Aashish Shah Professor Ingram English 1102-100 Final Draft Multi-Genre Project Reflection Due Ma!

1st" 201# In $re%ious English classes that &ere more tra'itional than this one" the i'ea of gathering multi$le sources" researching e(tensi%el! on a s$ecific to$ic" an' formulating a thesis statement meant one thing the &riting of a research $a$er) *his usuall! &as the 'rea' of all stu'ents +ecause that meant a lot of &or, in a short $erio' of time" little to no hel$ from the teacher" an' a lot of +oring re-collecti%e &or,) *his to the sur$rise of man! &as 'rea'ful an' not e(citing &hatsoe%er) -hen Professor Ingram first starte' tal,ing a+out the E(ten'e' .earning Project an' the Multi-Genre Project" at first I thought the same thing" that it &oul' +e a lot of &or, an' it &oul' +e te'ious" +ut as I +egan to 'i%e into m! to$ic an' +ecome more an' more intereste'" I +egan to ha%e fun &ith &hat I &as researching" an' in a &a!" a +it self-moti%ate') I reall! li,e ho& this $roject is incor$orating not onl! &hat !ou ha%e learne' in !our $re%ious English classes in regar's to $ic,ing accurate sources an' citing correctl!" +ut also $uts a s$in on things +! incor$orating a more free-%erse t!$e creati%e $roject that can +e incor$orate' in man! 'ifferent &a!s +! man! 'ifferent in'i%i'uals) *his $roject re/uires one to not onl! research a to$ic an' un'erstan' it com$rehensi%el!" +ut to con%ert this ,no&le'ge into something a+stract an' meaningful &ith a +it of a creati%e tinge) As e%i'ent" m! research to$ic has to 'eal &ith ho& athlete0s an' other in'i%i'uals use $rotein su$$lements in or'er to gain an e'ge &hile $la!ing their res$ecti%e s$ort" an' loo,ing at other effecti%e alternati%es that can $otentiall! 'eli%er the same results &ithout harming the +o'! in long term as$ects) *hroughout m! research moti%es" I ha%e foun' a lot of alternati%es such as strength-training" eating a +alance' 'iet" 'oing !oga" an' e%en 'oing agilit!1s$ee' 'rills that can hel$ !ou +uil' a tone' +o'!" gain health! muscle mass an' maintain it" an' +ecome the e'ge' athlete that !ou &ant to +e) 2a%ing sai'

this" one of the $ieces that I chose to illustrate m! $ers$ecti%e on $rotein su$$lements an' strength training is a $ersonal letter to m! cousin 2arsh &ho is a high school foot+all $la!er) 2arsh is s$lit +et&een ta,ing $rotein su$$lements an' 'oing tra'itional &or,outs" so m! letter &ill ser%e as a gui'e to him to hel$ narro& his 'ecision) M! secon' genre stu'! is a ne&sletter that I create' that sho&s an alternati%e to ta,ing su$$lements to gain &eight" &hich is the i'ea of strength-training) M! ne&sletter &ill $ro%i'e those that are s,e$tical a+out the i'ea of strength-training to reall! see if it &or,s an' is $ro%i'ing the same results if not +etter results for u$ an' coming athletes) 2a%ing sai' this" m! au'ience for m! first genre $iece is m! cousin 2arsh &ho is an u$ an' coming athlete starting high school an' +eginning to e($erience ne& i'eals) Since 2arsh &ill +e $la!ing foot+all for the high school team" an' +ecause stu'ies ha%e sho&n that high school athletes are o+sesse' &ith gaining &eight an' muscle" no matter the situation" I &ante' to highlight the $ositi%es an' negati%es to ta,ing $rotein su$$lements as &ell as an! alternati%es that there ma! +e that &a! 2arsh has all the tools he nee's to ma,e the +est 'ecision that &ill $romote the most healthiness for his +o'! an' hel$ him ma(imi3e his $otential as an athlete on an' off the fiel') For m! ne&sletter genre" the au'ience for this is a +it more generali3e') *his ne&sletter is for all athletes an' non-athletes that are loo,ing to get in sha$e an' 'o not &ant to s$en' mone! on e($ensi%e su$$lements as &ell as ha%e the moti%ation to tr! a 'ifferent a$$roach) *his ne&sletter targets these in'i%i'uals +ecause it is a misconce$tion that $rotein 'oes more goo' than harm an' I &ant to inform the general $u+lic through han'-on 'emonstrations as &ell as $rofessional seminars that the same results can +e achie%e' through other safer" less e($ensi%e alternati%es) M! $ur$ose of main argument for +oth genre stu'ies is the i'ea that gaining that athletic $h!si/ue can +e accom$lishe' if other alternati%es are use' +esi'es the tra'itional use of $rotein su$$lements) M! $ur$ose is also to inform !oung athletes to ,ee$ an o$en min' an' +e o$en to tr!ing ne& things that ha%e +een $ro%en to hel$ athletes achie%e e(cellent results &hen it comes to gaining muscle mass)

