Rhetoric isn’t something that is just taught in schools. It can be discovered anywhere, like the experiences that shape us into who we are today. From this day on, it still surprises me that I did not realize this in a classroom but rather through a screen. I think back to the time I was standing in my room while recording my first YouTube video about mental health. I used my words very carefully so that people would feel seen, heard, and understood. Although rhetoric is generally persuasion, I have come to realize today that it is so much more.…
Author: Samia Mehbub
Samia Mehbub
Samia Mehbub is the author of Capable, Inspired to Comfort Your Soul, and Inspired to Comfort Your Soul: Volume ll. She has been also been published online in Word Gathering, Turtle Way, Blue Minaret, Dumb Little Man, The Mindful Word, and Elephant Journal. Currently, Samia is pursuing her masters in English Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Central Florida with an anticipated graduate date in December 2026. She received her bachelors degree in English literature during December 2024. She is a Writing Specialist at South Florida State College.