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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

DARK PATTERNS

• when you use websites/apps, you don’t read every word on every page, you skim read & make assumptions
A personal experience: when I wanted to order an item on an instagram page they made it seem like it was an easy purchase but they asked for more information other than just my credit card info.

Monday, January 27, 2020

IM IGNITED

- is life an allusion?
- why do stereotype?
- Do we really need what we learn throughout high school? 

Thursday, January 23, 2020

HOPEPUNK

HOPEPUNK- genuinely/sincerely caring about something, requiring bravery + strength.
• standing up for other people
• fighting for what you believe in

~I think authors think it matters, so they can help the reader seek something they truly care about. By them talking about what they care about, the reader might find what they care about.
  • authors think it’s important for others to find themselves through things they love

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

LAST CENTURY’S WRITING STYLES

Genre: a specific category

Naturalism: bigger than people, people will never make a difference, man will always lose
Realism: authors are trying to catch what they were actually experiencing (largely replaced naturalism) 
Modernism: 

Liminal: refers to a state of being
- when you aren’t what you used to be, but still aren’t what you’re going to become
- “in between” phase

ARGUE THIS

syllogism: simplest form of logical argument
    - 3 parts: major/minor premise, conclusion
•vadility: does the conclusion follow my premises?
                - a good truth will be good, valid

Friday, January 17, 2020

NOTES FROM TODAY’S LECTURE

 Ethos:                                             Pathos:                                    Logos: Logic/reason/proof
- personal credibility/trust                  - emotional component        - “the word of God”
- elements of the speaker/author        - pity                                     - Greek word- “Logic” 
- someone’s ethics                              - sadness 

Thursday, January 16, 2020

THE WORLD IS MY LIBRARY

The Great gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald  , Of Mice & Men- John Steinbeck

AMERICAN LITERATURE

What is American Literature?
- is the body of literature written &/or produced in English in the United States.

• I can contribute to American Literature by writing a book/song/play/essays, etc..

Literature                        American
- written words.               -produced in America
-lasting                             -contributes to America
-creative thoughts.           -Colonists—>romantics
-form of expression