DanielaMenoscal-Pena

First Video: How to Start a Speech

• don’t start with anything technical
• don’t talk about being nerves
  • since my speech will be recorded I don’t think I’ll have trouble accidentally mentioning that I might be nerves or start off with anything technical
  • I think this tip is good to know since I am one of the few people who hate public speaking
  • I never mentioned to my audience that I am nervous
• don’t sound monotone (don’t be fake)
  • I think this is something that I need to make sure of when speech to a crowd. Not sounding so fake. The thing is I am not doing it cause I am bored or uninterested to be speaking. I do it because I am nervous, I forget that my voice has an impact to my audience. So I will keep this in mind when I have to do my video.
• use stories when starting a speech
• share the big idea right away
• These two opening I think are a useful thing that I will try to use in my video. I find them to be very effective when I have listened to speeches done in class.
• add humor if you can or even use curiosity
  • This opening is one of my favorite things to see when someone starts their speech. I think that it is effective because of how it cause the audience and the speaker to relax. Making it easier for everyone to listen and become more engaged when listening or doing a speech. I would love to try to use this method in my speech but I’m not sure how my approach would be.

Group: Daniela & Elias

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechali1.html

 

• An attention-getting opening.
  • Being a celebrity, already has the attention from others
  • Being vocal as well when all cameras are on him, making sure that he is heard 
• An introduction (which includes a thesis statement / proposition of fact, value or policy).
  • Very clear to the point of what he believes and his argument (doesn’t want to fight for the U.S)
• A body preview.
  • Aggressive 
  • Passionate
  • Stands his ground
• Three or four main points (with transitions between them).
  • White people are his oppressors and won’t fight for his religious rights/ freedoms
  • He’s been enslaved for 400 years (Black people) so 4 or 5 more doesn’t matter
  • He won’t go fight other poor people “chinese” or “viet cong” because they don’t oppress him. The United States does, they oppose him when he wants freedom or equality.
• Aristotelian persuasive techniques (including ethos, pathos, and logos) 
  • Persuasive techniques he uses are ethos. 
  • He shows this through the way that he speaks, by being aggressive towards not wanting to go fight at war
• A conclusion (which summarizes main points, and ends with a call to action).
  • No matter how much they want him to fight for the U.S he won’t do it
    • Even if they threaten him, there is nothing that they can do to change his mind

For many students at USF, their classes require them to purchase textbooks and materials that don’t require them to go too far to purchase them. If other materials are needed students have the option to either purchase from the student store or walk to their local target. Well for many art major students like architects, many of us need to take a 20 minute bus ride to the nearest art store; Blick. Now, many people might be thinking that not that back since it’s only one bus. The issue is, for anyone who is in the art program knows that time is everything. A 20 minute bus plus looking for the supplies you need and the bus ride back, take on an average hour trip. If the campus had more accessible supplies for all art students that would cut the time more than half, for traveling back and forth to the store. I propose is the student store changes a section of clothing and turn it into a place where students in the art program 

Ugh i have no idea what I want to write about. I feel like this always happens to me lol. At this point I’m literally writing random things that pop in my head. well an idea I have in mind to use for this assignment would have to be the little streets between Lomo and the main campus. I feel like this area is very dark which cause a lot of concerns for the residents living on Lomo. the thing is Lomo cafe closes early, cause a lot of students to come to the main campus to get a late lunch or early dinner. the issue with that is due to daylight saving time the streets in between Lomo and the Cafe on main campus are not very bright. Which causes a chance for accidents to happen. I believe the concern here is the safety regulation either from school or of the city. I do believe that the school should provide or a lest take up with city officials to have these street lights be either placed or fixed. If the school is not willing to bring up concern then a temperatry solution for this problem is to provide flashlight to the students living on Lomo. I believe that this would be a good idea. I understand that maybe their are traffic lights in between Lomo and the main campus but there is not. The only thing that allows students to cross from one area to the next is a cross walk. Manu students have said that a lot of the times cars speed and not even paying attention to pedestrian crossing. So if this a concern that is happening in the daylight imagine it at night. I think this argument needs a little bit more work but I think a lot of people get the idea of where I am coming from. I really don’t have any other idea other than this sooo yeah. I liked the idea of having the UC open for longer hours but I already used that idea. Maybe an idea that is good how the UC over prices their food. I don’t know. Someone else wrote about that for their last assignment but i really think that its a good idea. but I don’t think ill use it.

