out even further through publication.

Publishing My Opinion Editorial

I currently don't know for sure if my essay will be published but I submitted it to be published in the Daily Universe. I think it is an applicable topic that all students could relate to, as well as staff in general, so I hope that more people will be able to read it. If it isnt published in the Daily Universe I think I might publish it on Facebook where I know people will undoubtedly be able to see it. I am interested to see just how many people feel the same way I do about the lack of clarity about he interet policies. And I also think it's a good way to let people know about Besafe and its resources.

Wheres The Opposition?

After I had been given the assignment to publish my opinion editorial somewhere so that the public can see, I instantly thought of face book. Between me and my friends we like to argue; therefore, when someone has an opinion they post it on their profile notebook hoping for a potential argument. When I posted my article, “No More Good Byes” an opinion about the MTC drop of policy; I was bombarded with comments from all over. Most of which were just complements like thank you and good job but other actually agreed by saying, “My 4-year old cousin came down with swine flu and she made a complete recovery. I'm sure if a young child can fight it off, a 19-year old man would definitely be able to do the same. I don't get how longer goodbyes somehow increase the missionaries' chances of getting swine flu. . . Where's the logic in that? (Comment from Aubrey Henderson)” I thought this was interesting to see, although, I would of liked a little more opposition from my friends. Hopefully I’ll get to participate in some heated discussions in the near future.

Friends Are Afraid

Looking back on my opinion editorial, I am happy with what I had to share in my final piece. So far, I've received some input from the people that have read my editorial and the responses have been overwhelmingly positive, although, this may be due to relations I have with these people; most of them know me personally, many share my same viewpoints, and many would probably be slow to criticize anything that I write because of their relationship to me.

I think that so far I've tailored the publishing of my editorial to an audience that already shares opinions that are similar to my own. In the future I would like to present this article to an audience that isn't so familiar with the arguments I've posed in my piece. After all, that's what my intended audience was when I wrote that editorial. I've learned that pieces of writing only catalyze new thought when written to the proper audience, and then shared with that particular audience; presenting an article to the proper audience can be just as important as writing to the proper audience.