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Issue Brief

What is the issue you want to write about? (This is the exigence … the urgent imperfection that you’d like to address.) It’s best if you can provide kairos, too … why now?

The Issue I would like to talk about is Illegal Immigration, it’s been a recurring problem in the states and I feel we should take more steps to address it.

Who is the Audience

Everyone that would be able to do something about it, so the public, members of congress, senate, the president. Everyone.

 What do you want your audience to do about it?

They would attempt attempt to do something to ameliorate the problem. The public could rally and each district could ask the house member they voted for to propose a bill, house member can then influence their respective parties which would then lead to the senate and the President being influenced.

 Provide two pieces of evidence demonstrating the exigence (also provide your sources in MLA or APA format).

1. http://cis.org/us_visas_still_easy_to_get.html

2. http://immigration.procon.org

Both of these talk about the different aspects on immigration, and why some people have migrated to the states illegally. I have more sources, but these are just two of them.

 Provide two pieces of evidence that would demonstrate the benefits of your recommendations (provide your sources in MLA or APA format)

1. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/203984-illegal-immigrants-benefit-the-us-economy

2. http://solutions.heritage.org/immigration/

Both of these demonstrate that people migrating to the States doesn’t bring forth many problems, its the illegal part that in the long run will. I have more sources but chose these for now because one of them gives some solutions whilst talking about the Pro’s of Immigration. Meanwhile the other just pretty much straight up tells you what Illegal Immigration has caused.

What are two alternate topic ideas for you?

– Adoption

– U.S. Intervention

 

 

Ryan Budget

We were told to read an article named How the Ryan Budget Fails Our Economy by failing economics. I feel the title is pretty much self explanatory the article was written by Harry Stein and Michael Madowitz, its  regarding how they feel about the Ryan Budget. Down below are my answers to the questions we were asked.

 

1.What’s the exigence that the writers are responding to?

The exigence these writers are responding to is that of the negative effects the Ryan Budget is having on the United States economy. With its misunderstandings of the supply and demand. They say that Ryans budget redistributes income upwards thus increasing drag on our slow recovery. In the Budgets attempt to ameliorate the economy, its reducing necessary programs that Middle Class Americans need.

2.Who is the audience for this?

The Article is addressing the public, everyone that can make a difference. They want to spread awareness and their opinions because that way the public will react since it’s the public that holds the power to take these congressmen out of the house.

3.What do the writers want to happen?

The writers what to raise the aggregate demand by having looser monetary policy and running higher deficits to fund tax cuts, or also by increasing government spending. They feel this is a sound solution because both are needed in order to inject new resources in the economy.

4.What’s the strongest piece of evidence? Weakest?

The strongest peace of evidence in the article is when they would talk about something and put a data table right beside it. Readers like pictures, they maintain our attention, and if you show us rather than just telling us it makes a bigger impact.

The weakest peace of evidence was when they would talk about something and not back it up. They would elevated vocabulary, and the reader would easily overtime lose interest.

5.Comment on the design of the document, including the info graphics. What in the design makes this reader friendly?

Besides the understanding of economics, the article was easy to read, it gave you data and it was easy to follow. The Graphics within the article were simple and did not attract attention as to make to the reader forget about the article itself. I feel the Article was a too serious, it was noticeable that both authors were passionate about the subjects but I feel they should’ve shown it more, since over time readers might lose focus.

I BELIVE PODCAST DRAFT 1

So I must confess Im Still unsure, what to do, so I started both, and I would like your opinions on which one do you believe I should pursue.

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I believe in story telling, as Pullman once said ““After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” Its through stories that we accomplish many things, be it through entertainment, education, cultural preservation, or instilling moral values.  Story telling will always have a place in my heart, given the large role it played throughout my childhood.

It’s hard for people to comprehend now because my dad has built an amazing business. Yet, as a child, I had very little. We were “dirt poor”. My parents worked endless shifts just to provide food. We had to boil our tap water so it could be drinkable because we lived in a bad neighborhood in a house that was off-the-grid in Venezuela. Our water was not from the normal city water supply. Instead of dolls I played with the five chickens my grandfather had in the house, running around the chicken coup, paying a game of “Catch me of you Can.” Yet, throughout this hardship, all I have are happy memories, memories my father gave me through story telling.