Outline:

intro: show a picture of the streets that are dark between Lomo and the main campus

“body”: Ask the audience how this picture makes them feel. then give example of this that I and other might have about the picture

“body”: then tell them where this street is

“body”: explain the concern and issues that having these streets not being bright enough

“body”: concern argument

“body”: solutions

conclusion: 🙂

 

Names: Jackson Sublett, Daniela Menoscal-Pena, & Nadine Tabucao 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs

 

Volume (appropriate to our space and audience)

• MLK’s volume is perfect for the given setting. He speaks directly into a microphone, amplifying the volume so that all of the audience can hear him loud and clear.

 

Variety of tone (enthusiasm, confidence, and engaging throughout)

• MLK uses a very formal and motivational tone when presenting this speech. He also elongates words that refer to the long periods of time that African Americans have not been granted true freedom. His changes in pace and tone keep the audience engaged and are used as cues that notify the audience when they should tune in more or not.

Eye contact with audience members (not floor, wall, or paper)

• I think the eye contact the MLK has with the audience is moderate. He tends to look at his paper and the audience for what seems to be an equal amount of time during the beginning of his speech. However,  at some points he is looking more at his paper than the audience. It’s not too much of an issue because of how vocal and engaging he is throughout his speech. 

Gestures and body movements that flow naturally and expressively 

• MLK does not rely on gestures at all, really only moving a little bit to get into a more comfortable stance every so often; However I don’t believe this detracts from the overall strength of the speech as it isn’t a casual subject, and gesturing or moving may contrast with the serious nature of his words.

 

 

After watching todays video under module 14, I noticed some key facts that the presenter uses to persuade his audience to understand that you need to careful you you surround yourself with; also taking into consideration the people who are there for you no matter what. The way that Mark got his audience to listen to him and also feel what he felt is that he, talked about things everyone can at least relate to. With doing that he has grabbed the attention of all and it able to use visuals to get his audience to be more engaged. Mark mainly focuses on the ethos during his speech. He doesn’t hold back when it comes to showing his emotion. You can see that he cry in front of the audience to get them to trust him and feel what he felt during his hard times. With doing that he then can, in a way ask the audience if they understand times that they them self felt the same way.

Group: Alyssa H. and Nadine 

1. White rhinos are famous for their big horns; they are among the endangered species.
2. The teacher didn’t know if she should laugh or cry, but she knew it was quite hilarious.
3. Three things matter in life; perseverance, commitment, and aptitude for learning.
4. A dog trotted over to the computer in Sara’s office, typed out a perfect letter, and printed it!
5. The manager was stunned, but she told the dog: “The sign says you have to be good with the computer. Just because you’re good at typing doesn’t mean that you are good with it.”
6. A man walked into a pet shop and ordered three things: a centipede, kitten, parrot.
7. Sama was the best person for the job because she had an excellent service record in one key area: community health training.
8. Amy served with 4 stars in the army; therefore, she was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Individual writing:

After watching the video on Emma Gonzalez Speech at the March for Our Lives Rally where she gives a speech for about 6 minutes and 20 seconds she explains the the pain her and her peers are going through after an attack at her school. She begins he speech by what it was like at her school when the the shooting began. No one knew what was going on, there was chaos everywhere and many lives were lost because of it. As she continues to explain what she went through she also names the lives that where lost. Her friends and peers, explain things that they will never get to do again because of the lack of restrictions on gun control. As she finishes with naming the names that where lost she takes a brief moment of pause in her speech. She used this to show what her speech is really about; time. The little time it took for this shooter to cause chaos in her school, to take the lives of many and to escape and walk free for an hour before being arrested.

