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Alex Gutierrez - 0 views

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  • Equal access to clean water, healthcare, education, influence in political issues, and access to systems within a society are all social injustices that plague our world. Many individuals have come together, forming groups and communities in an a
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      I dont see how any of these are social injustices.
  • poverty
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      corruption
  • The choices were made indirectly for them, and without money and power had no say or influence.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      This sentence needs to be changed. Watch sentence structure
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  • The second reason is political ineptitude, or lack of influence due to religion, ethnicity or gender. Rwanda is made up of many different tribes.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      Dont understand this sentence
  • By supporting those that have been directly affected provides a foundation with which they can gain confidence to take action.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      I dont understand this sentence completely.
  • The main goals of social injustice groups are to put an end to harsh societal realities, and help the downtrodden to recover.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      You can never eliminate them completely
  • Some may find this statement to be ironic in the fact that social injustices are due to humans taking advantage of others.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      I dont completely agree with this Alex
  • where the strong survive.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      In this situation I do not completely agree. The strong dont survive genocide.
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The World Wildlife Foundation... - 0 views

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  • The World Wildlife Foundation is
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      I think this paragraph should be a bit stronger. The opening paragraph is very important. You really need to give a good idea about what the paper is going to be about.
  • I grew to love and respect nature
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      I was brought up to love and respect nature
  • advocated
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      advocate
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  • and because I love the study of life so much.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      This sentence sounds a little akward. Just watch sentence structure
  • However, the simple action of even discussing this paper
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      This is a good sentence
  • and information the site
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      information on the site
  • Clicking on the “Good Stuff” tab lead me to a place where WWF merchandise is sold.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      Where you describe the website is very good and very important.
  • trustworthy site for a great cause, and I felt a little bit better about the world after I joined.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Nov 08
       
      like your opening paragraph, your conclusion needs to be much stronger. It actually should relate back to the opening paragraph.
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  • Since the beginning of human existence societies have had to deal with social injustices. Many wars have been fought concerning social injustices.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 27 Nov 08
       
      Maybe try and combine these two sentances here.
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Discussion: Your rhetorical life - 53 views

started by Ryan Meehan on 17 Nov 08 no follow-up yet
  • Michael Gutierrez
    #14 Michael Gutierrez on 23 Nov 08
     
    Especially in the past few weeks I have found myself using Rhetoric. This is mainly due to the Presidential election. I remember having numerous conversations about who I think the next President should be. I tryed to convince everybody I spoke with to vote for McCain. I used words like experience, patriotic, and dedication. It is amazing how you use rhetoric in allmost all of your conversations, and you dont even realize that you are doing it. In some circunstances I convinced many people towards McCains side and in many other instances I did not.
    Ryan Meehan wrote:
    > Now that you have spent the past few months thinking in terms of rhetoric, consider the following: How have you applied the principles of rhetoric to your own life? Give an example or two of a time when you were consciously making "rhetorical" decisions with the purpose of influencing or directing (or manipulating -- gasp!) an outcome.
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  • (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary).
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      Try using a shorter defenition.
  • I will discuss ethical decision making, analyzing and observing the usage of ethos, pathos and logos throughout the presidential election process.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      Dont tell the reader exactly what you are going to do. Give the reader a feel for what you are going to do.
  • Campaign ads, televised debates and speeches have all been organized specifically to communicate and persuade the American people.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      watch sentence structure
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  • In a recent video interview, Jim Wallis an evangelical Christian writer and political activist discusses religious issues that Americans will be faced with
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      sentence structure
  • purposing
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      proposing
  • and success in politics
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      give some examples
  • heady the appeal of a call to arms, however just the cause, we should still shed a tear for all that is lost when war claims its wages from us”.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      I dont think I would use a qoute that is this big. It allmost takes up the entire paragraph
  • has learned
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      has had
  • purposed
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      proposed
  • his platform
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      Describe his platform better. Many people will not know what it is.
  • A major issue concerning the next president will be the war in Iraq
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      Try to tye your paragraphs together better.
  • McCain uses logos
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      How does he use Logos?
  • Sometimes they work out, other times they have ended with inconceivable tragic consequences
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      This appears to be a fragment
  • You be the judge
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      good conclusion. I think this paper is good in that it has many good ideas. The one thing I would look at is the flow of the paper. Keep a look out for how you word your sentences.
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https://docs.google.com/a/mail.usf.edu/View?docid=dfnk558c_1hpcjzwcm&AuthEventSource=SSO - 0 views

