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The audience for this image is anyone who is going to college and might be interested in joining Greek Life. The author is someone who is already involved in Greek Life. The purpose is trying to get the word out about joining Greek. About getting students involved.
I am in a sorority, Delta Delta Delta, here at NAU and I absolutely love it. There are so many stereotypes about sororities and fraternities and most of them just are not true. If I went to a different school I might not have gone Greek but here at NAU it is about sisterhood, philanthropy, academics, and social events. What else can you join and instantly you have 80 new friends? We in Tri Delta have to do so many philanthropy hours each semester. This helps us getting out in the community and participating in other events. We also have our national philanthropy which is St. Jude Children Research Hospital which we raise a lot of money for every year. Academics are a big part of sororities. It is mandatory to retain a certain GPA to be a part of Greek Life. This past semester Tri Delta came in third out of eight sororities. Every type of group, Greek or not, has social events. Greek just has formals and date parties and bake days, and intramural sports.
Everyone thinks that all the different sororities and fraternities hate the other ones and we really don’t. We have a healthy competition with others for intramurals and other activities but everyone really does get along.
Yes some people drink and party but everyone does it. Not just Greek people. Lumping everyone together like that is not fair and is automatically judging which is not right.
Going Greek is a positive thing here at NAU and as long as you join for the right reasons than you will benefit greatly from being a part of this. There are a lot of different chapters so there will be a sorority or frat that fits you personally.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
rhetorical analysis re: text image
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/10/02/dove_wideweb__430x327.jpg
This is image is one from the dove beauty. The audience is for women no matter what the age is. The author is Dove. The purpose is that any and every woman is beautiful. It does not matter what you look like on the outside, what race you are, what your age is, every woman is gorgeous.
I really admire that Dove goes far lengths to display this message. I think it is very important for woman to hear this message and believe it and fully take it to heart. Especially with how our media presents only one view of nowadays beauty, it just is completely wrong. This view is wrong for women and men to think it is how every woman should look. Everyone is unique and different which is a very neat characteristic. By being different you are showing your true self. I think it is a wonderful thing that not everyone looks the same or else our world would be so completely boring. Even in our age a lot of people have the same clothing style and it gets old. Everyone looks the same clothing wise. You should just wear what you like and have your own style.
I like my sorority because we have girls from a lot of different areas; Hawaii, South Dakota, New Mexico etc. Everyone has different styles depending on where they are from so it is refreshing to be up here and see that style change.
Why conform to something? Why not just be yourself. People are happier being themselves than constantly worrying what others think or what is the latest style. Shine. Be yourself. That is what life is really about.
This is image is one from the dove beauty. The audience is for women no matter what the age is. The author is Dove. The purpose is that any and every woman is beautiful. It does not matter what you look like on the outside, what race you are, what your age is, every woman is gorgeous.
I really admire that Dove goes far lengths to display this message. I think it is very important for woman to hear this message and believe it and fully take it to heart. Especially with how our media presents only one view of nowadays beauty, it just is completely wrong. This view is wrong for women and men to think it is how every woman should look. Everyone is unique and different which is a very neat characteristic. By being different you are showing your true self. I think it is a wonderful thing that not everyone looks the same or else our world would be so completely boring. Even in our age a lot of people have the same clothing style and it gets old. Everyone looks the same clothing wise. You should just wear what you like and have your own style.
I like my sorority because we have girls from a lot of different areas; Hawaii, South Dakota, New Mexico etc. Everyone has different styles depending on where they are from so it is refreshing to be up here and see that style change.
Why conform to something? Why not just be yourself. People are happier being themselves than constantly worrying what others think or what is the latest style. Shine. Be yourself. That is what life is really about.
rhetorical analysis
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/GAL/SPSTE~Teenagers-Posters.jpg
The audience for this sign is any teenager and I also think any parent who has a teenager. The author is probably a parent who has gone through those wonderful teenager years. The purpose is to make a point that teenagers do not know everything and even though they complain about being “harassed” by their parents than they should move out. Most parents would probably like their teenager to move out and get a job and not have to worry about them. Especially since most teenagers do act like “know it all” and probably talk back to their parents.
