In-Class Lab Presentation Ad-Paraphrase, Quote, and Summary

Paraphrase:

The Veggieburger McDonalds ad specifically targets meat loving audiences, based on the German language it is written in. Additionally the words “Jetzt neu: Der Veggieburger” conveyed two messages. First the words “Jetzt neu” mean “Now the New” implies renewed opportunity for a healthy lifestyle. Second, “Der Veggieburger.” tell the audience that McDonald's Veggieburger is the only Veggieburger worth buying.

Summary:

The Veggieburger McDonalds ad focuses on promoting a new and healthier lifestyle for Germans.

Quote:

“Jetzt neu: Der Veggieburger.”

Writers Blog Summary/Paraphrase/Quote

 In Doug Lantry’s analysis titled Stay Sweet As You Are, he inspects the audience of the 1922 Retinols soap, 1934 lux soap, and the 1954 Listerine mouthwash ads and their tactics in getting that audience to buy into their product. He suggests that all three of the ads center their attention on women and the implied feeling of fulfilment that can only come from attracting male intrigue. Representatively he asserts, “The intended consumers in the Resinol, Lux, and Listerine ads are women, and the message of all three ads is that the product . . . is required for-romantic or matrimonial success . . . the ultimate goal of every American woman” (3). 

                In conclusion to his analysis Lantry states his belief that women cannot be content without being actively involved, if not the reason for joy in men’s lives. The ads underlying statement stayed the same through each of the ads though they may have given more credit to women’s independent roles in society as the years progressed. The ads tell women to submit themselves to this fate, their ultimate plot in life. The ads text implies that the women are able to have men in their lives because they use their products (Lantry 3).

Textual Analysis Paper In Class Lab

1.  PETA, Mercy for animals, and Freedom For Animals
2.      The pig ad is intended for shoppers who purchase their pork from Walmart to convince people to buy their meat elsewhere. The hair product ad is targeted towards women to influence them to purchase cruelty-free products. The PETA ad targets upper class fur- wearers to emphasize the abuse animals went through so that people could wear the fur. All three of these ads make the buyers feel guilty about what they’re buying and enlightens them to abuse that animals go through.
3.       There are derogatory slogans written on all three of the ads to hook people’s attention, and also provides facts about animal cruelty.
4.        The purpose of this text is to bring attention to animal cruelty and relate it to everyday things that people buy, that they aren’t aware are related to animal cruelty. The images are snippets of the cruelty that animals go through. The creators are anti-animal cruelty, and are trying to influence people to stop buying products that support animal cruelty.
5.     .    They seem to be working towards their purpose by also targeting women in all three ads. The hair ad appeals to women because that’s who would be buying the product, the Walmart ad would most likely target women as well because women typically do grocery shopping for the household, and the fur ad appeals to women because women are more likely to wear fur than men. The creators want to stop animal cruelty.
6.       The Walmart ad represents evidence that we used to support our answers through the picture of the pig behind bars; signifying the unfair lifestyle the pig goes through in its short life. The hair product ad at first comes across as a typical beauty ad, except for the skin abscess on the side of her face and the slogan written underneath the picture. The fur ad provides evidence linking compassion towards the animal to how wrong wearing fur is because most people wouldn’t harm their own animals for fur, so why should other animals suffer?

    7. Collectively, the ads promote vegan-ism/vegetarianism while aiding the fight against animal cruelty by exposing facts to the public.

Summary Rubin

In Melissa Rubin’s paper Advertisements R Us, published in 2013, she analyzes a Coca-Cola ad. I found two main points that had a significant role in the paper. In the first, she stated that specifics about a society can be realized when we look at the characteristics of a business’s ad, characteristics they have chosen specifically to effect a specific audience. One important reason why she would use this theme in her analysis is well known by any company. The reason why companies create ads is so that they can sell their products. Therefore, every company has to think about their audience and the trends of society before they will be able to produce an effective ad.

