(World Vision) "What You Need to Know: Crisis in Syria, Refugees, and the Impact on Children." World Vision. World Vision, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
(Schwartz) Schwartz, Felicia. "U.S. to Boost Contribution for Humanitarian Aid to Syrian War Refugees." WSJ. Wall Street Journal, 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
(Ross) Ross, Chuck. "FBI Director Admits US Can’t Vet All Syrian Refugees For Terror Ties [VIDEO]." The Daily Caller. The Daily Caller, 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
(Przybyla) Przybyla, Heidi. "Carson Says Syrian Refugees Don't Want to Come to U.S." OnPolitics. USA Today, 29 Nov. 2015. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Final Paper
Mother nature has in all of history been known to affect many lives with ease. In competition, however, war and violence amongst mankind have towered above mother nature in the numbers in which it has taken or uprooted. In the last decade, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and the earthquake in Haiti have affected a total of approximately ten million two hundred thousand lives. The Syrian Civil War, on the other hand, has been responsible for uprooting approximately twelve million lives in a span of almost five years (World Vision). This Civil War has broken up families, and many refugees are now starving and homeless. The crisis the world now faces is how to aid these people in their time of need to lessen and prevent any further hardships for those affected. Some suggest that the United States allow refugees into our country, and some argue that the latter would be unsafe. Those that believe the United States should offer refugees passageway into America disregard the obvious threat that these potential migrants possess. However, rather than shut out these people in need completely, the United States should continue their efforts in keeping Syrian refugees out of danger.
The Syrian refugees come from mixed backgrounds and are very difficult to vet. The Biographic checks used by the state department to many seems like a solution to the previously mentioned statement. However, according to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey the United States "can only query against that which we have collected" (Ross). Director Comey brings up an excellent and quite an obvious point. Some argue that the United States did the same in Iraq and brought many migrants and immigrants over to the homeland after and during the conflicts. However, in Iraq, the Intel on many of the people living in there was much better than in Syria and consequentially allowed for Iraqi's to be vetted quicker and brought into the country. Due to the lack of influence the United States has in Syria it makes the two countries very different and thus renders the previously stated argument as irrelevant. So, in other words, Director Comey's statement is quite true, "we can query our database until the cows come home, but nothing will show up because we have no record of them" (Ross). By not having good intel on those entering America's borders it is difficult to know for a fact that these people are not entering to harm those within the United States.
Many touch bases on the aspect of the Syrian Refugees entering the United States as being primarily combat aged men. Firstly, the previously stated fallacy has been corrected by the State Department by giving the true statistic as being "two percent are single men of combat age" (Przybyla). Furthermore, even if the argument were true, it proves very little regarding the threat that those combat aged men pose on America because it is acting on a stereotypical assumption that men pose a greater threat than women or children. Terrorism is primarily psychological and can be, therefore, accomplished by man, woman, and child. However, the issue that the world is now facing is the approximate two to three million Syrian children not attending school according to World Vision International due to the Syrian Civil War. Those children, due to the craving children have for learning, will be educated possibly by those already radicalized enough to spread terrorism to other parts of the world. The issue that America faces due to the latter is not only problematic to the current generations of Americans but future as well. So, even without looking at the moral obligation that the Syrian Refugee crisis poses one can see that it is an apparent risk to America's National Security not to help these Syrian refugees by giving them humanitarian aid and the education necessary to ensure not only America's safety but the Syrian's as well.
The United States is already well invested in sustaining the region and bringing the fighting to an end. Due to the four and a half billion dollars America has poured into Syrian relief efforts America is already well invested in doing the latter according to an article from the Wall Street Journal, written by Felicia Schwartz. If America were to halt all relief efforts today, the four and a half billion dollars would simply go to waste and consequentially lead to an uproar amongst tax payers. By continuing to fund and aid Syrian refugees, America would not only appease their citizens moral obligations but it would also render the already great deal of money invested worth the investment.
There are many sides to Syrian refugee crisis. There are some that believe that America is morally obligated to allow migrants into the borders, and there are some that think America should have absolutely no part in this Middle Eastern conflict. However, as stated in a previous paragraph, both would present America with an unnecessary National Security risk. If America were to allow these Syrian refugees into the borders, the government would have to rely on intel in Syria that the Director of the FBI has already deemed as having "gaps" (Ross). To do so would not only be unwise in regards to America's security but it would also destroy America's worldwide image as a nation willing to lend a helping hand. Furthermore, the cultural shock that Syrians would witness when entering America would be great. It would be similar to Americans being relocated to Africa. The culture is simply not the same and therefore, makes those relocated culturally isolated. According to Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, who recently visited Syria, the majority of the Syrian people do not want to leave their homes (Przybyla). The latter serves once again as a reason the United States should aid the Syrian refugees with camps that could serve as a long-term solution for the millions of refugees. Camps in Jordan, Za'atari, Lebanon, and Azraq have all taken in tens of thousands of refugees already (World Vision). During Ben Carson's visit to Syria he said he visited some camps in and around the area and was quoted saying that "the camps would need about three billion more dollars" (Przybyla) annually to remain effective in acting as a long-term solution to an exponentially growing problem. By giving the refugees physical aid, shelter, water, and clothes in said camps America could ensure a more stable environment in which the refugees are truly thankful for America's aid in their time of need.
The Syrian refugee crisis is one that must be discussed and debated due to its relevance in today's quite unstable state. Between the possible security risk that the youth could pose towards future generations as well as the moral obligation that American's and many other people face, it is necessary for American's to set the pace in lending a helping hand to those in need. By doing so, America will not only be its best interest in regards to safety but it will also represent itself as the a beacon of hope in a world in disarray, and violence.
The Syrian refugees come from mixed backgrounds and are very difficult to vet. The Biographic checks used by the state department to many seems like a solution to the previously mentioned statement. However, according to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey the United States "can only query against that which we have collected" (Ross). Director Comey brings up an excellent and quite an obvious point. Some argue that the United States did the same in Iraq and brought many migrants and immigrants over to the homeland after and during the conflicts. However, in Iraq, the Intel on many of the people living in there was much better than in Syria and consequentially allowed for Iraqi's to be vetted quicker and brought into the country. Due to the lack of influence the United States has in Syria it makes the two countries very different and thus renders the previously stated argument as irrelevant. So, in other words, Director Comey's statement is quite true, "we can query our database until the cows come home, but nothing will show up because we have no record of them" (Ross). By not having good intel on those entering America's borders it is difficult to know for a fact that these people are not entering to harm those within the United States.
Many touch bases on the aspect of the Syrian Refugees entering the United States as being primarily combat aged men. Firstly, the previously stated fallacy has been corrected by the State Department by giving the true statistic as being "two percent are single men of combat age" (Przybyla). Furthermore, even if the argument were true, it proves very little regarding the threat that those combat aged men pose on America because it is acting on a stereotypical assumption that men pose a greater threat than women or children. Terrorism is primarily psychological and can be, therefore, accomplished by man, woman, and child. However, the issue that the world is now facing is the approximate two to three million Syrian children not attending school according to World Vision International due to the Syrian Civil War. Those children, due to the craving children have for learning, will be educated possibly by those already radicalized enough to spread terrorism to other parts of the world. The issue that America faces due to the latter is not only problematic to the current generations of Americans but future as well. So, even without looking at the moral obligation that the Syrian Refugee crisis poses one can see that it is an apparent risk to America's National Security not to help these Syrian refugees by giving them humanitarian aid and the education necessary to ensure not only America's safety but the Syrian's as well.
The United States is already well invested in sustaining the region and bringing the fighting to an end. Due to the four and a half billion dollars America has poured into Syrian relief efforts America is already well invested in doing the latter according to an article from the Wall Street Journal, written by Felicia Schwartz. If America were to halt all relief efforts today, the four and a half billion dollars would simply go to waste and consequentially lead to an uproar amongst tax payers. By continuing to fund and aid Syrian refugees, America would not only appease their citizens moral obligations but it would also render the already great deal of money invested worth the investment.