What makes this speech so effective and memorable is the what, and how. Emma Gonzalez had a goal; which was to make her speech heard and understood. She did so in a way that was unique and powerful. Having used the time that it took for the shooter to cause chaos on her school and incorporate in her speech was what made her speech more effective. I think it brings the attention that such little time can cause many peoples lives to change forever. She also explains why her speech was 6 minutes and 20 seconds, concluding what her speech is about. To remind people why they are listening to her and why her voice and many others are to be heard.

After watching the two videos for class, I was able to see the arguments that both these presenters where trying to make. Which is educate children and everyone about racism. One of the presenters from the video under module for Monday takes about the importance of teaching young children about racism and the history behind our country. In a recent study found that a lot of school in America have not educated children properly when is comes to the history behind our country. The presenter said a really good point that states “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it”. Which is something that is true. As for the second video the presenter talked more about “The myths” of racism. She goes into detail about how every state has different definitions to what racism is. Which brings up a good point that she made being that a lot of places don’t speak on racism or in a sense as questions about it because of the fear of being called racist. Which I felt really tied in with what the first presenter was talking about.  How schools don’t properly teach kids about our history and don’t want to add a course where students are to learn about racism and the proper history behind it. I think it’s because schools don’t what the fear that they might be racist for talking about it. But I still don’t think that a good reason to introduce the curriculum in schools.

I would have to agree with both the presenters for both the videos on Monday and Wednesday. I think that it is important for schools to teach the proper history and to add the history of racism. I think it really would give students the chance to understand the history better and even educate them about racism. For me personal I would have liked if my school had a class where they properly focus on these issues.  I think because it’s something that is important to know. Going back to what is was saying about the first presenter talking about how “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it”, really sits with be because of the true behind it.

 

Group Work: Elias and Damo

Activity 1: For a long time, my stepson, Jonathan, was unhappy to have me as part of his family, for he resents that he didn’t have both biological parents at home. I tried                        to get to know him better, but he would complain that I invaded his privacy. As a newcomer, I understood that our relationship would require effort from both of us. It was not enough that I was friendly. Jonathan also needed to want us to be friends, and I was not happy with the two of us being strangers, but I could wait for him to feel more comfortable around me.

Activity 2: Anne Marie collects antique bottles and loves to turn them into works of art. She will buy bottles if she likes them, but she prefers to find them in the ground. She will find bottles everywhere, but she picks them selectively. However, she has the best luck at construction sites on old farmland, where she spends most of her time. Often, bottles appear on the surface after a good rain, but they disappear very soon. She uses special tools for excavating bottles, including a set of brushes. She does not want to break the bottles as she removes them from the ground. After finding a new bottle, Anne Marie will add it to her display case and hang it on the wall as an artistic piece (Mangelsdorf, 2013, p. 411).

 

After reading Adriana’s post to the reading I noticed a lot of similarities and difference between my post. Adriana really did a great job in using personal experience to the reading gives her audience an understanding what the author is trying to present through his work. Adriana focuses a lot on the aspect of the the author felt at the time of this story and how he was trying to be seen. where as I though to believe that the author was trying to say that not a lot of kids know what racism is until someone points it out. Overall I really felt that I learned a lot about what Adriana had to say on the reading. She brings out a difference argument that I was not able to see and ties it in with her own experience which gives her audience a better understanding of what the author is trying to express.

 

Individual writing

I think a historical event that shaped our country would have to be MLK “I have a Dream” speech. The reason why I believe it had shaped our country is because of the fact that he points out change that needs to be done throughout our community racially. He points out our flaws as a society and in a way paints a picture of how we can be if we fix our problem.

Around the time that he gave his famous speech was when segregation had such a big impact on our Country. I think that this important event is still something that is relevant today, because of the recent BLM movement. Around this time a lot of African Americans are still being stereotyped which is because of the corrupt justice system, which is something that I think MLK focused when pointing out what changes we need to make to have a better community.

 

Horse around: to mess around

Ex: Sometimes parents especially will tell their kids to stop horsing around. They normally mean stop messing around in a place that you are not supposed to.

