In Class Writing

I would say the time that sticks out most in my mind was the time that I had to prepare a speech to give in front of a bunch of older men as to every detail that was in my eagle scout project report. I had to include every hour that was spent working on the project, who all was included in the work that was taking place, where the work was being done, and also what time of day. I had to come up with a cost estimate of materials that would be needed for the project. I had to give an estimate as to how long the project would take. Everything in the report had to be extremely detailed and complete. As if the report of the project wasn't enough I had to get up in front of people who aren't even my peers and inform them as to why I felt that I had met and exceeded the requirements of this achievement level. As for the informing I had to inform them of what my project had accomplished and who would be benefiting from my work. I had to convince them that I had accomplished everything to the utmost detail. I explored a vast variety of ways in which to get the job accomplished. Finally I had to make decisions as to how we were going to get money for the materials that were needed and how it was going to get done. In this case I feel I demonstrated all four of those aspects pretty well and feel that is my best example of an argument that I've had to make and the reasons for it.

Journal Entry #2

Personally I would say that a slogan that originally wasn't even close to being nationally is now an international logo and popular among youth of today and that is the Tapout logo or slogan. This brand is a brand of fight gear or equipment that also has a vastly increasingly popular clothing line. This brand first originated with the UFC and the UFC in itself has climbed the ladder for viewership and popularity in the past decade. Back in the 90's hardly anyone knew about the sport and a lot of those who did looked at the sport as not being a sport rather it was just human cock fighting in a sense. This sport is now one of the biggest sports around if not even more popular than boxing. This sport has evolved astronomically because of this Tapout logo its given people something to associate with this vastly growing sport. The Tapout brand has also led the way for other fighting brands like Warrior and Affliction and other less renowned brands.

Jon Stewart's Daily Show

I believe that Jon Stewart is a news anchor by definition but I use the title news anchor very loosely. He reports on things that are day to day topics worthy of being published over the news. The way in which he discusses the daily events however is not worthy to be noted as reliable or notable. He approaches each topic of news with humor and one can easily depict his opinion from the topics he is discussing. This humor can be easily found at times to be very insulting, like for instance saying the republicans are playing chess while the democrats are in the nurses office for again gluing their balls to their thighs is very insulting and humiliating.

Journal Entry #1

The person that I think influenced American Society in a great way was, Martin Luther King Jr. He was one of the main reasons the United States is the way it is today. He single handily set our nation on a pedestal for the world to see that people can live in equality without the racial discrepancies. If it wasn't for him I don't think that our nation would be as cohesive as it is today. Now I'm not saying that he was the only person to strive for equal rights. Just that the way he went about it with his actions and words always peaceful and easy to the year; not abrasive and offensive in anyway. For instance Malcolm X was another hugely influential equal rights activist. He however supported the violent approach towards accomplishing this goal. Had Dr. King not died for what he believed in, although sad that he perished before witnessing his dream, it would not have impacted the U.S., if not the world, in the way that he did.