There are many sides to Syrian refugee crisis. There are some that believe that America is morally obligated to allow migrants into the borders, and there are some that think America should have absolutely no part in this Middle Eastern conflict. However, as stated in a previous paragraph, both would present America with an unnecessary National Security risk. If America were to allow these Syrian refugees into the borders, the government would have to rely on intel in Syria that the Director of the FBI has already deemed as having "gaps" (Ross). To do so would not only be unwise in regards to America's security but it would also destroy America's worldwide image as a nation willing to lend a helping hand. Furthermore, the cultural shock that Syrians would witness when entering America would be great. It would be similar to Americans being relocated to Africa. The culture is simply not the same and therefore, makes those relocated culturally isolated. According to Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, who recently visited Syria, the majority of the Syrian people do not want to leave their homes (Przybyla). The latter serves once again as a reason the United States should aid the Syrian refugees with camps that could serve as a long-term solution for the millions of refugees. Camps in Jordan, Za'atari, Lebanon, and Azraq have all taken in tens of thousands of refugees already (World Vision). During Ben Carson's visit to Syria he said he visited some camps in and around the area and was quoted saying that "the camps would need about three billion more dollars" (Przybyla) annually to remain effective in acting as a long-term solution to an exponentially growing problem. By giving the refugees physical aid, shelter, water, and clothes in said camps America could ensure a more stable environment in which the refugees are truly thankful for America's aid in their time of need.
The Syrian refugee crisis is one that must be discussed and debated due to its relevance in today's quite unstable state. Between the possible security risk that the youth could pose towards future generations as well as the moral obligation that American's and many other people face, it is necessary for American's to set the pace in lending a helping hand to those in need. By doing so, America will not only be its best interest in regards to safety but it will also represent itself as the a beacon of hope in a world in disarray, and violence.
Draft Paper #3 + Work Cited
Mother nature has in all of history been known to affect many lives with ease. In competition, however, war and violence amongst mankind have towered above mother nature in the numbers in which it has taken or uprooted. In the last decade, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and the earthquake in Haiti have affected a total of approximately ten million two hundred thousand lives. The Syrian Civil War, on the other hand, has been responsible for uprooting approximately twelve million lives in a span of almost five years (World Vision). This Civil War has broken up families, and many refugees are now starving and homeless. The crisis the world now faces is how to aid these people in their time of need to lessen and prevent any further hardships for those affected. Some suggest that the United States allow refugees into our country, and some argue that the latter would be unsafe. Those that believe the United States should offer refugees passageway into America disregard the obvious threat that these potential migrants possess. However, rather than shut out these people in need completely, the United States should continue their efforts in keeping Syrian refugees out of danger.
The Syrian refugees come from mixed backgrounds and are very difficult to vet. The Biographic checks used by the state department to many seems like a solution to the aforementioned statement. However, according to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey the United States "can only query against that which we have collected" (The Daily Caller). Director Comey brings up an excellent and quite an obvious point. In Iraq, the United States brought many immigrants into the country during and after the conflicts in the region. However, Iraq and Syria are quite different regarding the Intel the United States has on those living in both regions. So, in other words, Director Comey's statement is quite true, "we can query our database until the cows come home, but nothing will show up because we have no record of them" (The Daily Caller). By not having good intel on those entering America's borders it is difficult to know for a fact that these people are not entering to harm those within the United States.
Many touch bases on the aspect of the Syrian Refugees primarily being combat aged men. That argument, however, proves very little regarding the threat refugees pose on America because it is acting on a stereotypical assumption that men pose a greater threat than women or children. Terrorism is primarily psychological and can be, therefore, accomplished by man, woman, and child. However, the issue that the world is now facing is the approximate two to three million Syrian children not attending school according to World Vision International due to the Syrian Civil War. Those children, due to the craving children have for learning, will be educated possibly by those already radicalized enough to spread terrorism to other parts of the world. The issue that America faces due to the latter is not only problematic to the current generations of Americans but future as well. So, even without looking at the moral obligation that the Syrian Refugee crisis poses one can see that it is an apparent risk to America's National Security not to help these Syrian refugees by giving them humanitarian aid and the education necessary to ensure not only America's safety but the Syrian's as well.
The United States is already well invested in sustaining the region and bringing the fighting to an end. Due to the four and a half billion dollars America has poured into Syrian relief efforts America is already well invested in doing the latter. If America were to halt all relief efforts today, the four and a half billion dollars would simply go to waste and consequentially lead to an uproar amongst tax payers. By continuing to fund and aid Syrian refugees, America would not only appease their citizens moral obligations but it would also render the already great deal of money invested worth the investment.
There are many sides to Syrian refugee crisis. There are some believe that America is morally obligated to allow migrants into the borders, and there are some that think America should have absolutely no part in this Middle Eastern war. However, as stated in a previous paragraph, both would present America with an unnecessary National Security risk. If America were to allow these Syrian refugees into the borders, the government would have to rely on intel in Syria that the Director of the FBI has already deemed as having "gaps" (Daily Caller). To do so would not only be unwise in regards to America's security but it would also destroy America's worldwide image as a nation willing to lend a helping hand. Furthermore, the cultural shock that Syrians would witness when entering America would be great. It would be similar to Americans being relocated to Africa. The culture is simply not the same and therefore, makes those relocated culturally isolated. According to Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, who recently visited Syria, the majority of the Syrian people do not want to leave their homes (USA Today). The latter serves once again as a reason the United States should aid the Syrian refugees with camps that could serve as a long-term for the millions of refugees. Camps in Jordan, Za'atari, Lebanon, and Azraq have all taken in tens of thousands of refugees already (World Vision). During Ben Carson's visit to Syria he said he visited some camps in and around the area and was quoted saying that "the camps would need about three billion more dollars" (USA Today) annually in order to remain effective in acting as a long-term solution to an exponentially growing problem. By giving the refugees physical aid, shelter, water, and clothes in said camps America could ensure a more stable environment in which the refugees are truly thankful for America's aid in their time of need.
The Syrian refugee crisis is one that must be discussed and debated due to its relevance in today's quite unstable state. Between the possible security risk that the youth could pose towards future generations as well as the moral obligation that American's and many other people face, it is necessary for American's to set the pace in lending a helping hand to those in need. By doing so, America will not only be its best interest but it will also represent itself as a beacon of hope in the world in disarray, and violence.
Work Cited:
"Amnesty International." 8 Ways to Solve the World Refugee Crisis. Amnesty, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
"What You Need to Know: Crisis in Syria, Refugees, and the Impact on Children." World Vision. World Vision, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Condon, Stephanie. "What Is the Syrian Refugee Vetting Process?" CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 17 Nov. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Schwartz, Felicia. "U.S. to Boost Contribution for Humanitarian Aid to Syrian War Refugees." WSJ. Wall Street Journal, 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Ross, Chuck. "FBI Director Admits US Can’t Vet All Syrian Refugees For Terror Ties [VIDEO]." The Daily Caller. The Daily Caller, 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
The Syrian refugees come from mixed backgrounds and are very difficult to vet. The Biographic checks used by the state department to many seems like a solution to the aforementioned statement. However, according to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey the United States "can only query against that which we have collected" (The Daily Caller). Director Comey brings up an excellent and quite an obvious point. In Iraq, the United States brought many immigrants into the country during and after the conflicts in the region. However, Iraq and Syria are quite different regarding the Intel the United States has on those living in both regions. So, in other words, Director Comey's statement is quite true, "we can query our database until the cows come home, but nothing will show up because we have no record of them" (The Daily Caller). By not having good intel on those entering America's borders it is difficult to know for a fact that these people are not entering to harm those within the United States.
Many touch bases on the aspect of the Syrian Refugees primarily being combat aged men. That argument, however, proves very little regarding the threat refugees pose on America because it is acting on a stereotypical assumption that men pose a greater threat than women or children. Terrorism is primarily psychological and can be, therefore, accomplished by man, woman, and child. However, the issue that the world is now facing is the approximate two to three million Syrian children not attending school according to World Vision International due to the Syrian Civil War. Those children, due to the craving children have for learning, will be educated possibly by those already radicalized enough to spread terrorism to other parts of the world. The issue that America faces due to the latter is not only problematic to the current generations of Americans but future as well. So, even without looking at the moral obligation that the Syrian Refugee crisis poses one can see that it is an apparent risk to America's National Security not to help these Syrian refugees by giving them humanitarian aid and the education necessary to ensure not only America's safety but the Syrian's as well.
The United States is already well invested in sustaining the region and bringing the fighting to an end. Due to the four and a half billion dollars America has poured into Syrian relief efforts America is already well invested in doing the latter. If America were to halt all relief efforts today, the four and a half billion dollars would simply go to waste and consequentially lead to an uproar amongst tax payers. By continuing to fund and aid Syrian refugees, America would not only appease their citizens moral obligations but it would also render the already great deal of money invested worth the investment.
