1. Argument – What are the consequence of having unrestricted carry concealed weapons (CCW) permits on the safety of residential citizens. Should CCW permit holders be able to carry their weapons anywhere without prosecution of law? Would it increase the safety to residential citizens?
2. The audience I’m looking for is state legislators. I thought about broadening it some, but these are the people who make and work at changing the laws. I want them to know how I feel about the current laws.
3. Goal. – To make sure the laws in Utah stay put so we can have that undeniable right to bear arms to protect ourselves without fear of legal action.
4. How – My article is strictly logical based although I will site other articles that are more emotionally based. I’m citing the Firearms Laws for CCW Permit holder in Utah and it’s pretty clear cut…you do this…you cannot do this.
5. Is it effective? Anyone applying for such a permit has got quite a few hoops they have to jump thru. I’m sure it could happen, but the numbers of people who break these laws once they have done all they need to swearing to uphold them will be few.
http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/docs/FIREARMS_LAWS_FOR_INSTRUCTORS.pdf
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Visual Art Blog
Washington Crossing the Delaware
By Emanuel Leutze
Argument: What is the price that was paid for our country’s freedom on the ordinary man who did that fighting?
Audience: Anyone who has an ounce of patriotism running in their blood.
Goal: To show the greatness of the men who fought for our freedom
How: This is a very emotional painting. The men struggling to break thru the ice so the boat can get over the river. Washington keeping his dignity as portrayed in his posture, the way his chin is held, his arms calmly folded across his chest. The flag is waving in the wind and the man holding it is struggling to keep it from falling into the water. So many of the men in the boat are represented with a different nationality symbolizing and coming together for a common cause. Also, the background shows the men and their boats coming out from the darkness where Washington’s boat is surrounded by light. Very emotional.
Although emotion is the strongest pull on this picture I think the credibility of having a strong leader like George Washington, the flag, the patriots who all fought, they all create a sense of credibility that makes this painting work. Anyone who has studied history will know that this painting is purely symbolic as so many of the elements were different in the reality of the events but because of the emotion involved, we give it a pass.
Effective: Of course, that is why I picked this picture. It makes the viewer feel that there is hope for the future, pride in what has been accomplished and gratitude for those who have sacrificed in giving this free country to us.
Washington Crossing the Delaware
By Emanuel Leutze
Argument: What is the price that was paid for our country’s freedom on the ordinary man who did that fighting?
Audience: Anyone who has an ounce of patriotism running in their blood.
Goal: To show the greatness of the men who fought for our freedom
How: This is a very emotional painting. The men struggling to break thru the ice so the boat can get over the river. Washington keeping his dignity as portrayed in his posture, the way his chin is held, his arms calmly folded across his chest. The flag is waving in the wind and the man holding it is struggling to keep it from falling into the water. So many of the men in the boat are represented with a different nationality symbolizing and coming together for a common cause. Also, the background shows the men and their boats coming out from the darkness where Washington’s boat is surrounded by light. Very emotional.
Although emotion is the strongest pull on this picture I think the credibility of having a strong leader like George Washington, the flag, the patriots who all fought, they all create a sense of credibility that makes this painting work. Anyone who has studied history will know that this painting is purely symbolic as so many of the elements were different in the reality of the events but because of the emotion involved, we give it a pass.
Effective: Of course, that is why I picked this picture. It makes the viewer feel that there is hope for the future, pride in what has been accomplished and gratitude for those who have sacrificed in giving this free country to us.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Song Lyrics
The Cat’s in the Cradle
By Harry Chapin
A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,I got a lot to do."
He said, "That's ok."And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?"
"I don't know when,But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.I said,
"I'd like to see you if you don't mind.
"He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you.
"And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?"
"I don't know when,But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
1. Argument:
a. What are the consequences of working hard to provide everything for your children when they are young to the exclusion of not being there when they need you on who or what they will be come when they grow up?
2. Audience:
a. He’s singing to his son, but the message is to everyone who has small children and has put work above family.
3. Goal:
a. To let everyone know that you only get one chance at raising your children. If you let other things (worldly, material things) become more important in your life, your children will probably follow the example that was set for them and put those things first in their lives also. Put your family (children) first while they are young…it won’t wait till you have achieved your riches.
