Readers' Response #4

As I was reading Under the sign of Mickey Mouse and Co., I was quite fascinated by how some people from Western cultures would sometimes listen to Third World music. I also found that people believe American culture is making its way into nations all over the world.

It was quite surprising to see how people think American corporations tend to sell off of their image of celebrities or entertainment. Companies that do so earn $50 or $80 billion dollars, most of it from video games.

I also thought it interesting to read how American pop culture is close to a global lingua franca, drawing the urban and young into a common cultural zone where they share dreams of freedom, wealth, comfort, innocence, and power.

 I have seen that people have great dependency on supply and demand when it comes to income from foreign materials shipped into the U.S of in the U.S itself.

Rhetorical Analysis #3/ I would change...

Purpose: I feel that the purpose of Rereading America is to point out how people of the younger generation have different views on what they think of American society than people of the older generation.

Audience: The audience that the article is intended for is the American public. This article is designed to show people what they think of America and what differences the older and younger generations have for their perspectives on it.

Mode of message conveyance: The mode of message the author used is being direct with what people think about the U.S. It allows the author to express what the readers feel about how their country is changing. The author also expresses what the younger generation feel about the America they see differing from what the older generation view America.

If I could change anything in my society, I would change the way people use gasoline for their cars. I'd convince people to use compact cars as they consume less gas.

Reading Response #3

When I read Rereading America,I was quite fascinated by how people have different perspectives on what they think about the United States. i read how some people in a younger generation deem what is cool and what is "square". People view how America allows things like MTV to change what people think about how they want to view their society. Mostly, I think they are jumping to a lot of conclusions. I think kids today have a different view on how they see the world around them.

What I have learned so far

What I have learned so far is how to use MLA citations for my reports and what to do to give credit to sources where I got my information and how to incorporate them.

Reflections

So far, I think the class is going smooth. I haven't had any problems so far and the assignments are well thought out. I think this class isn't as tough as I thought it was. I think the class might become a favorite.

MLA Information

The type of sources I used for my Iran Topic Report was the New York Times website article about Zahra Rahnavard. It talked about Zahra's role in helping her husband run for the presidency of Iran and what she had done for women's rights in Iran.

According to Ms. Knapp's blog, in order to cite your source, you have to follow these steps:

1. Explain where you got the information by incorporating a simple sentence before the excerpt.

Example: Here is the what the 1988 Mission Statement from the Kresge College website at University of California, Santa Cruz, said about the freedom of expression:

2. Use a short signal phrase and quote an important section of the material
Example: According the 1988 Kresge College Mission statement, "insert quotation."

3. Use a signal phrase with a brief explanation as to the reason you are using the quoted material.
Example: According to the Kresge College Mission statement, freedom of expression has its limitations: "insert quotation."

4. Use MLA style citations and a Works Cited page.

Each step explains what to do when you are citing your information for your reports or formal papers.

This information has helped me better understand how I can incorporate outside research for my reports and give credit to them. It compares to the work I do in Library 10 as it involves citing my work and making a Works Cited page.

I think the Library 10 course is pretty easy as I get to do it on a computer without any need to write notes or do complicated paragraphs and whatnot. The handbook provides great information on how to create a works cited page and what to do when you're creating a report and how you can attribute the information you use in your report to the source and using quotes.