This week we worked on our two pieces of rhetoric. The purpose of my two pieces of rhetoric is to raise awareness about minority high school dropouts. The gap between minorities and the majority is ever growing. If our country wants to remain number one, a change in our education system is a must. The meaning "No child Left Behind," just cant be another logo for a program that is not working.
I don't think people realize how they also impacted economically by the decisions of these students dropping out. Some of the things dropouts will encounter are unemployment, poverty, welfare, crime, drugs, violence and very important a disadvantage of terminating the cycle if they have children that they will be creating.
The two pieces of rhetoric I created was for a transit banner and a Facebook page. The banner would be for the bus but it also can expand to the light rail Charlotte has. I think when people are waiting to get on the bus or train my banner can expose them to the issue and bring awareness to this silent epidemic. The other piece was a Facebook profile picture to raise awareness about minority high school dropouts. Social networking is really big and everyone is using it. It doesn't look like social networking will be going any where soon so it would be a good idea to expose people to the issue through social networking.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
March 18th Blog
Summary: This week we took the time to get into our M.I.P groups that were similar by category. We talked about them to each other and then we all got to tell each other what we are working on. We also started to brainstorm about our pieces of rhetoric and how we will be creating them.
Reflection: In my M.I.P I am still trying to get a hold of my NPO. I'm not discourage because I am still following along with the guidelines of the project. I sent my email and now it's time to work on the two pieces of rhetoric for the NPO. I am debating a facebook page because I don't know if they already have one. I didn't see one on facebook that affilated with Charlotte. For the other piece of rhetoric I was thinking maybe a poster that can be put up to raise awareness for the "ghost students." A lot of these kids don't transition into high school with the support they need to make it and can cause their decision to drop out before finishing school. I think that if adults can get involved more with children and their education than they have a better chance of finishing high school. By showing logos, pathos and ethos in the pieces of rhetoric, it would be most effective in reaching out to people who can make a difference.
Reflection: In my M.I.P I am still trying to get a hold of my NPO. I'm not discourage because I am still following along with the guidelines of the project. I sent my email and now it's time to work on the two pieces of rhetoric for the NPO. I am debating a facebook page because I don't know if they already have one. I didn't see one on facebook that affilated with Charlotte. For the other piece of rhetoric I was thinking maybe a poster that can be put up to raise awareness for the "ghost students." A lot of these kids don't transition into high school with the support they need to make it and can cause their decision to drop out before finishing school. I think that if adults can get involved more with children and their education than they have a better chance of finishing high school. By showing logos, pathos and ethos in the pieces of rhetoric, it would be most effective in reaching out to people who can make a difference.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Collage Post
I wouldn't say this collage represents me fully. I feel like there is more to us than the photos we chose to show others. To me this collage is a time capsule of about roughly 7 years of my adult years. After high school I joined the Army, I now am a veteran. I got married and had a child after the Army. I am now 26 years old. I value to my family and friends very strongly. I like to be happy, outgoing, and a dreamer so I would say those are some images I can identify with.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
February 17th Summary/Reflection
This week we discussed Michael Moore's film "Capitalism: A Love Story." In class we each added to the chalk board on the thesis, rhetorical situation, logos, pathos and ethos, fallacies or gaps and rhetorical strategies Michael Moore may have used in the film. I felt the exercise to be helpful. We also wrote an in-class letter to Mr. Michael Moore on how we felt about his film.
We also had an in class group project to interpret the meaning of some images in our textbooks. From the discussion in-class and our reading we talked about how photographers can use images to show their audiences what they want them to believe. Some images can show a distortion of reality.
We also had an in class group project to interpret the meaning of some images in our textbooks. From the discussion in-class and our reading we talked about how photographers can use images to show their audiences what they want them to believe. Some images can show a distortion of reality.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Summary/Reflection
This week we have turned in our main inquiry project proposals. We must remember to keep our timelines in mind so we don't fall behind. We also watched the film "Capitalism: A Love Story" by Michael Moore on Wednesday and finished it today. I felt the film was very effective. I felt Michael Moore used lagos, pathos and ethos throughout the film. I can say I was affected by the events that happened and are still happening today due to the financial crisis. So, I can understand his side of the story about the financial crisis. I think the most effective part of the film was the people's stories about how they were being thrown out of their homes.
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