Education

     I do think that Ralph's theory about basically having to dumb down the schools system is true. "Appetite and indolence they have, but no enthusiasm." The school has a system called the no child left behind policy which is basically what Ralph talks about. This holds back the thriving to help the dragging, and yes, sometimes it isn't because the student doesn't want to learn, but because they have a disability, but none the less that isn't true for all. How can the students that want to learn and thrive do that when there is a policy that in class they can't because their neighbor is incapable?

Education

     Ralph Walden's critisizing but understanding tones helps to further explain the importance of supporting a student's ambitions, while at the same time keeping them on the right track.

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     This running ad uses many different techniques to pull the reader in emotionally. The woman in this picture is playing the role of a true runner, running at sunset, wearing all of the jazzed out snazzy sports clothes and shoes. But, something is not quite on point, have you ever seen a true hard working runner not break a sweat or have a smile happily across their face as they marrily have their  evening run? No, this is used to throw the reader off, why wouldn't someone want to look like that, she looks completely in control and free. If it isn't enough to have a jubilant woman pictured across the page then lets go ahead and throw some creativity in there. As she is running, there are trails and trails of words left behind all saying the same things over and over again, fear, frustration, anger, stress.
     The pathos in this is strong because this ad gives the reader the desire to let all of their frustrations out and to obtain a clear mind. If the woman had been hot and sweaty while struggling to run then the reader wouldn't want to run, but since she is peaceful and happy, she is everything that someone wants to be.
      Logos in this ad is shows when the words tell the reader what the runner was feeling. The logos is represented by the phrases used when the ad says "running releases more than just seat" and "sound mind sound body." The phrase sound mind sound body really pulls the reader in and makes them again want to run because everyone wants a sound mind, and it also says to have a sound body, so to obtain a sound mind you must have  a sound body and to have a sound mind you must run.
     Since the Asics brand is a widely and popular known for their running clothes and shoes the brand name gives the brand their ethos. It really helped the ad that not only did they advertise one of their products, but several. Asics didn't just zero in on their shoes, but they put together and entire outfit.
     The Asics ad is a very strong ad when it comes to having support of pathos, logos, and ethos. The reader of this would probably be pulled in if not by the running supplies then by the emotional tag that pulls it all together. I believe that this ad could make just about anyone want to run whether for the workout or for the emotional release, and so that pretty much means everyone.     
    

My Experiment

I have always wanted to learn how to draw because it's something that doesn't come naturally to me. I realized by reading the symphony section that I have just been drawing the symbols, for example, no one's lips really look like the lips from dairy queen. So, as I continued to read, I learned about negative space and how it affects what you draw and how you see things. Pink stated in his book, "the most creative among us see relationships the rest of us never notice." So, I took Pink's test and looked at pictures in magazines, but instead of looking at what was meant to be seen, I looked for what wasn't. After a while I started to see things differently. For example, in the book there was a picture of a hershey's advertisement. If you look at the negative space between the K and the E "KE" you will see a picture of a hershey's kiss.

Zombieland and Twinkies

What happens to a human in Zombieland
Does it run from the bloody, ravenous creatures
like a mouse does from a snake
Or run towards them like a hero in a cartoon
And then beat them to death with a bat, following with a double tap
Does it fear getting torn apart and eaten like road kill
Or trust in a zombie bounty hunter
like a child trusts in its protector
Maybe it just hunts for twinkies
like a vulture hunts for prey
Or does it just turn into a zombie?

True Love or Just a Pawn?

     How far would you go to save the one you supposedly loved? Would you cover their tracks with yours, or turn your name in to replace theirs? Or, would you use love to gamble with fate, hoping that you will come out with the good hand, just as Haemon did. Did Haemon really love his wife to be, Antigone, or was she just a pawn used to anger his father Creon? In Sophecles's tragedy, Antigone, Haemon burns the myth of blood being thicker than water.
     With Creon being a new ruler and having new power to govern, Haemon declared his faithfulness to his father if "thou direct with thy wise counsels, (he) (would) follow them" (L. 728), and "no marriage (would) weigh one moment in the scales with (him)",L. 728). Openly, Haemon is giving his approval to whatever Creon's decision be, even if ends in Antigone's death. One would gather from this text that Haemon does not care at all for Antigone and why should he? For she is just one woman, among many, but he is rare, he is the ruler's son.
       So, What would Haemon gain from denying Antigone? Freedom from having to marry her, yes, but something more. Not only would he be free,  but he would gain his father's approval for standing with his father's wishes. That is something that means a great deal to Creon for he believes "men pray that they may rear and keep obedient offspring" (L's.733). Haemon has gained his father's trust by giving his father his. Now, the question is, what will Haemon do with his father's trust? What if Haemon had a plan to gain his father's trust, then use it against his father to free Antigone? One could believe that now Haemon may use it to his advantage because "nor (did) (he) say nor prove that what (Creon)  speak'st was aught but right"(L's.782-783).
     It is strange how drastically Haemon's feelings towards Antigone's fate changes after gaining his father's trust as Haemon threatens "her death will slay another than herself"(L's.866-867). You see, Haemon truly did love Antigone, for he argued that "near me she shall not die, thou shalt never see my face alive"(L's.884). If he didn't love her then why would Haemon threaten Creon to choose between "bending (Creon's) will"(L.1272) or seeing "(his) face alive"(L.885)?
     One may be confused because yes, Haemon agreed with his father, but then confessed to his feelings of Antigone's possible death. So, who was he faithful to? Did he stand with his father's rule or did he seek out to save Antigone from her ill fate? For Haemon, love conquered the wicked and as he was too late to save his dear bride to be, he sacrificed himself. So, the question still stands, how far would you go for your love?

"Die with Dignity?"

     Shamefully when it comes to having a set opinion on my topic, I don't have one. I am biased on many different points of 'physician assited suicide,' one being whether it is a sin. In church it is said that people who commit suicide will ultimately go to hell. There are no exceptions or loop-holes, if you commit suicide then oops, it's hell for you buddy, who cares if you were suffering from day to day? So, because I grew up in church, I am obviously expected to believe that suicide is wrong, but what if there are legitimate reasons?
     Before I started to research my topic I was fully against assisted suicide, I didn't care what the conditions were, but now after reading story after story of what some people have to go through, I have a different view. 'Physician Assisted Suicide' is only available for those who are terminally and hopelessly ill, so actually, they are going to die soon. So, here's where I am stuck, is it wrong for a terminally ill person to commit 'assisted suicide?'
   Peter Rogatz, writer of  "The Positive Virtues of Physician Assisted Suicide", states," the physician’s obligations are many but, when cure is impossible and palliation has failed to achieve its objectives, there is always a residual obligation to relieve suffering. Ultimately, if the physician has exhausted all reasonable palliative measures, it is the patient—and only the patient—who can judge whether death is harmful or a good to be sought."
     So, like Rogatz says, after a physician has run out of options, should they fulfill their obligation to relieve that patient's suffering if the patient wishes? Who is the physician to deny them their rights?

Rogatz, Peter. "The Positive Virtues of Assisted Suicide." the Humanist. Humanist,
     Nov/Dec 2001. Web. 19 Feb 2011.