Ewen and Ewen responce

Jeff J. Beck

English 1101

3/5/2012

Ewen & Ewen: Exploratory Writing

Ewen & Ewen

            In this writing it is very hard for me to see what they are arguing about. Honestly it seems if they are trying to make points that advertisement is in one way good and the other bad.  It goes back and forth and is very difficult to follow.  I do like some of the examples the author uses, and how they are used, but it makes me wonder if there is more to it or just a little blurb.

            For instance it talks about how a woman is traveling on the train and is in so much pain, and then there is a sign for pain pills, then takes two.   This makes me think that they are trying to say that even though the ads may be bad, we still use what they are advertising.  Then you have the boy that watch’s a vitamin commercial, the guy jumps out and freaks the kid out.  This to me says that it has a negative effect making it a bad advertisement, even though it is good for you to take multivitamins.

            Honestly I have no idea on how to make into my own words that of the last segment.  This whole writing was just off, and didn’t seem to make much sense. When it asks me to argue about what the two are arguing about, it makes me want to argue the fact that this to me sucked!  I really would like to see more about this writing so that I could better understand it and find the argument, and then be able to actually write a good response

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  I choose Jeff’s Ewen and Ewen essay because I do agree with him when he said, “it goes back and forth and is very difficult to follow.” It was hard to wright a response on this when there wasn't really a clear debate. I also agreed with him when he said, “the boy that watch’s a vitamin commercial, the guy jumps out and freaks the kid out.  This to me says that it has a negative effect making it a bad advertisement, even though it is good for you to take multivitamins. I think that this writing is about good and bad advertisements. And how to reach there consumers. 

  In Ewen and Ewen’s writing I think my favorite thing that they said was, “History of commercials that unties the seemingly random routines of daily life is one that embraces the rise on an industrial consumer society.” I think that the more relatable the commercial is to the consumer the more people it will reach. When you do a commercial you want the consumer to say oh I could use that. I think that what Jeff said about the clown being a bad commercial  is very true. My kids wouldn't want to eat something that came from a scary clown.

Ewen and Ewen

Ewen and Ewen

Natalie Beech

English 1101

  In this writing I understand the point that they are saying, advertising is everywhere. It is true. When I watch cartoon network with my kids all of the commercials and advertisements are about new toys or kids movies. All the time my kids say, “oh I want that for Christmas.” So adverting works. Especially when they direct it to the correct crowd. Like in this writing the lady is on the train and read an ad about taking a pill for pain. A few hours later she is taking something for pain. Is that a subliminal message? The cigarette ads can’t be shown any more because they used beautiful woman to advertises and made it look sexy and cool. But in reality it is discounting and nasty! 

  In this writing they are saying that some advertising is good and some is bad. Like how the vitamin clown popped out and scared the little kid. Now that is a horrible advertisement just because the fact of how many people are scared of clowns. When you advertise you want to choose something that will relate to there product that people enjoy and are comfortable with. Ewen and Ewen essay says, “that the history that unites the seemingly random routines of daily life is one that embraces the rise of an industrial consumer society.” I took this quote as, when you advertise you use everyday situations to advertise for your product.There are  two commercial that I remember when I was a child I think that they should have played one at a later time than during the day.I remember being scared. I was raised in a very  calm nice family. I wasn't use to this kind of family communication In the first commercial I saw a husband yell and hit his wife because she made pizza for dinner. I honestly don't remember what the commercial was for but I remember it was too much for me a young child. I The other commercial I remember is a good one it was about an indian standing on the highway saying don't litter  save the land. It is funny the things I remember but I think that in the Ewen and Ewen essay they are saying it is good to advertise in some ways and in others it isn't. I think that if you aim your advertisement to the correct crowd at the right time of day you reach the product consumer better. I think that in this essay they also show the different situations and different products that they reach out too.  Like I said above the reached out to there consumers in this essay: the clown on kids T.V. ,The lady on the train, Gina who wears Jordach. You can tell that the advertisements were advertised in the correct place to attract that consumer besides the clown that was just a bad advertisement.