In the 'e%elo$ment of m! argument an' $osition regar'ing gaining muscle mass through the use of strength-training an' other health! alternati%es" I use' a &i'e %ariet! of sources that each &ere e(tracte' from a &i'e range of cre'i+le sources) *hese inclu'e sources from -e+ MD" Dr) 43" 'ieticians an' nutritionists" an' e%en $ersonal trainers) All of these in'i%i'uals are &ell res$ecte' in their fiel' of stu'! an' ha%e concrete e%i'ence that using $rotein e(tensi%el! 'oes more harm than goo') *heir stu'ies also sho& that using $rotein e(tensi%el! to gain muscle mass an' a tone' $h!si/ue is mostl! a mental $lace+o" an' can +e accom$lishe' +! using conce$ts li,e 5strength training" ha%ing an' maintaining a $ositi%e attitu'e" increasing !our stamina" an' shar$ening !our focus67Ma!o8linic 19 Another source e(tracte' from 8arl! Schuna" hel$s to sho& that an increase in the use of $rotein su$$lements can actuall! cause 'iseases li,e 5'i%erticulitis" colitis" an' can 'e$lete the human +o'! from $ro'ucing a lot of the %itamins an' nutrients that the +o'! ma,es automaticall!6 7Schuna 29) *hese sources hel$e' to narro& m! research an' allo&e' me to focus on &hat si'e of the argument I &ante' to su$$ort as &ell as fin'ing effecti%e an' accurate information that hel$e' to ma,e m! argument as $lausi+le as $ossi+le) As mentione' earlier" the t&o genres that I chose to hel$ illustrate m! $oint that $rotein su$$lements an' other e($ensi%e metho's reall! 'oes not $ositi%el! hel$ to im$ro%e one0s athletic $h!si/ue are a $ersonal letter an' an informati%e ne&sletter) *he $ersonal letter &as &ritten s$ecificall! for m! cousin 2arsh to reall! $ut into $ers$ecti%e ho& using $rotein can +e a $ositi%e an' a negati%e &hen loo,ing to +ecome more muscular an' $h!sicall! fit) Since he is just starting to $la! foot+all" a s$ort that re/uires an athlete to +e in to$-tier sha$e +oth $h!sicall! an' mentall!" as &ell as the fact that stu'ies ha%e sho&n that high school stu'ents are the most 'es$erate to gain that muscle tone no matter ho&" I thought that &riting him a letter &oul' +e the most effecti%e &a! for him to reall! un'erstan' &hat he is getting into) I also chose this letter as a &a! to e($ress m! $oint of %ie& +ecause it is eas! to rea' an' un'erstan' an' since it is $ersonal he &ill ,no& that I ha%e his +est interest at heart an' reall! care for his success in the s$ort of foot+all) I chose m! secon' genre" the informati%e ne&sletter

