Month: September 2021

In my final draft, I used authority (Ethos) when speaking on the subject of hispanics and how they endure adversity when it’s learning English or in my case, learning Spanish. I used emotions (Pathos) to affect my audience by sharing my Thanksgiving story where, “The whole table bursted out laughing due to my aunt pointing out my poor attempt at Spanish.” By sharing this, the audience felt my embarrassment as much as I did. I also used logic (Logos) when speaking about my mother’s experience with learning English as her feelings of neglect could relate to mine.

The album “Welcome Home” by Aries is a 25 minute, 9 song adventure released on October 9th, 2018. It featured some of the artists previously released songs such as “Sayonara” or “Racecar” as well as a few new songs such as “Bad News” or “Amy’s Grave.” The album opens with a distorted piano transitioning into a light-headed beat with lyrics that include references to substance abuse and Aries’ failed relationships. This common theme is used in many of the other songs on this album. However, even with dark themes like this, Aries continues to use trap beats and alternative sounds to give the listener a brighter mood. It isn’t until the last song “Home” where Aries gives a heart-warming ending, concluding with him letting go of his past to greet a new future ahead of him. Aries used various marketing strategies to promote his album such as paying bloggers and going on tour. His album turned out to be a success as he gained much more followers after tour and took a year long break until releasing more music.

When writing about this analysis, I found myself being biased which is something I must avoid. Since this is one of my favorite albums of all time I subconsciously complimented the album rather than use general terms. Perhaps I could’ve gotten more in depth about the album however I’m not sure which details are considered relevant or not such as the process of making the album or moments leading up to the release date. Overall, I don’t have many questions and I feel confident going forward in this next writing. 

1.An example of ethos in my essay is, “ As I’ve lived in the US all my life, I never allowed myself to feel ashamed for being black…. However, when it came to my African side, I never portrayed that same proudness, I ostracized myself from my own African community.” In this quote I prove my credibility to talk about this topic, being both African and Black American. I show pathos when I say, “ I felt trepidation that that lost feeling made me do to myself what I feared others would do to me.” This sentence uses emotion to move the reader and show the reader how I felt in the moment. Finally I show logos when saying, “Black Americans are already discriminated against and treated badly in this country. Having to accept that they are too African is something that is too difficult for the majority, especially Black men.” This sentence uses facts as an introduction to the insight on why Black Americans feel the need sometimes to treat Africans differently.

2.This image is a visual representation of the phrase “ you got the whole world in your hands.” The image depicts a woman in traditional hospital/nurse attire, holding a globe of the world in her hand. The globe is surrounded by rope and gives the earth a trapped/restricted look. The woman is wearing a mask but shows quietude as she stands in the middle of a lake with a hazed view of a waterfall/rainforest in the background. This image was published on May 24th, 2020, in the midst of the COVID outbreak. This goes to tell us that the purpose of this image is to depict how at the time the world was essentially in the hands of these hospital workers, as they were overwhelmed by the immense scale of COVID clients they had to encounter and care for. The woman is presented as relaxed and that is to show that she believes she can handle it , she doesn’t show any sign of fear or worry. This is to represent that the workers that felt at this time that the world was literally in their hands, were indeed capable to take on this responsibility. This image is to tell those workers that it will be okay, they can do this.

3.While doing this summary I noticed that I had an urge to over summarize and not give enough analysis. While I was writing I felt like I lacked deep thinking and slowly realized that I wasn’t interpreting the image myself, and decided shortly after to try and do that. I also realized that it was harder than I would have thought to create a new insight and interpretation, like Blankenship suggested, because I felt like anyone who would look at this image would draw the same conclusion I did. I just realized I didn’t ask the reader any questions which is something I definitely want to do next time.