This sign was very interesting and funny. It is almost mocking teenagers because we do act like we could just do whatever we want and we can just move out if we want to and we do not have to depend on our parents. The truth is though that most teenagers would not know the first thing of depending on themselves. So maybe teenagers should not give their parents such a hard time and think that parents harass them because most teenagers depend on their parents.
I am not saying every teenager. I was working 50 hours a week my junior and senior years of high school. Also I started working for my parents when I was twelve, back then it was just a summer job but as I grew up and learned more and more of all the businesses I ran more and more of all the businesses. My senior year consisted of me flying here and there for meetings or openings of certain buildings of ours, of being a personal assistant to my father who was founder and boss man of all of his businesses all over the southwest region. Because my parents are very goal oriented and their corporations are huge it does take up a lot of their time and mostly I was on my own.
This sign is not meant for all teenagers because there are the exceptions just like in everything there is always that exception. This sign was just interesting because it hits it dead on. Teenagers think they can just do these things because they don’t like parents rules but most parents would be happy for their teenagers to accomplish these things.
The audience for this sign is any teenager and I also think any parent who has a teenager. The author is probably a parent who has gone through those wonderful teenager years. The purpose is to make a point that teenagers do not know everything and even though they complain about being “harassed” by their parents than they should move out. Most parents would probably like their teenager to move out and get a job and not have to worry about them. Especially since most teenagers do act like “know it all” and probably talk back to their parents.
This sign was very interesting and funny. It is almost mocking teenagers because we do act like we could just do whatever we want and we can just move out if we want to and we do not have to depend on our parents. The truth is though that most teenagers would not know the first thing of depending on themselves. So maybe teenagers should not give their parents such a hard time and think that parents harass them because most teenagers depend on their parents.
I am not saying every teenager. I was working 50 hours a week my junior and senior years of high school. Also I started working for my parents when I was twelve, back then it was just a summer job but as I grew up and learned more and more of all the businesses I ran more and more of all the businesses. My senior year consisted of me flying here and there for meetings or openings of certain buildings of ours, of being a personal assistant to my father who was founder and boss man of all of his businesses all over the southwest region. Because my parents are very goal oriented and their corporations are huge it does take up a lot of their time and mostly I was on my own.
This sign is not meant for all teenagers because there are the exceptions just like in everything there is always that exception. This sign was just interesting because it hits it dead on. Teenagers think they can just do these things because they don’t like parents rules but most parents would be happy for their teenagers to accomplish these things.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
synthesis paper: Learning a Language && A Paradox of History
I am going to be synthesising the Learning a Language essay and this letter/messge I found that is written by George Carlin. He wrote this right after his wife passed away. It basically talks about the flaws of society and what we should be doing nowadays but in simplified terms.
synthesizing joy
“I believe that joy is your own personal feeling of happiness, only you yourself know what joy feels like to you.” Sam LaCava
"Joy means to be happy, to feel something that lightens all your concerns and worries" Myself
Putting these two definitions together and the result is:
Joy is a personal feeling that not only is being happy, but also lightens all your concerns and worries that only you can feel. It is a deep meaning that only you can understand.
"Joy means to be happy, to feel something that lightens all your concerns and worries" Myself
Putting these two definitions together and the result is:
Joy is a personal feeling that not only is being happy, but also lightens all your concerns and worries that only you can feel. It is a deep meaning that only you can understand.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Allegory of the Cave - Plato
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/gnl2/PlatoCave.jpg
The image really helped to show the exact set up of how the story was. Especially if this was the first time reading this story, it does not explain very well how it is set up. Also how the people who had “fetters” saw the shadows and automatically believed what they were told the shadows were and the sounds they made.
