Transmission from Camp Trans
The claim to this piece was that all women should be allowed to participate in the MWMF regardless if they are lesbians or Transsexual. They explain why transsexuals should be able to attend the Festival.
Classical Argument
Dark Webs Goth Subcultures in Cyberspace
This piece states that people are able to be themselves on the internet because their identity is not necessarily revealed. People were able to look up information on Goths, share their testimonies and what they believed in.
Rogerian Argument
The Truck stop as Community and Culture
In this story Truckers were referred to as cowboys because how they travel from place to place and their lifestyles are very similar of the horseback riding guys of earlier years.
Toulmin Argument
House for the Homeless
The claim of this piece is that do not judge anybody just because they are homeless. Its not like they choose to be homeless, many of them that had high hopes just landed in a bad situation. Not everybody who is homeless wants to be stay homeless.
Classical Argument
I am still in the planning/ outline process of my paper. I have done some research and have visited my field site, but there is a lot more research, observations, and hopefully an interview or two to be done. I have not starting writing the actual paper yet but I believe I’ll be ok I think I will have enough to at least have the five pages by Monday. The question that I want to pose to my peer is is my claim clear, and do I have enough evidence to support my argument.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
FIrst Field Site
On Thursday I attended my field site where I was to observe sororities. I didn’t have to go far to spot some on the campus on GSU especially not at noon on Thursday since that was one of the “plaza” days for the Greek organizations. As the DJ was playing music and everybody was in the Unity Plaza socializing, some of the sororities started strolling. Strolling is a combination of stepping and dancing, but it’s done in a uniform line. Different Sororities have different have their different styles as far as the strolls. Some have the stereotype of being more aggressive, and therefore it shows in their strolls with the hard steps while others try portraying the class looks and their strolls are lot calmer.
Member of this subculture didn’t interact with members of a different sorority; rather they stayed within the boundaries of their own. It’s as if they all hold a personal grudge against other members of the NPHC sororities excluding the members that have the same membership in the organizations as they do. There wasn’t any terminology used that I didn’t not previously know before I visited my field site. The opportunity did not come up where I was able to talk to any member of any sorority because everybody had class right after the festivities.
I had mixed feelings about this field site. It did show a side of the sororities and how the react in a social setting. There is however, many more sides of a sorority they I could not observe within that public setting, but hopefully I find out more about NPHC Sororities in on my next observation.
Member of this subculture didn’t interact with members of a different sorority; rather they stayed within the boundaries of their own. It’s as if they all hold a personal grudge against other members of the NPHC sororities excluding the members that have the same membership in the organizations as they do. There wasn’t any terminology used that I didn’t not previously know before I visited my field site. The opportunity did not come up where I was able to talk to any member of any sorority because everybody had class right after the festivities.
I had mixed feelings about this field site. It did show a side of the sororities and how the react in a social setting. There is however, many more sides of a sorority they I could not observe within that public setting, but hopefully I find out more about NPHC Sororities in on my next observation.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Prison Performing Arts: Act V
In class on Friday we listen to one man’s encounter with prisoners that were attempting to perform Act V of the famous Shakespeare play Hamlet.
The author choose a perfect field cite to do his observation of Prison Performing Arts because he actually went to a prison where prisoners where preparing to perform the Hamlet. The prisoners where very cooperative, and didn’t mind him being there. The author was able to talk to many of them about who they played, how they fit their roles, and what they thought about the character they where playing.
The author observation of the subculture gives us a better understanding because of the amount of detail that the author goes into from the opening of the peace that we listened to. The author starts by describing his walk into the prison. He talks about what the prison looks like, and he goes on to describe the different prisoners that he sees. In the room that they prisoners practiced in he noticed a huge black button that always reminded him that he was dealing with dangerous people because the button would set off an alarm that would send many guards with loaded weapons to the room to protect him and the directors. The author also describes the hardships of that the prison actors had to go through that regular actors did not. Among the hardships that the prisoners faced was first to be stripped search before and after every practice, they were put into a hot room for practice, many were uneducated so pronouncing many of the words was a problem, and how much practice time they got with each other. He went on to tell how they had to shout their lines through the bars to each other for extra practice.
