Visual argument question one pg 908 and question one pg 921

       For Question one on page 908, the one I found most appealing was the one done by Melanie Frost on page 905. This is because it is simple and easy to read. It also has a picture of a tree made out of hands which to me symbolizes that we all can come and work together, even though we are diverse. It also symbolizes how different students from different backgrounds can live together in the same residence halls.  The one that was my least favorite was the one by Stephanie Heyman on page 904. I think there is just too much going on the backgrounds with all the colors make it hard to read. The letters and words are also in different fonts making the poster difficult to read and know whats going on.

     For Question one on page 921, the first cartoon is making fun of the fact that one can get into college based on their race and preferences. The second cartoon is making fun how the Supreme Court makes the decision of if race should promote diversity when they are all white but one. The third cartoon is a group of pictures making fun of the fact that other ethnicity than white have a better chance of getting into college on the fact there different and supposedly had a harder life than whites. The fourth cartoon is a group of college students and one that did not get in because a minority took his place because the school wants to be diverse. And the last cartoon shows how rich people can make it easier for there kids to get into college. The one I think is most effective is the fourth one about admissions because colleges are pressured to be diverse. The least effective to me was the Supreme Irony because there is not a whole lot of explanation so one has to draw there own reason about what it means.

Analyzing advertisement post

        The advertisement I chose to analyze is a poster of the "Coors Light Twins" who also did commercials. The Coors Light company created the visual text and it is distributed by them as well. The idea behind the image is that it makes guys think that if they drink Coors Light they will be able to hang out with beautiful women like the twins. The twins are wearing short short's and have pom poms and they are cheering. Under the picture there is a statement that says "Here's to Football." The image makes me want to buy Coors Light because it gives me the impression that if I drink Coors Light I will be able to hang out with women like that. The ad wants the eyes to focus on the twins bodies so it gets their attention. Then hopefully they will read the ad under it about Coors Light. There is a water fountain in the background which I think represents refreshment. The image is suppose to portray a fun, relaxing time if you buy and drink Coors Light and I think it gets the message across.

Essay Outline

      I. Introduction
              A. Texting  while driving is dangerous because it causes accidents and even death
              B.  Studies show that people who text and drive become distracted and are more likely to crash.
                     a. MSN auto conducted a survey with results that texting while driving increases the chance of accident because of the distraction.
      II. Body Paragraphs
             A. I think that making a device in vehicles that only allows calls to be made to and from the vehicle.
             B. Police can enforce the law even more and make the fines really expensive to force drivers not to text and drive.
                   a.In some states the fine is 159 dollars but that should be increased to 300 dollars to be more of a deterrent toward texting and driving.
                   b. All 50 states need to make texting while driving illegal
            C. There are devices such as iZup, CellSaftey, and ZoomSafer that are plans to help make texting stay out of vehicles.
      III. Conclusion
             A. Restate my thesis which will be the problem and proposal.
             B. Let the reader understand that this change will have a positive impact on the lives of drivers
                  a. Saving lives is the key goal to fixing this problems and studies show such as MSN auto show that with no texting in vehicles, drivers will be more ficused on the road and automobile accidents will decrease.

International space program the next steps

     The International space program is a program that I think should be continued. Even though it cost millions of dollars, in the greater perspectives of things the program will allow for us to learn more about the universe and what is really out there. I one of the next steps should be going farther into space. I think that if astronauts would be willing to go farther into space that we could learn so much more about space. It would mean that the astronauts would have to give up there families and friends for a few years, but they would go down in history once they come back to Earth. The step would try to get the astronauts to Mars and back safely. Or even letting people stay longer in the International Space Station, like allowing astronauts to bring their pets or other animals to see how they would react to the new environment.

3rd Essay Prompt credibility

   For my credibility, I am going to use past people from the hall of fame along with the owners of the sports. This is because they own certain corporations so they have the authority to make the rules and credentials to induct an athlete into the hall of fame. The other credibility I am using will be the athletes that have already been inducted. This is because they know what is needed since they were once there and passed the credentials to be inducted. The committees that these franchises have are entitled to make the rules since they pay money and run the sport to make it what it is in the first place. Without the owners and the committees making the credentials nobody would know what was what because everybody would want a say; that is why there decision is the final one. This allows for only the athletes that should be inducted are inducted.  