+ecause it is +oth a creati%e an' effecti%e &a! to inform those &anting to get in sha$e ho& there are misconce$tions regar'ing gaining strength as &ell as other alternati%es that can +e just as effecti%e" chea$er" an' healthier for the +o'!) :! using a ne&sletter" $eo$le can %isuall! learn a+out strength training an' use this e($erience to un'erstan' other &a!s to achie%e the same results) In m! ne&sletter" I mentione' ho& there &ill +e a han's-on seminar as &ell as a /uestion-ans&er &ith $rofessionals so that $eo$le that are s,e$tical a+out the i'ea can reall! gi%e it a &hirl an' see ho& the results are $ro%en an' accurate) 4ne of the major a$$eals that I use' in the creating of m! ne&sletter &as the em$hasis on color) :! using 'ifferent color schemes" I &as +etter a+le to ma,e a +ol' statement in &hat I &as tr!ing to e($ress to m! au'ience an' this &ill ma,e $eo$le &ant to rea' an' e($lore &hat m! +rochure is tal,ing a+out )*he t&o genres that I chose" &oul' e(ist mostl! in the athletic &orl' an' +e the main focus for !oung athletes" current athletes" as &ell as those in'i%i'uals loo,ing to get into sha$e in /uic, an' eas! ste$s) Since m! genres are %er! s$ecific to certain $eo$le" in'i%i'uals &oul' gain access to them +! using social me'ia" +eing in $o$ular an' major g!ms" an' su+scri+ing to m! ne&sletter" that &a! if the! are intereste'" the! can continue to learn a+out strength-training an' its +enefits) In the creation of m! t&o genre stu'ies" I relie' hea%il! on s$atial an' %isual mo'es of communication) *he reason +eing that +! +eing creati%e an' using s$ecific facts &hen nee'e'" I &as +etter a+le to 'ra& m! au'ience into un'erstan'ing the message I am tr!ing to co%e! as &ell as ta,e a multifacete' an' o$en-min'e' a$$roach in un'erstan'ing this ne& metho' for gaining health! muscle mass &ithout the use of e($ensi%e $rotein su$$lements an' e/ui$ment) :! +eing creati%e an' artistic" es$eciall! in m! ne&sletter" $eo$le &ill +e more $rone to S*4P an' rea' m! ne&sletter" an' automaticall! the! ha%e alrea'! learne' something) As mentione' +efore" the &i'e use of e(otic an' 'ar,er colors hel$e' to ma,e a statement a+out &hat I &as tr!ing to e($ress an' &ill ma,e m! au'ience sto$ an' react" t&o things I &ant them to 'o &hen the! rea' m! ne&sletter) -hen someone is creati%e $eo$le &ant to rea' &hat the! ha%e to sa! an' if intereste' the! &ill 'o their o&n research or e%en ta,e $art in the acti%ities liste' in m! ne&sletter &hich &ill hel$ them +etter un'erstan' &hat it is

I am reall! arguing) In regar's to Aristotle;s three i'eals of E*24S" .4G4S" an' PA*24S" an' <AIR4S" I use' a com+ination of all three in or'er to reall! let m! au'ience un'erstan' &hat it is that I am tr!ing $ortra! in m! research) :! using .4G4S" I use' the concrete facts in m! research to hel$ %ali'ate the $oint I &as tr!ing to ma,e to 2arsh an' the general $u+lic) PA*24S &as use' +ecause through the tone of m! arguments an' &riting st!le" it is e%i'ent that I care a+out m! cousin 2arsh an' &ant the +est for him no matter &hat) I &ant to see him +e successful in &hate%er he 'eci'es to 'o +ut at the same time I &ant to ma,e sure that his 'ecision has +een thought through an' not rushe') .astl!" m! letter also utili3e' E*24S in a &i'e %ariet! of &a!s) For e(am$le in man! of the stu'ies that I use' as e%i'ence in m! genre $ieces" the authors ha%e +een those that are &ell res$ecte' 'octors" $h!sical fitness e($erts" an' 'ieticians" so the! ,no& &hat the! are tal,ing a+out an' ha%e +een e($ose' to more than enough situations) As al&a!s" <AIR4S hel$e' to focus m! argument an' ma,e sure that the arguments an' genre0s that I use' &ere time-effecti%e an' fit the setting in &hich the! &ere su$$ose' to +e an' ethos &as use' &hen I &as $ic,ing the sources that I &ante' to use in m! research) :! using sources &ritten +! accre'ite' in'i%i'uals" the information that I use' in m! arguments +ecame %ali'ate' an' accurate an' m! arguments an' genre0s coul' +e ta,en serious +! the au'ience that rea's them) Since m! target au'ience in general are those that are athletes or those loo,ing to get in sha$e" I thin, that the genres that I chose &ill +e an effecti%e &a! to sho& these in'i%i'uals that there are alternati%es to using high-en' e($ensi%e $rotein su$$lements an' e($ensi%e e/ui$ment &hen tr!ing to get in sha$e an' im$ro%e their athletic $h!si/ue) *he genres that I use' are eas! to un'erstan'" concise" an' ha%e a creati%e a$$roach so that m! target au'ience &ill remain intereste' in &hat I ha%e to sa!" as &ell as ta,e the necessar! ste$s to research &hat m! %ie&s are an' tr! it for themsel%es) 4%erall" I ho$e m! genre-stu'! has +een a creati%e an' interesting a$$roach in e($ressing m! %ie&s regar'ing $rotein su$$lements an' &eight gain" an' I ho$e that &hat I ha%e sai' &ill ma,e an im$act ne(t time !ou enter the g!m for a sim$le &or,out) *han, =ou)