1. Ethos- In my essay I persuaded readers that in my childhood I was a shy and quiet kid. I did so by providing examples and stories of that time showing my credibility.
2. Pathos- I showed emotion in my essay describing how I felt during situations in my stories. For example, I described how I felt betrayed when my mother went behind my back to sign me up for basketball without my knowledge.
3. Logos- I use logos in the very first paragraph of my essay. I say how many children are usually nervous on their first-ever day of school which is a factual statement that backs up how my younger self felt.
4. Shang Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings- This film is one of the most recent installments in the marvel cinematic universe. It takes you on a journey with a young man named Shang Chi to places like San Fransisco, China, and even a magical village. His father wields the ten rings which are one of the most powerful weapons in the Marvel universe. His mother on the other hand was from a magical village who knew a martial art that could combat attacks from the ten rings but sadly she passed away when Shang was 12. Shang ran away from his father at 14 to live a normal life. Here he develops a friendship with a girl named Katy who he tells his name is “Sean”. The movie starts off with these two at work as valet drivers. Shortly after the movie picks up with Shang’s father sending men to bring his son home after 10 long years. This forces Shang to reveal his true identity and past to Katy. Eventually, the two end up finding Shang’s sister in an underground fight ring trying to find more information about their father and why he wants them back home. Here is where they are captured and brought back to his compound. After many villainous monologues, they find out that their father wants to send an army and wage war on their mother’s village for keeping her captive. But this is not the case the rings have driven him mad and cannot cope with the death of his wife. With that being said a soul-sucking monster that the villagers keep captive in a cave is telepathically reaching out to Shang’s father with the voice of his wife. In the end, Shang teams up with the villagers and using their martial arts ends up defeating his father who eventually frees the beast. Shang then defeats the beast with the Ten rings he got from his father saving the universe.
5. While doing the summary and analysis activity I feel like I may have gotten a bit carried away. I feel like I didn’t really analyze the movie. I just wrote what it was about in a long summary. Going forward, I want to make sure to analyze and make connections and find meanings of things I read/watch. Especially for the upcoming assignment, I look forward to learning more and practice more with analyzing so I can further my skills.

1. An example of Ethos is my essay was, “At that point I was happy, I think everyone was.” In this moment, I was trying to make the audience relate/agree with me on a certain level. An example of Pathos in my essay was, “I did not step into my school building, not one time my whole senior year, and the thought of that was depressing.” In this quote, I was expressed the feeling of depression in connection to not going to school. An example of Logos in my essay was, “I would wake up for class around 11am, do my class online, go back to sleep for a couple of hours, eat, then just stay up until 5am playing video games.” In this quote, I was explaining my reasoning for life feeling like a cycle. 
2. The song that I will be analyzing is “ILoveUIHateU” by Playboi Carti. This is one of Carti’s saddest and deepest songs when you really listen to what he is saying. He talks about how his drug addictions are getting to the better of him. One lyric that stands out to me is, “I mix all of problems with Prometh’ until I roll on my death bed.” In this lyric, Carti is explaining that he is being taken over by his addiction to Promethazine. Promethazine is an opioid that is used to make a drink called “Lean”. It is often mixed with sprite and it is known to be very addicting. Carti is showing that he is losing hope, and he doesn’t care about his addiction, because he says, “until i roll on my death bed.” This shows that he is willing to do drugs until he dies. The title of the song also shows his bipolar side, “ILoveYouIHateYou” is displayed in one word, without any spaces. This showcases that Carti’s feelings often switch up, and this is most likely due to his addiction to drugs.
3. Today I realized the differences between a summary and an analysis. For me, a summary is just generally explaining what happened in a text, movie, show, etc. An Analysis is an in depth explanation of a certain moment or line in a text, that shows the deeper meaning of something. I realized this when I analyzed the song above, and went into detail about certain lyrics.

Ethos: “Does my ego get in the way of my happiness? Yes. This is a question I can answer for myself. I’m constantly fighting the idea of letting my guard down and just being open about the way I feel; but at the same time I’m a firm believer that people know what they do and I shouldn’t have to explain myself to others as to why there’s no longer a connection. This reverts back to my failed friendships.”

Pathos: “Which then follows up to the next question. Am I living for myself or for others? The opinions of others are just distractions to the things I want to accomplish in life. Seeking validation from others holds me back from focusing on what I want for myself. I wouldn’t say I live for others but I feel like there’s an image I portray for myself that I would want others to look at me by. If someone were to describe me I would want them to say that I am a boss. Everything that I have was worked hard for.”