My father’s stories shielded me from the desperation he and my mom felt. They shielded me from our poverty. He taught me life lessons through his fiction and that one can find happiness from the littlest things. These stories, their consistency, always left me with hope for a better future. My dad’s wildly imaginative tales about dragons, ogres, trolls, and a whole array of creatures gave us something so strong to connect ourselves to. At some age, and as we transitioned into some less difficult years, my dad let me help him with the stories and the plot development. They were never too intricate, just the right amount of detail, always. The bad moments that my parents tell me about now are not even in my memory, as everything has to do with adventures and stories we would spend an entire day crafting for each other. When my dad began to travel, he would bring home a little “treasure” accompanied by a magical myth about how it was acquired. His arrivals, to this day, fill me with excitement. Now, his stories are not always made up, rather they reflect something interesting about work or the place he had to go and something unusual he came across while he was there.

(So this is all I have for now with my story telling I believe.)

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Have you ever doubted yourself? Have you ever felt you weren’t good enough? That no matter how much you worked towards something, all you work would end up being fruitless, all your hopes dashed. “If God made all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?”

I believe in Imperfections, I believe that flaws are what make us who we truly are.

There is always some form of doubt within a person; be it small or large, some just hide it better than others. No one is perfect, and now one knows it better than the person staring back at you from the mirror. I find it distasteful when girls are hanging out, and as soon as they walk by a mirror they begin to degrade themselves,  either your butt is too large, your cellulite is too noticeable, or you have too many stretch marks, to that point you have world map imprinted on your thighs.

I remember during Junior high when I still hadn’t gone through puberty. I was a four-eyed short little girl, who never brushed her hair, wearing braces, smiling my way through school. It’s funny how we seem to remember some of the worst times of our lives, that no matter how much you wish to forget it, the more you try, the more you remember. We were in spanish class, and our teacher decided to play a game, the concept of the game was to think of a celebrities name and make it our own, then we would shout different names, if it was your alias name they called, it was your turn to shout another name. I clearly remember feeling excited as I looked around the class hoping someone would call my name, out of nowhere I hear one of the guys say

“Ugly Betty!”

The room went silent as we all looked around, attempting to figure out who was the poor idiot who chose that name. Once again the boy repeater

“Ugly Betty!”

I felt dread welling up inside me as he turned to stare at me and shouted

“Wait… Veronica, aren’t you ugly betty?”

(So this is all I have for my Imperfections I believe) For Now

 

 

 

Future Projects

So as many of you know we have a lot of writing, preparing, and recording to do in the future.  So for this post we were asked to write two ideas for the TIB (The I Believe) Podcast, two ideas for CI (Forgot what its stands for) Blog, and last but not least two ideas for the Passion Blog.

TIB (THE I BELIEVE) PODCAST

1. I like this Idea best, I’m thinking about pursuing this one the most so “I believe in Story-Telling”  I like this one because its unique, I love creating stories, or recounting anecdotes, and I feel this is a great way to do it. 147285200

2. The second one I also like but not as much as the first, “I believe in the Imperfections” It might not make that much sense, If you don’t understand it please comment below.

So I’m not sure if we’re supposed to say why we’re choosing these “I believe” subjects. But I’ll just say it anyway; I chose storytelling because I believe that its through telling stories that we connect with other people, be it in something odd happening earlier in the morning or just recounting on of your favorite books. I chose the Second, Imperfections, because I believe that its the imperfections we love on people.

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is true beauty.” -Steve Maraboli

CI BLOG

UnknownSo even though I forgot what the CI stood for, doesn’t mean i forgot it had to do with something civic, I clearly remember the word politics, being tossed around in class.

1. I might do it on immigration, I don’t have that many ideas on the civic blog, so any opinions are welcome.

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So this one is a no brainer for me, I love traveling, so I’m going to continue with the same topic. I’m going to show you places that are not as popular but the you should definitely visit.

 

 

 

 

The art of Misdirection

So I would like for us to take a moment of silence, and appreciate that this is our last post.

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Okay, so as our last post we were supposed to go on youtube watch a lot of TED talks and then decide which one we liked best. As the intelligent mastermind that I am, I went on youtube, and instead of writing TED talks on the search bad I wrote BEST TED talks. Which after the third 8-20 minute video, a lo of chuckling and eye crinkling, I chose not the funniest video, but the most entertaining the most mind boggling video I’d ever seen in my life. Screen Shot 2014-11-07 at 11.30.13 AM

Apollo Robbins: The Art of Misdirection, So its about this guy, talking on how the human brain can’t concentrate on something while taking in other kinds of information. What I liked about this person unlike all the others is that he didn’t just tell us about, he showed us, and made an example of an unfortunate not so young man. 