                The second main idea presented in her paper is that the ads of a society can add to and even create its characteristics. It is true that trends are set by what is sold. The details of the ad will determine and correspond to what is relevant to the time. Ads bend to recent historical events, social regularities and, after doing do will add a small idea into the mix. A fun, creative, and exciting touch is what gets things to sell. Ads will do their best to make their product look beneficial and therefore shape society as people buy it.

Rubin: Thinking about the Text

1. In Melissa Rubin's analysis from the Coca-Cola Bottler magazine published in 1950 suggests the insight that the ad described and even created the identity of the American population at that time. The ad shows a completely white group of happy people, predominately male, who are standing in front of a sky scraper sized Coca-Cola vending machine. The ad accentuates the presence of service men by putting them in the center, then business men the next closest to them, and only displays a couple women. These specifics are extremely relevant to the era, supporting Rubin's analysis. She stated, "Another important factor to consider: everyone in the ad is white. During the 1950s, there was still some racial prejudice and segregation in the United States." This shows how the ad reflected the culture of the American 1950s. Secondly, the focus on the service men significantly explains the time period. As World War II had just ended, American device men were greatly appreciated and celebrated with winning the war. This is demonstrated by the large amount of attention they receive in the ad. Rubin gives many more supporting details, convincing me, as the reader, of the correctness of her analysis.

2. The author includes historical context by noting historical references in the ad. An example of this is how there were no African Americans in the ad. This is referring to the segregation that was still going on at that time. This information makes her analysis more believable as it is likely to resonate with the reader's personal life. Examples of this could be if you had a relative in World War II, if you grew up during the 1950s, or if you grew up then as an African American and experienced the unfairness dealt to that race.

3. In analyzing an ad, there are many possible questions that could be answered. These questions stem from the ad's design, wording, and tone. Examples of such questions include: What conclusion can we make about the intended audience of an ad based on its design? Looking at the ads wording, what message about the company is the advertisement trying to convey? What tone directed towards a certain lifestyle when focusing on the pitch and emphasized phrases of an oral ad?

4. Similar to the way the advertisement for Coca-Cola that Melissa Rubin's talks about shows the values of the 1950s, the hTc BoomSound phone ad from 2013 displays what society values now. As you can see, the ad displays a video, being played on a phone, of a crowded concert, full of people that are dancing to and cheering for music. This shows that modern culture is full of music and technology just like the overwhelming majority of males in the Coke ad demonstrated the sexism of the 1950s. Just like the service men were the main attraction in Rubin's ad, the video takes up the spotlight in the phone ad. It is the most animated part in the whole advertisement, and pops out against the neutral, gray background. This grabs the viewer’s attention and gives them the impression that if they get the advertised phone with dual frontal stereo speakers, they will be able to have the same exciting, musical experience the people in the video are having. Likewise, the joy on the drawings faces in the Coca-Cola ad tells the audience that they will be just as happy if they drink it too.

Mad Men Questions #1-5

1.       The main point that Heather Havrilesky makes in Mad Men is that striving hard to have a seemingly perfect life is not what makes life good, but that it is the simple beauties and the empathy we show others that creates the best option for our existence. For instance, the author states, “What’s missing on both a personal and broader scale is empathy.” Obviously she really cares about having kindness in the world and has demonstrated this in her writing. The first part of her thesis is upheld by her tone attributed to praising Mad Men, and her explanations about how it supports her opinion against the thought process of always wanting more. An example of this is when she says, “This is the genius of Mad Men, its dramatic reenactment of the discontent between the dream of dashing heroes and their beautiful wives…and the much messier reality of struggling to play a predetermined role without an organic relationship to your surroundings or to yourself….” It can be seen in this quote that the author enjoys the unveiling of what life for envious people is like, without the stains of our own longings.

2.       Havrilesky claims her authority to write about and analyze this show through her extensive explanations of characters, the plot, and themes found in the show. This makes it clear that she is very knowledgeable about Mad Men.

