Category Archives: Author

Cows and Chips

Posted on February 2, 2015 by davidbdale

Nothing enlivens a dry conceptual essay like a cow. So, if you have to keep your readers awake long enough to follow a detailed abstract argument, hire as many cows as you can afford. Also consider providing refreshments. A bag … Continue reading →

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Stone Money–mopar

Posted on February 1, 2015 by moparcomp2

When I first heard the story of Yap and the stone money it sounded like the beginning of a bad joke. I couldn’t really understand how a society could be so trusting or naïve. The idea of the fei didn’t … Continue reading →

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Stone Money- Hashmeesh

Posted on February 1, 2015 by hashmeesh

I have always wondered and thought about the concept of money. I’ve been in aww at to how we as people can let a piece of paper run our lives. Money is something that was just made up, it isn’t real … Continue reading →

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Visual Rhetoric Rewrite — Entendu

Posted on January 29, 2015 by entenducomp2

Staying Alive Drunk Driving Prevention – Skeletons The ad starts with a car driving past the screen as it pans to a club or a bar, crowded with young adults drinking and having a good time.  Two teenagers are standing … Continue reading →

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Moving Visual–mopar

Posted on January 28, 2015 by moparcomp2

The PSA I chose to do was Drunk Driving Prevention- Skeletons. The video starts with a young couple about to get into a car and the girl doesn’t want to go with her boyfriend and friends, instead she just wants … Continue reading →

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My Notes–davidbdale

Posted on January 28, 2015 by davidbdale

WED JAN 28 I promised to create a “Mechanics” page for the header that would contain advice for blog functions such as linking urls and asking for feedback. I told Taylor that I would place coded “grades” in Replies along … Continue reading →

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Moving Image Deadline Came and Went

Posted on January 28, 2015 by davidbdale

Just before midnight yesterday, TUE JAN 27, the deadline for A02: Visual Rhetoric Argument expired. To those who met that deadline, I extend my appreciation. To those who did not, I ask, “What happened?” As of 5:23 WED JAN 28, … Continue reading →

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Je Suis–entendu

Posted on January 25, 2015 by entenducomp2

In the world of the “Peanuts”, a cartoon I recall watching frequently as a child, there is mostly focus on just being a kid and enjoying childhood, where there is not much to worry about. Adults are never really seen … Continue reading →

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Je Suis–Mopar

Posted on January 25, 2015 by moparcomp2

I’m a firm believer in the fact that sometimes people look way to far into things. People  can’t just let an apple be an apple. Instead it has to be something deep and meaningful and somehow becomes a representation of life and … Continue reading →

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