History of my face

History of my face

Natalie Beech

English 1101

  I think that in this poem Khaled was comparing his facial features with his heritage. He is trying to creatively defined his specific features to himself to explain the different cultures his history originated from. I think it could be called facial genealogy. Its is interesting how people facial features explain there history. How Jewish usually have bigger noses. How African Americans have bigger lips. Each heritage has there own specific features 

  In Khaleds poem he says he said, “ his lips came with a caravan slaves, In Tokara those Greek , whose eyebrows I wear.” He is saying he comes form Yokara Grease he lived there as a poor child by the hospital where he was born. In Tokara they weren't looking to settle there but the greeks decided to declare it was theirs.  The knights invaded Tripoli and became slaves. The residents of the city found help from Istanbul. And in 1531 they brought along his nose. I kind of get confused on this part of the poem but I think it means that the Turks united with the Knights that invaded. I think I would have understood this poem if I knew more about these heritages. Than he goes on to say, “Uqba took my cites in the name of God. I think he means his heritage has been over come and he now  looks at his children and see his heritage in them. 

  I think that facials features are very is interesting now. Before all I thought of is how my kids look more like me or my husband I have only compared so far to my grandparents  but obvesouly it goes deeper than that. It goes all the way back to the 2 people Adam and Eve. Now when I look at people I am going to look at there facials features and wonder what heritage they are from.

  

reflective essay

Reflective Essay

Natalie Beech 

English 1101  

  I have learned a lot so far in English. I defiantly have realized that I am a very slow learner. I almost want to take a class after this semester on the correct punctuation and grammar. I know that I am  horrible at spelling, and I need to work on my grammar. Its funny, I am going to school but I am learning a lot from my child's 2nd grade class. He brings homework home and I am doing spelling with him and I suddenly remember that if an “E’” is at the end of the word it makes the vowel long in the middle of the word. I know that I have learned that along time ago but, I still forget. Being out of school for 10 years has defiantly effected my studding habits. I am glad I am only going part time right now just to help me get back in the groove of studding. I do know that a lot of my spelling is wrong so that is something in this essay when I looked for when I revised it. I mis spelt Creg’s list so I fixed that. 

  Another part of my essay that I had a hard time with is organization. I recently went and bought a book that will help me with that. I always forget to keep the past the past and the present the present. I my essay, I realized that I get thinking about things and put them down without organizing my thoughts first. I went to the writing lab and they showed me to use a spider graph to organize my thoughts. It has helped but I know I still have a long ways to go. 

  One thing in this class I really enjoy is how open we can be. I like that the fact we can say whats on our mind in our paper. It gives me more confidence when I am writing. I know that it is my opinion my thoughts and I cant be wrong on that. I just need to probably back it up with a little more evidence. 

  My writings are defiantly not the best but I am trying to learn again and remember how to study and be enthused about school. I do think that the writing lab will be helpful to me. I am excited to learn more and more. I need to work on my writting skills. And relearn the grammer rules. Especially organizing my thoughts like I said above. 

  So to conclude I have a lot of work to do in my writing but like I say practice makes perfect and the 500 words every week is defiantly making me practice. I will also go to the writing lab more. I will also review my writing more and more before I turn it in. I have a lot of work to do but I am excited to learn and grow from this experience because I know that this class will benefit me in my future.