3.       The author uses specific word choices and examples from the show to relate to or move the reader’s feelings. For instance, she uses words like “exposed” and tells the reader about “the sharp edicts Don and Betty issue to their children” to influence their feelings.

4.       If the show was already recognizable to me, I would definitely say that the description of it is accurate. It seems like a very likely plot and the writer seems to know a lot about it, so much, that it would probably be hard for her to ignore the truth. Though this may be the case with the first, the effects of Mad Men on the viewers of the show will not all be attracted to the show because of questions such as, “What is missing from this pretty picture?” Contrarily, I believe that people will be drawn to it because of reasons contradictory to the opinion of Havrilesky. For example, the audience may be sucked in by the demonstration of the romantic and intense life they would like to live. They may never even think to apply it to a real-life situation and instead only give it room in their mind long enough to finish the episode. In addition, watching television shows generally don’t spark deep insights such as the above mentioned by the author. Watching T.V. is generally a form of recreation and relaxing, not of intense thinking and deep rooted questions. This shows the differentiated impacts the show may have on different people.

"Stay Sweet As You Are" In-Class Response

Stay Sweet As You Are is a good example of an paper that follows the criteria for an analysis paper. To begin with, the author, Doug Lantry, shows concern for his audience as he is describing his stance on the ads. These are displayed when he shows his distain and objection for the ads: “the premise is that a bad complexion will prevent marriage even if a woman has attributes like wit and grace…” The word “even” plays a key role in explaining his stance. The author’s stance on these kind of ads is also made clear through this observation. The author gives us context in stating that the ads were created in the 1920’s, 30’s, and 50’s. The author’s Design is well thought out as well, as his paper shows evidence supporting his analysis. It allows visual representation and support of his stance as well as responding to the audience’s possible inexperience.

Taking Stock of Your Writing

1.      What was your main point (thesis)?  “The Moral of the Story”?

The main point of my paper was to express that literature can help us solve emotional problems and is a good way of communicating true emotions.

 

2.      Who was your audience?  What did you assume about them?  What “audience needs” did you have to consider in writing the paper?  How did you tailor your writing to them?

My audience was Professor Begert. Since I have only know her for a month or so, I assumed that she did not know my religious convictions or family situation. Responding to her need for background information about my life, I explained what New Beginnings is, about my family dynamics, and explained about my emotional problems at the time of the event. I made sure that I had good sensory details to convey the right emotions and used a more extensive vocabulary to fit her superior status as a teacher.

3.      What feedback or reactions did you get at various times while composing this paper, and how was this helpful?  What other kinds of input or support did you get from classmates, teacher, tutors, others?  Were you able to make use of it?  How, or why not?

In composing the paper I had a couple people critique it and they found that it had had spelling errors and a problem with redundant word choices. This allowed me to fix these mistake to improve my paper. I found supports in my textbook, telling me what to focus on in my narrative. One of my peers also annotated my paper. Both of these helped me realize where I was lacking in my paper and what was expected in the final draft.

 

4.      What did you find interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it?

The process I went through in this paper was different than a lot of other assignments I have done. I had to do it over a more extended period of time and couldn’t rely on my own insights to do it. In this I learned that a lot of our best work takes time and other people’s opinions to be good.

 

5.      What questions do you have for me about the paper?  (What part(s) of the paper would you like me to focus on?  What do you see as the paper’s strengths, and what areas are you unsure of?)

The only question that really stick out in my mind about the paper is if it is formal enough. It was on a very sensitive topic so it was difficult do make it formal. I do think that I had strong descriptions and would like you to focus on that. I was a little unsure of the quotes punctuation though.

Paper #1

Bethany Cleaver

English 101-5:30

Dr. Sonia Begert

10/20/15

Sister Shoop, the church’s young woman president, stood up in front of the group of teenage girls. The bubbly conversation slowly sank in volume as one by one, the smiling faces turned towards the kind, middle-aged woman who was trying to get their attention so she could teach that Sunday’s lesson. I sat by myself, frantically glancing about, earnest for everyone to be quiet.

