In Class Writing #9 Schermerhorn

     The audience of this article would be toward people who are probably a little older not teens mostly beacuse it refers to issues that mostly adults would be concerned with. Teenagers dont usually have grocery cards or read CSO. This article is responding to the issue of privacy with regards to buisnesses and consumers, with commercial transactions and cyberspace cookie-tracking. He uses CSO magazine and also that government records can be found online along with SEC violations. He uses CSO to support his claim with agreeing and using quotes from it and also uses the online records to support his claim. He uses logos alot along with pathos. When he talkes about using a dead persons grocery card this makes you feel almost discusted with those ways. He uses logos when giving hard facts about whats posted on line and how, making the reader come to the logical agreement of his argument. I would not use this article to back up my argument, although he uses a few sources it is too one-sided. His opinion is too blunt not having any understanding for the other side of the argument.

In class writing #8 Schermerhorn

My top 5
1.That 70's Show
2.Pirates of the Carribean
3.Harry Potter
4.The Hangover
5.The
Notebook

Group top 5
1. Harry potter book, The Sorcerer's Stone stone
2. The Hangover
3. Lord of the rings, The fellowship of the ring
4. The Matrix
5. Backstreet boys, I want it that way

Citations:

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Print.

The Hangover. Dir. Todd Phillips. Perf. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helmes. 2009. Film.

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings. Dir. Peter Jackson. Perf. Eligah Wood, Ian Makellen. New Line Cinema, 2001. Film

The Matrix .Dir. Andy and Larry Wachowski. Perf. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburn. Warner Bros, Distibutor, 1999. Film.

The Backstreet Boys. Millennium. "I Want it That Way". Cheiron Studios. 1998. CD.

In class writing #7 Schermerhorn

1.This video was about Glen Beck's opinion on how video games are teching kids to kill. He backs this by saying video games evolved from teaching soldiers to shoot people durring World War two. The tone in his voice is discusted by the video game Grand theft auto and the horrible ways to acheive winning the game by having a prostitute or lighting a police officer on fire; these actions that kids see as normal in games, Glen Beck believes is runing children.
2. In his statment about the horrifying game he stated that the game began with teaching soldiers to kill. First, the military used paper targets with body figures on them then began using simulations. The video game, as Beck proclaims, originated from these simiulations to help soldiers be more comfortable with shooting a real human being.
3. In this video Glen Beck is enthusiastic about the horrifying aspects of the game, Grand Theft Auto, and how awful the detriment is to kids. His voice is overwhelming and extreamly biased. He continues to only focus on the sex and prostitutes and mearly speeks of the killing of police officers. He attempts to say that this video game is teaching all children to be killers when really only kids 17 and up can buy it without a parent there. He is preaching about his views without having any solution.

In class writing #6 schermerhorn

Honestly, I really don't know that much about music piracy, other than what the reading covered. I know that there are sites like limewire and putting peoples songs onto their own ipod, but I wasnt aware that it was an issue so big that artist could see the effects in their income. I have never bought music, I just downlad my friends itunes on to my ipod. I never really thought about how much it could damage the indsustry. I realize that people want everything "free" but if everyone gets everything free then no one will have the ability to make a living.
I read How to Save the Music Buisness. The author really feels in his heart that the music industry is slowly going down the drain because of music piracy. He wants to make people aware of their actions and come to the realization that the music consumers love may disapear beacaue the artist are not getting the income they need. It does support my opinion now that I am aware of the issue, he truly changed the way I will get music.

In Class Writing #5 Schermerhorn

She portrays herself as this optomistic free spirit. Her photos are either outdoorsy or with friends. She quotes alot of music or says things like, "Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right." Her statuses are qorkey and witty. She wants people to view her as a person you want to be around, someone who would make you smile and always have a good time. Her posts are always agree with this image she is setting for herself, her friends will leave posts talking about how much they miss her simle and goofy ways.

I am using a loner computer so the ads are aiming for a Virginia Tech college student. One advertisment is for Campus Cookies, that company is located in Blacksburg, Virginia usually college kids are the ones to order these cookies. The next advertisment is for housing near Campus for the fall semester 2012, this once again is aimed for a college student who goes to Virginia Tech. This ad is not aimed for my likes directly but for a more broad range of people. The next ad is about playing Marvel "to help save the world" this is definently not directed toward me considering I have never even heard of the game Marvel until just now. The last advertisment presented to me on this page is about a webiste that can make math easy. I particural am good at math so this ad would not attract my eye in any way; plus the word math on facebook probably gets overlooked quite often.