I think the story might have a thorough explanation but it was very hard to follow it due to the style of writing. In addition, it is difficult to follow the style because of all of the go back and forth between Plato and Socrates. I definitely had to read it through a few times to fully understand and just plain “get” what they were not only talking about, but also what they were trying to explain.
I think that if you lived your whole life thinking one way because of what people told you were true and then all of a sudden finding out that they were lying; well that would be devastating. You would not know from then on what is so called “real” and what is so called “fake.” You would question everything from that point on. It would be difficult because you would want to go back and explain to the people you knew that it was all fake and they would not believe you. I think that would be very frustrating. Any one can relate to this story because everyone has gone through an experience where someone lied to you and you found out. It hurts and confuses you. Especially in this day in age everyone is pretty deceitful this is sad to say. I think it is a rare thing when you find someone who is still honest. Even at my job, at the Information Desk in University Union, people can turn in lost and found. The other day someone turned in a brand new 80 GB Ipod. That was so surprising, anyone could have taken it and this person turned it in.
The image really helped to show the exact set up of how the story was. Especially if this was the first time reading this story, it does not explain very well how it is set up. Also how the people who had “fetters” saw the shadows and automatically believed what they were told the shadows were and the sounds they made.
I think the story might have a thorough explanation but it was very hard to follow it due to the style of writing. In addition, it is difficult to follow the style because of all of the go back and forth between Plato and Socrates. I definitely had to read it through a few times to fully understand and just plain “get” what they were not only talking about, but also what they were trying to explain.
I think that if you lived your whole life thinking one way because of what people told you were true and then all of a sudden finding out that they were lying; well that would be devastating. You would not know from then on what is so called “real” and what is so called “fake.” You would question everything from that point on. It would be difficult because you would want to go back and explain to the people you knew that it was all fake and they would not believe you. I think that would be very frustrating. Any one can relate to this story because everyone has gone through an experience where someone lied to you and you found out. It hurts and confuses you. Especially in this day in age everyone is pretty deceitful this is sad to say. I think it is a rare thing when you find someone who is still honest. Even at my job, at the Information Desk in University Union, people can turn in lost and found. The other day someone turned in a brand new 80 GB Ipod. That was so surprising, anyone could have taken it and this person turned it in.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
gender role blog
http://www.crab.rutgers.edu/~nrosoff/bball_rules_cover.jpg
Gender role in society is very evident in rules and what is and what is not. It has always been very clear on what is expected of males and females and how each should look and act. Males shoud be strong, heroic, tall and handsome. Males should go out and work and bring home the money and be successful. Females are pretty and quiet and feminine and stays home with the children and keeps the house clean. Now a days some things have changed and ideas have progressed. Women go out and are very successful and males have more active roles in raising children. Mainly, things that are expected of males and females are still pretty strong. It all depends on the person too though. Women who fight that sexes are equal and women should not just "stay in the kitchen" are more manly and maybe they do not have that womanly touch. Where women who still believe that sexes are equal but does not think it is a huge issue, they have the womanly touch and automatically go and clean the dishes after dinner etc. Women do have that "touch" such as holding a baby, that maternal instinct. Men are more brisk. Some men are more feminine and some woman are more manly. It all depends on the specific person.
Society does show how males and females should act or look by mostly media, tv shows, magazines etc. Posters, basically anywhere you can look there is some version of what the "right" gender roles are.
Gender role in society is very evident in rules and what is and what is not. It has always been very clear on what is expected of males and females and how each should look and act. Males shoud be strong, heroic, tall and handsome. Males should go out and work and bring home the money and be successful. Females are pretty and quiet and feminine and stays home with the children and keeps the house clean. Now a days some things have changed and ideas have progressed. Women go out and are very successful and males have more active roles in raising children. Mainly, things that are expected of males and females are still pretty strong. It all depends on the person too though. Women who fight that sexes are equal and women should not just "stay in the kitchen" are more manly and maybe they do not have that womanly touch. Where women who still believe that sexes are equal but does not think it is a huge issue, they have the womanly touch and automatically go and clean the dishes after dinner etc. Women do have that "touch" such as holding a baby, that maternal instinct. Men are more brisk. Some men are more feminine and some woman are more manly. It all depends on the specific person.
