I loved chapter 1 so much. Calling the GOP "Pale, Male, and Stale" was so accurate and true that I started laughing out loud while reading it. I had an easy time reading this introduction as a lot of what was said was talked about in my politics class here, so this first chapter was basically a review of what I have been learning for the past couple of weeks. Something that I did find interesting however, was the fast growing support for the legalization of marijuana, as the percent of support seems to keep on rising ever so quickly.
Just reading the first page left me in awe in chapter 2. 10000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day!? Thats only baby boomers! While reading, the idea of putting a life on hold is weird to me. I understand that he can't do anything about it, however just relaxing and not trying to break free is the issue I see. If he's too comfortable, he will never want to leave. This safety net is making millennials less worried about the future, and worry can be a good thing sometimes. I had never heard of this boomer die websites before, but they sounded creepy. Who cares if your bashing baby boomers on the web anyways? Most Baby boomers will never see it. Thats what I believe anyways, theres not point to complaining to the internet if you want something done, and even if you were going to complain, what would you say? People complaining about baby boomers aren't helping a cause at all, they are just complaining.
Again, I love all these percentages they are throwing at us! 41% of children are born to unmarried couples? That's crazy! As long as the children are being cared for, I don't mind. I just think it's crazy that that number is so high! I'll end this post with another great quote, that was sassy and snarky and makes me love this book more and more.
"Silent Generation: Uneasy with [...] the size of growing government. But hands off their social security and medicare!"
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Synthesis Draft 1
Sherry Turkle argues in her article How Computers Change the Way We Think that computers have dramatically changed the way we are thinking, not only about computers but in life in general. Turkle argues that computers have been helping people due to their convenience and easy of use, and she used an example of a writer to show her point. The essence of Turkle’s essay is that computers have created a new way of thinking, and that millennials are taking it with stride. Millennials are becoming more efficient because of their adaptability to the technology they are presented with. Turkle explores how millennials are always trying to cut corners and figure out the fastest and effortless way to get jobs done. The intended audience is well educated people, specifically well educated people who read The Chronicle. Turkle supports the idea that millennials are far from lazy, they are innovators. Catherine Rampell wrote the article A Generation of Slackers? which critically addresses what is happening with the millennials’ work habits. She supports the notion that generation gap is what is driving conflict between generations, and that if this animosity did not exist the baby boomers could come to understand how the millennials work, and also have the millennials make some compromise too. Catherine Rampell agrees with Turkle on the point that millennials are just misunderstood and are starting off in jobs on the wrong foot. Both authors are sympathetic for millennials, and are not overtly for one side or the other.
The Millennials in the Workplace, a satirical video made by Official Comedy, shows the “lazy” millennial in a satirical way. This video hurts the millennial even though its satire. People see this video and laugh about it, but realize some parts hold truth to them. Millennials can act normal in the workplace and be productive, and people do realize this, however the video does contain bad press for the millennial.
(The different colors are different sources, heres a monocolored version.)
Sherry Turkle argues in her article How Computers Change the Way We Think that computers have dramatically changed the way we are thinking, not only about computers but in life in general. Turkle argues that computers have been helping people due to their convenience and easy of use, and she used an example of a writer to show her point. The essence of Turkle’s essay is that computers have created a new way of thinking, and that millennials are taking it with stride. Millennials are becoming more efficient because of their adaptability to the technology they are presented with. Turkle explores how millennials are always trying to cut corners and figure out the fastest and effortless way to get jobs done. The intended audience is well educated people, specifically well educated people who read The Chronicle. Turkle supports the idea that millennials are far from lazy, they are innovators. Catherine Rampell wrote the article A Generation of Slackers? which critically addresses what is happening with the millennials’ work habits. She supports the notion that generation gap is what is driving conflict between generations, and that if this animosity did not exist the baby boomers could come to understand how the millennials work, and also have the millennials make some compromise too. Catherine Rampell agrees with Turkle on the point that millennials are just misunderstood and are starting off in jobs on the wrong foot. Both authors are sympathetic for millennials, and are not overtly for one side or the other.
