Comes the most critical and important feature in any academic writing that we take part in. The evidence that we present to support our points are essential to making our pieces a success. Lunsford in this chapter tries to get across his point that there are different aspects of how to not only use evidence but present it in a way that the audience would be able to understand.
Instead of just plopping evidence all over our blogs, (Using blogs as an example since it’s our main work this semester) Lunsford challenges us to thoroughly examine and evaluate the quality of evidence itself before using it to support our points. The contents of firsthand and secondhand evidence -- (Firsthand = involved personally / Secondhand = sources beyond)
• Observations
• Interviews
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• Experiments
• Personal Experience
• Library/Online Sources
The most important part to me covered in chapter sixteen by Lunsford was the material covered on providing evidence with personal experiences. For me personally, I like to include personal experiences frequently in my blogs to draw in my audiences more. The explanation of how to apply personal experiences in academic writing by Lunsford is very detailed and helpful. Lunsford mentions that even though personal experiences “can be especially effective for drawing in listeners or readers” (Lunsford et al. 479), it’s still not enough to stand alone in an argument blog. It was mentioned by Lunsford that the common mistake that writers makes with personal experiences was that it wasn’t really “pertinent to the topic, understandable to the audience, and clearly related to your purpose and claim” (Lunsford et al. 482). To use personal experiences in your blogs, Lunsford advises his audience clearly that a good observation has to be made before applying. In a good observation, one will find out that if it applies to the topic and is related to his/her claim.
Even though I felt relatively skilled in the usage of personal experiences, the advices of Lunsford made me understand how to use personal experiences more effectively in my blogs.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Evaluation of Pan's Labyrinth
A fairy tale is something everyone wants to believe in because it is an escape from the horrendous reality that we have to face everyday. Unfortunately, sometimes it is taken to a next level that is extreme and becomes one where it actually overlaps with reality. When that happens, disaster will strike, and when it does; it will hit hard like a wrecking ball against an egg. And oh yes, the wrecking ball shattered Ofelyia’s so-called fantasy world in Pan’s Labyrinth. The fairy tale murdered Ofelyia in the end.
First of all, if you feel that what Ofelyia went through in her out-of-body experiences with the Faun and others were real… Accurate and detailed evidence will be given to ensure that your minds will be changed.
Reason one: Crisis appears, Fantasy appears
Example one: Mother writhes in pain while traveling to Captain’s house… Insect appears and took her away from her mother.
Example two: Guerillas at battle with Captain Vidal and his comrades… Faun appears and took her away from the dangers of the battle.
Reason two: Del Toro’s interview
“One is the transit of the girl towards her own center, and towards her own, inside reality, which is real. I think that Western cultures make a difference about inner and outer reality, with one having more weight than the other.”
Del Toro admits it himself that the fantasy world of Ofelia is false through this answer in an interview. He implies that Ofelia’s fantasy world only applies to her inner reality meaning that it doesn’t exist in the real world.
Therefore, the real world would catch up with Ofelyia as her fantasy world couldn't protect her in the end. As Ofelyia went through her challenges of trying to prove to the Faun and others that she is good enough to be a princess in another world where her father and mother resides, the phases continually got harder and harder. In the first challenge, Ofelyia took a big risk going into the forest all by herself and that was when the fantasy world had more power over reality. As time progressed, the third one proved to be the most dangerous one as Ofelyia felt empowered enough to drug Captain Vidal and ‘kidnap’ the baby from him. When she got shot in the labyrinth by Captain Vidal, it was proof that the fantasy world cannot be overlapped with reality.
In my opinion, the hidden message behind the movie was that creating a fantasy world is good when trying to escape reality, or in Ofelyia’s case, fascism. However, the movie made clear that an extreme fantasy world won't survive.
(http://www.poemofquotes.com/quotes/movies/pans-labyrinth.php)
First of all, if you feel that what Ofelyia went through in her out-of-body experiences with the Faun and others were real… Accurate and detailed evidence will be given to ensure that your minds will be changed.
Reason one: Crisis appears, Fantasy appears
Example one: Mother writhes in pain while traveling to Captain’s house… Insect appears and took her away from her mother.
Example two: Guerillas at battle with Captain Vidal and his comrades… Faun appears and took her away from the dangers of the battle.
