So these weeks in March have been starting to be hectic for me. I think this past week in particular. I had a test in Biology Friday( I got a 97!), wrote a paper for my American Lit class for Thursday and the draft for this class on Thursday as well. (Did I mention I turned 19 this past Tuesday?) I became so busy that I postponed celebrating my birthday to some other relaxing day(probably during spring break).
Now this weekend I have had to fit in homework after working at least 8 hours on Saturday and 6 hours on Sunday.
I hope I'm not sounding like a whiner, but I found this blogging assignment a way to mentally vent and reorganize myself.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
John Q: Loading the bullet
Unlike Philadelphia, which I've seen and enjoyed before many times, I have never heard of John Q before the assignment. I enjoyed every second of it and I'm glad we watched this film. Since I enjoyed the movie as a whole, it was difficult to pick a specific scene to talk about. One of the many scenes that I find worth discussing is the scene where John loads his gun with one sole bullet after deciding to donate his heart to his son.
There is a lot of use of rhetorical appeals at play here. The major ones are pathos and ethos. Pathos because John Q's willingness to commit suicide in order to give his son a heart makes an emotional appeal to the audience and a few of the characters in the movie. Ethos is at play because John Q establishes his credibility of his purpose to save his son for his son, not for himself. At first glance, I thought after losing a car and on the verge of losing his home, John Q wanted to save his son for himself and his wife. Instead, by saying "I only intended to kill myself", John Q shows he never intended to kill the "hostages", rather he wanted his son to live.
There is a lot of use of rhetorical appeals at play here. The major ones are pathos and ethos. Pathos because John Q's willingness to commit suicide in order to give his son a heart makes an emotional appeal to the audience and a few of the characters in the movie. Ethos is at play because John Q establishes his credibility of his purpose to save his son for his son, not for himself. At first glance, I thought after losing a car and on the verge of losing his home, John Q wanted to save his son for himself and his wife. Instead, by saying "I only intended to kill myself", John Q shows he never intended to kill the "hostages", rather he wanted his son to live.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
2 MLA Citations for Intended Sources
1. Enestevedt, C.K., et al. "Trends in the management of esophageal carcinoma based on provider volume: treatment practices of 618 surgeons". Dieseases of the Esophagus 23.2 (2010): n. pag. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Mar. 2011.
This source is useful because it explores the variety of methods in treating esophageal cancer. These methods will give insight to the extremes of esophageal cancer.
2. Dugdale, III, David C., et al. "Esophageal Cancer." A.D.A.M. 2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2011.
This is source is useful because it gives the rough information about esophageal cancer, such as its symptoms, causes, and survival rate. I can compare this information to my experience with my grandfather.
This source is useful because it explores the variety of methods in treating esophageal cancer. These methods will give insight to the extremes of esophageal cancer.
2. Dugdale, III, David C., et al. "Esophageal Cancer." A.D.A.M. 2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2011.
This is source is useful because it gives the rough information about esophageal cancer, such as its symptoms, causes, and survival rate. I can compare this information to my experience with my grandfather.
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