How People Argue

For our Composition and Rhetoric class, Lynzie and I had to give a 25 minute presentation on how people argue with each other. Our professor had given us books to read, etc. and we had to add examples and provide a handout for the class.

It was interesting to learn about this stuff, because even though there is a general model for how we argue (The Toulmin Model), I feel as though we all have our own style of arguing with each other. We showed our class clips of arguments, including a screaming cat fight on the TV show Dance Moms and a much more professional Presidential debate between Kennedy and Nixon. It was really interesting to see the different styles of how people argue, and it made me think about how I argued with people.

Do you guys argue in a peaceful method? Do you end up screaming at the person? Do you find a happy medium?

Podcasts!!

So while in the cumputer lab, I got really excited about Podcasting. I think what I like most about it is that it is taking me back to high school. Even though I own a Mac and am a tech junkie, I have not used GarageBand since I was a senior in high school. My high school definitely placed an emphasis on utilizing technology; I made tons of projects with GarageBand, iMovie, and I used wikis, etc. I think that this is going to be a great way to familiarize myself with a form of assessment that I have never used. I am definitely not intimidated going into it; in fact, I almost feel too comfortable with the idea of making a podcast. I know my way around a computer, I've been on stage a thousand times (so I don't have a fear of scripting, recording, etc.) and I'm good at figuring out how to upload projects.I'm really interested to see how it pans out; I think that Lynize and I will have a lot of fun making it and I hope everyone else does as well! Just remember - technology is your friend! Be not afraid. :)