Month: February 2022

     In the image chosen, there is a caricature of a version of Putin as a shirtless and larger man with other exaggerated features. He is holding up a much smaller man by the arms and that man is labeled as “Ukraine” on the back of his jacket. There is a speech bubble coming from Putin that reads “LAST WARNING! STOP THREATENING ME!” The purpose of the exaggeration of Putin’s size and the personification of Ukraine as a tiny man, is to portray the image that Ukraine is the victim in this situation. This shows the dominance of Russia has over Ukraine. It is effective in its purpose because the cartoon is relaying a message of fear or danger, especially by the use of capitalization and exclamation marks.

I read Melissa’s response.

• we both noted an ethical appeal made by Tan when explaining her personal experiences
• She also alludes to a pathos appeal, as she noted that the story was personable and heartwarming.
• Doesn’t explicitly call it pathos but describes the characteristics of a pathos appeal in more detail than I did
• Melissa also found common ground in this story, as she said it is a universal experience of First-Gen Americans.
• Melissa found reassurance in this article which is comforting to me. She felt validated as well and I think that will be a common sentiment amongst the readers of this piece.
• Melissa perfectly illustrates her unique perspective in her analysis. We stated some of the same things in different ways and she found a way to include her personal connection in her analysis as well. Her interpretation of this text was influenced by her own experiences as well.

Group: Briana Do, Letizia Aquilino, Chinaza Hughes

     This picture, taken by Ryan Kelly, shows a car crashing into a group of protesters marching along 4th Street in the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville on the day of the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, August 12, 2017. This rally is currently considered one of the largest, most violent gatherings in the United States in decades, as it brought together various racist, antisemitic, white nationalist, and white supremacist groups, including the alt-right, Neo-Nazis, and the Ku Klux Klan. Hundreds of people came to Charlottesville to march and show their antisemitic and racist views, also bringing full battle gear, including torches, weapons, shields, and flags with Nazi or Confederate insignia. During the rally, there was also a large counter-protest going on. This image depicts a deadly attack made by a rally attendee onto the counter-protesters, plowing into the crowd, killing one person and injuring nineteen others. The image shows two men in the air and a number of shoes scattered across the street. There is a person wearing one shoe, who is seemingly crawling out from under the car. In the background there are various signs made by protesters. The signs shown read: “Black Lives Matter”, “Solidarity”, and other sayings in accordance with the movement against racism and discrimination.

Worked with Zushan Liu

Passage 1:

A man from the city came to visit a small farm, and he saw a farmer feeding pigs in a very strange way. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree, and the pig would 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 finally 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, got worse and worse, and by the time he got to the teller’s window, he could hardly talk, handing the teller his check to cash.

The teller, typing numbers into the computer, in a moment, looking up and frowning, she said “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 and said, “You will notice that your hiccups are gone, though!”

• similar definitions of rhetorical analysis in terms of “taking everything into account”
• different examples given for how to persuade an audience
• Kwasi used a similar example to the one in the book
• he included how authors should work with ethos to prove credibility in a rhetorical analysis
• Kwasi went a different route when answering the prompt and our perspectives were quite different
• He focused more on how emotion evoking images can be persuasive
• We have different perspectives which demonstrates the way in which a writers interpretation varies from person to person

https://express.adobe.com/sp/urn:aaid:sc:US:53b9ee80-5733-40bc-a14b-52f978f66c94?fmt=video

The first narrative I listened to was Eric Seger’s story narrating his journey to becoming a sports journalist. I enjoyed how he included his back story with his family. He talked about getting up early to read the sports column before his dad took it to work. His mother always encouraged reading and my mom was the same way, always encouraging me to read whether it was for school or for fun. I enjoyed hearing from his mom because my mom was a big influence in my personal interest in literature and writing.

