Proposal/Storyboard Reflection

Backpack Free Write

Chapter 3 - Question 1&3

1. Cat Deeley must have an ethos that connects with a wide array of people whose ages could be from 7-95. These people trust her because she is someone famous on a family friendly TV show. One product that Cat could have that makes her benefit from her endorsements could be her humor that she uses on the show. People will remember her by the humor and notice her when she shows up on her endorsements. Margaret Cho’s ethos is that she pokes fun at ethics and gives up her ethical appeal since she is a comedian. If people saw that she did something nice outside of her comedy, they might think that she isn’t such a mean person after all, and it is only comedy. Johnny Depp has multiple Ethos since he is an actor. He plays different roles in films that are suited for people of different ages, but he is always good at it. A product that might benefit him and his ethos is by dressing up as his characters and visiting people at different events. Lady Gaga has very strange ethos. She is “out there” and unique. She attracts the younger generation with her new ideas that she is trying to spread through her music. Bill O’reilly’s ethos is credible. He is a conservative news figure that a lot of people agree and disagree with. He knows he’ll have people that disagree with him, but he gets the news to people anyway. One thing that would help his endorsements is if he had that one feature that everybody talked about. Marge Simpsons is known by a lot of people. She is from one of the most popular animated series off all time. She can get more endorsements by someone wearing t shirts of her or her hair. Jon Stewart has a lot of people very sad right now since he is leaving the daily show. He would give the news to people in a very funny and humorous way, making fun of many politicians.

3. Some aspects of my social media page show me commenting nice things back onto my friends. This makes it look like I am a nice guy to them, but I am really being extremely sarcastic to them. If analyzing my ethos, I would have a very causal relationship with this person because they are my close friends, and my tone would be extremely sarcastic. This tone may not be appropriate in school or at a workplace, but on Twitter when talking to my friends it is appropriate.

Group Work

Group work can either be really good and helpful, or it can be really bad. Communication in group work is very essential. Some key points to communication between group members is to have a layout before you start whatever project you will be doing. If you first lay out all the rules and roles that each member has, it will be much easier to see who is doing their work correctly and who is doing their work incorrectly. Last semester my teacher had told us to write rules down on when we have to meet during the week and other things along those lines. We had certain days where we would meet and all group members would have to attend those meetings. If a group member missed more than 4 meetings, he or she would be removed from the group and have to do a presentation on their own. Thankfully, my group was very hard workers and we didn't have a problem with this. Another crucial part to good group communication is to make clear what each member is supposed to do, before the project is started. This makes it easier for each group member to know what he/she is supposed to do. It is also crucial to set dates on when things are supposed to be turned in so that the whole group is on the same page and can get work done more efficiently. Some problems that I see when working with a group is having a lazy or untrustworthy group member. A group can be made up of 4 people and 3 of those people can be the hardest working people, who get their work done correctly and on time, but the 4th doesn’t do a thing. These 3 people are punished because their group member, who was assigned by a teacher, didn’t do what they were supposed to. I can also see a single member of the group doing all the work while nobody else in the group does anything. They get the praise of what this member has done but they themselves put very little time or effort into it. I think the best strategy for problem solving within a group is to not create a problem to begin with. The group needs to lay the foundation of their project before it even begins. By doing this you can hold your group members accountable for their work.

Reflection on My Project Pitch

I thought that during my speech I accomplished a few things that I had worked on prior to giving my speech. One of these included my use of eye contact with the class. I had really made it a priority to keep eye contact with my peers as I gave my speech, and to not read off of the slides. I wanted the slides to be there only if I forgot what I was supposed to say next, but fortunately I didn’t run into that problem. Another thing I tried to accomplish was the use of my hand gestures. Last semester my teacher had told me that I needed to work on the hand gestures while giving a speech. I had asked my roommate to watch my speech and tell me if I was using enough hand gestures, or if I was over using the hand gestures and kind of forcing it. I thought that my strengths throughout the speech were the use of hand gestures, eye contact, my tone, and the topic that I chose. I feel like I was able to catch the attention of my peers by using such an intriguing topic such as the Lexington Humane Society. It really seemed to me that they were genuinely interested in what I was saying. Some of my weaknesses were when I paused and took a while to think of what I was going to say next. When I had rehearsed my speech I had a comfortable 4 minutes and 50 second speech, but while giving my speech it seemed that I didn’t even reach 4 minutes. I think I sped through my speech and didn’t take my time in giving it because I was afraid to go over 5 minutes.In my future speaking opportunities I want to be more confident while giving my speech. I am not saying that I was not confident while giving my speech, but there were parts of the speech that I felt like I spoke very quietly because I was nervous or because I wasn’t sure which direction I was going with a point. I thought overall I did a good job in giving my speech and presenting the information to my classmates.

