Surley You're Joking Mr. Feynman, tells the story of Richard P. Feynman, an eccentirc physics nobel prize winner. Mr. Feynman is a hilarious atomic physicist who has traded work with some of the greats such as Einstien and Bhor along with some other whacky shenanigans. This book is full of different rhetoricl devices that translate Feynman's brillance to the reader. Feynman's main use of rhetorical devices are the ones that transfer his ideas and images to his readers. Feynman utilizes a narritve point of view to give his viewers a storybook point of view. This also gives his readers full understanding of his crazy occurances and conveys the imagrey of his experiences.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
TOW #19 The Myth of JFK
http://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2013/11/21/the-myth-of-jfk-n1750185/page/2
President worthy of glorification or political con artist? This rather controversial article seems to want to debate president John F. Kennedy's real role in the mid 20th century. This essay starts off relevant, posing plausible questions and presenting facts, but after the halfway point starts to go off on a rant. This essays good logos supports its argument well but it tears itself down with is condescending tone in the second half of its argument. Derek Hunter, the author of this article, starts his argument with some well researched facts and historical events. Hunter brings to light the fact that JFK was not sure for reelection and the idea that he was not involved in all of the positives that he is traditionally associated with. These are all well supported facts and historical contexts that are all relevant and support his argument; but in the next few paragraphs Hunter's argument takes a turn for the worst. In the second half of his essay, Hunter begins to use slandering and degrading diction which devalues his argument. He starts to use words that are meant to attack the former president calling him things like, "despicable" and a, "fraud." This type of slanted diction makes Hunter seem biased and ignorant which renders his pervious argument less effective. Not only does he attack the president, he also attacks his family, even criticizing the placement of their final resting places. Hunter also fails to recognize a counterargument; the opinion that JFK was in fact a good president that accomplished many things. Hunter's diction renders his argument completely ineffective and his lack of recognition for the good things the president has done makes him seem ill researched and cynial.
President worthy of glorification or political con artist? This rather controversial article seems to want to debate president John F. Kennedy's real role in the mid 20th century. This essay starts off relevant, posing plausible questions and presenting facts, but after the halfway point starts to go off on a rant. This essays good logos supports its argument well but it tears itself down with is condescending tone in the second half of its argument. Derek Hunter, the author of this article, starts his argument with some well researched facts and historical events. Hunter brings to light the fact that JFK was not sure for reelection and the idea that he was not involved in all of the positives that he is traditionally associated with. These are all well supported facts and historical contexts that are all relevant and support his argument; but in the next few paragraphs Hunter's argument takes a turn for the worst. In the second half of his essay, Hunter begins to use slandering and degrading diction which devalues his argument. He starts to use words that are meant to attack the former president calling him things like, "despicable" and a, "fraud." This type of slanted diction makes Hunter seem biased and ignorant which renders his pervious argument less effective. Not only does he attack the president, he also attacks his family, even criticizing the placement of their final resting places. Hunter also fails to recognize a counterargument; the opinion that JFK was in fact a good president that accomplished many things. Hunter's diction renders his argument completely ineffective and his lack of recognition for the good things the president has done makes him seem ill researched and cynial.
IRB Post #3
I am going to be reading "Are You Sure Mr. Fenman " over the next 8 weeks. I enjoy science and hopefully am going to be persuing a career in it someday. I hope to enjoy this book and gain some insight in this feild.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
TOW #18 My Zombie Myself
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/arts/television/05zombies.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Dead in the eyes, mouth gaping, with only one goal in mind... surfing the internet. While most of the public would have been convinced that description was that of a zombie, but Chuck Klosterman, the writer of "My Zombie Myself", would argue that the traditional behavior of the zombie and our lifestyle today are one and the same. In this article, Klosterman uses several rhetorical devices to argue that the origin of the zombie's popularity in today's society is rooted in our way of living. In the essay, Klosterman includes several allusions to many different popular movies and television shows such as AMC's "The Walking Dead" and Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight." Firstly, these references stand to engage a younger audience by including examples that are very relavant in todays pop culture. These also prove good examples to support his argument. "The Walking Dead" for example is not only one of the most, if not the most, popular show on television but is also centered around the drama of the zombie apocalypse. This supports his thesis that zombies have penetrated deeply into our social structure. Klosterman also utilizes colloquial language to make his argument more relavant among a younger audience. He will often use slang words and informal phrases to appeal to a younger audience because a large portion of the younger generations have a fascination and obsession with the undead zombies. With his more speculative evidence, Klosterman makes an appeal to logos as well. When he introduces facts and statistics, Klosterman turns his argument that was previously based solely on speculation about zombies relevance in our culture to an argument rooted in fact. In his essay, "My Zombie Myself", Chuck Klosterman argues the origin of society's obsession with zombies. His allusions to popular culture and use of colloquial language engage a younger audience and an appeal to logos provides a factual backing to his argument.