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  • all of the world
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      One of the most powerful Countries in the World.
  • And as the end of President Bush’s term approaches, American’s final decisions become more and more important
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      I think this sentence should be rearranged. It just does not sound right to me. Also I would describe what you mean in this sentence better.
  • yeas
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      years
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  • op-ed
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      What is this?
  • McCain’s reliance on factual examples to persuade the reader makes logos the primary form of rhetoric present in the op-ed.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      This a good and important paragraph for this paper. I would elaborate on this last sentence. Also remember to watch sentence structure.
  • form
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      from
  • form
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      from
  • It’s apparent from the very beginning that ethos is the major form of rhetoric being used in the speech. 
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      You need to describe this better. Really try to back up your statements.
  • Like John McCain, Obama expressed his opinion on the war in Iraq and explained how he would deal with the issue if he were elected President, and again like McCain; the article included a great deal of factual information.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      Watch sentence structure
  • Because Senator Obama’s article relies mainly on factual information as a means to persuade the viewer, logos is the primary form of rhetoric present.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      This is a good sentence. I can see where you are coming from in this sentence when you say logos is the primary form of rhetoric.
  • disprove any untrue statements made by the Republican candidate’s party
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      What are the untrue statements?
  • Hopefully the analysis of the usage of rhetoric will allow for individuals to have a better understanding of the presidential candidates, and will be able to make an accurate decision in November.  
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      This is a good sentence in that it relates back to the opening paragraph. I would try to make your conclusion a little stronger.
  • Works Cited
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 06 Nov 08
       
      You also need an annotated Bibliography
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myliblog: Uncle Bobby's Wedding - 0 views

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  • First, you believe that “the book is specifically designed to normalize gay marriage and is targeted toward the 2-7 year old age group.” Your second key concern is that you “find it inappropriate that this type of literature is available to this age
  • First, you believe that “the book is specifically designed to normalize gay marriage and is targeted toward the 2-7 year old age group.” Your second key concern is that you “find it
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      This also portrays that the Author is credible. In this paragraph the author makes clear that he understands the womens arguments about the piece. By this paragraph the lady arguing against the piece can better understand what the author has to say.
  • In Little Red Riding Hood, they learn not to talk to big bad strangers. Of course, not all children's books deal with
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      This is much more convincing. There are examples where some disturbing children books can be good.
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  • The book is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, “a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.” Th
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      This is convincing. The women can look this up to see if it is a credible source.
  • You feel that a book about gay marriage is inappropriate
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      I defenitely agree that a book about homosexuality is innaproprite for a child.
  • government was based on the idea that the purpose of the state was to preserve individual liberties, not to dictate them. The
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      This is true. People should have rights. I dont think homosexuality is wrong. I do think it is wrong though when it is put into Children's books. I think this abnormal psyche could harm youth.
  • How then, can we claim that the founders would support the restriction of access to a book that really is just about an idea, to be accepted or rejected as you choose? What harm has this book
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 30 Oct 08
       
      How can a child make such a decision?
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Alex Gutierrez - 0 views

