Many parts of the brain, like the hippocampus or the frontal lobe, have been proven to be activated when reading detective fiction. Our thesis is that among all of these sections that are activated, the frontal lobe is the most dominant and important one. The frontal lobe is responsible for memory, reasoning, judgement, and problem solving; all of these functions are crucial for reading detective fiction. We visually represented this through a clay brain with the frontal lobe painted a distinct color and a tri fold poster displaying facts and research about brain activation. Painting the frontal lobe a different color reflected how it is activated when reading detective fiction while the tri fold served as a background as well as an explanation …show more content…
We then talked briefly about each argument and about how we could visually represent it. The four of us narrowed it down to our favorite two: my argument about brain activation when reading detective fiction and Missy’s argument about the role of feminism in detective fiction. In discussing how we would make each argument visual, we established that my argument was easier to create and visually represent. I already had the idea that we could make a model brain as our visual argument, but it was concluded that my argument was too broad so we narrowed it down to focusing on the frontal lobe. I proposed that we could make a brain out of white clay and then paint the frontal lobe area a different color to make it stand out. It was also later decided that in addition to the brain, it was necessary to present the brain with some information and facts about the argument so that our thesis was …show more content…
There were many projects that successfully visualized interesting topics and a few in particular that stood out to me. The first one was called “Expectations vs Reality of The South”. This group essentially did a project comparing the typical stereotypes of the south with what the south actually is. They painted a double sided mural with stereotypical views of the south on one side like Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty. On the other side they painted positive and realistic views of the south like Denny Chimes and the NASA base in Texas. The mural was also accompanied by a power point. This project was very visually pleasing to the eyes, was high quality, and successfully portrayed its topic. I personally believe that this project was the best of the projects not done by our classes. Another one displayed the negative effects of drinking on the body and academic performance. This one was interesting because it had three clusters of beer cans with each cluster symbolizing how much alcohol it would take to affect each group member. This project successfully communicated how harsh the over consumption of alcohol is for a person and included a number of interesting facts that were very informative. A project that I felt like did not stand out as much was one called “Recent Medical Advancements”. This project gave information on some of the recent medical advancements and was presented on a tri fold poster. As a
For my Project Learning Summary I chose to focus on two people and one movement that I believe have a strong impact on society today. Each of the topics has had an influence during their respective eras, and each proved that their work has gone onto make changes in the world as we see it today. I first looked at Darwin, for his work on natural selection and the significance it has had on science and religion. I then took another look at Booker T. Washington, and how his stance on integration of African Americans into a “white” society was at the end of slavery and what his efforts have done since. Lastly, I looked at the Feminist Movement and the efforts that were taken for improving equality as a whole in society.
Hope, Diane S, et al. Visual Rhetoric: A Reader in Communication and American Culture. SAGE Publications, 2008. Print.
Throughout “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Ken Kesey builds up a feud between Randle McMurphy and Nurse Ratched to establish the novel’s climatic attack, a sexist exemplification that powerful women must be subjugated. Women are depicted as emasculators and castrators. The male patients seem to agree with Dale Harding, who states “We are victims of matriarchy here” (56). The patients correlate matriarchy with castration and mutilation, illustrating the dullness and repressiveness of the hospital as a result of a female dominator. The majority of the men in Nurse Ratched’s psychiatric ward have been damaged by relationships with dominant women. For instance, Chief claimed his mother became “Bigger than Papa and me together” (188). Similarly, Billy Bibbit was so afraid of his mother discovering that he engaged in sexual intercourse with Candy that he commit suicide.
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Women in policing have always been controversial in that the size and demeanor of a woman could not measure up to that of a male officer. Many argue that women are not physically strong enough to handle violent or potentially violent situations. Some feel the woman’s personal life such as marriage and family will interfere with their work, ironically the same people do not show that concern for male officers. Feminist and others argue that a woman can do anything a man can do and policing is one of them. Throughout history women have held different roles in the law enforcement field. Women have shown that not only can they be an asset to law enforcement but in some areas they excel above their male counterparts.
Throughout motion picture history, women have experienced more transition in their roles, as a result of changing societal norms, than any other class. At first, both society and the movie industry preached that women should be dependent on men and remain in the home, in order to guarantee stability in the community and the family. As time passed and attitudes changed, women were beginning to be depicted as strong willed, independent minded characters, who were eager to break away from convention. The genre of the crime film represents such a change in the roles handed to women. Two films that can be contrasted, in order to support this view, are: The Public Enemy by William Wellman (1931) and Bonnie &Clyde by Arthur Penn (1967).In The Public Enemy, women are portrayed as naive and/or objects of carnal pleasure by men. In this period, women were often categorized as mothers, mistresses, sisters, or ladies.
I think that any female you see in mystery stories and tv shows are all femme fatale or the victim. Most would say that you can't assume that women can only be those archetypes, but after witnessing each of these stories, I can confirm that all female characters are either the femme fatale or the victim.