Dead in the eyes, mouth gaping, with only one goal in mind... surfing the internet. While most of the public would have been convinced that description was that of a zombie, but Chuck Klosterman, the writer of "My Zombie Myself", would argue that the traditional behavior of the zombie and our lifestyle today are one and the same. In this article, Klosterman uses several rhetorical devices to argue that the origin of the zombie's popularity in today's society is rooted in our way of living. In the essay, Klosterman includes several allusions to many different popular movies and television shows such as AMC's "The Walking Dead" and Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight." Firstly, these references stand to engage a younger audience by including examples that are very relavant in todays pop culture. These also prove good examples to support his argument. "The Walking Dead" for example is not only one of the most, if not the most, popular show on television but is also centered around the drama of the zombie apocalypse. This supports his thesis that zombies have penetrated deeply into our social structure. Klosterman also utilizes colloquial language to make his argument more relavant among a younger audience. He will often use slang words and informal phrases to appeal to a younger audience because a large portion of the younger generations have a fascination and obsession with the undead zombies. With his more speculative evidence, Klosterman makes an appeal to logos as well. When he introduces facts and statistics, Klosterman turns his argument that was previously based solely on speculation about zombies relevance in our culture to an argument rooted in fact. In his essay, "My Zombie Myself", Chuck Klosterman argues the origin of society's obsession with zombies. His allusions to popular culture and use of colloquial language engage a younger audience and an appeal to logos provides a factual backing to his argument.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
TOW #17 Anti Suicide poster
http://comunilife.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/COMUNILIFEpsaFINAL01.jpg
This anti suicide poster seems to be pretty black and white but in reality it has several hidden messages under the surface. These hidden messages help it to communicate with people who have family or loved ones of latin decent who are going through a hard time and contemplating suicide. This poster uses several rhetorical devices to prompt action from people hoping to help a loved one in need. The first major rhetorical device this utilizes is juxtaposition. It juxtaposes the girl against the empty, dark background to to create a depressed and unnerving mood and to emphasize the sadness of the girl. It also juxtaposes the text on the page with the girl to make it feel like the words were on top of her, making the feelings of oppression and depression greater. By creating the aura of depression, this picture conveys the pain and sadness that this girl is feeling. This poster also utilizes the first person. All of the text on the image is written in the first person to make the reader feel a personal connection the the girl. The audience now empathizes with the girl in the picture. This picture also has backing in fact. In the text, there is a reference to a statistic from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) stating that "One in seven Latina teenage girls attempt suicide". Not only does the audience feel bad for the girl and was made to feel a connection with them, they now have been faced with a staggering fact from a reputable source. The sadness and depression created by this poster is meant to touch readers and prompt them to reach out to people in their lives in ways that they would not normally consider
This anti suicide poster seems to be pretty black and white but in reality it has several hidden messages under the surface. These hidden messages help it to communicate with people who have family or loved ones of latin decent who are going through a hard time and contemplating suicide. This poster uses several rhetorical devices to prompt action from people hoping to help a loved one in need. The first major rhetorical device this utilizes is juxtaposition. It juxtaposes the girl against the empty, dark background to to create a depressed and unnerving mood and to emphasize the sadness of the girl. It also juxtaposes the text on the page with the girl to make it feel like the words were on top of her, making the feelings of oppression and depression greater. By creating the aura of depression, this picture conveys the pain and sadness that this girl is feeling. This poster also utilizes the first person. All of the text on the image is written in the first person to make the reader feel a personal connection the the girl. The audience now empathizes with the girl in the picture. This picture also has backing in fact. In the text, there is a reference to a statistic from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) stating that "One in seven Latina teenage girls attempt suicide". Not only does the audience feel bad for the girl and was made to feel a connection with them, they now have been faced with a staggering fact from a reputable source. The sadness and depression created by this poster is meant to touch readers and prompt them to reach out to people in their lives in ways that they would not normally consider
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