There are many sides to Syrian refugee crisis. There are some believe that America is morally obligated to allow migrants into the borders, and there are some that think America should have absolutely no part in this Middle Eastern war. However, as stated in a previous paragraph, both would present America with an unnecessary National Security risk. If America were to allow these Syrian refugees into the borders, the government would have to rely on intel in Syria that the Director of the FBI has already deemed as having "gaps" (Daily Caller). To do so would not only be unwise in regards to America's security but it would also destroy America's worldwide image as a nation willing to lend a helping hand. Furthermore, the cultural shock that Syrians would witness when entering America would be great. It would be similar to Americans being relocated to Africa. The culture is simply not the same and therefore, makes those relocated culturally isolated. According to Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, who recently visited Syria, the majority of the Syrian people do not want to leave their homes (USA Today). The latter serves once again as a reason the United States should aid the Syrian refugees with camps that could serve as a long-term for the millions of refugees. Camps in Jordan, Za'atari, Lebanon, and Azraq have all taken in tens of thousands of refugees already (World Vision). During Ben Carson's visit to Syria he said he visited some camps in and around the area and was quoted saying that "the camps would need about three billion more dollars" (USA Today) annually in order to remain effective in acting as a long-term solution to an exponentially growing problem. By giving the refugees physical aid, shelter, water, and clothes in said camps America could ensure a more stable environment in which the refugees are truly thankful for America's aid in their time of need.
The Syrian refugee crisis is one that must be discussed and debated due to its relevance in today's quite unstable state. Between the possible security risk that the youth could pose towards future generations as well as the moral obligation that American's and many other people face, it is necessary for American's to set the pace in lending a helping hand to those in need. By doing so, America will not only be its best interest but it will also represent itself as a beacon of hope in the world in disarray, and violence.
Work Cited:
"Amnesty International." 8 Ways to Solve the World Refugee Crisis. Amnesty, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
"What You Need to Know: Crisis in Syria, Refugees, and the Impact on Children." World Vision. World Vision, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Condon, Stephanie. "What Is the Syrian Refugee Vetting Process?" CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 17 Nov. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Schwartz, Felicia. "U.S. to Boost Contribution for Humanitarian Aid to Syrian War Refugees." WSJ. Wall Street Journal, 21 Sept. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Ross, Chuck. "FBI Director Admits US Can’t Vet All Syrian Refugees For Terror Ties [VIDEO]." The Daily Caller. The Daily Caller, 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Writers Blog Post: Q's 1-5 Pg 181
1. The insight that Melissa Rubin gives about the Coca-Cola advertisement is that it is appealing to the male serviceman demographic of Americans during a wartime environment.
2. She depicts the history by referring to the current world war that America was taking part in and she also depicts the more male dominant world that America was living in during said time period.
3. A question I like to ask myself when analyzing an advertisement is, "what can I learn from myself." By doing so, it allows me to get a more in-depth analysis of the rhetoric used.
4. Apple product advertisement reflects a very modern and sleek culture that craves technological improvements on a rapid timeline.
5. The Ipad pro advertisement targets a younger generation that is striving to better society through design and innovation. By using space as their tool, they depict a very futuristic and exploratory environment that fits perfectly into rhetorically persuading the younger generations.
2. She depicts the history by referring to the current world war that America was taking part in and she also depicts the more male dominant world that America was living in during said time period.
3. A question I like to ask myself when analyzing an advertisement is, "what can I learn from myself." By doing so, it allows me to get a more in-depth analysis of the rhetoric used.
4. Apple product advertisement reflects a very modern and sleek culture that craves technological improvements on a rapid timeline.
5. The Ipad pro advertisement targets a younger generation that is striving to better society through design and innovation. By using space as their tool, they depict a very futuristic and exploratory environment that fits perfectly into rhetorically persuading the younger generations.
Writers Blog Post: Q's 1-4 pg. 175
1. Heather Havrilesky's main insight about Mad Men is isolation. She sees these characters as struggling to find themselves as depicted in the fifth paragraph.
2. Heather Havrilesky establishes her authority to write about this show by quoting specific scenes as well as in the seventh paragraph depicting a character development throughout season one to season four. By doing so, it tells the reader that the author is well versed in her topic of choice.
3. She appeals to readers' emotions in the very beginning of the paper by referring to the isolation that so many face, as depicted in her claim of people seeking an unattainable American dream.
4. Yes, she peeked my interest about the show due to the in-depth nature of the human psyche that it could possibly present.
2. Heather Havrilesky establishes her authority to write about this show by quoting specific scenes as well as in the seventh paragraph depicting a character development throughout season one to season four. By doing so, it tells the reader that the author is well versed in her topic of choice.
3. She appeals to readers' emotions in the very beginning of the paper by referring to the isolation that so many face, as depicted in her claim of people seeking an unattainable American dream.
4. Yes, she peeked my interest about the show due to the in-depth nature of the human psyche that it could possibly present.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Main Points of My Argument Essay
Thesis: Cigarettes are all bad for ones overall well being.
Main Points:
- Bad for Mental Health
- "A recent study has shown that there could be a causal link between smoking and schizophrenia." (mentalhealth.org)
- "Research into smoking and stress has shown that instead of helping people to relax, smoking actually increases anxiety and tension" (mentalhealth.org)
-In a book written by the surgeon general he indicates that cigarettes are mentally "addicting." (6)
-In a book written by the surgeon general he indicates that cigarettes are mentally "addicting." (6)
- Bad for Physical Health
- "Tobacco narrows blood vessels and puts a strain on the heart" (tobaccofreemaine.com).
- "It also leads to lack of oxygen and shortness of breath" (tobaccofreemaine.com).
- In a Time Magazine article with a researcher into E-cigs it has been found that E-cigs are bad for your health because they do not cause you to cough which can " keep you from choking and removes agents that may cause infection."
- In a Time Magazine article with a researcher into E-cigs it has been found that E-cigs are bad for your health because they do not cause you to cough which can " keep you from choking and removes agents that may cause infection."
- Bad for Emotional Health
- In a website article on livestrong.com smoking cigarettes removes the feeling of Euphoria which is "the result is a biochemical and emotional dependence on the drug, according to a 2012 report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse."
- "As euphoric as your emotions were when you took a puff, your emotions swing the other way when the drug is removed." (livestrong.com)
Work Cited:
1. "Smoking and Mental Health." Smoking and Mental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health-a-z/s/smoking/>.
2. "Emotional Effects of Smoking." LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 24 Apr. 2015. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://www.livestrong.com/article/89262-emotional-effects-smoking/>.
3. "Health Effects of Tobacco." - Facts About Youth Smoking, Nicotine Addiction & Secondhand Smoke. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org/channels/parents/learn_more_about_health_effects.php>.
4. How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, 2010. Print.
5. "4 Weird Health Effects of E-Cigarettes." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://time.com/3860166/ecigs-research/>.
4. How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, 2010. Print.
5. "4 Weird Health Effects of E-Cigarettes." Time. Time, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://time.com/3860166/ecigs-research/>.
Similarities and Differences in Spriggs Essay
Similarities
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All three articles state positions
clearly
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All articles similar to Spriggs’ essay
include appropriate background information
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All articles have authoritative tones
which is similar to Spriggs.
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All articles appeal to the readers
values (pathos).
Similarities/Differences
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Half of the group articles include
responses to what others have said or done
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A third of the group articles include
clear indications of why the topic matters as does Spriggs.
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A third of the group articles include
evidence to their arguments which is similar to Spriggs’ essay.
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A third of the group articles include
more than one point of view which is similar to Spriggs’ essay.
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Two thirds of the group articles address
global issues which is similar to what Spriggs addresses.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Ad paper reflection page
Thesis: Through the usage of symbolism advertisements from cigarette companies deceitfully alter one's subconscious to persuade the audience member to buy the product.
Audience: My audience were those who find themselves attracted to cigarettes due to subliminal influences from advertisers.
Feedback: During my time writing this paper I got feedback from a program on the internet and also classmates who gave helpful tips in how to formulate some of my ideas.
Interests: This paper was interesting to me due to its unique nature. I find myself constantly observing all of the persuasive techniques used in advertisements on a day-to-day basis. I recently learned about Neurological Linguistic Programming from a youtube video, and it led me to focus my paper
Comments: I thought this was a fun writing assignment simply due to the in-depth analysis of a persuasive technique.
Audience: My audience were those who find themselves attracted to cigarettes due to subliminal influences from advertisers.