 

 

 

Don’t talk. I warned myself. Do want to have to apologize for it later?

 

 

 

I sat still, staring at Sister Shoop, her soft blonde hair fluttering every time she moved. I gazed at her watery blue eyes wondering if she knew the turmoil that was slowly conquering my everyday life.

 

 

 

This was a time in my life that could be described as rainy. Then, it seemed as though the threat of thunder was around every corner of thought and that lightning bolts of fear would strike in even the sunniest places. Leading up to this, the beginning of my freshman year in high school, I had had a perfect childhood. My family life seemed to be modeled after the Cleaver family in the television show Leave it to Beaver, I had almost always done well in school, and had been raised comfortably. Visibly, nothing had changed. Mentally though, I was a prisoner to my worries.

 

 

 

Things had started going downhill in eighth grade. Anxiety about mathematics, my relationships and, being religious, my spirituality started tainting my self-esteem and confidence. I felt like I was always doing something wrong and like I was obligated to apologize for every little thing. Accidentally bumping into someone in a crowded room was an epidemic in my mind. I had talked to my parents, siblings and bishop many times about my concerns, but the anxiousness did not go away.

 

 

 

Pondering on this, I thought, Will I ever be normal again?  A feeling of darkness overshadowed any happiness I might have felt earlier that day. So much for Sunday.

 

 

 

Sister Shoop’s cheery voice pulled me out of my lull of memory. “Alright girls, I’d like to talk to you about New Beginnings. We have set the date for October tenth.” A feeling of warmth, similar to the comfort dispensed in taking a sip of hot chocolate, poured over me at this request. New beginnings is an event where all of the teenage girls are recognized for the activities they have completed in their Personal Progress booklets in the six months prior. The booklet contains tasks and projects relating to values such as integrity, virtue and faith that must be completed to progress. I had completed two of the values. A feeling of confidence surged throughout my body. She continued, “Since your mothers play such a big role in helping you reach your goals in Personal Progress, we were thinking of giving each of them an empty letter so they can write a little message to you about their feelings, goals, your progress, or whatever. Does that sound like a good idea?”

 

 

 

            Dread ripped the blanket of confidence right off my shoulders. I looked around dismally, surveying the sea of nodding heads. Things had not been too pleasant between my mom and me recently, seeing how I was always an emotional wreck. I had worn her out with my problems, and she couldn’t battle my worrisome thoughts for me anymore. I left church that day, card in hand, hoping somehow it would turn out well. What my mom would have to say would either be really inspirational or unresponsive.

 

 

 

            A week or two went by and I forgot about the card. In no time at all, it was the day of New Beginnings. A friend had given me a ride to the church after school. There, I was met by a pleasant sight. There were eight, round tables spread out across the Gym floor. White cloths covered them, accompanied by little vases of pink and lavender flowers. A long table glutted with sweets stood against one of the walls. As I was admiring these, Sister Shoop came up to me and asked, “Hey Bethany! Did you give your mom the card?” Her round face smiled in anticipation as she awaited my response.

 

 

 

I jerked my head in her direction. I could feel my eyes widen and my skin grow feverish. “Oh! I totally forgot!” I exclaimed, the words tumbling out of my mouth and landing in an unorganized heap on the ground of our conversation. “I’m so sorry!” There I go, apologizing again! I thought exasperatedly.

 

 

 

“That’s ok.” she laughed. “I have another one I can give her.”

 

 

 

“Thank you!” I sighed in relief. I looked up at the clock. It was just one minute until it was supposed to start. I examined the room for my mom but instead found my sisters, Lauren and Caralyn. I walked to their table and sat down.

 

 

 

            “Where is mom?” I asked, sitting down next to them.

 

 

 

“Well, after Sister Shoop handed her one of those letters that we were supposed to give her, she got up and left the Gym. Did you forget?” Lauren asked accusingly.

 

 

 

“Maybe.” I replied glumly.

