Some might say that it takes a lot of patience and experience to open up a new campus not knowing whether it will succeed or fail. Texas A&M San Antonio like many other colleges first inaugurated in 2011, expanding the A&M branch further South left a lot of people wondering what the outcome would be. At first it started off only offering upperclassman courses making it very rigorous for students who were interested in attending to apply straight out of high school. Then in the fall of 2016 TAMUSA opened up its doors to the very first freshman class. This event was bound to create the beginning of a new chapter for a lot more students giving them the opportunity to be first generation college students. It impacted plenty of people, including me, to make history and be the first to start new traditions at this particular school. By showcasing the pair of scissors that were used to cut the ribbon for the campus inauguration it leads people to remember all of the hard work and dedication that went into …show more content…
Since we have different perspectives based off our experiences, morals and values we tend to not be as open-minded. When we read an article, or see an advertisement displayed somewhere we tend to jump to our own conclusions being guided by the modes of persuasion. For instance, when I first came across the pair of scissors I myself had my own opinions about the object. However, I put that aside and thought about what message the audience would normally get from this and, what other point of views I could address this from to approach this visual argument in a different way. Without the pair of scissors and the legacy that it has left behind on this campus none of us would’ve joined this Jaguar family and made some of our greatest memories in this campus. Texas A&M San Antonio will continue to expand and take all of its future students through this journey once
There are many ways to make an argument, and these are not limited to only magazine articles or conversations with others. A widely used form of argument is visual images which can be used from product ads to political campaigns. The benefit of using a visual argument to persuade an audience is the powerful statements that can come from images. This can be seen in the persuasive add made by the Ray Ban company for its classic styles of its self-claimed high end sunglasses. The overall intention of this add may to be the eventual sales of more classic sunglasses, but looking deeper into this visual aid it’s possible to see the argument the company is making. To better understand this visual argument the message, creator of the message, and
Advertisements often employ many different methods of persuading a potential consumer. The vast majority of persuasive methods can be classified into three modes. These modes are ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos makes an appeal of character or personality. Pathos makes an appeal to the emotions. And logos appeals to reason or logic. This fascinating system of classification, first invented by Aristotle, remains valid even today. Let's explore how this system can be applied to a modern magazine advertisement.
... role in the process of critical thinking, how imagery whether through television, billboards, books or magazines has a profound impact on how we view the world and that we have been bombarded with images, whether positive or negative, to a point where we become oblivious to the underlying messages these images are conveying to us. They suggest that images define who we are and what we do, for example, a beautiful model wearing a designer pair of shoes in a magazine conveys to us that we too can be a beautiful, confident woman if only we had those shoes. Another example, on the negative slope of imagery is an advertisement for alcohol or cigarettes, these advertisements are designed to sell, and we are willing to buy. The editors make it clear that we need to be subjective when viewing these images, to go beyond the immediate and look for the underlying message.
As found in all styles of persuasive compositions, the appeals are vivid and thoroughly present here in the forms of ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos, the use of credibility, authority, and/or character to persuade the audience, is used by Carson where she quotes the Fish and Wildlife Service on the dangers of the use of parathion. This not only displays to the reader that another also feels this way about parathion, but it also introduces a highly credible and authoritative establishment that shares this idea. Logos, the reasoning that the audience finds in the media, appeals to the reader’s common sense where Carson logically explains, “The problem could have been solved easily by a slight change in agricultural practice—a shift to a variety of corn with deep set ears not accessible to the birds…” The reader understands that there are better alternatives and may begin to question the morals of the farmers. Immediately after this application of logos, the tone becomes dark and accusative as Carson implements pathos, influence achieved from the manipulation of feelings, desires, or fears, by presenting the farmers as persecutors. She does this by us...