Play it by ear: to plan something as they go

Ex: When someone is trying to plan something with a friend but the friend doesn’t know 100% if they can hang out, the friend might say let’s play it by ear.

Fishy: something seems off or suspicious

Ex: When an investigator is trying to solve a crime, and he notices that the person he was investigating was giving answers in a weird way he might think that the person is fishy. Therefore will look further into this new suspect.

Leave someone high and dry: to leave someone hanging (alone to do all the work)

Ex: When someone offers to help with something but gets caught up with another assignment and forgets to come and help you. The one person who needs help might explain to someone that their helper left them high and dry.

Jump the gun: to start before something begins

Ex: When the teacher posts an assignment to do in class, but a students starts on it before the start of class, they jumped the gun.

Essay Scholarly searches:

In-text citation:

In recent news many stores in San Francisco’s stores especially Target have been been closing early due to high theft in the city. “According to the California Retailers Association (CRA), San Francisco is among the 10 cities in the US worst hit by retail crime.”(2021).

References:

Target will shut its San Francisco stores at 6 p.m. to curb an “alarming rise” in shoplifting. (2021, July 6). Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/target-opening-hours-store-san-francisco-cuts-thefts-shoplifting-2021-7?international=true&r=US&IR=T

After reading Adriana’s response to the reading I noticed some similarities and difference, also new ideas that I did not notice. When first reading her post Adriana gives a brief background to how she can relate to the author which was how she is bi-racial. With that we both spoke a little bit about our background. So when she brings up a point that she noticed that the author points out, being that since the author is not multiethnic her argument is well explained in how she felt out of place, giving a sense to her readers that she is relatable even though she is not multiethnic. Which I though was nice that Adriana pointed out because I think I furthers the argument that author is able to make a point to a wide group of people even though she is not 100% the same as them. With that being said Adriana I believe focused more about the authors argument, while tying it with her own experience, where as I focused more about my own experience and how the passage related to me because of this example the author pointed out.

I have no idea what I should write about. Does it have to be something serious or can if just be something simple. The examples  that are given on the proposal are things on campus like parking issue. Thing only thing that come to mind that might be reasonable to use is like climate rate issues, maybe like the increasing rate of homeless people. For me I find those issues to be pretty easy to talk about and something that is interesting to learn. For me at least I only know a little bit of whats going on in those situation, which I would find interesting to learn more about. Im guessing since I don’t know as much im pretty sure lot of people have at least some understanding of these types of situations not a lot. But being able to use these issues for the proposal essay would be a good idea, since it touches on issues that many people know a little bit about.

outline:

Intro: introduce the issues on the increase on homeless rate

body 1: how has the homeless issue came to be

body 2: how in the past the government has tried to fix that issue

housing cost

body 3: why did their project not succeed

body 4:  propsal to the issue (things that the government hasn’t done)

Conclusion: why my proposal should be consider and how it can help

 

Then write a brief reflection (in 2-3 short paragraphs) as to how her interview helps you understand her ideas in the essay in terms of her use of language and grandma’s story of relationships and belonging in “Monologue: Grandma Wong’s New Year Blessings.”

After watching Marilyn Chin’s interview i think that it gives an understanding on her ideas in the uses of language and her grandma’s story of relationships and belonging in “Monologue: Grandma Wong’s New Year Blessings.”  In the interview they touched a little bit on where Chin grew up. Which she lightly touches on the fact that she was born in China and moved to the states because of her father. Upon introducing this she mentions that she speaks three different language, which I think gives us a better understand to why the use of language is so important to her. Being that majority of her family didn’t speak English she in a sense would be their personal translators. As the interview goes on we are also introduced to her relationship with her grandmother.

She explains that upon arriving to the states her grandmother was not literate that she had a grate memory and would sing poems from Hong Kong to her as a kid. Which is how she feel in love with poetry, allowing her to what to purpose this career. Which shows the audience where her love for poems and also to in a sense always incorporate her roots in every piece of work she does.