Krakauer

In my own opinion, Krakauer's methods of adding constant research throughout his book was a smart way to add not only credibility to his writings but also adds a sense of care. He made a serious effort to put himself and the reader into Chris's shoes. I believe that the entire book had a specific goal. Krakauers goal was to explain Chris's last journal entry. It was Krakauers goal to use the events of Chris's journey to explain how he came to the conclusion "Happiness is only real when shared". By giving the background he did to Chris's travels' Krakauer has not only introduced why Chris left but has explained why at the end of the the people we surround ourselves with are our life. Life it to be shared, I have certainly never believed loneliness is an emotion humans are meant to understand. I am sad it took the experiences it did for Chris to discover this but i do believe it was Krakauers mission to make that journey of finding himself worth something, and without all of the research Krakauer did the valuable point couldn't have been made.

Our image on a pedestal

My primary source, The original Romeo and Juliet script, generally seen a simple piece of writing, may look as though it has no connection to todays society, however i believe it traces the answers to why people interact a certain way with each other based on emotions. I address this point of view in my paper by analyzing the emotions we see in the play and pointing out how these our own emotions were affected by the images the play promotes. For example, its obvious people struggle in relationships because they strive for this unreal image of a 'perfect romance', but why? What we watch as children and young adults does have weight on how we want to live our lives, I have attempted to give a reason why things impact us the way they do and in what ways. Researching these types of issues is important because it gives you insight on something you do subconsciously and gives you an opportunity to create your own standard for what is practical and enjoyable in life, instead of striving for something of fairy tales.

Everlasting Love and its Everlasting Impact

I believe the great story of Romeo and Juliet to be one of a few pieces of literature that has captivated the American psyche for centuries. Although fiction, this tale is in a sense what Americans base almost too much of their lives on while at the same time just enough. I can list no other piece of writing that has had the influence this tragic love story has had on overall mankind; If your great, great, grandparents weren't raised in the U.S. there is still a solid chance they knew of this tale and that it affected them the same way it affects us today. While my favorite part about this story is what the immediate response would be, the part about love, I think its unfair to overlook the level of writing and feeling Shakespeare embodies through this story that simply explains human beings every need and want. The specific cultural issue I will be addressing in relationship to this piece of writing is its overall influence on our lives and the lives of those before us. This relationship is so relevant because by explore it I feel a better understanding of why we do things the way we do. By examining the people who raised us and eventually being able to examine ourselves and what has influenced us to become the people we are today is honestly the only way to come to terms with human nature and exactly what YOUR nature consists of.

Why do people use self expression in books?

I feel Krakauer's stories are an important asset to the book even thought they take a little fact creditability out of his writing because by reflecting McCandless in himself he is showing that although Christopher just ran off and we may see a little bit of selfishness in him, he was only human. While not everyone can relate to McCandless's actions, by relating himself to the boy, Krakauer reminds the reader that we all deal with issues in life and although some may seem irrational you should never judge someone. Circumstances play a big role in our lives and situations are only fully understood by the person involved making the decisions. As for the creditability of this book, I believe by leaving out personal stories it would of felt more like an informative collection of information but i think evoking some personal relationship to McCandless wouldn't of been done without adding his personal accounts, something he meant to do for a reason.

No more young romance songs please!!

After reading the Taylor Swift article I came to the conclusion that every preconceived notion I've had of taylor swift may in fact be true. It may be hard to come to terms with but with the United States music companies marketing towards an earlier age group, the top selling songs seem to be becoming less and less intellectually stimulating than any previous generation. With artist like Taylor Swift, Hanna Montana, Justin Biebier, etc., our highest profiting songs are no more complex than what 10 year olds are watching. My personal opinion on Taylor Swift is that she does have a beautiful voice but, while a few of her songs are catchier, the majority of her music it difficult to listen, especially once you know the words. As for the article, the pictures only further prove the points of the article, taylor swifts music may be entertaining but we are in fact listening to crap. As for the comparison to Lady Gaga the authors point only lessens Swift yet again. Gaga, to me, represents the possibility of a new age in music (an age where people are ok with just being their weird self), while Swift represents our industries diminishing value of music.

Importance of Rhetoric

If I had to pick one of the three rhetoric styles of writing I would pick Pathos and Logos because they are equally important. While Ethos gives credit to information, Pathos and Logos are the heart and opinion of writing. Without either, interest in the writing and any passion for the topic are hard to extract (by the reader). While I may have focused too much on Pathos in my "Into the Wild" paper, I think by adding more Logos and some Ethos my paper will not only intrigue the reader, but provide substantial credit to the information.