 

 

 

“Wow, Bethany. That is so embarrassing!” Caralyn stared at me expectantly, waiting to see my remorse. She tilted her ear in my direction, hinting at  an apology.

 

 

 

“Well, sorry!” I said angrily. “You know that things are rough right now! Cut me some slack.”

 

 

 

Lauren opened her mouth, ready to intercept the conversation with some splintering censure, but was interrupted by Sister Shoop, “Welcome to New Beginnings everyone!” We will begin by singing a hymn.” The night pressed on and my mother was still absent. I was starting to wonder if she was even in the building anymore when the Young Woman’s President announced that now the time was designated for us to read our letter. As everyone was dispersing to different areas of the church, my mom rushed into the gym and handed me my letter. She smiled at me encouragingly, but quickly turned to talk to my grandparents. I slowly walked out of the gym and to the dark stairs leading to the stage. I sat down, took a deep breath, and bravely opened my letter. There were seven golden stars on the front of it. Each of them had a letter drawn onto it, spelling the word believe. I felt the tears rush into my eyes. It hit me that that was what I needed to do, believe. I needed to believe that I was capable of goodness. I opened the letter. My heart softened as I read deeper and deeper into the letter. She expressed, “…you could cheer anyone it seemed. This was accompanied by almost superhuman physical strength and [a] booming voice, a potential force with shocking red hair!” I laughed as I remembered the squirrely little girl I had once been. Sunshine filled my memory, characterizing the fun-filled and carefree childhood I had had. I fastened once again onto my mother’s words: “Bethany, the challenges you are facing right now are…shocking [and] surprising, our assumptions [of your success] and your strengths. [Regardless], we know those strengths will reemerge with new and varied powers, refined and matured to greater purpose. [These challenges are] ultimately no match for your native powers of strength, cheer, faith and fun!” Through those beautiful words, my mother’s love for me and confidence in my abilities was communicated. I realized the beauty of literature, and the edifying role it can play in our lives. This, along with many other letters and inspiring messages, have forged and founded my fondness of literature. There is always some author out there, who has written some book that we can relate to and find comfort in. When we have literature, we are never alone.

#1 Analysis In Class Lab

What was the decision?	What part of your life did it affect?	What information did you gather to help you make it?	How does this describe you (interests, priorities, activities)?
The decision to eat the healthier option of walnuts instead of peanut butter for breakfast this morning.	This affected my health, but also my self-esteem. It boosted my confidence to make this healthy choice.	I had to recall my knowledge of the amount of calories in peanut butter and the serving size for walnuts.	This shows my goal to be physically fit and healthy.
This past summer I had to make the decision to do swim instead of cross country.	It affected my social life, as some people were disappointed that I decided to do swimming instead of cross country.	I had to look up the meet schedules for both sports to see if they would conflict with school. I had to think about what would make me the happiest and be most beneficial for this year.	This demonstrates my priority is definitely school. It also shows that I am willing to try new things.
I had to make the decision to go home to do homework and visit with family instead of going to a friend’s house last night.	This affected my academic progress, but also my relationship with my friends.	I had to examine the consequences for not doing my homework. I also had to think about how much it would affect my friendship with these people if I didn’t go.	My decision to do homework shows that I take my school work seriously. It also shows that I have faith in my friendships and that I have loyal friends.
I had to make the decision to eat more than one brownie last night.	This affected my health and future health goals. It brought down my reserve against sweets.	I had to think about how much I wanted that brownie and about how many other opportunities I would have to eat treats the rest of the week.	This describes my love for chocolate and my mindfulness of my health.
This summer I decided I was going to try to study math often to get ready for pre-calculus in the fall.	This affected my free time. It enhanced my preparedness for my math class.	I had to take into account my current knowledge at that time, my schedule, and my means for doing so.	My decision to try to be up to speed in math shows my desire to do well in school, and that that is where a lot of my priorities are.