The Millennials in the Workplace, a satirical video made by Official Comedy, shows the “lazy” millennial in a satirical way. This video hurts the millennial even though its satire. People see this video and laugh about it, but realize some parts hold truth to them. Millennials can act normal in the workplace and be productive, and people do realize this, however the video does contain bad press for the millennial.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Outline
The two interrelated issues I selected were: Millennials are entitled and Millennials are lazy.
I believe that Millennials are entitled, however they are not lazy, they are creative and hardworking.
The first source I chose to use for my article relates to both of my points, Sherry Turkle's article on "How Computers Change the Way We Think". The article talks about how computers have been influencing our daily lives. They have made people better writers, as they can edit and change their writing on a whim. It makes people more efficient, and makes people think about the best way to handle situations. This part relates to the lazy aspect, as even though millennial are lazy, they still want the most efficient ways to do things. The ability to have all of these different features at our fingertips does make us entitled, as we expect everything to work correctly and fast while working on computers. The stance of this article points to support of how computers are changing the way people think. The intended audience is well educated people, specifically well educated people who read The Chronicle.
The next source I began looking at to relate back to my two interrelated issues was the article by Catherine Rampell, A Generation of Slackers? The article critically addresses what is happening with milennials and their work habits. There is a generation gap that is making it hard for the two generations to really understand how they are supposed to be working together. This article helps support my argument that milennials are misunderstood, and they are not lazy, they are hardworking and are always trying to find the easiest most efficient way to do things. Their stance during the article seems to be sympathetic for millennials, as she wrote the article to try and understand how they work.
The final source I will be using is the "Millennials in the Workplace" video by Official Comedy. This is a satirical video that shows what baby boomers think of millennials in the workplace. Their stance seems to be pointing out the flaws they hold in the workplace. Even if it is satricial, there is some truth, as they believe they are entitled. They believe the company is lucky to have them, that they should be paid as much as the seniors at the workplace, and that they should be given their freedom because they have always had it.
I plan to use a prezi to convey my message about milennials. Prezi's are interactive with the viewer as the transitions used in the presentation keep the reader interested, while the small number of words on each slide keeps the pacing fast and inclusive. Prezi's are a great presentation tool because the program was built entirely off of the idea of speaking presentations with visual aides. The biggest downside and barrier for a prezi in the context of this project is slide length. With 1500 words, there is going to be a lot of slides. With a presentation, visual aides are supposed to be aiding the speaking portion, not the reverse. I am going to have to find a good amount of information to put onto a slide in order to keep the prezi flowing nicely while also reaching the needed 1500 words. If I can find the right balance with strong, credible information, a prezi will work wonderfully.
The criticism that millennials face is a paradox, as our laziness drives us to create the most efficient ways to do things, so really, by being lazy, we are the exact opposite of lazy. Millennials seem lazy, however our drive to be lazy causes us to think critically about how to be the most efficient version of ourselves and how to improve what we use. Therefore, even millennials are the common idea of lazy, they are not lazy, and instead are very productive members of society. Some forms of arguments that could be used to argue this include block by block. It sounds out of place at first, but by showing one story in the unefficient form and then one story in the efficient form, the argument for the hard word millennials put in could be seen. The problem solving aspect could also be strongly shown from a problem/solution strategy for arguing.
On the other hand, millennials are entitled. We have had everything handed to us and we do take things for granted. We complain about wanting new iPhones when they come out, and being up to date with the latest fashions. While we are enabled by our parents and relatives, that is not the point of the argument. The point is that we are entitled, it does not matter how or why we are, the simple fact is that we are entitled because of our societal circumstances. We believe we deserve a lot of things for minimal or no work whatsoever. Some good forms of proving this would be anecdotal, as the iPhone example is a great example. Cause-Effect could also prove useful, as it could explain the whole process of entitlement anyways.
