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"Thinking as a Hobby" by William Golding August 27, 2010 William Golding's essay Thinking as a Hobby suggests that there are three different grades of thinking. Golding uses his past experiences to develop his evaluation of people and their niche is his map of thinkers. His purppose is to influence his readers to become what he believes to be the pinacle of being as a grade 1 thinker. Golding creates a respect with his audience, he achieves this by categorizing himself as a grade 1 thinker thus making his audience believe that he deserves to be in the presence of those such as Albert Einstein.

"Band of Brothers" by Stephen Ambrose August 27, 2010 Stephen Ambrose in his biography "Band of Brothers" states that through the worst times our country has ever endured the men of East Company become brothers. Ambrose creates his ethos as the reader develops emotional ties to the characters and shows their struggles that ultimately bring them together. As a historical biography "Band of Brothers" is written to emotionally involve the reader, and to tell the stories of our finest men in the 506th. Stephen Ambrose targeted a mostly male audience with a desire to learn about World War two through a riveting and emotional experience, and through an immense knowledge of the war Ambrose is able to put the reader on the beaches of Normandy.

"Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene August 31, 2010 Brian Greene in his book "Fabric of the Cosmos" states that in our universe all things are connected, and how our universe is made up of a multitude of dimensions not just our visible three. Greene is a highly recognized mathematition and physicist that helps us understand his points by dumbing down the language a little, he creates his credibility through an immense ammount of research, and through the statistical studies he has conducted. Greene takes his experiences as a child, and his desire to know all that is, and wants his readers to understand his version of the string theory, and other principles that are under study in the scientific community. "Fabric of the Cosmos" is not an easy read, it is written in what seems to be another language, however Greene intends his book to be for the man that is intrested in further understanding a world where only little is known by even the most accomplished scientists.

"Washington and Wheatley" In Phylis Wheatly and George Washingtons exchange they convey a mutual respect for each other, and how a writer can use language to achieve a secondary, less obvious purpose. The two authors both exchange words of considerable respect and honor for each other, and although Washington knows of Phylis' stature he has nothing negative to say. Washington and Wheatley write to inform the other of their respect, however it seems to me that Washington might also be attempting to draw atention to himself, and create support for his ensuing war with Brittan; Wheatley on the other hand has a much more genuine agenda, creating a following for her writing and abolitionist movement.

"An Inconvenient Truth" Al Gore in his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" portrays his views that the earth is in a state of global warming that he believes is caused by man and our inability to control ourselves. Gore uses an emotional appeal in order to get to the hearts of his viewers, which is the most effective way to turn heads in the direction of his cause. "An Inconvenient Truth" has a simple and quite obvious purpose which is to inform and inspire the public to get involved to help stop global warming before it gets worse than it already is. Al Gore wants his audience to be all of America in his attempt to stop global warming; with this wide ranged audience he is much more likely to hit the certain percentage of the population that will join him in his cause.

"Super Size Me" Morgan Spurlock in his documentary "Super Size Me" is attempting to tell the world of the tragedy that is the fast food market. Spurlock takes an unconventional approach and puts himself right in the middle of what he is trying to prove; by being his own test subject he creates an emotional appeal with the people watching him put himself in danger. Morgan is demonstrating first hand the bad quality and poor preparation of the fast food of America, specifically McDonald's, by eating their food every day for thirty days. Spurlock is targeting the portion of people who might me overweight, in an attempt at influencing them to stop eating themselves to death, and realize that they can become healthy by eating healthy.

"Patrick Henry's Speach" Patrick Henry, a participant of the virginia convention, gives a speach in which he asserts his ideas that for the colonists to gain the freedoms they deserve they must be prepared to wage total war against Brittan. In his use of a multitude of biblical allusions Henry puts his beliefs into the minds of the people of the convention. patrich Henry's purpose argues that war might be the only option for America, and her people need to be ready whatever the cost. Henry directs his message towards the deligates who might be skeptical about our chances in a war with Brittan.

"Thomas Paine" Thomas Paine, famous colonial writer, in his speach asserts his opinion that a monarchy is an unlawful form of government and with a changing world people are better suited for democracy. Paine explains how a democracy is a great replacement, and will be much better in the long run offering more freedoms and power to the people. His purpose is to convince the American people that with a democracy this country will prosper long into the future, and will be at the forefront of innovation. Paine represents himself as a fellow colonist and struggling member of society in order to reach out to all of the American people.

"Thomas Jefferson" Thomas Jefferson, when writing the Declaration of Independence, draws a line in the sand that states that the people of America are fed up with Brittan, and they are seperating from the king. Jefferson pushes the issues America has with Brittan by writing the list of grievances and letting King George III know that they are serious. Jeffersons purpose is to list the problems the colonists have with the king, and state their independence even if that means war with the mother country. Thomas Jefferson makes his points more powerful by placing himself in the shoes of every American, and writing as if he was every single one of the people that are directly affected by the injustices performed by the crown.