 

 

 

 

 

               

In researching different places to do indoor skydiving, I found the sites for Indoor Vegas Skydiving, and IFLY Indoor Skydiving. Both of these sites had videos, pictures and advertisements for specific events, but the IFLY site had significantly more. I could tell that this site relied a lot on its visual presentation of services. The pictures were mostly of smiling children, which explained to me the company’s focus towards the family experience. I understand this sites appeal to children and parents but, being a teen ager, I was looking for a flashier, more daring experience. The Indoor Vegas Skydiving shot this message out loud and clear. Its bright red background and comments like, “Bucket list checked off!” were really enticing for me. I could see that this site advertised a measurably more exciting experience than the careful, structured environment of the other. Skydiving seems like something that is more applicable to teens and young adults than children and small families. Because of this thought, I think that the Vegas site is generally more useful than the IFLY site.

Annotated "Literacy:A Lineage"

The author begins the essay with a personal story which reels the reader in. P1, pg. 132

 

She tells the story in chronological order from the very beginning. P1, pg. 132

 

She explains the event of the essay when she addresses other people's and places' involvement in her development. P1, pg. 132, P3, pg. 133

 

Luken includes vivid details that make the reader feel as if they are part of the story. P1, pg. 133

 

The author writes in first person, talking about her own growth and opinions. P1, pg. 134

 

The author explains her purpose as it becomes clear why she may excel at some things and not others. P1, 2 pg. 135

 

The author's last line brings her main point to light and ends the narrative with a strong quote, allowing the reader to feel what she felt at the time. P1, pg. 136

The Five Characteristic Features: Literacy Narrative Options

Literature has changed my life in many instances. There are three that specifically touched my heart. The first one involves a book that my mother gave me and how I rediscovered it one day. I could incorporate the five characteristic features easily in this memory. The event involved me finding the book ones day, most likely escaping a chore. It happened at the top of my stairs, next to a book shelf when I was about twelve years old. To include descriptive details, I could describe the soft texture of the book and the muted green walls. I could describe the comforting feeling it gave me. The point of view would be first person (since the story is about me). Most importantly, I could easily the stories importance, as it shows how memories of childhood can bring one relief.

The second event is probably the most significant. If I were to write my paper about this, I would explain how my mother gave me a letter at a church event, explaining  her worry for me, as I had been suffering from OCD symptoms. I would give vivid details and continue to describe my setting as I went on to say how I went to the dark stage steps and proceeded to read  that truth-telling, encouraging letter, also explaining more about the event. I will be telling most of the story (first person), but when I directly reference the letter, it will be from my mothers point of view. The purpose of this story will be manifested as I describe the courage the letter gave me and the admiration I felt for my mom at that time. It will show that mothers, though sometimes firm, can help us through our hardest struggles.

Lastly, I could write about a book that one of my youth group leaders gave me. I would describe the setting by mentioning that I got it when I was fourteen, on a Sunday at church. I could also explain that I opened it when I got home, where my emotions were free to flow. I would describe the situation by specifying that it was one of my youth group leaders that gave it me, and that she wrote letter on the inside comforting me, as I had been going through a hard time in my life. I would provide good details like talking about the peace that enveloped my heart as I read the letter and book. I could describe the stiff brown paper that wrapped the book. I would be telling the story most of the time, so it would be in first person. When I would quote the letter then it would be from my leader, Sister Tracy's, perspective. I would put a small summary at the end saying something about how that little gift and thoughtful words made a bi difference for me as can other, small, kind deeds. This leads to the important, life-changing theme, that "by small and simple things, are great things brought to pass" (The Book of Mormon: Ether 12:27).