The interview techniques that the author used to help understand the subculture was very resourceful. His interviews of the different prisoners in the play help give the reader a inside look on the prisoners perception of the play, and how prisoners expressed how they feel about the characters they are playing. The interviews shows how many of prisoners could easily “get into” the role they played because they felt like they could easily relate to those characters. These interviews help someone like me who does not have access to the prisoners get information that we would not normally get.
The norms and values of this subculture is evident. It shows that the men in the subculture norms are still loosely the same as the other prisoners who are not part of the Performing Arts. They have no special privileges just because they are in the play. These actors however value the play deeply because a few of them use it as a release from their surroundings for that time that they are performing. Others feel like they have changed for the better.
The author choose a perfect field cite to do his observation of Prison Performing Arts because he actually went to a prison where prisoners where preparing to perform the Hamlet. The prisoners where very cooperative, and didn’t mind him being there. The author was able to talk to many of them about who they played, how they fit their roles, and what they thought about the character they where playing.
The author observation of the subculture gives us a better understanding because of the amount of detail that the author goes into from the opening of the peace that we listened to. The author starts by describing his walk into the prison. He talks about what the prison looks like, and he goes on to describe the different prisoners that he sees. In the room that they prisoners practiced in he noticed a huge black button that always reminded him that he was dealing with dangerous people because the button would set off an alarm that would send many guards with loaded weapons to the room to protect him and the directors. The author also describes the hardships of that the prison actors had to go through that regular actors did not. Among the hardships that the prisoners faced was first to be stripped search before and after every practice, they were put into a hot room for practice, many were uneducated so pronouncing many of the words was a problem, and how much practice time they got with each other. He went on to tell how they had to shout their lines through the bars to each other for extra practice.
The interview techniques that the author used to help understand the subculture was very resourceful. His interviews of the different prisoners in the play help give the reader a inside look on the prisoners perception of the play, and how prisoners expressed how they feel about the characters they are playing. The interviews shows how many of prisoners could easily “get into” the role they played because they felt like they could easily relate to those characters. These interviews help someone like me who does not have access to the prisoners get information that we would not normally get.
The norms and values of this subculture is evident. It shows that the men in the subculture norms are still loosely the same as the other prisoners who are not part of the Performing Arts. They have no special privileges just because they are in the play. These actors however value the play deeply because a few of them use it as a release from their surroundings for that time that they are performing. Others feel like they have changed for the better.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Subculture
TOPIC:NPHC SORORITIES
SOURCES:
Jr. Ross, Lawrence C. The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities
and Sororities. Kensington Publish Corp.2000
Morehouse, Macon, Robbins, Alexandra, People, Pledged: The Secret Life Of Sororities.
4/12/2004, Vol. 61, Issue 14. EBSCO host
Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority Hazing. Black Issues in Higher
Education, 07420277, 7/17/2003, Vol. 20, Issue 11. EBSCO host
Valen, Kelly. “My Sorority Pledge? I Swore Off Sisterhood”J, New York Times
12/2/2007, Vol. 157 Issue 54146, Special section p6-6, 2/3p EBSCO host
“Sorority Life” New York Times. 3/17/2007, p14, 0p EBSCO Host.
REFLECTION:
In my search upon valid sources for my topic I ran across a source that would be useful subtopic within my paper. The source is a book that has information on the Divine Nine also known as the National Pan-hellic Council which contains the 9 African American Greek Letter organizations. My topic is sororities, and the book that I have will very useful for my paper. This book will reveal why each sorority was founded, and the principles upon which they were founded on. I can also utilize the book for the history, facts, prominent members, and other details about the four historically black women sororities.
SOURCES:
Jr. Ross, Lawrence C. The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities
and Sororities. Kensington Publish Corp.2000
Morehouse, Macon, Robbins, Alexandra, People, Pledged: The Secret Life Of Sororities.
