Project One Reflection

My project one topic was rapper, Post Malone. I chose to analyze an interview he did with Hot Ones, a song of his called,"White Iverson", and another interview he did with Mass Appeal. It took me a little while to choose what I really wanted to write about. I finally chose Post Malone because I really enjoy his music and his personalty.I decided to analyze the artifacts that I did because I thought the mode of a YouTube video was interesting, rather than just analyzing his songs.Also, I thought that the interviews gave a sense of more personal connection, and really utilized pathos quite effectively. This project was relatively fun to write as we got to pick our own topic. I enjoyed researching my favorite rapper and then using the rhetorical strategies that I learned in class to further analyze some of his compositions. An obstacle I endured while composing this project was writing the whole thing in 3rd person. It was hard to refrain from giving my personal opinion on the subject, because I was writing about something that I really enjoyed. The hardest part of the writing process for me was deciding on which compositions to use in my essay.