4. Pathos & Logos:
a. The writer uses the emotions of the listener as you hear the child say “I want to be like you, spend time with me dad” and the dad is too busy. Soon the roles are reversed and the dad wants to spend time with the son, but in reality the son has taken on the same values as the dad and he now is too busy to spend the time. It makes the listeners heart ache for the two to be together.
b. The logos part is that this is the example the dad has set and the whole time the boy is saying “I’m going to be like you, dad” and in the end he really is.
5. Effectiveness:
a. This song was a classic in it’s time (1974). Its effectiveness has been proven in the amount of times it has been used to create a scene or mood in movies and television shows. I can’t name any at this time but I know throughout the years I’ve heard it come on in the background to create a mood of loneliness or “what if.” It’s something most everyone can identify with because they do exactly that...stir the emotion.
By Harry Chapin
A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,I got a lot to do."
He said, "That's ok."And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?"
"I don't know when,But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.I said,
"I'd like to see you if you don't mind.
"He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you.
"And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?"
"I don't know when,But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
1. Argument:
a. What are the consequences of working hard to provide everything for your children when they are young to the exclusion of not being there when they need you on who or what they will be come when they grow up?
2. Audience:
a. He’s singing to his son, but the message is to everyone who has small children and has put work above family.
3. Goal:
a. To let everyone know that you only get one chance at raising your children. If you let other things (worldly, material things) become more important in your life, your children will probably follow the example that was set for them and put those things first in their lives also. Put your family (children) first while they are young…it won’t wait till you have achieved your riches.
4. Pathos & Logos:
a. The writer uses the emotions of the listener as you hear the child say “I want to be like you, spend time with me dad” and the dad is too busy. Soon the roles are reversed and the dad wants to spend time with the son, but in reality the son has taken on the same values as the dad and he now is too busy to spend the time. It makes the listeners heart ache for the two to be together.
b. The logos part is that this is the example the dad has set and the whole time the boy is saying “I’m going to be like you, dad” and in the end he really is.
5. Effectiveness:
a. This song was a classic in it’s time (1974). Its effectiveness has been proven in the amount of times it has been used to create a scene or mood in movies and television shows. I can’t name any at this time but I know throughout the years I’ve heard it come on in the background to create a mood of loneliness or “what if.” It’s something most everyone can identify with because they do exactly that...stir the emotion.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Source for Paper A
What is the argument? What are the consequences of sending kids to charter schools on the quality of their education? Do kids in charter schools receive a better or more complete education than children who attend public schools?
Who is the audience? The particular article is speaking to psychologists who monitor the results of testing done on students so they can compare these results from one school to another and make conclusions regarding these results.
What is the Goal of this article? This article was downloaded from a National Charter School Website. With that information alone one can tell that the goal is to persuade the reader that Charter Schools are a better way to go rather than the public school system. Most of the information in the report talks about the better performance of Charter School Students vs. the Public School so even thought the information is presented in a very analytical manner, the object is still to let the reader know that Charter Schools are better than Public schools, academically.
How is the argument being made? Logos. This is a report full of numbers, computations and results; saying these are the numbers for A,B, and C and because of these numbers, here are the results. Clarity is also used as the report is laid out very logically, very clearly and each heading is labeled taking the reader from one area of study to the next.
Is this effective? Yes, this is effective. The reason I chose this article as part of my research is because the numbers were clear. Are Utah Charter Schools working like they should be?…the numbers tell with out having to guess what the underlying message is all about and I can transfer the hard facts to paint the picture of what I want to say thru these facts.
Article for Research:
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/charterschools/news/crt_Analysis.pdf
Who is the audience? The particular article is speaking to psychologists who monitor the results of testing done on students so they can compare these results from one school to another and make conclusions regarding these results.
What is the Goal of this article? This article was downloaded from a National Charter School Website. With that information alone one can tell that the goal is to persuade the reader that Charter Schools are a better way to go rather than the public school system. Most of the information in the report talks about the better performance of Charter School Students vs. the Public School so even thought the information is presented in a very analytical manner, the object is still to let the reader know that Charter Schools are better than Public schools, academically.
