Three Question on Analysis Paper

1. In our paper are we suppose to be taking the side of a presidential candidate? 2. Will we be doing a peer edit or will you be able to look over our papers before they are due? 3. Do we restate the thesis in our conclusion?

Alli Rising- Messy outline

The 2012 presidential election is quickly approach as the presidential candidates are buckling down to gain all the votes they can obtain to achieve their goal of becoming the Leader of the Free World. There have been multiple advertisements that are being produced by each candidate to get their word out about what they will do for our country. Most of the advertisements, however, state what the other candidate may do that would not make him an ideal choice for our country. In one particular advertisement, that was created by the Mitt Romney campaign, gives a negative look on what Barack Obama has done in his four year term.   

Other detailed that enforced that impression was Obama speaking to those that worked at the plant because he was making the promise that the government will make sure that the plant will be there for another hundred years.  The more important part was Obama made the promise twice. The second promise was when the Janesville plant was on the verge of closing. Also having many promises made during Obama’s campaign were broken during his time in Washington.  The images directs the viewer’s eyes by showing Obama speaking and pictures of the people that worked in Janesville showing how disappointed they looked. This reinforced what was important by showing Obama actually speaking about his promises and what it did to the people in the town. The text that was included was words that were just reinstated what was said in the video.  Such as simple promises made, simply broken. The argument that is being made is that Obama made multiple promises during his campaign four years ago but while he was in Washington his promises were broken.

The first thing that grabbed my attention was that it showed the Janesville GM plant and that it had a promise that was simply broken. The color was black and white for most of the video and to me that is very gloomy so it seemed more of a depressing feeling throughout the video. The style also went along with the gloomy feeling which made it difficult for me to watch the video.

Alli Rising- Muslim Rage

The Muslim Rage photo that was used as the Newsweek cover displays the anger that was released by many Muslims when a video was posted on YouTube mocking Muslims. The angered faces of the two men that are the zoomed in on in the image tells me that the video frustrated them deeply and many more Muslims. One of the men has a look on his face which to me looks like he is in pain and his hand is made into a fist as if he wants to punch whatever is in front of him. The other man also has a face that seems to be enraged and it seems as though he is going towards something that is behind the camera. The effect that the two men were zoomed in on shows that how much this video angered the Muslim religion and also makes it easy to grab people’s attention in wandering what is causing this rage. The heading that states, “Muslim Rage” grasped people’s attention easily with the big block letters and with the fact the image shows two men that seem to be in rage. This image also brought a huge reaction to the media world. On Twitter there are multiple people posting about their own Muslim rage moments. Most of those that have tweeted to the Muslim rage have humorous things to say. Those who did post something humorous I believe were not offended to the video as the makers would have wanted them to be but are simply making fun of themselves.  I feel that the people that made this terrible video are getting pleasure out of the riots that have broken out. I do understand how it would madden people but I feel the reason for the video was to just get an uprising out of people.

Alli Rising- Visual Analysis Paragraph

The campaign advertisement that was produced by the Romney campaign was about Obama making promises but was unable to keep them. The video really grabbed my attention at first when it showed the Janesville GM plant and that it had text saying a promise that was simply broken.  Details that really enforced my impression were clips of Obama speaking during his campaign to those that worked at the plant because he was making the promise that the government will make sure that the plant will be there for another hundred years.  The most important part of the video was that it shows Obama making the promise twice. The second promise was when the Janesville plant was on the verge of closing. Also having many promises made during Obama’s campaign were broken during his time in Washington. The color and style of the video also had an impression by having most of the video in black and white which would mean more of a gloomy feeling. It also has a depressing tone of voice throughout the video.  The images that direct the viewer’s eyes  also has a toll on the style by showing Obama speaking and pictures of the people that worked in Janesville showing how disappointed they looked. This reinforced what was important by showing Obama actually speaking about his promises and what it did to the people in the town.  There was also text included within the video. The text reinstates the important parts in the video, such as simple promises made, simply broken. With the style of the video it makes it clear that the argument of the advertisement was that Obama made multiple promises during his campaign four years ago but while he was in Washington his promises were broken.

Alli Rising- Visual Analysis

What visual elements grabbed your attention first?

The first thing that grabbed my attention was that it showed the Janesville GM plant and that it had a promise that was simply broken.

   What other details enforced that impression? How?

Other detailed that enforced that impression was Obama speaking to those that worked at the plant because he was making the promise that the government will make sure that the plant will be there for another hundred years.

