From Sarah Haskins's 1st video:
Claim: Guys are not going to find "hot chicks" by using "normal chick" tactics. Guys need to move their tactics up a level to what happens on TV.
- Makes women seem shallow because you have to get her everything.
- Makes men seem desperate because they'll do anything to get these "hot chicks."
Support: The support she uses is TV commercials, including Burger King, Axe, Bounce, and Febreeze.
Sarah Haskins's 2nd video:
Claim: These TV commercials make young teenagers (13 - 14 year olds) care too much about fashion and the clothes they wear to school. It also makes them grow up to quickly.
Support: TV commercials, including K-Mart, Walmart, and Ecko Shoes.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
In Class: Freewrite for Topics
Walk through my life and all things I didn't want to do:
- I wish I didn't have to wake up at 7 or 7:45 (depending on when I hear my alarm)
- I wish I were allowed to have a puppy in my dorm
- I wish I had a break for lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- I wish prices at 1873 were lower.
- I wish gas pricies were lower.
- I wish there was more publicity about TCU's club rugby team
- I wish Froggy 5-0 was on time more often.
- I wish freshman could park wherever, instead of by the stadium in a designated freshman lot.
- I wish the showers in suites were cleaner
- I wish concert prices were cheaper, so more people on college-student-budgets could go.
Issues that have provoked disagreement:
- People driving over the speed limits
- People talking on their phones while checking out at a store. (1)
- My parents not understanding what I'm saying.
- My mom only repeating what I just said, instead of helping me to figure it out.
- Whether I should be concerned about money or not.
- My class schedule
- The Air Force shouldn't go to unmanned, Air Combat-esque aircrafts. (2)
My argument:
People talking on their phones while talking on their cell phones while checking out at a store gets annoying. It's rude to the clerk because he or she is doing you a favor and you're just ignoring whatever conversation he or she is trying to have with you. Everyone else doesn't want to hear your conversation, but by talking on your phone, we're forced to eavesdrop. Then people get frustrated by others knowing their information or details of their weekend - just because we were close to them and could hear what they said. Imagine if it were flipped and the clerk was talking on the phone while you were just waiting there to get your stuff.
The other side:
People need to get things done, and sometimes it happens at inopportune times when a person is checking out of a store. It is just a part of the culture now. Sometimes people just need to get things done. Phones are just a part of life and no one thinks anything of it anymore. We can't point fingers at people because we're all guilty of doing it at some point to some degree.
- I wish I didn't have to wake up at 7 or 7:45 (depending on when I hear my alarm)
- I wish I were allowed to have a puppy in my dorm
- I wish I had a break for lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- I wish prices at 1873 were lower.
- I wish gas pricies were lower.
- I wish there was more publicity about TCU's club rugby team
- I wish Froggy 5-0 was on time more often.
- I wish freshman could park wherever, instead of by the stadium in a designated freshman lot.
- I wish the showers in suites were cleaner
- I wish concert prices were cheaper, so more people on college-student-budgets could go.
Issues that have provoked disagreement:
- People driving over the speed limits
- People talking on their phones while checking out at a store. (1)
- My parents not understanding what I'm saying.
- My mom only repeating what I just said, instead of helping me to figure it out.
- Whether I should be concerned about money or not.
- My class schedule
- The Air Force shouldn't go to unmanned, Air Combat-esque aircrafts. (2)
My argument:
People talking on their phones while talking on their cell phones while checking out at a store gets annoying. It's rude to the clerk because he or she is doing you a favor and you're just ignoring whatever conversation he or she is trying to have with you. Everyone else doesn't want to hear your conversation, but by talking on your phone, we're forced to eavesdrop. Then people get frustrated by others knowing their information or details of their weekend - just because we were close to them and could hear what they said. Imagine if it were flipped and the clerk was talking on the phone while you were just waiting there to get your stuff.
The other side:
People need to get things done, and sometimes it happens at inopportune times when a person is checking out of a store. It is just a part of the culture now. Sometimes people just need to get things done. Phones are just a part of life and no one thinks anything of it anymore. We can't point fingers at people because we're all guilty of doing it at some point to some degree.
Rhetorical Blog 4: Second Amendment
Katz, Chelsea
English 10803
Ms. Amanda Irvin
3 November 2009
The Second Amendment
Everyone thinks of Texans and Southerners as being redneck hillbillies who carry around shotguns all the time. That’s not necessarily true, but then there’s only one way that people could get that perception – and that is through the second amendment. If we didn’t have the second amendment protecting our right to bear arms, no one would be legally allowed to carry any type of gun around town or keep one in their home.
A gun is the best way for a person to protect his or her personal property, whether it is their home, land, or well-being. It is an innate feeling to protect what is yours and what is important to you. However if a person breaking into your home has a gun, then whatever you have at hand to protect yourself will do nothing. The only way to stay protected against a gun is to have another gun. Without the protection of a gun, a regular person is a goner if he or she is opposed by a person with a gun. This doesn’t necessarily mean that every person with a gun has the intention of being a criminal or committing a murder.