Taliban Mike Shuster, the writer of his film Declassified:The Taliban, informs the audience about the Taliban until 9/11. Shuster establishes his ideas by providing his listeners and viewers with factual information such as primary pictures and dates that convinced the audience. His purpose is to clarify the lasting repercussions on Americana and Pakistan to prove how much the Taliban has and affect on the world. The audience is any person who is not caught up with the recent events and history of the Taliban. Water Is Basic Water is basic is a foundation that brings relief to Africa, and fights to help villages in need of water by digging wells. The foundation Water is Basic has established itself as one of the premier organizations for relief work in Africa by doing hands on work and fighting through the last decade with compassion and love for their cause. Their purpose is to show the people of Africa that even though we are an ocean away we in America are able to see their struggle, and we still care about helping those in need. Water Is Basic has established Africa as the basis for their operation because they see everything that Africa needs in order to survive.

3 Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, developes his idea to build a school for kids in Afghanistan who don’t necessarily have the resources to get an education, his motivation came from the death of his sister. Mortenson delivers his story by explaining the trials and tribulations he had to go through and the good at the end that it all worth it. His purpose was create a school in Korphe as well as inspire the world to stress the importance of education all around the world but mainly Afghanistan in this situation. He reaches toward the audience by informing them that change should come, and the impossible isn’t to far.

Tim Cowlishaw, a sports writer for the Dallas Morning News, argues that the firing of Wade Phillips is completely necessary to put an end to the dreadful season of the Cowboys. Cowlishaw explains the terrible season thus far that the Cowboys have had by providing mutliple stats concering their losing record, as well as describing the horrific and embarrassing game agaisnt the Jacksonville Jaguars. His purpose is to point out and gain support behind the idea of firing Wade Phillips in order to help the Cowboys gain back their dignity. This article is targeted towards the Dallas Cowboy fans as well as Jerry Jones.
 * "Cowboys Must Fire Wade Phillips" **

COMMENTARY: Personally I thought the article was intresting, and as a person who dislikes the cowboys I really could care less what they do. Jerry Jones is an idiot, and I hope the cowboys lose the rest of their games.

"Cowboys Must Fire Wade Phillips Now | Tim Cowlishaw Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News." Tim Cowlishaw Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | The Dallas Morning News. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. []

A columnist for the New York Times in their editorial //Virtual Failure on the Border // asserts the prolong inadequacy of the "virtual fence" has done nothing more than cause more problems to the money portion of this idea while also doing very little than what was promised. The columnist purposely uses a sarcastic tone to have more of an emphasis on the doubts dealing with the "virtual fence" since it was clear that it wasn't going to fulfill its tasks which eventually agreed with our predictions and took a huge downturn when it was, "stymied by tumbleweeds and high winds". (10) The columnist's purpose was to inform the audience that the billions of dollars we have been spend on something that's shouldn't be worth that much is failing before our eyes in order to convince the government to stop wasting their money on this and save it to create a better way to protect our borders. The border has been a huge problem in America right now and has been for a while; the columnist included the audience by talking about something that every American has an opinion about, good or bad.
 * "Virtual Failure on the Border" **

COMMENTARY**:** Personally I wasn’t sure that the “virtual Fence” was the best idea, I believe in a more forceful tactic like taking violent action, but if it is getting the job done, I don’t have any complaints. So just as long as it works I don’t care what it is that protects our borders. "Virtual Failure on the Border." //The New York Times //. 30 Oct. 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. < [] >.

"**Future Tense: Super Phones **"

Gerrold claims in his column that future phones will be an amalgamation of electronic functions in the shape of a handheld mobile device. Gerrold draws on his experience as a tech writer and futuristic examples such as HAL-9000 and Asimov's robots. His purpose is to specify his prediction of future mobile technology and its impact on the integration of human lives with technology. Gerrold's audience is primarily the tech-savvy as his post is located on MaximumPC.com; these individuals will understand the implications of Gerrold's statements and are likely to integrate more technology with their lives COMMENTARY: As a current “Smart Phone” user the concept of “super Phones” is quite interesting to me. I could really see myself as being one of the ones to test the technology. It fascinates me how far along our technology has come in such a short time, and I am excited to see how much farther it will go.

Gerrold, David. "Future Tense: Super Phones." MaximumPC.com. 10 November 2010. 10 November 2010. < <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">[]

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">“Facebook, Freedom, and Thin-Skinned Bosses” **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">

Bruce Barry, a professor of management and sociology at Vanderbilt University and author of Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace, argues in his piece Facebook, Freedom, and Thin-Skinned Bosses, that employees should monitor their social networking "carefully and prudently" so that their employers have no reason to fire them for saying, or doing, anything that can be seen as wrong or against the company. Barry tells the story of two women and their troubles with this situation, both with Facebook, the degree to which the employers have authority and how the lawsuits are being handled. Barry tells the readers this story because it is something that is happening all too often, and the employers actually have grounds seemingly against the first amendment, in order to get his readers to think twice before they post something they don't want their boss seeing on Facebook. Barry alters the perception of his readers who trust that their social networking is private and respected by showing them that employers can, and will fire their employees because of something as seemingly small as a comment on Facebook.

COMMENTARY: This article is very accurate, and describes perfectly the way that businesses should deal with social networking. My dad tells my sister all the time to make sure her facebook is clean, and isn’t showing anything inappropriate because when looking for a job it makes it difficult to get hired with pictures of you drunk at a party. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">Barry, Bruce. "Facebook, Freedom, and Thin-Skinned Bosses." CNN.com 10 Nov. 2010: n. pag. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">[|<http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/10/barry.facebook.firings/index.html] <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 115%;">>