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When watching Nanette, one of my first thoughts was whether or not it could even be categorized as a comedy. Comedy can mean different things to different people. What appears to be comedy to one person might not be comedy to another. When Nanette came on stage with dark pants, a dark shirt, and a blue blazer, I thought of her appearance, although dark, allowed her skills to truly come to life. Gadsby’s explanation of why she named the special Nannette was pretty funny and was a great start to the show. When Gadsby spoke about growing up in Tasmania and not feeling welcome because she was gay, the audience laughed, but I wondered if it was really funny. Yes, the performance aspect of comedy makes it funny but the sheer written words or message behind those words isn’t always funny and Gadsby was able to balance the two quite well, which makes memorable. I believe Gadsby’s Nanette showed viewers and critics that raw comedy isn’t always just funny but can also be touch...

Learning about procedural rhetoric and the art of giving instructions has been quite fascinating to me. I’ve never stopped to think about the writing of instructions and directions and the challenges it might post, until now. This project allowed to think back at many instruction manuals I’ve read to put things together.  The first thing that comes to mind IKEA . I love the convenience and options IKEA offers and enjoy going in and seeing, testing, and picking out different furniture for my home. Although buying at IKEA is fun, assembling the things I buy is not so fun. I devote days to assembling and find that the cheaper the item I buy the more trouble I have assembling. This theory is not quite proven though but I do know many agree. The procedural rhetoric project for my group members and I allowed us to brainstorm different ideas about what we could make procedures for. We brainstormed a few ideas and decided to go with how to save money. Ways to save money when shoppin...

I had never heard of Hannah Gadsby until Dr. Kyburz spoke about her and her Netflix original. I actually wanted to go home and watch Nanette right away based on Dr. Kyburz’s recommendation, however, I have decided to put a pause on that in order to share my initial reaction after watching the special next week in class. I’ve always believed that the best comedians use their life experiences in order to relate to others and make people laugh not just based on their jokes, but the fact that people relate to it so much they understand and embody the concepts. Since I’ve decided wait to watch Nanette with the rest of the class, I decided to do some research about Hannah Gadsby. She was born January 12, 1978, in Australia, and is known as a comedian and writer. She won a Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006 that allowed her to rise to fame. She is, however, best known for her Netflix special, Nanette . Gadsby is now known internationally and I’m a bit surprised I am just...

I found the sign I chose to revise on my way out of the building after class. Although I was taking numerous pictures at the time and did not quite pay attention to the signs, I realized that with every picture I took, I was actually making brief conclusions on what I thought each sign was about and what each sign was advertising. I took about 20 pictures of different flyers and decided to go with a flyer encouraging people to donate plasma. I made my decision based on which flyer was completely misleading and realized that what I thought was being advertised is not actually what is being advertised. What drew my attention to this flyer was the misconception of what was being advertised compared to what people were actually being encouraged to do. When initially looking at the flyer, I thought it was for a job or opportunity to make more money in the form of earning free clothing from the University. I did not know that the flyer was encouraging  people to donate p...