With the first source I am using, my stance correlates with their stance. We both believe that millennials are just trying to find the most efficient ways to achieve progress and innovation, and while some may perceive them as lazy because of the end results of their methods, they are actively trying to make things better. This article also alludes to how millennials have access to all of these great technologies to help people, however I feel like millennials are entitled because of it, and while entitlement is not bad in this day and age in the sense of expecting the societal norms, entitlement exists. The second source argues that millennials are slackers in the workplace due to generation gaps. This is true, but its not what I am trying to argue. I am trying to argue that millennials work best when they are left to make things better themselves. Millennials with a drive to get something done are some of the hardest workers out there, because we want to achieve something, we do not like being beaten. Finally, with the third source, I agree that millennials are being too entitled. They believe that they can start a job and already be as important as someone who has been there for twenty years. It doesn't happen that easily, yet millennials are too self absorbed to care.
I believe that Millennials are entitled, however they are not lazy, they are creative and hardworking.
The first source I chose to use for my article relates to both of my points, Sherry Turkle's article on "How Computers Change the Way We Think". The article talks about how computers have been influencing our daily lives. They have made people better writers, as they can edit and change their writing on a whim. It makes people more efficient, and makes people think about the best way to handle situations. This part relates to the lazy aspect, as even though millennial are lazy, they still want the most efficient ways to do things. The ability to have all of these different features at our fingertips does make us entitled, as we expect everything to work correctly and fast while working on computers. The stance of this article points to support of how computers are changing the way people think. The intended audience is well educated people, specifically well educated people who read The Chronicle.
The next source I began looking at to relate back to my two interrelated issues was the article by Catherine Rampell, A Generation of Slackers? The article critically addresses what is happening with milennials and their work habits. There is a generation gap that is making it hard for the two generations to really understand how they are supposed to be working together. This article helps support my argument that milennials are misunderstood, and they are not lazy, they are hardworking and are always trying to find the easiest most efficient way to do things. Their stance during the article seems to be sympathetic for millennials, as she wrote the article to try and understand how they work.
The final source I will be using is the "Millennials in the Workplace" video by Official Comedy. This is a satirical video that shows what baby boomers think of millennials in the workplace. Their stance seems to be pointing out the flaws they hold in the workplace. Even if it is satricial, there is some truth, as they believe they are entitled. They believe the company is lucky to have them, that they should be paid as much as the seniors at the workplace, and that they should be given their freedom because they have always had it.
I plan to use a prezi to convey my message about milennials. Prezi's are interactive with the viewer as the transitions used in the presentation keep the reader interested, while the small number of words on each slide keeps the pacing fast and inclusive. Prezi's are a great presentation tool because the program was built entirely off of the idea of speaking presentations with visual aides. The biggest downside and barrier for a prezi in the context of this project is slide length. With 1500 words, there is going to be a lot of slides. With a presentation, visual aides are supposed to be aiding the speaking portion, not the reverse. I am going to have to find a good amount of information to put onto a slide in order to keep the prezi flowing nicely while also reaching the needed 1500 words. If I can find the right balance with strong, credible information, a prezi will work wonderfully.
The criticism that millennials face is a paradox, as our laziness drives us to create the most efficient ways to do things, so really, by being lazy, we are the exact opposite of lazy. Millennials seem lazy, however our drive to be lazy causes us to think critically about how to be the most efficient version of ourselves and how to improve what we use. Therefore, even millennials are the common idea of lazy, they are not lazy, and instead are very productive members of society. Some forms of arguments that could be used to argue this include block by block. It sounds out of place at first, but by showing one story in the unefficient form and then one story in the efficient form, the argument for the hard word millennials put in could be seen. The problem solving aspect could also be strongly shown from a problem/solution strategy for arguing.
On the other hand, millennials are entitled. We have had everything handed to us and we do take things for granted. We complain about wanting new iPhones when they come out, and being up to date with the latest fashions. While we are enabled by our parents and relatives, that is not the point of the argument. The point is that we are entitled, it does not matter how or why we are, the simple fact is that we are entitled because of our societal circumstances. We believe we deserve a lot of things for minimal or no work whatsoever. Some good forms of proving this would be anecdotal, as the iPhone example is a great example. Cause-Effect could also prove useful, as it could explain the whole process of entitlement anyways.
