Final Blog

A blog is a the future of communication, it is how we will communicate with each other. It makes it so easy to share ideas and form ideas on what we are reading and writing. It creates a safe environment for us not to worry about sharing our opinions. At first I must admit I was skeptical as to just how this work out for the duration of the semester. I learned quickly the valuable information that was necessary to be on the blog in order to make it efficient and good. From Michael Moore to Kafka and annotated bibliographies, they have really been informative and instrumental for building my horizons
It is good to learn techniques especially for my major since it is hotel and restaurant management and so many guests and customers are communicating experiences so much online via blogs and travel blog sites and believe me word travels fast online. Blogs can have such an effect on business in the industry. People’s ideas and opinions are so important on leaving good impressions on service. While the older generation may not use the blogs but the younger generations certainly use them and they are the up and coming restaurant and hotel patrons.
A blog is like an extensive e-mail it is just more in depth. They elaborate stories experiences and life in general. Blogs can also tell stories. It is all up to the blogger as to what you want to make public information. It is nice because you can disguise your identity form others. It is a more adult and text base way of communicating than the MySpace or Face book versions. One can learn so much about different places by looking at a blog and responding with smart responses. There are blogs for every field of work not just mine so no matter what one will probably use blogs in the future.
Security is essential while blogging. Just like with MySpace and Face book never give out key information on where you live, work or other information that people can use to find you. There are so many crazy people and predators out there. Never put information out that you don’t want to bite you in your back side. All it takes is sensibility while blogging.
To wrap it up it has been fu being to communicate our ideas electronically as opposed to in a class discussion. It is good to see what others are saying in a safe environment. It has been a good and enlighten experience for us.

An Imperial Message

In An Imperial Message one can see that a subject of the Emperor who is very humble gets a message from the Emperor when he is on his death bed but why did he want to deliver this message to a no one what was so special about him. I got a sense of a change to this empire had come. It was similar to a story from the bible. The story was that change and leadership can come from people we would least expect. Maybe a good leader is humble which is why the emperor called for him. At the end when the narrator says “But you sit at home at your window when evening falls and dream it yourself” I had a sense that we get stuck into the mind the world wants us to be and we give up our dreams to conform to the world. We need to do the things we are best at and not care what others think. It has the similar meaning one can get form The Metamorphosis. It is still a very complicated piece to comprehend there are just so many levels at which Kafka is writing. I still question the meaning of this piece.

Prospectus

I feel that the topic got stale when it got closer to the end.
The piece was a tad too wordy for my taste.
Give me more of a reason to spend my time reading the paper.

Discrimination is a Virtue

I feel that the media is way too concerned with the excitement of having the first black president or the first female president to take office. It makes me sick to think one would be voting because of the race or gender of the candidates. The public is not discriminating the issues at stake in the upcoming elections this year. The nominees seem to do nothing but tear each other down why do we want people who act like school children on stage to be our president. There is no real coverage on the issues the hopefuls want to see happen in office, all we are previewed to is how they are constantly one upping each other. Voting based on race or gender is wrong, one should not be blinded by what the media says. When it seems as if one of the candidates is being favored by the media or the candidate would like to think so they can lay a guilt trip on the public. Such as Hillary’s claim that Obama is being favored because he is black, when that should not matter in the first place. We in turn are almost sucked in by the race issue when we are at a crucial point when we need to be focusing our attention on discriminating the issues at hand.

Logical Fallacies

In the Lumberjack there was an article using the bandwagon approach, stating how good the university was for going green with the new information systems building. While this is an important issue you can’ t tell people that everyone is going green what about people who cannot afford the make the changes to go green, it is not cheap to go green. They failed to mention the problems that the building brought along with it, such as the ventilation shafts over flowing with water when we had the heavy rains in the fall. The damage caused by the flooding , We saw some areas where we cannot go green for the buildings sake.
The snob approach was also a fallacy they said everything was going green in retrospect not every place can afford the change who are they to tell people who are not going green they are bad. They paper was being snobby by placing us in the third best eco friendly schools. What about all the old buildings on the campus that are in bad shape, I guess it is ok for the paper to ignore those buildings it would weaken the praise they are trying to provide the school.
There was one more article in the paper on separating boys and girls at the elementary levels. Which is another important subject it is this country’s future. It was full of the stacking the deck fallacy the entire article was on why not to segregate the sexes at that age. How do we know what the other side of the argument is? This one really made the author sound ignorant. Even though you may not agree with the other side you should tell the audience why they are wrong by using specific examples.
I was amazed at the amount of fallacies in the school paper. I never thought how misguided I could be