4/12/2004, Vol. 61, Issue 14. EBSCO host
Family Sues Over Drowning During Alleged Sorority Hazing. Black Issues in Higher
Education, 07420277, 7/17/2003, Vol. 20, Issue 11. EBSCO host
Valen, Kelly. “My Sorority Pledge? I Swore Off Sisterhood”J, New York Times
12/2/2007, Vol. 157 Issue 54146, Special section p6-6, 2/3p EBSCO host
“Sorority Life” New York Times. 3/17/2007, p14, 0p EBSCO Host.
REFLECTION:
In my search upon valid sources for my topic I ran across a source that would be useful subtopic within my paper. The source is a book that has information on the Divine Nine also known as the National Pan-hellic Council which contains the 9 African American Greek Letter organizations. My topic is sororities, and the book that I have will very useful for my paper. This book will reveal why each sorority was founded, and the principles upon which they were founded on. I can also utilize the book for the history, facts, prominent members, and other details about the four historically black women sororities.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Lolita
In class on Wednesday we took a trip to the library learn how to do research through Georgia State’s library website. I put those newly learned tips to the test when I looked up my word which was Lolita. Lolita is a novel that was written back in 1958. It was written by Vladimir Nabokov, who lived in the years between 1899 and 1977, Vladimir Nabokov main character is a precious schoolgirl seduced by a middle-aged man (Oxford English Dictionary). Lolita was only 12 years of age and she was held captive and continually abused (Meyer, Frank S.). The middle aged man name was Humbert. He was a sick individual that found attraction in Lolita. The confused man had a terrible plan to achieve his goal, which was to have Lolita all to himself. His planned was to marry Lolita’s mother, in which he did, the kill her, and drug Lolita and have is way with her. His murder plans did not work, but his wife died anyway in a car accident leaving him with Lolita. He threatens her and bribes her to fulfill his sexually needs. He takes from sleazy motel to sleazy motel so he can perform his sexual fantasies upon her. Soon Lolita ended up pregnant but died shortly after giving birth to a still born child (McGinn, Colin).
Vladimir had to wait for his success because the book rejected by various publishers here in the United States due to the fact of that the book hit so many “wrongs” morally. Even then the Olympia Press finally gave Vladimir his chance (Williams, Gerald). When the novel was finally published it was initially banned in Russia. The book hit the literary mainstream in 1972 even though it was seen as scandalous the erotic bestseller stock grew, and in 1988 it was no longer banned in Russia (Shekhovtsova, O.).
The novel is very popular today.
Vladimir had to wait for his success because the book rejected by various publishers here in the United States due to the fact of that the book hit so many “wrongs” morally. Even then the Olympia Press finally gave Vladimir his chance (Williams, Gerald). When the novel was finally published it was initially banned in Russia. The book hit the literary mainstream in 1972 even though it was seen as scandalous the erotic bestseller stock grew, and in 1988 it was no longer banned in Russia (Shekhovtsova, O.).
The novel is very popular today.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WHO am I
The author of the piece that I am doing for my paper is Jamal Jenkins better known as the rapper Young Jeezy. The source that I choose to use to find out more information about Jeezy past is on the internet. The world is at your fingertips with our advancement of technology, and any fact can be accessible within seconds. I found a few useful sources that gave me insight on information that I could use in my paper for the ethos appeal.
The process began by me typing in Young Jeezy name in the Google search engine. About 3.2 million hits bout up, and proceed to pick the third listing which was his official def jam site. The site contains pictures, news, tour dates, and other useful information. I clicked on the tab at the top that said biography. My goal was to collect some facts that work in my favor to strengthen the ethos appeal.
Next I clicked on the tab that was listed as Audio. I scrolled down his songs until I reached the one that I was searching for. I listened to the song once again in order to refresh my memory so I could find new ideas and points that I could use as part of my argument.
The advantages of my search are that I have found out more than I originally knew about the rapper and his motivation to become a rapper. I did not know he was a CEO of his own rap label first. Disadvantages did exist, however, on my search to find out more about him. I am not sure to trust the credibility of the different sites. Jeezy has made it known that he was a drug dealer as a youngster, but the different sites try to mask that part of his past for one reason or the other.
