Essay 3: Journal #3

I have decided to use pictures from some of my favorite movies for the images.

Essay 3: Journal #2

I have decided to use another song titled "phone call" by Jon Brion. It is off the soundtrack from Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, my favorite movie of all time. And going along with the song I have decided to incorporate pictures from all my favorite films to summarize my story.

Essay 3: Journal #1

For our third essay I thought about using my commentary on the SATs, but later decided to use my memoir instead. Reasons for this choice are pretty obvious, the main one being: it's about my life.

For sound I have decided to use the song "The Maker" performed by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, wrote by Daniel Lanois.

In Defense of Torture

Sam Harris takes the less appealing side (to most) of a controversial topic: torture. However, he makes great points explaining that torturing prisoners of war or criminals of a certain caliber could save lives. Torturing could prevent dropping bombs. In my mind, and probably the majority of everyone else's, I immediately think of torture as brutal inhumane treatment like cutting off fingers or burning feet. But, Harris gives a less repulsive alternative: a pill that inflicts pain, yet inhibits screaming. This form of torture would be very affective and seems a little less excessive than first thoughts that come to mind.

Alone Together

I chose the sound of wolves howling because I feel it's kind of a universal sign for loneliness. Wolves are on their own quite a bit, but call out to each and regroup often. In the same way Senior describes how people in New York very much like to be alone, but it is our human instinct to be part of a community.

Diet for a Warm Planet

This video goes exactly along with what Whitty was saying in her essay. It explains what a carbon footprint is, and how to lower it. Because the time it takes to watch this youtube clip is much less than the time it takes to read her essay, the video could get her point across more efficiently.

Reading Response: Discovering the Truth: The Operation of Ethos in Anti-Smoking Advertising

This essay was very informative. It gave a great understanding of what exactly Ethos is. The author used ethos in her argument as well to support her stance on the Truth commercials. It really showed me that the tactics work because I am very opposed to those commercials, yet she made me double think. All in all I feel the non-smoking commercials do implement ethos well. However, I disagree with the section saying that the commercials are leaving everything up to the kids to decide. Maybe the older commercials when it said "seek the truth", now all they say is truth. Ultimately I guess it's better to have stupid commercials and less people smoking.