Teens getting the Pill

On of the points of view are, by giving out birth control you are encouraging teens to have sex. It is thought of the same as it would be giving out low tar cigarettes, and that there should be a law against giving out birth control. It is thought that by keeping these kids in the dark they will not have sex.
On the other hand the other point of view is that of where these students are coming from. Many of these are newly arrived immigrants and under privileged students. When a middle school has seventeen underage pregnancies there is a serious problem, and it should be the states responsibility to protect these girls from becoming pregnant. These girls are in school and should not have to think abot raising a child.
One of the counterarguments are about the pills just being handed out without the parents knowledge. On the other hand there is the fact that it is an long journey full of counseling and the nurses inform them of the dangers of under aged sex, which is the refute of the counter argument.
The perspective of the student I felt was overlooked, because how do the student themselves feel about having. There was no insight on how the students would feel about someone in the school system would provide them sex education. Do the students feel it would actually be effective for them, and would they use the resources.

Rhetorial Analysis

What helped for my rhetorical analysis was the blog entries, they helped by the amount of practice we put into them constant five hundred word entries. The Michael Moore films were instrumental even though he does not have a well rounded view for any of his arguments there is good rhetorical appeals in them. The English writing center has been a great help as well. The peer editing has helped me learn to point out mistakes that not only the fellow student makes but also my own mistakes. The hand outs gave good definitions of the type of approaches we needed to come at these papers.
My areas of improvement are in just beginning the paper is a very hard task for me. The introduction and conclusion stress me out constantly. I did not have the space between my last name and the page number so the small thing was that. I wish I could write a better rough draft one that is more complete. I need to work on my typing skills as well to make the paper go faster. I feel still that my writing has improved, and still has a long way to go. The workload although very difficult at times I feel it has paid off.
I wish we could use more of our personal stories in the writings to give us more of an approach from personal experience. I think it that allowing us to do that would give us something to write for. The texts we have to read sometimes become very boring and difficult to read. In the final analysis I am not an English major but this class has caused me to think a great deal more than I have before. The Rhetorical approaches reminds me of a marketing job with having to think who the audience is and what point the author is trying to get across.
I think that the rhetorical papers have helped me dig deeper into the things we are reading it helps me understand the viewpoint. The instructor meetings have also been helpful to keep me going with the input from Nick it helps me explore new ideas that I would have otherwise not have seen. In the long run this class will help me to explore through all the activities we do and help me to be a more well rounded student. The rhetorical paper has been a challenge that I feel I have overcome.

Sicko and Universal Healthcare Article

In the movie Sicko Michael Moore shows us what insurance companies are doing to the people who really need medical procedures done yet are being denied the coverage for the procedures. The insurance companies are quite literally getting away with murder there is a problem when someone gets denied care when they desperately need it. He also sheds light on the way healthcare works in other countries, and how well people get treated and efficient the system works. Insurance companies have to turn the people away because they have to answer to the stockholders, because treating people costs money and the insurance companies lose money by doing so. Doctors also get paid in the other countries as opposed to insurance companies refusing to pay.
In the article Other Conservative Problems with Voluntary Insurance talks about how people are cheating on their insurance companies and what they are getting away with. People are taking unnecessary rides in ambulances to the hospitals, and getting money they should not be. It also sheds light on hoe high deductibles are becoming, that when someone has a problem the will hike up the rates quite a bit, to the point it causes people not to be able to afford their insurance anymore. Maybe the reason that the insurance companies got so out of hand by too many cheating the article suggests or they are too focused on their stockholders.
I think that universal healthcare will benefit the public so they can stop worrying about being able to afford health care and the doctors will be paid on time but there is still a lot of kinks to work out before that is ready to go, also the general public will need to be willing to pay the much higher taxes. Universal health care will keep unnecessary spending on health care under control. People will not be able cheat insurance companies both health care recipients and the doctors, it cuts out unnecessary institutions. Maybe then congress will be controlled by people other than the insurance company lobbyist, then Washington can look into alternatives for healthcare.