Reason two: Del Toro’s interview
“One is the transit of the girl towards her own center, and towards her own, inside reality, which is real. I think that Western cultures make a difference about inner and outer reality, with one having more weight than the other.”
Del Toro admits it himself that the fantasy world of Ofelia is false through this answer in an interview. He implies that Ofelia’s fantasy world only applies to her inner reality meaning that it doesn’t exist in the real world.
Therefore, the real world would catch up with Ofelyia as her fantasy world couldn't protect her in the end. As Ofelyia went through her challenges of trying to prove to the Faun and others that she is good enough to be a princess in another world where her father and mother resides, the phases continually got harder and harder. In the first challenge, Ofelyia took a big risk going into the forest all by herself and that was when the fantasy world had more power over reality. As time progressed, the third one proved to be the most dangerous one as Ofelyia felt empowered enough to drug Captain Vidal and ‘kidnap’ the baby from him. When she got shot in the labyrinth by Captain Vidal, it was proof that the fantasy world cannot be overlapped with reality.
In my opinion, the hidden message behind the movie was that creating a fantasy world is good when trying to escape reality, or in Ofelyia’s case, fascism. However, the movie made clear that an extreme fantasy world won't survive.
(http://www.poemofquotes.com/quotes/movies/pans-labyrinth.php)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Purdue OWL website
Receiving a privilege to assess and learn how to write better through the advices of Purdue University is truly an honor. To be requested to decide whether this Purdue OWL website is good enough for Gallaudet University students to use as a guide is an enormous responbility. Luckily, I feel confident that this website is more than good enough for any university student to use as a guide for their works.
In this blog, evidence will be provided to assure you that this website is perfect with involvement of Toulmin Method of Logic.
The Gallaudet University Writing Rubric includes precisely five things and interestingly enough the Purdue OWL website covers those too -
Assignment Formatting and Citing -
As stated in the GU writing rubric, it's mandatory to have all sources cited in proper style that follow its assigned prompt directions. As I looked through the website, this link, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/, explained how to cite correctly. GU students would benefit from this and write better in their pieces.
Written English Conventions -
Creating fluent sentences that makes the audience more drawn to your material is waht every writer wants to accomplish. Under the 'Teaching Writing' in the Purdue OWL website, it covers exactly that.
Critical Thinking -
This is more of a broad topic and it can be found all over the website... It depends on what you are looking for, if you wanted to know how to analyze properly, it has a guide... if you wanted to find out how to support your points convincingly, it has a guide.. Get my drift? It has everything for you.
Organization of Ideas -
As mentioned in the GU writing rubric, it's extremely important to have a good introduction which has to include a darn good thesis statement. If you wanted to write a thesis statement of that level, you need to go no further because this link (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01) explains letter by letter how to create one that would make your readers drop everything and keep on reading your piece until the end.
Author's Persona, Tone, and Audience Awareness -
It's all there in the website under Grammar and Mechanics... It teaches yo how to carefully pick the right words and organize them in sentences in a way that only the best writers would.
So instead of nodding my head on this website in approval, I explained word by word why this website should be used by GU students at all times. It has everything... more than just those five topics I covered above. There's only one thing left to say... Kudos to Purdue University.
In this blog, evidence will be provided to assure you that this website is perfect with involvement of Toulmin Method of Logic.
The Gallaudet University Writing Rubric includes precisely five things and interestingly enough the Purdue OWL website covers those too -
Assignment Formatting and Citing -
As stated in the GU writing rubric, it's mandatory to have all sources cited in proper style that follow its assigned prompt directions. As I looked through the website, this link, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/, explained how to cite correctly. GU students would benefit from this and write better in their pieces.
Written English Conventions -
Creating fluent sentences that makes the audience more drawn to your material is waht every writer wants to accomplish. Under the 'Teaching Writing' in the Purdue OWL website, it covers exactly that.
Critical Thinking -
This is more of a broad topic and it can be found all over the website... It depends on what you are looking for, if you wanted to know how to analyze properly, it has a guide... if you wanted to find out how to support your points convincingly, it has a guide.. Get my drift? It has everything for you.
Organization of Ideas -
As mentioned in the GU writing rubric, it's extremely important to have a good introduction which has to include a darn good thesis statement. If you wanted to write a thesis statement of that level, you need to go no further because this link (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01) explains letter by letter how to create one that would make your readers drop everything and keep on reading your piece until the end.
