Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Compare/Contrast Vs. Analyzing Using the Modes

I find Compare and contrast an easy way to write a 10 page paper because I can find a lot of different factors. Compare and contrast is used to show the difference and similarities in a topic. Use compare/contrast to define something and explain how alike or different something is. Compare/contrast is probably what I will use for my research paper.

However, using Analyzing Using the modes is great because it uses compare/contrast and cause/effect modes. This is a great mode to use because it helps incorporate different modes into one paper. This mode breaks down into two different writing styles argumentative and description. This mode explains how to write your paper and has a outline to how and what content should go into the paper.
To find a great website for these and other great modes click HERE.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Sources-Alternative Medicine


This is just the beginning to what info I found on alternative medicine and Dr's who are against and for Rx's and the merge between the two.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

50 ?'s

1. What is the media?
2. How long do people watch T.V. a day?
3. How many T.V. series are there?
4. How does the media have an effect on society?
5. How does Oprah affect the media?
6. How does the media portray women?
7. How does the media portray men?
8. Does advertising encourage drinking?
9. How does advertising encourage drinking?
10. Does the advertising encourage smoking?
11. How does the advertising encourage smoking?
12. What are the rules or laws for showing drinking/ smoking on T.V.?
13. What are the regulations for swearing on T.V.?
14. Who regulates the media?
15. How much of the media is reality T.V.?
16. How much of the media news?
17. How drastic does advertising affect peoples lives?
18. Does the media advertise enough encouraging and uplifting commercials?
19. Who decides what advertisements go on what channels?
20. How do you start a magazine?
21. What was the first color movie?
22. What was the first movie with sound?
23. How many movies have been made since the first movie?
24. What percentage of advertising is sex related?
25. How does this % affect teens vs. adults?
26. How does the news affect what peoples’ views are?
27. How much money does alcohol/smoking companies spend on advertising?
28. How much $$ does clothing industries spend on advertising?
29. How much of advertising for charities?
30. How much of advertising is for health related subjects?
31. How much does the average T.V. commercial cost?
32. How much does a commercial cost during the Super Bowl?
33. How much does print advertising cost?
34. How much does radio advertising cost?
35. What % of the population does radio advertising reach?
36. What is the average return for each dollar spent for each advertising medium?
37. How much does the average advertising accountant earn?
38. What are education requirements for the accountant?
39. What are the different categories that break off in advertising companies?
40. How does the media affect famous people and their personal life?
41. What % of T.V. are prescription advertisements?
42. What is the difference between public broadcasting and commercial T.V.?
43. What cities are the major advertising firms located?
44. Who produces most commercials?
45. Who produces advertising companies?
46. How informative is the media in a crisis?
47. What % of Americans learn about what is happening in the world from the media?
48. What % of the media is factual?
49. What % of the media is history related?
50. How does history channels influence Americans?

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Grammar Post- Intro & Conclusions

I have a big problem with the body and conclusion in any paper I write. I always just write In conclusion, ..., however, there is more to a conclusion then summarizing what you said in your intro paragraph. A suggestion from Chelsi was to globalized and synthesize my conclusion. I wasn't sure what she meant by that so I did a little research. I looked HERE for advice.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Grammar Post- Pronouns

I made a mistake in my political cartoon analysis paper with a pronoun. It's a simple mistake that when your not paying close attention, like I was, you can make this easy error. My advice is to read it out loud and also to learn all the rule which there are about seven. To learn them all go HERE.
Definition. - A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns can be in one of three cases: Subject, Object, or Possessive.

Serving In Florida & Framing Class


The author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to do an experiment of the "working class" and writes about it in Serving in Florida. In this chapter in Rereading America it talks about the jobs that Ehrenreich gets to see what it would be like to live and work as most Americans do. The author write this in a narrative, descriptive and detailed form to help readers picture exactly how she would like us to see what she experienced.


The purpose to Ehrenreich experiment was to see how average working Americans survive in the economy and how stressful it can be. She was trying to see if a different life than hers would be easier and if she could survive the jobs that no one really dreams about having. As a reader I learned that quitting school and just having a paid by the hour job is not what I want. I want a career and something that I love to do and look forward to doing everyday. Ehrenreich approach in writing this story is something that everyone could picture and relate to. Everyone has had at least one job that was their worst. Even Donald Trump had to work very hard to get to the top.


In Framing Class by Diana Kendall, she talks about how the media forms society and their "need" to have the riches that only the most powerful and famous people have. The debt that we get ourselves into is our own fault. I'll admit that when I watch T.V. that I want to buy more things that I don't necessarily need. For example I would always see Ashton Kutcher on the Nikon commercial with the Coolpix touch screen camera and I thought that I would LOVE to have that camera. This past Christmas I told me family that, that's all I wanted for Christmas that year. What I didn't know was that camera was about $400 and it didn't take that great of pics. Lesson learned yes because I went and played with he camera before I got it for Christmas and I found out that I didn't even like he touch screen, but Ashton had made it look so fun and entertaining.

You're Not Sorry -Taylor Swift

For my song I picked something that is very personal. I hope that this song will not only help others, but it will also help me in analyzing it and discovering the meanings it has for me. The song is by Taylor Swift and it's called Your Not Sorry. Enjoy!