Collage Post

How does this collage represent my identity?

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.

Ordinary Photo

I chose this photo because everyday I am caring for my 3yr old daughter Adrianna. 

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.

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.

Summary/Reflection 2/4

This week we learned about roles as a researcher, tips for researching, annotated bibliographies, evaluating websites, evaluating academic sources, claims and how to write a proposal for our main inquiry project. We also did a free write on our topic for our main inquiry project. I think the free write was a good idea. I felt like it helped me. I am still a little nervous about this project but I know it will be interesting to do. My topic is about high school drop out rates among minorities.