Identification & Identity Correction

You already know how much I appreciate the Burke quote about identification (quoted below in the post on anthropocentrism). Well, I’m flushing it out a bit here, noting seven ways in which identification functions. My challenge to you is to turn this methodology on The Yes Men, exposing the ways in which they [...]

Clustering . . .

I just came across this interesting quote that appears to me to be very similar to “the method” that we did in class, though “strands” are referred to here as “clusters.” There are some nuanced differences between the two words, but I think the idea of “clustering” ideographs to perform specific persuasive functions is [...]

Credit-Card Activism . . .

We briefly touched on activism through consumerism in class the other week. Quite frequently we’re asked to use our dollars as mechanisms for change: treating green strips of paper as voting ballots. We also discussed how celebrities influence consumerist trends and “cool” in general. I think this debate is central for our [...]

Anthropocentrism at its finest . . .

Remember that Kenneth Burke line I gave at the beginning of the quarter?
You persuade a man only insofar as you can talk his language by speech, gesture, tonality, order, image, attitude, idea, identifying your ways with his.
Lately I’ve been thinking about it in terms of environmentalism and perhaps you can help me out. For [...]

Greenwashing humor . . .

Hi Everyone

Hey, the name’s Joe. I was born in Massillon, Ohio and have lived there my whole life. I’m a pharmacy major but really I’m still undecided. My dad graduated from OSU in ‘95, he’s also a pharmacist. My favorite thing to do with my time is to go off-roading. And with off-roading comes damage, so [...]

Conference Sign-Up

All conferences are held at the Wexner Center Cafe. Don’t forget to write down your time. Please come prepared to the conference with your materials and questions.
Tuesday:
9:00 Jay Woeste
9:20 ________________________________
9:40 ________________________________
10:00 Zach Grauer
10:20 Sara Ellis
10:40 Steve Boudouris
11:00 Kyndra Mott
11:20 Joel Torres
1:20 Joe Getz
1:40 Philip Kubico
2:00 Alexander Preisse
2:20 Jessica Gliszczynski
2:40 Max Delaplane
Wednesday:
9:00 [...]

The phrase I believe sums up the argument of Thoreau’s essay

The phrase I believe sums up the argument of Thoreau’s essay is, “That government is best which governs not at all.”
            The reason I chose this statement is Thoreau stated that the government is at best an expedient (something helpful), but is usually an inexpedient entity (a pain).Thoreau further stated that the government in and [...]

Hello

My name is Jesaiah King. I have lived in Columbus since I was five years old. I was home schooled all through grade school. I have seven siblings, and all of them are younger than I am. I like learning, particularly math and science. I like to read, except the only kind of fiction I like is science fiction. I [...]

crazy court cases

we talked about crazy sentencing and i found these on the internet
 
June 1998: A 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000.00 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran his hand over with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn’t notice someone was at the wheel of the car whose hubcap he was trying to [...]

Polygamy in Texas

A social movement that I find compelling and effective, but do not agree with, is the one of the polygamist YFZ Ranch in Texas. This group of people, known as the Latter Day Saints, bought a 1600 acre ranch near Eldorado, Texas to start their own Polygamist society. This ranch was recently raided, [...]

Hello everyone!

Hey, My name is Sara Ellis. I went to high school in Dublin, Ohio which is a suburb of Columbus. I’m really excited about this class, usually I hate english but I really love this class so far. I love the conversations that we have, and hearing everyones point of view. After class I find [...]