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assignment 10

I believe beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that cannot be taken away from anyone since it is an personal opinion. As for how to change peoples perception of the “ideal body image”, I think one way that has not been used too much is using biological history. When you look back into the history of any species known to existence, you can count on finding only the finest of specimens get to pass on their gene pool. You don't see an obese buck expanding their gene pool since they are viewed by the other doe as unfit to survive. It can also be found that those who are of good health (not necessarily fit with busting biceps or shredded abs but are of healthy weight and fitness) tend to live longer and do not suffer from as many sicknesses. In order for a species to survive, there must always be darwinism to weed out the “weaker genes” and have a constantly evolving race that is more likely to survive.

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assignment 9

I think people around the world view others as different and also probably weird. I come to this conclusion from viewing people with a different perspective. I also think back to the times I went to the land down under and saw how the general public had certain reactions to people from different parts of the world. Since Australia is a separate land mass that serves as a place of mass trading there were tons of different people. I think this type of judgment comes from the subconscious thought of “I am from this place and we have done things this way and any other way is foreign”. A prime example of this is how some Canadians view the American “holiday” of Thanksgiving is weird or different since they do not celebrate do to it being an America exclusive holiday.

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assignment 8

The things that come to my mind when I hear the phrase domestic violence are abuse within a relationship and also violence in a collective area. I also think about how the the phrase’s meaning has dwindled down in the current generation to only being violence in a relationship and the ignorance that follows. I also think about how a neighborhood fight or a shooting in a neighborhood is also considered domestic violence since it is violence within a collective area but is only considered a physical disagreement or a shooting. one thing that I always think about is when I wanted charges to be pressed against someone who attacked me for no reason and when I said the attacker should be charged with domestic violence the cop and all off the kids in my middle school made fun of me and bullied me because they only thought domestic violence was only for violence between “lovers” and not they other meaning which fit the situation better than just a fight which caused me to be unjustly suspended for being in a “fight” when I did not even retaliate.

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assignment 7

I think the film industry down plays addictions as a whole and covers it up by stating that it makes the movie more realistic and genuine. Unfortunately this also comes with negative consequences like people watching their favorite actors be portrayed as drug or alcohol addicts and could give a false justification for taking up an addiction since the films do not try in the slightest of ways to say that drinking or drug use is bad. In some cases, films will showcase a certain drink or drug since they are a major sponsor. A good example of this was the third transformers movie where almost every scene in the house or in the city had a Budweiser in it. On top of that, the main character would down it like water and make comments on how great it is.

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Extra Credit

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Assignment #6

The speech was great and the information is quite interesting. Although Elizabeth Loftus does ramble and spend a little too much time trying to give specific details to studies and experiences, the main point of the speech is clear that memories are not always 100% accurate or true in some cases. I can attest to this since I have tried experiments similar to ones described to just witness reactions and to understand the human mind better. With having done this since I was merely a child, I found that a lot of my findings lined up with what she found through testing and research. When she spoke about how past experiences could have long term repercussions I was in immediate agreement with her statement. My experience is with my parents when they would try to change my memory on what happened or change a story when telling it in their own words. This habit formed from past experiences they had of being ignored for having boring stories and to prevent this they began to stretch the truth to make it more appealing. She builds credibility on what some would consider controversial statements of false memories by referencing different studies done by a 3rd party. I quite enjoy how she referenced a grey time in history before genetics were a factor in the finding out what really happened and relied solely on memory. This slight bit of humor is greatly received by the crowd and gives the audience time to process the mass amounts of information she is giving. She then immediately follows it up with more info while the audience is intrigued.

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Assignment #4

part 1.) I chose Biond Fury, Harry Shaw, and Robert Sheehan. Biond looks like your typical classic rock and roll or classical type of music artist. He has that rad head of hair that doesn’t fit in the current day time. Harry must be working for the illuminati trying help form the new world order. I mean just look at his dated look (age/personal appearance) with a modern sense of fashion and then he is throwing the illuminati symbol for no apparent reason. Robert is a hard case to crack since from his face he seems like a stereotypical “thug” but upon closer inspection, you will notice that he has a clean appearance from the shoulders down. my best guess is that he is a delivery man who either transports things or food. The reason why I am already using their names in the first part is to be clear on who I chose and had done the assignment on a piece of paper to do the initial thoughts and reaction.

part 2.) Turns out I was right on the money with Biond the only thing I missed out on was the fact that he is apparently a host on a national tv show. this isn't shocking as how there are many dated musicians who are going into the show hosting market. The one that intrigued me the most was Robert. He not only agrees with my description of his appearance with the first part of his bio but also surprised me not that he is a professional dog walker but more at the fact that there is apparently such thing as being a pro dog walker. Does that mean he can handle more dogs than usual or is he just more efficient with the time to distance to dog energy spent ratio than 90% of dog walkers. Harry was not too much of an oddity for me as I had already picked up on a sense of modern fashion since very few dated men will wear all black casually, worn looking fedora hat, or a coat that has no buttons but has an extended lapel. I think the only shock factor he presented for me was the fact that he has no ties to the illuminati since his hand gesture over his right thigh was for no probable reason other than a sign of affiliation.

