Faith Norford

JoAnne Harris

English 1101

22 July 20166

 

Research Proposal/ Presentation

 

Peer Review: Use this space to make critique today's presentations. For instance, what work's, doesn't work, and how can presenters improve their delivery?

 

 

       All of my classmates did an amazing job on their presentations. They kept me interested, kept me on my toes and kept me questioning. Some of my classmates could of been better with their timing, including myself. A lot of our presentations took too long and were not very time considerate.  Some could have more words and less pictures. A lot of the presentations had too many pictures and I couldn't understand their slides because their were no words to explain them. But I love how everyone had videos that related to their topic. Their videos were so funny and interesting and still related to their topic. I love the treats and handouts that made me interested in what their topic was and helped me keep up with their power points.

Faith Norford

JoAnne Harris

English 1101

18 July 2016

                          Compare and Contrast: Police Brutality Opposing Views Articles

              Police brutality is the biggest national topic right now that everyone knows about. In the last week the black community has reacted to years and years of unjustified killings and now people are starting to speak out. But the real question is why it had to get this far before those people actually spoke out about it. Both articles I read take different parts and different sides on the argument.  Aaron Paxton of CNN news tells his side and President Obama and vice president does also. One thing these men’s statements have in common is they both state their obvious opinion on the fact the America has a problem on their hands now. They take their side and they stick to it they don’t deviate and get into taking sides with the refutation but they tall their strong opinion’s point, blank, period.  They both have a heart for the situation at hand for the victims involved and they both speak for their arguments victims.

             These essays have some in common but they are very different. Aaron in the second article states a possible solution to the problem while Obama just aggressively goes against the opponent’s side.  For example Aaron states a middle ground when he basically says hay judicial system make some justice happen and we will be okay. Obama on the other hand harshly goes against his refutation by saying these shootings are the work of cowards they change nothing and nothing will change.  Aaron would have more of a persuasive article while Obama’s is mostly argumentative, and an argumentative essay is not really needed in a sensitive case like this one. So his article didn’t make a lot of people happy at all.

                Personally I would have to take Aaron’s side on this one. Not because he is rooting for the same thing I am but because he has better points made. He tells the horrible crimes done getting the audiences emotion. He states mostly facts not opinions giving him credibility. For example he says “The Guardian said 32% of African-Americans killed were unarmed while 15% of whites and 25% of Latinos did not have weapons.” He states facts the make the audience really think on wow that is a large percent of unarmed and sometimes even just innocent people that lost their lives and were no threat to the officer.  While Obama does nothing but get his emotions involved in the argument while not considering the cold hard facts of the judicial system is screwed up.

Works Cited

Somanader, Tanya. "President Obama on the Attack on Law Enforcement in Baton Rouge." The White House. The White House, 17 July 2016. Web. 18 July 2016.] Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 July 2016.]

Arnold, Aaron Paxton. "Police Brutality: The Real Whistle-blower." CNN. Cable News Network, 7 Aug. 2015. Web. 18 July 2016. Opposing View Points in Context 18 July 18, 2016]

Faith Norford

JoAnne Harris

English 1101

11 July 2016

Template For Writing: Toulmin Argument

                   Many colleges and universities have instituted online education programs. These programs are the best way for students to get a higher education while also having time for their work or family responsibilities. If colleges are going to meet the rising demand for education, they have to keep up with technologies evolution of classrooms and textbook instruction. The online course I took was a Literature course that made my high school schedule very flexible and less time consuming than the other classroom instruction I was given. Recent studies show that online course enrollment in US colleges and institutions grew by at least a million since online courses have first became popular.

