rhetorical strategies

The tone of these images are

The assumptions are that if anyone was in this building they would not have made it out alive...

politics summary

In our inventing arguments book, the before and after cleanup pictures of Pass Christian Middle School that were caused by Hurricane Katrina tell us a lot about how terrible this hurricane was. The top picture is an image of broken pieces of wood, bricks, and rooftops; and the bottom is a picture of what the area looks like after it was cleaned up. All in all, the hurricane was an awful experience for the people in New Orleans and destroyed their town...

Barack Obama's Inaugural Address

Obama persuades the people to believe in and follow him by keeping the speech interesting and full of information that the people want to hear. The speech is set up like an essay where the writer makes his points and then later on goes into greater detail for each topic. At the beginning of his speech he mentions the wars that are going on, how bad our economy is, and how the Earth is being destroyed; and the people know that later on in the speech he will go back to those points and discuss them more in depth. He talks about ways we can avoid and help these issues that the United States is going through. Another big point he made was when he mentioned schools and how students are not doing as well in classes and that this issue needs to be fixed.

Reflection 2/12/09

The whole class changing seems like it is a good idea. It is going to be unlike any other class I have been in; however, it will be a great experience. I am a little unsure about this blogging thing because I have never done it before, but it is good to try new things.

Journal 2/12/09

• sports


• obesity throughout the world


• alcohol intake by college students


• car fatalities caused by alcohol consumption