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Assignment 3

part 1.) Kairos is the ability to do something at the most opportunistic time.

part 2.) (I will identify the undergrad as a male strictly for the fluidity of the response instead of stating he/she/it every time.) This person is quite self centered and conceited for not being a “braggart”. He begins by stating that he is a triple major in 3 tightly related majors which completely useless since these stats will show in an official record or a proper resume. One point that makes its way through the article is that he is confident in the sense of being overconfident. He does this by portraying self inflicted challenges that are impressive for any mere mortal but his points can be invalidated due to a statement he makes right in the middle of his spew on GPA. He stated that he could easily achieve a 4.0 GPA with a part time job and being a triple major undergrad. This statement alone could single handedly take down his next point of boasting with achieving a 3.93 GPA while taking 2 honors classes and holding 2 part time jobs. My initial reaction was to laugh at this statement as to how vague he was. Anybody can have 2 part time jobs just by officially having 3 hour a week per job. What would look more impressive is working a full time job while taking honors classes since in order to be classified as a full time worker means to work 40 hours a week on average. Furthermore, if you could easily achieve a 4.0 GPA previously why didn't you achieve one in the end? This seems like a cheep way to shift blame away from the undergrad and onto the classes and work he intentionally put himself through. Any sane college student would happily accept the 4.0 GPA and be on their merry way. Another point that would irk anyone is the point he makes about, ”[learning] a years worth of [code] from NYU in 27 days” on his “own” (big emphasis on “own”). This student is so self centered that he completely dismisses the fact he learned Java script from an institution and only credits himself for learning it. The way he should have stated that phrase is, “ For instance, I learned a years worth of Java script in only 27 days from NYU.” In this configuration he does not seem so boastful which he oh so wants to avoid being labeled as mentioned in his last paragraph and will come off as humble while accomplishing a big feet.

ps. these blog assignments are fun l:)

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Assignment 2

Part 1.) I feel that the piece was an utter waste of time on the applicants behalf since she even states that the colleges don't care about you if you have not hit certain milestones or done specific things on a “check list”. I think the proper response would be to accept the loss and utilize the knowledge she now has on what it takes to get accepted into a “dream” university by building up her college resume then apply again. I believe the way that she attempts to use satire is wrong and can come off as quite disrespectful. The use of satire also makes it seem like she is making excuses one after another for her short comings. I also think that her mindset is flawed in the sense that she just offsets the blame onto anything/ anyone when in actuality it is non other than her fault. If things were so bad then it is up to her and her alone to make it better. For example the swimming portion. I too was once in the position where I was ready to give up but, through my own determination and taking responsibility of my life, I was able to become the best at 100m, 200m breaststroke, and be the anchor on the best medley relay in the district.

Part 2.) I think the professor had every right to dismiss the student since they were late. It is basic common sense that if you are late past single digit minutes you are a disruption and extremely late. The proper way to have done things would have been to email the professor at least a week in advance so he had some idea as to why the student would be so late. I also believe that although the email seemed to follow a formal format, the phrasing and the basis of the email was informal. One thing that would have made it better is to remove emotion and also use correct format with certain dialog like the list created in the middle of the second paragraph. The numbers were pointless and could have been either been removed or used in bullet point formation. I personally think this email should have been an apology since it was a disruption caused by the tardy student and no-oneeslses fault. On top of that the student didn't even pay for that class so what gives her the right to be in there in the first place?

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Assignment 1 part 3

This advertisement for the A.S.P.C.A was targeted at striking a nerve within people to feel sad about particular animal situations and will provoke the advertisement viewer to feel bad enough for the animal to donate to their campaign. This is clearly an appeal to emotions which falls under the classification of the use pathos. this is achieved by showing “real” video of abused animals and talking about the unfortunate heart wrenching situations.

Due to the gravity of the current situation with pets in Houston area from Harvey, I opted not to show the “real commercial” and found a light hearted version that would be more fitting. (this was not counted as part of the 75 word requirement) Also, sorry for this one just making it passed the word count requirement.

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Assignment 1 part 2

This product announcement by Apple is not only a thing of beauty but also uses ethos to “sell” the iPhone 4 before it even goes for sale. Although Steve Jobs was always hyped to do any product release/ update at a big tech conference, it is ultimately up to the marketing team to decide who will be the “spokes person” (more commonly known a face of a brand). The use of ethos is blatantly obvious since Steve was used in this release. With Steve not only being the founder of the company, but also a developer, this give him a colossal amount of credibility. To add on top of that his products were not only technologically sound but were also always greatly cherished by the consumer market. The previous sentence can be summed up as he has built quite the reputation with the market further proving this product announcement/ advertisement for the iPhone 4 was based upon ethos.

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Assignment 1 part 1

This advertisement from Verizon uses logos by showing the consumer market their coverage area versus their competitor AT&T. By this image it is assumed that the consumer will make a logical decision and go with the provider that has more high speed data coverage than any competitor. In this case Verizon in red clearly has the upper hand by not only showing coverage in all states but in most states they provide near total coverage. I did some research behind this ad and discovered that the subliminal target audience for this commercial was aimed at any personnel/ company that is based upon transportation. With that in mind now it is very apparent that the use of logos is the backbone of this marketing scheme.

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