1- a) Amount of oil utilized on SUV with HEMI engine. Statistics and studies which prove that hybrid cars are more helpful for the world save oil.
b) The world needs to save oil.
c) Provide information about the oil reserves, how it has been utilized, and the amount that still left.
d) Oil can be saved from other sources that save more oil than a simple car. Oil is not essential for life. It can be substituted for other things.
2- a) Statistics
b) There is a big amount of illegitimacy among unwed mothers.
c) Single mothers are taking advantage of the welfare system.
d) Unwed and single mother are mother in the same way. Why should the government pay only for one of them and discriminate the other?
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Blog 16
Why the consume of drugs is prohibited in the U.S.?
Why the drinking age is 21 years while the driving and vote age are not so high in the U.S.?
Why americans even being upsat with the president (spending so much money in war) voted on the re-election of Bush?
Why FIU, being an International Univesity, makes so difficult to Florida non-residents to get in here?
Why do only Miami Clubs closes at 5a.m. and clubs in other parts of the state closes at 2a.m.?
Why is status so important in social life?
Why the drinking age is 21 years while the driving and vote age are not so high in the U.S.?
Why americans even being upsat with the president (spending so much money in war) voted on the re-election of Bush?
Why FIU, being an International Univesity, makes so difficult to Florida non-residents to get in here?
Why do only Miami Clubs closes at 5a.m. and clubs in other parts of the state closes at 2a.m.?
Why is status so important in social life?
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Blog 15
Gender- Female: Even with the insertion of women in the work force, it is still hard to conduct a job interview being a woman. Society still looks to women as house-wives. Many people believe that men are more respected and taken more seriously than women are. I do not think things should be this way but this is just how it is very often.
Age- 20: About jobs it is not so bad. Lately more and more young people are working in high positions in big companies. Employers believe that young people are more open-minded and innovative, opening the perspectives of the company. In family, no matter your age, you will always be a baby. For society I am old enough to vote, drive and be arrested, but not to buy liquor; lame. Besides that, I look younger than I really am. Sometimes people don’t believe when I say that I’m 20 and not 18.
Ethnic Group-Unknown: In Brazil I would be considered white, but here in the US I do not fit in this group. Well, I’m not Hispanic (Brazil speaks Portuguese and not Spanish), I’m not Asian, I’m not Afro. When I’m answering a survey, most of time I have trouble in filling this part, leaving it in blank. It’s not a big deal, but in a job interview it could be considered a lack of attention while answering the survey for those who don’t have further explanations about it.
Religion or philosophy-Catholic: I’m part of a very religious family. Since I was born I was introduced to this religion not by choice, but for family’s desire. I do not practice the religion, and I have many points where I disagree with their way of conduct things. I believe in various aspects of other religions. I think that I have my own beliefs, where I mix a little bit of each religion. I’m not extreme and I respect all kind of beliefs. For family purposes I’m catholic.
Political Party- Not Political: I do not identify myself with any specific group. I think that is a bad thing because it can be considered as a miss of knowledge in politics for not having an opinion about it. Actually, I think that politics is not about being republican, democrat or whatever, but know how to conduct things for the improvement. It could be a company, the society or a country. Sometimes you have to be more conservative, sometimes innovative. I think that the most important is conducting the thing in the right way and not care about being labeled.
Socio-economic group- middle class: I Always had enough money to have a good life, travel, and have desired items. It was possible not thought savings, but for the hard work of my parents. I look forward to keep this stability and raise it. In Brazil it is difficult to have good savings due to the country’s economy. The US has many opportunities, that way I look for achieve my personal objectives and raise my economic situation.
I believe that the bias that will be hard to change is my gender. The society is changing, but it still has prejudices that restrict certain evolutions on women’s life.
Age- 20: About jobs it is not so bad. Lately more and more young people are working in high positions in big companies. Employers believe that young people are more open-minded and innovative, opening the perspectives of the company. In family, no matter your age, you will always be a baby. For society I am old enough to vote, drive and be arrested, but not to buy liquor; lame. Besides that, I look younger than I really am. Sometimes people don’t believe when I say that I’m 20 and not 18.
Ethnic Group-Unknown: In Brazil I would be considered white, but here in the US I do not fit in this group. Well, I’m not Hispanic (Brazil speaks Portuguese and not Spanish), I’m not Asian, I’m not Afro. When I’m answering a survey, most of time I have trouble in filling this part, leaving it in blank. It’s not a big deal, but in a job interview it could be considered a lack of attention while answering the survey for those who don’t have further explanations about it.
Religion or philosophy-Catholic: I’m part of a very religious family. Since I was born I was introduced to this religion not by choice, but for family’s desire. I do not practice the religion, and I have many points where I disagree with their way of conduct things. I believe in various aspects of other religions. I think that I have my own beliefs, where I mix a little bit of each religion. I’m not extreme and I respect all kind of beliefs. For family purposes I’m catholic.