Author's Persona, Tone, and Audience Awareness -
It's all there in the website under Grammar and Mechanics... It teaches yo how to carefully pick the right words and organize them in sentences in a way that only the best writers would.
So instead of nodding my head on this website in approval, I explained word by word why this website should be used by GU students at all times. It has everything... more than just those five topics I covered above. There's only one thing left to say... Kudos to Purdue University.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Pan's Labryinth
This title came by me often and was highly recommended by some of my friends but I never gathered the time to watch it. Now, an opportunity appeared and I could watch it in school with my classmates. And watch it, I did.
So many thoughts fill my mind when trying to explain my impressions of the movie itself for it was so powerful and had so many meanings behind the movie. I have never seen a movie that had so many meanings and questions that with some friends you could have a three hour long conversation figuring out what the hell this and that meant.
The characters in Pan’s Labyrinth couldn’t have panned out any better; I loved the Captain and Ophelia the most. The Captain was so ruthless and determined that his way would work and no one would step in his path to glory. Ophelia was the queen of disobedience and was challenged to some difficult tasks throughout the movie. I was appalled to how the Captain had no pity and didn’t cringe at the things that he did. I wondered if the Captain could sleep during at nights. On the other side, I rooted for Ophelia during the movie as I willed her to complete the impossible tasks. When she had to go through the Pale Man, I nearly jumped into the movie because I wanted to help her escape from the hands-eyes man.
There were so many parallels with other sources that the audience couldn’t possibly miss. I’ll name the one that impacted me the most during the movie. The one I would like to mention is the parallel lines between the girl and the Adam-Eve story in the Bible. Ophelia ignored the advices of fairies to not eat the berries because it would awaken and enrage the Pale Man. The same thing happened in the Adam-Eve story as Adam couldn’t resist eating a fruit even though God had told him it was forbidden. In the end, both got punished as Adam got an Adam’s apple while Ophelia almost failed her mission because the fairies died, however she got lucky when the Faun gave her a second chance. Both neglected when they shouldn’t have and they paid a price for it. Sometimes, disobedience is not the answer to things.
It was the first time in my life that during a movie; I became so unnerved and annoyed. It was because of the cinematography. The colors and lightings really played a big part in the movie and its meaning. In the beginning of the movie, bright colors were presented but right after Ophelia ventured into the tree with the overweight frog in it, the movie immediately went dark all way right to the end. It reminded me of the movie, Lord of the Rings, but no I realized that Lord of the Rings had breaks from the dark part when it talked about other characters, this movie didn’t have any breaks. I felt that this element of the movie impacted me the most.
This will be a movie that I will watch repeatedly for ages to come. The reason for that is I know that every time I watch it, I will change my opinions on the movie and find different meanings. The next step for me is to buy a Pan’s Labyrinth movie and watch it again immediately.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Rhetorical Analysis Attempt #2
For 72 seconds, everyone in America was in exhilaration and joy as the brave crew of seven people was inching closer and closer into the space. Those seven people encountered countless tests and passed all of them with flying colors. All had aspiring dreams to become a prophecy walking on our Earth being one of the few people to ever experience the invigorating sights of our space. But no, disaster and tragedy struck the Challenger crew. On the ill-fated 73rd second of their trip, the O-Ring failure caused aerodynamic forces to break up the orbiter… And seven lives were immediately ruined along with their families, friends, and followers.
In order to lessen the blow of the saddening incident of the Challenger Seven, Ronald Reagan hastily followed up with a claim that would forever be enriched in Americans who was deeply impacted by the event. I felt that Reagan accomplished in trying to make Americans know that even though the Challenger Seven died, America will stand strong and keep trying.
In supporting his claim, President Reagan opened up his address in a way that was almost perfect because he dismissed his original piece that he was supposed to present that night and instead turned his attention to the Challenger Seven. By doing so, the tactic of emotional appeal was used to make his audience feel like he truly cares about what has happened.
Also, the position that Reagan was in at that time, the President of the U.S.A., obviously solidified his credibility among the readers. With the audience’s respect, Reagan didn’t abuse it as he carefully mended his audience’s emotions with strong support and empathy that the Challenger Seven would never be forgotten. With that, Reagan’s persuasion argument became stronger three times.
