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 * Journal Prompt 1.** Cofer's "My Father in the Navy" and Joyce's short story "Araby" are autobiographical or narrative in nature. Review the chapter in the Longman concerning the rhetorical mode Narration (pgs. 109-116). Discuss two narration qualities you see in the poem and the short story collectively. 1 para. The narrators used both first person qualities and sensory details to add to their stories. First person added a realistic feel to the story. This gave the narratives a "there" feeling, like you were in the narrators shoes. The sensory details helped to put you in the environment that the story was told. That helped to put everything into persective.


 * Journal Prompt 2.** Conflict and conflict resolution are narration qualities. Conflicts can be man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. Describe one example from Mayblum's "The Price We Pay" that exemplifies one of the aforementioned areas of conflict. 1 para. One of the conflicts in this story was Mayblum against other men. He had the task of trying to get out of the building alive, but at the same time he couldn't because of his colleagues were trying to escape too. This slowed down his escape greatly. Also the obstacles of trying to help his fellow man get out made it almost impossible for him to escape.


 * Journal Prompt 3.** Use this journal to build your introductory paragraph for Narrative Paper Assignment 1. Remember your introductory paragraph must consist of a clear thesis statement and clear supporting advanced organizers. 1 para. Today, we are here to remember the love, life, and hospitality of Mrs. Eugene Banks. She was a special friend of mine that i loved dearly. Mrs. Banks' stay at the West Coast Clinic was, not only, a privilege for all who knew her, but a blessing to all. Her impact can only be described as incredible. I am here today according to Mrs. Banks' wishes for me to help her share just some of the great memories of the life that she lived. Mrs. Banks came to me a few months ago and gave me the blessings of recording her most fond memories. She told me of the prime of her life as a young woman, freshly married, and ready for the rest of her journey on this earth. She explained to me that these were the best times of her life, and I am here to recollect them with you.


 * Journal Prompt 4.** Find an [|advertising slogan] and write a descriptive paragraph about what an ad for that slogan should contain: discuss target audience, sensory details, and purpose. 1 para "So easy, a caveman can do it!" -Geico: I think that the advertisement should discuss all of the ways that Geico makes their method an easy, fast, and pain-free process. They should also include an illustration of this slogan to entertain and draw you in by humor. Sensory details could describe the IQ capacity of cavemen and how primitive their thinking was. This would supply a point of reference of how easy it is to use Geico.


 * Journal Prompt 5.** Read this [|article] about bad advertisement. Discuss one advertisement you've seen or heard that you believe is poor advertisement--describe the ad so that a person reading your discription could visualize the ad without seeing it. Then discuss why you believe the ad is bad. 2 para I saw an ad in a magazine about a weight-loss/muscle booster product that was very lame. The picture depicted was of a large launching station with the product strapped to the top of space-shuttle rockets. The product's name was "Betastax". It was easy to tell what the targeted audience was, but the actual product's purpose was very hazy. The illustration that I explained earlier was very massive and "in your face". The image catches your eye, but becomes a waste of time after reading the description. I am sure that the company wanted it straight and to the point, but failed in doing so because they missed the pooint completely! It seemed as though the company was promoting that the product is gonna boost your muscles to out of this world status, but we want to know more. I was left wondering what was actually in this product, what are the risks, how much it is, etc. Put simply, the ad definately needs a lot more information for its readers to become even somewhat interested in it.

This ad was very sufficient to me. I am a very simple guy, so I don't like "over-the-top" things. I liked how the ad had the picture of the artist that uses their product. That man is a very respected and well known musician, so his opinion counts! I also liked how they put great descriptions under each product image so that I knew what their products' features were. Overall, it was a very pleasing advertisement.
 * Journal Prompt 6.** Search the internet or a magazing to find a "good" advertisement. Describe the ad so that a reader may visualize it without seeing the ad. Discuss why you believe the advertisement is good. 2 para The ad that I found had a very basic set-up. It was subtle, but not blinding. The background was white and the product pictures were in color, which made them most noticeable. The largest image was of a man holding a guitar with a large smile on his face. There were also smaller pictures of other guitars along the side of the ad. Beneath the smaller images were in-depth descriptions of the guitars and their features. All text was black so that you could clearly see what it said also. Also, there was a quote from the man in the picture described earlier saying, "Paul Reed Smith, the best in the business!"

They tend to act as though they are older than what the reality of their age really is too! The behaviors of tweens are proven to be a direct result of the impact the media has on teens today. These "tweens" are only following the behaviors of what is portrayed to be "cool". It all boils down to trying to fit in, which is what we all do.
 * Journal Prompt 7.** What social behaviors are teens demonstrating as tweens? What examples does the writer give? 1 para The teens in tweens are demonsrating rebellious behaviors such as: wearing inappropriate clothing, listening to explicit music, being sexually active, etc etc.


 * Journal Prompt 8.** In Jackson's "The Lottery," one social behavior that the town engages in is group think, which can be loosely defined as individuals in a group refusing to go against the group. What other examples (at least 2) can you think of where individuals engage in group think in a dangerous manner? 1 para I believe that a group of people who demonstrate group think in a dangerous way are the "skinheads". They engage in very violent activities and I feel that a sometimes a member might not agree with what they are doing i this violence, but will not stand up for this beleif for the fear of being killed. Another dangerous groupthink group caould be gangs. Gangs participate in rituals for new members to go through called initiation. These rituals sometimes are very violent and harmful to the new member that is forced to do it. Once again, a member that has already been through these rituals might dsagree with them because he/she knows that noone should face these actions to "fit" with anyone, but the member would still be held back from expressing his/her opinion because of the fear of the consequences.

In the short stories "A Rose for Emily" and "Araby", both narrators are similar in their infatuation with a person in their life. Both narrators are usually very calm and recluse, but their love for a certain person in their lives causes them to act in unusual ways. Both narrators have very recluse lifestyles, but this person of interest causes them to step out and take a chance. Another way that the narrators in both "A Rose for Emily" and "Araby" are similar is in their conflicts. They do not both have the exact same conflict, but they do both experience conflict while performing the same task. Both narrators wanted to buy a gift from the store for their special someone, but when the narrator of "Araby" arrived at the store it was closed. In "A Rose for Emily", character of Miss Emily had conflict between people rumoring about her because she actually went to the store. These are ways that the characters in "Araby" and "A Rose for Emily" are similar.
 * Journal Prompt 9.** Discuss one poem and one short story similarity concerning characters, plots, settings, conflicts, or themes. 2 paragraphs
 * Journal Prompt 10.** In Walker's //Beauty//, discuss the issues that caused Walker to lose her self-esteem. 2 paragraphs


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