Blog Week 7A

Whenever people want to get their point across, they use many subject specific rhetorical terms to do so. These tools can be effective on their own, or can be combined in order to make people react in the sought after way. If these things are used correctly, they can help portray one way in a better light than the other, making it the more desirable choice. They can call people to action, or simply inform them on what the author wants to discuss. A few of the terms that are used to describe their technique are as follows:
persuasive themes
Persuasive themes are used all the time within both text and visual media. It's an important tool used to persuade a large amount of people into thinking or acting a certain way. In order to reach the largest amount of people possible, these themes are generally shared across the globe. This can be anything as subtle as a child holding a puppy in an add, or as dramatic as a starving African child being shown while someone is asking for donations. These images give everyone a similar feeling of either happiness, or a feeling that they are responsible to help the starving children.
Master narratives
A master narrative is a story shared across a specific culture or tradition. They are usually used to promote that cultures way of life, giving the people in it a sense of pride. One example of this is the American dream. The thought that with some hard work, you can rise above poverty, is a rather uplifting thought that gives off a positive message of America. They can have an adverse effect however, such as the view of middle eastern nations within the general population of America.
National gaze
These are very similar to master narratives, but rather than a whole story it is generally one picture, word, smell, or any of the other senses that set off the reflection. Much like the master narratives, they are usually things shared across one culture rather than globally. One example of a national gaze is 9/11. The US certainly views this on a completely different level as any other nation, and therefore it provokes that specific feeling only within our nation. 
Content & Technical signatures
The contents of a piece of visual media determine how the audience views and feels towards that picture. Different colors, for example, evoke different emotions. Bright florescent colors can evoke happiness, excitement, or anger. While dark colors and shading tend to evoke feelings of depression, fear, or anxiety. If someone were to view a picture of a beach with a sunset in the background, then one of the same beach being tormented by a hurricane, the few content changes give the viewer a whole new reaction. 
audience resonance & effects
That reaction can then be observed, and even measured through audience resonance & effects. By judging how people react to a certain image, people can start to develop a method to which kind of images they will use. People shopping for dog food will tend to go for the brand that has the healthiest and happiest looking dog on it. We know this, because time and time again it has been proven true through people consistently making that choice.

Blog Week 6A

Comparing one thing to another is something that we do in our daily lives, sometimes without even knowing it. We are drawn to similarities that we have taken a liking to. That's because they help show how things are linked, and if we like one thing, chances are we'll like something similar. That is if they don't have differences that you don't like in the similar thing. Though things are similar, they always have differences. This contrast allows you to distinguish between two similar things, and allow you to make decisions such as your preference.
In order to start comparing two things you first must establish a basis of comparison. Some things are much easier to compare than others, simply because they share a major attribute. The two things being compared may be a song, and a remake or cover of that same song. Sometimes however you have to go even farther back to find the basis of comparison. The two things may be two completely different songs, but their both songs nonetheless. But once you find that basis you can really start to compare and contrast them. This comes in handy particularly when you are able to compare something your audience isn't familiar with to something they know well. Or to be able to give them an example of a polar opposite example to give them some sort of an idea of what you're talking about.

Blog Week 5A

There are quite a few rhetorical gazes, and each one is used to reach a certain audience. They help link some memory, idea, or even feeling by giving you an image related to that memory, idea, or feeling. One of the gazes is the familial gaze. These remind us of a moment that we share with a tight group of people. These people can range from family to friends, but always include people we know. Another one of the gazes is the national gaze, which isn't as intimate. This one is shared on a national level, such as 9/11. The next gaze is a global gaze, which can easily be inferred that it's shared on a global level. Then you have the consumer gaze, which is used to target a certain customer base. This is very present within stores, where bright colors on packaging is used. Or how the sugary things are more likely to be in the line of sight of children, and the healthier shelf items are usually placed higher up. Then there's the travel gaze. An example of this one is a picture of a smiling kid standing next to mickey mouse, which makes people want to take a trip to Disney Land. And finally there is the political gaze, which can be used to promote something or slander another. It's not likely that someone looking at a picture of President Obama wouldn't have the thought of Romney enter their mind.

Blog Week 4A

Cause and effect can be a valuable tool in order to reach an audience. It helps show not only how something happens, but analyses why something happens. It bridges related ideas in order to make them more comprehensible. It puts things in a chronological order, and allows the audience to easily follow along. It paints a background to the current event, rather than just jumping into it which can get rather confusing. It allows people to sometimes analyse characters reasoning and thought process based upon their actions and decisions. Also, by seeing how they have gotten to that point allows people to predict what will happen in the future based upon how you think the characters will react to the causes.

Blog Week 3B

Peer reviewing is a very important part of the writing process. One of the main reasons is that it gives you a chance to monitor other peoples reactions to your story. Its a chance to either get positive reinforement, or to get constructive criticism. The latter however only matters if your willing to listen to what people have to say, and to put what they say into action. Another important aspect is that its a fresh pair of eyes. When you proof read your own work, you tend to have a bias towards it. You want your paper to be flawless, and that tends to make the mistakes not stand out quite like they should. Bringing someone new in eliminates this problem. They will also be more likely to point out mistakes that you honestly thought were correct.

Blog Week 3A

        In Zambreno's article, she uses many rhetoric skills, and does so effectively. One thing that she did was to make the thesis statement very clear about what she would be discussing. She then put it in chronological order in order to give you a little history of Aurthurian literature. This too makes it fairly easy to follow along with what she is discussing. She also executes her transitions very smoothly. In one instance she simply stated that she would be moving on from past Aurthurian literature to present Aurthurian literature.
         Another significant thing she does is go into further detail about some possibly confusing parts. She even went as far as to describe words that she used such as piecemeal. This is very important when using words not very well known, or that have some sort of back story to them.

2A - Narratives

Understanding narratives is an important part of English. They allow people to logically go from one point to another in a reasonable order. Without this chronological fashion its hard to comprehend what it is being discussed through not only text but speech. It's important to teach students how to comprehend these things so that they are able to do it on their own. If they understand it better, then they'll also have a deeper understanding of what is being presented to them. This also makes it easier to produce their own work.
when they do start to take these skills to their own works, it will show on how they present their ideas based upon whose on the receiving end. If their going to be arguing for a point, it makes their argument much more convincing if they use information that is relative to the subject. Even if it's not for an argument, it helps develop more complex aspects of stories. This makes it easier to relate them to the readers life, and to interpret them in their own way. It thickens the plot, makes the characters more believable, the theme more relevant, and the setting more real.