Reflection on Language and Writing Skills

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REFLECTION

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Week 1
The very first week has been so attractive and interesting that it created such a positive
impression on me that I became much more inclined towards the classes. The public language
has been playing such a vital role in the society and how the language differs along with the
people we interact and on the situation has also been revealed. The understanding of the
language has been presented in a wide and broad manner which helped me in getting the
knowledge of language importance and the impact that it has on the other person. Though the
language has been decaying in the present generation and the generation has been reducing the
exploration of the new words in English language. The decay has resulted in the limitation of the
use of words and these limitations has been impacting the kind of words that is being used by the
people at large and thus, the overall impression of the language has been decaying. The
politicians and the great personalities has not been utilizing the new words provided by the
English language which has been supporting the fall of the language. I have gained the
knowledge about how a language could be in a nation and the impact that it has on the overall
country has also been understood. Language changes along with the people with whom we
interact and this should be kept in mind as the effectiveness of communication depends on the
language we choose to interact in.
Week 2
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In the second week, I came across the topic of making effective arguments. Effective
argumentation requires to understand the subject matter before resolving a conflict. Written
arguments must demonstrate the individual beliefs of a person and strong personal convictions.
With this I understood that when a person acquires knowledge about diverse topics, they develop
their own thinking and ensure that their arguments reach a conclusion. However, choosing the
correct topic and defining the right audience makes the argument valid. Nevertheless, an
argument must not involve in logical fallacies as it might only help in winning the argument and
not justifying the topic well.
Question 2

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In this week, I understood about the concepts of being a writer of Public Relations. I
came across the foundation skills required by a writer to undertake public relations writing
project. In the Part One of this section focuses on the way a writing should be continued in a
professional manner which must represent the conventions of a good writing. The writing must
also emphasize on the specific topics, for specific organization or a specific audience. Therefore,
a strategic planning and purposeful writing will be able to attract the attention of readers. I
believe ethical writing makes the writer be aware of their responsibility to themselves and
towards the society. From the Part Two, I understood that organizations derive opportunities to
present their ideas, opinions the avenue of writing. From the Part Three, I understood that public
relations writers are able to present their views by way of the media internal to organizations or
controlled by them. In order to prepare the writers skilled and knowledgeable in the field of
writing public relations, they are require to understand about the standards associated to various
media tools. I identified that the book comprises of many writing avenues where it deals with
either digital media tools or the traditional print and broadcast media. It can be concluded that
writing skills require the knowledge of various media tools and code of conduct in order to be
future ready in the field of public relations writing.
Question 3
The following research conducted in this article made me understand about how social
media can both be beneficial as well as a threat to organizations. The article highlights that social
media can an effective way for ad campaigns but on the contrary, these can suffer criticisms
from the public. But public relations officer must anticipate the immediate reactions and
situations before launching an ad campaign on social media.
Week 3
This third week has brought in the concept of ethos, pathos and logos in the writing and
the various articles provided helped in understanding the application and the use of each of the
types of speech in the correct and suitable scenario. The first article by Breitbart explores the
Trump’s decision on recognizing Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel which reflects the
courage and the determination that the president has been carrying in his personality. The article
also marks the distinction of Trump from all other presidents and leaders of USA that is he

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accrues some special courage and has the guts to make free statements. The speeches and the
quotations provided in the article clearly signifies the courage of the president. The article has
also provided with the issues and the wrong statements which has been made by him which
makes the article perfect one. The concerned article has been utilizing the logos perspective
where the entire writing has been supported with logic and reasoning. The second article which
was by ABC News has been reflecting the darker side of Trump’s leadership and this has been
done in with the emotional touch as the article provides the exclamations made by the common
people too. The emotional impact on the people has been reflected in the article and this reflects
that the pathos has been applied in the concerned article. The entire acknowledgement of the
articles has been quite productive for me as it provided me with a wide scope of understanding
the pathos and logos application and the effect and impact that the two has on the audience. The
application of both the categories of writing or speech has been quite fruitful for me as it
provided me with an opportunity of understanding the variability in the speech which could
impact the audience so regressively. Understanding of ethos, paths and logos has been quite
interesting and the use of each of the speeches could be made in the suitable scenario which
could actually provide with a wide range of diversity and the accuracy in meeting the target. The
application of these variety of elements in my speeches and language would help me in making
my speeches effective as well as more productive and thus, gain in building the public relations.
The enhancement in the communication skills and the writing capabilities would prove to be
productive to my career and the benefits that would be gained through it would be long lasting
too.
Week 4
On going through the four weeks of classes on, each week has provided with some new
ways of out looking the language and this helped me in gaining the importance of the language.
The writing variability and the writing skills which has been provided in the week four has been
broad in nature and it actually helped me in realizing the diversity that exists in the art of writing.
The discussion that has been provided on the principles of writing has helped me in
acknowledging the values and the ways that needs to be maintained in the writing and the
benefits that the writer could gain through following the principles has also been learnt. The
entire week has been progressive in nature and the various types of writing such as free writing,