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The genre generators exemplify the method of writing for a specific genre. There are ways for different situations to provide informations in the most appropriate manner so people can read through them and attain the most information out of them. The generators showed how there is a formula to writing genres. Sometimes even just following the conventions make the piece of writing convincing enough to pass as a piece that is part of genre. Although the content of it the pieces are also important though, and that’s when original thought comes into play. The process of writing involves using creative thought in a structured way. In other words both second and first order thinking are necessary to write a productive piece of writing.

The first CS generator includes the same elements in all of the different versions of the paper that it produces. There is an introduction, a numbered breakdown of the paper, graphs, a conclusion, and the references. The references appeal to the logos, because of how people assume that a paper is more credible with sources. Even though a paper may seem credible it is important to check the sources, because if the sources are not credible then the paper uses credibility as well. There are a total of twenty-eight sources on the generated in the papers, the more resources that the paper seems more trustworthy. The generator also adds graphs and numbers. Numbers are a logical and scientific part of life. It is easier to argue with the words that people are saying than it is to argue with the numbers that they produced from an experiment without retesting out the experiment. Quite frankly, I don’t know what the paper is talking about. I am not familiar with the material that the paper is emphasizing, but the words that are used are confusing/complicated enough to seem convincing. I am not the audience that the paper is directed for, the correct audience would have an understanding of computer science.

The comic generator highlighted components that appeal to visual literacy. Each time the website generated a strip of three different comic book scenes. Each scene contained a different picture that either had writing or not. If the comic strip did not have words the reader must attain the meaning of the strip from the picture itself, such as the gestures the person is making or their facial expressions. Whilst reading or creating a comic strip it is important to use all visual clues to draw understanding from the comic. It helps to read the title, all of the words, and pay attention the smallest details even what the people in the comic are wearing. Sometimes there are headings to help indicate that time has passed between the strips and they will say something like, “thirty minutes” later. After a while the generator started to reuse some of the strips, but it changed the order. When the order changes it also changes the meaning of the strip so it’s important to place the strips in the order that they are going to be read.

The meme generator is formatted differently than the other websites. There are an array of already made memes on the homepage along with what they believe a meme is and instructions on how to make one. The website states, “Memes are a way to say what you think in a funny, sharp, immediate and realistic way”. They follow up by stating that “Life is too crazy and too short to be described with a ton of words”. Both of the mottos are clearly exhibited in the memes. The website allows you to use the images they already have an add words to them. The images are all images that have been floating around the web for the past few years and their meanings are well understood within popular media. Even if people did not know what the meme of the celebratory baby meant, the conclusion can be drawn from the facial and hand gestures that the baby is making. I went ahead and tried to make a meme and whilst making it the website has an option of making memes in different languages. The images used in memes are universal and they display well known emotions. The meme’s white bold writing emphasizes the reason why the picture was chosen in the first place. Memes are popular on social media websites and they are often spread around through the “sharing” feature on facebook.

All in all the components of the different genres became more visible through the use of the generators. Every meme contains a picture and a caption for the picture. Comic strips generally use images and captions as well, but they use the images to tell a story. The research CS generator highlighted how many different sections each paper has and how much information goes into them.