Blog 9A
Allie Winter
English 1010
Professor Marchant
October 27, 2015

Blog 9A

 

1.) Failure:

 In this article it talks a lot about failure and how it makes you a better person. The article is about Australian football players and how they decided to come over to America to play American football. In the transition, there were a lot of people who experienced struggles and failures, but it only made them have more of a desire to work harder to perform to the best of their abilities.

 

2.) Success: Along with failure comes success and that is super important too. Success is when you achieve something that you put your mind to. And like I my previous statement, that goes hand in hand with failure. Success cannot be obtained without failure and with the article that is exactly what happened with the Australian players.

 

3.) Growing number of players: The number of players going from Australian football to American football is drastically changing in numbers because of the desires to change the ways of playing the game they love. The statistics show that many players have converted. The idea of segregation is now more open to change in sports as well too! 

Allie Winter
English 1010
Professor Marchant
October 22, 2015

Blog 8A

 

 

           While writing papers it is very important to use definitions as you go throughout your paper. This allows the audience to stay on the same page as you and helps them connect to a bigger idea. It would be hard to read a paper that you don't even really know what the word is meaning. There are 2 specific types of definitions that authors use, classical and extended. Classical definitions are the brief "dictionary" definitions of the word and they really just tell you what the word is and maybe what it does. Then there is extended definitions, which is way more in depth than classical. This just helps the audience connect more with a deeper meaning of the words and maybe by some examples and more in depth understanding.

 

             In the recent article I read about a football player from Australia it talks about how this man from Australia and how he came over to play football in the united states. He came to play for the University of Utah and he has now changed the whole face of college football. He made it possible for people from other countries to come and play and make a difference in American football. This relates to sustainability because it is also promoting the equality that comes with the politics of football.


URL for Article:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/sports/ncaafootball/australian-football-becomes-a-punting-pipeline-for-the-american-game.html?ref=sports&_r=0

Blog 7A
Allie Winter
English 1010
Professor Marchant
October 12, 2015

Blog 7A

 

 

             When using subject specific rhetorical terms it really allows the audience to connect more with your paper. They use both persuasion and direct emphasis to get the image or point across. The author can use different tools to electrify the readers brains so they can make inferences about the writing rather than just giving it to them straight up. This process is called cognitive process because it allows advertisers to make us use our brains. These tools also help in the comparing and contrasting of different points of view by showing similarities and differences throughout the different styles of writing. Openness is part of this process too because it helps connect the image to the actual writing. It helps with understanding and putting things together.

 

5 Rhetorical Terms:

1. Visual Structure:  When the author pieces little bits of information for us to gather, usually information that is familiar to us. This allows the audience to get the most out of an image.

2. Openness: This is when an image is "left open" for more interpretation, rather that trying to find the meaning behind it.

3. Indirect Persuasion: This is visual and textual information being put together. It is when you are trying to get a point across, but you don't do it in a direct way, you leave it up to the audience to interpret the information, but you do it in a persuasive manner.

4. Explicit: This is when an author/ advertiser uses direct force to get a point across. They are straight forward with the audience and are trying to get the point across as quickly and bluntly as possible.

5: Implicit: This is the opposite of explicit because it is when the author/ advertiser uses inferences and hints to get the point across. They want their audience to work for the information and be able to come up with the knowledge on their own rather than just giving it to them straight up.  



Allie Winter
English 1010
Professor Marchant
October 10, 2015

Blog 6B

 

 

 

           The persons blog that I decided to look at was Katie Smith's blog. (http://katie54smith.blogspot.com/)   The blog post that I decided to compare with was the 2B blog post. It was the one that had to do with the rhetorical tools that we looked at during the beginning of the year. We talked about plot, setting, characters and theme. With Katie's blog post she focused more on the flashbacks with the plot and how the author can use them to connect with the audience and I focused more on the theme and setting and how they connect with the audience. We both focused on different aspects from the lessons, but both put all of it into our blog posts. We also both focused a lot on how important it is to connect with the audience as an author.

Allie Winter
English 1010
Professor Marchant
October 5, 2015

 

 

Blog 6A

Compare and Contrast

 

           When looking at compare and contrast within a paper it is when you are comparing two different subjects. You look for differences and similarities within those two subjects like view points or different information. In class we did a worksheet on the itsy bitsy spider and we compared 2 different remixes of the song. When comparing and contrasting them we looked at the tempo and rhythm of the songs and found similarities and differences in them to compare. We use this method in our everyday lives because we are constantly comparing things so we can determine which one to use. We use it more than we think! Comparing and contrasting is when you pay attention to the details of two different subjects and find similarities and differences.

 

           When writing a paper there are two different types of ways to present your compare and contrast ideas. There is subject by subject or side by side. When looking at a subject by subject paper, one whole idea is presented in its entirety and then a whole other idea is presented right after that. But with side by side, they talk about a little part of both ideas and kind of go back and forth so you get a little bit of both sides at the same time going back and forth. Both ideas are effective, but it is really up to your own preference on which method you are going to use.