Common Sense?

In this second project for my "Rhetoric" class we created a an art piece that challenges the status quo.  For our project, my partner and I had to create a video that questions the use of both common sense and the Rhetoric of the new Amazon HQ. In this unit we learned about the use of rhetoric in political speeches in order to learn how to inspire others for a cause. Me and my partner came up with the questions for the interviews. My partners job was to edit the different videos while my job was to conduct the actual interview.

My partner and I chose to do the topic about common sense and Amazon's new HQ's because it was a thing . While deciding the topic of our video we thought that there was two options. We thought that we either had to choose common sense or amazon by itself. Then my partner thought about and idea of mixing the two ideas together since we could reinforce the idea of common sense. We chose video as our format because it is a medium that we are familiar with. While making this video we wanted people to think about all the different ideas of common sense there are in the world. Using Amazon as our topic works because it shows how everyone can have different ideas about decisions that they consider common sense. Since everyone is different these differences in opinions can range from being small to very large. In the process of making this video, we tried to focus this video towards the viewers logos and ethos. Logos is demonstrated when we give the interviewees the facts and let them think about the situation. Afterwards we use lead the viewer to think about ethos suggesting that not everyone has to have the same thought process. Our video is supposed to make the viewer understand that they have a unique decision making process. Amazon’s new headquarters is supposed to be able to supply up to 50,000 jobs and cost $5 billion to build. 238 cities throughout the continent have already proposed an offer to Amazon in order to be chosen as the new host of their second HQ.  The average salary of a worker at the Amazon HQ would be over $100,000.  I think that it makes sense for the artwork to be shown as an ad on Youtube so people would have to choose whether or not they want to watch it. This would mean that the viewer is curious and may possibly reflect on the message of our video. I chose to show the specific interviewees because of their differences, just to show the spectrum on how much contrast there is when it comes to thinking about common sense. Each of the interviewees had their own opinion about what amazon and chicago should do about the new headquarters being built. This perfectly proves the point that my partner and I are trying to convey by showing the differences in thought. Another thing we had to think about was whether or not they should be interviewed together. We thought this might work because it would show how common sense is created when everyone argues their side until they all agree. It was decided against because we wanted to make sure no one changed their initial opinion before stating it. This was the better decision because it helps the viewer focus on just the differences instead of confusing it with everyone changing their mind. Overall I think the video conveyed our point by dividing the similarities but more especially the differences between people’s thought process when it comes to the topic of common sense.

During this project my partner and I struggled with time and content. When we were making this action project we thought we would have more time to interview different people for  our project. Since we didn’t have as much time as we thought, we had less people to interview. In order to solve this issue we had to use less content and accept that we couldn’t get enough people in our interview. The biggest thing I took out of this action project was that it’s unrealistic to believe that common sense is actually common.  I enjoyed making this action project because there are so many different backgrounds that can change a person's view of any topic.

Works Cited

Amazon sent cities into a frenzy when it announced plans to build a second headquarters. “The city Amazon picks for its second headquarters will change forever.” CNNMoney, Cable News Network, 27 Oct. 17ADAD, 9:14

“Amazon HQ2 Will Likely Be One of These Six Cities.” Fortune, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2017, fortune.com/2017/10/18/amazon-hq2-top-cities/.

Randy Stufflebeam

In my first unit for my class called “Rhetoric” we learned about different types of ways to figure how to appeal to an audience using different stylistic devices. In this action project I had to create a speech for a candidate running for governor of Illinois. In this class we learned about simple machines and physics concepts which helped us with this action project.

Cafe, the Play

This is my first ap for Drama.



Script:

Cafe De Romans. People are in the cafe talking.  
             The audience sees Paul sitting down drinking coffee.  Door opens. You see Michelle walk in.  Door closes with a soft bang.  She goes up to the counter to order coffee. Michelle looks around to see if a spot is open.  Nora walks in and orders coffee.

Nora:   Michelle, is that you? Wow! I have not seen you in forever.

Michelle:  Oh wow, hey, Nora how are you?

Paul:  Michelle, Nora, wow, what a small world.

(Michelle and Nora recognize Paul and go over to him)

Michelle:  Hey Paul.  I am doing a campaign and wanted to know, since you guys are here,  what you thought of it.

Paul:  Sure (Nora looks with hesitation but agrees to do so.)

End of scene 1

Scene 2 starts

         Scene starts out looking at the door where you can see there is thunder.

Then you see Paul, Michelle and Nora sitting down drinking coffee.

             Michelle pulls out some papers and hands them to Paul and Nora.

                                    Michelle

                       It is about if men and women should have different roles in society but have to same benefits to the same jobs. I think men and woman should have the same roles in society of course because we've been working towards equip rights already.

                                    Paul

                       You know I agree with you

I strongly agree with Michelle for many reasons. I believe in equality and Michelle brings up prime examples of ways we can make everyone equal.

                                    Nora

                        Well I kind of don’t agree with you guys

              (Nora says while moving her coffee cup around the table)

                                    Michelle

                        Why don’t you agree with it. I accustomed that you would have.

          (Cut to door rain has stopped)

Nora was not saying anything for a little bit, but then.

          

              

                                    Nora

  I think men should have a higher job than us, well that's what my husband says.

                                     Paul

Your husband sounds wicked.

                                    Michelle

That does not explain why you don’t want men and women to be equal.

                                    Paul

                       

Michelle is right

                                   Nora

Why are you guys disagreeing with me. I am right. Why are you speaking nonsense.

              (Nora shoots them a look)

          (Nora looked up at the ceiling, then back down.)

              

              Nora handing the paper back to Michelle

                                    Michelle

                        You are not even going to take a look at my campaign?