The process began by me typing in Young Jeezy name in the Google search engine. About 3.2 million hits bout up, and proceed to pick the third listing which was his official def jam site. The site contains pictures, news, tour dates, and other useful information. I clicked on the tab at the top that said biography. My goal was to collect some facts that work in my favor to strengthen the ethos appeal.
Next I clicked on the tab that was listed as Audio. I scrolled down his songs until I reached the one that I was searching for. I listened to the song once again in order to refresh my memory so I could find new ideas and points that I could use as part of my argument.
The advantages of my search are that I have found out more than I originally knew about the rapper and his motivation to become a rapper. I did not know he was a CEO of his own rap label first. Disadvantages did exist, however, on my search to find out more about him. I am not sure to trust the credibility of the different sites. Jeezy has made it known that he was a drug dealer as a youngster, but the different sites try to mask that part of his past for one reason or the other.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Hip Hop Culture
When one thinks of the hip-hop culture of today what usually comes to mind is rappers, girls, money, and clubbing. Images of young African Americans with baggy clothes, a lot of jewelry, big booties, and dancing are usually what are depicted in the minds of many people. American figures such as Jay Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and Ludacris have dominated the scene of the hip-hop culture so much that we forget that hip hop is not limited to just us Americans.
Hip hop culture is a global movement that involves all types’ people from many different walks of life as well as backgrounds. It is a subculture opened for any other culture, race, or gender to participate in freely. Yes Hip Hop was created in and largely controlled in the States, but it does exist in other countries, provinces, and cities then our own here in America. For example, the artist known as The Streets contributes to what we know as Hip Hop culture. He is a white British rapper that has gain a large fan bas and he has reached a high level of success in UK, unfortunately his success will never one of Biggie or Tupac only because of his individual culture and the one of the States are not the same.
The United States is the Mecca of hip hop and hip hop culture. An artist work usually is a reflection of their larger culture association, and a person like The Streets will not sell many records here because his culture not match the hip hop culture America. What The Streets raps about will be about what his life is like and what he faces from day to day. He will not be able to relate as well as Jay Z can to a young black male living in New York. His culture is reflected by his lyrics in all in songs, and there fore you can say his hip hop culture is the directly defined by his large culture association. Because to be an effective artist of any kind your work will have to be credible, and so his way of life (culture) is a credible source
Hip hop culture is a global movement that involves all types’ people from many different walks of life as well as backgrounds. It is a subculture opened for any other culture, race, or gender to participate in freely. Yes Hip Hop was created in and largely controlled in the States, but it does exist in other countries, provinces, and cities then our own here in America. For example, the artist known as The Streets contributes to what we know as Hip Hop culture. He is a white British rapper that has gain a large fan bas and he has reached a high level of success in UK, unfortunately his success will never one of Biggie or Tupac only because of his individual culture and the one of the States are not the same.
The United States is the Mecca of hip hop and hip hop culture. An artist work usually is a reflection of their larger culture association, and a person like The Streets will not sell many records here because his culture not match the hip hop culture America. What The Streets raps about will be about what his life is like and what he faces from day to day. He will not be able to relate as well as Jay Z can to a young black male living in New York. His culture is reflected by his lyrics in all in songs, and there fore you can say his hip hop culture is the directly defined by his large culture association. Because to be an effective artist of any kind your work will have to be credible, and so his way of life (culture) is a credible source
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Peer Review
The peer review that we had on Monday went by quite well in my opinion. I always have like doing this before I turn in my final paper because I get other people’s viewpoint on my paper. Many advantages exist when you let other people read your work, for example, errors could be spotted, holes could be filled, and ideas can be forged. Plus people are usually bias when comes to their own paper, and they think everything is right. Another reason why peer review sessions help me because they force me to read back over my paper and correct my errors, whereas if there was no session I probably would get lazy and wing it hoping that I didn’t make many errors.
