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exigence: The writers were looking at the ideology of using gambling to pay back debts audience: the writers wanted to have a younger audience as the movie is highly violent. The other thing is that gambling tends to be more popular with young people. genre: story about a character through tragedy Choices: making a podcastContinue reading “Composition choices”

Intro:  Sam and I decided to partner up and do our rhetorical analysis together.  This should be interesting with him being an Econ major while I am an English major.  I will see things different from him, and obviously vice versa.  I believe this will allow a little more insight to what we will beContinue reading “p1 rough draft”

For me personally, one of the key concepts of the economy that I enjoy studying most is economic upward mobility. What makes people go from poor to rich and vice versa. Coming from a background of a disappearing middle class, for me understanding how to make my own money work for me is a crucialContinue reading “Free write”

               In the education gospel, the author talks about her experience as a college admissions officer at two different for-profit colleges. She tells about an intriguing story she had with one candidate who simply couldn’t afford to pay for his schooling. The fact that these colleges are set up economically for those who attend toContinue reading “Reading Response #4”

                              This article starts of by describing economic theory which essentially states that any interaction can be turned into a mercantile exchange. The article then shifts to discuss the three forms of capital: economic, social, and cultural. Economic capital is anything that is directly convertible into money. Cultural capital exists in three different forms:Continue reading “Reading Response #3”

Jake M, Sean K., Nina B., Sam K. rhetoric is usually used in a persuasive way, or in an explanatory way. In our rhetorical analysis we will use the song money by Pink Floyd. In the context of a song as an artifact rhetorical analysis would be used to find the reason why the artistContinue reading “Engagement activity”

               In Zelizer’s  “Payments and Social Ties” the author brings into focus the different payment methods and how they can be used in a social context to convey meaning. The first issue that was brought up was the difference between gifts, entitlement and compensation. I thought that it was very interesting how the author describedContinue reading “Reading Response 2”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”