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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Rhetorical Analysis

Rhetorical Analysis of: "Queering the Vast Wasteland" by Michael Bronski

Paragraph #1:

Introduces the idea of "Gay TV" and informs the reader about Viacom's plan to create a tv channel directed towards a gay and lesbian audience.

#2:

Gives examples of other groups plans for gay and lesbian targeted tv channel.

#3:

Tells the reader about humor columns speculating about future shows on those channels. Points out that the quality of the shows will dictate if the channel is a success or not.

#4:

Talks about how television execs are interested in quality, and that that is good. Points out the problem with having an all gay or lesbian channel, the issues involved.

#5:

Points out the "popular myth" that public visibility is crucial if a minority group is going to be liberated. Introduces Joan Garry and GLAAD. Stresses visibility. Tells us how a predominately white make society stereotypes minorities.

#6:

Tv can help minorities because they are in the everyday life of tv land. TV can be a big help to expose the minority groups.

#7:

Argument that increasing visualization and "banalization" only fuels the flames of stereotyping and that it causes more harm than good.

#8:

Even after the increased visibility of gay ans lesbians hate crimes are on the rise.

#9:

Introduces Suzanna Danuta Walters book "All the Rage: The Story of Gay Visibility in America."

#10:

Says that television is run by corporations that don't care about making anyone's life better. They operate to make money.

#11:

Important role of the media and its role in shaping opinion and informing the public.

#12:

After September 11th there was talk about the media changing face and going for a more news centered approach. This idea soon dies out after new celebrity things happened and the popular culture stepped into the media again soon after the attack.

#13:

"Its just as bad now as it was before" in reguards to entertainment on TV.

#14:

Gay cable TV channels are going to promote the corporations not the gay and lesbian community. It was corporate engineers that designed the idea of a gay tv channel, not the gays and lesbians.

#15:

What will be on the Gay TV channel?

#16:

Negative views of the shows on the channel.

#17:

Gay tv is possible because of the increased amount of gay and lesbian shows on TV over the last couple of decades. Raises the question of "will gay tv be redundant"?

#18:

Gay themed entertainment is watched and makes money.

#19:

Gay TV may be helpful for the gay and lesbian community, but it may also serve to "re-ghettoize" gay and lesbian content on tv networks. How much would the gay tv channel hurt the gay community?

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Depression and Nutrition: Topical Invention

SHane Brabant
English 100
Topical Invention
4-2-10

Definition:

Q: How does the dictionary define "Depression and Nutrition"?

A: Depression:
–noun
1.
the act of depressing.
2.
the state of being depressed.
3.
a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface.
4.
sadness; gloom; dejection.
5.
Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason.Compare clinical depression.
6.
dullness or inactivity, as of trade.
7.
Economics. a period during which business, employment, and stock-market values decline severely or remain at a very low level of activity.
8.
the Depression. Great Depression.
9.
Pathology. a low state of vital powers or functional activity.
10.
Astronomy. the angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon; negative altitude.
11.
Surveying. the angle between the line from an observer or instrument to an object below either of them and a horizontal line.
12.
Physical Geography. an area completely or mostly surrounded by higher land, ordinarily having interior drainage and not conforming to the valley of a single stream.
13.
Meteorology. an area of low atmospheric pressure.

Nutrition:
–noun
1.
the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.
2.
the science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans.
3.
the process by which organisms take in and utilize food material.
4.
food; nutriment.
5.
the pursuit of this science as an occupation or profession.


Q: What parts can "Depression-Nutrition Connection" be devided into?

A: I would say that my topic can be devided into one part depression and the otherpart Nutrition. That is how I would break up my topic.

Circumstance:

Q: Who has done or experienced "Depression and Nutrition"?

A: Many people all over the world experience depression caused and/or affected by mal-nutrition. Some people even die because they dont have the urge to get up and feed themselves. Others die not because they dont feed themselves but because what they do feed themeselves is bad for them and lacking essential nutrients.

Q: If "Depressiona nd Nutrition" starts, what makes it end?

A: If you eat right, and do things to help yourself see the good and not just the bad in life, you will stop being depressed because of nutrition.

Relationship:

Q: What causes "Depression and Nutrition"?

A: If you become injured and have braiun trauma that affects your brain chemestry you can become depressed. You can also become deporessed because you are really sad or because somehting traumatic in your life has caused you to feel terrible, and maybe hate yourself, or life in general. Nutritional roblems are cause from eationg poor.

Q: What is the consequence of "Depression and Nutrition"?

A: L:ike I said before, some people die from being depressed. Some other just waste their lives away being unhappy. Others, who get better, life live happy wonderful lives after overcoming such a terrible thing.