Surprisingly, it was fun

Writing a 10 page paper is not easy, but writing a 10 page paper on something that you feel strongly about is a bit easier.  My issue's paper I wrote on the effects of teens from playing violent video games.  It really touched home for me because i have a brother that plays video games constantly back and home and my entire family can tell that he has changed a little bit personality wise.  He used to be this fun, loving kid but now he becomes aggressive easily.  Due to all the studies that have been done, it is proven that video games cause aggression with youth.  I looked up a lot of studies that proved this.  I also looked up the positive effects of video games if played the right way.  Don't get me wrong, I love video games.  I just think people need to take precaution on the time they play.  I liked this issue's paper and how it opened my eyes to new information that I didn't know anymore.  Thanks Chris!!

5 bAcKgRoUnD sOuRcEs

 http://www.thetotaltransformation.com
-James and Janet Lehman

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2001.tb00787.x/abstract
-JL Sherry

http://www.sciencedirect.com
-Douglas Gentile

http://facstaff.unca.edu/tlbrown/RM1/VideoGamesAggression.pdf
-Bruce Bartholow

http://web.clark.edu/mjackson/anderson.and.dill.html
-Craig Anderson

Woot Woot Issue's Paper!

Okay, so can I just say how excited I am for this issues paper?!  Yes, I know that it's got to be almost 10 pages but I guess the reason is because I am excited for my topic.  I was really confused on what to write my topic on until Chris brought up Zombies.  Now Connor has dibs on the whole "zombie apocalypse"  thing but I also wanted to focus on Zombies... kinda. haha What my topic will be on is How Violent Video Games affect Aggression in Human Beings.  The reason this ties into zombies is because I am a fan of Call of Duty and I'm amazing at Nazi Zombies (yes, I am very proud of that fact).  I recently went to a seminar by a guy who talked about this so I have many stats and new studies on it.  I'm going to be talking a lot on how it causes violence in men, and why not women.  I'll also be talking about what else happens when people play violent video games compared to non-violent ones.  I also have many personal stories.  Basically, I am very excited to write about this. Finally, I can prove to my brother that being addicted to video games is not a good thing.  Let me know what you think!

Diction, Tone and Figurative Language

Wangari uses the tone of her voice and writing to put things across.  She wrote her Nobel Peace Prize speech for that moment, and uses language that she knows will affect people at the moment.  Her speech probably wouldn't be as great if she were to just say it at any time but the way she says it is perfect.  She uses a lot of imagery and allusions to show people how she feels about this.  She has a way to make you believe what she is saying is true.  That to me, is a correct rhetorical analysis.

Nobel Piece Prize Thesis

People in Africa need to start becoming more independent instead of being dependent on other Nations.  Also, the women in Africa need better economic situations of Women.  One women giving a Nobel Peace Prize is not enough, more people need to join and help.

Audience and Context Worksheet

For our blog post tonight we are supposed to write on what articles we are reading in the Globalization book.  Ironically, the article that I am doing was the one we analyzed today.  I promise I didn't copy ;)
So the article's title that I am looking into is called The Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech.  It is about the first African lady to be awarded the Nobel peace prize.  She got it because she wanted to improve the economic situation for women in Africa.  She lives in Kenya, Africa and she did this in response to the depletion of environmental resources in her area like trees, water, etc.  I am proud of her for doing this in response to her concern for her country.  A few setbacks could be money problems, and also that the African nation is becoming too dependent on other nations.  I am proud of her because she is making a difference.  He Audience is everyone.  Her people.  The government.  Americans.  Anyone and anybody that would like to help her.  I look up to her.

Overview of Opinion Editorial

I thought the opinion editorial was fantastic!  Now, I'm usually not this excited on essays (usually I dread them) but I actually enjoyed this one.  It was a good way for us as students to say our opinion and not feel like we were hurting anyone's feelings.  It really helped me because my topic was something that I've been thinking about for a long time and have not been able to have the courage to say anything about.  This essay helped me get out my feelings and write what I feel strong about.  It kinda seems like a journal to me. :)  Overall,  I really enjoyed the opinion editorial assignment!