This image is an example of logos. It makes a logical appeal to reason because it is trying to show that students should come to the university because of our top tier research. By stating we are in the top three research universities in the state we are appealing to those interested in research.
My favorite spring break was during my senior year in high school, which was last year. My parents and I went to the beach and stayed in a timeshare that my neighbors had. There was a little par three course on the resort and we played it three times while we were there. It was fun to play because my mom is not that good, but she was able to play too and we were not rushed because it was pretty empty. My dad and I also got the opportunity to play True Blue, one of the nicest courses in South Carolina as well as a few other nice courses.
Though the weather was a little cold, we went swimming and drifted around the lazy river a few times. The pool was not heated so my dad and I did not spend too much time in the it, and my mom would not get in it at all. There was also a nice screened porch attached to our little apartment that we sat on at night before and after dinner.
My favorite part about the break though was the time I got to spend with my family. It was the last big vacation that we went on before I went off to college so it seemed more special than the rest. We partook in a lot of family activities which included golfing, shopping, and eating dinner at restaurants together. I hope that my family can go on another vacation like this in the near future, as it really brought us together.
In my life I have encountered fallacies in arguments with my parents, mainly with my mom. Fallacies are a deceptive, misleading belief or argument. They usually have to do with reasoning of a particular idea. One day my mom and I were talking about curfews and I said that all my friends got to stay out later than me and then I mentioned one friend that was allowed to. I used my one friend to describe all of them and to attempt to convince my mom to extend my curfew. Looking back on this, I should have gathered more evidence before making my argument, but hey, I was only twelve. I made a big generalization in saying that all of my friends took part in this and it is therefore considered a fallacy.
I continued that argument making another fallacy, stating that the curfew was about trust and that if they did not trust me how come they wanted me to go to college so bad when I got older. It was a pretty lame argument looking back on it. I could have done much better had I planned out my argument before talking. I have learned looking back on these events that I need logical evidence for my arguments and beliefs. I can not back up my arguments by saying so and so did this so I should be able to do this. I need to find actual facts to back up my views so that I can effectively get my argument across.
The Pink Panther movies are my favorite movies. Every time I watch them they make me crack up laughing. I like the older original movies better than the newer made movies because Inspector Clouseau was a better actor for the part. He had a much better accent which contributed to the funniness of the movie. Another reason I like these movies are because of the plots. I really like mysteries which this movie molds into perfectly. It is a suspenseful yet funny movie, which makes it the best I have seen.
This movie is so good because of the stupid things that Inspector Clouseau does that usually get him fired from his job only for him to come back and solve the mystery. It reminds me of the Three Stooges and how they did all of the crazy stuff to each other, because Inspector Clouseau did much of the same stuff just not on purpose. My favorite part of one of the movies is when Inspector Clouseau says, “I would like to buy a hamburger,” but it comes out sounding like “I would like to buy a damburgen.” This part is really funny because he keeps repeating it but they do not understand him.
If you have never seen the movies, they are a must see. They will leave you crying from fits of laughter because of some of the events that take place during the movies. How Inspector Clouseau solves the mysteries of these movies is sure to crack a smile. Oh and by the way the music is pretty catchy!
Blogging has become very popular in today’s society as technology has become the new must do thing. As I myself blog, I know that I can blog about whatever I care for except when I am given a certain topic by my professor. From having a blog, I have learned that blogging is like freedom because anything goes. If you want to write about controversy events, you are able to on a blog.
I have never thought about the origin of the blog and after some research discovered the term ‘blog’ came from the word ‘weblog.’ When breaking down the two parts of the word into ‘web’ and ‘blog’ everything began to make more sense. The term ‘web’ refers to the internet or the act of being online. The word ‘blog’ comes from the acting of compiling documents. Together they mean the act of compiling documents online. The only thing I do not understand is how blog came from weblog. I guess bloggers thought it was cooler to say blog than weblog. Weblog seems sort of like an outdated term, I guess.
I do not think that by knowing the origin of blogs my thoughts have changed regarding the metaphor that I have chosen for it. Blogging in my mind is still an act of freedom because you have the freedom to write whatever you want. I now know that blogging came from a word meaning compilation of documents, and I think the compilation of documents you choose to write about is up to you.
Statewide smoking bans should definitely be passed for every state I believe. None of my family members I live with smoke, but some of my uncles and cousins do. When I am with them I have trouble breathing because the smell is just so awful. I really do not understand how people can really enjoy inhaling that smell everyday. I actually have a friend that smoked but after countless hours over many months my friend and I convinced him to stop smoking. Since he has stopped, he has not been sick yet where as he was often sick at least once a month when he smoked. So I think that by stopping smoking he has made himself healthier in the short term and long term.
