Alessandra, Amaya, Alec 

1. Drunk drivers are involved in more than 50 percent of traffic deaths.
   1. FACT
2. DNA tests of skin found under the victim’s fingernails suggest that the defendant was responsible for the assault.
   1. FACT
3. A psychologist testified that teenage violence could not be blamed on video games.
   1. FACT
4. The crowds at President Trump’s inauguration were the largest on record.
   1. OPINION
5. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
   1. OPINION
6. Air bags ought to be removed from vehicles because they can kill young children and small-framed adults. (Based on the activities in Lunsford, p. 63)
   1. OPINION

For my article I chose an argumentative piece from Brookings titled, Women are advancing in the workplace, but women of color still lag behind.” This piece of work supports the progression towards better working conditions and benefits for women of color through use of personal connection to the topic by the author, providing multiple statistics and credible sources, and through the ethos of the author being a woman of color in a position at a respected and accredited university Wingfield covers all of her bases to create a strong and effective argument. Many times when people make an argument for people of color they tend to fall into a loop of bashing white folks and creating enemies. I appreciated and liked that Wingfield was able to address her issue for women of color, also acknowledge the difficulties that white women also face, but ultimately identify that there is a lack of priveledge for women of color and that the difficulties each group faces are very different but share similarites.

 

Outline:

Intro:

• Discuss the overarching obstacles that are presented to women of color that make careers more difficult as well as contribute to the issue of underrepresentation.
• Introduce different marginalized groups of women and how their experiences differ
  • also the different document pertaining to specific ethnicities’/ races’ experiences

Body:

• Appeal to emotion:
  • authors of different works are all women of color so they speak from a deeper and unfortunately better understanding
• Logos/ Evidence:
  • all of the various sources heavily support their arguments with evidence from credible sources
  • statistics, numbers, logical comparison to the male career experience 
• Credibility
  • authors are women of color
  • hold positions of importance at respective institutions that are producing their works

I read Lauren’s post and found that we share similar experiences as far as a disconnect between language and culture within our own family settings. Lauren said that one of her relatives said, “they won’t understand us they’re American” which caused me to reflect on the experiences I’ve had with my own family members. In fact, I have never felt more judged for not knowing Spanish or for being a Latina born in America than when I’m around my family members. It is funny how those closest to you and the people you should feel the safest around are the ones who can make you feel the most alienated as well. Similar to Lauren with Filipino, I do not speak Spanish but I too have come to realize it isn’t about what I am not or what I don’t have. Instead, it is about how my differences contribute to the conversation and my completely unique perspective of my cultural heritage.

In the academic journal Chicana/ Latina Studies Vol.5, No. 2, published by Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), Ellie D. Hernández analyzes the intersectionality between Latinas and Feminism in her article titled, “THE FUTURE PERFECT: Chicana Feminist Critical Analysis in the Twenty-first Century.” Hernández explores the relations between Chicana activists and how they are deconstructing the systems put in places that keep them and other women of color from succeeding. “Only in recent years has Chicana feminist analysis found a new direction that advances a set of political goals.” (Hernández, 2006, p.60) These Mexican American women are seeing the potential for political and societal change at their own hands and are moving forward as they identify and heal from the oppression and obstacles that have been bestowed upon them in their respective settings. 

References: 

Hernandez, E.D. (2006) The future perfect: Chicana feminist critical analysis in the twenty-first century. Chicana/Latina Studies, 5(2), 60-91. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23014482

 

Alessandra Aguirre, Jennifer Danielson, Sathwik Reddy Konatham 

1. The lives of International Students are complicated and overwhelming due to the strong identity of college life in the U.S. In “What Do International Students Think and Feel? Adapting to U.S. College Life and Culture” the author uses the University of Michigan Press newspaper as a way to help and share with students the resources available to them (Gebhard, 2010, pg. 23).

Reference list:

1. N/A

1. Mack, T. (May 1997) Culture shock. Forbes. pp. 188-90

1. Janice C. Simpson’s (May 8, 2006) Chronicler of Culture Shock,” Time, p. 156. Obtained online from the Academic Search Premier database on Feb. 9, 2007.
2. Wright, R. (March 2005), Going to Teach in Prisons: Culture Shock, Journal of Correctional        Education, 56 (1), 19-38.