How is the argument being made? Logos. This is a report full of numbers, computations and results; saying these are the numbers for A,B, and C and because of these numbers, here are the results. Clarity is also used as the report is laid out very logically, very clearly and each heading is labeled taking the reader from one area of study to the next.
Is this effective? Yes, this is effective. The reason I chose this article as part of my research is because the numbers were clear. Are Utah Charter Schools working like they should be?…the numbers tell with out having to guess what the underlying message is all about and I can transfer the hard facts to paint the picture of what I want to say thru these facts.
Article for Research:
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/charterschools/news/crt_Analysis.pdf
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Encounter
Mary Kay is not new on the market. The company has been around for 45 years. Mary Kay, in fact, is now dead and her company lives on carrying her name into the future. I sat thru a three hour Mary Kay presentation for this assignment where the consultants tried to persuade me to become a new consultant for the company. The argument for me to join this company was, by becoming a Mary Kay consultant I can make lots of money with little effort, while using their premier products.
“Why would I want to become a consultant?” was my question when all of this started? I was given many reasons but these were the top ones.
1. Mary Kay is the greatest company to work for because: they donate much to charities (they are so compassionate).
2. You can do it on your own time and your own schedule.
3. It’s very team building, lots of friends to be had and made in this business.
4. Working with women is so much fun…who wouldn’t want to work with women!
5. Life is so good if you sell Mary Kay because you are free to make your own decisions and not have them made for you.
6. You will make money,
7. You will gain self-confidence,
8. You can earn a car (remember pink Cadillac’s?)
9. You can earn advancement and be your own boss.
What do I need to do to sell the product, was my next question. “Oh, the product will sell itself” was my answer. “Everyone who tries Mary Kay products adore them so all you have to do is have your clients try them and your clients don’t have to be your family and friends”. I wasn’t told till much later I would have to buy a $100 starter kit so I can have samples for others try then if I want to be really successful I have to open my own “store” and carry about $4000 work of products so my clients won’t have the wait time when they want product.
After our little pep talk on selling the product we were each given the opportunity try the some. I like Mary Kay products, but the bottom line is, I don’t need the extra money right now, I don’t have the time. Selling Mary Kay might be enticing to others, but not to me.
“Why would I want to become a consultant?” was my question when all of this started? I was given many reasons but these were the top ones.
1. Mary Kay is the greatest company to work for because: they donate much to charities (they are so compassionate).
2. You can do it on your own time and your own schedule.
3. It’s very team building, lots of friends to be had and made in this business.
4. Working with women is so much fun…who wouldn’t want to work with women!
5. Life is so good if you sell Mary Kay because you are free to make your own decisions and not have them made for you.
6. You will make money,
7. You will gain self-confidence,
8. You can earn a car (remember pink Cadillac’s?)
9. You can earn advancement and be your own boss.
What do I need to do to sell the product, was my next question. “Oh, the product will sell itself” was my answer. “Everyone who tries Mary Kay products adore them so all you have to do is have your clients try them and your clients don’t have to be your family and friends”. I wasn’t told till much later I would have to buy a $100 starter kit so I can have samples for others try then if I want to be really successful I have to open my own “store” and carry about $4000 work of products so my clients won’t have the wait time when they want product.
After our little pep talk on selling the product we were each given the opportunity try the some. I like Mary Kay products, but the bottom line is, I don’t need the extra money right now, I don’t have the time. Selling Mary Kay might be enticing to others, but not to me.
Friday, January 23, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOEU87SBTU
TV Commercial English Assignment
*I have to have a disclaimer before I do this assignment. I really don’t watch much TV, and what little I do, I watch from the DVR for the very reason that I don’t have to watch commercials. Because of this I tried to think of a memorable commercial I remember thru the years (you didn’t say it had to be a recent commercial) and this is what I came up with.
Coca-Cola: I’d like to teach the world to sing…
Quick description of the commercial (click on the above youtube link to watch) A close-up of one girl singing the song “I’d like to teach the world to sing” which was made big by The Hillside Singers in 1971. The song was written for Coca-Cola but later became a top 20 hit that year (Wikipedia). As the song progresses the camera pans out showing many people on the top of a hill and many singers of different ethnicity adding their voice and beautiful harmony to the song. They are all holding a bottle of coca-cola.
