Journal 3

I believe that my artifacts, the ones that I have right now (subject to change), express the importance of rhetoric and the ability it has to alter the immediate future. Whether it is to shape the opinions of the audience that it seeks or pinpointing the cause of the rhetorical situation, I believe my artifacts allow for a "shape-shifting" view on how rhetoric brings change and shapes the future. I found that there were not very many people who chose remediation as their term of choice. I found that a lot of artifacts are also like videos or podcasts, which I think are very valuable for you can see and hear expressions, rather than just reading words that could have subjective interpretations. I think we can conclude that the role of circulation from Edbauer's article is how a written text is transported and preserved and how the technologies used to preserve written texts had evolved throughout generations of communication. Design plays a role in Wysocki's article because design can demonstrate how the audience is supposed to interpret what is showed in a display. The design could include visual artifacts or audio tools that could help the audience receive the interpretation that the orator is trying to portray. Material affordances from Gladwell is an article that I found someone difficult to interpret, honestly. My personal interpretation of Gladwell's material affordances is that certain material could be valuable or significant to one individual, yet it could be absolutely meaningless to another individual -- based on financial capabilities or experience.

Word Count: 257 (rest will be cumulated through responses I gave to other Journal 2 posts)