Feedback: During my time writing this paper I got feedback from a program on the internet and also classmates who gave helpful tips in how to formulate some of my ideas.
Interests: This paper was interesting to me due to its unique nature. I find myself constantly observing all of the persuasive techniques used in advertisements on a day-to-day basis. I recently learned about Neurological Linguistic Programming from a youtube video, and it led me to focus my paper
Comments: I thought this was a fun writing assignment simply due to the in-depth analysis of a persuasive technique.
Intro:Album covers are ways in which artists prequel there pieces of music.
BP1: Symbolism in Jay Z/Eminem album cover
-Colors
-Eye position
BP2: Symbolism in Pixie Lott album cover
-Eye position
-Hand position
BP3: Contrast between the depictions from the symbolism in the album cover
-The contrasting eye positions and picture qualities imply that the Pixie Lott album is more seductive and flirtatious due to its smooth edges while the Eminem/jay z album is more pixilated and rough which implies a blunt and direct form of music.
Conclusion paragraph
BP1: Symbolism in Jay Z/Eminem album cover
-Colors
-Eye position
BP2: Symbolism in Pixie Lott album cover
-Eye position
-Hand position
BP3: Contrast between the depictions from the symbolism in the album cover
-The contrasting eye positions and picture qualities imply that the Pixie Lott album is more seductive and flirtatious due to its smooth edges while the Eminem/jay z album is more pixilated and rough which implies a blunt and direct form of music.
Conclusion paragraph
- Album Covers: The Eminem/Jay Z, Jay Z is looking straight at the audience while eminem is looking above the camera, possibly pointing to different personalities. Contrasting colors between the two artists possibly conveying a “conflict” in the audience. Also possibly showing the color of the two artists. Pixie Lott, the album cover shows her(Pixie Lott) seductively looking at the audience, possibly presenting that the album is going to be suggestive. Appealing towards both female and male audiences because of the “seductive” look and the albums look mirroring that of a makeup magazine cover.
- Rolex & Hello Kitty watches: Wealthy/mature vr Poor/childish. The Rolex is the picture of wealth, it’s got diamonds, fancy watchwork, it’s an elegant design. Compared to the hello kitty watch which lacks detail and finesse, it’s lacking the design and materials of the Rolex showing that it was thrown together with less care. It’s suggested through general design and color choice, the color of the Rolex ranges from white to gray at most while the hello kitty watch is mostly pink. This divergence in color choices shows a difference in maturity between the audience of the two watches.
Tim Wise
The speaker, presents the positions of saying the “N-word” from the perspective of a white man and a black man, he also brings up the perspective of saying redneck jokes while being a redneck and while not being one, he then mentions jewish jokes from a non-jewish perspective and a jewish perspective. The speaker only really argues from the position of a white man and he’s arguing expecting a white audience.
Our group found it pretty persuasive, he represented both sides fairly well, he refuted the other side. You can jokingly call someone a redneck without them getting angry, then said that he’d get in a fight if someone outside of south Texas said redneck. He mentioned his past and his book, that’s it. Our group felt like it was pretty thorough, he considered the opposing side, thus improving his arguments.
No, he does not he states from the beginning that saying the “N-word” is wrong for a white man, his language reinforces that. Special interest might be to get his book to sell. He does consider opposing views, he uses the views of someone born outside south texas, and as non-jewish. He is his own source thus it reflects his own viewpoint.
Our group interpreted the publisher as the Boston College that the speaker was lecturing at. We determined that this could’ve influenced his speech, thus influencing him to use words and statements more tuned to a younger yet educated audience. He was acting liberal.
No, our group did not have any outstanding sources other than our own personal opinions on the subject.
Our group believed that it did both, most of us believed that in the right context it could be seen as a friendly joke, and we all agreed that you wouldn’t say it to someone you had just met. We believe that it mostly supported our thesis. It represents a point to mainly acknowledge.
The speech seemed to be focused on a mainly white audience, stating “Let the blacks figure it out on their own…”. Our group was definitely a part of that audience. The main point was to argue should white people say the “N-word”
Cigarettes and Neurological Linguistic Programming
Advertisements in this day and age are neglected and thought of as unsuccessful in drawing in a potential buyer. Their blunt way of advertising their product allows the viewer to see easily past the persuasive attempts made to entice the consumer. An advertisement is a thing that either attracts or repels one from buying a product, and the latter statements are what allow for subliminal advertising to work. The persuasive techniques used in modern times have changed to persuading one's subconscious to entice buyers. To uncover and expose subliminal advertising, one must only observe and understand that the obvious symbolism in advertisements is meant to entice one to buy the advertisers product rather than the same product from a different producer. The nature of the advertisements being distinct allows for the subconscious to recognize quickly and comprehend their persuasive intents. By recognizing and understanding their persuasive intentions, the subconscious then feels comfortable with the product that then makes the consumer more likely to buy their product over competitors. This form of persuasion is Neurological Linguistic Programming. Through the usage of symbolism advertisements from cigarette companies deceitfully alter one's subconscious to persuade the audience member to buy the product.
The Camel Crush advertisement's symbolism is used to persuade the viewer to relate the feeling of peace, serenity, and life to their product. Its background is a form of symbolism by depicting a soothing blue color to give the audience member the feeling of serenity and peace. The latter also serves as a way to illustrate to the viewer a cause and effect. The advertisement depicts that if the viewer buys their product the cigarette will consequentially give them a feeling of serenity and peace. The water also serves as a form of symbolism. The water represents life and therefore, contrasts the commonly known correlation of cigarettes and death. Many anti-cigarette advertisements attempt to paint a picture depicting the effects of cigarettes and how they will consequentially reduce your lifetime significantly. By refuting the commonly known anti-cigarette advertisements images of death using this type of symbolism, the advertiser persuades the audience into viewing their product as a healthier alternative to their addiction. The latter also could serve as a way to entice those who have yet to begin smoking cigarettes by being depicted as previously mentioned, a healthier alternative. The symbolism involved in this advertisement is quickly noticed by viewers due to its simplicity and intended emphasis and therefore, allows one's subconscious to recognize and familiarize itself with the product. By persuading the viewers subconscious to familiarize itself with the product the audience is, therefore, more likely to choose the cigarette advertised rather than a cigarette pack from a different company.
The Blu Cigarette advertisement uses symbolism in order to persuade subliminally one's subconscious to relate their cigarette to a feeling of elegance and prestige. Interestingly enough the typical anti-cigarette advertisement in modern times consists of belittling smoking and presenting a picture opposite to that of elegance and prestige. The symbols in this advertisement include the interior of a private jet in the background, a beautiful woman in a fur coat, and diction implying prestige. The setting being the interior of a private jet affects one by enticing the viewer to correlate the product to a feeling of wealth and superiority. The beautiful woman acts as a technique of the advertiser in catching the viewer's attention. She carries herself as a wealthy person and happens to be wearing a fur coat. The fur coat then acts similar to the private jet by symbolizing wealth and prestige. By making the connection of wealth and prestige with the advertisers product, the audience familiarizes the imagery in the advertisement and therefore, will feel more elegant when purchasing and smoking the product. Lastly, the advertiser uses words such as "premier" and "redefined" to subliminally imply that by buying and smoking their product you will be a redefined and superior person in comparison to someone who does not own and smoke Blu cigarettes. The aforementioned diction in the advertisement appeals to the viewers craving to conform with societies constant pressure to be "cool" or be better than others. Overall these symbols serve as a means to not only familiarize the viewers subconscious to the product but also to connect the two visualizations of wealth and prestige. In doing so, the audience is more inclined to purchase the advertiser's product over competitors in which they have not familiarized themselves with yet.
The American Spirit advertisement uses symbolism to persuade subliminally one's subconscious to relate their product to the feeling of being in touch with nature. The reason the advertiser chose nature as an idea to compare their product to is that nature fits in perfect harmony with life. In our modern times, we relate nature automatically to life and energy simply due to its definition. Symbols such as a Native American smoking a peace pipe and soil at the base of the cigarette packs act similarly in deceiving the viewers subconscious. The Native American serves not only as a metaphor for nature but also as a means to depict the history involved in tobacco. The history of tobacco and cigarettes are connected deeply to the socioeconomic history of basically every continent on this planet. Consequentially, the viewer's subconscious quickly connects the product to history. By connecting the ideas of nature and history with the Native American, the advertiser successfully attaches the intended image in the viewers subconscious. Lastly, the soil serves as another way of symbolically referencing nature. The soil that the advertisement references is a reference to nature due to the fact that it takes up a considerable amount of space on the Earth's crust. Due to the latter, the viewer is subliminally persuaded to correlate nature to their product and consequentially recognizes their product as a natural thing to purchase and smoke. Even though labels on the package claim that the product is still as harmful as any other cigarette the symbols that are intended to grab the viewers attention are successful in doing so and, therefore, render the fine print irrelevant in the viewers subconscious. The symbolism involved with the persuasive advertisement of American Spirit, therefore, successfully familiarizes the audience member with the product and increases the chance that their product will get chosen over a competitors product.
