SWA#21

1. It's being argued that people won't read if there aren't images (still or video), colors, headlines, summaries, etc. The whole article is about the shock people undergo when they're expected to read a block of black-inked text. Everyone just wanted to be told the gist of it, instead of reading the whole thing.
2. "Millions were frozen in place...daunting cascade of syllables....deafening sigh was heard across the country...450 percent rise in temple rubbing...never-ending flood of sentences...impenetrable English..." Hyperbole helps the author advance in his argument because it just adds to the stress of people not wanting to read plain text.

SWA#18

My three topics are child obesity, gun control, and the "Corridor of Shame". The "Corridor of Shame" is a local issue concerning the lower income cities in SC and the poor schooling systems. It was easiest to find sources and information for gun control because it's such a broad issue. The hardest one was the "Corridor of Shame" because it's a local issue. I could find some things, but if the issue was just poor schooling systems instead of specified to SC, it would be a lot easier.

SWA#19

1. It seemed to me that Andriesen considers something a sport if a ball is involved, it's a race, people take turns, there's a score, and it requires physical activity.
2. Criteria for sports is required in a competition setting. There have to be some guidelines, or else anyone could become an Olympian or something like that.

SWA

I'm responding to the second article..."Factory food artificially cheap, bad for your health". The claim is pretty obvious; it's stated in the title. Factory food is bad for your health. Several reasons are given.

• mass contamination has led to several recalls of commonly used products
• new diseases breakout
• cheaper cost = less quality, nutrition, and safety
• animal living conditions suck, get sick often
• animal food consists of crap (literally) and bugs
• hurting the environment
• animals not being free ranged anymore also has an impact on the quality of the meat

I think this argument is convincing...I think it gave great appeal to pathos. This topic is one I've already been interested in. It should gross anyone out to think about the quality of their food and make anyone sad when they think about the lifestyle for the animals.

10/6/11 HW

I chose to analyze two potato chip ads. I found both of the advertisements online. The first advertisement is for Hunky Dorys chips. The ad has a rugby player barely clothed on the left side, bending over and holding a rugby ball. Her cleavage is showing and to the right of her it says, “Are you staring at my crisps?” At the bottom of the ad it says “proud sponsors of Irish Rugby” and a picture of the chips. The second ad is a picture of a little girl standing in a field, holding a bag of Lay’s potato chips, and she’s eating one. Above her it says “It takes 12 muscles to smile or 3 simple ingredients. Just potatoes, all natural oil and a dash of salt.” I chose to do these advertisements because even though they’re advertising the same type of products, they’re so different. One ad has an almost naked woman on the front and the other ad has a little girl. I think the first ad is definitely geared towards men. The second ad is more family friendly.

Advertisements

#1: This is an advertisement for Ralph Lauren Romance perfume. The claim made is that if you were the Romance perfume, you will have a magical romance with a handsome man. The ad is a picture of a man and woman riding in a field on horseback. The only words used are "Ralph Lauren Romance.
#2: This is an advertisement for Tacori rings. It's a picture of an engagement ring and a wedding ring tied together with a ribbon. I feel like the claim is "Tacori is the best way to tie the knot." Not gonna lie, I'd be thrilled to have one of those rings. The background is solid white making the ad crisp and clean.
#3: This is an advertisement for Downy. It's a picture of an orange wearing sunglasses and an orange afro wig. It says "Citrus and Ginger. Mash them together and what do you get?" I'm not totally sure what the claim is, other than to use the orange/ginger Downy because it's good.

My Postsecret

I made my Postsecret card to portray Abigail from “The Crucible”.  The secret was “I’ve got a thing for old men”. It was conveyed explicitly, because it was just stated. The background is a picture of old pilgrim looking men with a typewriter font. Their purpose is to come across as stuffy and old. I mean, Abigail hooks up with an older man in “The Crucible” and at first it’s a secret. Even though he’s not technically an elderly man, he’s still older than her and that’s what I wanted to convey.