I feel strongly that if not for the organization in the speech of Reagan, his message would not have been as powerful as it was. As I read through Reagan’s piece over and over again, I discovered that each sequence of his piece targeted different audience every time. In his introduction paragraph, all Americans were targeted as he brilliantly stated, “This is truly a national loss.” In the second paragraph, the same audience was targeted, except this time, background was provided about the three previous astronauts who like the Challenger Seven died trying to explore their own world. In the third paragraph, it is where it gets sensitive, as Reagan directed the family members of the Challenger Seven, “Your loved ones were daring and brave…” He knew how to pull the right chords and make the seven families feel like their loved ones died doing what they loved. In the next several paragraphs, children, NASA, and religion were involved; how Reagan organized his piece is what made his message stand out.
Websites used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Rhetorical Analysis
I feel strongly that if not for the organization in the speech of Reagan, his message would not have been as powerful as it was. As I read through Reagan’s piece over and over again, I discovered that each sequence of his piece targeted different audience every time. In his introduction paragraph, all Americans were targeted as he brilliantly stated, “This is truly a national loss.” In the second paragraph, the same audience was targeted, except this time, background was provided about the three previous astronauts who like the Challenger Seven died trying to explore their own world. In the third paragraph, it is where it gets sensitive, as Reagan directed the family members of the Challenger Seven, “Your loved ones were daring and brave…” He knew how to pull the right chords and make the seven families feel like their loved ones died doing what they loved. In the next several paragraphs, children, NASA, and religion were involved; how Reagan organized his piece is what made his message stand out.
WE WILL NOT STOP EXPLORING OUR WORLD. That was the message I felt that Reagan tried to show beneath his lines of empathy and pity. As he powerfully indicated that Americans will not give up on exploring, “Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue.” I felt that this piece could not have been written any better.
Websites used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganchallenger.htm
Sunday, September 13, 2009
List of This I believe
- Everyone should always be granted a second chance excluding barbaric standards.
- Never judge anyone only by their looks.
- Don't become someone that the public would want you to be, instead be someone that you can look at the mirror everyday with some sense of pride.
- Family always comes first no matter what.
- Never do something that you would regret the next morning.
- Treat others like how you would want to be treated.
- Respecting elders.
- Being active in any activities.
- Don't be a follower.
- Taking advantage of your abilities in anything to full extent.
Nafsi in Lunsford
The arguments that Azar Nafisi made in this commentary are well presented and efficient. Azar used several methods of arguments to persuade us into understanding his point and then siding with him. Azar tried to get his point across that with empathy we can embark into other people's world and actually feel their pain or joy. The methods of arguments that Azar used were based on emotions and many others including character values. However, I felt that the argument of emotions came off the story stalwartly and made me fired up.
Emotions -
The arguments based on emotions that Azar used in this story were very gripping and clutched at my heart on occasions. "Huck remembers Jim and their friendship and warmth. He imagines Jim not as a slave but as a human being, and he decides that, "alright, then, I'll go to hell." (Lunsford, p. 909) After this statement, I was immediately hooked onto this story because of personal experiences that I had with hearing people just yesterday. A hearing player on my team made a great play on the opposing sidelines in front of the other team's players... One player screamed out, "Deaf people shouldn't be able to play football!" My teammate yelled back, "Oh yeah? Look at the scoreboard, (Bleep)!" Even though, he was hearing and shouldn't be offended by the statement that the opposing player made, he still had a lot of empathy. What I mean by that is that he was heavily in our world and in that moment, he felt like as if he was completely Deaf and felt our pain of discrimination. And just like Huck, the teammate was ready to go to war for us. Another argument that really motivated me to step up and do something now... "And it is at times like this when I ask myself, am I prepared - like Huck Finn - to give up Sunday school heaven for the kind of hell that Huck chose?" (Lunsford, p. 910) The author really presented a question in front of us saying that would we do the same thing for what we believed in even if the public didn't agree? I have to admit, most of us in that time wouldn't have the guts to do what Huck did for the former slave, Jim, because it had so many risks and pitfalls. Basically, through empathy, a weird power of self-righteousness is instilled in us and we could become like Huck to fight for what we believe is right in our hearts.