Mr. Robbins was always a step or two ahead of us, the guy kept throwing one curve ball after the other leaving you flagger busted because there was no way that just happened. I have no intentions of ruining the video given that I want everyone to watch it for themselves, just know that it was great. Compared to this my TED talk will be nothing like it, since I can’t make an example out of people by bringing them up to the stage, I believe we are not allowed. Either way this video was great, and even though the one Ms. Kaye made us watch had the best introduction I’d ever seen the video I watch, and hope everyone reading this post watches has a lasting effect, that the other TED talk didn’t really have. So go on youtube and and watch the video!

Rhetoric Paradigm Shift Paper

So I must say in advance, that this with the change in climate, coming from a place where its always warm & sunny, I’ve had something similar to a chronic plague.interracial I’ve missed class this week so imagine my surprise when I see we have to write about an elevator pitch. I know.. I know.. I should’ve sent an email to find out what it was about, but as the procrastinator that I am I checked I started writing my RCL post late… As in last night. So I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this has to do with the soon to be due Rhetoric Paper on Paradigm shift. Which on itself has already been giving me headache since I’ve not a clue on what to do it. But after much thinking I’d decided on the “perception of love” which after talking to the teacher wasn’t going to work given that it was to broad, and the period of time on my topic was to long.

So, I decided to narrow it somewhat, and now I’m going to write my Rhetoric Paradigm Shift paper on “Interracial Relationships.” So many people have frowned upon starting a relationship or even “worse” marrying! Someone from a different race. I’ve decided to start my essay and grab the readers attention, by showing them a different side, a different view/perspective,by writing about interracial relationships, not just from an outsiders point of view, but from an insiders.INTERRACIAL-AD-SOUTH-AFRICA

It’s not a person’s fault if they are ignorant enough to say I’m not into “jungle fever” without knowing they’re being racist, its society’s. I’m going to start with talking about to people, to human beings, from different races, falling in love in the 50’s to falling in love now. I’m going to immerse the reader from what would’ve happened in the 50’s to what happens now a days. With the support from TV shows, statistics, novels, and history… ladies and gents, I’m going to write my Rhetoric Paradigm Shift Paper.

Rhetorical Analysis Paranormal

ghostbustersThe article I chose, was the paranormal one Ancient Aliens, Scientism, and the Need for Myth: What the Paranormal Edutainment Complex Tells Us About Scientific Imperialism” In my opinion the paradigm shift in this article is that we are starting to accept the paranormal more and more as time goes by. Society as a whole in the past believed the paranormal was unspeakable, capable of only evil, and wanted nothing to do with it. But as time went by, views started changing, now a days we make movies, tv shows, write books all about the paranormal. Times have shifted, and changed so drastically that we even make ourselves unique, by adding abilities, or by having a normal human find out he’s an alien.

Now a days I feel like people crave to be that different, they crave to be part of the paranormal, we no longer avoid it, or pretend it doesn’t exist. Now we research it, see if the myths are true, or a complete and utter lie. This changes our cultural implications, because society as a whole is changing alongside their views.  Cultural implications have changes because we no longer shun the paranormal, we embrace it, attempt to become one with it. But only because society is changing doesn’t mean everyone is changing with society.

Some people don’y believe the paranormal exists, and that its just a lie, others might believe that aliens don’t exist. But are were really the only living creatures on the vast expanse, and infinite universe? The author of the article does discuss various beliefs, and a lie within the spectrum of how times are changing and how little by little we are adapting ourselves to the change, by embracing the paranormal. Don’t get me wrong, I think human race as a whole is still not ready to find out that their are other creatures living in the universe, because right now everyone is okay, believing that their are without actual proof.

