Rhetorical Strategies

The rhetorical strategies from the images...
The two photos mark the difference from the devastation of Katrina and able to create a sense of pity. The description enables one to make judgment about the government by including a time table...

Politics Summary

The image of Hurricane Katrina's devastation was very severe. Debris blanketing the ground in the entire picture clearly describes Katrina's force. The before and after shot of Christian Middle School is almost unbelievable. The school is completely gone! About the only common factors in the photo is the unaltered trees in the foreground. The date in the first shot was September 14, 2005, the cleanup was on December 6, 2005 marking a long transition of a cleanup process or a slow reaction by our very own government. Some may argue it was a race issue for the reason why our government took so long to respond, they argue that the if the hurricane hit anywhere else in the united states then the government would respond immediately, but the deep south, with the majority being African american, believed it was a race card being used by the previous president Bush Jr....

Obama's Speech-reflection

Q: In his speech, how does Obama persuade people to believe in and follow him?

In Obama's Inaugural Address he covered a wide range of topics that he felt were most dire and most needed. His approach I felt was very real and to the point. He would start off by giving a, lack of a better word, vague start and then very neatly narrow down what he is trying to say. You could feel the similarities of Obama and Martin Luther King Jr as he spoke. Obama had a crisp way of changing tones to emphasize points and to capture the audience. He used history and the fore bearers of the country to create a contrast of then to now and to eleviate a new sense of motivation in the air. He stressed the economy, and the need to become more virtuous and, to my inference, less on the ideas of "pocketbook spending." Corruption has existed for too long and must be stopped. Obama expressed the possibilities and the standard of our country's potential. -It is unmatched and unstoppable as long as we live to our potential; he plans on making altercations so that we will prosper and once again be the most dominant country in the world. He personified America to "get up and stand up" and live to the forefathers creed! In the speech, he slammed the point of terrorism and that "we will not be defeated," generating hope, motication, and patriotism. He pushes the fact that he cannot do it alone and it is a hard task but since the world is changing, then our country must change, therefore the citizens of the United States of America most help and change as well.

-Super Cool Kid named NICK

Reflection on Changes

As of today we have changed our whole syllabus around. Good, possibly, bad, i think not! The new environment is much more modern and creates a completely new atmosphere. It is as if the dawn of technology has finally arrived and that it marks the change from paper to computer. I like the change so far i would much rather be in a high tech room rather than traditional book teaching....

Journal 2/12/09 ;)

Sports and the issue of steroids or any performance enhancing drugs.

Recent movies and discuss about the movie such as genre, cinematography, acting, director/producer, etc.

The world dealing with obesity. Problems/solutions/reason for being obese.

Today's cultural fashion. Why is the stye different in parts of the world let alone different parts of CA.