Neurological Linguistic Programming is a very popular form of persuasion in advertising. Through its use of symbolism even the most observant audience member can be persuaded. The symbolism and the simplicity of it allow the advertiser a means to familiarize the audience with the product rather than force the viewer to leave the house and purchase the product immediately. It is a slow process but quite effective due to the way in which we process information. The common ideas that were depicted by the cigarette advertisements were serenity, elegance, and nature. Each of the latter ideas results in one commonality; they all are well sought after. By depicting ideas that many viewers seek in a product they appeal to the audience and their needs and therefore, successfully plant an image of their product in the minds of the audience.
The Camel Crush advertisement's symbolism is used to persuade the viewer to relate the feeling of peace, serenity, and life to their product. Its background is a form of symbolism by depicting a soothing blue color to give the audience member the feeling of serenity and peace. The latter also serves as a way to illustrate to the viewer a cause and effect. The advertisement depicts that if the viewer buys their product the cigarette will consequentially give them a feeling of serenity and peace. The water also serves as a form of symbolism. The water represents life and therefore, contrasts the commonly known correlation of cigarettes and death. Many anti-cigarette advertisements attempt to paint a picture depicting the effects of cigarettes and how they will consequentially reduce your lifetime significantly. By refuting the commonly known anti-cigarette advertisements images of death using this type of symbolism, the advertiser persuades the audience into viewing their product as a healthier alternative to their addiction. The latter also could serve as a way to entice those who have yet to begin smoking cigarettes by being depicted as previously mentioned, a healthier alternative. The symbolism involved in this advertisement is quickly noticed by viewers due to its simplicity and intended emphasis and therefore, allows one's subconscious to recognize and familiarize itself with the product. By persuading the viewers subconscious to familiarize itself with the product the audience is, therefore, more likely to choose the cigarette advertised rather than a cigarette pack from a different company.
The Blu Cigarette advertisement uses symbolism in order to persuade subliminally one's subconscious to relate their cigarette to a feeling of elegance and prestige. Interestingly enough the typical anti-cigarette advertisement in modern times consists of belittling smoking and presenting a picture opposite to that of elegance and prestige. The symbols in this advertisement include the interior of a private jet in the background, a beautiful woman in a fur coat, and diction implying prestige. The setting being the interior of a private jet affects one by enticing the viewer to correlate the product to a feeling of wealth and superiority. The beautiful woman acts as a technique of the advertiser in catching the viewer's attention. She carries herself as a wealthy person and happens to be wearing a fur coat. The fur coat then acts similar to the private jet by symbolizing wealth and prestige. By making the connection of wealth and prestige with the advertisers product, the audience familiarizes the imagery in the advertisement and therefore, will feel more elegant when purchasing and smoking the product. Lastly, the advertiser uses words such as "premier" and "redefined" to subliminally imply that by buying and smoking their product you will be a redefined and superior person in comparison to someone who does not own and smoke Blu cigarettes. The aforementioned diction in the advertisement appeals to the viewers craving to conform with societies constant pressure to be "cool" or be better than others. Overall these symbols serve as a means to not only familiarize the viewers subconscious to the product but also to connect the two visualizations of wealth and prestige. In doing so, the audience is more inclined to purchase the advertiser's product over competitors in which they have not familiarized themselves with yet.
The American Spirit advertisement uses symbolism to persuade subliminally one's subconscious to relate their product to the feeling of being in touch with nature. The reason the advertiser chose nature as an idea to compare their product to is that nature fits in perfect harmony with life. In our modern times, we relate nature automatically to life and energy simply due to its definition. Symbols such as a Native American smoking a peace pipe and soil at the base of the cigarette packs act similarly in deceiving the viewers subconscious. The Native American serves not only as a metaphor for nature but also as a means to depict the history involved in tobacco. The history of tobacco and cigarettes are connected deeply to the socioeconomic history of basically every continent on this planet. Consequentially, the viewer's subconscious quickly connects the product to history. By connecting the ideas of nature and history with the Native American, the advertiser successfully attaches the intended image in the viewers subconscious. Lastly, the soil serves as another way of symbolically referencing nature. The soil that the advertisement references is a reference to nature due to the fact that it takes up a considerable amount of space on the Earth's crust. Due to the latter, the viewer is subliminally persuaded to correlate nature to their product and consequentially recognizes their product as a natural thing to purchase and smoke. Even though labels on the package claim that the product is still as harmful as any other cigarette the symbols that are intended to grab the viewers attention are successful in doing so and, therefore, render the fine print irrelevant in the viewers subconscious. The symbolism involved with the persuasive advertisement of American Spirit, therefore, successfully familiarizes the audience member with the product and increases the chance that their product will get chosen over a competitors product.
Neurological Linguistic Programming is a very popular form of persuasion in advertising. Through its use of symbolism even the most observant audience member can be persuaded. The symbolism and the simplicity of it allow the advertiser a means to familiarize the audience with the product rather than force the viewer to leave the house and purchase the product immediately. It is a slow process but quite effective due to the way in which we process information. The common ideas that were depicted by the cigarette advertisements were serenity, elegance, and nature. Each of the latter ideas results in one commonality; they all are well sought after. By depicting ideas that many viewers seek in a product they appeal to the audience and their needs and therefore, successfully plant an image of their product in the minds of the audience.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Ad Draft Paper
Advertisements in this day and age are neglected and thought of as unsuccessful in drawing in a potential buyer. Their blunt way of advertising their product allows for the viewer to easily see past the persuasive attempts made in order to entice the consumer. An advertisement is a thing that either draws or repels one from buying a product and the latter statements are what allow for subliminal advertising to work. The persuasive techniques used in modern times have changed to persuading one's subconscious in order to entice buyers. In order to uncover and expose subliminal advertising, one must simply observe and understand that the obvious symbolism in advertisements is meant to entice one to buy the advertisers product rather than the same product from a different producer. The nature of the advertisements being obvious allows for the subconscious to quickly recognize and comprehend their persuasive intents. By comprehending and recognizing their persuasive intents, the subconscious then feels comfortable with the product which then makes the consumer more likely to buy their product over competitors. This form of persuasion is known as Neurological Linguistic Programming. Through the usage of symbolism advertisements from cigarette companies deceitfully alter one's subconscious in order to persuade the audience member to buy the product.
The Camel Crush advertisement's symbolism is used in order to persuade the viewer to relate the feeling of peace, serenity, and life to their product. Its background is a form of symbolism by depicting a soothing blue color in order to give the viewer the feeling of serenity and peace. The latter also serves as a way to depict to the viewer a cause and effect. The advertisement depicts that if the viewer buys their product the cigarette will consequentially give them a feeling of serenity and peace. The water also serves as a form of symbolism. The water represents life and therefore, contrasts the commonly known correlation of cigarettes and death. By contrasting the commonly known image of death, the advertiser persuades the audience into viewing their product as a healthier alternative to their addiction. The latter also could serve as a way to entice those who are not yet hooked on smoking cigarettes by being depicted as previously mentioned, a healthier alternative. The symbolism involved in this advertisement is easily noticed and therefore, allows one's subconscious to recognize and familiarize itself with the product. By persuading the viewers subconscious to familiarize itself with the product the viewer is, therefore, more likely to choose the cigarette being advertised rather than a cigarette pack from a different company.
The Blu Cigarette advertisement uses symbolism in order to subliminally persuade one's subconscious to relate their cigarette to a feeling of elegance and prestige. The commonalities in this advertisement include a private jet in the background, a beautiful woman, and diction implying prestige. The setting being the interior of a private jet affects one by enticing the viewer to correlate the product to a feeling of wealth and superiority. The beautiful woman acts as a technique of the advertiser in catching the viewer's attention. She carries herself as a wealthy person and happens to be wearing a fur coat. The fur coat then acts similar to the private jet by symbolizing wealth and prestige. Lastly, the advertiser uses words such as "premier" and "redefined" to subliminally imply that by buying and smoking their product you will be redefined as a superior person in comparison to someone who does not own and smoke Blu cigarettes. Overall these symbols serve as a means to not only familiarize the viewers subconscious to the product but also to connect the two visualizations of wealth and prestige. In doing so the viewer is more inclined to purchase the advertiser's product over a competitors in which they have not been familiarized.
