There were a lot of titles that called my attention and seem very interesting. For example, Angels, Anxiety, Sexuality, Nothing, Music, Photography, Beauty, etc. I didn’t read the all of theSe intros, but from the ones I did I enjoyed mostly Anxiety, and Beauty. From Anxiety I liked the line, “As we’ll see, anxiety isn’t merely normal, it is often an essential.” I never thought that in some cases anxiety is essential and now I wonder why is it. I also picked Beauty because it will speak about the different types of beauty that exist. I believe it is good for us to appreciate and learn about all kinds of beauty and not just one.

i was interested in “Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction” it captured my attention because i have always had a facination with egyption myths and legends so i was curious as to know what this book may inform me on.

Although I do not get to vote on this issue, here are a few ideas I had:

 Walden by Henry David Thoreau

The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord

Some Important American Short Stories

Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin

I will have some time on Monday, March 4 to meet with you if you’d like to talk about your essay draft.  I’ll be available from 3pm – 4pm, so feel free to stop by my office, Namm 503.  If you are not available to meet at that time, you can post a copy of your draft on Bb and e-mail me with specific questions.  I’ll try my best to get back to you via e-mail.

For anyone interested in doing some extra reading and getting a bit of extra credit for it, here is the Reading Journal Assignment!

To me this means that as a communicator we are both free to speak and write how ever which way we would like to express our thoughts. However, once you’ve spoken your words you cannot take them back. Whem you write something even if it is getting published you have the advantage of being able to revise your writing before you publish it and edit it. you can even have some one else revise it for you to maybe catch a mistake you missed. you can than edit your writing and publish it to the media as a “perfect” piece of literature. As the saying goes words come and go, very true but once you spoken those words there is no taking back what escaped your lips. This is my opinion.

To me this means that as a communicator we are both free to speak and write how ever which way we would like to express our thoughts. However, once you’ve spoken your words you cannot take them back. Whem you write something even if it is getting published you have the advantage of being able to revise your writing before you publish it and edit it. you can even have some one else revise it for you to maybe catch a mistake you missed. you can than edit your writing and publish it to the media as a “perfect” piece of literature. As the saying goes words come and go, very true but once you spoken those words there is no taking back what escaped your lips. This is my opinion.

The written Piece in “City Limits” by Colson Whitehead is a fascinating experience of living life in the big city of NYC. He brings up many experiences and events that he remembers from living in NYC.  He also mentions in his own way how the city is so alive, how it is watching us everyday, and it is always changing. Commercial areas having thriving mom and pop stores that you used to go into, then eventually go out of business and are replaced with a corporate based store. Loads of money being pumped into cities and seeing it’s effect on the neighboring towns. Knowing the city is watching you even when you trim on an elevated pavement while wakling. The author makes me think of all my previous experiences of living in the city and I can fully relate to this. I would recommend this to anyone who still has a great appreciation for city life regardless of how much things change and for those who have not experienced living in the city before.

Strengths                                       Written or Spoken                                     Translation to paper

Descriptive                                     written/spoken                                         Alot of details

Word choice/diction                    written/spoken                                       Not using same words

Expressing clearly                         written                                   You can think over what you say

Direct                                                Spoken                                           right to the point

Punctuation                                     Written                                                  expressing feelings

Creativity                                          Written                                               Use of imagination

More emotion                                   Spoken                                               Hand motions

Audio (tone)                                     Spoken                                    Helps to persuade audience

Group 1: Strengths

Being descriptive (s/w): using details

Diction (s/w): don’t want to be repetitive

Expressing thoughts clearly (s/w, perhaps more in w)

Being direct (s, w, more in speaking since you need to get right to the point)

Punctuation (s, w)

Creativity (s, w, perhaps more in writing?): imaginative

Tone (s, w)

Volume (s, w):  all caps, punctuation, elaboration, evidence

Group 2:

Listening (s): looking at other’s point of view

Details (s, w): clear information

Research (s, w)

Explaining (s, w)

Being persuasive (s, w)

Humor

Group 3: descriptive (different in writing because you have no non-verbal communication tools (no smiling, no pinting, no deictics)

Getting straight to the point (s, w)

Vocabulary (s):

Confidence (s, w): you can see the confidence in the speaker and you can also see it in the writing (you can get a feel of it)

Being persuasive (s, w): In writing, it is harder.

AUDIENCE ISSUES:

Comprehension/Understanding of Topic (s, w)

Group 4:

Listening: how someone responds to someone else speaking (not interrupting)

Playing devil’s advocate/Role playing: (s, w)

Creativity/Word Play (onomatopaeia)

Getting Listener/Reader’s attention

Elaboration/Being Descriptive

Presenting Multiple Points of View (s, w, more in writing)

Style (s, w)

Point of View: (first, second third)

Group 5:

Good listening: (speaking)

100% Attention to Topic (s, w)

Not Shy (speaking)

Tone/Volume

Relating to People’s Ideas and Point’s of View

Making People Feel Comfortable

You Can Edit What You Write But You Cannot Edit What You Say (this means you in some ways are much more free in writing)

Open Mindedness: