ENTRY #9

• Audience: Since I am imagining writing for a website such as Natural News or Better Eyesight Now, the audience will most likely have an interest in alternative answers to health issues thus implying a higher level of interest in questioning established paradigms. Some of the information presented to the reader could be new but likely they know at least enough to learn something from the article. This audience also tends to value scientific thinking along with the creative pushing of boundaries.
• Genre: I've had trouble finding a specific article that reflects the genre I'm going for and I think that is because it's a rare genre of writing that aims to cohesively say a lot with few words. I would say it's an expository and persuasive hybrid because it will not assume the reader's bias, but it will offer challenges to a certain viewpoint but only to explain reasons, not necessarily convince the reader that they are proven outright. I will mostly be about my experience and explanation of the Bates Method, which will offer quick solutions to errors of refraction and present specific ways of integrating the Bates Method into everyday life.
• Purpose: My purpose is to help provide a single article that creates a clear, integrated picture of the Bates Method so the reader understands how and why to make the method habitual. I want to write the explanation down because it is my sworn duty as a person who practices the Bates Method to encourage people to use their eyes naturally so they don't get worn out with age and eventually stop working. I also learned much clearer ways of explaining why it works through this project.
• Growth: What I want to learn through writing this paper is how to present a diversified and large amount of information clearly with integrity. Some of my writing habits need a bit of mindful tending to as well. The beginnings of my sentences are sometimes indistinguishable from one another so I am going to experiment with different ways of beginning sentences... and maybe ending them too. I think that will help to distract from the technicality of the information.