Everything's An Arguement:
1. What arguements do you find being made on the cover and back of this textbook?
On the front of the textbook I see:
-Gas Symbol: I'm guess that the symbol represents an arguement over gas prices. Maybe one arguing side (spenders on gas) think that gas prices are getting to be too high but the opposing team (the people who keep raising the gas prices) feel like they should keep raising them because the economy is getting too bad and more money is needed in the fuel deparment.
-I Love Free Speech: When I saw this symbol the first thing that came to my mind was the first admendment. I think that people that like to fight for their rights and like to be heard would argue that there should be a great amount egibility over having freedom of speech. Some others might think that the ones who want freedom of speech are speaking to frequently and don't need as much speech privledges.
-Map of Louisianna With The Hurricane Symbols: I'm guessing that maybe victims of these frequent hurricanes want to be able to stay in their homes where they've lived for a very long time and want to fight for the rights to be able to stay there. On the other hand, the government is saying no, they have to be evacuated or they will have no shelter and they will die or become very low in living.
2. How do these arguements shape your understanding of this text's purposes?
These arguments shape my understanding to look at things as basically an "Ethical" point of view. When it all comes down to an arguement, it's either you're following what is believe to be right or what is believed to be wrong.
3. What use do the covers make of emotional, ethical, and or logical/appeals?
I think the symbol of the Lousianna map shows an emotional appeal because it reminds me of Hurricane Katrina and all the homes and lives that were swept away. The gas symbol and the freedom of speech symbol show me more of an ethical situation. Mainly the freedom of speech because the gas situation is more of a need to do so that more money can be used for other things in the world that are needed.
4. What other kinds of images or words might have been used to achieve the pupose more effectively?
On page 7 it talks about discrimination. Well first off I think discrimination is very stupid because it not only makes you look rediculous, it hurts people that don't have the "I don't care what anybody has to say, I know who I am" mentality. The paragraph states that discrimination should be fought against. This really caught my eye because as a teen from the true ghetto, a lot of us black girls and boys get discriminated against. Not just the blacks but in my neighborhood the mexicans too. People think just because we stay in the ghetto that we should have low expectations for ourselves and that people should pitty us. I've been living in the ghetto for almost all of my life and as of today I am a jr in high shcool who has never failed a grade or class since I was in kindergarden. I have reicieved scholarships and great job opprotunities. Bottom line to me is, "Discriminate, for what? THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR IT!"
5. What audience do these covers seem to address?
The cover and the articles within the book address teens, teachers, parents and many more people. These articles address really any and everyone who takes time out to sit back, read and relate life to what you read about in this book.
They Say I Say Chapter 2 "Her Point Is"
Exercise 1: Write a summary of some belief that you strongly disagree with. Then write a summary of the poistion that you actually hold on this topic.
I strongly disagree with the belief of some of the AISD. They strongly believe that Eastside Memorial should be a charter school. I disagree with this desicion because if they decide to turn us into a charter school, the people we've been going to school with and have plan to graduate with will be seperated and have to start all over in a new, strange foundation. The students and teachers at Eastside love they're school and the people in it. We believe we are a family. Why would they want to break up a family that has grown strong over the last passed year. We fought to get our test scores, attendance and grades up. WE SUCCEEDED IN THIS PROCESS! They should leave us alone, get their information correct and let us keep building a better home for future panthers.
I am apart of this change because I currently go to Eastside. I am going to graduate in the year of 2013 with my peers that have stuck together since freshman year and some of us even since 6th grade.I, along with my fellow classmates, are going to go to college after high school. Many of us our doing early college start next semester (2011-2012). We've been here from the first year our school changed from regular Eastside to GreenTech and GlobalTech. Now once again, we are untied as one. We fought hard to get our test scores up and we succeeded. That led to the victory of keeping Eastside open. We did not fight for nothing. We fought to be able to stay here and graduate with our class but we also fought for the future students that want to come to Eastside.
They Say I Say Chapter 3
Exercise One: "Unless Coles is called to the stand, he might give hearsay testimony, no weight whatsoever," the judge said. This sentence is put in quotations to show that it's the exact words the judge said.
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