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October 25: Reading Discussion

I read Taylor Dunakin’s response. She spoke about the power that visual arguments can have as they can invoke strong emotions and reactions. She specifically spoke about the use of color and how they convey different emotions which changes the perception of said argument. One example she used was the cover art for the 2017 legend of Zelda game in which blue and green is extensively used to portray a serene feeling and sense of nature/the outdoors. I myself used this specific example. She went a step further in talking about social media by explicitly pointing out that thumbnails for YouTube videos are a good example of visual appeals; they draw the user in with often exaggerated photos or storylines.

 

Parallel Structures Activity- My Group member was Kaitlyn Yee

  1. My dog is not only friendly but also playful.

 

My dog is not only friendly, but playful.

 

  1. We can go to the park or dancing in the classroom.

 

We can either go to the park or dance in the classroom. 

 

  1. Jeremy likes to read historical, realistically and speculative fiction.

 

Jeremy likes to read historical, realistic, and speculative fiction.

 

  1. When I went to the bar, I want to dance, drinking and punch on the rowdy faces.

 

When I went to the bar, I wanted to dance, drink and punch on the rowdy faces.

 

  1. Buying a car is not a decision to take lightly nor be careless about.

 

Buying a car is not a decision to either take lightly or be careless about. 

 

  1. Tyler is for the legalization, not criminalization of marijuana.

 

Tyler is for the legalization, and not criminalization of marijuana.

 

  1. Sally needs a new stove, dishwasher and knives for her kitchen.

 

  • correct

 

  1. My first grade teacher taught me how to write, how to read and play tic-tac-toe.

 

My first grade teacher taught me how to read, write and play tic-tac-toe.

 

  1. She will not admit it, nor will she be apologizing.

 

She will neither admit or apologize for it.

 

  1. The whole wheat pasta is better than enriched wheat pasta.

 

The whole wheat pasta is better than the enriched wheat.

 

  1. Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, thinking critically, and improve writing.

 

Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, think critically, and improve their writing. 

 

  1. Beets are just as nutrient rich as rutabagas even though they are not in season.

 

Despite not being in season, beets are as nutrient rich as rutabagas.

 

  1. Drunk drivers are thoughtlessly taking the lives of other people in their own hands,

risk their own lives, thinking only about their own pleasure and fun, and not consider the consequences of 

their actions.

 

Drunk drivers  thoughtlessly take the lives of other people in their own hands, risk their own lives, think 

Only of their own pleasure and fun, and don’t consider the consequences of their actions.

 

  1. In order to convey the information correctly, the police officer spoke loudly to the crowd, tell

people where they should stand, repeated the information to help people remember, and gesture.

In order to convey the information correctly, the police officer spoke loudly to the crowd, told people where they should stand, repeated the information to help people remember, and gestured.

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