 

 

 

 

APA 7th:

• always leaves space at the top of the paper
• APA shows information regarding the author, the class, and the date all in the middle of the first page underneath one another
• encourages to not cite work in the abstract
• citations in the same parenthetical go alphabetically
• only add in location of citation when it is an exact quote and not when paraphrasing
• et al used after first listed author’s name when there are more than three
• levels of headings all have very different rules (flushed to the left, bolded, italicized)
• Same: when using multiple quotes in one line you list the location immediately after the quote
• “references”
• DOI= URL
• at least 20 authors
• abstract is the only indented paragraph

 

MLA:

• also list similar information in the beginning just different positioning
• alphabetical listing of authors name was similar
• “works cited”
• small additional citation section
• indent every paragraph

 

Alessandra Aguirre, Erica Jimenez, Jacob Woods

1. What is the purpose of the argument?
   1. The illustrator Nick Anderson is using art to show the inequities between access to different goods or services in our economy and social structures. On the left hand side of the comic we see an unscalable large white staircase cutting off the man from receiving health care. This resembles the obstacles the U.S healthcare systems create and continue to support through gatekeeping of health insurance or basic health care treatments. Then on the right hand side we see a business that is selling firearms and even a sign displaying the words, “come right in” implying the extremely simple and accessible process of obtaining a firearm here in the United States. This comic illustration takes a stab at the decisions made by the United States and their priorities. It is within those priorities that the U.S falls short to provide our citizens with resources and access to support their well-being. This message also subtly makes a connection between gun violence and mental health in the U.S seeing as it is a well known fact that most gun violence (especially within young communities) is a result of individuals suffering from mental health issues. It is controversial but not untrue in any way which validates the message. 
2. Who or where is the argument coming from?
   1. The argument comes from an editorial cartoonist that works for the Houston Chronicle newspaper by the name of Nick Anderson. It’s important to note the Houston Chronicles based in Texas, a state with some of the  most lenient gun laws in the country. In this cartoon the audience can see an almost insurmountable staircase representing our mental healthcare system beside a gunsmith with open doors and arrows pointing inside. The cartoonist here displays the parallels between accessing basic health care and the average Americans access to a gun. 
3. Who is the author appealing to? 
   1. The author is appealing to any adult over the age of 21. This argument shows how easily accessible firearms are compared to access to mental support. Most adults could purchase a gun by simply walking into a store, whereas it is much more difficult to schedule an appointment for mental needs or medical needs. This argument could also broaden their audience to the governing parties as they are arguing a fix or change in these systems.

I am responding to Lauren’s discussion post:

Similarities:

• Tan validated and relieved emotions of stress within individuals who had shared experiences
  • I mentioned this as a statement but Lauren was actually able to attest from personal experience that the author succeeded in relating to the audience
• I think we both saw her goal of the piece very clearly but how we interpreted it was slightly different in our explanations

Differences:

• Lauren focused more heavily about the subjectivity of the English language and I highlighted more after that fact about how our subjective viewpoints and experiences can aid us and allow us to seek out and support specific audiences

 

“Whereas long as people see the ‘deeper’ meaning behind my words regardless of other people’s opinions, that is what matters the most. ”

I really liked this quote from Lauren’s response, I think it summed up the authors message in Lauren’s own voice and it encompasses what I also obtained from reading “Mother Tongue.”

Marina and Alessandra

Passage 1:

A man from the city came to visit a small farm. He saw a farmer feeding pigs in a very strange way. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree to eat the apples directly off the tree. The farmer would move the pig from one apple to another until the pig was full. Then, he would start again with another pig.

The man from the city was pretty puzzled. He watched for quite a while and said, “What a strange way to feed pigs! It’s a waste of time! You could save a whole lot of time if you just shook the apples off the tree and let the pigs eat them from the ground!” The farmer looked puzzled and replied, “What’s time to a pig?”

Passage 2: 

A young man waiting in line at the bank developed a loud case of hiccups. While in line, they continued to worsen. Once he got to the teller to cash his check he could hardly talk.

The teller tapped numbers into the computer. She looked up and frowned, “I can’t cash your check.”

The man was shocked. “Why not?” he asked.

“The computer indicates you do not have sufficient funds to cover this amount.” she said. “In fact our records show that your account is overdrawn by more than $5000.00.”

“It can’t be!” cried the man. “You’ve got to be kidding!”

“You’re right. I am,” she smiled. She started counting out his cash. “You will notice that your hiccups are gone though!”

Amaya’s Response:

• “rhetorical analysis is peeling back layers to uncover the main point of a piece”
• understanding an image or piece of writing and the different aspects of it help you to not only understand it better yourself, but decide if others could as well.

Rachel’s Response:

• Who? What? Where? Why? When?
• subconsciously ask these questions everyday all of the time as we observe the world around us
• rhetorical analysis and understanding your own point of view is important to be able to replicate in your audience the emotions or reactions you are aiming for

We all referred to different commercials and ads. Amaya and I referenced intended audience. Overall, we recognized through discussion how our own experiences with arguments influences how we approach changing the minds of other people and also affects how susceptible we are to arguments.