3rd Essay Prompt

   For my essay, I am going to be defining what makes a Hall of Famer a Hall of Famer. This is because I enjoy watching sports and everyone has their own opinion about what makes an athlete meet that criteria. For example, in basketball should someone who has averaged 25 points a game be inducted over someone who had 15 points and 10 assists per game. It is tough for those individuals who have to induct players over other players that to some people might have been better than the ones inducted. That is why I think they should have a set goal so nobody is cheated. In baseball, it takes years after players have retired before they are ever inducted. A set goal would allow for the players who met the goal to be inducted. There is no way to please everyone all of the time so I think that every manager in the sport should discuss and vote on the goal.

2nd Essay Rhetorical Comparison Blog

     For my essay, I am going to compare the TV ad of Doritos and the Food Network show "Hell's Kitchen". I want to compare and contrast these two medias because they both talk about food but use two different concepts. For example the commercial uses humor to attract the audience while "Hell's Kitchen" uses anger and frustration to appeal to the audience. The commercial gets its point across in thirty seconds but the TV series makes the audience want to tune in every week to see what is going to happen next. They both use logical facts (logos) to inform the audience what the purpose is. For example, the commercial's purpose is to get the audience to want and buy Doritos. For the TV series, it is about who will make it through the tough challenges to receive the grand prize of there own show on the Food Network. They both use emotion (pathos) to attract the audiences attention. 

Blog on Rhetorical Analysis

     The essay I am going to write about is the argument that Asian women have a higher suicide rate than women with other ethnical backgrounds. I would like to analysis this piece because it made me curious why these people think this statistic is true. The researchers of this claim say that several health factors such as stress cause a major rise in suicide for Asian women. The pressure to perform at a very high academic level causes major stress for the women. Along with school, they do not have a good relationship with there family because of the cultural difference between their parents. The push from Asian parents on the women causes major stress that sometimes may lead to suicide. After reading these statistics, the piece convinced me that Asian women do face more obstacles than other women of different backgrounds. So hopefully I will be able to analysis this piece so others can understand why these facts seem true.

Rhetorical Analysis essay

     The blog that I read about was stating the fact that the FOX network should not worry about the ratings of the Super Bowl game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. The analyst stated that even though both teams derive from smaller cities than the New York Jets or Chicago Bears the network will still have millions of people watching the game. The blog used logical statistics about how many people will be watching the game which is estimated over 90 million. The style of the blog was for the reader to understand that FOX will have no trouble promoting this game because both teams have two of the largest followings of fans. Even over the past five years, both teams have been aired just as much and more than other nfl teams. The audience of this blog was for the average reader and the producers at the FOX network to let them know that the ratings of the game will be a huge success.The blog even had a NBC editors quote on there about how he was envious of FOX which makes the argument of the blog even more solid by having the authority of that comment posted.

Discussion of Last Essay

     I have decided to write a short fiction story like "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" by Sherman Alexie. This is because I like the story plus I liked the way it was written with short sentences and punctuation. The way the story flows makes it real simple and easy to read. I looked up other stories that Sherman wrote and they also seemed to be written in the same format. I like stories that are different from the everyday where the story ends up being good. I am going to have a random ending to my story so the reader will not see it coming. Sherman wrote "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" in an interesting way that captivated me. I am not much of a reader and for a story to catch my interest is pretty cool. I want to write like Sherman so whoever reads the story would tell others about it. Some of Sherman's works are fanciful and that is how I will probably write my story. I like fiction because it allows for your imagination to wonder and grow with the story. In the story that we read that he wrote was all done in twenty four hours so it also has a realistic time to it. Sherman's "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" is also a pretty short short fiction story so it does not drag out even though a lot of different activities take place in the story. That is why I feel like I will be able to write a short fiction story using his style because I like his style and hopefully will be able to create a piece like it.

Antigone Comparison to contemporary violence

      After reading this play, I think that the plays should stay the way they are on how they tell the story. In today's society, television has a cruel way of showing violence which does not entice the audience like a play does. A play allows for ones imagination to work and makes the scenes more interesting to watch. The special effects are what make plays so unique. In movies, if there is a killing of some sort it is shown like it happens all the time and usually there is not much emphasis put on it. As for plays, the violence not being shown makes it more allusive and enticing to the audience. Even though the violence is not always shown, the audience knows it is there. Violence in today's society is all around us and it is as though the media wants to expound on it all the time. In plays such as Antigone, the violence is usually subtle and straight to the point. If plays did act out their violence they would be a lot longer and would not be as creative as they are now. Plays also allow the audience to engage in what they are actually watching. They show too much violence on television for younger kids. With plays younger generations can watch too with their parents and enjoy the shows. Greek tragedies are a lot different from today's violence and should stay that way. Dramas and plays allow for the past way of literature to be expressed for today’s generations.