While reading, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, by P.D. James and Indemnity Only, by Sara Paretsky, one is given the opportunity to slip in to the life of a female private detective and experience the aspects of what occurs during the process of a murder investigation as seem through the eyes of two very independent women. P.D. James’s character of Cordelia Gray and Sara Paretsky’s character of V.I. Warshawski are two private investigators that display great passion for their jobs and will stop at nothing in order to close their cases. But, are inexperienced Cordelia Gary and wisecracking Warshawski prime examples of private investigators or are they two naïve women who have entered an occupation where compassion and sympathy are two traits that are better left unused.
Throughout the semester, I have learned extensively about the process of an argument through the use of evidence, supporting details, and a clear stance on various pressing issue’s in today’s world. When I signed up for this class for the second semester, I never thought that I would be challenged to come up with compelling arguments for not only my side, but the opposing side as well. One of the most difficult things that I found was coming to a middle ground through the style of the Rogerian argument, but most of all, I learned that to opposing sides can find a solution without a fight breaking out. I learned that through one of the most basic argument forms it becomes so much more complex than simply arguing a point, you have to do the research
A crime is an act that breaks a law that relates to how to behave in society. The harm caused by the act is seen to be against society as a whole, not just a specific person. More specifically, a crime is an act (something you do) or omission (something you don’t do) that is against the law and punishable upon conviction. Crime includes criminal code offences against a person or property, drug offences, and so much more. Why do people commit crimes? Why do women commit crimes? Is a woman capable of committing a crime, and what causes her to do so? Many people believe that women would never commit crimes because of the common stereotypes of them being trustworthy, nurturing, and compassionate people. They place these stereotypes on women because they believe that women are not capable of committing crimes to the point where they would have to face prison. Although these stereotypes are assured to be true, these people do not realize that women crime rates have been increasing tremendously overtime, especially in the 1980's. Women/female offenders have had the fastest growing segment over the last 40 years, but are still much smaller than men. It has been proven that out of 1.5 million prisoners incarcerated in the nation, only 54 out of 100,000 of those people are women. According to Judge Thomas Mostowy, 14% of women crimes are violent, 10% are murders, 60% are against family members, and 20% of the violent female offenders are juveniles who have committed other crimes but notably majority of them are non-violent.
Fried, Gregory. "True Pictures." Understanding Rhetoric. A Graphic Guide to Writing. The Basics. Visual Rhetoric. Readings. Ed. Dore Ripley. Pleasant Hill: DVC, 2013. 91-93. Print.
The topic I picked for our community project was traffic lights. In a community, people need stop signs and traffic lights to slow down drivers from going to fast. If there were no traffic lights or stop signs, people’s lives would be in danger from divers going too fast.
Back then I had started get into writing with such things as about cartoon stories, however I still had no interested in reading and I never would think reading would be interesting anyways. Since I was already in school, I could not just ignore reading since it was part of my grade and learning. I was stumped on how I can do better remembering what I was reading. As I sat at night in front of the TV, watching Jimmy Neutron, I almost felt like giving up on how I could remember reading from books. As I continued to watch the episode of Jimmy Neutron, I noticed something from that episode that somewhat stand out from the rest. It was when the main character Jimmy goes into “brain blast” sequence, which allows him to formula a plan through the image clues given throughout the episode to help Jimmy fix whatever problem he was in at that moment. I thought, “There was no way I am able to do something like that exactly.” As I looked in slight disappointment but soon change to an inspiration look of new hope. The way of how I’m going to remember what I’m reading was about thinking about changing certain key words or scenes and turn them into images of that word in my head and later remember that image as I replay each image through my head. I tested out my method on a reading assignment that night
Wise (2014), discusses that within the twenty first century in which the efficient completion of tasks is essential, speed reading is extremely advantageous. Not only does speed reading allow for the quicker acquisition of knowledge, it has shown to influence the brains functionality. Thus, one displays enhanced memory abilities, a higher level of attention and focus as well as a heightened problem solving ability (Wise, 2014). Despite the advantages of an increased reading speed, there is a large and significant disadvantage (Bell, 2001). The danger of developing a rapid reading rate, is that one’s level of comprehension is severely compromised. Therefore, a speed reader would not acquire an adequate amount of information when reading swiftly. It is possible that this disadvantage will have a detrimental effect on the precise completion of various academic and recreational tasks (Bell,
While our grandparents spent their free times reading books, played with wooden toys and felt the fresh air outside home, kids of my generation are surrounded by televisions, video games, tablets, smart phones and computers in a closed room. These gadgets, in contrast with book which requires much imagination to build a world from text, give vivid image of the fantasy on screen. My grandparents argue that reading printed book makes the reader think, collect the vocabulary, and analyze the story while flipping through it. However, a research done by Joy Hirsch, the Director of fMRI Research at Columbia University Medical Center, in 2013 shows that “following the storyline of an edited film clip [on the television] that depicts a visual action requires a complex and coordinated effort across multiple brain areas.” This media activates and stimulates the brain. Our senses work to engage our attention and helps our brain become more alert of our surroundings. In this aspect, we are smarter than our grandparents when it comes to the matter of activeness. With these gadgets we develop the ski...