Week 9 Overview

During this last week of April we finalized our two pieces of rhetoric and started planning out our persuasive papers. I was absent Wednesday because I wasn't feeling well but I was able to put some finishing touches on my video and bumper sticker. I have gotten a little behind on my paper because I had  a lot of tests last week and didn't have much time for research but I have been able to plan more now for my paper and my planning is all starting to come together. I just need to find a couple more sources and figure out what my main points of my argument are going to be. Overall this week was a very hectic week for me but I was very happy with my final two pieces of rhetoric as well as my reflection paper that was due friday. Now i just need to start focusing more on my persuasive paper and starting bringing together my ideas to form my argument.

Week 8 Overview

The week of the 18th-24th,
During this week we worked on our NPO projects a lot and got them ready for our first rough draft that was due that friday. We also had a quiz on many of the different slides and class notes we had taken since the beginning of the year. For most of our NPO planning we were with our project groups and were aloud to give each other advice and help everyone out on there two different proposals.
For my two pieces of rhetoric I did a video and a bumper sticker. Most of my time was spent this week on my video because It took a lot of work. Recording a adventurous puppy is not the easiest thing to do and then on top of that the actual process of putting the different clips together was quite a challenge. But during this week I got it all done and was very happy with the overall outcome of the video. My bumper sticker didn't take as much work but it was something that I needed to appeal emotionally to people to make them think about the way they treat their pets and I was also very happy with it.

Week 7- Overview

Last week we spent a majority of our time with our project groups and deciding what are two pieces of rhetoric were going to be. We shared all of our ideas with the class and discussed what we could do better or improve on. We also discussed the different online sources that could help us with our pieces of rhetoric such as videos, posters, websites even t-shirts.
After this week I have decided what my two sources of rhetoric are going to be. My first one is going to be a video on the life of a puppy and what it takes to train and teach the puppy how to behave, then i'm going to show a video of my dog who is trained and how much it pays off training them. For my second piece of rhetoric I'm going to create a bumper sticker to appeal to people's emotions. Im going to have a cute picture of a puppy and then create some catchy quote to make people think about the responsibilities of having a new pet. Overall I'm feeling good about my two pieces and think there going to work good.

Photo Collage Maker

How does this collage represent my identity?
   This collage represents my identity because all the pictures sum up what I am like as a person and what i like to do. Most of the pictures in this collage are all taken outside, which is where I love to be, whether it is at the beach, on the lake, at the mountains or just outside in my own backyard. I grew up with two older brothers and no sisters ( picture in top right ) and I grew up around sports and activities my brothers loved doing which is why I love to fish, go shooting, and play soccer. From the time I was two I was on my first soccer team, of course it was nothing serious at that time but as I got older and better I went on to different levels of competition for soccer and ended up having many collage offers and played collage soccer my first semester at Lenoir-Rhyne University. However I ended up not liking the school as much as I thought I would and transferred here to UNCC. My family is very close, we all like to hangout together and go on trips to the beach and mountains, my brother is my best friend (picture on top in the middle) and I rely on him more than anyone I know. We grew up going to a church that my parents have been a part of since they got married, and have a really strong faith, my faith is what gets me through everything and I don't know where my family would be without God.  My mom went to Duke University so we are HUGE Duke fans, theres not one thing Carolina Blue that we don't hate. Haha. My friends are extremely important to me and I really don't know what I would do without them, were all really close and even though we all split off to go to different collages we all stay in close touch. Last but not least are my animals, I have a huge passion for animals, any kind. I love my puppies more than anything and wouldn't be able to live without them, Im hoping to do something in my future career that deals with animals.

What is the link between images and identity?
I think there is a huge like between images and identity, many people create or take pictures just to show that identity. Most pictures show who you are because you take that picture when your doing the things you love to be doing. If you didn't care so much about what you were doing then you wouldn't want pictures to be taken of them. I think the correlation is extremely strong in my case because all the pictures I have are of my doing the things I enjoy doing such as family, friends, faith, soccer, animals, food.

Week 6- America 24/7

When Cox writes America 24/7 captures "the true essence of American character and communities" I first think about the ordinary "american" ways and the pictures that illustrate Americans. Things such as cookouts, sports games, memorials, geography, family and friends. Many ordinary daily activities we partake in don't necessarily show our patriotism but being able to do the things in itself shows a hint of patriotism. Its difficult to wrap your head around but when many think of America, they think of the flag, the eagle, the colors: red, white and blue, the military, or even fireworks. But I think the only reason they think of those specific things is because you were grown up knowing what represents your country. There are millions of ways Americans live and revolve their life around and you can't really pick out one picture that represents all of us.
After looking at the his pictures I found that he looks at American character and communities the same way I would when taking pictures. Many of them are simple daily tasks, that without them your life wouldn't be the same. It could be the simplest activity such as reading the newspaper in a rocking chair every morning, its part of your life, and part of your American character. Everyone in this country has a way of living their life and when there is a picture captured of them enjoying what they love to do most, well I think thats as good as its going to get.

Ordinary?

Roomie caught me taking a nap.. something I do very often hahaha

Week 5 Overview

This week we finished watching a video on Capitalism and saw it in the point of view from someone who hates the system in which the government is controlled. He gave many reasons and examples to why he hates the system and backed up all those reasons with facts or true stories. Many of the stories had to do with life struggles and how some people get punished by the government in ways that they shouldn't, such as taking away property or land. I disagree with the argument being put forth but I also realise that there are going to be loopholes no matter what kind of government we run. We also worked on some pages in our english book and compared images from different point of views. That helped me to see the different perspectives a certain image can have. There are always two sides to the story and that is what this week has definitively shown me.