The American Spirit advertisement uses symbolism in order to subliminally persuade one's subconscious to relate their product to the feeling of being in touch with nature. The reason the advertiser chose nature as an idea to relate their product to is that nature fits in perfect harmony with life. In our modern times, we relate nature automatically to life and energy simply due to its definition. Symbols such as a Native American smoking a peace pipe and soil at the base of the cigarette packs act similarly in deceiving the viewers subconscious. The Native American serves not only as a metaphor for nature but also as a means to depict that history involved in tobacco. By connecting the idea of nature and history with the Native American the advertiser successfully attaches the intended image in the viewers subconscious. Lastly, the soil serves as another way of symbolically referencing nature. Due to the latter, the viewer is subliminally persuaded to correlate nature to their product and consequentially recognizes their product as a natural thing to purchase and smoke. Even though labels on the package claim that the product is still as harmful as any other cigarette the symbols that are intended to grab the viewers attention are successful in doing so and, therefore, render the fine print irrelevant in the viewers subconscious.
Neurological Linguistic Programming is a very popular form of persuasion in advertising. Through its use of symbolism even the most observant audience member can be persuaded. The symbolisms simplicity allows the advertiser a means to familiarize the viewer with the product rather than force the viewer to leave the house and purchase the product immediately. It is a slow process but quite effective due to the way in which we process information. The common ideas that were depicted by the cigarette advertisements were serenity, elegance, and nature. Each of the latter ideas all have one commonality; they all well sought after. By depicting ideas that many viewers seek in a product they appeal to the audience and their needs and therefore, successfully plant an image of their product in the minds of the audience.
The Camel Crush advertisement's symbolism is used in order to persuade the viewer to relate the feeling of peace, serenity, and life to their product. Its background is a form of symbolism by depicting a soothing blue color in order to give the viewer the feeling of serenity and peace. The latter also serves as a way to depict to the viewer a cause and effect. The advertisement depicts that if the viewer buys their product the cigarette will consequentially give them a feeling of serenity and peace. The water also serves as a form of symbolism. The water represents life and therefore, contrasts the commonly known correlation of cigarettes and death. By contrasting the commonly known image of death, the advertiser persuades the audience into viewing their product as a healthier alternative to their addiction. The latter also could serve as a way to entice those who are not yet hooked on smoking cigarettes by being depicted as previously mentioned, a healthier alternative. The symbolism involved in this advertisement is easily noticed and therefore, allows one's subconscious to recognize and familiarize itself with the product. By persuading the viewers subconscious to familiarize itself with the product the viewer is, therefore, more likely to choose the cigarette being advertised rather than a cigarette pack from a different company.
The Blu Cigarette advertisement uses symbolism in order to subliminally persuade one's subconscious to relate their cigarette to a feeling of elegance and prestige. The commonalities in this advertisement include a private jet in the background, a beautiful woman, and diction implying prestige. The setting being the interior of a private jet affects one by enticing the viewer to correlate the product to a feeling of wealth and superiority. The beautiful woman acts as a technique of the advertiser in catching the viewer's attention. She carries herself as a wealthy person and happens to be wearing a fur coat. The fur coat then acts similar to the private jet by symbolizing wealth and prestige. Lastly, the advertiser uses words such as "premier" and "redefined" to subliminally imply that by buying and smoking their product you will be redefined as a superior person in comparison to someone who does not own and smoke Blu cigarettes. Overall these symbols serve as a means to not only familiarize the viewers subconscious to the product but also to connect the two visualizations of wealth and prestige. In doing so the viewer is more inclined to purchase the advertiser's product over a competitors in which they have not been familiarized.
The American Spirit advertisement uses symbolism in order to subliminally persuade one's subconscious to relate their product to the feeling of being in touch with nature. The reason the advertiser chose nature as an idea to relate their product to is that nature fits in perfect harmony with life. In our modern times, we relate nature automatically to life and energy simply due to its definition. Symbols such as a Native American smoking a peace pipe and soil at the base of the cigarette packs act similarly in deceiving the viewers subconscious. The Native American serves not only as a metaphor for nature but also as a means to depict that history involved in tobacco. By connecting the idea of nature and history with the Native American the advertiser successfully attaches the intended image in the viewers subconscious. Lastly, the soil serves as another way of symbolically referencing nature. Due to the latter, the viewer is subliminally persuaded to correlate nature to their product and consequentially recognizes their product as a natural thing to purchase and smoke. Even though labels on the package claim that the product is still as harmful as any other cigarette the symbols that are intended to grab the viewers attention are successful in doing so and, therefore, render the fine print irrelevant in the viewers subconscious.
Neurological Linguistic Programming is a very popular form of persuasion in advertising. Through its use of symbolism even the most observant audience member can be persuaded. The symbolisms simplicity allows the advertiser a means to familiarize the viewer with the product rather than force the viewer to leave the house and purchase the product immediately. It is a slow process but quite effective due to the way in which we process information. The common ideas that were depicted by the cigarette advertisements were serenity, elegance, and nature. Each of the latter ideas all have one commonality; they all well sought after. By depicting ideas that many viewers seek in a product they appeal to the audience and their needs and therefore, successfully plant an image of their product in the minds of the audience.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Environmental Effects of Global Warming
"How green is a Tesla, really?" slate. n.d Web. 9 May. 2015.
"How 'Green' is Lithium" kitco. n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
"Tesla Motor's Dirty Little Secret Is a Major Problem" fool. n.d. Web
The aforementioned articles regarding Lithium mines and their impact on the environment create an interesting discussion regarding our efforts to create a "greener" environment that we live in today. The articles stress the impact that Lithium Ion Batteries have on the the planet and how much CO2 they truly emit.
VERA. Addicting info, 7 Of The Dumbest Things Trump Has Ever Said To Disprove Global Warming. June 18, 1015. Nov 5, 2015.
"How 'Green' is Lithium" kitco. n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
"Tesla Motor's Dirty Little Secret Is a Major Problem" fool. n.d. Web
The aforementioned articles regarding Lithium mines and their impact on the environment create an interesting discussion regarding our efforts to create a "greener" environment that we live in today. The articles stress the impact that Lithium Ion Batteries have on the the planet and how much CO2 they truly emit.
VERA. Addicting info, 7 Of The Dumbest Things Trump Has Ever Said To Disprove Global Warming. June 18, 1015. Nov 5, 2015.
"The Concept of global warming" Trump directly states here that he disbelieves in global warming, a global phenom that is warming up the planet due to the increase of greenhouse gases because of the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere. Scientists around the world all agree that this is happening and we need to find a way to stop it.
"Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is scrambling to keep pace. It's becoming clear that humans have caused most of the past century's warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives. Called greenhouse gases, their levels are higher now than in the last 650,000 years."
This quote from National Geographic's "What is Global Warming" article is talking about what global warming is, Trump believe this isn't happening and he apparently blames the Chinese for the "concept". But it is happening, the reason I chose this tweet is because there is a plethora of sources from scientists around the world talking about this subject. This research paper talks about global warming and the sources that go into the study of it. It is my belief that global warming is real, and I've come to this conclusion from the sources I've read/heard and from the changes I see around me, now it's just up to others to do the same.
"What is Global Warming."National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015
A. V. Karnaukhov "Role of the Biosphere in the formation of the Earth's Climate: The Greenhouse Catastrophe" Institute of Cell Physics. Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushino, Moscow Region.
This position does not appeal to me and I find it irritating because Trump does not support his claim with any facts, stats, or reasoning in his opinion. It is a non-supported claim which I find irritating.
"Earth science communication team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labratory". Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. California Institute of Technology. Nov 4, 2015.