Schermerhorn Blog post #5

1. Rosen's overall argument is that in today's world networks have given people the ability to share with millions who they are as a person and how they want people to portray them.

2.The audience of this article would be anyone who is caught up with the digital technologies. I know this by the examples she refers to like  WELL, Friendster, and Orkut she just expects you to know what she is referring to. She does explain WELL a little more in detail but if the viewer is not technologically up to date they would still be clueless on the matter.

3.Rosen is credible because it is her own opinion. She doesn’t particularly state facts she is more or less stating the obvious truth you could find out yourself. 

4. Rosen is very biased but not in a way that would push a different opinionated viewer away. She is biased in the fact that she believes technology has changed the way people present themselves. For instance she says, "today, in the world of online social networks, 

the oracle’s advice might be show thyself." She is biased in the belief that networking has changed the human species.

5. I love the way she rights this, pulling in history into the new technological generations comparing and contrasting the different aspects of how people share themselves online; this makes her seem more credible. I completely agree with his article I also believe that networking has changed people, not for the better or the worse, just changed in general. The way people write, talk, and present themselves.

Schermerhorn blog post #4

A drink with the ability to make your life into an adventure seems empowering. A drink that can flow through your body, from your head to toes, overwhelming the body with that good, free, and optimistic feeling seems extraordinary. A drink that turns an ordinary day into a day that the world is a place of full of happiness is remarkable. This is Lipton Tea. Well, at least this is how it is portrayed in its advertisement. Humans strive to be happy, healthy, and daring. The world is engulfed with so many negative affairs it slips in to the lives of everyone.  As Aart Van Der Leeuw once said “The mystery of live is a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.” In the Lipton Tea advertisement the maker is suggesting a way to escape the everyday routine of life and escape into a world of pure happiness nothing more nothing less.

               The music played throughout engages the mind to feel “good.” The beat is positive, almost uplifting. The rhythm makes the listener want to move, get active. The woman’s voice first grabs the attention of a female, because we are expecting her to say something geared toward women, but the way she speaks it toward a man. Her voice is serene yet has this tone of being strong, she says, “I belong, to all that I’ve been through.” This way the commercial grabs both the female and males attention. The upbeat song sets the mood for the rest of the commercial, allowing the viewer to get the mind set of happiness and sink into the advertisement allowing them to take a breath from their everyday routine; just like the girl is doing in the add.

               The woman is a model, tall, thin, has perfect hair, and an earthy look about her. Her clothes are casual and simple yet stylish compared to everyone else wearing suites, conforming to their everyday routine. This also appeals to both men and women. It appeals to women because majority of women strive to look as she does; just simple, yet perfect. It appeals to a man senses because she is, well, hot. Men see her as something they can’t have yet the male comes up to her whipping her away on his motorcycle. This gives men hope that if more women drink Lipton Tea more women will be up for any adventure.

               As she is drinking the tea her body begins to turn into a pallet of leaves, water and light, almost as if she is glowing of happiness. A look of fulfillment and delight come upon her face as if it is the best day of her life. The music then becomes more upbeat and brisker. She then released a butterfly, representing celebration, lightness, and transition; the transition into becoming a free spirit. This is something everyone wants in life, the ability to just live and not worry about work, road construction, and traffic. Lipton Tea gives you this. She begins to walk across the street and spots a male on a scooter. This once again appeals to both female and male audiences in the fact that women will be drawn to his gorgeous facial features and males will have hope that they could swift, a woman like her, away.

               They both look free, free to the world around them. They pass a little girl with a face mask on. This little additive creates such a large part to this commercial. Masks are a way to hide the true self, as if it protects you. The little girl looks at the woman on the scooter admiring her beauty and glowing ways; take away by the majestic woman and man with pure happiness on their faces. The little girl is the only person in the entire city crowed that even acknowledge this beauty, everyone else is immersed into their routine. The woman on the scooter waves to the little girl showing her compassion and enjoyment. This is now the little girl role model in the fashion of the way to live life as an adventure.

               They begin driving away on the scooter out of the city and the narrator says, “With the goodness of fresh picked tea leaves, water, and sunshine.” As she says this they go through a tunnel and on the other side there is a beautiful mountain seen with the ocean, giving the viewer a since of awe. This pureness is now radiating not only through the woman but thorough her surroundings as well. This feeling of “good” becomes stronger. The narrator explains why she is glowing and full of tea leaves and water, this is all the tea consists of pure ingredients. Before the viewer can make an assumption about the tea being natural and good for you the narrator says, “New 100% natural Lipton Ice Tea.”

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