In the past week I have written in the form of blog posts, Japanese homework, political forum posts, and texts. For my blog posts I have had to balance my tone by keeping them formal yet not completely removing my voice. I have also had to consider the audience of my posts, classmates and my teacher, so that I can make sure my point gets across clearly. For my Japanese homework I have had to write in all Japanese so as to meet the criteria set out by my teacher. My writing was also kept in casual style because the focus of our lessons are daily conversation skills in Japanese. The most complex rhetorical situation I was faced with, however, was in my political forum posts. In creating every post I had to consider the standpoint of who I was messaging, figure out how to sway them to my side, make sure all my facts were sourced and relevant, ensure the overall message was clear and concise, and make sure I consider their point of view. Also I needed to analyze my own motives for supporting various political policies so that I could ensure I was siding with the right cause.