Society does show how males and females should act or look by mostly media, tv shows, magazines etc. Posters, basically anywhere you can look there is some version of what the "right" gender roles are.
Monday, January 28, 2008
1.28.08
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This advertising picture was done by Benwin, aka the author, that is the company who makes the speaker that is being advertised. Since it is a picture there is no blurb on the author so there is not much more to say on that.
The audience is anyone who is in need of a speaker. That could include men and women. The picture is even set up geared towards both men and women. The woman in the picture is very pretty and has on a "bling" necklace which draws the attention of women. Also the woman in the picture is showing a bit of cleavage which will draw the attention of men.
The purpose of this advertisement is to draw the attention of someone who would be interested in buying this speaker. The necklace that the woman is wearing is there to show how nice the speaker is, it is more high quality and very skeek. The woman is dressed very business like which also places the speaker in a more higher up location.
Professor V,
I realized this was due Sunday night and I understand if points will be taken off because it is late. I do not expect anything else just because I have a doctors note.
Monday, January 21, 2008
1.21.08 Anne Lamott Essay
Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott
I like her tone alot in this passage. Very outgoing and a "whatever" attitude which is very vibrant. First drafts are never perfect and can merely be thoughts and ideas and not even complete sentences and I do believe that is how every writer starts any work. A writer being someone who has published work or just simply writes in a journal every day.
I liked how she said the first draft is the child's draft because it really is. That first sit down and writing stuff down is something that will be shaped later or possibly be turned into something completely different.
The ending part of her essay is true even if it is written in a very outgoing/weird way. You write what you want and how you want. Not how someone else wants it.
When I start my first draft I just write and let myself go off and just write down anything and everything that comes to mind so I get everything down on paper before I lose it. Then i go through it and edit and take stuff out and add stuff in. And then I go throughout again and again. Rewriting it always helps and makes it neater because I write everything everywhere, all my little edits and changes etc. Writing starts from somewhere and ends in a piece of work. Some people just can’t let it flow but I can and I do. I just sit down and start and then go through it. I always liked the free writing back in elementary school. We had to keep a journal of sorts and we could write about anything, well school appropriate, and all you had to do was write for a certain amount of time like an hour or something. I liked doing it and always had fun with it. Ideas you never knew you had or felt that way always came out and you tend to learn a little more about yourself.
I like her tone alot in this passage. Very outgoing and a "whatever" attitude which is very vibrant. First drafts are never perfect and can merely be thoughts and ideas and not even complete sentences and I do believe that is how every writer starts any work. A writer being someone who has published work or just simply writes in a journal every day.
I liked how she said the first draft is the child's draft because it really is. That first sit down and writing stuff down is something that will be shaped later or possibly be turned into something completely different.
The ending part of her essay is true even if it is written in a very outgoing/weird way. You write what you want and how you want. Not how someone else wants it.
When I start my first draft I just write and let myself go off and just write down anything and everything that comes to mind so I get everything down on paper before I lose it. Then i go through it and edit and take stuff out and add stuff in. And then I go throughout again and again. Rewriting it always helps and makes it neater because I write everything everywhere, all my little edits and changes etc. Writing starts from somewhere and ends in a piece of work. Some people just can’t let it flow but I can and I do. I just sit down and start and then go through it. I always liked the free writing back in elementary school. We had to keep a journal of sorts and we could write about anything, well school appropriate, and all you had to do was write for a certain amount of time like an hour or something. I liked doing it and always had fun with it. Ideas you never knew you had or felt that way always came out and you tend to learn a little more about yourself.
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