Jordan's Exploratory

Natalie Beech

Jordan’s explortory

   In  June Jordan’s essay I didn’t understand why she incorporated her essay with Willie Jordan’s essay. Reading there names I wonder if they are related. Than after reading the story I think she used her connections to try to make Willies story famous a part of history. I have heard of police brutality on african American before. I am not a prejudices person. I don't see the reason of why they say brutality on black. Police are usually in the low income neighborhood. That can consist of whites, hispanic  black and such. I think that for the most part they are playing the racist card. I don't think an officer would shoot someone just because of there color. Like the rookie said most offers over react. But you have to look the the situation that the officer was in. Not to be rude but you hear a lot of the crime reports and they are involved with the black community. I don't know why but it is just the facts. I think June Jordan should have separated her essay with Willies because I was interested in the black english but when I started reading Willies essay I got upset because of the race card. I do think that at one time when blacks were fight for there rights to go to the same school as whites there was police brutality. Now I think there are a few people out there that are raciest. I looked up the statistic of hispanic and latinos  and African american police officers. there are 17.7% Hispanic and latinos and there was 11.4% African American law enforcement officers. Like I said there is defiantly racist people out there I know that for a fact living in Idaho. But at the same time there is more people that don't care what color you are they look at you as a person so people need to stop playing the racist card. 

  I like Junes information about the black english. At my work I was talking to someone after i read this essay and notices the language more. I honestly never noticed I guess i just don't realize this until now. 

Hocschild exploratory

Natalie Beech 

 Hocschild

   Hocschild’s essay was pretty boring to me, sorry. The only thing that I really got out of it was the fact that she fells naming generations doesn't make sense. Everyone fits cretin things about each generation. It kind of reminds me about astrology. Everyone is labeled Picas or Sagittarius or whatever by the month they are born in. But, each month has different characteristics and it can relate to anyone. Thats just my opinion. I think that she is right when she says it depends on the historical events that have gone on during the time you lived. I agree with that. I think she babbled on about this subject. I had to make myself try to concentrate to read this essay. She did describe the generations which was informative to me.  Like the Great Depression, World War 2, Vietnam, and more. Style was another thing I got out of her essay. How she says older woman are trying to look younger in younger clothing. And how younger woman are trying to look older in older clothing. As a girl I think that is with any kind of generation the daughter looks up to her mother and try’s to be like her and now that I’m older my mom barrows clothing from me. The generation of young kids coming of age have the same attitude as i did when I was a child to be older. So they came up with the words “Tweens” which I went into a store strictly for “Tweens” and I if I had a girl I would never let my daughter wear clothes like that.  Its  has always been like that not just recently but even in my generation. Now they just came up with a socially acceptable word for kids to wear teenage clothing. 

Jordans response

Natalie Beech 

Jordan Response  

I choose Tyler essay on June Jordan because I agree with him on the fact that they don't make sense. I agree that they should have either left out or made 2 essays with Willies part. And I agree with the race card comment.  Most cops don't just shoot someone in less they fell threatened. I like how Tyler said, “ They said the cops murdered him and that he was completely innocent. Then towards the end of the essay they finally give the reason why the cops shot him.” It is like the game telephone if you ever played that. Telephone is when someone whispers something in your ear and you keep passing the word you thought the last person said  around until it reaches back to the original person who said the word 8 out of 10 times its the wrong word. That is how I fell about this story. We only heard one persons side who was involved. And as for the cop who was in the class someone could have told him to say that. So who know what really happened.  But I do think that people are overly sensitive to racial issues.  

Tyler Montgomery

Exploratory writing June Jordan

I don’t think that these stories made since together and I don’t think that the story would have made more since if they had left the whole Willie Jordan story out of this. I think that the learning the Black English story made since but I did not understand why they had to put the Willie Jordan story in it. I think that the Willie Jordan story was nothing short of pulling the race card. During the essay they keep calling it the murder of his little brother Reggie Jordan. They said the cops murdered him and that he was completely innocent. Then towards the end of the essay they finally give the reason why the cops shot him. When you attack a cop and take his gun you can bet your ass that you get several bullets put in you I believe that the cops had every right to do that and they would not just do that to a black  person they would do that to anyone no matter the color of their skin. The part of that essay that made the most since is when the cop was in the class and brought up the point of you have two options over react or under react, because if you under react you can end up dead. I think that the eight bullets that they put in him were justified it was over kill but I would want to make sure that he isn’t getting back up to kill me. So in the end I believe that they were just trying to justify the brother’s innocence by playing the race card when I believe the cops did not abuse their authority. I give all my respect for the men and woman who put their lives on the line to keep me safe and protect my freedom.