The Lottery Comparison

     After reading "The Lottery",  it made me realize how blindly people follow certain rules or traditions. In today's society, one comparison would be the way we follow the ideas of the media. It is like everybody wants to know what is going on and what is cool and whatever is on television, or what people say in Hollywood  that is cool and in style and we as a society follow it blindly. It is as if people want to be accepted so bad they will do whatever the cool people tell them to do. And by doing this we form to a "tradition" that we just keep on doing and we do not even realize it. I am familiar with this "tradition" because I see it happening all around such as school and work. School is the biggest example because everybody is trying to look cool and to do that they follow the other "cool" people like the football players and cheerleaders by copying whatever they do. This tradition is not needed just like the tradition of stoning a citizen in "The Lottery". But the sad thing is I am familiar with this "tradition" because I also follow it. I like to be cool and not get picked on so I blindly follow what is cool and what is not to be accepted by by peers. People follow traditions such as these because sometimes like in "The Lottery", people are afraid of change. The media has a huge impact on the way we live and how we act yet we still follow what it tells us to do.

Short Stories Blog

     After reading the first short story"The Use of Force", it reminded me of going to the doctor and not listening to my parents. I remember not wanting to go to where when I was forced I did not listen to my parent's orders. What I did not understand from the story is why the doctor put up with it. If I was him after she knocked off my glasses I would of left or stopped trying to help until the parents had control of their daughter. Sometimes I think that children act that way to get attention from whoever will listen to them.
     In the second short story "A Visit of Charity", that little girl who visited saw the nursing home the way most children see it. Even when I go sometimes now it is usually cold and dark and not very pretty. The old women remind me of some people I have visited at places like that over the years, there just sick of the place and do not really know how to treat company because some of them are not in their right mind. Most older women like that also like to talk continuously because they do not get many visitors.The girl in the short story represents innocence to the world and to her surroundings.
     And in the third short story "Sleepy", it was not what I expected. The servant is just wanting to get some sleep but her master does not let her because he makes her do all the chores including keeping the child asleep. It reminds me of when I am at work and wanting to leave so bad but I keep getting orders from my boss telling me to do my job. I think if only I can get everything done I can go home but stuff keeps coming up that I have to take care of and it drives me crazy like the woman in the story who ends up killing the child so she can finally get some rest. 

Making Comparisons Question 1

      After reading the question, I agree with the critcs as stereotyping them as average males and females. As a male after reading "Dover Beach", it made me think of this couple by the sea even though he used the sea as a metaphor. I think this is the way that most males look at poetry as the typical love scene. It expresses the guys concern for the relationship and it describes the way he feels about the situation. The poem also shows how their love for each other can help them make it through anything.
      Also in the second poem "My Husband's Back", the reader could stereotype that this poem is for the feamles. The female here is stating how love is an anchor and can get them through life's disappointments. Most female poetry I believe looks at love as a positive element and this poem to me seems to be doing the same. I think that females like in this poem put too much emphasis on love and that is sometimes the downfall. Women believe that without love it would be hard to go on living life. They use love as a shield to protect them from harm. In the second poem Susan shows how the power of love is great and that is what makes me think of this poem as stereotypical toward females. The critics of these poems have a understanding of the way they both display the meaning of love. That is why I agree with them because most poems such as these two allow the readers to understand how each a male and a female can look at love in different ways.

First Essay prompt

      I have decided to write about the song "Walking on the fightin side of me" by Merle Haggard. I have chose this song because it is a country classic and has rhythm in the words. The song talks about how the singer is mad with the way our soliders are treated and even looked down upon. This song speaks to me cause I have family that are currently in the service of our country and it is them who help keep our land free. In the song Merle describes how we take for granted the liberties that we have and because of this we do not give them the appreciation that they deserve. I believe that this song can be considered poetry because poetry is sometimes used to inspire people and maket them see things in a different way. This song tells the story of a man that is just tired of the way Americans act toward their freedom and is going to let them have it if they come complaning to him about war. The song is poetry because it speaks to people in the way that poetry does. The song also has some good metaphors which keeps the song moving in a rhythmic pattern. And I chose this song because it is country and I am from the south and it gives me a since of pride for my country and people who fight and die to keep this country the way it is. Personally I am not a big fan of poetry but when one can break down a song like this and really look at it it allows for young people like me to get involved with poetry.

Lyric decision

The song that I have decided to do is Merle Haggards's "Walking on the fightin side of me." I chose this song because it is a country classic and has rhythm already in the words.

The Secretary Chant

The poem I decided to blog about was "The Secretary Chant". At first I did not understand what the poem was exactly about but after my close reading it again I realized she was describing how she had become her job. She was stating that she was once a women and her job had formed her into all the objects and chores she does at work.