1. The argument being made: If you drink coca-cola it will unify you with the rest of the world.
2. What are the consequences of drinking a coke which is the real thing, on people from all over the world?
3. People who drink coke get the real thing which means the real refreshment buster. People from all over the world drink Coke. If you drink coke you will have your thirst satisfied and it will give you a connection or something in common to people all over the world because they are drinking coke also.
4. The target audience here is a young adult generation (18-30). There are no older people in this commercial. I guess if you get the younger generation hooked on coke they will keep up the habit when they get older!!!
5. The goal is to get people to drink Coca-Cola so the company can get rich and the stockholders can get richer!
6. Ethos/Pathos/Logos. The ad has more an emotional tone to it rather than looking for credibility or logic. It came up with a catchy tune and that tune spread like wildfire.
7. Was it effective? This has gone down in history as one of the most popular commercials of all time. Even for me, this is still one of my favorites.
TV Commercial English Assignment
*I have to have a disclaimer before I do this assignment. I really don’t watch much TV, and what little I do, I watch from the DVR for the very reason that I don’t have to watch commercials. Because of this I tried to think of a memorable commercial I remember thru the years (you didn’t say it had to be a recent commercial) and this is what I came up with.
Coca-Cola: I’d like to teach the world to sing…
Quick description of the commercial (click on the above youtube link to watch) A close-up of one girl singing the song “I’d like to teach the world to sing” which was made big by The Hillside Singers in 1971. The song was written for Coca-Cola but later became a top 20 hit that year (Wikipedia). As the song progresses the camera pans out showing many people on the top of a hill and many singers of different ethnicity adding their voice and beautiful harmony to the song. They are all holding a bottle of coca-cola.
1. The argument being made: If you drink coca-cola it will unify you with the rest of the world.
2. What are the consequences of drinking a coke which is the real thing, on people from all over the world?
3. People who drink coke get the real thing which means the real refreshment buster. People from all over the world drink Coke. If you drink coke you will have your thirst satisfied and it will give you a connection or something in common to people all over the world because they are drinking coke also.
4. The target audience here is a young adult generation (18-30). There are no older people in this commercial. I guess if you get the younger generation hooked on coke they will keep up the habit when they get older!!!
5. The goal is to get people to drink Coca-Cola so the company can get rich and the stockholders can get richer!
6. Ethos/Pathos/Logos. The ad has more an emotional tone to it rather than looking for credibility or logic. It came up with a catchy tune and that tune spread like wildfire.
7. Was it effective? This has gone down in history as one of the most popular commercials of all time. Even for me, this is still one of my favorites.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
For this assignment I tried to attach a picture, it came as a tri-fold in one of my health magazines somewhere around the year 2000; I’ve had it on my wall next to my treadmill ever since. The ad depicts a model who is in very nice shape, thin, but not waify standing next to what appears to be railroad tracks. She is out in the country and she is wearing very short cut-off denim shorts as well as a cropped camisole type top. Her hair is a little tousled giving the ad a more “see I’m like you” type feel. The ad has a little “Levi’s” tag in the corner…nothing else. To me this ad says “if you wear our clothes, you can look like this you can be cool and comfortable as well as we have a sexy seductive side.” Since this ad came from a women’s magazine the target audience would be women, mostly in their 20’s and 30’s, but with it hanging in my house it hasn’t escaped the eyes and comments of the boys that live there or come thru my house so there is definitely an appeal there.
Because this ad is sponsored by Levi’s the goal would be to get people to buy their products. What this ad says to me, is that it is promising me that if I buy Levi jeans, then there is something about me that will be sexy and seductive and I can look this great too. The fact that this ad is also shot out away from everything with only railroad tracks and what appears to be orchards in the background also says that if I wear Levi’s I can let my hair down, hang loose and be comfortable. The advertisers achieve this goal by choosing a model who is pretty, but not over the top beautiful; she is someone who could be a “girl-next-door” type so we can identify with her and then picking a background that portrays being away from it all.
Obviously this ad worked for me because I kept it around for 8 years. Maybe it didn’t quite do what the advertisers had expected because I use it more as motivation more than anything else, but then again…maybe it did what it was supposed to because even at my age I would love to look that good in a pair of jeans!!!
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