Creative Practive(2)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brady-boyd/fake-trophies_b_1029539.html
1. Am I interested in the topic?
Absolutely because I agree with what he has written about.

2.Can I argue a position on this topic?
I agree completely with him.

3.Will i be able to find enough research material?
It will be somewhat hard because a lot of it would be opinionated.

4. Does this sort of research interest me?
Decently

Creative Practive(1)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/21/exotic-animals-belong-in-zoos/
1. Am I interested in the topic?
I am interested in this topic in the fact that it happened in Ohio.


2.Can I argue a position on this topic?
 Yes, I think that they could have done a little better job at keeping the animals alive at the same time keeping the people safe.

3.Will I be able to find enough research material?
I think that it will be rather easy to research considering how recent it occurred.


4.Does this sort of research appeal to me?
It interests me a decent amount. 

Ad(2)

Old Advertisement

Content:
Selling the cigarette along with sex.
Message:
The beautiful woman on the front is what is selling the cigarette. It is saying that if you smoke Kool cigarettes then you will be sexy like this woman or be able to get women like this.
Character/Setting:
There is no scene in this ad. It is just a beautiful woman holding a cigarette. She is young, beautiful, and by the dress and bracelet that she is wealthy. She is also white, but I would assume that is because back then that the white race was the wealthy and dominate race. It makes the focus towards young, white, and wealthy people.
Theme:
Sex appeal
Medium:
It was a printed add and the reason for this is because the time period.
Historical context:
USA during the 1950's
Word and Image:
Kool cigarettes are "cool" to smoke

College(s)

OUC
Ohio University- Chillicothe is a great place to come and meet friends along side with learning. OUC's focus on their web page is about the small town environment. They feature many pictures of students sitting together and interacting. I think that most colleges try to put this on their website. Something that I did notice that I thought was interesting is that they had a picture of two generations of the same family. It shows that OUC has some history.
UofL
The University of Louisville has much more to offer on their web page. Of course, they do have a lot more diversity, students, etc. They feature their latest event, a house speaker visiting, sports, and a campus picture. They have many other links to what is going on and off of campus. They are much more organized with links to different parts of their site.

Ruby

I was somewhat shocked to read this article. I think that the article is quite interesting in the fact of what it promoted. It is awesome that they promoted Ruby. Ruby stands for something that is somewhat true. As soon as you hit an age that you can start to understanding things, you have all these ideas forced upon you. Whether or not the idea is broad or narrow; they are forced upon you. The idea forced upon you that Ruby disagrees with is that you do not have to look like the Barbie’s and action figures that you grow up playing with. When you do think about it you are made to think that you have to have a Barbie figure or the muscles of an action figure. In a sense, this is unfair to people because as you grow up you start looking at other things that probably resemble Barbie or an action figure. For an instance, when I was younger I used to be a sports fanatic. Everything I done revolved around sports. So for instance, when I was really young I probably looked at sports cartoon books. Sports cartoon books would now be equivalent to ESPN the Magazine. These are the figures I would be viewing to be examples of what you should be to be an excellent athlete.

Advertisement

-Negative-

I make my way through the cloud of smoke to the back corner of the smoking area at the Stevenson Center. Then take a seat on the cold hard concrete and sit and observe the day dwindling away. A utility guy is obstructing my view to the beautiful walkway as he talks on his walkie-talkie about something probably he will have to fix. A large black man then adds to the interruption of my attempt to enjoy some peace and quite before the sun goes down. His first recipient to his call did not answer, therefore he feels the need to try and interrupt even more by making another call. As this all comes to an end Doug tells me a story about how his girlfriend had to wake him up early in the morning for a pointless doctors appointment. We talk about some other things and then after Seth tells me something we decide to go in a feed our starving stomachs.