Political Party- Not Political: I do not identify myself with any specific group. I think that is a bad thing because it can be considered as a miss of knowledge in politics for not having an opinion about it. Actually, I think that politics is not about being republican, democrat or whatever, but know how to conduct things for the improvement. It could be a company, the society or a country. Sometimes you have to be more conservative, sometimes innovative. I think that the most important is conducting the thing in the right way and not care about being labeled.
Socio-economic group- middle class: I Always had enough money to have a good life, travel, and have desired items. It was possible not thought savings, but for the hard work of my parents. I look forward to keep this stability and raise it. In Brazil it is difficult to have good savings due to the country’s economy. The US has many opportunities, that way I look for achieve my personal objectives and raise my economic situation.
I believe that the bias that will be hard to change is my gender. The society is changing, but it still has prejudices that restrict certain evolutions on women’s life.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Common Symbols and Their Meaning
Cheetah - Speed
Cupid Heart - Love
Horseshoes - Luck
Dove - Peace
Uncle Sam - USA
Hat and Wand - Magic
Horseshoes are considered a good luck charm in many cultures. The shape, fabrication, placement, and manner of sourcing are all important. A common tradition is that if a horseshoe is hung on a door with the two ends pointing up then good luck will occur. However, if the two ends point downwards then bad luck will occur. Traditions do differ on this point, though. In some cultures, the horseshoe is hung points down (so the luck pours onto you); in others, it is hung points up (so the luck doesn't fall out); still in others it doesn't matter so long as the horseshoe has been used (not new), was found (not purchased), and can be touched. In all traditions, luck is contained in the shoe and can pour out through the ends.
In some traditions, any good or bad luck achieved will only occur to the owner of the horseshoe, not the person who hangs it up. Therefore, if the horseshoe was stolen, borrowed or even just found then the owner, not the person who found or stole the horseshoe will get any good or bad luck. Other traditions require that the horseshoe be found to be effective.
One reputed origin of the tradition of lucky horseshoes is the story of Saint Dunstan and the Devil. Dunstan, who would become the Archbishop of Canterbury in AD 959, was a blacksmith by trade. The story relates that he once nailed a horseshoe to the Devil's hoof when he was asked to reshoe the Devil's horse. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after the Devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is hung over the door.
Also some believe that if guests come to a house where a horseshoe is above the door. If they enter through that door they must leave the same way or they will take the luck from the horseshoe with them from your house.
Cupid Heart - Love
Horseshoes - Luck
Dove - Peace
Uncle Sam - USA
Hat and Wand - Magic
Horseshoes are considered a good luck charm in many cultures. The shape, fabrication, placement, and manner of sourcing are all important. A common tradition is that if a horseshoe is hung on a door with the two ends pointing up then good luck will occur. However, if the two ends point downwards then bad luck will occur. Traditions do differ on this point, though. In some cultures, the horseshoe is hung points down (so the luck pours onto you); in others, it is hung points up (so the luck doesn't fall out); still in others it doesn't matter so long as the horseshoe has been used (not new), was found (not purchased), and can be touched. In all traditions, luck is contained in the shoe and can pour out through the ends.
In some traditions, any good or bad luck achieved will only occur to the owner of the horseshoe, not the person who hangs it up. Therefore, if the horseshoe was stolen, borrowed or even just found then the owner, not the person who found or stole the horseshoe will get any good or bad luck. Other traditions require that the horseshoe be found to be effective.
One reputed origin of the tradition of lucky horseshoes is the story of Saint Dunstan and the Devil. Dunstan, who would become the Archbishop of Canterbury in AD 959, was a blacksmith by trade. The story relates that he once nailed a horseshoe to the Devil's hoof when he was asked to reshoe the Devil's horse. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after the Devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is hung over the door.
Also some believe that if guests come to a house where a horseshoe is above the door. If they enter through that door they must leave the same way or they will take the luck from the horseshoe with them from your house.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Self Reflective Post
It is amazing how an author can articulate words and change the point of view of things. Authors do it in order to transmit certain emotions, thoughts, or feelings to the readers. When writing the positive and negative sides of the same thing in the anterior blog, I’ve tried to use this ability that the authors have in order to reach the purpose of my assignment. As I was in a good mood when I was writing, it was much easier to write the positive side of sit in front of the GC than the negative one. To write the negative side I had to take a breath, give a walk through the campus, think in bad things such as bad grades, cheating, don’t go out on the weekend, and finally try to get me in a real bad mood. I’ve tried to see things in a shadowy perspective. When the intention is transmit peace, happiness, pleasure, normally vivid and intense words are used. In my case I used words such as: great experience, pleased, pride, wonderful, among others. But when the intention is transmit the negative side of things, authors make use of dark, strong, and sad words. In my story I used the words: terrible, annoys me, impossible, and others. Besides the mood of the author when he is writing, it is also important to care about the rhetorical context, and the message that the author wants to transmit when writing that; his purpose. All these aspects together form the basic requirement to write a good essay. These were aspects that I tried to use when writing the previous blog.