Emotions -
The arguments based on emotions that Azar used in this story were very gripping and clutched at my heart on occasions. "Huck remembers Jim and their friendship and warmth. He imagines Jim not as a slave but as a human being, and he decides that, "alright, then, I'll go to hell." (Lunsford, p. 909) After this statement, I was immediately hooked onto this story because of personal experiences that I had with hearing people just yesterday. A hearing player on my team made a great play on the opposing sidelines in front of the other team's players... One player screamed out, "Deaf people shouldn't be able to play football!" My teammate yelled back, "Oh yeah? Look at the scoreboard, (Bleep)!" Even though, he was hearing and shouldn't be offended by the statement that the opposing player made, he still had a lot of empathy. What I mean by that is that he was heavily in our world and in that moment, he felt like as if he was completely Deaf and felt our pain of discrimination. And just like Huck, the teammate was ready to go to war for us. Another argument that really motivated me to step up and do something now... "And it is at times like this when I ask myself, am I prepared - like Huck Finn - to give up Sunday school heaven for the kind of hell that Huck chose?" (Lunsford, p. 910) The author really presented a question in front of us saying that would we do the same thing for what we believed in even if the public didn't agree? I have to admit, most of us in that time wouldn't have the guts to do what Huck did for the former slave, Jim, because it had so many risks and pitfalls. Basically, through empathy, a weird power of self-righteousness is instilled in us and we could become like Huck to fight for what we believe is right in our hearts.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Lunsford (2007)
Mother Tongue -
This story pulled me in for some reason and I loved the story itself so it would be an honor to talk about it. Sounded like a cliche there right? Anyways, I felt that Amy Tan (the author of the story) truly expressed the problems and showed her arguments smoothly. She felt that languages don't make a person who s/he is. Amy used her mother as an example to indicate that even though she wasn't fluent in English; she still had some 'vivid observations' that possessed the talents of a brilliant human being. For instance, she reads all of Shirley Maclaine's books which are utterly unbelievable to begin with along with the Forbes report. The way Amy Tan writes the story of Mother Tongue is very soothing and it makes the story more interesting. If she had written the story in a more stern and advanced language, I would have lost motivation and stopped reading. But what she did was write it in such a language that made me feel as if I'm the author myself and telling a story to people. The Lunsford discussion of arguments related a lot to this story. For instance, the author knew how to argue efficiently using some emotional appeals which hooked me into the story and sided with Amy and wanted her to succeed. The emotional appeal in this story is very effective and there are different sides of this story that people can relate to in certain ways. For example, I immediately related to Amy when she was used as an interpreter to talk with her mother's stockbroker... I have many friends who are continually asked to interpret in public places ranging from restaurants to hearing friends. Even though I'm not the one that is asked to interpret, I can still feel their pain because it can get quite tiresome having to speak for someone all the time. Also, Amy used her mother's character to argue her point efficiently. She stated that her mother was very gifted and showed that by giving examples of what she did everyday from the Forbes to vivid observations. With her mother's strong character, Amy convinced me that even though her mother wasn't fluent in English, she still was smarter than I could even dream to be. Basically, Amy Tan succeeded what she set out to do and that is to convince us that language can influence what your identity becomes.
This story pulled me in for some reason and I loved the story itself so it would be an honor to talk about it. Sounded like a cliche there right? Anyways, I felt that Amy Tan (the author of the story) truly expressed the problems and showed her arguments smoothly. She felt that languages don't make a person who s/he is. Amy used her mother as an example to indicate that even though she wasn't fluent in English; she still had some 'vivid observations' that possessed the talents of a brilliant human being. For instance, she reads all of Shirley Maclaine's books which are utterly unbelievable to begin with along with the Forbes report. The way Amy Tan writes the story of Mother Tongue is very soothing and it makes the story more interesting. If she had written the story in a more stern and advanced language, I would have lost motivation and stopped reading. But what she did was write it in such a language that made me feel as if I'm the author myself and telling a story to people. The Lunsford discussion of arguments related a lot to this story. For instance, the author knew how to argue efficiently using some emotional appeals which hooked me into the story and sided with Amy and wanted her to succeed. The emotional appeal in this story is very effective and there are different sides of this story that people can relate to in certain ways. For example, I immediately related to Amy when she was used as an interpreter to talk with her mother's stockbroker... I have many friends who are continually asked to interpret in public places ranging from restaurants to hearing friends. Even though I'm not the one that is asked to interpret, I can still feel their pain because it can get quite tiresome having to speak for someone all the time. Also, Amy used her mother's character to argue her point efficiently. She stated that her mother was very gifted and showed that by giving examples of what she did everyday from the Forbes to vivid observations. With her mother's strong character, Amy convinced me that even though her mother wasn't fluent in English, she still was smarter than I could even dream to be. Basically, Amy Tan succeeded what she set out to do and that is to convince us that language can influence what your identity becomes.