 

 

 

 

 

Rhetorical Analysis Essay Revisions

So I have to warn everyone in advance, that my rhetorical analysis essay wasn’t my best work, since I was still thinking about how I wanted to convey my ideas through the words I would write.SJ-vogue-mexico I must say that this Rhetorical Analysis Essay was a draft, emphasis on the draft.  For this RCL blog, I’ve decided to talk about the intro of my essay and my conclusion, given that they are the ones in most need of change. Well… here we go

Intro Before

[…] Already dreading all the hours you’ll have to spend working your ass off on the treadmill, you turn the corner to stop on the usual newsstand and buy your monthly copy of vogue. As you lay eyes upon the cover, and take the model in, you begin to chastise yourself for not being skinny enough, not as tall, or not as beautiful, and end up increasing those gym hours, for a larger amount, whilst cutting dinner. […]

Intro After

[…] Already dreading all the hours you’ll have to spend working your ass off on the treadmill, you turn the corner to stop at the usual newsstand and buy your monthly copy of vogue. As you lay eyes upon the cover, and take the model in, you begin to chastise yourself for not being skinny , not as tall, or not as beautiful, subconsciously increasing those gym hours for a much larger amount , whilst deciding to cut dinner today. […]

Conclusion Before

In conclusion the picture of the Australian model Meaghan Kausman wasn’t the first to be altered and it will most certainly not be the last. It shouldn’t matter to a person that she isn’t tall blonde tan, and skinny, but unfortunately it will since the “ideal Image” is son ingrained in society that it would take a lot to take it out.[…]

Conclusion After

It shouldn’t matter to a person that she isn’t tall blonde tan, and skinny, but unfortunately it will since the “ideal Image” is so ingrained in society that it would take a lot to take it out. The picture taken of the Australian model Meaghan Kausman wasn’t the first to be altered and it most certainly will not be the last. […]

I must reiterate that was my draft, and that I’m still not done revising, correcting and improving my rhetorical analysis Essay

What is Beautiful?

Thesis Statement: The Media has currently blown up with controversy regarding the photoshopping of models,  making them look like their distorted idea of “average”. The picture taken of Australian Model Meaghan Kausman, perfectly portrays, what the media believes that there cultural ideal of beautiful is.

There are many ways to look at what my thesis is about, you could either take two sides, the media’s side, or the other side. Someone might respond by arguing that even though society does argue about what the ideal of beautiful actually is, It still wishes to be like the girls that they see in the ads. Now a days, girls have rooted in there mind that you have to be “skinny” to be beautiful, if you’re overweight you might as well say goodbye to your social life. Society argues about how everyone is perfect, how an average girl isn’t really what your were taught to believe, but does society really believe it?

What I have to say contributes to an ongoing conversation because by the way this conversation is going it seems like it’ll never end. The controversy over photoshopping models, even people in general, is very much alive in the 21st century. My ideas may contribute, because it might put in perspective, and it might give some people a wake up call on how to react about photoshopped images, and if they should or shouldn’t do something about it.

I feel like my topic is very relevant to what is currently happening in the world today, my topic is mainly directed at females, and on how they should feel about their body image. But even if its mainly directed at females it is also directed at men, because men also believe what they see in the magazines and try to find the “perfect girl” with relations to what they’ve seen. If I were to publish my essay or drop it in the mail, it wouldn’t just be directed to one person, It would be directed to all of society itself.Screen Shot 2014-10-03 at 11.29.43 AM

Rhetorical Analysis Ideas

photoshop-before-afterI wasn’t so sure as to what I had to write about with my rhetorical analysis, mainly because I wasn’t sure on what it meant. After brainstorming for a while, and with a little help from google I decided on what I wanted to do. Rhetoric Analysis is about a form of criticism that employs the principles of rhetoric to examine the interactions between a text, an author, and an audience. I know for sure what I’m talking about, just not on source I’ll get it from. I’m in between using a picture, or using a poem. I’d like to talk about how society today, photoshops many if not most pictures, mainly those of girls, to make the models look like the epitome of what someone “should” look today. I would either do that or a poem from Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman or Still I Rise.  I’ve narrowed down my options between these three because i wanted to talk about something relevant, not just a random campaign or publicity stunt, of people trying to convince you to buy there product. I don’t consider myself the best of writers, more of the opposite, since I’m not much of a rhetoric writer, give me fiction and I’m good, otherwise don’t even try with me. Maybe its just me, but for me to actually write about something and do well on it, for me to actually debate properly and compose a speech on something, I have for early care about my subject, and be passionate about it, because otherwise, I’ll just sound like a robot with a monotone voice reading of a paper, and on my essay, well the reader would fall asleep before even finishing the first sentence.maya-angelou Hence the reason I chose a picture photoshopped to the max, or a poem by Maya Angelou.