ENGL 1010 Notebook
#1:
Editorial Cartoon by Mike Keefe, Denver Post
1. What is the point of the cartoon?
I believe the point of this cartoon is to show that President Obama is reversing the precedents set during the Bush years by freeing scientific inquiries into stem cell research- in a humorous manner.
2. What do you need to know to understand the cartoon?
To understand this cartoon you would need to know President Bush's stance on furthering experimentation and research on stem cells was to only allow 60 stem cell lines to be used- all that were already created before he was president.
3. Political cartoons often exaggerate physical attributes. Is anything exaggerated?
Yes. "Science" has grown a beard, showing how long it's been since it has been put to use, and the cell could represent how long it's been since it's been in public.
4. Political cartoons are often ironic- pointing to the difference between the way things really are and what they are expected to be. Is the cartoon ironic?
No. Obama has been trying to make some changes.
5. Why is the cartoon funny or not funny?
This cartoon is funny because of how exaggerated it is.
I believe the point of this cartoon is to show that President Obama is reversing the precedents set during the Bush years by freeing scientific inquiries into stem cell research- in a humorous manner.
2. What do you need to know to understand the cartoon?
To understand this cartoon you would need to know President Bush's stance on furthering experimentation and research on stem cells was to only allow 60 stem cell lines to be used- all that were already created before he was president.
3. Political cartoons often exaggerate physical attributes. Is anything exaggerated?
Yes. "Science" has grown a beard, showing how long it's been since it has been put to use, and the cell could represent how long it's been since it's been in public.
4. Political cartoons are often ironic- pointing to the difference between the way things really are and what they are expected to be. Is the cartoon ironic?
No. Obama has been trying to make some changes.
5. Why is the cartoon funny or not funny?
This cartoon is funny because of how exaggerated it is.
#2:
Record what you've learned from the Cornell library site on "Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals" and Information Counterfeits at the John Hopkins site. Chose an article for Analysis 1 and record why this article caught your interest for doing this rhetorical analysis.
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals:
Scholarly: Concerned with academic study, especially research, exhibiting the methods and attitudes of a scholar, and having the manner and appearance of a scholar.
Substantive: Having a solid base, being substantial.
Popular: Fit for, or reflecting the taste and intelligence of, the people at large.
Sensational: Arousing or intending to arouse strong curiousity, interest, or reaction.
Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals:
Scholarly: Concerned with academic study, especially research, exhibiting the methods and attitudes of a scholar, and having the manner and appearance of a scholar.
Substantive: Having a solid base, being substantial.
Popular: Fit for, or reflecting the taste and intelligence of, the people at large.
Sensational: Arousing or intending to arouse strong curiousity, interest, or reaction.
Scholarly
Also known as: Academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals.
What to look for:
Also known as: Academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals.
What to look for:
- Often have an abstract., a descriptive summary of the article contents, before the main text of the article.
- Generally have a sober, serious look. They often contain many graphs and charts but few glossy pages or exciting pictures.
- Always cite their sources in the form of footnotes or bibliographies. These bibliographies are generally lengthy and cite other scholarly writings.
- Articles are written by a scholar in the field or by someone who has done research in the field. The affiliations of the authors are listed, usually at the bottom of the first page or at the end of the article-- universities, research institutions, think tanks, and the like.
- The language is that of the discipline covered. It assumes some technical background on the part of the reader.
- The main purpose is to report on original research or experimentation in order to make such information available to the rest of the scholarly world.
- Many, but not all, are published by a specific professional organization.
Substantive
Quite attractive in appearance, although some are in newspaper format. Articles are often heavily illustrated, generally with photographs.
What to look for:
Quite attractive in appearance, although some are in newspaper format. Articles are often heavily illustrated, generally with photographs.
What to look for:
- Sometimes cite sources, though more often do not.
- May be written by a member of the editorial staff, a scholar, or a free lance writer.
- The language of these publications is geared to any education audience. There is no speciality assumed, only interest and a certain level of intelligence.
- Generally published by commercial enterprises or individuals, although some emanate from specific professional organizations.
- The main purpose of periodicals in this category is to provide information, in a general manner, to a broad audience of concerned citizens.
Popular
Come in many formats, although often slick and attractive in appearance with lots of color graphics (photographs, drawings, etc.)
What to look for:
Come in many formats, although often slick and attractive in appearance with lots of color graphics (photographs, drawings, etc.)
What to look for:
- Do not cite sources in bibliography. Information published in popular periodicals is often second or third hand and the original source is rarely mentioned.
- Usually very short and written in simple language.