Excercise on pp 62:
1. My paper on advertisements
2. Whether or not to study for an exam
3. Whether or not to study for a quiz
4. Workout to stay healthy
5. Go to school to learn
6. Learn to be successful
7. Be successful to be happy
8. Be happy to learn
9. Took a position on whether I thought a specific tv show was "good"
10. Took a position on whether I thought a specific video game was "good"
1. My paper on advertisements
2. Whether or not to study for an exam
3. Whether or not to study for a quiz
4. Workout to stay healthy
5. Go to school to learn
6. Learn to be successful
7. Be successful to be happy
8. Be happy to learn
9. Took a position on whether I thought a specific tv show was "good"
10. Took a position on whether I thought a specific video game was "good"
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Possible Ads
1.) Camel Crush
-Color: Blue=water=life (life contrasts the public's belief of cigarettes causing death)
Diction="Bold"/"Same burst of freshness"=fresh=energetic
2.) Blu Cigs
Visually attractive person= (contrast to the public image of smokers looking unattractive)
Name of the Company=Blu=mental serenity
Effect of the color(s) used= Blue= calming of the mind= direct parallel to what the company wants you to relate to smoking their product
3.) American Spirit
Color: Green=nature=life (the nature aspect of this ad attempts to contrast the destructive impact cigarettes have on one's health)
Soil=Nature=life
Diction="Organic"/"Natural tobacco"=
Name of the Company= "American Spirit"=history=
Talking points for the Ad
- Semper Fidelis=loyalty/honor
- 168th Anniversary=tradition/belonging
- Posture=Action
- Guns=Violence
- background smoke= war and violence
- eagle on the marine pendant=power/dominance
- drums= drums serve to unite soldiers when marching which therefore symbolizes in this context the unity of being part of the marine corps
- smoke= ironically the smoke symbolizes blindness which can be viewed as depicting the aforementioned persuasive tools as ways of deceit which promotes blindness to what war really means
AD for Marine Recruiting
This ad displays the persuasive technique used by marine recruiters during the given time period. It uses symbolism such as a gun with a bayonet to depict the violent and heroic nature of enlisting and becoming a marine. It also uses diction such as "Semper Fidelis" to appeal to the honor of the reader and persuade him to connect honor with the marine corps.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Ads
11. PETA, Mercy for Animals, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (animal rights)
22. People who use products that use animals for experiments or animals furs. People who wear fur. Reverse psych, they’re actually for animal cruelty
33. Because they all seem to be guilt tripping people by using pets as a weapon against us.
44. The purpose is to inform the public of animal rights to respect animals. The ads give the message that the public should stop wearing at furs or to deter us from some brands or stores.
55. By using home pets as a rhetorical tool against us. Pathos. Emotional level.
66. That these ads have no idea what they’re talking about, what does your dog have to do with wearing fur? We don’t skin dogs. The bars on the Walmart ad give us a feeling of imprisonment, and cruelty. The dog with the ball in his mouth makes an emotional connection that sparks innocents.
7. They persuade the audience to think we buy and sympathize with animals
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Stay Sweet As You Are
How is this essay an analysis essay? This essay fits
the criteria of an analysis essay by referencing quotes used in magazine ads,
visual contents, and verbal contents. The latter are chosen in order to depict how
from 1920-1950, commercialized “products were advertised in order to reinforce
men’s roles in women’s lives.”
Analysis
Analysis:
1. Finding
the theme in a piece of writing
2. Finding
the ways in which the writer attempts to persuade the reader
3. Finding
the purpose of the piece of writing
4. Finding
the symbolism involved with depicting the theme of the piece of writing
5. Find
the impact on the reader
Reflection Page
Thesis: I would over analyze every aspect of the difficulty involved with rhetoric rather than focus my attention on how to write in a persuasive manner. Consequentially, my writing suffered until I overcame this blinding anxiety.
Audience: My audience was anyone who may not recognize that anxiety is hindering them in the tasks they do on a day to day basis. I tailored my writing to them by emphasizing the side effects of being stressed out in order to recognize and get some sort of self reflection process to begin.
Feedback: During my time of writing this paper I got feedback on my punctuation and some of my word choice. The only feedback that I got on the topic itself was that it was an interesting story and that I made a great choice.
Interests: I was really interested in the self reflection part of this topic. It allowed me to analyze myself rather than a piece of text which I have not done in a while.
Questions/Comments: I thought I did a pretty decent job on my symbolism usage, metaphors, and use of diction throughout my paper.
Audience: My audience was anyone who may not recognize that anxiety is hindering them in the tasks they do on a day to day basis. I tailored my writing to them by emphasizing the side effects of being stressed out in order to recognize and get some sort of self reflection process to begin.
Feedback: During my time of writing this paper I got feedback on my punctuation and some of my word choice. The only feedback that I got on the topic itself was that it was an interesting story and that I made a great choice.
Interests: I was really interested in the self reflection part of this topic. It allowed me to analyze myself rather than a piece of text which I have not done in a while.
Questions/Comments: I thought I did a pretty decent job on my symbolism usage, metaphors, and use of diction throughout my paper.
Blinding Anxiety
Anxiety in any dosage can blind a person. It blinds by forcing one to focus on the difficulty of a task rather than the actual task itself. When I was first beginning to learn about rhetoric, I struggled due to the fact that I was simply not a persuasive writer. I would overanalyze every aspect of the difficulty involved with rhetoric rather than focus my attention on how to write in a persuasive manner. Consequentially, my writing suffered until I overcame this blinding anxiety. As I wrote more persuasive papers my anxiety slowly faded but the memory of my very first persuasive writing assignment remained.
I had never written a paper this complex before. How could I write a paper that consisted of twenty-five hundred to three thousand words? It seemed like madness to even think that such a task was possible. What if I ran out of ideas? What if I was not persuasive enough? What if I ran out of strong words to use? My palms began sweating; I had to take a breath. I regained my composure and said to myself, “I can do this.” I had gone through this same feeling of butterflies in my stomach before in previous classes. This sort of overwhelming anxiety was awoken from time to time in scenarios similar to this. I just had to focus on the prompt and I would do fine, just like always. I glanced around the dim lit room searching for ideas in my head and hoping to figure out how to create a concise thesis statement. I stood up from my chair, bent over, and began rummaging through my unorganized backpack searching for the book I had to write about, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I began flipping through page after page while still thinking of what to write for my thesis. I was not technically reading anything in my book while flipping the pages; it served to get some built up energy out of my system. My heart rate began rising again, my face began getting pinker, the anxiety was once again coming back. The topic began slipping out of my hands like a bar of soap and was quickly replaced with the fixation on the difficulty of the task. The irrelevant thoughts began rushing through my head once again. It felt as though my head was about to explode. I threw my book to the other side of the room and myself onto my bed, I had to take another breath.
I woke up the next morning, it was a Sunday and I had all day to work on my paper. I decided that I should start by looking back at my sticky notes that I had placed throughout the novel in order to figure out some sort of thesis statement. After about an hour of writing down important events I decided it was time to start formulating some sentences that could be possible thesis statements. At the end of another hour, I had five possible thesis statements but I could not make a decision on which one to choose. I began noticing minute effects of tension and anxiety once again while my eyes were beating down at the piece of yellow-lined paper. At this point, I became more fixated once again on the difficulty of choosing between five options. It felt as though I was taking a multiple choice test. “I have a twenty percent chance at picking the correct choice. Which one is the correct answer?” I then began thinking about how my thesis statement was due tomorrow in class. If I did not have a thesis statement to share I would be left out of group discussion and I would get a zero in the grade book for participation. My tension began building higher and higher and I kept on over analyzing the difficulty of the task rather than the actual task. My palms began perspiring first as always, next my face began feeling though I was sitting face first in front of a campfire, and finally the feeling as though my head were about to explode returned. I quickly stood up, walked over to the doorway and turned on the lights. The room was too dark to work and after sitting in a chair for a few hours it felt good to stand up. I began pacing back and forth contemplating and planning my paper in my head. After a few minutes, I sat back down and made my decision on my thesis statement. I took a deep breath, looked up at the clock, and realized it was ten o’clock. I had worked a total of about fourteen hours on my paper. I then stood up, walked over to my lamp, and turned off the light. It was time to get some sleep, I had school in the morning.
After school ended the next day I felt exhilarated about how well my thesis was compared to my classmates. Even though writing is taught to not be a competition, I felt a thrill in a little competition from time to time. My thesis took a long time to formulate but at the end, my claim was excellent because it had a wide variety of reasons for its validity. Once I got home I decided to begin working on my paper in order to get the draft done by Wednesday. I walked into my room, turned the lights on and began tidying up my homework papers for other classes that cluttered my entire room. I sat down at my desk and decided to start by free writing my introduction paragraph. The words were flowing like the Colorado River, from my head, and onto my paper. It was as if my anxiety, the clouding blindness that prevented me from focusing on my task, had disappeared in its entirety. After finishing my introduction paragraph, I decided to try a different approach and skip to my conclusion paragraph in order to set a domain and range for my paper. By doing so, I narrowed the margin for going off topic and then later feeling anxiety once again because a good portion of my paper is off topic. I ended up finishing both my introduction and conclusion paragraph within half an hour of starting and decided it was time for a break. At this point, the hard work was done and I simply had to focus on filling in the blanks.