What is more important? Less important?

The more important part was Obama made the promise twice. The second promise was when the Janesville plant was on the verge of closing. Also having many promises made during Obama’s campaign were broken during his time in Washington.

   What about color and style? What impact do they have on your impression?

The color was black and white for most of the video and to me that is very gloomy so it seemed more of a depressing feeling throughout the video. The style also went along with the gloomy feeling which made it difficult for me to watch the video.

    How does the image direct the viewer’s eyes and reinforce what is important?

The images directs the viewer’s eyes by showing Obama speaking and pictures of the people that worked in Janesville showing how disappointed they looked. This reinforced what was important by showing Obama actually speaking about his promises and what it did to the people in the town.

What text is included? How does the text relate to the image?

The text that was included was words that were just reinstated what was said in the video.  Such as simple promises made, simply broken.

What argument is being made?                

The argument that is being made is that Obama made multiple promises during his campaign four years ago but while he was in Washington his promises were broken.

   List details that provide ethos, pathos, logos.

Ethos- Obama speaking about how he will make sure the government helps plants like the GM plant in Janesville.

Pathos-  Obama breaking the promise to the people in Janesville and making it difficult for them to make a living.

Logos- There wasn’t an example of logos within the video.

Alli Rising-Rhetorical Précis- Chapter 6 Choices 2.0

In chapter six of Joe Marshall Hardin’s book Choices 2.0 (2010) he asserts that there are ways to see the media differently. Hardin supports this claim by giving examples of how a media critic may see media text. He states that a media critic’s job is to reveal the appealing aspects of an advertisement within the media. Hardin gives a method that may be used to develop a topic and plan for the organization of ones media critique. This method is called the Toulmin method, this includes three simple steps. The steps include finding the purpose of the argument, laying down the basic facts of the argument and the finally supporting the major points of the facts found.  He also includes three different possibilities that may be found in media critique. The first possibility is finding a narrative within media. This gives the reader of view of who the critic is and what they feel is important. The second is analysis; with this the critic has the job of pinpointing the target market. The last possibility is the argument; this would include trying to recognize what the ad is doing to grab the attention of the target market.  Joe Marshall Hardin’s purpose of this chapter was to inform his readers on the different possibilities of media and to help them see media in a more detailed way.

Alli Rising- Rhetorical Précis- Plagiarism

In Trip Gabriel’s article, “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age” he declares that is it becoming so much easier for students to just copy and paste an article off the Web. He also claims that professors did not care so much at one point as long as the student credited his source. He backs up his claims by stating that most undergraduates did not learn how to use sources and take certain pieces out of them and turn the words into their own.  In order to inform the reader on plagiarism, Gabriel gave a number of reasons why undergraduates plagiarize. One example was that those students who actually walk into the library to receive a source they feel like they own the source. With an online article students do not feel like they own it. I feel Trip Gabriel’s purpose of this article was in open the eyes of undergraduates to plagiarism and to help them become more careful with their sources.

Alli Rising - Analyze Photo

The photo of John Lennon that was on Occupy Arts Facebook really grasped my attention at first with the photo of John Lennon and the style of the photo. The most important part of the picture would be the quote that is stated by him John Lennon about being happy with ones life. The part that I thought was less important was the photo of John Lennon himself. The style of the picture was black and white which to me is very simple. I like things that are more calm and settle then pictures that are crazy and overwhelming. The image directs the viewer's eyes by having the photo of John Lennon facing the quote by him that is included in the picture. I feel this photo did not have much of an argument but I think the purpose was to remind people that happiness is the key to life.

Alli Rising- Mitt Romney and Barack Obama video response

In Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s opening videos I thought they were full of enlightening information about each of the presidential candidates. Mitt Romney’s video really first grabbed my attention with how family oriented he is. I may be considered old school but I really like how much family means to him and his wife. His video had more of an upbeat feel that really grabbed my attention and helped me pay attention throughout his whole video. My first reaction to Obama’s video was more of a settle feel that did not keep my attention the entire time. I did think is video was more informative with the things he has done over the last four years. I found that it was really important that both candidates talked about their marriage. Each had a different approach to the subject but it still had a main part in their interviews. I also thought it was important how it described how successful each man has been. It was difficult for me to really listen to Obama’s success in this country because I don’t believe he has done a whole lot for America but I also though he had an advantage over Romney because he has had the last four years to have an experience in the white house. Romney did have an excessive amount of examples of how he has been such a successful business man. Each video had a different impact in me with their impressions. I thought Obama’s video reached out to the older voters. He talked a lot about his grandparents which I did not interest me as a young voter but I am sure older voters would appreciate the relationship with his elders.  I believe Romney’s video had more approach to grasp the attention of younger voters. His video really grasped my attention with the fact the he talked about how much family meant to him and to me that tells me he will try to keep our country just as united and together like he does his family. Each presidential candidate has so many different views but to me I agreed with Mitt Romney more than I could agree with Obama and what he claims he’s done for this country.