A few negative things about the session on Monday were I was confused on the questions that asked “What were three strengths/ weaknesses as a believer and What were three strengths/ weaknesses as a doubter. In my opinion the two questions were pretty much asking the same things. Another minor problem is it is kind of hard to fit in time to read each others papers, comment on them, and have discussion in the 50 minute class time, but overall the peer review was a great tool
A few negative things about the session on Monday were I was confused on the questions that asked “What were three strengths/ weaknesses as a believer and What were three strengths/ weaknesses as a doubter. In my opinion the two questions were pretty much asking the same things. Another minor problem is it is kind of hard to fit in time to read each others papers, comment on them, and have discussion in the 50 minute class time, but overall the peer review was a great tool
Monday, January 28, 2008
Money Makes the World go Round
Christopher McCandless was a unique individual that attended and graduated from Emory University here in Atlanta back in 1990. McCandless viewed life differently than the majority of people do, and he thought in ways that many would consider odd. Chris was independent person who cherished the simpler things in life. For a great deal of is adult life he chose to live amongst pimps, prostitutes, and homeless people. He took numerous adventures throughout the country, and later his travels took him to Alaska where he died trying to live solely off the wild. Do I believe that a character like McCandless exist today or has society changed so much in the past 15 years that our primary goals are economic? It is in my opinion that a person like McCandless is less likely to exist today because yes people’s primary goal is economic.
My first reason why I believe that a person like Chris is less likely to exist today is because people are too in love with money. Many individuals go to great lengths whether it’s legally or illegally to obtain more money; McCandless, however, had a college degree from Emory and had to the opportunity to go to law school, yet he decided to live underneath a bridge. He donated $20,000 that was supposed to be used towards his law degree to Oxford Famine Relief Fund. He realized that there where other things in life rather than the number of zeroes on his salary. He could have been hired at numerous of prestigious places, but yet he was content with working for McDonald’s for a short stint. He found things that would make him happy that money could not buy.
Another reason why I stand behind my opinion is because people viewed McCandless as lunatic and his actions were controversial. Why is that? Because he did not conform to the world and follow society’s rule of how a person should live their life. He did not do the things that are expected; rather he thought and lived outside of the box. Society dictates how everyone should live their lives, and if someone does not follow those rules than there is obviously something wrong with them. Many of us would probably question why bury all his earthly possessions and burn his last $160 dollars. There is a saying that goes, “Money makes the world go round”, but McCandless thinks money makes life way too easy. So who is there to say he is wrong? Is it not possible for somebody to be happy with no money?
The world today has become too economic for anybody to have the same mindset about money as McCandless did. People these days value money and earthly possessions more than they value life itself. We spend many years in college to get better degrees so we can get higher paying jobs, and once we start working at the jobs we will probably be working for many years to come trying to get more and more money. On Chris last note he wrote he stated, "I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!", yet he died with no money in his pockets. There goes to show we don’t need to value money as much as we do to be happy in life. Besides you can’t take your money with you when you die.
My first reason why I believe that a person like Chris is less likely to exist today is because people are too in love with money. Many individuals go to great lengths whether it’s legally or illegally to obtain more money; McCandless, however, had a college degree from Emory and had to the opportunity to go to law school, yet he decided to live underneath a bridge. He donated $20,000 that was supposed to be used towards his law degree to Oxford Famine Relief Fund. He realized that there where other things in life rather than the number of zeroes on his salary. He could have been hired at numerous of prestigious places, but yet he was content with working for McDonald’s for a short stint. He found things that would make him happy that money could not buy.
Another reason why I stand behind my opinion is because people viewed McCandless as lunatic and his actions were controversial. Why is that? Because he did not conform to the world and follow society’s rule of how a person should live their life. He did not do the things that are expected; rather he thought and lived outside of the box. Society dictates how everyone should live their lives, and if someone does not follow those rules than there is obviously something wrong with them. Many of us would probably question why bury all his earthly possessions and burn his last $160 dollars. There is a saying that goes, “Money makes the world go round”, but McCandless thinks money makes life way too easy. So who is there to say he is wrong? Is it not possible for somebody to be happy with no money?
