Monthly Archives: October 2012

Sorting the Confusion

So I have completely changed my mind. Not more Ptolemaic vs. Copernican and no more length and width of neckties for me. After looking at numerous of the topics on the Gallup, I finally decided to combine gas prices, energy, … Continue reading

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Gate A

Due to a dry flow of mail and no new flyers or handouts to critique, I guess I am going to have to pick something different to look out. I am doing Nittanyville for the Ohio State game (it’s a … Continue reading

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An M3 versus a Prius

I must admit, while I am a huge environmentalist (big surprise there right?) I have a passion for cars. Of course I try to blend the two together, and I have worked on alternative fuel vehicles since my freshman year … Continue reading

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Ptolemaic vs Copernican vs A Necktie

I think I want to look at the shift from Ptolemaic thought to Copernican thought simply because it was such a massive shift. Not only that, but it was so important yet was denounced by so many. Besides, it was … Continue reading

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Car Consumption

Last week I discussed where our energy comes from, well the fossil fuel side of things. Since most cars use petroleum, I think it is important to talk about efficiency. First let’s start with trucks. Just because I am an … Continue reading

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Basketball Flyer

It seems I enjoy looking at flyers and hand out advertisements, analyzing them, and judging if they are well made or not. This week while walking through the throngs of people in the HUB (it was the THON merchandise sale), … Continue reading

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The Scariest Promotional Flyer

As usual, my mailbox has proven to be a source of rhetoric artifacts in which to discuss. If you recall, in a previous blog post I discussed the “Rock the Vote” flyer that was handed out in front of the … Continue reading

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Environmental Impact of Energy Usage

As scientist have been noting for years, our current method of energy usage harms the environment. Since our main source of energy comes from fossil fuels, there are numerous points in the stages of use that impact the environment. The … Continue reading

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Draft 1 of The Nissan Leaf Advertisement Analysis

If you would like to see the commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCs8B-TlylY (This will not be included in the essay, it starts below) Every commercial has a message, and every commercial tries to convince its audience of its message. Car commercials are particularly interesting because … Continue reading

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Pathos Presidents

By writing about the debate, I am proving that I procrastinated this week, but hey, there were some good opportunities to point out all kinds of rhetoric, even pathos! Presidential debates really are not my thing, and to be quite … Continue reading

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