Alli

2/7/14

Word choice is important because you don't know how it could effect the people around you. I don't think it's okay for people to walk around saying things that they don't really think about. People should think before they speak and act. In music a lot of singers just say whatever they think and I think that's okay because it;s a personal opinion. I don't think it's okay for people to walk around saying that's gay because that if offensive to people who are actually gay. You can't just say offensive things to people without having a meaning. People do have opinions though but there is a fine line between being opinionated and being or offensive. People who believe differently than you aren't stupid.

2/21/14

The first article is about how clothing is designed to be sexist. The little girls clothing is designed to say I need a hero. It may not bother the girls or the girls may not get it but it shows that girls need a boy in there life and that they can't be on their own. The boys shirt design say as Be a Hero, which is fine but girls should have the option to " Be a Hero" as well. Both shirts don't have any girl super heros on them. The second article talks about how girls feel the need to wear certain types of clothing and how it's hard for parents to manage what they wear because its so popular. Parents don't want their daughters wearing these this but have trouble finding other alternatives. We learn that society has expectations for boys and girls and its starting a a young age. At a young age society is already telling girls that they are the inferior to males which shouldn't be true. Girls feel like they should dress a certain way to get attention or to fit in. Our society is sexist in saying that girls need a "hero" or a male in their life, which they don't because girls can be independence om their own. Girls define themselves with what they were and it's hard to find a balance between too much and too little.

5/12/14 As a class we had a project to do in groups to make a political campaign for a certain candidate that we were assignment. During this project we had to create a speech, poster, profile mailer, issue piece and storyboard. We had 3 or 4 other group members to work with to complete everything by Friday. The purpose of the project was to work with propaganda and rhetorical techniques. As a group we decided to use the propaganda strategy plain folk because we included in our speech that our candidate was just like you and me. We also used name calling sort of to tell others what the opposing candidates did. Overall the most challenging thing was to complete the speech because you had to understand your political parties few and to write something that others would like to hear without lying. This project was difficult because some group members don't get along. The overall work was not too difficult once you understand what your doing. The techniques I used in the project will help me in future for future english class projects and future businesses they i may pursue as a career.business marketing is a very important skill to have in the business industry because you have to be able to sell your ideas whether ts a product or political campaign. It helps me better understand how commercial propaganda is used and it taught me how to apply the skills to a political aspect.