I want to argue about the severity of the coronavirus and how citizens of the united states are not taking it seriously. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the CDC and government highly suggested not to travel and not to gather in large groups. A lot of people disobeyed those suggestions and did those things anyway. I, myself, have made sacrifices to not go home and see my family in hopes that others would do the same to stop the anticipated surge over the holiday season.

Give statistics about the rise in cases and infection rate over Thanksgiving weekend. Give statistics about why the CDC and government made suggestions.

Give alternatives to meeting with the family (zoom, facetime, etc.)

say why it’s important

introduce a nationwide isolation shutdown. Government paying people to stay home etc.

My volume while speaking will be loud but not overwhelmingly loud. I will be confident and enthusiastic when giving my speech to hopefully give off the tone of importance. I will continue to give eye-contact throughout my speech. I will also use gestures that flow naturally with what I’m saying.

 

I read Ori’s response and we had a lot of similarities within both of our responses. Ori stated that the main argument of the article was that multiethnic families should educate their children about all of their cultures and not neglect one or the other. A similarity that we had between our two responses is that we gave our own perspective of being multiethnic. His experience is different than mine because he grew up in Israel, and he talked about not knowing which religion he should follow since different sides of his family practice different religions. I mainly talked about how my parents were neglected from learning about their cultures and from that neglect they wanted to educate me and my brothers about our cultures. Something I found interesting when reading Ori’s response was learning more about him and his experiences in a different country.

ESSAY 2:

One of my strengths was my intro paragraph because I clearly stated what I was going to be talking about in the following paragraphs and I gave a good intro. Another strength was that I gave my own personal perspective. One of my weaknesses was my spacing between my lines and to fix that I will review the APA sample paper. Another weakness was that I didn’t give enough detail within my pathos paragraph and to fix that I will do more research within the article to find more emotional appeal.

I read Abby’s response. One thing I found similar about our responses is that we find that all the women have such a good connection despite the cultural and language differences. Another thing I found similar about our responses is that they all have unconditional love for their families and that is another thing that makes their relationships so strong with each other.

Something I’ve noticed within this essay that contrasts with other traditional essays is that it is a lot more personal and heartfelt.

 

FREE-WRITING

A relevant issue that is happening these days in corona and everything that comes with it. The biggest controversy that shouldn’t be a controversy at all is wearing masks. Wearing masks has been scientifically proven that they do work and prevent the spread of the virus. A lot of people don’t wear masks because of stupid claims they make saying they prevent oxygen intake and that they don’t even work. Again, it has been scientifically proven that masks do not prevent oxygen intake and they do prevent the spread of corona. Wearing a mask not only helps you but also everyone else. Even if a person feels like their immune system is strong enough to fight off the virus, other’s immune systems may not be. People need to stop being so selfish and wear a mask to help others. The rate of coronavirus cases is rising and a simple way to prevent the spikes is to wear a mask and to remain socially distant. Staying socially distant does help but wearing a mask results in a better outcome. This shouldn’t be an issue. Wearing a mask shouldn’t be an issue. Wanting to be safe for others should not be an issue. Just wear a mask.

Group members: Ori and Jasper

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

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

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

4. When I go to the bar, I want to dance, drink and punch on the rowdy faces.

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

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

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

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

9. She will not admit it, nor will she apologize.

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

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

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

13. Drunk drivers are thoughtlessly taking the lives of other people in their own hands, risking their own lives, thinking only about their own pleasure and fun, and not considering the consequences of their actions.

14. 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.

My partner was Zhinheng Wang and in his discussion post, he talks about the importance of visual arguments. He argues that they are a very powerful type of argument because they are so common. Some similarities between our responses are that we both state that visual arguments create pathos, establish ethos, and support logos. The differences between our responses are that I go into more detail of examples that the authors use to appeal to pathos, ethos, and logos while using visual arguments, and Zhinheng gives a more personal example. Something I learned from Zhinheng’s response was about environmental advertising in Thailand. He states that the advertisement was called “Human, Why Don’t You Eat Plastic Bags” and it argues the importance of reducing the use of plastic bags. Zhinheng states that within this argument they show dead animal carcasses and how full they were of plastic. I agree with his statement that that advertisement appeals more to pathos than it does to ethos or logos because it makes the audience have certain feelings while watching that advertisement.

