Visual Rhetoric pg 21

• My image defiantly attempts to persuade the audience of something.  it attempts to show the audience that everyone has forgotten about the fact that Obama has a major job to do working on the economy, and that everyone is way too excited about having a black president.
• There are more elements in this cartoon than the reader originally thinks.  At first, everyone can understand the point of the cartoon.  However, upon further analyzing, the reader Can see deeper.  For instance, the cartoon is directly set outside of the Oval office, meaning that Obama is now moved in and ready to go.  Also, look at the mannerisms of the octopus; it is staring right into the office, destroying everything in its path.
• The only thing you need to know about the author is that he writes for several different newspapers.  This means that the intended audience is people who watch the news.
• My interpretation of the cartoon is that everyone s way too caught up with the fact that this election is historic and that they don't realize that we are still in need of help.

Bio and Picture

Bo Barillo is an avid conservationist and wildlife biologist.  He has been fishing and camping since age 5, and has been doing so frequently ever since.  Sensing his son's admiration for the great outdoors, Bo's father has taken him as far west as Montana to explore Glacier National Park several times, and as far south as Del Rio, Texas.  Bo lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on a saltwater creek.  Normally Bo fishes the saltwater near his house, and is very interested in everything having to do with the salt marsh ecosystem.  Bo says that the vast ecological diversity, from small plankton to large bottle-nosed dolphins to shorebirds, creates a one-of-a-kind of ecosystem.  Because he moved inland from the shore to attend college, Bo had to adapt to fresh water fishing.  Pictured here, Bo proudly presents his first fish caught on a fly rod.  Weighing around two pounds, this largemouth bass hit a top-water frog popper, and gave Bo a great fight, as seen by his smile.  “ I had been having a lot of trouble casting that day, and I just got one lucky cast in at the right time.  The bass annihilated the lure.”  Catching this fish was a culmination of a fly fishing course he took at Clemson University, and he plans on taking more fly fishing courses offered by the university later on.   Bo also plans on taking fly-tying classes offered by the school. Because he was used to fishing in the salt water, this bass was a huge accomplishment for him, and as he says, "was one of the most proud moments of my life".  He is currently an Animal Vet Science major, taking mostly chemistry and biology classes.  This semester, Bo was assigned a sheep to get ready for showing in April.  He has also taken Wildlife and Fisheries biology courses, which teach him about ecosystems in the southeast.  He plans to continue to do so throughout his career at Clemson, focusing on wildlife around South Carolina, especially in the salt marsh ecosystem.  After he graduates, Bo plans on attending the University of Georgia veterinary school.  He plans to focus on large animals, such as farm animals, and wants to open his own vet clinic.  He plans on owning a farm and running a Retriever rescue on the land.  Because he has always had retrievers, and some of them have been rescue dogs, he feels that it can be his small part in helping worthy animals find homes.  Also on the land, Bo plans on hunting for everything from ducks to geese to hogs.  Shooting since age 5, Bo's love for biology is also seen in his love to hunt.  He says, "It allows me to experience animals that I normally see from a distance up close.  It is the most entertaining form of exploring biology in my mind.  Plus, they are really tasty!”

Goal for English 103

I have just one simple goal for English 103; however, it is not going to be easy to attain it.  My one goal is to get an A in the class.  That being said, I also wish to grow in my knowledge and ability to write and communicate effectively and properly.  I wish to be able to write professional letters, and to be able to write proper emails.  In essence, I wish to learn everything I possibly can that will help me to get into veterinary school.  In order to get an A in this class, I will need to do a number of different things.  For one, I need to rite everything down, so I can avoid missing any homework assignments or due dates.  One of my biggest issues in high school was not being well-organized, so this year I bought an organizer and I actually use it.  So far, I am off to a decent start.  Other things that I need to do in order to do well in the class include coming into class everyday with a positive attitude and awake.  I cant just mope into class tired and hungover.  I need to be awake, alert, and focused.  I also need to keep on top of long-term assignments, so I don't have to cram overbearing amounts of work into a small amount of time.  If i can do all these things, English 103 will prove to be a valuable asset to me, not only in a good grade, but in the life lessons learned while taking it.

I am a scientific person- there is no doubt about it.  To convince me of anything, I need proof, and lots of it.  I naturally doubt what people try to tell me, unless they are some sort of important figure that has well-established ideas.  Therefore, it is no surprise that the commericals, and ads in general, that I find most convincing are ones that appeal to logos.  Because there is so much nonsense on the television, it's hard to know what is fact versus opinion.  For instance, recently companies like Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet, and Toyota have been creating new designs on their full sized pickups.  Each company claims to have better gas mileage, more power, and more space.  In each commercial, each company is correct only because they compare their tricked-out truck to the base of the other company.  However, the way they portray it is that their average truck beats the average of the other companies.  That's why the most convincing commercials and ads that I have seen recently are anti-smoking commercials.  Recently I saw an ad where a young man read off a response letter from a tobacco company when they were told that smoking causes pregnant women to have under-weight babies.  The letter says in response " Some women may like to have under-weight babies".  This is convincing advertising; it is shocking, true, and attention-grabbing.  It also somewhat appeals to pathos, as it causes us to feel angry towards the tobacco companies.  Combining logos and pathos together, these advertisements really get the point across, and get the viewers to believe what they believe.