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Lately, I've been really fond of the Chevy branding commercials. A specific model is never mentioned, but they do a really good job of expressing a feel for their brand. They have used history as a selling point, that they have been around for generations. In one of the more recent commercials, they use photographs placed in the view-frame of the same place they were taken. This helps link the past to the present.

Another commercial is one I found online when I was looking up visual metaphors, its pretty intense so you should check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82kYQ7j7X2s
They never said a word, but it gives me chills.

In contrast with any really good commercial, there are always the duds. In keeping with the car theme, the Toyota commerical where they have many people forming one giant person is one I hate! I'm not sure why I dislike it so much, but its just weird. Also, those obviously low budget "Go back to college" (or something) commericals where they have someone singing or rapping about going back to school. Those are just annoying.

Peer Editing

I used the checklist to cover all the point in peer editing, I also spent a lot of time going through and making edits within the text.

I never received Patricia Phillips paper.

Essay Summary

My paper is trying to persuade non-believers that ghosts are real. I covered the history of the ghostly encounters all the way back to ancient Egyptians and to more modern native Americans. I included evidence that has been found in different locations, and the tools of the trade that help find the evidence. I covered the counter arguments of "de-bunking" evidence and proving that what they are presenting is real, non-edited evidence.

Works Cited

Balzano, Christopher. Ghosts - Research, Evidence, and Discussion. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.ghostvillage.com/>.

Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/>.

"Ghost Photographs." GHOST RESEARCH SOCIETY. Dale Kaczmarek. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.ghostresearch.org/ghostpics/>.

Ghosts & Spirits Ghost Pictures, Apparition Pictures, Angel & Ghost Stories. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. (Image 1.1) <http://ghoststudy.com/>.

"Native American Ghosts." Ghost to Coast. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://www.ghosttocoast.us/nativeamericanghosts.htm>.

"The Top Ten Best GHOST PHOTOGRAPHS Ever Taken." The Knight Shift. Christopher Knight. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. <http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2005/10/top-ten-best-ghost-photographs-ever.html>.

{Style}

This reading provides us with a lot of reminders to think of while we're writing. Several of them make me think about my writing, and how I can apply these tips.

• Overwriting
• sometimes I feel i get a bit wordy, or add in unnecessary text. When I review my paper later, I usually delete a lot of information I don't feel needs to be included. 
• Shortcuts for the cost of clarity
• As far as explaining things effectively, I have to remind myself that I have to explain things as if the person reading does not know. I've done the research so I know what I'm trying to say, but the reader doesn't. 
• Revising and Re-writing
• I have to admit this is one of my biggest  flaws. I hate rereading my papers and i usually don't change them that much when I do. If I don't have a peer editor of some sort, my papers usually don't get edited. I really, really need to work on this. Its odd, because I actually really like editing other papers, I just never want to do my own. 

Once upon a jail cell...

Within this letter, MLK jr was addressing the other church leaders who have criticized his actions. He only wished to explain his motives and why he felt so strongly that what he was doing really was the right path to success. He addressed the people to whom he is referring, he addressed the problems at hand, and he respectively addressed the church.The piece of writing had a lot of voice in it. Even if were were not familiar with this man and his successes, he would know that he had a passion for what he was working for. The tone of this letter was not angry nor sad, but strong and urgent. 


I feel this letter was very effective. Never took much time in mentioning why what other people are doing wrong, but primarily stuck to why he felt what he was supporting was right. Spending too much time listing faults of opposing views becomes distracting, and because he avoided this kept me as the reader focused in on his purpose. Today, the length of his letter would probably have inhibited his message because our ability to stay focused has shortened, but for his purpose I don't believe the length hurt one bit. Especially because of the conclusion he included. 


For his use of logical fallacies, I believe he used name calling. It's more in a positive manner because he references a handful of past leaders and quoted them about taking a stand. He also may be using a bit of Hasty Generalization with his assessment of how people feel towards him or his actions, how the colored population saw themselves, or about the lack of the church's support. Some of his generalizations may have been based from fact or experience, but it sounds like he could have over/underestimated certain situations. He balances the ethos, pathos, and logos parts of his arguments very well. You don't ever feel overly exerted onto his personal moral framework but you can understand his emotion. Also, he backed his information with facts. 


This provides me with a good example for my persuasive essay. this piece demonstrates how a paper can be written and reflect morals, emotions, and logic all at once. 

Fallacies

Bandwagon : Everyone is doing it, so why shouldn't you?
      --> This is exactly where fashion trends begin. One of the latest observable trends were hair feathers, they were huge this summer. I began noticing them in magazines and in fashion images long before the summer, but that is when I really began seeing people I know wearing them. Particularly at the pool I worked at this summer, I was able to see the trend grow through this very technique. The first week the pool opened only a few of the girls were sporting this new trend. I knew how much it cost to get these feathers put in, but i also knew how to get them cheap and put them in myself. I never wore them personally, but I made a little bit of extra money by offering them to the other guards. The first week I started I put feathers in one girl's hair, after 5 weeks I had done the same to nearly all the female guards, and one of the male guards too. I heard several "well, if you're going to get them, then I will too," and "did so-and-so get one? Okay I will too." Yup girls, jump on that bandwagon. I'm not free of this, I loved my ugg-style boots.

Either-or: suggesting there are only two choices in a complex situation
     --> Either you clean your room, or you're grounded! That's one I heard a lot. To my mother, those were the only two options, but I'm pretty sure I heard this a lot more than I was ever grounded, and my room was never clean. For one reason or anther, the outcome many times was not what she argued.

Hasty Generalization: a broad claim based on a few occurrences
     --> I'm from a small town and I feel this is how to explain why each town has another small town that they just don't like. The town I'm from has a particular feeling towards every other nearby town. Ex. We don't like town A because they are all snobby, we don't like town B because they are all really dumb, and town C is just a bunch of ridiculously rude people. Obviously, these statements are not true but that is how it is generalized possibly because of singular occurrences or people.