The two sides of the same story
Positive
Sit in front of the GC in a sunny day is such a good experience. I feel myself so pleased to be here. Sited here I can experience the sun and the really soft wind typical of Miami in this period of the year. I feel the panther pride when the sun shines on the walls of GC. Hundreds of people get in and out of this building every single minute. The GC is like the center of the university. This is the place where students have classes, they can have their meals, they have beauty saloon, and others. As you can find everything here in GC, here you also will always find someone that you know. Every single student passes through here at least one time a day. Its location is also a spectacular thing because it has a garage right in front of it. It is a tremendous privilege for those who have classes there. Normally the buildings on the campus are a little bit far from the parking. The GC is my favorite building in FIU. It is so great have the opportunity to see the variety of things that a single building can proportionate. If I could I would sit here every day for a couple of hours. This place is wonderful. It is the main heart of the university. Here is the place where you can see the different people that attend FIU. You can see the abilities and disabilities of these people. Here you can see life!
Negative
Sit in front of GC in a sunny day is such a terrible experience. The hot weather of Miami makes you sweat in seconds. The wind is so soft that you can not notice it. Sometimes I may say that there is no wind at all. There is any pleasure in sit here, not even for five minutes. The garage right in front here annoys me. The sound of the engine of the cars going up and down on the garage looking for a parking doesn’t let me concentrate in anything that I start to do. Study here is an impossible task. Together with this crazy sound there is the bell. It rings every hour to announce that one more hour has passed. Come on. Isn’t the noise of the car enough? The answer seems to be no. More and more things that increase the noise in this place are implemented during the days. The bell doesn’t have a simple ring. It plays some ridiculous music. May I ask for whom? Does the university think that students between seventeen and thirty years old care for this kind of song? People are interested in study, in popular songs, in party, not on this strange sound. Another disgusting thing of being here is that so many people pass through GC every moment that you feel lost in the middle of a crowd. You don’t have privacy here. There is so many people, so many languages, and so many sounds here. Oh my god, I think that I’m going to get crazy if I stay here for one more second.
Sit in front of the GC in a sunny day is such a good experience. I feel myself so pleased to be here. Sited here I can experience the sun and the really soft wind typical of Miami in this period of the year. I feel the panther pride when the sun shines on the walls of GC. Hundreds of people get in and out of this building every single minute. The GC is like the center of the university. This is the place where students have classes, they can have their meals, they have beauty saloon, and others. As you can find everything here in GC, here you also will always find someone that you know. Every single student passes through here at least one time a day. Its location is also a spectacular thing because it has a garage right in front of it. It is a tremendous privilege for those who have classes there. Normally the buildings on the campus are a little bit far from the parking. The GC is my favorite building in FIU. It is so great have the opportunity to see the variety of things that a single building can proportionate. If I could I would sit here every day for a couple of hours. This place is wonderful. It is the main heart of the university. Here is the place where you can see the different people that attend FIU. You can see the abilities and disabilities of these people. Here you can see life!
Negative
Sit in front of GC in a sunny day is such a terrible experience. The hot weather of Miami makes you sweat in seconds. The wind is so soft that you can not notice it. Sometimes I may say that there is no wind at all. There is any pleasure in sit here, not even for five minutes. The garage right in front here annoys me. The sound of the engine of the cars going up and down on the garage looking for a parking doesn’t let me concentrate in anything that I start to do. Study here is an impossible task. Together with this crazy sound there is the bell. It rings every hour to announce that one more hour has passed. Come on. Isn’t the noise of the car enough? The answer seems to be no. More and more things that increase the noise in this place are implemented during the days. The bell doesn’t have a simple ring. It plays some ridiculous music. May I ask for whom? Does the university think that students between seventeen and thirty years old care for this kind of song? People are interested in study, in popular songs, in party, not on this strange sound. Another disgusting thing of being here is that so many people pass through GC every moment that you feel lost in the middle of a crowd. You don’t have privacy here. There is so many people, so many languages, and so many sounds here. Oh my god, I think that I’m going to get crazy if I stay here for one more second.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Conclusion
The same product can be exposed in various ways in order to reach different people just like the examples here cited about the brand Dolce & Gabbana. The ads have more influence in our lives that we can imagine. They estipulate how should we follow our lives, when, and where. What define us as rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, cult or stupid. Some advertisements are more aggressive, some are more angelical; all depends of which public they want to reach and what message they want to transmit.
Marketing is a smart approach that marketing people found to rule the population’s costume and habit. It has more influence in our lives that we can imagine. Through advertisements the market stipulates the society way of life and wants. It stipulates what can be considered beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, in or out. You can notice this intention of control when you see that two different merchandises can be presented to the market in different forms. It happens because marketing wants to reach all the population, and as nobody has the same style, attitude or thoughts, the marketing make different ads to reach these different society groups. The ads in general can be shown in an aggressive way or softer; all depends of the purpose of the; what image it wants to give, how efficient, and why. This technique is used looking for having a total control of the population under their wants to better control the market production, consumption and their supply.
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