The second narrative I listened to was Ashleigh Markowitz’s narrative called “Loss of Literacy” in which she talks about her experience working in healthcare as a nurse aide. The beginning of the audio narrative starts with an interview with a patient with dementia. She talks about dealing with the confusion of the patients and learning how to communicate with them in such a confused state. She explained that instead of answering their questions with blunt honesty, she began to adapt to their situations and make them feel comfortable by assuring them that they were going home or their wives were coming. She was able to understand literacy in a different way because of the circumstances of the patients she was working with. At the end of the essay, she says she learned about how knowing a patient is more than just reading their chart and understanding that, it is about seeing them as a whole person.  Both of these narratives were helpful for me to listen to because it helped me clarify how much backstory I should include. Specifically Eric Seger’s narrative was helpful in that way because I saw how his backstory helped to create a clear outline of his narrative and the intention behind the essay.

I worked with Briana Do and AJ Corral for this.

Beyonce

• 28 Grammy wins and 79 nominations
• Lemonade debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making her the first act in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut at #1
• Brands endorsed by her: 
• Adidas/Ivy Park, Samsung, L’Oreal, Tiffany & Co

• Could endorse: athletic clothing (as a dancer), beauty brands (as a cultural style icon), music editing software (as a musician)

• Unbeneficial for her to endorse something random like a gaming console or health supplements

 

Tom Brady

• 7 Time Super Bowl Champion
• All time record holder of many major categories including Passing yards, Passing TDs and wins and playoff wins. 
• Brands endorsed by him: Under Armour, Molecule Mattresses, Upper Deck, and IWC watches. 
• Also has his own Brady brand of apparel 

• Could endorse:  football endorsements, athletic wear, health supplements and protein powders 

• Unbeneficial to promote a beauty brand or fast food brands (known for strict diet regime)

 

Ariana Grande

• 2 Grammy wins and 15 nominations 
• Coach on The Voice US, American singing competition show
• Her own perfume brand and makeup brand R.E.M

• Could endorse: anti animal cruelty charities (as a known avid pet lover), athletic wear (as a performer), shoes (known for her high heels due to her short height), 

• Unbeneficial for her to promote sports related or designer brands that use fur

 

Emma Raducanu

• Winner of the US Open
• Current British #1 according to WTS (Women’s Tennis Association)
• Sponsored by Nike and Wilson

• Could endorse: A tennis shoe or other apparel specific to tennis, athletic wear, things that promote her country of britain (British Airways)

• Not beneficial for her to promote a fast food brand, or a specifically American product

 

Today I read Letizia’s response in which she identified a couple of examples using ethos. She mentioned JK Rowling using humor and personal experience to provide the audience with a sense of credibility. She also used Pope Francis and his humility as one of the many examples of his credibility. I have not fully developed my ideas but so far Letizia and I have been able to identify the same use of ethos.

The differences and things I liked in Letizia’s response:

• she notes how it is possible to spread credibility by connecting personal experience
• she also notes that humor can be used as well as statistic evidence
• she explains writing an essay as sharing your thoughts as well as sending signals of your trustworthiness which i thought was an interesting perspective

Written with AJ Corral, Kwasi Acquaye, and Melissa Zilinki https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/us/florida-student-emma-gonzalez-speech/index.html

Pathos: 

• Emma uses emotionally charged language to express the devastation she is feeling and that is clearly demonstrated in the opening of her speech when she says, “Every single person up here today, all these people should be home grieving. But instead we are up here standing together because if all our government and President can do is send thoughts and prayers, then it’s time for victims to be the change that we need to see.”
• In that quotation she appeals to the audience’s ability to sympathize. She stands before the audience, after an incomprehensible trauma, demanding change to be made. She and the other victims are in such a fragile mental state, it would not be expected or required of them to demand this change, but they knew no one else would and they effectively conveyed the desperation they were feeling.   
• She experienced this trauma firsthand and for the audience to see her strength, while simultaneously being very vulnerable, was an emotional appeal in itself.

Logos: 

• Emma compares the statistics of mass shootings that have recently occurred in the United States’ to Australia and Japan who have taken progressive measures to prevent mass shootings. Australia’s last mass shooting happened in 1996 solidifying their gun laws’ success. However, the U.S. had 693 mass shootings in 2021 alone, averaging 1.89 mass shootings daily. These preventable tragedies resulted in 703 deaths and 2,842 injuries.

Ethos: 

• Emma has credibility because she witnessed the event firsthand and was a student at that very high school. She knows the terror of a school shooting firsthand and it is understandable why she wants change and why people are angry that there has been no change to the gun laws.