A civic artifact is defined as”…a human-made relic/phenomenon that frames the civic in a rhetorically compelling way.” To me this means that a civic artifact is any symbol or item in society that can be used to show the culture of our society or any society. So for my civil artist I wanted to chose something that not only related to society, but also myself personally so that I could relate better and write more fairly towards it.

One of the artifacts I decided to consider was the logo for Nintendo, the world’s largest video game company by revenue. It is a company that I personally have come to appreciate for it’s high quality games and influence that it has had on society. Because of this influence I believe that it will make a great civic artifact by definition. The gaming franchise as a whole has expanded vastly over the past few decades and gaming has become the most common pastime in teens and young adults. Nintendo is often cited as the company that helped popularized games throughout the world in their heyday. With now iconic names coming out of them such as Mario, Zelda and Pokemon, Nintendo is one of the civic artifacts that I really would like to consider forming a developed speech behind, if appropriate.

Another artifact I also thought about using is the windows logo. As an allegory to the apples logo used as an example in class, I figured the windows logo would also be an appropriate artifact that I would be capable of forming a developed speech and paper about. My own experiences with windows products as well as my interest in the technology company as a whole I believe will assist me in making my speech and paper as informative and interesting as possible.

And one final artifact that I am somewhat considering using is the American flag. The flag itself holds lots of obvious meaning in the makeup of its stars and stripes, but  i also believe that i can form a description of its place in america and society today and talk about the respect to which it is held. And although this is not my first choice for a speech and paper, I can see how it could be informative and interesting to hear about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I appreciate any helpful advice or criticism that could help me decide on which civil artifact you personally think would form the most interesting speech.