Logos: ” ‘Codependency is a learned behavior that can be passed down from one generation to another. … It is also known as ‘relationship addiction’ because people with codependency often form or maintain relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive and/or abusive (Mental Health America).’ ”

2. Summer Walker starts her song “Over it” by saying “Am I really that much to handle?” In this song she speaks about a man who acts like he’s tough and has it all well put together but in reality he can’t handle her and her strong demeanor. Her dominant personality breaks down a man and his ability to have stronger masculine energy than she does. She speaks about how she’s very closed off with her emotions due to pass experience which can explain her strong personality. She repeats the word “I need a man who can handle me” as she feels no one else has met her expectations and asks for someone who can keep it chill as the men she previously spoke to did the most in terms of being unfaithful.

3. From doing this analysis I noticed how a song can tell a story. Same thing with a picture or an object. I found this easy as I made my interpretations off of lyrics. Whereas trying to depict a message from a painting could be a little more complex. However, everyone can have different interpretations of a song, image, or object but no answer is a wrong answer.

I honestly don’t see an area in my essay where I used Ethos. I think an example of Pathos is “After hearing so many things about how I was “Just a white boy” or “Are you sure that you are Latino? You look so white” I used an upsetting experience to get the audience to relate to you or understand what you are trying to say. I don’t think I used Logos in my essay either.

So before I start this analysis, I am going to put a spoiler warning. If you haven’t seen Attack On Titan past the end of the first part of season 4, please avoid this post. I would recommend reading/watching the series for full context.

I am going to be analyzing the manga panel “Freedom” from chapter 131 of Attack On Titan. In this panel, we see young Eren flying high above what looks to be clouds uttering the word “Freedom”. This panel holds a lot of depth to it, as throughout the series, Eren has always chased freedom for himself and his people. Before this moment, we know that Eren had released the titans (Giant humanoid creatures) from within the walls surrounding Eldia, the land where Eren is from. The goal of this “rumbling” as they call it, is to exterminate all life on the Earth besides the Eldians, to then end the cycle of hatred and discrimination that has been going on for centuries once and for all. The reason we see child Eren in this panel and not 19 year old Eren is because, and this is a sort of common consensus in the community, the version of freedom that Eren is chasing is childish and irrational. This because wiping out humanity, if it failed that is, only leads to more hatred towards Eren and his fellow Eldians. Later on in the story the rumbling fails, and further proves that his version was holding a sense of that childish naivete that Eren had when he declared his long term goal of freedom at the beginning of the show.

I feel that I was writing pretty knowledgeably. I did have a doubt about how well it was going to come out since I am not very good at analyzing. Other than that, I can’t really connect this to anything. I hope that the analysis was good and people find it interesting.

1. 1. An example of a sentence that I used Pathos in my essay is “ I felt my skin burning and quickly escalating while turning into the shade of a bright red tomato.” My emotion is showed through describing my embarrassment in this scene. An example of Logos is “  about 8,000 miles across the world from me, in a Chinese province called Fuzhou” I stated the location using factual evidence to support my claim. An example of the use of Ethos is “ She taught me Chinese while I taught her English.” This represents my credibility because it shows how I reciprocate one’s efforts. I give the same amount to someone as I take from them. 
   2. https://images.app.goo.gl/Wy2zRTYVMxuL3coe8                                            This image from Squid Game is the scene where the game; red light green light took place. This game requires a lot of concentration, speed, and most importantly the ability to be able to stay still. The goal of the game is to try to get across the field within the given time frame. The scary cartoon-looking doll is actually a motion detector that shoots bullets at the players who have lost the game. A player loses if the doll turns around and sees a player move when she has said red light. This is extremely hard because so many players had no idea what they had gotten themselves into. They would never have imagined that this game would be so violent and bloody. After the doll released the first shot, every participant of the game was shocked and ran around frantically trying to escape, causing the doll to fire continuous shots, killing hundreds of players. In the end, the players contemplate if all of this is even worth it, will they risk their lives just because of some stupid prize money?
   3. This assignment has helped refresh my knowledge of the differences between summaries and analysis. Summaries are just brief overviews of the scene while analysis includes one’s own conclusion by breaking the scenes up to examine them for meaning. Although I know a bit about their difference, I’d like to learn more about them so I confidently tell the differences between them. I realized it’s harder to write analytical summaries as opposed to just regular summaries.