- The main purpose is to entertain the reader, to sell products, or to promote a viewpoint.
Sensational
Come in a variety of styles, but often use a newspaper format.
What to look for:
Come in a variety of styles, but often use a newspaper format.
What to look for:
- Their language is elementary and occasionally inflammatory or sensational. They assume a certain gullibility in their audience.
- The main purpose of sensational magazines seems to be to arouse curiousity and to cater to popular superstitions. They often do so with flashy headlines designed to astonish.
Information Counterfeit:
Information: Knowledge communicated concerning some particular fact, subject, or event; that of which one is apprised or told; intelligence, news. spec. contrasted with data.
Propaganda: The systematic propagation of information or ideas by an interested party, esp. in a tendentious way in order to encourage or instil a particular attitude or response. Also, the ideas, doctrines, etc., disseminated thus; the vehicle of such propagation.
Misinformation: 1. The action of misinforming or condition of being misinformed.
2. Erroneous or incorrect infomation.
Disinformation: The dissemination of deliberately false information, esp. when supplied by a government or its agent to a foreign power or to the media, with the intention of influencing the policies or opinions of those who receive it; falso information so supplied.
Information: Knowledge communicated concerning some particular fact, subject, or event; that of which one is apprised or told; intelligence, news. spec. contrasted with data.
Propaganda: The systematic propagation of information or ideas by an interested party, esp. in a tendentious way in order to encourage or instil a particular attitude or response. Also, the ideas, doctrines, etc., disseminated thus; the vehicle of such propagation.
Misinformation: 1. The action of misinforming or condition of being misinformed.
2. Erroneous or incorrect infomation.
Disinformation: The dissemination of deliberately false information, esp. when supplied by a government or its agent to a foreign power or to the media, with the intention of influencing the policies or opinions of those who receive it; falso information so supplied.
Chose an article for Analysis 1:
I chose "More to a smile than lips and teeth", The New York Times (2011) because I always wonder what a smile means. Everyone has a variety of them, happy ones, sad ones, confused.. What is the meaning behind them?
I chose "More to a smile than lips and teeth", The New York Times (2011) because I always wonder what a smile means. Everyone has a variety of them, happy ones, sad ones, confused.. What is the meaning behind them?
#3:
Review the Michael Shermer video on the PSY homepage. Write a brief summary of the video and describe new insights you gained from watching it. What do these new insights mean to you in terms of perceptions and critical thinking?
In the video, Michael Shermer talks about various points pertaining to psychology. Many were of "phenomenons" of the world, such as aliens and the ability to speak to the dead. He showed different views of each of these topics and explained them. I learned that you have to make sure to record the number of misses as well as hits when it comes to testing theories, and that people are getting smarter- 3 IQ points every 10 years, and that we, as humans, are pattern seeking animals, we're programmed to see faces.
I gained the ability to question everything, and to not believe what others show or say to you.
I gained the ability to question everything, and to not believe what others show or say to you.
#4:
Write a summary of Chip Walter's "Affairs of the Lips" (210) and how his language and explanations can help you write your Observation 1.
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In Affair of the Lips Chip Walter explains the evolution of the act of kissing- how it most likely began as a way of feeding their young for our ancestors and other animals and how it has progressed to a level of showing intimacy and committment.
The simple act of kissing employs many areas of the body, it triggers neural messages and chemicals in the brain- this will help me with Observation 1 because, in that paper, I have to explain everything that occurs in the human body while doing everyday tasks.
The simple act of kissing employs many areas of the body, it triggers neural messages and chemicals in the brain- this will help me with Observation 1 because, in that paper, I have to explain everything that occurs in the human body while doing everyday tasks.
#5:
Write a summary responding to the prompt for Bronson's article (218). Include thinking on how this article may help you write Observation 2.
#6:
Write a summary of Connell's "Dropout" essay and how it might help you create your Reflection 1.
#7:
Write a summary of Tan's "Mother Tongue" (100). How does her forgetting something important (her mother in the audience, language differences at home and other parts of her life, etc.) lead to an exploration of her memories and what's it represent in the Meyer's (PSY 1010) textbook?
#8:
Record your thoughts as you brainstorm on the possible choices of topics for Analysis 2 (A or B). What choice did you make for this assignment and why?
#9:
What new insights or perspective did you learn about yourself from the section on Social Psychology? Describe an "aha" moment (something you discovered) and a "hmmm" thought (something you are still wondering about).
#10:
Record your brainstorming, outlining, free writing which led to your choosing a topic for the Issue Evaluation.