After finishing that paper, I began feeling much more comfortable with my writing and how I would convey my ideas. I began taking chances and actually connected and personalized with my writing as time passed. It took an ample amount of time to fully notice a difference in my writing and the anxiety that came with it but, I can confidently say that it started with this paper. Anxiety caused a great deal of blindness for any task that I attempted because it prevented me from seeing the importance of learning what was being taught. Rhetoric not only taught me how to persuade people with my writing and speaking, it also taught me how to control my anxiety with any task I was given.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Gamefly:
- Wide variety of games for rent or purchase
- Aesthetically pleasing website home page
- Focus on visual effects on homepage
- homepage captivates the viewer and influences the viewer to subscribe/buy games
Gamestop:
- Wide variety of game for purchase
- Less appealing website home page
- More textual descriptions have less influence on the consumer
- Format is similar to gamefly but has a serious lack of visual effects
Gamefly serves the consumer the same ways Gamestop does but it also allows subscribers to purchase games as well. Also, the format and the amount of visual detail such as, the gameplay playing in the background, in Gamefly's homepage influences the consumer to buy/rent from them rather than Gamestop. Both offer buying/trading games but Gamefly gives a much better deal than Gamestop. Overall, if Gamestop were to try to match the visual appeal that Gamefly has then Gamestop may be able to top Gamefly. The pricing is pretty competitive and relatively the same between both sites.
Decisions, Decisions
My decisions:
Week/effect/why?
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Month/effect/why?
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Year/effect/why?
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I
chose what type of deli meat I wanted to buy/this decision affected my lunches for the week/it seemed like in regards to my week one of the greatest determinants of it
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I
chose to get a job/this decision is a bit bigger of a decision and therefore deserves to be put on the monthly decisions list/I decided upon this after realizing that because I chose to get a job it can later affect me in the grand scheme of things
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I
chose to major in Aerospace Engineering/This decision affects how my life turns out and what career I choose/This is placed in the yearly choices because in the grand scheme of things it affects my future greatly
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I
chose what my literary narrative was going to depict/this decision affected what I decided to reflect upon/I chose this decision after realizing how much of an impact it had on me within this week
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I
chose to help my brother practice basketball/this decision is in the monthly category because it takes a long period of time for my brother to start noticing differences in how he plays basketball/this decision was chosen because it affects my brothers physical and mental health
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I
chose to research astronomy/This decision affects my interests and hobbies/This is placed in the yearly choices because it affects how I spend my time in the years to come
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I
chose to study for my chemistry test rather than be lazy/this decision affected what grade I got on my chemistry quiz/I decided to reflect upon this decision after realizing that it can also affect how my month and year plays out
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I
chose to get a gym membership/this decision is under the monthly category because it takes a long period of time to notice changes in my physical and mental health/this decision was chosen because it affects my physical and mental health
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I
chose to begin watching a new Netflix TV show/This decision seems to have a relatively lesser of an impact on my future but it does determine certain perspectives on life/Due to the effect this choice has on my perspective in the long term it I chose to put it as a yearly decision
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I
chose to go to Sonics for lunch/this decision is relevant because it determined how healthy of a lunch I ate/In the grand scheme of things this one incident of eating unhealthy is not going to affect my health but if I made a daily decision for a year to eat Sonics then it likely may
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I
chose to workout everyday rather than be lazy/this decision, similar to the latter affects my health and results appear after a prolonged period of time/this decision was chosen because it affects my physical and mental health
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I
chose to take difficult classes my senior year/This choice affected what grades I got and how far I am willing to go to better myself/This choice was chosen because it affects how I handle future hardships
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This chart tells me that I am interested in science, working out, TV. Besides the last choice, the one commonality is that I am interested in bettering my mind and body.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Blinding Anxiety First Draft
Blinding Anxiety
Anxiety in any
dosage can blind a person. It blinds by forcing one to focus on the
difficulty of a task rather than the actual task itself. When I was first
beginning to learn about rhetoric, I struggled due to the fact that I was
simply not a persuasive writer. I would over analyze every aspect of the difficulty involved with rhetoric rather than focus my attention on how to
write in a persuasive manner. Consequentially, my writing suffered until
I overcame this blinding anxiety. As I wrote more persuasive papers my
anxiety slowly faded but the memory of my first persuasive writing assignment
remained.
I had never
written a paper this complex before. How could I write a paper that
consisted of twenty five hundred to three thousand words? It seemed like
madness to even think that such a task was possible. What if I ran out of
ideas? What if I was not persuasive enough? My palms began sweating; I
had to take a breath. I regained my composure and said to myself, “I can
do this.” I had gone through this same feeling of butterflies in my
stomach before. This sort of anxiety was awoken from time to time in
scenarios similar to this. I just had to focus on the prompt and I would
do fine, just like always. I glanced around the dim lit room searching
for ideas in my head and hoping to figure out how to create a concise thesis
statement. I stood up from my chair bent over and began rummaging through
my unorganized backpack searching for the book I had to write about, The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I began flipping through page after
page while still thinking of what to write for my thesis. I was not
technically reading anything in my book while flipping the pages; it served to
get some built up energy out of my system. My heart rate began rising
again, my face began getting pinker, I was getting anxious. The topic
began slipping out of my hands like a bar of soap and was quickly replaced with
the fixation on the difficulty of the task. I threw my book to the other
side of the room and myself onto my bed, I had to take another breath.
I woke up the
next morning, it was a Sunday and I had all day to work on my paper. I
decided that I should start by looking back at my sticky notes that I placed
throughout the novel in order to figure out some sort of thesis
statement. After about an hour of writing down important events I decided
it was time to start formulating some sentences that could be possible thesis
statements. At the end of another hour I had five possible thesis
statements but I could not make a decision on which one to choose. I
began noticing minute effects of tension and anxiety once again while my eyes were
beating down at the piece of yellow-lined paper. At this point I became
more fixated once again on the difficulty of choosing between five
options. It felt as though I was taking a multiple choice test. “I
have a twenty percent chance at picking the correct choice. Which one is
the correct answer?” I then began thinking about how my thesis statement
was due tomorrow in class. If I did not have a thesis statement to share
I would be left out of group discussion and I would get a zero in the grade
book for participation. My tension began building higher and higher and I
kept on over analyzing the difficulty of the task rather than the actual task.
I quickly stood up, walked over to the doorway and turned on the
lights. The room was too dark to work and after sitting in a chair for a
few hours it felt good to stand up. I began walking back and forth
contemplating and planning my paper in my head. After a few minutes I sat
back down and made my decision on my thesis statement. After making my
final decision on my thesis I decided it was time to head to bed, I had school
in the morning.
After school
ended the next day I felt exhilarated about how well my thesis was compared to
my classmates. Even though writing is taught to not be a competition, I
felt a thrill in a little competition from time to time. Once I got home
I decided to begin working on my paper in order to get the draft done by
Wednesday. I walked into my room, turned the lights on and began tidying
up the papers that cluttered my room. I sat down at my desk and decided
to start by free writing my introduction paragraph. The words were
flowing like the Colorado River, from my head and onto my paper. It was
as if my anxiety, the clouding blindness that prevented me from focusing on my
task, had disappeared completely. After finishing my introduction
paragraph I decided to try a different approach and skip to my conclusion
paragraph in order to set a domain and range for my paper. By doing so I
narrowed the margin for going off topic and then later feeling anxiety once
again because a good portion of my paper is off topic. I ended up
finishing both my introduction and conclusion paragraph within half an hour of
starting and decided it was time for a break. At this point the hard work
was done and I simply had to focus on filling in the blanks.
After finishing
that paper I began feeling much more comfortable with my writing and how I
would convey my ideas. I began taking chances and actually connected
and personalized with my writing as time passed. It took an ample amount
of time to fully notice a difference in my writing and the anxiety that came
with it but, I can confidently say that it started with this paper.
Anxiety caused a great deal of blindness for any task that I did because
it prevented me from seeing the importance of learning what was being
taught. Rhetoric not only taught me how to persuade people with my
writing and speaking, it also taught me how to control my anxiety with any task
I was given.
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