My First Summer in the Sierra
Audience: To people interested in his journey
Purpose: To tell about his expierience in the Sierra
Ethos: He was there so he knows what it was like and he drew a pictures as proof
Pathos: He writes about living things that are human and gives them human characteristics
Logos: The picture of the movement of the grasshopper
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
Audience: I thought it was kind of like a journal so his audience was himself and anybody who wants to read about this guys journey
Purpose: To tell people about his journey to the gulf
Ethos: He listens to stories told by the men of alligators
Pathos: He writes that everybody is loved by God and its not about humans
Logos: He uses Bible references
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks- Abbey
I think the audience is people who don't care about national parks and the purpose is to get them to care.
What kind of rhythm does the writer create? Is there a variety in the sentence structure?
The writer creates a funny yet serious rhythm. He establishes it early by cracking a couple of jokes but later makes some serious points. I like this because it makes you want to keep reading plus you are getting something out of it. The sentence structure is pretty normal. I basically just chose this question so I could write about the funny tone. There are a couple spots where it is not quite as normal. In the middle of the piece he lists five solutions to a question and he numbers a couple of paragraphs later.
What kind of rhythm does the writer create? Is there a variety in the sentence structure?
The writer creates a funny yet serious rhythm. He establishes it early by cracking a couple of jokes but later makes some serious points. I like this because it makes you want to keep reading plus you are getting something out of it. The sentence structure is pretty normal. I basically just chose this question so I could write about the funny tone. There are a couple spots where it is not quite as normal. In the middle of the piece he lists five solutions to a question and he numbers a couple of paragraphs later.
Speech at Grand Canyon Arizona - Roosevelt
I think the audience was the people of Arizona, Native Americans, and people who have not been to the Grand Canyon before. There were many purposes of the speech. One was for Arizonans to know what Roosevelt wanted to do with the Grand Canyon. Another purpose was to tell Native Americans that they are part of us and we are equal. The last purpose I think was to tell people to visit the Grand Canyon because it is a great thing to see.
What specific details stay in your mind? Why? How do these small details lead to larger ideas?
What really stuck out to me was the fact that he used his military backgroud a lot in the speech. It stuck out because he used it so many times. The stories about the military helped to get to some of the larger ideas.
What specific details stay in your mind? Why? How do these small details lead to larger ideas?
What really stuck out to me was the fact that he used his military backgroud a lot in the speech. It stuck out because he used it so many times. The stories about the military helped to get to some of the larger ideas.
Speechwriters LLC- Southeast Asia
Audience Purpose
I think the audience is people in the United States. The purpose is to compare Southern California to Southeast Asia and portray how they feel. Ethos is represented in the use of "us" and "we". Pathos is used because they are trying to make it appealing by comparing it to Southern California. There isnt really anything to do with logos.
I think the audience is people in the United States. The purpose is to compare Southern California to Southeast Asia and portray how they feel. Ethos is represented in the use of "us" and "we". Pathos is used because they are trying to make it appealing by comparing it to Southern California. There isnt really anything to do with logos.
A First American Views His Land - Momaday
Who is the audience? What is the prupose?
I think the piece was intended for people who don't care about the earth because the purpose of the writing was to bring atention to nature and show how the Native Americans treat nature as if it were family.
How does the writer structure and to what effect?
The writer uses poems in the writing. The piece starts out with a poem then talks about the past. Another poem is then used and the writer then uses some of his own things that he tells people. This goes on a couple more times and then it ends in a poem. This creates somewhat of a break for the reader which is nice because it is a long piece.
I think the piece was intended for people who don't care about the earth because the purpose of the writing was to bring atention to nature and show how the Native Americans treat nature as if it were family.
How does the writer structure and to what effect?
The writer uses poems in the writing. The piece starts out with a poem then talks about the past. Another poem is then used and the writer then uses some of his own things that he tells people. This goes on a couple more times and then it ends in a poem. This creates somewhat of a break for the reader which is nice because it is a long piece.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Wildness Symposium: Patricia Smith
I am not going to lie I was not very excited to go to the wildness symposium and listen to a poet but I came away very surprised. There is a huge difference between reading the poems yourself and having the actual poet read them to you. Patricia Smith captured the attention of everyone in the room by the way she read. She emphasized some words, said some words softly, and used a lot of different voices. Ms. Smith did this all while coming off of a cold. After every poem she would have to cough and take a sip of her drink.
When she was first introduced it was quite a long introduction due to all of the awards she has won and I can see why. She was a four time Poetry Slam champion and was on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam.
A few poems really stuck out to me on the day. The first one was about the dog Luther B. When she read this she used her New Orleans voice and it seemed like it was really her dog. We did find out before the poem though that she is not even a dog person. The next one was the one where 32 people died in the nursing home. The reason this one stuck out was because it was so long. My favorite one though was the last one she read. Ms. Smith read “Siblings” on page 75 in Blood Dazzler. It talks about all of the hurricanes that happened during the year and how they do not speak of Katrina.
When she was first introduced it was quite a long introduction due to all of the awards she has won and I can see why. She was a four time Poetry Slam champion and was on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam.
A few poems really stuck out to me on the day. The first one was about the dog Luther B. When she read this she used her New Orleans voice and it seemed like it was really her dog. We did find out before the poem though that she is not even a dog person. The next one was the one where 32 people died in the nursing home. The reason this one stuck out was because it was so long. My favorite one though was the last one she read. Ms. Smith read “Siblings” on page 75 in Blood Dazzler. It talks about all of the hurricanes that happened during the year and how they do not speak of Katrina.
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