Hey, I realize this is a few hours late, but I just wanted to keep you all guessing! No really, I did, trust me! Good things come to those who wait, that is what my mom always told me the week before Christmas when I wouldn't stop bugging her about the presents that Santa would soon bring to me. So here is the big finale. I know you all have been itching to see what rhetorical modes I used and here they are!
1) Definition
2) Process Analysis
3) Classification/ Division
4) Narration
5) Cause and Effect
6) Compare/ Contrast
NICE JOB EVERYONE! I am so proud!!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
When the Going gets Tough, the Tough gets Going
1) Perseverance is the ability to overcome the obstacles in one's way in order to finish the way that you started. One needs determination in order to persevere and get through whatever tough times lie ahead of them. Perseverance is never giving up. Someone with perseverance may also be thought of as stubborn and they may not take no for an answer. It is the ability to continue to be persistant and withstand discouragement no matter what is thrown in your path. Without perseverance many people would not have gotten to the point where they are today. The world we live in today would not have been built without perseverance.
2) In order to persevere you need to take on a character that is not brought down by anything someone would say. In other words, you need to be a rock. You need to be optimistic that the tough times will eventually end and life will precede to be more liveable and sustainable. Generally in order to say one has perseverance, they must have gone through a stage when a lot was against them. There must have been obstacles, discouragement, and/or difficulties that were necessary to overcome. If you stay optimistic enough to get through the difficulty and learn from the event that you needed to get past in order to make you a better person. Perseverance is naturally what got you through the tough times.
3) Many people would say perseverance occurs in a marathon when the runner finishes the race despite lack of breath and exhaustion. Who am I to disagree? Yes, this is definitely an event in which someone needs perseverance in order to finish. I personallly, could never finish a race, well maybe if I trained for thousands of years then I could. Yet perseverance could occur during a life tragedy, like a close family member dying or a divorce, or getting diagnosed with a deadly disease. Some lucky people never go through these instances, or are lucky enough to only go through a family member dying of old age (not that that isn't tough, but it isn't as much of a surprise.) These people still need to persevere in order to get through school or even a same in which the pressure is on them. I need to persevere right now in order to get through this blog.
4) I know many people that have had to withstand tragedy or tough times, yet the one person I know that has had to show the most perseverance is my little brother's best friend Matthew. When Matthew and Jack (my brother) were in third grade, Matthew started to feel sick and he just could not seem to get better. His parents took him to the hospital to see why he couldn't get better when they were told the devastating news that Matthew had the blood disease leukemia. These last three years have been really tough for Matthew and his family. He has been in and out of the hospital, chemotherapy and sometimes has to take steroids. I idolize the boy because you would never have thought that his life was on the line when you watch him play. He likes to play video games, play Harry Potter, watch TV and play football and baseball. Leukemia has made it difficult for him to play sports and just lead a normal life. Yet leukemia has made it hard for him to do what he likes. Matthew is able to persevere to get through this devistating time. Without perseverance he could have given up three years ago, yet he and his family are determined to get through this tough time. He has persevered this far, there is no turning back now. He has tottered back and forth between remission and being sick. The scheduled time to stop his treatment is 6 months, hopefully he can end this awful experience by then.
5) Perseverance is caused by the will to finish what you have started. If there was no perseverance in the world then nothing would be finished. Once people reached an obstacle they would just give up. There would be no medical advancements. Thus, many people would still be suffering from infectious diseases like Polio and Yellow Fever because people would have given up at the first signs of difficulty! Perseverance causes results and is the reason our society has reached the types of advancements that it has today. Perseverence leaves people with a sense of achievement after they have passed the obstacle and finished the job.
6) It is completely obvious that there is an enormous difference between the ability to persevere and to be apathetic. When you persevere, you care about reaching your goal. There is no such thing as backing down when you have the determination and mindset of someone who has perseverance. Whereas an apathetic person honestly does not give a crap when they finish or if they finish at all. They are undetermined and most of all lazy. Typically an apathy has a negative connotation. on the other hand perseverance typically has a positive connotation. I could persevere to finally finish this blog, or I could be apathetic and not care if I received a good grade on this or not.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE :) persevere and you can figure it out!
2) In order to persevere you need to take on a character that is not brought down by anything someone would say. In other words, you need to be a rock. You need to be optimistic that the tough times will eventually end and life will precede to be more liveable and sustainable. Generally in order to say one has perseverance, they must have gone through a stage when a lot was against them. There must have been obstacles, discouragement, and/or difficulties that were necessary to overcome. If you stay optimistic enough to get through the difficulty and learn from the event that you needed to get past in order to make you a better person. Perseverance is naturally what got you through the tough times.