With the first source I am using, my stance correlates with their stance. We both believe that millennials are just trying to find the most efficient ways to achieve progress and innovation, and while some may perceive them as lazy because of the end results of their methods, they are actively trying to make things better. This article also alludes to how millennials have access to all of these great technologies to help people, however I feel like millennials are entitled because of it, and while entitlement is not bad in this day and age in the sense of expecting the societal norms, entitlement exists. The second source argues that millennials are slackers in the workplace due to generation gaps. This is true, but its not what I am trying to argue. I am trying to argue that millennials work best when they are left to make things better themselves. Millennials with a drive to get something done are some of the hardest workers out there, because we want to achieve something, we do not like being beaten. Finally, with the third source, I agree that millennials are being too entitled. They believe that they can start a job and already be as important as someone who has been there for twenty years. It doesn't happen that easily, yet millennials are too self absorbed to care.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Midterm Reflection
To think rhetorically means to create opinions in your head, and start creating an argument for your opinion. Part of rhetoric is also being able to persuade people to your opinion or away from others. As this class continues on, the definition will shift to being able to go through all the steps we are going through now in our head. We will be able to create stances in our head after reading articles, as well as being able to identify rhetorical parts or ideas in articles we read. The biggest sticky point for me is opening up in my writing. I'm used to writing like a robot with no emotion. This class has challenged me to put my thoughts and emotions into my writing and let them shine, instead of just following a certain pattern to get an A. By being able to better express myself, I feel like a stronger writer. The blog posts have been working really well. They have been causing me to think carefully about the articles and write what I feel about the article. The only thing I would like is less questions to go along with the article. I feel like I actually pay more attention to the article when I am able to freely read it and respond to it, rather than just looking for keywords to answer questions.
Midterm Version of "A Balancing Act" (Risky Play Final Draft)
Parents of the millennials think they are helping their children by keeping them safe. However, overprotective parenting is being linked to a lack of child development relating to independence. Atlantic article author Hanna Rosin talks about how risky play among children has fallen due to overprotective parenting over decades of time. Children need to be able to figure out their own paths and to explore their surroundings, which are constantly being monitored and hindered upon by adults. When children do get access to unsupervised play however, they expand on their knowledge of their surroundings and figure out what to do themselves, without help from adults. Risky play is the act of doing dangerous play to help children grow. Children should be allowed to have some risky play to grow as a human and to learn how to handle experiences on their own.
Risky play will always be a necessity of life, whether adults or other authority figures will try to stop is irrelevant, it will happen. Kids need to be able to experience some things on their own to learn how to deal with adult situations better. If they are confined to their own household and the protections of their parents they will be safe, but they will never learn about what is in the world outside of the house, what some of the other kids are doing, which their parents probably wouldn't approve of without their supervision.
Growing up, I definitely stayed inside the house a lot, or in my backyard where my parents could see me. However, every once in a while I would take my bike and ride it around the block on the sidewalk, to where my parents couldn't see me and I felt free. I was by myself, and I was a 11 year old paranoid kid, so I wasn't worried about where my parents were, I was more worried about the people walking along the sidewalks or scary cars driving by. Over time, I became more comfortable with doing activities without adult supervision, like walking home from school and staying home by myself, and I continued to grow as a person thanks to that.
Mary E. Stapleton School was right down the street, exactly one mile away from my house. Cameron Middle school was exactly in between my house and Stapleton, exactly one mile away. When I was in middle school, I did not like being home alone, so I would always walk over to my mom’s work, Stapleton, where she is a kindergarten teacher. My brother is two years older, and would walk with me there, with his friends and my friends tagging along too. For whatever reason, I wanted to get back to Stapleton fast, so I had my brother’s friend ride my over, with me standing on his bicycle pegs. Everything was fine as we we’re going there, but as we were getting close I thought it would be a great idea to jump off the pegs, instead of waiting for him to stop. I did, ended up doing a flip, and I landed on my back. I ended up being fine, and I did not realize how scary it was until after the fact. There were not adults involved, and I walked away with just a couple of scrapes. I did not tell anyone because no adults were there for it and I was not too badly hurt, so I did not see the problem with it. This radically different than the normal me, who would have sat there and cried. This type of speedy, unsupervised play could have gotten me seriously injured, but it did not.