Of course, since a good number of murders are committed within the home, not owning a gun would decrease the chances of this type of murder occurring. The cartoon strip makes a good point though. “If your [spouse] were attacking you with a handgun […] wouldn’t you want to be in a position to return the fire?” (Common Reading 13). This makes the murder issue more personal because you can put yourself into the victim’s shoes and imagine what that would be like. I personally, would be scared out of my mind if someone – especially someone I knew or that I was related to – threatened me with a gun. And in addition to that, I would definitely want a gun myself to at least have in case I couldn’t talk the gun out of my attacker’s hand.
Although a gun is a nice “safety cushion” to have just in case, it doesn’t cure all of society’s problems. Sure gun control, limiting gun usage to the military and police officers would limit the amount of guns in the country, but that would not stop the crime that has been happening. Criminals who are hell-bent to commit a crime of any kind involving a gun – like a robbery or murder – will get a gun somehow. It doesn’t matter if it is illegal to have a gun, a criminal will get one on the black market illegally. An example of what would happen is present with marijuana. It is illegal, but people still manage to get it somehow. Guns would be the same way because a supplier will undoubtedly be present for a buyer. Besides, why should criminals be afraid to illegally get a gun? They’re already committing a crime that they will get the maximum time for, so why not illegally get a gun while they’re at it.
I can understand, though, why Washington, D.C. would be the place to have a strict gun control policy since that is where a lot of crime happens. Not only is it a crime-ridden place, but it is also where some of the country’s most powerful people, such as the President and First Family and other government officials, live. That goes back to my previous point that having gun control would not stop criminals from getting a gun to commit their crime. If a worse case scenario happened where a government official or the President or a member of the First Family was shot and possibly killed, chaos would erupt throughout the nation. This is what happened when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although there was a lot of grieving afterwards, at the time there was a lot of running around and screaming.
Along with the right to protect oneself, a person must also have a means of eating. And for some people, that means going hunting, which would entail owning a shotgun. Just think about trying to hunt for deer or boar with a bow and arrow or a slingshot – it wouldn’t work at all and would probably only make, at least the boar, angry. So this is another way that gun control would not be helpful.
The main reason for wanting to have a gun, though, is to protect oneself and property. Nothing is more important to people besides their own personal safety and their personal property. Guns and the second amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms is essentially what keeps this country safe and what makes this country what it today, is in contrast to other countries of the world and how the U.S. was in the past.
English 10803
Ms. Amanda Irvin
3 November 2009
The Second Amendment
Everyone thinks of Texans and Southerners as being redneck hillbillies who carry around shotguns all the time. That’s not necessarily true, but then there’s only one way that people could get that perception – and that is through the second amendment. If we didn’t have the second amendment protecting our right to bear arms, no one would be legally allowed to carry any type of gun around town or keep one in their home.
A gun is the best way for a person to protect his or her personal property, whether it is their home, land, or well-being. It is an innate feeling to protect what is yours and what is important to you. However if a person breaking into your home has a gun, then whatever you have at hand to protect yourself will do nothing. The only way to stay protected against a gun is to have another gun. Without the protection of a gun, a regular person is a goner if he or she is opposed by a person with a gun. This doesn’t necessarily mean that every person with a gun has the intention of being a criminal or committing a murder.
Of course, since a good number of murders are committed within the home, not owning a gun would decrease the chances of this type of murder occurring. The cartoon strip makes a good point though. “If your [spouse] were attacking you with a handgun […] wouldn’t you want to be in a position to return the fire?” (Common Reading 13). This makes the murder issue more personal because you can put yourself into the victim’s shoes and imagine what that would be like. I personally, would be scared out of my mind if someone – especially someone I knew or that I was related to – threatened me with a gun. And in addition to that, I would definitely want a gun myself to at least have in case I couldn’t talk the gun out of my attacker’s hand.
Although a gun is a nice “safety cushion” to have just in case, it doesn’t cure all of society’s problems. Sure gun control, limiting gun usage to the military and police officers would limit the amount of guns in the country, but that would not stop the crime that has been happening. Criminals who are hell-bent to commit a crime of any kind involving a gun – like a robbery or murder – will get a gun somehow. It doesn’t matter if it is illegal to have a gun, a criminal will get one on the black market illegally. An example of what would happen is present with marijuana. It is illegal, but people still manage to get it somehow. Guns would be the same way because a supplier will undoubtedly be present for a buyer. Besides, why should criminals be afraid to illegally get a gun? They’re already committing a crime that they will get the maximum time for, so why not illegally get a gun while they’re at it.
I can understand, though, why Washington, D.C. would be the place to have a strict gun control policy since that is where a lot of crime happens. Not only is it a crime-ridden place, but it is also where some of the country’s most powerful people, such as the President and First Family and other government officials, live. That goes back to my previous point that having gun control would not stop criminals from getting a gun to commit their crime. If a worse case scenario happened where a government official or the President or a member of the First Family was shot and possibly killed, chaos would erupt throughout the nation. This is what happened when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although there was a lot of grieving afterwards, at the time there was a lot of running around and screaming.