By passing statewide smoking bans, citizens would not have to worry about secondhand smoke as much. When smoking occurs in buildings it has no where to go and therefore affects more individuals. Passing the ban would force smokers to go outside, away from the building, which will allow nonsmokers to be less affected by the smoke. This in turn will decrease the number of non-smokers who are diagnosed with lung diseases or other diseases affiliated with smoking.
Also, studies have been done in bars and restaurants in many states to test out how applying a non-smoking ban would affect business and sales. The results have shown that there are really no negative reasons for passing statewide smoking bans. Sales and business were still good, while some businesses actually increased their sales.
Blogging is freedom. When one writes on a blog it is like a public diary or journal. They author can write whatever they wish and not be judged. For example, if an individual wants to write about how much they dislike a particular person though it may not be the best place to do it, they may write about it on their blog. Blogging allows individuals to let their feelings out about any subject they wish to write about.
Blogging also gives individuals the freedom to create their own layouts and designs for the pages. There is no set way that a blog must be set up, which allows the individual the freedom to design it how they want it. This is different than in school where there was a certain setup and format that one must follow for writing something to turn in.
I have enjoyed blogging in this class especially when we are given the opportunity to write about whatever we want. But when we have to write about certain topics I feel likes it is just technology taking over for our homework assignments. Instead of writing on paper and turning in our work, we write it on the computer so the professor do not have to take home a lot of papers. I guess doing it this way saves paper though which helps the environment. When we are given the opportunity to write about whatever we want though I have the freedom to choose anything. I love being able to do this as I usually choose to vent about something going on in my life that I may have kept bottled up inside of me if I was not able to blog.
School is an assembly line
As students we go through 12 years of schooling before college. In these twelve years, it seems as if we are just shipped from class to class from grade to grade. School is a never ending cycle with the end result to become successful in a certain profession.
Professors are weed eaters
Professors I feel especially in the Chemistry department here are like weed eaters because they try to weed out students, similar to what a weed eater does to a blade of grass. This is unfair as they ask absurd questions on tests that were not even in what we studied in an attempt to have lower grades.
Education is a whirlwind
In North Carolina school is 180 days long with like a 2 month break and then students are right back at school. Before you know it 12 years are up and you are shipped back to college. I feel that while I hoped to be done with school it did in fact go by very fast and now looking back I wished it would have moved a little slower.
Students are flowers
Students grow and blossom throughout their years of schooling. I have transitioned, growing from a really shy person to not as much anymore.
Professors are rocks
To me I would compare professors to rocks because they often have no emotions and do not seem to care for the student. If a student makes a less than average grade and goes to talk to them about it, I have found that many professors here at USF ignore their questions especially once again here in the USF Chemistry department.
I have yet in my life to contemplate being a vegetarian. I do not think I could give up meat. The two reasons I would not become a vegetarian are because of the health risks, and everyone/everything is going to die eventually.
While the article states that becoming a vegetarian helps lower cholesterol, it also mentioned that she was a little overweight. Low cholesterol is not the only thing that helps your body function, and there are other functions that need to work properly to live. Vegetarians have to take all kinds of supplements just to keep their body functioning because they do not eat enough nutrients. Also, Fraser writes about how she was overweight which would happen because your primary diet would be grains and dairy. Being an athlete, this would not be enough to keep me healthy as without protein I would suffer greatly in my performance.
The fact that God created everything for a reason is another reason I would not become vegetarian. Everyone has a life cycle so everyone is going to die eventually so as long as we quickly and painlessly rid of the animal we are doing no harm. God created enough animals so that the life cycle would continue if some were killed. Think about it, if animals were never killed, they would be ruling the world there would be so many of them. There is a purpose for the animals, that is why God has created them and their purpose is to be either a pet or become meat. I could never survive being a vegetarian.
My conception of argument has changed since the beginning of the semester, but I do not really think it affects me. For example, I do not think about using logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos when I make an argument to someone. Now maybe if I was a salesperson that would be vital to think about, but arguing friend to friend or family member to family member they are usually not vital. When I am in a heated conversation with a friend I still do not think about using logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos when I form my arguments, I just go on what my heart tells me.
To be honest this course is really confusing and I feel like it should be a psychology or marketing class because we are going in-depth about how to make a valid argument. It just does not feel like a Composition class to me, but perhaps that is just because we are learning to write in a different style. For example, this first project we are supposed to compare and contrast how different mediums use logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos to get their arguments across. The only people I know that would really think about that are marketing people, people trying to sell stuff. When people argue they do not take the time usually to make a list of the different types of arguments, but instead act on instinct. I think people should think before they speak but I know this is close to impossible.
Sorry I just dissed this whole project but I really do not understand it being for a Composition class 
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