Media and Rhetoric

"What did you think was the most effective type of media in presenting an aspect of rhetoric? Would you have chosen a different media source if you could for the rhetorical analysis project? Why or why not?"

I think the most effective type of media in presenting an aspect of rhetoric would be television commercials. I believe they can hit the most effective of the human senses. They can set a mood with music (sound) and pictures (sight). Television commercials seem more effective than print ads and billboards because they have that extra element of sound, and more effective than radio commercials because they hold the element of sight. I would have chosen visual if it seemed possible for me to complete but it didn't seem like I could actually come up with something better than I could do with print media.

Hitchhiking

"how do you think the use of hitchhiking has changed over time?...what do you think is the cause of this? is it beneficial to those in need or just overall too dangerous?..explain your thoughts"

I don't think hitchhiking has changed much over time. I think people hitchhike for multiple reasons. One, to get from place to place. Two, for a thrill. Some people might find excitement from it. And third, well obviously because they are crazy and want to steal things from you or kill you. I think it is beneficial to the people who hitchhike for a good purpose, but it has obvious dangers too. I personally wouldn't pick up a hitchhiker, I've seen way too many scary movies. Although, I do feel bad when I pass people and it's pouring rain or freezing cold and I just simply drive by. You never know how much you could be helping a person out by giving them a simple ride.

prompt 1

"Why does everyone think that Gallien (the man who gave Chris a ride) in Into the Wild, opted to not call the police after Chris left his car? Gallien said, "I figured he'd be OK," but why would anyone think this considering where Chris was going with little to no supplies? State your opinion."

I think that Gallien opted not to call the police after Chris left his car because he wasn't too worried about him. Gallien offered Chris supplies multiple times but Chris always offered back a good reason why he didn't need them. He thought he would call it quits once he found out how rough the wild really was. I think another reason Gallien didn't really care about reporting Chris is because he'd seen so many people think that they could conquer the wild, he was just sort of annoyed that Chris seemed to be just another one of them.

Introduction

Hi everybody! My name is Taylor Erickson and I'm from Ferndale, Washington (its a suburb of Bellingham). I grew up playing sports and love being active. I'm loving WSU and I think finally getting settled in. I graduated high school in 09' and I did part time running start at Whatcom Community College for my junior and senior years. I've never really been interested in English classes, mostly because I am a terrible writer and I find it hard to do. I am super excited about studying abroad next year to France, Europe is my favorite place in the world.