Philadelphia Schools and Wikipedia
I edited the School District of Philadelphia Wikipedia page. I changed the number of charter schools in the district from 50 to 86 and also changed the number of public schools because recently 23 public schools have closed. I also…
Cognitive Surplus and ILoveCollege
I found the Cognitive Surplus article very interesting. Cognitive surplus is the extra time people have and the ways they spend it. In the 1720s London spent this extra time drinking lots and lots of gin. When television came out,…
The World and Barbie
I think the “World as 100 people” is a powerful infographic. It is simple to understand, and I like that there is not a lot of text. The creator pulled out important statistics, but did not give the reader so…
Healthy Food and Women’s Depression
In the blog post “Is ‘Eat Real Food’ Unthinkable?,” Mark Bittman uses sarcasm to poke fun at different agencies telling us what to eat. Throughout the article, the use of sarcasm and dry humor give the writer a personality. He…
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I watched “being married is like having a colored television set.” The audio opens with a man with a strong Italian accent telling the story about how he proposed to his wife, and the next morning called her to…
Tweeting about Philly Education
I found many different types of twitter accounts regarding Philadelphia public school funding. The twitter accounts with the most rhetorical velocity are the protests groups who are trying to rally students to fight for their education. The tweets from accounts…
Warning: Smoking is Addictive
This image strongly articulates the dangers of smoking. The audience of this advertisement is smokers. The artist satirically warns them of the danger of smoking by commenting on its addictiveness, when the picture is portraying much worse danger. The text is…
Public Education- understanding it’s entirety
Through my research on underfunded public schools in Philadelphia, I have had trouble understanding the entirety of my issue. Finding numbers about the budget and detailed information about government funding for public schools is difficult. The information I do find…
The Immorality of Football
In the article “Quitting Football,” Ian Crouch tailors his writing to diehard football fans. He beginning the article with last night’s NFL game that forced Seattle Seahawk Lacy out of the game due to a concussion. Crouch uses exigence by…
Crisis in Ferguson Continues
The Ferguson Police Department is under investigation after an officer fatally shot Michael Brown an unarmed black teenager. On August 9th, Officer Darren Wilson, responded to a call concerning a robbery in a convenience store and encountered and shot Brown…
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