(Nora shoving the papers back to Michelle)

              Paul

Yea, I mean men and women should have the same benefits and be equal but not the same jobs.

Nora

Why are you guys against me, why.

(She says while pacing around)

Michelle

Nora I have patience for you don’t get mad. We are not against you but men and women should have to same jobs.

Nora

Yea but it causes conflict.

Ending

Paul and Michelle disagree with Nora

Nora

I am done with you guys! Don’t you see

A Conclusion for Delusion

This is my second action project for my Disease class. In the unit called “Mind”, we learned about the brain and how it is affected by mental disorders, as well as how it affects the body. For this action project I made a lesson where I had to convey how it feels to have the mental disorder I chose. Then I put it into action and video taped the lesson to post on my blog. My favorite part of making this action project was seeing all the different lesson plans because they were all really good. The biggest problem I had while making this project that I would’ve changed was figuring out how to get my classmates to feel the emotions I wanted them to. The problem I had was that it was hard for me to know how people who didn’t know anything about my mental disorder to understand what I wanted them to feel. I eventually was able to work with other people who weren’t in the class to try it out before I did my presentation and figured out what to do.

In this unit I learned from Dr. Royanne that, "mind and body are always connected and affect one another." The disease I chose is called Delusional Disorder. Patients diagnosed with his disorder believe that things that aren't happening are happening. The scientific definition says it is a condition associated with one or more nonbizarre delusions of thinking—such as expressing beliefs that occur in real life such as being poisoned, being stalked, being loved or deceived, or having an illness, provided no other symptoms of schizophrenia are exhibited.

Below is a video of my presentation on this disorder.

Works Cited

"Psychology Today." Delusional Disorder | Psychology Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.

Kiran, Chandra, and Suprakash Chaudhury. "Understanding delusions." Industrial Psychiatry Journal. Medknow Publications, 2009. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.

Wpadmin. "23 Fascinating Delusional Disorder Statistics." HRFnd. HRE, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.

Trump versus Socrates

This is my first action project for my Forbidden Books class. The unit called  “Politics” was about why books have been forbidden for political reasons, through the study of "The Apology" by Socrates. For this action project I made a video where a reporter was using the socratic method to bring Donald Trump to a stump and make him rethink his values. Then I edited it together in order to make it presentable and added some bloopers to make it fun. My favorite part of making this action project was taping the bloopers because the actors mad really silly mistakes and funny accidents. Even though I had fun, the biggest problem I had while making this project was working with the actors.The problem I had was that it was hard for me to keep a schedule with the people in my video and they wouldn’t be available when I needed them. I eventually was able to work with them between classes and made the most of the time we had by preparing everything early.

Deceased by Disease

This is my second action project for my population class. This unit was about the evolution of animals and learning how to find data. For this action project I chose ten different cats that I researched and gathered data on them. Then I chose three of those cats and hypothetically put them in a place hey don’t naturally live. I made a video to explain what would happen if I were to put them there. My favorite part of this project was seeing all the cats that I researched as well as their awesome names.The biggest problem I had while making this project was having to work with the video without looking at the script. I ended up putting the script in the slideshow and just use it as subtitles, and I’m happy that it turned out pretty well.

India is a very interesting place, and it’s beaches can be even more interesting. Their beaches contain a large amount of wildlife, and it has an extremely warm climate. The beaches are covered in soft sand, grass, and saltwater. Wildlife in this area includes many predators like sharks, tigers, and especially snakes. For a species to live here they need to be able to fend for themselves against other species, and they need to be able to know how get fresh water. They also need to know what food is good to eat, and how to make a good shelter. Larger animals would thrive in this environment, while smaller animals are more at risk of becoming prey. A large threat for organisms would be insects since they are likely to carry diseases. House cats do not naturally live in this area but I think it would be interesting to see how they would adapt to this possibly harsh environment.

I researched ten different house cats from Paws Chicago and recorded data on them.

Crux- 9.94 lb

Gelada- 7.13 lb

Starburst- 2.24 lb

Hawking- 6 lb

Chorizo- 3 lb

Tzatziki- 4 lb

Fig- 7.56 lb

Cupertino- 3 lb

Roseanne- 14 lb

Jessco- 10.63 lb

Of these ten cats I chose Starburst, Hawking, and Roseanne to be moved from their foster homes to an Indian beach. I chose them because they represent the minimum, median, and maximum weights of my data.

I found the average weight of the ten cats I chose as well as the maximum, minimum and range.

Numbers: 2.24,3,3,4,6,7.13,7.56,9.94,10.63,14

Mean: 6.75

Median:  6.57(rounded)

Mode: 3

Max:14

Min: 2.24

Range: 11.76

After finding the average weight of the cats, I created a “Box and Whiskers” plot to find the lower and upper quartiles.

Lower quartile: 3.25

Median: 6.57

Upper quartile: 9.34

Standard Deviation

data	data-mean	(data - mean)2
2.24	-4.51	20.3401
3	-3.75	14.0625
3	-3.75	14.0625
4	-2.75	7.5625
6	-0.75	0.5625
7.13	0.38	0.1444
7.56	0.81	0.6561
9.94	3.19	10.1761
10.63	3.88	15.0544
14	7.25	52.5625

σ=3.8756

Combination

C(n,r) =

C(10,3) =

10! / (3! (10 - 3)!) =120

Permutation
P(n,r) =
P(10,3) =
10! / (10 - 3)! =720

Works Cited

"Health Information for Travelers to India." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 24 May 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.

Only, By Appointment. "Pets Available | PAWS Chicago." PAWS Chicago. Paws, 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2016.