+Positive+

As the sun is going down I take a seat on the back corner of the Stevenson Center. I am overlooking the walk area that is dressed in warm colored leaves by the forest when a man walks in front of me wearing a casual uniform. Dressed in green, the man starts pondering back and forth as his mustache bounces up and down. Once finished with the conversation on his business device he decides to bring the small white stick towards his mouth and takes a light puff. I notice a tall African American man stand up with a bright white smile coming from his face. He takes out his cell phone and leaves a pleasant voice mail and walks to my left. He stands at the edge of the bright green grass that is covered in those warm leaves and calls once more while we both notice a younger man taking a jog by the Fall-seasoned forest. I take a glace to my right and notice a man in a vibrant purple plaid shirt. He takes a cigarette out of his front pocket and takes a flick of the thumb to light it. Doug grabs my attention and we start talking about a gorgeous young lady for a few minutes to pass some time. Seth then directs me in the direction to find a cheap and affordable new car as I finish up writing my observations.

Marvel vs DC (1st Draft)

Tyler Halterman

Professor Morrows

English 151

October 4, 2011

Marvel vs. DC Universe

                What have cartoons came to today? You would assume from the title that I would be talking about Wolverine, Spiderman, & Ironman matching up and fighting against Batman, the Green Lantern, and the Flash. Well if you are thinking that you are thinking in the completely wrong direction. I am talking about poetry and how a poem featuring the Hulk as well as Superman. The poems I have read dealing with these classic cartoon characters should not be in poetry. Or should they… The two poems I have read have taken these ultra-strong; super human characters and put them into poetry. The perspectives of each of them are completely opposite of what you would normally read in most texts about these characters and are also quite interesting.

                The first poem that I read, note, passed to superman, obviously features Superman not the Hulk. This is a free verse poem that has no rhythm or rhyme scheme. I would consider this a “sneaky” poem for the simple fact that the meaning behind it is really obvious, but at the same time hidden. The poem being a “sneaky” poem, compliments the meaning behind the poem. The meaning in this poem is that nobody recognizes Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego, but recognize Superman. Superman and Clark Kent are the same exact person, but who knows who Clark Kent is? The reason I know that they are talking about Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, is because it says “if I had seen you dressed in your blue suit I would have known you.”

                What I learned from the Incredible Hulk, was the second poem that I read. This poem also does not have any rhythm or rhyme. The focus of this poem is not about smashing things or the hulk’s heart rate. It is about the Hulk’s more feminine side. I think that the meaning behind this poem is that every guy has a soft side, no matter how angry or mean they might be. The reason I say this is because it talks about a woman’s soft touch and her smile can work wonders. I think that they use the Hulk as a reference because he comes off as being such an angry person. In the end though the woman he is in love with is always the only one able to calm him down.  Therefore, it shows that no matter how angry a man gets “a smile and a soft touch along the bicep can work wonders.”

                The reason for picking the two poems that I did is because they both were dealing with comic book characters. I thought it was interesting that the two poets could take these action packed characters and put them into a completely different “atmosphere.” When you think of poetry you normally think of a love story summed up into stanzas that rhyme or something along those lines. I understand that most of the poems in Seriously Funny are not about that, but for the average joe or somebody who has not taken writing and rhetoric would assume what was said in the previous sentence. Eye-catching would be a good word that would describe another reason for choosing these poems. I think that these two poems are part of the few that I have seen that involve a comic book character. I would also think that the majority of the people who do not read poetry would pick something along the lines of these instead of something such as My Beloved by Charles Simic. The funny thing is; is that I believe that My Beloved is more interesting than note, passed to superman.

                Both of these poems are free verse poems that do not rhyme. Neither of these have any type of rhythm either. The obvious characteristic that these two poems have in common is that they are talking about comic book characters. This is basically all of the “likes” I could find between the note, passed to superman and what I learned from the Incredible Hulk.

                The differences between the two poems are ongoing. The way that the first poet takes Superman and puts him into their poem is much different from the way the second poet does with the Hulk. The note from note, passed to superman is talking to Superman directly in first person through the note. To where in what I learned from the Incredible Hulk they are just using the Hulk as a reference. The way they brought the meaning out in the poem about the Hulk was much more broad; or easier to understand. Which I think is odd because you would think that since they are talking to Superman in first person through the note you would be able to understand it easier. I guess that you also have to think about the content of the poem not the perspective of how it is told. Something else that I thought was odd was that the Superman poem was more than half the length of the poem about the Hulk, but twice as difficult to understand. Something else I should consider is it is not the length of the poem, but the content in it.