Alli Rising -Response to Ms. Romney and Ms. Obama’s speeches.

Alli Rising

Response to Ms. Romney and Ms. Obama’s speeches.

After watching the speeches by Michelle Obama and Ann Romney I thought they did not have enough ethos and logos throughout their speeches. Ann Romney did stat one example of logos such as Mitt Romney lowered Massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%. Each of the women’s speeches had a different effect on me. In Ann Romney’s speech I believe she talked about how successful her husband has been over the years and how well they have handled every obstacle that had come their way. Ms. Romney truly focused on her husband and how hard he would work for our country. I feel that Mitt and Ann Romney also know how difficult it is to have a family in the economy today. I appreciated that Ms. Romney pointed out how much women have an effect on America. In my opinion behind every successful man there is a woman that has helped him become so successful. Michelle Obama’s speech was somewhat difficult for me to listen to without an unbiased critical perspective. I have not agreed with Obama throughout his four years so it was a struggle for me to listen to Ms. Obama talk about what her husband will still be trying to succeed with another four years. I thought Ms. Obama would focus more on what all her husband has done for our country but I feel like all she truly talked about was what he tried to do. Ms. Obama also had a lot of focus on herself throughout her speech which I did not really agree with because I thought she should have focused more on her husband. One thing that stood out to me in Ms. Obama’s speech was the obstacle’s they each had to deal with while growing up and how they have each become successful even though they had so many difficulties. The audience throughout each of the women’s speeches did impact my views by how well these women are loved throughout our country and how much our country looks up to the First Lady.

Alli Rising- Choices 2.0 Ch. 3 Rhetorical Précis

In chapter three in the book Choices 2.0 (2010) the author Joe Marshall Hardin asserts that once one has chosen their topic for a project they need to decide how to support the purpose of the writing and thesis. In order to support his purpose he gives three different structures for a writer to use to present their information. These three structures are narrative structure, analytical structure and argumentative structures. The first structure is narrative structures recount the writers or someone else’s personal experience that is used for the thesis for argument. Writing about a personal experience creates a more credible argument. Analytical structure is the second structure and has two reasons that it would be helpful throughout ones writing. The first is that it helps a writer examine their own thinking. The second is that makes ones writing noticeable to the reader. The final structure is argumentative structure is to persuade a reader to agree to the writers view on a topic or asking them to consider taking an action of some sort. Joe Marshall Hardin’s purpose was to help writers give structure to their writing and help them connect more to their readers.

Alli Rising- Response to "The Web Means the End of Forgetting"

Response to “The Web Means the End of Forgetting”

            In the article “The Web Means the End of Forgetting,” the author Jeffrey Rosen makes some excellent arguments throughout his writing. At the beginning of his article, he stats an example of what may happen if one posts pictures online that should not be seen by the online world. Within the article he gives many examples that have the same message which is to not post a picture or status online that you may regret. As Rosen gives the example in his opening about a girl named Stacy Snyder that posted a picture which was found by her school and then was unable to receive her teaching degree. She sued and argued that it was violating her First Amendment rights. Her claim was denied because she was a public employee and her photo didn’t relate to matters of public concern.  Rosen stats that more employers are starting to check Facebook or other social networks before they hire someone into their company or business.  According to a survey by Microsoft, 75 percent of U.S. recruiters and human-resource professionals report that their companies require them do to online research about candidates. With several more employers are starting to look at social networking, people may be able to have control over their online reputations. The control people can have over their profiles is setting their privacy settings to the highest settings that may be available to them. People are able to control their own profiles but are unable to control what others say about them or post on their own profiles. Stacy Snyder that was mentioned at the beginning of Rosen’s article said that she had deleted her MySpace. She was trying to maintain her privacy throughout the web but even though things may be deleting employers still have ways to finding things online.