Chapter 2

Types of writing I've done in the past week:
Texting
Tweeting
Facebook messenger
Notes for Art appreciation
English assignments
Art homework
Math equations
PolSci essays

Rhetorical Situations:  Tweeting, Notes, and PolSci essays

1. Tweeting: When I tweet, usually it's casual. My audience is my friends and other followers who can relate to the situation I am tweeting about. Usually these are other teens who are scrolling through twitter looking for something to make them laugh or to spark their interest. People can like or retweet my tweets if they like them. I tweet to express myself in the moment feelings or to tell other people what is happening in my life. This can be funny or serious. It is also normal to post pictures along with tweets.
2. Notes: Notes are usually casual, and the only people reading them are me. Unless my friends need notes for class, I am usually the only "audience". I write notes extremely casually, and try to take short cuts in my writing when taking them. Not always using full sentences or finishing words. When I take notes I like to use pictures as well to help me remember and associate facts with them. I also put a lot of my notes in color because the brain remembers color.
3. PolSci Essays: This week I wrote an essay based on elite theory. The whole text was formal, and was used to answer the larger question of government distrust. The audience was my professor, therefore I had to create a professional sense of writing.

Lydia's Story

Questions:

1. Brideau's main point is that even though bad situation people survived by staying calm and being brave. This is indicated in the last paragraph, especially in the last sentence.
2. Brideau wrote this story in third person  point of view, with the exception of the first and last paragraphs, which are in fist person point of view. This makes it easier to relate to the author, and during the story of Lydia it paints the picture of what is happening in your head. It also helps to separate which part is the author speaking and which part is Lydia.
3. She makes the story come alive by using specific details and describing emotions. Some specific instances of this are "Lydia climbed off the kitchen counter and waded through the deep water, dragging a small kitchen stool behind her." and "Her tongue became dry and her lips were cracked but she only was aware of being terrified of the water.". These help readers understand what she was doing and how she felt as she sat in her linen closet.
4. This piece would be originally for the readers of that health magazine. People like doctors, and nurses. The tone of the piece suits these readers because it is easy to hear her voice in her text, and she addresses the story like she is talking to a colleague. This is seen on page 131, when she states, " For me, the enormity of the double hurricanes became clean only after witnessing..". Some words that help connect to her are ones like I, hope, determination, and adversity.

About Me

My name is Nash Gowin and I am 17 years old. I am a running start student from North Kitsap High School and I am a senior. I live in a 3 acre plot with 2 dogs, a cat, 18 turkey and a pond of fish. I enjoy playing baseball, math, video games, and spending time with my brother and sister. My sister is 25 and works for Masterworks. My brother is 13, and is very energetic.

A few things about me you should know are I love the outdoors, I can't stand the color brown, I work at Central Market, I have a scar on my head from dancing like a ballerina, and one time a dog bit me.  After I graduate from high school, I plan on attending a four year university in California, and becoming a high school math teacher. I am very excited to see what this jump start does for my college education in the long run.

Analyzing an Argument

Russel Honre takes a look back at his career and makes a discovery that his father had told him at a young age. To be able to work is a blessing. Russel gives a brief background of his childhood work while Sarah Page gives a quick synopsis of what a designer baby is. Russel takes a position on his fathers position while Sarah  takes a position in response to the position of Dr. Paul Walman. Russel admits he was a little slow to realize his fathers wise words, at the same time Sarah  admits she was a tad skeptical about how designer babies could be good for the society. Russel sights his father more than once to show a more rounded view of his position while Sarah quotes Walman several times to show his full opinion on the topic. Russel has life experiences that help to prove his fathers point at the same time Sarah has statistics proving that her position is valid. Russel has examples of why his topic actually matters and Sarah has examples proving why people should care about her topic. Russel ends with a very blatant position in his conclusion with Sarah closing off very similarly.

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.