Thesis statement for argument

For my argumentive essay, I'm going to be writing about photoshop and how much is too much when it comes to editing models and various celebrities for photoshoots. This topic can go in either direction, whether your for it, or against it. I think that there's always going to be a need for the program, but again, how much is too much. There have been a couple of accounts where celebrities have sued big name magazine companies for electronically altering their images to an extent where it didn't even look like themselves. I think this topic is going to be very interesting to research and write about. And I'm very excited to see the results.

Reading Journal #4

·         “RadioHead`s Runaway Guitarist”

·         This article tells the story of exactly what the title says. Radiohead`s runaway guitarist, Johnny Greenwood

·         I think two things that surprised me most were how detailed this story was. Almost giving it a fictional feel to it. I was also surprised by the band RadioHead, and how they acted.   

·         I think the things that really stood out of this article was his use of narrative and fact. I also enjoyed how I could close my eyes, and envision everything the artist talked about 

·         I would definitely give this a 5 out of 5 to anyone who likes a good story revolving around music.

Reading Journal #3

·         “Glee Gone Wild”

·         This article is an interview with Glees very own creator Ryan Murphy

·         I think two things that surprised me most were how dark the original script was to the show “Glee” the article didn’t go into very much detail. But I’ve heard it before, and this just backs it up. That the meaning and the overall theme of glee was actually very dark. I also was surprised with how dark and dim Ryan Murphy`s Childhood was. “I was Molested at the age of 8 by a freshman football player” murphy says in the interview,

·         I think the thing that really drew me into this article was the person they highlighted. Ryan Murphy. I’ve always been a huge fan of glee, and when I saw the article come up. I had to read it. . Another thing is the use of language and narrative. I loved the way he went back and forth from narrative, to interview. Really putting us in the driver’s seat.

·         I would definitely give this a 3 out of 5 to anyone who is a glee fan such as myself. The only reason why I gave it a 3 is because t really makes you think differently of the show and the meanings behind it all.

Reading Journal #2

·         “The Impossible Reality of James Cameron”

·         This article Follows James Cameron in his efforts of making the biggest budgeted film ever created “Avatar”. Its follows him and his crew making the movie. And highlighting the beloved Directors Life.  

·         I think two things that surprised me most was how much of a jerk James Cameron Actually is. Making people wear shirts that insult them. Sort of acting like a dunce cap. And also how creative he actually was. When he talks about what he wants to do with a specific scene.

·         I think the thing that really drew me into this article was the person they highlighted. James Cameron I’m a huge fan and he`s one of my idols. Also how he uses narrative just like the “Will Farrell” Article. It is the same Author so there’s no surprise that it’s the same style of writing.

·         I would definitely give this a 5 out of 5 to anyone who is a James Cameron /Film fan such as myself.

Reading Journal #1

·         “The Beautifully Empt mind of Will Farrell”

·         This article showcases one of Hollywood’s most beloved figures. The one and only Will Farrell. It highlights how much he really has going on in his life, and how he controls it all and copes with most of it.

·         I think two things that surprised me most were the fact that he has so much going on, I knew he was busy, but not as busy as he was projected to be in this article. I was also surprised of how polite and nice he was during the interviews, when you think of will Farrell, you don’t think of this charmingly nice guy. You think of his crude humor, and use of very inappropriate material in movies like “Step Brothers “and “Old School”. 

·         I think the thing that really drew me into this article was his use of narrative at the beginning. He took a story that Will had told him, and transformed it into almost a scene from a movie. I also enjoyed his slick use of facts and narratives throughout the interviews.  

·         I would definitely give this a 5 out of 5 to anyone who is a Will Farrell fan such as myself.

Ethnography proposal

For my ethnography, Im going to profile one of my personal friends who also is a musician, he has the biggest show of his local tour this month. And I plan on following him around for a few days before his biggest show. Monitoring how he acts, what his daily routine is, and how his music affects other people. I feel like in this way, I'm actually doing a little bit of both, a profiling, and a job site visit. I think this way, everyone will get to see the true struggles, and the triumphs of a traveling musician. Im hoping that this "ride along" will change everyone's view of the life of a performer and to hopefully enlighten them in the process.