" I would encourage everyone to take at least one online course"

 

-Andrew Simonecelli

 

 

 



Faith Norford

JoAnne Harris

English 1101

11 July 2016

Template for Writing: Rogerian Argument

        With more and more students taking online courses, both the students and the colleges benefit. For example, college online courses are very profitable, allowing schools to reach nationally and internationally, the schools can provide education to students without classroom expenses. For the students, online classes allow students to have flexibility, time for family and work responsibilities. In addition the number of undergraduate students taking at least one online course expanded from 8% to 20%.  However, online education does have some drawbacks. For instance, educators wonder whether online classes duplicate the benefit the face to face instruction provides. These problems could easily be solved. First, taking some classes face to face at least once a month can make sure the students get that classroom instruction and it does not even have to be in a classroom a once a month face to face meeting at a library can be less costly but still beneficial. Second, we can have face to face online classes, like a video call. That way the professors can see the students face so they can better determine if the student gets the subject or not. If these problems are addressed, both students and colleges would benefit because colleges won’t spend a lot of money but will still cater to students internationally and the students benefit by getting that face to face instruction with their professors.

 

 

 

 

Works Cited

 

Kirszner, Laurie G. Is Online Education as Good as Classroom Education? 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2011. Print.

Media Violence

Faith Norford

JoAnne Harris

English 1101

3 June 2016

                      

                         Mediaviolence.org: Top Kid Games 2011

         Kids have been playing games for centuries, but what’s the difference from games back then like hopscotch, to games now like Grand Theft Auto? Violence, the violence in the 21^st century games have our siblings, children and grandchildren addicted to that big screen in our living room. The picture posted on mediaviolence.org shows a lot to different people. Some say the picture just shows an excited kid playing a game that he is so in tuned to because he wants to win. To me this picture shows one thing, it shows how the thing that has children’s minds is no longer just the game but the violence in the game.

      “The top 5 games of 2011 are Rage, Bullet storm, Max Payne, Twisted Metal and Deus Ex.3: Human Revolution” says CNBC. Anything weird about those names listed to you? They are all violent games, no game listed was Barbie or Just Dance. The reason behind that is because violence has took control of so many of the youth’s minds and we are so blind to it because we say “if they are quiet and happy they are okay.” But when is it not okay, when another Columbine happens? When the kids’ take what the game is teaching them to the world and other people get harmed in the process, is that when it is not okay? This picture may show a kid playing a game that wants to win, but it also shows an addicted kid who represents more than 20% of kids in the 21^st century playing violent games on an everyday basis.

            Most say the violence in the games help people more than harming them. Texas A&M studies show “In fact, one recent study suggested that surgeons who played violent games were better at certain kinds of surgical procedures that require good hand-eye coordination.” Some even say the video games keep their kids inside from the dangerous outside world, which saves them from the peer pressure of their friends who are probably doing drugs or worst. My brother plays video games and my mom lets him, “It’s his vacation place where he doesn’t have to deal with the school bullies” she says. “That’s the only place where he doesn’t feel defeated by all the teenage boy issues” my mom constantly says.

            Even though that may be true, even I know the video games harm my brother more than help him. He has been in 3 school fights and suspended twice since he started playing the video games. He treats the kids he fight like the bad guys in the video games he watches and if it wasn’t for us taking his games, only a higher power will know what it could have spent off to. It’s not only my brother but even other kids around the world have jumped off of buildings because they thought they were super heroes or got into fights at school because they thought the other kids were the bad guys.  The games our children play are dangerous to their minds and dangerous to our world. 

“By the age of 18, the average child has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence, including 18,000 simulated murders, on television. It is not always easy to provide clear, consistent structure for children, but providing it often helps keep children safe and helps them grow to be responsible adults.”

— Jean Clarke

Works Cited

Alex. "Quotes: Media Violence." LDS Missions. N.p., 25 Dec. 2013. Web. 03 July 2016.

Ferguson. "Texas A&M International University." Texas A&M International University. N.p., 3 Oct. 2014. Web. 03 July 2016.

Nauert, Rick. "Media Violence." MediaViolenceorg Addiction Comments. N.p., 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 03 July 2016.

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