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  • Rhetoric plays an important role in the articles, journals, reviews, films and discussions that surround them.
  • Every person has a personal opinion or bias on controversial issues, and it is up to each and every person to distinguish their personal and moral truth.
  • Pathos is another element
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  • logos
  • which I find to be the most important to us as living, thinking individuals
  • He has been honored with respectable awards, and achievements, which add to the effectiveness and reliability of his writings.
  • Levin is well known as having controversial views
  • Levin asks a few rhetorical questions
  • Ethos can also work against people when discussing issues
  • People will be less susceptive to his views on social liberties than if he were a professor, historian, doctor, or other professional
  • tells a story of great happiness that depends on great misery (torture) for a small innocent child
  • Omelas
  • So, in essence, his rhetorical approach had an opposite effect on me.
  • No author wrote in their article, accept my message because I say so or because if you don’t
  • The context in which articles are published does not have great importance to me personally
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Peer Review Project One Thread - 148 views

started by Ryan Meehan on 12 Oct 08 no follow-up yet
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Public Writing Assignment #1 - 80 views

started by Ryan Meehan on 29 Sep 08 no follow-up yet
  • Michael Gutierrez
    #8 Michael Gutierrez on 02 Oct 08
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuYiacyAUDU
    my user name is mgutierr
    Ryan Meehan wrote:
    > In the space below, please do your best to direct me and your classmates to your public comment. In many cases, comments you leave on a web site can be directly linked to. If this is not possible, please provide a link to the page and the handle/screenname you are using so your comment is easy to find.
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  • he took the domain of rhetoric to be uncertainty and probability, particularly in the law courts and the deliberations of democratic government
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 20 Sep 08
       
      This is important because rhetoric is only as trustworthy as the speaker.
  • Today, many rhetoricians argue that most speech and virtually all writing must be regarded as not only rhetorical, but as persuasive in some important ways.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 26 Sep 08
       
      I think it is interesting to see how how writing and speech have been viewed throughout history. From the Ancients to current day Rhetoric has been looked at in many ways. I dont agree with most rhetoricians today who argue that most speech today is Rhetorical. The main purpose of a speech in my opinion is not to persuade but to motivate.
  • The student has been initiated into the discourse community and is getting ready to join the conversation.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 26 Sep 08
       
      If a person wants to be good at anything the key word is practice. The student referred to in this paragraph was completely lost in the beginning but soon the tasks ahead of him became simple. This is because of his dedication and practice. The same can be applied to rhetoric. In order to give a good persuasive speech one must practice practice and practice some more. Rhetoric is more than just language its a art.
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  • It might be interesting, too, to think of our students' writing as rhetoric, and help them understand it as rhetoric.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 26 Sep 08
       
      Once again I dont think all writing should be looked at as rhetoric. Most writing should not be rhetoric in my opinion.
  • In the Middle Ages, rhetoric was concerned with sermons and letter- writing. In the Renaissance, its domain was extended to poetry and all else that we call "creative" writing. During the Enlightenment, rhetoricians and natural philosophers studied the role of language and rhetoric in the making of scientific knowledge.
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 26 Sep 08
       
      It is interesting to see how the view of rhetoric changes with the changing of culture.
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Ford Motor Company: Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Hybrids, Parts - Ford - 0 views

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What are you good at? - 0 views

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  • writing
    • Michael Gutierrez
      Michael Gutierrez on 28 Aug 08
       
      I would have to say that writing on an interesting topic is one of my favorite things to do. I enjoy all sorts of writing. In writing you either do research and learn allot about a particular topic. Writing is also a means of expressing oneself. One is able to express who one is or where one has been. How much history would we know if our ancestors did not write it down? If Lewis and Clark never wrote in a journal we would know nothing of their travels into the West. I enjoy writing and am fairly good at it because I understand its importance. Many papers that I have written have described my most memorable experiences. Many others have described who I am and what my life has been like. Writing is a way to never be forgotten. Someone may read one of my papers one hundred years from now and know much more about me than a classmate which I never speak with. I am good at writing and enjoy it very much because I think it is one of the best ways in expressing oneself to the world around us. The one thing that I dont enjoy is writing about uninteresting topics. I love writing about history or people. One topic that I dont think I would enjoy writing about would be Physics or Chemistry. I enjoy and am good at writing if it is a topic that I am interested in.
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