Rough draft for Memoir

-English draft memoir            -ever since I can remember, every single day, when I was home as a kid. I'd take my moms pots and pans, spread them across the floor, and drum away until she came in and told me to quiet down.           -as I got older I can still remember sitting on the couch before and after school, and watching the old MTV, you know, the one with e actual non stop music videos all day. And singing along to all my favorite songs at the time.            -I also have a vague memory of dancing, and how that ties into the arts, and music, as I watched MTV as a kid, I'd get up off my couch and dance along to the artists on the screen, it was a lot like my daily exercise routine.            -when I got into middle school, I just remember listening to a lot of music, I got my first iPod (the old, forty pound brick). And I remember actually getting in trouble at home for always having my earbuds in (I still do to this day).            - 8th grade into high school, I started to write original songs, and I remember when my mom and dad bought me my first guitar, it was around the middle of my freshman year of high school, they bought me a pawn shop black electric guitar. Later that year I went out and I bought my first acoustic guitar. (I didn't like the menacing, dark sound of the electric guitar as opposed to the lovely, bright, and warm sound of my acoustic guitar.           -by the time my junior year came around, I was known around my family as "the music kid" I can still remember performing a bunch of songs at my cousins wedding in Tampa, I sang in front of nearly 400 people for a few songs.           -as time goes on, so much has changed in my life, friends, hobbies, interests. But one thing has stood relevant, and has stood the test of time. Music.           -after i Bought my guitar, how my hunger for musical knowledge got the best of me and I went out and learnt every single instrument I could get my hands on.               What I'm going to write about.      -one paragraph for each stage of school     (home and pre school, elementary, middle, high)      -pivotal moments in my life as a musician     -how music has changed my attitude towards life and the people in it     -start with me walking out onto my living room floor playing drums.      -dancing around to MTV as an elementary school kid     -skip to when I was walking into the kitchen to eat as an middle school kid, getting yelled at to turn the iPod off     -buying my first acoustic guitar     -the big finale, performing at my cousins wedding/my first performance

Rhetorical Analysis

This is a poster for a cell phone manufactured by Sony. I feel like this shows how the world is a "binary" world, and when you have this phone it let's you see the world in a whole new way. I feel like this ad, with very little text placed in it. Tells a sort of story, or narrative that uses familiar landscape and architecture, as well as nature. It uses these things that are familiar to you, recreates them using a very plain, dull color, that almost makes it look binary, or just plain. And then takes the main subject (the man with the phone) and renders him colorful and full of life and action.

Theme Proposal

            For my theme i would love to be able to do the Arts, as i`m studying Animation, this will give me the most opportune chance to get more incite into my major, and also make it interesting, and a little fun at the same time. i know there's going to be a lot of people fighting for this theme, but with enough experience at hand, and more thirst for the knowledge available in the arts, i think giving this theme to me will not only improve my grade in the class, but it will also bring me closer to my major, and help me achieve more in my years here at bcc. the other two choices i would pick would be Electronics, or Family.
        

Auto Biography

                 Hey everyone! My names Joseph Barros, but please, everyone call me Joey. this is my second semester at BCC and i absolutely love it! Im Studying to be an Animator after college and i couldnt be any happier with the path that I`ve decided to take. I love reading and writing, as a musician if found myself becoming ten times better than i have ever been at writing. I have always been an avid reader, i have always enjoyed it, and have taken pride in it. I feel like when i write anything, whether it be a song, or a short story, it becomes an escape, stress relieving almost. which as a college student, is one of the things we need the most. so every chance i get, i `ll always sit down with a good book, or a piece of paper, and read, or write the day away. I`m so excited to be in this class, and i cant wait to start writing!