Monday, October 17, 2011

Blog #15

Blog #1


http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Extended-Herron-Posey-suspensions-another-blow-?urn=ncaaf-wp7330


I am going to be informing you about the recent football scandals at The Ohio State University. In this first blog, it displays the most recent suspensions by Ohio State football players. Hinton explains that,  "The summer jobs in question appear to be connected to Robert "Bobby" DiGeronimo, the same Cleveland-area businessman and Ohio State booster who told the Dispatch last month that he was responsible for 200 dollar cash payments to three buckeyes— running back Jordan Hall, cornerback Travis Howard and wide receiver Corey Brown, each reportedly paid via Pryor — at a Feb. 19 fundraiser for a charity named after DiGeronimo's grandson. All three were subsequently suspended for the season's first two games"(Hinton). I think that Aristotle's rhetorical schemes are used in this blog, mainly ethos (credibility) because the writer for the blog has done his research, and has gotten the facts and has the credit to write about the topic. This article is a lot like many other essays I have read, but it is very informative and straight forward. 


Blog #2


http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/40067/maisel-ohio-state-suspensions-not-equal


In this blog Rittenburg writes a little about the suspensions of the Ohio State players, but mostly about coach Jim Tressel. Many who don't know follow NCAA football, or buckeye nation didn't know much about what was happening with Jim Tressel rather than the players. "But Tressel? He won't assign himself to coach the Ohio State scout team. He won't be pushed to the side for the people who will coach on Saturday. Tressel will participate in the game plan. He will participate in the preparation of the Buckeyes. He will do what he is paid very handsomely to do" (Rittenburg). This blog displays ethos, because Rittenburg has a lot of credibility. 


Blog #3


http://www.atssportsline.com/ohio-state-stars-have-suspensions-extended-ats-consultants-ats-blog-news.html


This blog is a google blog that talks about the suspensions that players Boom Herron, and Devier Posey faced. This was writing by the ATS consultants, and I think he uses Aristotle's pathos, or emotions because it isn't really an established blog, it seems it is one that anyone can post on.


Blog #4


http://www.buckeyecommentary.com/author/mmassey/


This blog isn't really an established blog either, it seems that anyone can post on it. Nonetheless, it is written by a true Ohio State fan, and that definitely displays Aristotle's pathos, and Massey is exclaiming to the world that Ohio State has lost five starters due to suspensions, and explains it in the blog.











Friday, October 14, 2011

Blog #14

While reading pages 293-297 I came across a couple of hotspots. The first hotspot that I came across was when Hourihan exclaimed, "Whether you're a warblogger who works by day as a professional journalist or you're a teenage high school student worried about your final exams, you do the same thing: you use your blog to link yo your friends and rivals and comment on what they're doing" (Hourihan 295). I liked that because when you blog you are putting information out there for other people to see such as, your friends, or your rivals. Another hotspot that popped out to me was the next sentence, "Blog posts are shot, informal, sometimes controversial, and sometimes deeply personal, no matter what topic they approach" (Hourihan 295). I really like what Hourihan says here, because it is very true. When you have a blog, there can be a lot of controversy about it because what you are writing is displayed to many people, and not just yourself. So, many people can judge what you have to say, and it can become controversial.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Blog #13

While reading Pearson I came across a couple of "hotspots". The first hot spot that I came across was when I read under understanding exploratory writing, "The essential move for exploratory thinking and writing is to keep a problem alive through consideration of multiple solutions or points of view"(Rammage, Bean, and Johnson 107). I really like this quote, because it displays what makes good writing. When you raise a problem, and keep a problem alive it makes the writing very interesting for the reader. Another hotspot that I came across in chapter 5 was, "The key to effective exploratory writing is to create a tension between alternative views"(Rammage, Bean, and Johnson 108). This is also key to good writing, it is playing the believing and doubting game. because that helps you give two views not only one. Both of these hotspots are two key points in helping your exploratory writing be effective. In my opinion having two different views on things makes the reader much more interested, and it creates an argument in your writing. By having an argument it makes your reader think more, and therefor your writing will be effective. When you keep a problem alive, and analyze it in all different ways by asking questions and making your reader have to think then you are doing a good job

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Blog #11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUbqim5gNok&feature=related

I believe that videos show good rhetoric because it allows you to actually see whats happening and feel it. In this video Al Pacino, who is playing Tony D'Amato the coach for the sharks in the movie "Any Given Sunday" Al is expressing in deep emotion how life is comparable to football. He is explaining that life and football are both a game of inches. This is good rhetoric because it displays his emotions (pathos), and I believe that this speech is overall really well put together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpTj_Z9v-c

This video also displays good rhetoric. In the video Kurt Russel portray Herb Brooks, coach of the gold medal mens team USA hockey team, addressed his team with a speech that was purely pathos. He displayed much emotion during this speech, and his team then went on to win the gold medal.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Blog #10

My question for my exploratory essay is, How is it possible for small market major league baseball teams to compete with high market teams?

source #1 web source

Bradbury, JC. "Quantifying the Market Size Advantage in MLB."
The Hardball Times 27 May. 2004. "Sabernomics: Economic Thinking about Baseball"

Article from The Hardball Times