Paul and Elder (2005)
The Elements of Thought -
A thought requires one to analyze and evaluate something. I strongly agree with Paul and Elder on this part of book because it applies heavily to my life. It can range from a sentence out of a poem or a game of chess. Some of the elements of thought are assumptions, consequences, information, and purpose. Those elements of thought are always used by great chess players in order to outstrategize the opposition onto victory lane. Information is taken in by a chess player when another opponent makes a move. The move's purpose is then analyzed by the chess player to find out what the move generates... either defense or offense. Then the smart chess player would assume what the consequences will be trying to avoid or kill the piece, whether the risk is worthwhile or not. Wow, isn't it interesting I already explained some elements of thought by just using a game of chess as an example. Our process of thought is important and without it we wouldn't be able to truly function. Also, it's really fascinating for me to know that everyone has a different point of view on everything, big or small. It's practically impossible to find two people that have the same point of views on everything because we all think differently. For instance, when fans found out that Michael Vick was officially reinstated by the National Football League to play again, some went berserk and some didn't care. Everyone has their own side to the story, some people could have pets and to see such an unethical thing that could happen to their dogs too... Seeing Vick back in normal life and making more money than they could dream to even make in their whole life; is that fair? However, other people may say, he has served two years in jail and has paid enough for his crimes. Point of views is really something that we all have and is important for society. If a country has no point of views, it's a communist one. Ah, my favorite part, people do love to assume things. When a tattooed pierced punk walks by you, you automically assume he's a criminal... It's pathetic but also true, assumptions are all part of us and we assume everyday about little things all the time. I find this interesting because I often see the quote, "Don't judge books by their cover", I often ponder if we followed this quote word by word, would we hang with different people and treat people differently? We all should use the process of elements of thought because with the process of it, we would become a better person in the long run. There are so many elements to a thought and without a thought, we would be robots walking around.
A thought requires one to analyze and evaluate something. I strongly agree with Paul and Elder on this part of book because it applies heavily to my life. It can range from a sentence out of a poem or a game of chess. Some of the elements of thought are assumptions, consequences, information, and purpose. Those elements of thought are always used by great chess players in order to outstrategize the opposition onto victory lane. Information is taken in by a chess player when another opponent makes a move. The move's purpose is then analyzed by the chess player to find out what the move generates... either defense or offense. Then the smart chess player would assume what the consequences will be trying to avoid or kill the piece, whether the risk is worthwhile or not. Wow, isn't it interesting I already explained some elements of thought by just using a game of chess as an example. Our process of thought is important and without it we wouldn't be able to truly function. Also, it's really fascinating for me to know that everyone has a different point of view on everything, big or small. It's practically impossible to find two people that have the same point of views on everything because we all think differently. For instance, when fans found out that Michael Vick was officially reinstated by the National Football League to play again, some went berserk and some didn't care. Everyone has their own side to the story, some people could have pets and to see such an unethical thing that could happen to their dogs too... Seeing Vick back in normal life and making more money than they could dream to even make in their whole life; is that fair? However, other people may say, he has served two years in jail and has paid enough for his crimes. Point of views is really something that we all have and is important for society. If a country has no point of views, it's a communist one. Ah, my favorite part, people do love to assume things. When a tattooed pierced punk walks by you, you automically assume he's a criminal... It's pathetic but also true, assumptions are all part of us and we assume everyday about little things all the time. I find this interesting because I often see the quote, "Don't judge books by their cover", I often ponder if we followed this quote word by word, would we hang with different people and treat people differently? We all should use the process of elements of thought because with the process of it, we would become a better person in the long run. There are so many elements to a thought and without a thought, we would be robots walking around.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Reaction/Reflection Entry
Language is something that all of us use everyday. It's nearly impossible to not use it everyday because it's required to communicate with other people in our lives. However, the way that people uses the language itself everyday varies immensely. So, I'll be glad to explain some certain events where I used language to help cope with some situations.