The Cry of Tamar was a very impactful book to read as a woman in general. But to be transparent, it was exceptionally impactful for myself: a woman who has been a victim of emotional and sexual abuse. There was a lot of great material in the book, but I would like to reflect on the topics most impactful to myself.
approach was to teach the viewer that the statement, “a picture can say a thousand words” is
In the article, Jay Mathews uses persuasive appeals, such as logos and strategies such as rhetorical questions, to strengthen his argument.
Like an argumentative essay, the objective of a visual argument is to take a position on a message or issue and convey that message to a desired audience. This is accomplished for a variety of reasons: to sell a product, refute another argument or position, or raise awareness on a subject. Visual arguments are effective because as the timeless idiom goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The mission of this visual argument by France ADOT is to present the overarching thesis that thousands of people owe their lives to organ donors, but instead of creating a page full of words, they used powerful imagery and text that appeals to human empathy in order to generate interest and attain their
After completing the chart on AOTA’s Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Technology and Environmental Interventions for Occupational Therapy Practice Position Paper, I was able to identify areas of proficiency and weaknesses. I am competent the areas of intervention and resource coordination and advocacy. I am weak in the areas evaluation and evidence-based practice.
This semester in kinesiology it has helped make my decision in what I want to to do in my career choice. Educating me on the human body and how the muscles work together, which is not only the study of human movement but the physical aspect but mentally as well, Kinesiology is describes the and explains daily activities, working out cardiovascularly or strength training, voluntary and involuntary movements and combining it with anatomy and physical education and psychological & sociological aspect as well giving knowledge in my future career as personal trainer, bodybuilder and biomedical engineer.
Perhaps the most effective way of portraying a thought or idea is being able to back it up with concrete facts. Throughout Odum’s article, facts can be found, but their effectiveness with respect to the...
You may be wondering how visual art is used to influence the public and prevent the spread of misinformation among a population. In this paper, I will first address the modes of access in order to better understand how to use the same methods in art-making to counter the heighten fear grown from artificial sources and to see if progress is possible. Mirroring methods used in advertising, the media spread information as if it is packaged, a commodity. An extreme, open-ended headline invites doubt into your head. A typical headline reads, “Are you and your family at risk?”, “The Top Ten Things Women Must Know to Keep Safe”, or “Ammo on Airplanes”. The headline is accompanied by a strong visual image; emphasis and contrast as principles of design are employed. The image and the headline stay with you, especially in the current multitask-oriented culture where viewer attention is hard to obtain and keep. Combine this with the juiciest partial details and placement; the image has the power to pull the viewer into an article or a news story. We, the viewers, remember what we see more than what is said or cited. The more graphic and extreme the image, the more likely the image becomes part of our memory. We store the imagery and then can use it later on- pulling up the image as proof in our minds. This exemplifies the availability heuristic, a cognitive bias in which a person relies upon what can easily be remembered rather than complete data.
When making an argument or using persuasion, pictures are useful in that they can be intricate and persuade the audience in a certain way that the text alone could not. However, the simultaneous ability of pictures to be simplistic and natural also makes them ideal for delivering ideas that are modest and blunt. The Endangered Wildlife Trust combined this ability with text to contradict a persuasive technique, common belief, among its audience and inspire a specific type of action.
Spirited Away is a Japanese anime movie by Hayao Miyazaki and produced under Studio Ghibli. The film was first released in July of 2001, and became the most successful film in Japanese history, grossing over $274 million dollars worldwide. The film was so successful, it even overtook Titanic (top grossing film at the time) and because the highest-grossing film in Japanese history with a total of $229,607,878. (Johnson, G. A.)
This lesson is designed to review and reinforce a few important concepts about plants (e.g. Needs, parts, sequence of planting) and to also guide the students through applying a few scientific inquiry (e.g. Making observations, experimentation, discussion, reflection, reporting results etc.). The students have previously planted corn and bean seeds and today’s lesson has provided the students a chance to see the results of the planted corn and bean seeds. Additionally, seeds have been planted under and growing under the following conditions: without water, and without soil. The students see the results of these seeds planted under these conditions for the past week. Two plants in particular have already been grown their growth has been