Adults have begun to move away from risky play because they don’t want to be seen as a bad parent.
During her Atlantic article, “The Overprotected Kid,” Rosin stated “As the Tribune reader had intuited, the cultural understanding of acceptable risk began to shift, such that any known risk became nearly synonymous with hazard”. This quote brings out a lot of meaning, and an almost chicken and the egg situation. Did the overprotected kid come first, and harsher regulation due to parent’s needs, or did the parents hear about accidents, push for higher regulations, and then just snowball from there? If my parents were there when I jumped off the pegs, I could not even fathom what would have happened. I did something dangerous, however I took responsibility for myself and I ended up okay. The types of overprotected parents talked about in the article probably would have quarantined the whole block and called in every agency imaginable to get something done about, while simultaneously lobbying in the state congress to get a ban on bicycle pegs.
Rosin had been writing the article about this type of parenting where kids do their own activities away from their parents and then she finally sees her kid do it. When she watches her son go to roll down the hill and get muddy and wet, she thinks he is going to cry, but instead he stands up and shakes it off. I believe in this moment she realizes that it can be a good thing for kids to learn by themselves without being sheltered. During the article, she was writing it like a stranger looking in, comparing her experience to the modern child’s experience, and even she had forgotten what she had done as a child for she was not prepared to let her kid go free, yet he thrived when he got to the playground. I think the generations are polarizing, one generation gives too little freedom, so the next gives too much.
There needs to be a balance in order to have a healthy lifestyle, because being too cooped up can be bad for someone, but being always free can be just as bad. Once a balance is found, parents can be better parents. Both Rosin’s kid and I chose not to cry when we faced danger while playing unsupervised. Instead, we learned that we had to be able to deal with problems ourselves and adapt to situations. The parallel between myself and Rosin’s child is a great bridge to show that this is something kids will naturally learn to do, and should be given the option to learn, because everyone should be able to have unsupervised play sometimes. If children were allowed to just go off and do anything without any supervision, they could become seriously injured because they believe they can do anything without serious repercussions. Sometimes, the adult voice of reason is beneficially to children.
Risky play is necessary for the development of children, and while it is not okay all the time, it should be permitted to help foster our children’s learning. Parents, at the heart of things, are only looking out for what is best for their children because they truly care about them and want them to succeed. However, these parents are shielding their children from the world. By letting children have the essence of freedom, they will become more comfortable with their surroundings. Children need to grow on their own, and if adults are putting a stop to that, it threatens the child’s development, which is ironic because the adults think they are helping the child grow up normally.
Risky play will always be a necessity of life, whether adults or other authority figures will try to stop is irrelevant, it will happen. Kids need to be able to experience some things on their own to learn how to deal with adult situations better. If they are confined to their own household and the protections of their parents they will be safe, but they will never learn about what is in the world outside of the house, what some of the other kids are doing, which their parents probably wouldn't approve of without their supervision.
Growing up, I definitely stayed inside the house a lot, or in my backyard where my parents could see me. However, every once in a while I would take my bike and ride it around the block on the sidewalk, to where my parents couldn't see me and I felt free. I was by myself, and I was a 11 year old paranoid kid, so I wasn't worried about where my parents were, I was more worried about the people walking along the sidewalks or scary cars driving by. Over time, I became more comfortable with doing activities without adult supervision, like walking home from school and staying home by myself, and I continued to grow as a person thanks to that.
Mary E. Stapleton School was right down the street, exactly one mile away from my house. Cameron Middle school was exactly in between my house and Stapleton, exactly one mile away. When I was in middle school, I did not like being home alone, so I would always walk over to my mom’s work, Stapleton, where she is a kindergarten teacher. My brother is two years older, and would walk with me there, with his friends and my friends tagging along too. For whatever reason, I wanted to get back to Stapleton fast, so I had my brother’s friend ride my over, with me standing on his bicycle pegs. Everything was fine as we we’re going there, but as we were getting close I thought it would be a great idea to jump off the pegs, instead of waiting for him to stop. I did, ended up doing a flip, and I landed on my back. I ended up being fine, and I did not realize how scary it was until after the fact. There were not adults involved, and I walked away with just a couple of scrapes. I did not tell anyone because no adults were there for it and I was not too badly hurt, so I did not see the problem with it. This radically different than the normal me, who would have sat there and cried. This type of speedy, unsupervised play could have gotten me seriously injured, but it did not.
