10 Things

10 Things I Really Want to Know

1)      What is the best language to know? For business, social, and political reasons.

2)      What is the best method to prevent injury in sports?

3)      When did our country begin this downward spiral? Economically, socially, politically. Why?

4)      What is the best profession to persue involving stability?

5)      What genetic detail affects epilepsy? Is it reversable?

6)      How close are we to creating robots (like in I Robot)?

7)      How much of our society is influenced from past civilizations?

8)      Is there a difference between believing in and following Jesus and going to church?

9)      How does marriage failure correlate to child getting into trouble or failing when they’re older?

10)   I know global warming is true, but how much should we really worry about it? Are we really affecting the earth as much as people say, or is the earth just in a weather pattern?

Ch 9

In the ninth chapter of "Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments", Faigley and Selzer suggest the key to building a strong argument using cause and effect is writing a clear claim. The authors then support their assertion by delving into the four ways to find causes: the common factor method, the single difference method, concomitant variation, and process of elimination. The authors purpose in writing this chapter is to inform students how to effectively write a casual argument or claim that goes beyond the obvious and sparks thought. This chapter was also intended for students looking to improve their writing skills at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Ch 7

In the seventh chapter of "Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments", Faigley and Selzer claim that nowadays writers seldom set out to define something for the sake of the definition or to compare for the sake of comparison. They support their claim by suggesting writers use certain techniques in a certain order that only leads to an end, as opposed to leading to open ended thoughts. I think the intended audience of this chapter is college students at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Priced to Sell

I thought the article Malcolm Gladwell wrote was one of the most interesting pieces I have read. It really gets you to thinking about technology and the impact this digital age is having on our lives. How much do we really use digital information? I use it daily. I can only think of a few things that I don't use electronically: my bible, textbooks (which even during my college career is switching to electronic), and a small number of books I have recieved as gifts. Which is crazy to think that the scholar model is applied to almost everything I view or use as a student and citizen. In my opinion, digital information should be free. There shouldn't be companies taking advantage of both the producer and consumer and overcharging for information that is technically "free" to create and consume. MIT is wrong for having wanted to persecute Aaron Swartz for trying to release information for free public use. As a student and possible health care professional, my field is every changing. Does advancing technology and information mean that I have to be left in the dust because I don't have access to this information? I don't think so. I think the wiki model is a concept in which our society should grasp and implement into our internet system, as socialist as that sounds. When information is essentially free to create and produce, it should be free to consume and use.

Rhetorical Precis 1

In his article "Aaron Swartz, Coder and Activist, Dead at 26" (2013), Kevin Poulsen explains Aaron Swartz's influential life and the unfortunate circumstances of his death. The author explains the different accomplishments of his life, from coding breakthroughs to activist activities, which inevitably led to his legal trouble with the government. Poulsen sheds light on his life in order to educate the public of the untimely circumstances of his death and the possible reasons or ramifications. His target audience was mostly everyone, based on the fact that most of his work affects most of the population.