Rhetorical Citizenship Paper

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effective in such a way that grabbed the attention of our administrators. My teacher in charge of Sea Club ended up using rhetoric to implement a school wide recycling program. That was the first year any class had gotten the opportunity to do take on such a significant role in the community. This goal was achieved through rhetorical citizenship. It was our duty as citizens to show them the severity of the problems because it is the environment in which we live and therefore, it is our job to maintain it. As a result, our efforts as a rhetorical citizen didn’t go unnoticed. In addition, during this semester, in a group effort the class created a map on transportation issues in the UCF/ Orlando area. My groups map focuses on locations of bike racks on the UCF campus which is ideal for students that ride their bikes on campus. Although, we weren’t able to get in touch with Alaina from Landscape & Natural Resources, I feel like if more people saw the problem, it would enact awareness and then she might take a second look at the growing problem. If not, there are still several opportunities for cyclists and students at UCF to get in touch with the right people to change the bike rack issue. Most


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