Presentation Free Write

In Class Writing

Critical Issues Writing

Journal Post 1/20-1/26

Tuesday 1/20

Notes: Walking outside of Whitehall after class I noticed a group of people smoking cigarettes. They were talking about a video game called World of Warcraft. The group of people were made up of 4 males and 1 female. The female was the only one in this group that was not smoking a cigarette.

Reflection: I understand the point of cigarettes calming you down, but with all the new scientific evidence that relate it to cancer why do people still harm their bodies like this? There are different supplements that these people can use to rid themselves of cigarettes and make their lives healthier. It’s not my place to tell them what to do, but I would hope that they get rid of this habit for their own good.

Wednesday 1/21

Notes: Wednesdays are the best days: mac and cheese day at ovids. I was waiting in line for my mac and cheese when I overheard a couple (I think) in front of me bashing the mac and cheese. They were using foul language saying how they don’t give enough portions and that it isn’t nearly as good as it was last year. I don’t know how good it was last year since this is my first year on campus

Reflection: I didn’t really understand why they were in the mac and cheese line if they disliked it so much. I respect other people’s opinions, but these two were just wrong. The mac and cheese is just too yummy to dislike. At first glance I feel that these two are just negative people. I don’t see the need to complain so blatantly about something so simple as mac and cheese.

Thursday 1/22

Notes: I am in the student center talking with the dining office about my plan. I overhear two girls talking about how they are planning to switching to the 85 meal plans for the semester and two guys talking about how they are going to increase to the unlimited meal plan. Each of the pairs of people talked about the pros and cons of each meal plan they were going to purchase. Why they needed more meals, or why they need less meals.

Reflection: The main thing I took away from these two conversations were that both pairs waited til the last minute to change their meal plan. What made them want to switch it this semester and not last semester. What could’ve happened that they needed change. Did they need to spend less money because tuition is so expensive, or were they always hungry and needed more food than they already had. It was very cool that I got to “eavesdrop” on two sets of people that had different intentions about changing their meal plan.

Friday 1/23

Notes: I went to the JC after class on Friday to play some basketball. While I was waiting to play I overheard a conversation between two friends arguing about whether Lebron or MJ was a better basketball. They were using factual information on the topic and other different ways of expressing their view on the subject.

Reflection: I was really intrigued in this conversation because its a debate you hear often as an NBA basketball fan. I thought the guy that was talking about Lebron being better was 100% right. I did have some speculation on the facts he was using. He kept trying to boost Lebron’s stats by a couple percentage points. It was one of the more interesting conversations I heard doing this journal since I was somewhat interested in the subject.

Sunday 1/25

Notes: I went to Tin Roof during the day with my roommate and a couple friends to watch the Duke game, since Coack K was going for win 1000. We were at a booth and the UK fans behind us were bashing on Duke and Coach K. They obviously still had some resentment from the famous Christian Laettner shot.

Reflection: I thought what they were saying about Coach K was uncalled for. He is the greatest coach in College Basketball history and most people have the utmost respect for him. I do love UK basketball, but there are times when the UK fans need to learn that Duke is a good and legitimate program ran by one of the greatest coaches in all of sports.

Sunday 1/25

Notes: Once I got home from Tin Roof, I started to do homework and went to the library to meet my study group for my history class. During our study session there was a group of girls that were being extremely loud and obnoxious. They kept talking about their night and how awful it was at whatever party they went to. This complaining was directed towards other girls at the party. It got old real quick and we soon moved to a new location.

Reflection: The library is a place where people can go and talk and hang out, but there are times when people need to turn their volume down. It seemed as if these girls had had this problem once before. I want to know why they went to this party if they had known that this other group of girls was going to be there. They had said they talked about it before the party but ended up going anyway. Isn’t it just easier to avoid conflict than to get involved with it directly?

Monday 1/26

Notes: We had a s’mores night in the basement of our dorm tonight and there were quite a bit of people there. A conversation I heard was between two of the RAs in the dorm. They were arguing about whether water or milk was better in hot chocolate. They both said positive things about their own preference, but some of those positive things could be seen as negatives to the other side.

Reflection: How did these two RAs get their preference for hot chocolate. Was it what their moms made after a cold day in the snow, or did they learn to have a specific preference by what was made at their school and such. What sparked this debate in the basement tonight?

In Class Coffee Free Write

In Class Free Writing