Adults have begun to move away from risky play because they don’t want to be seen as a bad parent.
During her Atlantic article, “The Overprotected Kid,” Rosin stated “As the Tribune reader had intuited, the cultural understanding of acceptable risk began to shift, such that any known risk became nearly synonymous with hazard”. This quote brings out a lot of meaning, and an almost chicken and the egg situation. Did the overprotected kid come first, and harsher regulation due to parent’s needs, or did the parents hear about accidents, push for higher regulations, and then just snowball from there? If my parents were there when I jumped off the pegs, I could not even fathom what would have happened. I did something dangerous, however I took responsibility for myself and I ended up okay. The types of overprotected parents talked about in the article probably would have quarantined the whole block and called in every agency imaginable to get something done about, while simultaneously lobbying in the state congress to get a ban on bicycle pegs.
Rosin had been writing the article about this type of parenting where kids do their own activities away from their parents and then she finally sees her kid do it. When she watches her son go to roll down the hill and get muddy and wet, she thinks he is going to cry, but instead he stands up and shakes it off. I believe in this moment she realizes that it can be a good thing for kids to learn by themselves without being sheltered. During the article, she was writing it like a stranger looking in, comparing her experience to the modern child’s experience, and even she had forgotten what she had done as a child for she was not prepared to let her kid go free, yet he thrived when he got to the playground. I think the generations are polarizing, one generation gives too little freedom, so the next gives too much.
There needs to be a balance in order to have a healthy lifestyle, because being too cooped up can be bad for someone, but being always free can be just as bad. Once a balance is found, parents can be better parents. Both Rosin’s kid and I chose not to cry when we faced danger while playing unsupervised. Instead, we learned that we had to be able to deal with problems ourselves and adapt to situations. The parallel between myself and Rosin’s child is a great bridge to show that this is something kids will naturally learn to do, and should be given the option to learn, because everyone should be able to have unsupervised play sometimes. If children were allowed to just go off and do anything without any supervision, they could become seriously injured because they believe they can do anything without serious repercussions. Sometimes, the adult voice of reason is beneficially to children.
Risky play is necessary for the development of children, and while it is not okay all the time, it should be permitted to help foster our children’s learning. Parents, at the heart of things, are only looking out for what is best for their children because they truly care about them and want them to succeed. However, these parents are shielding their children from the world. By letting children have the essence of freedom, they will become more comfortable with their surroundings. Children need to grow on their own, and if adults are putting a stop to that, it threatens the child’s development, which is ironic because the adults think they are helping the child grow up normally.
Monday, October 13, 2014
White People
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Strategies for Arguing
"Our destiny is stitched together like those 50 stars"
Obama said this during one of his speeches, and it saying that America began with unity of the people for common goals, and that America today is still aiming for common goals, even though they might be different compared to the original goals. We are all on the same team, and we should not be fighting each other, we are all Americans. Classification is putting something into a group, effectively defining it by the terms by which that group is defined by. For example, if you classify a beagle as a dog, they are assumed to have 4 legs, a tail, and bark. Moving onto comparing and contrasting;
There are two different ways you can compare/contrast in an essay.
Block by Block examines one story at a time, effectively showing the differences, for example:
Molly bought a new 2007 Mustang for $20,000. The color of the Mustang she bought is red.
Alex bought a new 2007 Mustang for $15,000. The color of the Mustang he bought is blue.
while Point by Point is what I prefer, where there is less flow to a story but it clearly compares/contrasts what your trying to do, for example:
Molly bought a new 2007 Mustang for $20,000. Alex also bought a new 2007 mustang, for $15,000! Molly's Mustang is blue, while Alex's is red.