Someone that I look up to and consider one of my role models is Chrissy Teigen. The thing that gravitates me towards her is how real and honest she is with her fans and with herself. She recently had a miscarriage and had to go through a stillbirth. Her most recent post was on September 30, 2020, and she discussed the heartbreak she went through. She posted pictures of her in the hospital, crying, holding her stillborn. In her caption, she explained how she and her husband, John Legend, never pick out a baby’s name until after their birth, but they had already started calling their baby “Jack” while still in the womb. She wrote, “To our Jack – I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you”.

Chrissy Teigen is very open with her life and the troubles and tribulations she experiences. By being so open she creates trust between her and her fan base. I believe that she has a very good character. In chapter 3 of “Everything’s an Argument” the authors write, “Trustworthiness and credibility speak to a writer’s honesty, respect for an audience and its values, and plain old likability” (pg. 49). Chrissy Teigen is probably one of the most trustworthy celebrities because of her honesty and respect for her audience.

Ellie and Ori

Exercise 1:

1. Pets are not allowed in Mr. Taylor’s building, however, he owns several cats and a parrot.
2. New legislation prevents drivers from sending or reading text messages while driving, however, many people continue to use their phones illegally.
3. The coroner concluded that the young man had taken a lethal concoction of drugs, subsequently, by the time his relatives found him, nothing could be done.
4. Amphibians are vertebrates that live on land and in the water, conversely, flatworms are invertebrates that live only in water.
5. Ashley carefully fed and watered her tomato plants all summer, hence, the tomatoes grew juicy and ripe.
6. When he lost his car key, Simon attempted to open the door with a wire hanger, a credit card, and a paper clip, finally, he called the manufacturer for advice

Exercise 2:

1. Jake is going to Mexico, because, there are beautiful beaches in Mexico.
2. A snowstorm disrupted traffic all over the east coast, where, there will be long delivery delays this week.
3. My neighbor had his television volume turned up too high, after, I banged on his door and asked him to keep the noise down.
4. Jessica prepared the potato salad and the sautéed vegetables, while, Ashley marinated the chicken.
5. Romeo poisons himself, before, Juliet awakes to find Romeo dead and stabs herself with a dagger.

In the journal article, The English and Indonesian Argument Structure: A Cross-Cultural Rhetoric of Argumentative Texts, the author, Arsyad, examined and compared a study of how three different groups of university students have different types of the rhetorical structure of argumentative texts. The three different groups were: 1) 20 Indonesian texts written by Indonesian native speakers (I.I.), 2) 10 English texts written by Indonesian native speakers(I.E.), and 3) 10 English texts written by English native speakers (A.E.). Arsyad states that “The results indicated that the text organizational structure of argumentative texts in English and in Indonesian was different in respect of the frequency of occurrence of sections-introductions, evaluation and conclusion and of the sub-sections of refutation, sub-claim, and induction within the problem section” (2000). By this, Arsyad means that cultural differences between English and Indonesian students may have played a crucial role in the text rhetorical differences. He also concluded that the I.E. texts had more similarities to the A.E. texts, in comparison to the I.I. texts. In conclusion, the study indicates that Indonesian students need to study the conventions of rhetorical structures of English argumentative texts in order to write good English argumentative texts.

References:

My groupmates, Chris, Alisha, and I found a website that persuades the audience to vote “no” for prop 23. Prop 23 is a proposition that requires a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on-site during dialysis treatment. This prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval and it also prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on a payment source. There’s a commercial advertisement that lets patients on dialysis voice why we should vote “no” to Prop. 23. There’s one patient, Jane, that states that she “won’t die on dialysis but [she’ll] die without it”. These videos feed off of pathos, which is an emotional appeal. The audience can sympathize with these patients on dialysis, which can persuade them to vote “no” for prop 23.

http://noprop23.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnqH7BRDdARIsACTSAdunKYTRxw8MURwW0tjS6RM2gauQijHym6I2-V6gk7kyPqYftkidPkgaAu4nEALw_wcB

Groupmates: Kadi

Passage 1:

A man from the city came to visit a small farm, and saw a farmer feeding his pigs in a very strange way. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree, then 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. He 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 was waiting in line at the bank, and had developed a loud case of hiccups; they continued to get worse. He could hardly speak while handing the teller his to cash his check.

The teller started typing numbers into the computer. He looked up and frowned saying, “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 replied while smiling. She said, while counting out his cash, “You notice that your hiccups are gone though!”