3) Many people would say perseverance occurs in a marathon when the runner finishes the race despite lack of breath and exhaustion. Who am I to disagree? Yes, this is definitely an event in which someone needs perseverance in order to finish. I personallly, could never finish a race, well maybe if I trained for thousands of years then I could. Yet perseverance could occur during a life tragedy, like a close family member dying or a divorce, or getting diagnosed with a deadly disease. Some lucky people never go through these instances, or are lucky enough to only go through a family member dying of old age (not that that isn't tough, but it isn't as much of a surprise.) These people still need to persevere in order to get through school or even a same in which the pressure is on them. I need to persevere right now in order to get through this blog.
4) I know many people that have had to withstand tragedy or tough times, yet the one person I know that has had to show the most perseverance is my little brother's best friend Matthew. When Matthew and Jack (my brother) were in third grade, Matthew started to feel sick and he just could not seem to get better. His parents took him to the hospital to see why he couldn't get better when they were told the devastating news that Matthew had the blood disease leukemia. These last three years have been really tough for Matthew and his family. He has been in and out of the hospital, chemotherapy and sometimes has to take steroids. I idolize the boy because you would never have thought that his life was on the line when you watch him play. He likes to play video games, play Harry Potter, watch TV and play football and baseball. Leukemia has made it difficult for him to play sports and just lead a normal life. Yet leukemia has made it hard for him to do what he likes. Matthew is able to persevere to get through this devistating time. Without perseverance he could have given up three years ago, yet he and his family are determined to get through this tough time. He has persevered this far, there is no turning back now. He has tottered back and forth between remission and being sick. The scheduled time to stop his treatment is 6 months, hopefully he can end this awful experience by then.
5) Perseverance is caused by the will to finish what you have started. If there was no perseverance in the world then nothing would be finished. Once people reached an obstacle they would just give up. There would be no medical advancements. Thus, many people would still be suffering from infectious diseases like Polio and Yellow Fever because people would have given up at the first signs of difficulty! Perseverance causes results and is the reason our society has reached the types of advancements that it has today. Perseverence leaves people with a sense of achievement after they have passed the obstacle and finished the job.
6) It is completely obvious that there is an enormous difference between the ability to persevere and to be apathetic. When you persevere, you care about reaching your goal. There is no such thing as backing down when you have the determination and mindset of someone who has perseverance. Whereas an apathetic person honestly does not give a crap when they finish or if they finish at all. They are undetermined and most of all lazy. Typically an apathy has a negative connotation. on the other hand perseverance typically has a positive connotation. I could persevere to finally finish this blog, or I could be apathetic and not care if I received a good grade on this or not.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE :) persevere and you can figure it out!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
A Girl's Mind vs. a Guy's Brain
I know it is hard to pinpoint exactly what goes on in a girl's mind because honestly it is nothing in particular. Our minds are winding highways of random wishes, gossip, relationships, and knowledge. Unlike some men we can never completely turn our minds off: we are always thinking and over analyzing everything. By everything I actually mean EVERYTHING. If someone asks me "what's on your mind?" The simple answer is you have no idea what you got yourself into. You DO NOT want to know. I could probably go on forever, so I will save you the time and simply say a lot. Picture a stadium full of thousands of screaming fans (probably like Fenway Park or Gilette Stadium where they actually have good teams to watch and root for) yeah, that stadium is like my brain and the thousands of screaming fans are my thoughts. Compared to a man's brain it is complete mayhem. Watch this guy he explains it perfectly. Let's compare the two brains:
Alright so this is obviously not completely accurate but it is pretty funny and completely follows stereotypes. I absolutely love how the traits change size depending on how prominent it is in a "typical" man or woman's character. For any men reading out there here is a pretty good translation for some mixed messages that girls may text you.
I'm okay. ------I'm not freaking okay.
k.--------------Stop!
lol.------------ Not funny, I just have nothing else to say.
:)--------------You are boring me and i have no idea what to say but I am too nice to stop the conversation.
You don't have to---------- You don't have to but it would be amazing if you did.
I hate you!----------------- No I don't; you are awesome.
anything sent with a '.' and no smiley (if usually sent with one)---- I am mad
one word answers--------- I am also mad or you are boring
sooo...----------- You should change the subject
If you get in a verbal argument with your girlfriend. I would look here for advice from Dane Cook (I think he is hilarious and I laughed so hard while watching this). ***Warning it is hilarious but a little explicit. Actually he teaches you why women win fights, but it is advice for men to stop trying to win. :) Alright so that's all the advice I have for the night! I hope everyone feels a little more informed than they did at the beginning of the night!
Alright so this is obviously not completely accurate but it is pretty funny and completely follows stereotypes. I absolutely love how the traits change size depending on how prominent it is in a "typical" man or woman's character. For any men reading out there here is a pretty good translation for some mixed messages that girls may text you.
I'm okay. ------I'm not freaking okay.
k.--------------Stop!
lol.------------ Not funny, I just have nothing else to say.
:)--------------You are boring me and i have no idea what to say but I am too nice to stop the conversation.
You don't have to---------- You don't have to but it would be amazing if you did.