Rodger and Me and Sicko Comparission

In the film Rodger and Me we see what it was like for the employees when GM was closing their factories in Flint, Michigan. The viewpoint is strictly from the prospective of the employees it is not from the view that it may have cost jobs in order to keep the jobs in other places. There is great detail on the repossession of homes from land lords, and people eating rabbits to just get by. The depressing story of the struggling town Flint is told, and how it tried so hard to become a destination, but failed.
In the film Sicko we see the American health system failing so many people. We are previewed to various cases of medical neglect done by the insurance companies, turning people down for procedures that would save their lives. The view point is from the people who have been turned down by their insurance companies or just can’t afford coverage at all. The benefits from a Universal health care system are gone over. People in many other countries are not faced with the huge bills that we face in the US. But none of the down falls of the universal health care system were brought up, probably because it would weaken his argument for Universal Healthcare. It is hard to see our country failing in something so crucial to the future of this country.
The rhetoric used the in Rodger and Me is very much trying to appeal to our sense of logos from the standpoint of the auto workers who were fired from GM. There are a lot of facts given about how the ex employees were forced to live after the factories were closed. Throughout the film pathos becomes very apparent as well, through the horrible events that happened to these people. He appeals to our emotions through the logos the facts cause one to feel sorry for the people in their disposition. One is left with the question how can someone be so cruel as to put all these good people out of work?
The rhetoric used in Sicko is a logos appeal Michael highlights the fact that insurance companies are literally getting away with murder. The logos at one point gets so vivid that it appeals to our emotional side when we see an elderly lady put in a cab from one hospital in Los Angeles to the rescue mission across town, she is pushed out of the cab and is clearly disoriented. How can someone in their right mind do something so cruel to someone so helpless? Michael also gives the facts on the way things work in several countries which use universal health care. The difference is amazing, there is no need to worry about payment, and doctors don’t have to worry about going after their patients for money.
These two films create the same type of rhetorical appeals for the audience. Michael, does a good job of putting us in the shoes of the people affected by the problems in our countries.

Synthesis Wal-Mart and GM

In the film Rodger and Me one can see what it was like from the auto workers when the GM factory in Flint Michigan was closed. The hardships the ex employees faced were devastating everything from having a house repossessed to being forced to eat wild game. It appears that the auto giant was screwing their employees. It becomes apparent throughout the film that the auto industry will not be making a comeback in the US.
In the article Local Power Can change Wal-Mart, one sees the way Wal-Mart forced jobs overseas that were once done by Americans. The once industry leader Rubbermaid was forced to comply with Wal-Mart pricing strategies and wound bankrupting the company, another US company gone. When Wal-Mart comes to a smaller town it leaves the mom and pop shops out to dry. This causes a lot of hard feelings and anger towards the nation’s largest retailer. Leaving the question will we ever make anything in the US again?
Although we will probably never get the auto industry back, they just did too little too late. It is not too late however to make sure that we protect what is left in the US by making sure that companies that are vested in the US stay in the US. Even though GM lost to Toyota, Toyota does make a certain amount of their vehicles in the US and they contribute to the US economy. As for Wal-Mart people shouldn’t use Wal-Mart for everything like in the article there everyday low prices are hurting the economy. We can try to change the way Wal-Mart does business, by supporting the local guys more and less the corporate giant. There is no way to change the damage Wal-Mart has inflicted upon the US, but there is a way to prevent more damage from occurring.

Comparision between Wal-Mart and GM

In the article “Local Power can change Wal-Mart” there is great concern for the negative affect that Wal-Mart has on local economies. Wal-Mart has forced U.S. companies to manufacture items once produced in the U.S. over in China. Therefore, those workers in the United States have been left without a job. Wal-Mart has gotten so out of hand that at one point they almost forced Rubbermaid a U.S. company out of business, Wal-Mart would not sell Rubbermaid products unless they sold the products to them at a much lower price. Rubbermaid had to consent and it moved its production overseas, these people want to educate people on the ramifications of shopping at Wal-Mart.
In the documentary “Rodger and Me” one is given a glimpse into the life of the General Motors employee in Flint, Michigan after being laid off by the auto giant. We see the ex-employees houses being repossessed by the land lords there is even one taking place on Christmas Eve. It turns that C.E.O. was moving the jobs to Mexico. The towns where GM was doing the laying off were devastated by a peak in crime, because there was no other industry in these towns. The small business die out as well because there was no one to buy their goods, it is a ripple affect on the entire community.
In both these accounts there is a concern for the American workforce and the future. We should have a greater concern for the consequences of what we buy and where we shop, we are hurting ourselves in the long run. The affect on the community that the two businesses have had on these towns where they either were or are can be devastating. Many people have suffered from these businesses and left with no way out of the trouble.

