Incorporating Sources Effectively

Minimum Wage:
In an article waying the pros and cons of minimum wage, Sarah Shemkus states, "An employee working a 40-hour week at the federal minimum wage would earn $15,080 per year. This income would leave a two-person household -- say, a single parent with one child -- just below the federal poverty threshold of $15,130." (Salary.com, Increasing the Minimum Wage)

http://www.salary.com/increasing-the-minimum-wage-pros-cons/

The federal minimum wage was put into action in 1938 at the low price of $0.25. (Raistheminimumwage.com)

http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/pages/qanda

According to Employment Policies Institute, "High minimum wage rates lead to unemployment for teens." (Epionline.org). In the article the Institute explains, "research has shown time and again that increasing the minimum wage destroys jobs for low-skilled workers while doing little to address poverty." (Epionline.org).

https://www.epionline.org/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-teen-unemployment/

Works Cited

http://www.salary.com/increasing-the-minimum-wage-pros-cons/. Salary. Web. Nov 19 2015.

http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/pages/qanda. Raisetheminimumwage. Web. Nov 19 2015

https://www.epionline.org/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-teen-unemployment/. 2015. EPIOnline. Web. Nov 19 2015.

Article Comparisons

In Sprigs essay, she wrote about how smaller farms are better for society. In our group we have many essays and they were very different from Sprigs. Even though the topics were different, all of the authors used valid arguments to defend their position. In Sprigs essay she uses pathos by bringing back memories from her childhood. She brings her own experiences to the table to connect with others. In an essay we have about terrorism, the author used pathos by using the recent attack on Paris, France as an example. She wrote about how the even was horrific and that the killings was supposed to be taken seriously, as terrorism is as well. A different essay we have on abortion, used pathos by asking questions about being against letting embryos live. In all of the essays, an explicit position was used. Sprigs was on how smaller local farms are better than larger monoculture farms. The essay on terrorism was about how serious the word terrorism is, and how the media throws it around too loosely. The abortion essay was about being pro-choice. All of the essays used a response to what others said, and included ethos in those responses. These topics all have a good reason on why it matters. They make it clear that the issue effects many people not just a small portion of society. They all appeal to readers values by connecting to the readers through personal experience, how people feel on the topic in daily life, and how large parts of society is effected by the topic. The essays were all important because they connected to the readers, made their topic important, and used an authoritative tone to convince the readers to agree with them.

Position Paper in Class Lab: How things mean

Album Covers:
They suggests that your face sells a product a certain way. The softer sexier feel of the woman suggests that her music is for other women who enjoy soft maybe even pop music. The men have strong and serious poses. This suggests their music shouldn't be taken lightly and that they are serious artists. The eyes work on the viewer to tell them what the music is about. The woman has a certain soft feel behind her eyes that the men don't have.

Peace sign buttons:
These buttons suggest world peace is more important than wars. They do this by saying "peace" and "make love not war". The elements that work are the peace sign because a lot of people are familiar with them and worlds like love and war because a lot of controversy surrounds them.

Different types of symbols and images in the media can suggest what the topic of the item or selling point is. The first way you can see this is on album covers. Images of people on the cover can change the whole selling point of the music. A picture of a woman, the singer, having soft eyes and a sexy feel can sell to both women and men. Women are attracted to the album because the feel of the music is softer and could contain pop undertones. Men on their albums tend to be seen as  strong and almost cold on the cover. The music in those albums are seen as serious and important where as on the woman's album it is light hearted and sexy. Another way to see different images and symbols suggesting the topic is on buttons. On two different buttons they suggest that peace is important in life. On the first button it is easy to understand because of the common peace sign and the word peace. The words flow on the button and help to suggest a calming feel to it. The second button suggests that love is more important than war. It uses the peace sign again to suggest peace is more important than war. These symbols work because the faces have a certain tone and the symbols are common and recognizable to the public.

Think About the Genre in Class Lab

Taking Positions:

• Who will win the Seahawks game.
• Who to start on my fantasy football team.
• Who to vote for in the Primary Elections.
• Whether it's considered equality if you hit a girl.
• Who will win the World Series.

Other People's Positions:

• Who to vote for in the Primary Elections.
• TV/Movie shows liked.
• Take in or take out dinner.
• The position of no violence.

Page 66 in class lab:

Gun control memes:

https://llwproductions.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/meme-deer-shooting-back.jpg
This appeals to us because it is a funny way to say someones position. They used a joke, and a picture of a man everyone knows to make a meme about gun control. To support its position it asks a question, and then answers it with a punch line that delivers their stance. For a serious audience we would change it to saying "No one needs 30 rounds in their gun, because deer can not shoot back.". To change its medium we would switch the position and explain why so many rounds are needed.

https://stophittingyourbrother.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/gun-control-memes.jpg
On this website there are two different memes that have two different positions. The fist one has a quote from Ronald Reagan saying how he feels about guns. He said that it was okay to have guns for self defense but a machine gun is too much and no one really needs one in their home. The second meme has the word guns repeated several times next to phases that represent what we use to defend things like our homes and president. At the bottom it reads "We defend our children with a sign that reads 'this is a GUN FREE ZONE'". The quote from a historic person works because people trust his opinion and they logically can follow what he says. The second meme speaks to peoples emotions because their children or niece is not being protected while at school or in certain environments. To change them we would make them either appeal to someones comedic genre or have them be more serious depending on the audience.

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/5d/5d3a151b7d0d3b9e0bf5fd0f87d5023c63d74801655090fcf02f5579247c51f1.jpg
This memes is a picture of a man trying not to laugh while pretending to think. Around him it says "That Facebook post really make me think about my stance on gun control, said no one ever".  This appeals to us because it is funny and relatable. Really it means that it is hard to sway peoples opinions, but when you're on Facebook and something about gun control comes up you kind of laugh and scroll past. The thing we would change is maybe using a picture of someone we know. We would change the content to change the medium. We would make the meme have a position on gun control itself.

Bibliography:
Michelle. Cartoon. Motley News, 6 April. 2013.
Sallah. Cartoon. Stop Hitting Your Brother. 31 January. 2013
Quick Memes. Cartoon. Quick meme.com.