The video for "Yes We Can" was something that seemed over-done. The video features future President Obama with Will. I. AM. and all his friends getting together to put together a music video. The message, "Yes We Can," is powerful enough, however, Will. I . AM. went overboard with using celebrities instead of the casual person. If he had used regular people instead of celebrities, I think that the video could have a much stronger position and could have a more effect on the general audience. The use of celebrities seemed that it was like the future President was trying to get elected based on who his friends are, though, I don't believe that this was officially endorsed by Mr. Obama or his campaign group. This could have been a much better video by using images of what was going on in the country and how it could be improved vice using celebrity status as a means of endorsement.
Recently, I have written a lot of emails. However, one stands out to me the most. It stands out because, though it may be short, it clearly demonstrates my frustration with the topic in which we were talking about. The topic was about curriculum development and the lesson plan for this course. My command had to edit the lesson plan because it did not make sense with what the Training Project Plan had stated for the course purpose. Once we sent out our "red-lines," they were taken by another entity and some of the discussion points inside the lesson plan were added back in. I emailed the person who put those back in by saying that I would very much like to talk to him in person about his choices. The email showed that I did not like what he had put back in and also I wanted to see what his perspective was on this class. The following morning, he called me and we had a 45 minute conversation about what should have been in the topic. At the end of the conversation, I told him that we should do a teleconference because there was only a one-way conversation and that all interested parties needed to be involved to resolve the issues that we were having.
To summarize the reading, it states that when it comes to arguments, everyone has them. When presenting your argument, you have to be sure to take a side, but can express the opposition's point of view. You have to be sure that the argument has appropriate context and that it can be easily followed. Most importantly the augment has to be defined, it has to matter, and if a result can be attained, what actions are needed. As an author, you have to take your time and research and in order to clearly present your point, or in this case, argument.
Recently, I have written a lot of emails. However, one stands out to me the most. It stands out because, though it may be short, it clearly demonstrates my frustration with the topic in which we were talking about. The topic was about curriculum development and the lesson plan for this course. My command had to edit the lesson plan because it did not make sense with what the Training Project Plan had stated for the course purpose. Once we sent out our "red-lines," they were taken by another entity and some of the discussion points inside the lesson plan were added back in. I emailed the person who put those back in by saying that I would very much like to talk to him in person about his choices. The email showed that I did not like what he had put back in and also I wanted to see what his perspective was on this class. The following morning, he called me and we had a 45 minute conversation about what should have been in the topic. At the end of the conversation, I told him that we should do a teleconference because there was only a one-way conversation and that all interested parties needed to be involved to resolve the issues that we were having.
To summarize the reading, it states that when it comes to arguments, everyone has them. When presenting your argument, you have to be sure to take a side, but can express the opposition's point of view. You have to be sure that the argument has appropriate context and that it can be easily followed. Most importantly the augment has to be defined, it has to matter, and if a result can be attained, what actions are needed. As an author, you have to take your time and research and in order to clearly present your point, or in this case, argument.
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