Blog Post #6

Hey, it's Noah. Earlier in class, we wrote a paper comparing two different texts that shared ideas of gender stereotyping. One text was from a comic strip and the other text was from a woman's memoir from Iran. The paper was timed and we had a whole class period to finish it. We were graded on four different criteria which included, understanding and comparison of the texts, understanding of the use and effects of stylistic features, organization and development, and language.

After looking at both texts, I was able to reach a good understanding of each text and the stylistic features they had to offer. I was able to show this understanding well though I did not include as many references to the text as a should have. Again, I while explaining the stylistic features and their effects, I should have used more direct references to the text. I understand now, that I should have also talked more about the differences in the format and use of language in the two different texts.

I do believe that I did a good job organizing and presenting my ideas though I lacked certain ideas to make my paper complete. After learning through this experience, I plan on creating a proper outline of the paper before I start writing it. Writing down my ideas on paper will make it much easier to visualize how I should organize and develop my ideas.

My language throughout the paper had good range though I had several errors in grammar or spelling. I believe that I can work on my sentence construction as well. The grammatical errors may have occurred because I was writing on paper and because I was working under a time limit. With more practice, I will be able to work better under these stresses and I will be able to produce cleaner and more concise work.

Blog Post #5

Hello, it is Noah and I am writing today about the biases which can be found in today's media. Bias will be found in everything that anyone does whether it is intentional or not. Today, we will be looking at a Fox News article and talking about the biases that can be found within it. The article, written by Barnini Chakraborty, is titled, "Broward election boss says racism may be behind clamor against her" and can be seen at www.foxnews.com/politics/broward-election-boss-says-racism-may-be-behind-clamor-against-her. The article uses biased language to deny the idea that racism is behind public hatred towards election supervisor Brenda Snipes. Some of the devices used to convey the biases of the article are:

1.  Quotes from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
2.  Relating to the idea that missing a deadline is embarrassing or diminishing 
3.  Creating an idea that the election staff were unwilling to give up information

The article uses the Bias through word choice and the Bias through names in order to further portray its purpose. 

When describing how Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Election Supervisor, blamed backlash on racism, words and phrases such as, "probably," "may be," "could be, or "believes" implied that her ideas where not necessarily true. The article brought up that Snipes has had problems with elections before and mentioned that a familiar public figure, Jeb Bush, wanted her to lose her job. The election officials had missed the upload deadline of the votes by two minutes and all the votes had been invalidated. The author's purpose of the article was to portray Snipes as the type of person to blame their own wrongdoings on other people and to plant the idea that the election officials were being dishonest.