To use pathos you are required to appeal to emotion and touch the heart. Pathos is meant to evoke an emotional response. We can get this from several aspects of the cartoon, there appears to be embarrassment form the character giving the eulogy. Which as we all know that messing up in front of an audience can make us sick and make us feel bad for the person. And appeals to our emotional side
The cartoon made almost reminded me of of a Doctor Seuss book in some parts. Which makes sense because Dr. Seuss did such a good job of appealing to kids in a pathos way, by using emotionally loaded language, vivid descriptions through the pictures as well. So this cartoon can appeal to us in the same way, the few words that are in the piece are emotionally loaded. In the beginning we have the eulogy which is emotional for the speaker to mess up in front of all those people. Also by the way it is drawn it gives off a vivid distress to it. Which is exactly what pathos is supposed to do, get right at our heart.
So weather by the vivid description through the pictures or emotionally loaded language, they both have a way of evoking emotional responses although this was a very hard piece for me to dissect there was just so much going on at the same time. There is a feeling that this person was on drugs or had a real bad dream. There was a significance to the blank page at the end which was a way of putting a stop to all the craziness in this guys head and was a symbol of death. That in and of itself has a very pathos thing to do because it leaves us with an effect of death.

Web site analysis

The web site I chose was Hilton hotels.com, because I look at a lot of hotel websites. The organization of the site is very neat and organized. I would classify it as being very Logos you can do what you need to right away, you can find a hotel, book a reward stay, or view a current reservation. The author is obviously an employee for Hilton. The audience is the Hilton Honors members and any potential guest. Since the Hilton family of hotels has a very diverse chain with everything from Hampton Inn which is budget, to The Waldorf Astoria collection of hotels which is ultra exclusive they can have a very wide range of audiences. The purpose is to try to gain loyal guests and show the quality of product they offer. They are also trying to advertise by the ad they have for what promotions they have going in a simple yet ornate box which you can click on for more information. The overall tone is one of quality and that travel should be more than just A to B, since you can earn double points when you stay with them. The site is not cluttered with links and pictures but just enough is present to retain attention. The more simple site makes it easier to get to the links you need. It just makes sense to have a site that is easy to navigate for guests.

Blog analysis

I feel that Teach.Writes blog is a very informative blog; it displays a sense of knowledge. It is not hard to look at the text, and it blends nicely with the background. It shows me that it is not someone out to impress me by how fancy and sophisticated they can get their blog, but that person wants us to get something out of their blog. With that being said the author would most likely to me be an educator of some sort. The pictures are not overwhelming either they don’t over the entire page, yet they are just enough to spark interest in that person. The attachments are logical as well and fitting to the material presented. You can get just from the layout that this person is a thinker by the entries on his blog. The haikus at the end just end the presentation nicely as well and cause it to end on a good note with something to think about.

Mother Tounge

Amy has two kinds of Englishes she speaks one is for with other people and speeches, while the other is for her mother. It was extremely hard for Tan to grow up with her mother’s poor speech; she was angered that people would take advantage of her because of the impartment since she was after all from Asia. It shows us how cold the world can be. The specific audience that is being targeted is the Asian and Anglo communities. She doesn’t want to see the Asian population limit themselves to science and engineering, but to go out and beat the statistics be creative, do the opposite society wants you to do. I feel the Anglos are targeted in this by revealing the cruel things that were done to Amy’s mom. The part when the hospital pretended they lost her CAT scan was really low and Amy had to come to her moms rescue. She also relates to other kids that are in the same boat, not to let society tell them what they can and can not do, which is what Amy over came.

Blogging will only become more popular as time moves foward. We have the ability to get our thoughts and emotions out there, to see what others have to say about what we are feeling. There are even communities of bloggers that are connected by what they blog eventhough they may never have met one another, their thoughts and opinions is what causes these communities to identify with one another. With this easy way of connecting there also needs to be great responsibility with so many out there who are violebt racists. But according to them they are allowed to speak their minds under United States law of free speech. When I see things that are racism related I think about how ingnorant those people are acting, and how foolish they are. When you think of how crafty these people that post these racist comments and to what lengths they will go to to get their point across, it is frightening. We can't stop blogging because a few people do wrong things with blogs, we just need to be careful ourselves. There is too much that can be learned not to blog. There is no way to stop the blogging mania so as long as we are careful we will be fine.

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