Along with the right to protect oneself, a person must also have a means of eating. And for some people, that means going hunting, which would entail owning a shotgun. Just think about trying to hunt for deer or boar with a bow and arrow or a slingshot – it wouldn’t work at all and would probably only make, at least the boar, angry. So this is another way that gun control would not be helpful.
The main reason for wanting to have a gun, though, is to protect oneself and property. Nothing is more important to people besides their own personal safety and their personal property. Guns and the second amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms is essentially what keeps this country safe and what makes this country what it today, is in contrast to other countries of the world and how the U.S. was in the past.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
In Class: Freewrite on "Man in the Irony Mask"
I thought the profile on Stephen Colbert was really good. I really liked it because I have only seen "The Colbert Report" a few times and don't know that much about the man or the show. It was really interesting to read how he decided to take up his style of comedy and what shaped him as a person early in life. I'm sure I couldn't have coped as well as he did if three of my family members died in a tragic plane crash that could've been prevented. And I was impressed to read that he does almost everything in a character besides himself. And making up things in interviews made me laugh because that'd be so easy to do. I think I'll watch "The Colbert Report" more now.
I liked "Man in the Irony Mask" a little better than "Home Girl" because of the information and the subject. Colbert just seems like a more entertaining interviewee. I liked reading it more even though it was longer.
I liked "Man in the Irony Mask" a little better than "Home Girl" because of the information and the subject. Colbert just seems like a more entertaining interviewee. I liked reading it more even though it was longer.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
In Class: Freewrite
My favorite part about "Home Girl" was how real she was at home. Like when Hall describes her running conditioner through her daughter's hair and then describes that part of the home. It just made her seem very "normal" instead of a famous singer. I also liked that she would not make a comment about the comparison Hall makes between Badu and Beyonce. To me that showed what a good person she is to have the class to not ruin someone else's parade (so to say). When they talk about how Badu is trying to revamp her area of town, it is exactly like what's going on around my hometown.. only it's not because my town has become like New Orleans - it was just starting to get run down.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
In Class: playing with pictures "Johnnie and Zeek"
I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.I think this picture of Johnnie and Zeek is taken out of either Louisiana or New York. The way this picture looks makes me thing that they could work at the Yankee's or Mets' baseball stadium. I feel like they are both content with life judging by the way they're standing and also the hint of smiles on both of their faces. I think it's funny that Johnnie's jacket is so tight on him. It kind of makes me sad though, too, because I don't know if it's because he didn't have money to buy another suit or if he just likes that one too much to replace it after all these years and pounds. I really like Zeek's bike in the picture because it makes it feel more personal. The bag looks like it could possibly be a mail or paper bag. It just makes me feel good. Both guy's overall appearance makes me think they're both pretty awesome guys. I think this picture has a great story behind it. It reminds me of a couple of best friends who work together and live in the same town. I can imagine them grabbing a couple of instruments and sitting on the front porch of a house just jamming with their friends. This is just their usual trip back home from work. They're just two good buddies who hang together and whose families are always together. There is a mischief in Zeek's eyes that makes it seem like they're planning one of those front-porch jam sessions once they make it back home in time for dinner. The black and white hue of the pictures makes it seem old and authentic. It also gave the picture a more "homey" feel to it, and made me feel like I'd met these men before and that this was a picture a relative took of them. The more subdued colors of the picture make it less striking and simpler. The simple look makes it more relateable.
The frist thing I see about the picture is Johnnie and Zeek standing in front of this building, and as well as Zeek's bike. The clothes and the bike make me think that this picture was taken in either Louisiana or a smaller town in New York. From the way they're dressed, I think it was taken somewhere within the years between 1950 and 1970.
This picture is trying to make me feel like I have a relationship with these men. It makes me feel like I've lived down the street from them and their families for all my life. Part of what makes me feel that way is the black and white color and the smiles on their faces. The way they are posing for this makes me feel like they're just really great guys who I actually knows. At the time it was taken, I think the picture appealed to only a black audience, but I think the audience now has grown to include everyone, black and white.
In Class: Freewrite Generating Ideas for Essay 3
Prompt 1: people I can't forget:
Kercheval - high school VB coach, work ethic
Mrs. Lusby - 10th grade English, both lovers of JE and teaching me to enjoy school reading
Mrs. Carroll - KII and 5th grade, brought me into school (taught me my vowels) and pushed me out of elementary school (teaching me the elements)
Mrs. Daigre - 6th and 7th grade science, and going on trips overseas
Mrs. Hall - 4th grade, tumor
Mrs. Burton - science lab, learning to enjoy animals/science
Mrs. "B"/Coach Klausmeyer - middle school VB/SB coach, work ethic and how to play
Kercheval - high school VB coach, work ethic
Mrs. Lusby - 10th grade English, both lovers of JE and teaching me to enjoy school reading
Mrs. Carroll - KII and 5th grade, brought me into school (taught me my vowels) and pushed me out of elementary school (teaching me the elements)
Mrs. Daigre - 6th and 7th grade science, and going on trips overseas
Mrs. Hall - 4th grade, tumor
Mrs. Burton - science lab, learning to enjoy animals/science
Mrs. "B"/Coach Klausmeyer - middle school VB/SB coach, work ethic and how to play
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