First Blog 9/15/16
Hello! My name is Elizabeth Rose Joseph and I love drawing, reading, writing and all things art related. I'm also a fan of trying new things and wish to travel the world one day. There are so many...
View ArticleReflection On Bush's 9/11 Speech
George W, Bush's 9/11 speech can be considered successful because it accomplishes its goal of addressing the American people about the tragedy and assuring them that these attacks weren't a testimony...
View ArticleReflection on Trump's Presidential Nomination Speech
Despite questionable campaign policies, Donald Trump's Presidential Nomination Speech, delivered on July 21, 2016, can be considered successful as it accomplished its goal of informing the voters of...
View ArticleReflection on AmbienCR Commercial
The commercial for AmbienCR, a sleeping aid, can be considered effective. The subject of the advertisement is a woman whose life is disrupted due to her inability to have a full nights rest. The...
View ArticleReflection on an Excerpt from "On the Want Of Money"
William Hazlitt's "On the Want of Money" is a compelling piece that takes a look at how money, or rather the want of it, is dehumanizing as it takes away from the pleasures of life, leaving it barren...
View ArticleReflection on The Wisdom of Psycopaths
In the text The Wisdom of Psychopaths Kevin Dutton argues that psychopaths possess qualities that set them up for success throughout their life. Dutton, a British psychologist, asserts that...
View ArticleReflection of the article "Don’t Fight Flames With Flames Social Media...
The article, "Don’t Fight Flames With Flames Social Media Arguments: Can’t-Win Propositions" by Nick Bilton argues that social media arguments cannot be won and that people are better off not...
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Reflection on Logical Fallacies Activity
This week in class we learned about logical fallacies and their role in invalidating arguments through flawed reasoning. There are numerous logical fallacies and some include but are not limited to Ad...
View ArticleReflection on Pillow Angels
The article, "Pillow Angle Ethics" by Nancy Gibbs talks about "The Ashley Case" which is about a young girl, Ashley, who is brain-damaged and is receiving estrogen treatment as requested by her parents...
View ArticleReflection on "Marked Women, Unmarked Men" By Deborah Tannen
The article, " Marked Women, Unmarked Men" by Deborah Tannen is an interesting piece that argues that no woman is unmarked. The word "unmarked" in this context refers to the denotative meaning of a...
View ArticleLanguage, Gender, and Race
Deepak Chopra once said "Language creates reality. Words have power." These two simple statements speak a truth not often realized by most. Language is an innate part of one's life, an honest...
View ArticleA Reflection on Affirmative Action: The Problem or the Solution
This week in class we watched the documentary Affirmative Action: The Problem or the Solution in which Gary Anthony Ramsey goes into detail about the ongoing heated debate about affirmative action....
View ArticleReflection on "Politics and the English Language
This week in class we read and discussed George Orwell's piece "Politics and the English Language." In this article Orwell goes into detail about how the English language is deteriorating due to...
View ArticleReflection on "Words that Work"
This week in class we read an excerpt from the book Words that Work by Frank Luntz, a political consultant, who instructs the reader on how to have effective communication. The purpose of the book was...
View ArticleCheckpoint Blog #1
My group members (Saba, Marwa, Florina, Daniel, and Anthony) and I chose teen pregnancy to be our topic. So far we've decided on what roles everyone is playing and an outline of how the skit is going...
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