This story that I will share with you guys... it's not exactly a pleasant one for me to tell you but it's what came to my mind first. Back in the old days, my brothers and I (around 12 years old) went hiking in a huge but safe forest. Being little wild children, we rampaged the forest with our heavy feet and ran into the wild totally carefree. Suddenly, disaster struck as I saw my brother step on a beehive without noticing. I immediately informed my other brother and we ran for the car. Let me tell you, we ran like never before and that was the first and last time I outsprinted my brother. That night, all of us slept in agony as our backs were covered with dreaded stings.
Well, sometimes you just have to have a skill of persuading people into doing what you want for the good not bad. In one football game, this one player was being lackadisical as he missed many blocks and didn't do his assigments to help the team out. At the beginning, the score was pretty close so I got frustrated as I wanted him to play two times better than he was. Hence the plan I thought of during the game in order to motivate him into playing better. In the huddle, I got the attention of the lazy player and I told him that the opposing team mocked him every time he ran. The reason for that, he stood a towering 6'6 foot and weighed 250 pounds. Good enough, the next play, he ran like I never saw before and nearly beheaded a linebacker. After the game, he had tallied up eight pancakes which was unheard of in one game. Sometimes, persuading can be good when used in the correct way.
In the first day of being a Gallaudet University student, I was totally lost in the enormous buildings and everything looked like a maze. I felt like a mice chasing cheese in a maze that had no end to it. I tried to find my way around like Christopher Columbus did back in his day in Cuba... Unfortunately, I didn't have his skill of exploring so I had to ask other students for directions.
Trying to purchase a certain kind of combo at some fast-food restaurants can be a pain in the --- nowadays. The first thought that appears into your heads would be "Oh the damn clerks can't even write..." Hey, hey, don't lie, I know that's what you guys thought first. No, the hard part is trying to decide between all that great food. I always debate with my brothers which one to choose from and their opinions usually don't matter much because I'm very picky.
Praying is not something I do regularly but I always do it every time a family member faces a difficult situation or passes away. It's not a religious thing but more of a support system that I'd like to be for them.
1. Persuasion - It was relatively easy to convince my brother to run away from bees.
2. Persuasion - Had to dig deep to persuade my teammate into giving his all.
3. N/A
4. Argument - They tried to convince me into ordering what they would.
5. N/A
This story that I will share with you guys... it's not exactly a pleasant one for me to tell you but it's what came to my mind first. Back in the old days, my brothers and I (around 12 years old) went hiking in a huge but safe forest. Being little wild children, we rampaged the forest with our heavy feet and ran into the wild totally carefree. Suddenly, disaster struck as I saw my brother step on a beehive without noticing. I immediately informed my other brother and we ran for the car. Let me tell you, we ran like never before and that was the first and last time I outsprinted my brother. That night, all of us slept in agony as our backs were covered with dreaded stings.
Well, sometimes you just have to have a skill of persuading people into doing what you want for the good not bad. In one football game, this one player was being lackadisical as he missed many blocks and didn't do his assigments to help the team out. At the beginning, the score was pretty close so I got frustrated as I wanted him to play two times better than he was. Hence the plan I thought of during the game in order to motivate him into playing better. In the huddle, I got the attention of the lazy player and I told him that the opposing team mocked him every time he ran. The reason for that, he stood a towering 6'6 foot and weighed 250 pounds. Good enough, the next play, he ran like I never saw before and nearly beheaded a linebacker. After the game, he had tallied up eight pancakes which was unheard of in one game. Sometimes, persuading can be good when used in the correct way.
In the first day of being a Gallaudet University student, I was totally lost in the enormous buildings and everything looked like a maze. I felt like a mice chasing cheese in a maze that had no end to it. I tried to find my way around like Christopher Columbus did back in his day in Cuba... Unfortunately, I didn't have his skill of exploring so I had to ask other students for directions.
Trying to purchase a certain kind of combo at some fast-food restaurants can be a pain in the --- nowadays. The first thought that appears into your heads would be "Oh the damn clerks can't even write..." Hey, hey, don't lie, I know that's what you guys thought first. No, the hard part is trying to decide between all that great food. I always debate with my brothers which one to choose from and their opinions usually don't matter much because I'm very picky.
