collaborations

 Today in class we had group discussions analyzing rhetorical situations based on the words of Margaret Mead; “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has”.

 We were to first each write out our own examples of "small groups of thoughtful citizens"; providing three historical examples and one personal one where we have made an impact with the help of others. Then we came together to discuss our examples and share our interpretation of how rhetoric was used in each of these.  While we all had different examples to share from the original task; we all came together and broadened each of our own understanding of rhetoric, something that we may not have been able to do as individuals.  In addition to our group experience; it sounded like even before we separated into groups, many of us used another form of collaboration and searched the interwebs to help us find these historical examples of small groups of thoughtful citizens.

 The amount of information that is available to us all comes from somewhere; and the best way to make a solid case for anything, weather its writing, debating, singing, etc., is to use the information available to us that has been provided my so many other people around the world.