The purpose of Project 1

1. Become aware of the different rhetorical strategies

2. Not just be aware, but also know the purpose of each strategy

3. To build our analytical skills

Bazerman’s Quote

Bazerman is stating that the publishing of scientific findings does not do any harm or invalidate the findings themselves, as long as the public doesn’t interpret them the wrong way. He says that the only way the publication of scientific findings would do devaluate the findings is if the public thought they came out perfectly with no errors and are immediately considered correct. Any scientific finding that gets published will be read and analyzed and even tested, before they are known as the “pure word of truth.” He says the realize this, one must also realize that we live in a human world and are not perfect.

Differences in Strategies

One of the differences from my version of the UM recycling article and the actual article is the tone used. I thought that my tone was a little less formal than the one used in the article. This is because I was writing for a blog and whoever wrote the article was writing for a much larger audience, so they used a more formal tone. There was also a difference in the language and style used. The article was written as a report, which it was, and used a very factual language. The style of my version was more of a synopsis using language that was less complex.

U Recycle?

In an attempt to revamp UM’s recycling program, starting this semester, single-stream recycling will be used at all five residential colleges, the apartment area, University Village, and at some marine campus buildings.

Last semester students were faced with the burden of having to separate their recyclables into the two bins designated for mixed paper or comingled containers. Single-Stream recycling uses only one bin. The idea is that you can put any recyclable into the bin, which is then taken to Pembroke Pines where men and machines separate the contents. “Single-Stream makes recycling a lot easier and helps us reduce out waste on campus,” says Ken Capezzuto the director of environmental health and safety. The single-stream recycling bins can even take items like soft-covered books, file folders, and catalogs.

There was an attempt to institute the program at the Miller School of Medicine, but problems arose with patient confidentiality. Paper from the School of Medicine containing private patient information is dealt with differently. It is put into secure bins and taken to Goodwill where it is first shredded then sent off to a recycling plant.

Also, around campus half of the 160 trash bins have been converted into recycling bins with blue tops. This is an attempt to reduce trash around campus and give students, faculty, and visitors a place to recycle when walking around.

UM started recycling on campus in 1991, but the program never gained any momentum. However, three years ago “Green U” was started and has pumped new life into recycling on campus. Currently, about 25 tons of material is recycled each month.

Our president, Donna E. Shalala, signed the American college and University Presidents Climate Committee two years ago. This led to a Greenhouse Gas Inventory of the campus, which is a report of the carbon footprint for the last nine years. The purpose is to find the best ways to reduce the size of the footprint. Already the campus has converted all of the Hurry ‘Cane Shuttles to biodiesel fuel, introduced UBike which offers affordable bikes to students, and started a new Public Transportation Program for employees. Since the new the program there has been an increase of 1,200 to 3,000 employees who use public transportation to get to and from work.