Group Work 9/9

My group-mates (Runze and Chris) and I found a TED Talk video, called “I’m Fine” by Jake Tyler. During his speech, he mostly appealed to pathos, using emotion to catch his audience’s attention. He speaks about his struggle with dealing with depression. He says always answers “I’m fine” if someone asks him how he’s doing to deflect the conversation because he doesn’t like talking about it. He stated if you say you’re fine enough times and act like it then people will stop asking. He speaks about a personal experience that he had when he wanted to end his own life and how he called his mother to help him. Depression is something that a lot of people deal with and speaking about that topic can create a connection between the speaker and the audience. We, as a group, feel that his speech is very emotional and it keeps us attentive and listening. Overall, Jake Tyler, gave a very well-written speech and gave good personal experiences to appeal to pathos; he also didn’t lose his audience’s attention throughout his speech.

9/2 In Class Writing

My classmate, Abby, writes about how the authors explain that when making an argument, most people establish their credibility using ethos. She states that it creates a sense of trust between the author and the reader. Abby summarizes a story of Terry Tempest Williams and how she establishes credibility. I feel like Abby did a great job with her discussion post and I don’t think there’s anything I’d change about it. She states what the authors’ arguments are and she gives good examples. Well done Abby!

Free Writing 8/31

I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey, and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii when I was 12. My parents were from opposite sides of the country. My mom was born and raised in Hawaii and my dad was born and raised in New Jersey. My mom was raised by her biological parents and grew up with her biological siblings. My dad was adopted and grew up with nonbiological siblings. They met when my mom was 18 and my dad was 19 when they both joined the navy and were both sent to San Diego and worked on the same ship. When they went to college my mom moved to New Jersey just so she could be with my dad. My dad proposed when they were 25 and everything was going well until his dad passed away. My dad got depressed and my mom didn’t feel like she could make him happy anymore, so they called off the wedding. They broke up for 2 years but during their break up they would still talk every day. After the two years, they got back together and a couple years later they got re-engaged. They got married in 2000, had me in 2001, had my little brother in 2003, and my last little brother in 2006, and since then we’ve been a happy and healthy family. From my parents’ love story I’ve learned that love has no definition and no certain way it should be done.

 

This story is about love and how it has no boundaries, and this love story shaped who I am today. My parents have an unconventional love story. They come from opposite sides of the country and grew up in completely different households. My mom was born and raised in Hawaii by her biological parents, and my dad was adopted and raised in New Jersey. They met straight out of high school after joining the navy and being deployed in San Diego and they worked on the same ship. My mom moved across the country to New Jersey to attend the same college as my dad and to be with him. My dad proposed to her a couple years later and all was well until his dad passed away. My dad fell into depression, and my mom felt like she couldn’t keep or make him happy anymore so they called off the wedding. They broke up for 2 years and even though they broke up, they still talked every day. After the 2 years, they got back together, got re-engaged and they married in 2000. They had me, their firstborn, in 2001, then they had my little brother in 2003 and my last born brother in 2006. Since then we’ve all been happy and healthy. their love story isn’t one you’d usually think about when you hear the word love, but it’s what I think about. I’ve learned that love has no boundaries and there’s no right or wrong way of doing it as long as you’re happy and healthy.

In-Class Group Assignment 8/26

My group members (Runze and Gi Gi) and I found an NPR article about the Supreme Court passing a law that declares same-sex marriage in all 50 states. We declared this article as a forensic argument because it has to do with court decisions and legislative hearings. The writer of the article, “Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In all 50 States” is Bill Chappell. The purpose of the article was to inform his audience about the new law that allows same-sex marriage across America because before it was only legal in a handful of states. Chappell was directing his argument to all people in America, and even internationally. We believe that the purpose of his argument was achieved because he informed his audience of the new legislative law while being unbiased.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/26/417717613/supreme-court-rules-all-states-must-allow-same-sex-marriages

Meaning of Name

My full name is Elizabeth Grace O’Connor and it has no meaning or origin. My mom was in charge of naming me and all she knew was that she wanted to call me “Ellie”, so it became my nickname. I don’t know why she just didn’t name me “Ellie” instead of “Elizabeth”. The name “Elizabeth” means “my God as an oath” in Hebrew but I don’t think that’s why my mom gave me that name. My last name “O’Connor” is from Irish origins and it means wisdom and strength. I have never been embarrassed by my name, but when I was younger I had a dislike towards it because I felt like it didn’t fit my personality as well as my nickname, “Ellie”, did. Now as I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to love and appreciate the beauty of it. I haven’t changed my name, nor considered it because I like my name. I’m fine with people calling me “Elizabeth”, even though I prefer to be called “Ellie”.

Introduction

My name is Elizabeth O’Connor, I go by Ellie for short. I’m from Hawaii but I’m currently in San Francisco. I’m a sophomore at USF and I major in Kinesiology. My hobbies include hanging out with friends, cooking, and baking. Feel free to reach out, I love making new friends.

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