Ryan+Law

Ryan L.

Hi, I'm Ryan Law. I was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. I'm 22 and a Junior at Ball State and taking this English course because my credits didn't transfer from my last school. I have a house off of Neely Ave. with a couple friends. I live on a farm with cattle and a Fox Terrier named Puppy. I have a cat that won't seem to go away that my buddy named Jack Bauer. He follows me wherever even though I try to mess with him. I'm a Business Administration major and will hopefully graduate in the 2012 school year. Oh, and I'm a big football and baseball fan. I follow the Indianapolis Colts and the St. Louis Cardinals. That's about all there is to know.

Like many college students, Ryan's writing is primarily for the purpose of meeting school requirements. Ryan also writes for social reasons by taking part in activities such as texting. Ryan is not against writing, It is just not something that he is interested in doing in his free time.

-Jared S.

=Class Writing=


 * Memoir Reflection
 * Statement of Purpose

=Portfolio=


 * [[file:Cover Letter.pdf]]


 * [[file:Memoir.pdf]]
 * Our first writing assignment of the year and the most memorable for me. I struggled to find a topic until one suddenly occurred to me. I had a good memory of me and my buddy causing some trouble and it really stuck out in my mind. My friend Dan and I were exploring my woods and cabin when we found some lighter fluid and all hell broke loose from there. I still look back and remember that as a good time and siince it was something I really wanted to write about, it made it easier to write.
 * [[file:Public Letter.pdf]]
 * When I received that assignment to write a public letter, I was really unsure of what I would do. I don't really enjoy writing for a public audience or to someone specific. However, we were given the freedom to write about whatever we wanted so I fell back to a passion of mine, sports. I had seen a report on ESPN earlier in the week of an athlete committing a crime and not getting punished at all. I knew instantly that I had to write to the Commissioner of the NFL about how athletes need to be disciplined like normal people. The reason that I included this paper is because I wrote it with passion and a strong tone. It was easier to put words on the page when it was something I felt strongly about.
 * [[file:Research Paper.pdf]]
 * The research paper was not as hard as I first thought it was. We were once again given the freedom to choose a topic and I followed the sports theme. Writing about something I enjoy makes it not quite as tedious. I had a knowledge of my topic, I just had to research a few facts and put them throughout the paper. For the paper, we were told that it was most effective to present both sides of the argument. I found that this made my paper solid and created a better sense of understanding. If I am assigned a research paper in the future, I will definitely be sure to incorporate both sides of the argument.
 * [[file:MultiGenre.pdf]]
 * The Multi Genre paper was our very last and what I felt was my weakest. I wasn't sure how to incorporate all the different genres while still carrying out a point throughout the whole thing. I came up with a topic at the last minute and churned out what I felt was a really choppy paper. I was comfortable with the point I made, but I felt that all the genres didn't work well together. This was the most difficult paper for me, and I'm still not really sure what I would change if I had to write it again.
 * [[file:History Essay.pdf]]
 * This was a paper I submitted for my history class. The assignment was to analyze a photo of an advertisement for bicycles in France around the late 1800's. The professor told us that we had to find four elements of the photo that made the ad effective and that there was no right and wrong answers. As long as we backed up our elements with facts and evidence, we could still get a good grade. This is why I included this paper. I found four elements and backed them up with evidence. The research paper helped me with this paper. I realized from the research paper what was needed to back up thoughts and ideas. Since I had the knowledge from that paper, I was able to get a perfect grade on this one.