The world today has become too economic for anybody to have the same mindset about money as McCandless did. People these days value money and earthly possessions more than they value life itself. We spend many years in college to get better degrees so we can get higher paying jobs, and once we start working at the jobs we will probably be working for many years to come trying to get more and more money. On Chris last note he wrote he stated, "I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!", yet he died with no money in his pockets. There goes to show we don’t need to value money as much as we do to be happy in life. Besides you can’t take your money with you when you die.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Taking advantage of AIDS
Companies use many different marketing techniques to get consumers to buy their products. They use many tactics such as bandwagon which features a famous person endorsing their product, they might use logos which appeals to ones logic and they uses facts in their advertisement, or ethos is when the company uses an authoritative approach to get one to invest in they are selling. Finally there is pathos is supposed to put an emotional charge in people that makes people want to go out and support a cause. The clothing company represented in the picture in question uses this ethos approach. I believe pathos in advertisement works, but in the picture in question I believe that this is not effective and should not be used.
In the picture it shows a family crying at the bedside of a fellow family member who was the victim of AIDS. The clothing company promised to donate some of its proceedings to a foundation benefiting the AIDS effort. The first reason why I make my claim against it because I think it’s a poor/sad effort to try and sell their product for a profit. The initial reaction to this picture is a very touching one that makes one want to support it, but after I got over the initial shock of the message of the picture I realize what was going on. They are taking the opportunity to gain more revenue from a picture of a guy that looks like he has suffered so much and finally has to suffer no more. I felt like the company saw an opening to raise the sales and that they took advantage of this man's death.
The second claim that I make is that if the company cared so much about helping the AIDS foundations then they would not have to wait till they saw this picture and advertise it, yet they could have donated some of their profits without having to run the commercial. I feel as though people can do good things, but should not broadcast it. Then if you think deeper it is kind of like blackmail. They will support AIDS IF you buy their product. I am almost willing to bet that the percentage of the money that they do end up donating from the gain from the advertisement is really miniscule. This picture might go as far as infuriating some people like me for example. It would have been fine to see that picture on a commercial that 100% of its proceedings goes to the foundation, but to see that as an effort to sell clothes is unprofessional and not classy.
The whole point of this ad is to get people to purchase the represented clothing brand by tapping into your emotions and make you feel as though you are supporting a just cause when in actuality you are falling in another advertisement trap. I question the family who gave the company permission. I understand that they will support anything that will help raise awareness for AIDS, but I wonder if the company is paying them money for the picture. I am not saying that they are and I truly hope not, but it is a question. It’s sad how people will go to any extent imaginable to earn more money. Whether it is stealing or in advertisement like this individuals take any path necessary for them to obtain more money
In the picture it shows a family crying at the bedside of a fellow family member who was the victim of AIDS. The clothing company promised to donate some of its proceedings to a foundation benefiting the AIDS effort. The first reason why I make my claim against it because I think it’s a poor/sad effort to try and sell their product for a profit. The initial reaction to this picture is a very touching one that makes one want to support it, but after I got over the initial shock of the message of the picture I realize what was going on. They are taking the opportunity to gain more revenue from a picture of a guy that looks like he has suffered so much and finally has to suffer no more. I felt like the company saw an opening to raise the sales and that they took advantage of this man's death.
The second claim that I make is that if the company cared so much about helping the AIDS foundations then they would not have to wait till they saw this picture and advertise it, yet they could have donated some of their profits without having to run the commercial. I feel as though people can do good things, but should not broadcast it. Then if you think deeper it is kind of like blackmail. They will support AIDS IF you buy their product. I am almost willing to bet that the percentage of the money that they do end up donating from the gain from the advertisement is really miniscule. This picture might go as far as infuriating some people like me for example. It would have been fine to see that picture on a commercial that 100% of its proceedings goes to the foundation, but to see that as an effort to sell clothes is unprofessional and not classy.
The whole point of this ad is to get people to purchase the represented clothing brand by tapping into your emotions and make you feel as though you are supporting a just cause when in actuality you are falling in another advertisement trap. I question the family who gave the company permission. I understand that they will support anything that will help raise awareness for AIDS, but I wonder if the company is paying them money for the picture. I am not saying that they are and I truly hope not, but it is a question. It’s sad how people will go to any extent imaginable to earn more money. Whether it is stealing or in advertisement like this individuals take any path necessary for them to obtain more money
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