You'll want to define keywords when you are arguing in your writing. When you give a clear definition, people will have a harder time disputing that and your argument will be stronger. Strong descriptions use intense imagery, and lots of it. You want to paint pictures. Storytelling is an important part of writing, and the clearer you can make the scene, the more immersive it will feel. This is exactly what author Terry Tempest Williams does, and what makes his excerpt in the chapter so strong.
Of the three types of Rhetoric, Pathos has the ability to be the strongest, as it can evoke intense emotion. Steve Jobs invoked pathos when talking about his cancer when he explained what they did and how they ran tests on him, and then in his final paragraph where he is telling what he learned in life. He is appealing to the reader's emotions, and making them feel for him and what he has had to go through.
As long as something isn't true to be completely neutral and unbiased, humor can always be used in academic texts, in finite amounts. Satire is fine, and people will be able to catch on to satire due to the language of the text, and other humor is usually few and far between. The Onion is a popular online satirical newspaper, and in this chapter an excerpt from it talks about issues about how athletics are becoming an increasingly big part of colleges, and people are getting into colleges just for being good at athletics, and then majoring in something random just to keep playing their sport.
In order to develop their problem/solution speech, writers must reiterate what the problem is, and how they want to solve it. They must also back it up with research. Martin Luther King's speech has been able to resonate with people for over 4 decades because of it's sheer power. He was an incredible public speaker, and his words were the voice of the civil rights movement. He was the figurehead of the civil rights movement, and that is why his famous speech in DC is still resonating today.
Obama said this during one of his speeches, and it saying that America began with unity of the people for common goals, and that America today is still aiming for common goals, even though they might be different compared to the original goals. We are all on the same team, and we should not be fighting each other, we are all Americans. Classification is putting something into a group, effectively defining it by the terms by which that group is defined by. For example, if you classify a beagle as a dog, they are assumed to have 4 legs, a tail, and bark. Moving onto comparing and contrasting;
There are two different ways you can compare/contrast in an essay.
Block by Block examines one story at a time, effectively showing the differences, for example:
Molly bought a new 2007 Mustang for $20,000. The color of the Mustang she bought is red.
Alex bought a new 2007 Mustang for $15,000. The color of the Mustang he bought is blue.
while Point by Point is what I prefer, where there is less flow to a story but it clearly compares/contrasts what your trying to do, for example:
Molly bought a new 2007 Mustang for $20,000. Alex also bought a new 2007 mustang, for $15,000! Molly's Mustang is blue, while Alex's is red.
You'll want to define keywords when you are arguing in your writing. When you give a clear definition, people will have a harder time disputing that and your argument will be stronger. Strong descriptions use intense imagery, and lots of it. You want to paint pictures. Storytelling is an important part of writing, and the clearer you can make the scene, the more immersive it will feel. This is exactly what author Terry Tempest Williams does, and what makes his excerpt in the chapter so strong.
Of the three types of Rhetoric, Pathos has the ability to be the strongest, as it can evoke intense emotion. Steve Jobs invoked pathos when talking about his cancer when he explained what they did and how they ran tests on him, and then in his final paragraph where he is telling what he learned in life. He is appealing to the reader's emotions, and making them feel for him and what he has had to go through.
As long as something isn't true to be completely neutral and unbiased, humor can always be used in academic texts, in finite amounts. Satire is fine, and people will be able to catch on to satire due to the language of the text, and other humor is usually few and far between. The Onion is a popular online satirical newspaper, and in this chapter an excerpt from it talks about issues about how athletics are becoming an increasingly big part of colleges, and people are getting into colleges just for being good at athletics, and then majoring in something random just to keep playing their sport.
In order to develop their problem/solution speech, writers must reiterate what the problem is, and how they want to solve it. They must also back it up with research. Martin Luther King's speech has been able to resonate with people for over 4 decades because of it's sheer power. He was an incredible public speaker, and his words were the voice of the civil rights movement. He was the figurehead of the civil rights movement, and that is why his famous speech in DC is still resonating today.
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