Praying is not something I do regularly but I always do it every time a family member faces a difficult situation or passes away. It's not a religious thing but more of a support system that I'd like to be for them.
1. Persuasion - It was relatively easy to convince my brother to run away from bees.
2. Persuasion - Had to dig deep to persuade my teammate into giving his all.
3. N/A
4. Argument - They tried to convince me into ordering what they would.
5. N/A
Lazy Boy's introduction
-Hello strangers! I'm Lazy Boy's special agent for unique occasions like this. It was tough to get him to submit to blogging. It required some financial agreements... Oh boy, I'm getting off-point now, anyways the point is that Lazy Boy will introduce himself and I'm only in the way! (Hands laptop to Lazy Boy)
Hey, hey, I'm one of the laziest boy on campus hence my nickname. Wait, are you guys even awake? Probably not because I'm barely up.. Back to the reason why I'm here, I hail from the great Silver Spring, Maryland. I was raised in various areas of Maryland and attended Maryland School for the Deaf. Growing up, sports were always there for me because of the competitiveness that came with it... I loved to compete with other kids who wanted to win at what they were doing too. I played in almost all sports possible ranging from volleyball to wrestling. Football, out of them all, is my favorite sport hands down. Without sports, I would be pathetically lost and hiding in a corner somewhere. Two irreplaceable brothers and unbelievable parents are what made me into who I am today. Oh yeah, school is my bane and I will never come to means with it. No one in their right mind would like school.. Right? Maybe not.. Well for those who like school, I'll bow down to you forever. Now, for something that I actually like, let's talk about movies and books. Movies... movies... There's too many to name so I'll pick a few, Gran Torino, Bourne Supremacy, V for Vendetta, and The American Gangster. As for the books, it becomes way easier as I'm a loyal fan of the Harry Potter series. Seriously, I used to hate books until I read the first book of Harry Potter, I got addicted badly that one time, I read six books of the series in one week. When I'm not watching or reading, I'm definitely eating chocolate chip cookies; it's one of the few things that I would almost die for. The taste of it is soooooooo unbelievable and even talking about it now gets me hungry. Milk, milk, and milk is what my brothers and I grew up with.. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it doesn't matter what time it is, a cup of milk will always be in my hands. Okay, my time is up and I'm sure you guys want to go do something else way better.. Later!
-Wow, every word that he typed was truly breathtaking!! If you folks are awestruck like I am, stay tuned for more blogs by him as promised in the contract! Keep your eyes peeled!
Hey, hey, I'm one of the laziest boy on campus hence my nickname. Wait, are you guys even awake? Probably not because I'm barely up.. Back to the reason why I'm here, I hail from the great Silver Spring, Maryland. I was raised in various areas of Maryland and attended Maryland School for the Deaf. Growing up, sports were always there for me because of the competitiveness that came with it... I loved to compete with other kids who wanted to win at what they were doing too. I played in almost all sports possible ranging from volleyball to wrestling. Football, out of them all, is my favorite sport hands down. Without sports, I would be pathetically lost and hiding in a corner somewhere. Two irreplaceable brothers and unbelievable parents are what made me into who I am today. Oh yeah, school is my bane and I will never come to means with it. No one in their right mind would like school.. Right? Maybe not.. Well for those who like school, I'll bow down to you forever. Now, for something that I actually like, let's talk about movies and books. Movies... movies... There's too many to name so I'll pick a few, Gran Torino, Bourne Supremacy, V for Vendetta, and The American Gangster. As for the books, it becomes way easier as I'm a loyal fan of the Harry Potter series. Seriously, I used to hate books until I read the first book of Harry Potter, I got addicted badly that one time, I read six books of the series in one week. When I'm not watching or reading, I'm definitely eating chocolate chip cookies; it's one of the few things that I would almost die for. The taste of it is soooooooo unbelievable and even talking about it now gets me hungry. Milk, milk, and milk is what my brothers and I grew up with.. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it doesn't matter what time it is, a cup of milk will always be in my hands. Okay, my time is up and I'm sure you guys want to go do something else way better.. Later!
-Wow, every word that he typed was truly breathtaking!! If you folks are awestruck like I am, stay tuned for more blogs by him as promised in the contract! Keep your eyes peeled!
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