In class: Literary Narrative

1.       “the glimmer of sunshine on the grass” (pg. 170, paragraph 1)

2.       “Just before leaving Louisiana, I met a small, slender black woman.” (Pg. 128, Paragraph 1)

3.       “we were struck by the chemical odor of a cleaning solution so strong that it seemed toxic.” (Pg. 128, P. 2) “Her cheek was quit tender…” (pg. 128, p.3) “…the whole street looked like a river, and water poured in.” (pg. 129, p.2)

4.       Topics

-redescovering a soft yellow picture book about a calf and it’s mother that my mom bought me when I was little-good

-Reading harry potter-good

-Reading an extensive series for homeschool and giving up on the last book-bad

-Writing weekly reports to my homeschool advisor

 

5.       Convey a memory, revisit a memory myself, teach the lesson that our memories can bring us comfort

6.       My audience probably will have had a similar experience with a mentor in their life, and if not probably has longed for one. I will have to make sure that my tone is a positive one.

7.       My tone will be affectionate. I want my readers to see me as a busy preteen and then as an innocent, sweet, little girl.

8.       Chaparral Pro Light is the right font. It will be print and on a website. I will also use this picture:

9.       Soft white or green walls. Brown bookshelves. Books. Sitting on the beige carpet. Cluttered corner of books, empty picture frames, drooping/ sharp potted plants. Top of a stair way

10.   I smell dust.

11.   I feel dirt mixed into the books soft covering. Old Velcro, that had lost it’s stick, mated with threads and lint.

12.   In wonder. Spacy(time stands still). Hungry.

13.   Nothing. Maybe dust. Hunger. Remembrance.

14.    

A.      My mother sat cross-legged, holding me in her lap, on the white living room rug. Her soft chestnut hair created a globe around us as she handed me the precious gift. Whenever mom gave me a gift, it was a treasure. No matter what it was, it was always wrapped with love and admiration. Her expression was that of any mother’s, kind and warm. She handed the little book to me with her strong, sacrificing fingers.

B.      I plopped into my mother’s lap and glanced into her sea green eyes. I looked at her with my bright blue eyes, filled with excitement, gleaming with the promise of a prize. Through the wisps of tangerine curls, my thoughts twitched and sprang around my excited noggin…I felt the yellow exterior of the book with my dimpled hands and begged for her to read it to me.

15.   –If your good at the store today, I’ll get you a present!       Yay!

“Mommy, what is it?”                                    You’ll see…

-When!                                                                When we get home. I want to be able to be comfortable while I’m reading it!

 

-Can you read it to me?                                 Sure!

-Mommy, can you read it again?               After you brush your teeth.

-Good night. I love you.                                Love you too!

 

16.   We go to the store. She promises me a treat if I am good. We go home and read it. We read it again for bedtime stories. I find the book again after many years and remember it.

17.   My narrative is significant to me because it reminds me of the carefree life of a child. This gives me comfort now when I am stressed with school and social things. It helps me remember that everything will be alright. If this had not happened, I probably would not have such a good relationship with my mom.

Rhetoric definition rethought

            Reading other peoples definition of rhetoric was really eye opening. I agree with their reference to the medium and design of a presentation or argument. It made me realize that these are important factors of rhetoric that I had forgotten in my definition. Medium and design are the elements of a presentation that really sell it. They can draw the attention of the audience and help relate to them. People will more readily change their opinion if the form of presentation seems to match the situation or even them!

 

 

Definition of rhetoric

Rhetoric is a form of communication. It is smart communication. By smart I mean that it stems from logical, advantageous thinking and is driven by the purpose to first, support and second, convince. Examples of rhetorical situations that involve rhetorical thinking may include debates, arguments, petitions, and working as a salesman. In all of these situations, in order to for the individual to be successful, all those actively involved in them must have an intense and voiced opinions. Plato supports this definition of rhetoric when he says, “Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.” It can be argued that humankind will only do what they agree with, or what their opinion supports. Why would anyone do something that they strongly disagree with? It is with this logic that I say that rhetoric is language meant to uphold and support.

Secondly, rhetoric is meant to convince someone either of an individual’s correctness or into the changing of someone else’s opinion. This is one step beyond supporting, as the defender is not only rationalizing, but also proving. For rhetoric to convince, it must begin with advantageous thinking, as I have claimed. Oxford Dictionary claims rhetoric is, “the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.” In order to be effective in a debate, one must put in careful thought.