I hate you!----------------- No I don't; you are awesome.
anything sent with a '.' and no smiley (if usually sent with one)---- I am mad
one word answers--------- I am also mad or you are boring
sooo...----------- You should change the subject
If you get in a verbal argument with your girlfriend. I would look here for advice from Dane Cook (I think he is hilarious and I laughed so hard while watching this). ***Warning it is hilarious but a little explicit. Actually he teaches you why women win fights, but it is advice for men to stop trying to win. :) Alright so that's all the advice I have for the night! I hope everyone feels a little more informed than they did at the beginning of the night!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
excuse me, I HAVE to Take This...
HEY ALL! Have you ever been in the middle of a deep conversation and out of no where the person across from you's phone rings. Then they look at you for you to give them approval to answer it, and who are you to tell them no. After all, if you do say no, you know that is all they will be thinking about for the rest of the conversation and that, more than anything will be annoying. So you may as well sacrifice the five or so minutes that it will take them to answer their phone, instead of sacrificing the rest of your utterly important conversation.
Messages are sent all over the world in regards to cell phone use at certain times and events. When a bussinessperson leaves the restaurant table to answer a page, he or she sends the message that that page is a lot more important than the deal you are trying to make. Lets just say for arguments sake that you are calling a company and an automated answering device begins, "If you have a rotary phone, stay on the line. If you have a touch tone phone..." My first thought is how current is this company. Who still has rotary phones? I mean no offense to anyone who has them, I am sure they work well, but they are as old as the Stone Age. I definitely would not want to do business with any company that is not current because they may have many flaws that are not up to date, and it shows that they really do not want our business. Another no-no in the world of business would be someone who rambles on and on when talking to you on the phone. This shows that they have no regard for you and what you think about the subject. This implies they think what they have to say is more important then what you have to say.
As someone who has been involved in many situations like this, I warn everyone here who is listening to be aware of the message they send in regards to technology and the situation. I cannot stress enough the difference of how one is personified when they attempt to multitask. The people on the other end of the multitasker will not feel as important and become less engaged in the conversation. A message to all the multitaskers out there, me included, when you multitask, you are diminishing your attention to both sides of your conversation. Instead try to focus on one item at a time, you will be a lot more effective!!
Well, I should take my advice and stop multitasking, (I am watching the Steelers vs. Cincinatti game, talking to my friend, talking to my dad, and blogging) till next nime, adios!!!
***Note: this is in response to the explorations and extensions on page 124.
Messages are sent all over the world in regards to cell phone use at certain times and events. When a bussinessperson leaves the restaurant table to answer a page, he or she sends the message that that page is a lot more important than the deal you are trying to make. Lets just say for arguments sake that you are calling a company and an automated answering device begins, "If you have a rotary phone, stay on the line. If you have a touch tone phone..." My first thought is how current is this company. Who still has rotary phones? I mean no offense to anyone who has them, I am sure they work well, but they are as old as the Stone Age. I definitely would not want to do business with any company that is not current because they may have many flaws that are not up to date, and it shows that they really do not want our business. Another no-no in the world of business would be someone who rambles on and on when talking to you on the phone. This shows that they have no regard for you and what you think about the subject. This implies they think what they have to say is more important then what you have to say.
As someone who has been involved in many situations like this, I warn everyone here who is listening to be aware of the message they send in regards to technology and the situation. I cannot stress enough the difference of how one is personified when they attempt to multitask. The people on the other end of the multitasker will not feel as important and become less engaged in the conversation. A message to all the multitaskers out there, me included, when you multitask, you are diminishing your attention to both sides of your conversation. Instead try to focus on one item at a time, you will be a lot more effective!!
Well, I should take my advice and stop multitasking, (I am watching the Steelers vs. Cincinatti game, talking to my friend, talking to my dad, and blogging) till next nime, adios!!!
***Note: this is in response to the explorations and extensions on page 124.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Have You Ever Been Stuck in an Elevator??
HEY ALL! I was debating what to write about for this open blog post and I decided on elevators. A lot of people have fears of elevators. They have reason to, especially after seeing the movie Devil. That movie freaked me out for weeks. It is a horror film about a group of random people that became stuck in an elevator for only a few hours, yet in that hour bad things happen because the devil overtakes one of them. SPOILER ALERTI don't mean to ruin it for everyone but they basically all get attacked when the lights go out. The movie is really gruesome! I wouldn't say that it is very scary though.
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My quick tips for if you are ever stuck in an elevator include:
1) WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT PANIC!
2) Click all the buttons possible on the elevator walls until the door finally opens (if it doesn't then precede to the next tips)
3) If anyone is riding with you shake them so they understand that the elevator is stuck
4) Attempt to open the elevator door with your super human strength
5) Jump up and down, maybe the elevator is just stuck and needs a little extra help
6) Pound on the walls maybe someone will here you
7) if all else fails curl up in the corner. You can never trust anyone, curling up in the corner prevents attack from behind.
8) Cry for your mom (she is always there to protecct you) but first call jimmy johns they will be there freaky fast with a sandwich to keep you from being hungry
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