Rhetorical Situations---Narratives
2. We all agreed that Lydia's story was
inspirational, and showed triumph and bravery, as she was very determined to
stay alive. Lydia showed her strength of
will and what it can do. We disagreed on
the purpose of the article, some of us believed it was written to inspire,
others thought it was written to show the experience of the victims of the
storm. Another difference was that some
of us felt that we were different characters in the story. One of us thought we were Lydia, another felt
as if they were the interviewer. The
third felt as though they were looking through a window at Lydia's life. We all agreed the story had an impact on us
that made us empathize with Lydia, and we were almost able to feel her emotions
through the text. We all agreed the
audience was targeted at the United States, the medical field, and the victims
of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Lydia, the main character, seemed to be a soft-spoken, kind woman which
made her triumph feel even more victorious.
3. The writing we have done in our life has mostly
included writing stories and essays. The
tone of Lydia's story was essentially a personal narrative which felt as though
it was being told by a friend. She uses
words such as "slender" and "neat" to describe the character,
giving a clear image of her. It's a
personal experience which differs from a generic interview or essay, because it
includes more emotion than facts. This
story teaches us about rhetoric because it gives us a clear idea of the effects
of tone, stance, etc...
4/5/6. "Think About"
*Stories my mom tells me at breakfast (or during the
morning)
*Stories my brother shares about school
*Stories my friends tell me at school
*Text messages
*Stories on the Bainbridge Islanders Facebook page
*Telling someone a story from your life
*Telling your parents about your day at school
*Parents tell you about their day at school
*Stories from books, magazines & TV
7. We all re-tell our day, and share stories with
the people in our lives. We are also
told stories by our parents and siblings.
All of us read books on a daily basis with narratives. There are also other types of stories we
experience that vary day by day.
8/9. The
"It Gets Better Project"
I personally find videos to be more personal,
because you can see the person's emotions through the films. However, there is a beauty to written
narratives as the reader can better put themselves in the victim's shoes.
10. We can all agree that both are powerful mediums
of narrative. We all feel that videos
are more effective at delivering a message because of the extra sensory
information you receive. To a certain
extent, written stories can be meaningful, but videos can be more easily
shared.
11/12.
*Newspaper Articles and YouTube videos (compare and
contrast)
Newspaper articles are straight to the point and
give factual information in terms most can understand. There is little visual accompaniment, and it
is more strictly formatted. YouTube
videos have equal part visual representation with the information they are
relaying. They are more stimulating due
to the extra sensory information.
YouTube videos also can cover a wider variety of topics, and people are
more freely able to give feedback via the comment section. However, online videos are not always as directly
informative as newspapers. In addition,
YouTube videos are more easily shared within areas that have internet
access. Despite the difference between
YouTube videos and newspaper articles, they are used to communicate, and often
have advertisements within them. They
both are used to share information and ideas.
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