Tandem mass spectrometry

People will do anything to win an argument. Ripping apart an argument trying to make the other person feel bad will cause tempers to flare. In her article “The Triumph of the Yell” written by Deborah Tannen, she talked about how almost everything is being argued and she is blaming journalists and politicians for feeding the flame of public arguments. In the article, Tannen talked a lot about a “culture of critique”. In classes and in the workforce we are expected to use “critical thinking” on…

The Reality of Objectification When you stop to think about all that we as individuals have become exposed to, things quite honestly beyond our control, you must also stop and wonder why do we as humans continually view the objectification of any one person or gender expectable? Searching through magazines, one soon becomes aware of the importance placed upon perfecting the human form. Ultimately creating an atmosphere laden with self-doubt and misunderstanding as advertisers along with media…

In the article “The cultural logic of media convergences,” Henry Jenkins argues that the meaning of media convergence cannot be simply defined as a development of technology that combines different types of media into one platform, and it is a process that created by media audiences’ desire for more entertainment and the cooperation among many media industries for fulfilling those audiences’ behavior. For a further understanding of convergence, Jenkins believes that it is a shift of culture that…

Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder; however, it appears that in the modern day, beauty is less about any one individual’s attraction, and more about a unified idea of perfection. In Jean Kilbourne’s film Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women, Kilbourne presents the viewer with a comprehensive look at women in the media, in which she explores practices exercised in the media that defame and depower women. Kilbourne asserts that, the portrayal of women as objects in…

In Brooke Gladstone’s graphic novel entitled “The Influencing Machine”, journalistic media is evaluated throughout its evolution. Due to the complexity of the subject, many different qualities of the media are explored throughout the novel; however, four main, controversial themes are always evident, and those four are the purpose, necessity, honesty, and reliability of journalistic media. After reading Gladstone’s informative graphic novel, enough information can be acquired in order to form…

Rhetorical Situation in Television A rhetorical situation is the context of a rhetorical act, made up (at a minimum) of a rhetor (a speaker or writer), an issue (or exigence), a medium (such as a speech or a written text), and an audience.( https://www.thoughtco.com/rhetorical-situation-1692061 ) The rhetorical situation is percieved multiple ways by different people. According to the authors of Everything’s an Argument, it is “ the relationship between topic, author, audience, and other…

Brennan Blue ENGL 1001 sec 82 9/13/17 Object Analysis Finale Draft Audience: ENGL 1001 Purpose: to explore the “hidden life” of your object “from all sorts of personal, philosophical, scientific, and historic angles” (Szilagyi) among others and to ultimately make an overall point about your object. Titlehttp://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/family-watching-television-together-royalty-free-image/503847027?esource=SEO_GIS_CDN_Redirect What My Blanket Means To Me Blankets can mean many…

The city of Los Angeles is one of the most well know cities in the world not just for the fame and lifestyle, but because of the cultures that have been introduced and expanded into society today. In the novel , “Jumped In What Gangs Taught Me About, Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption” by Jorja Leap, exposes us to a culture involving gangs and neighborhoods. Culture is something that is very strong and determines what we do and what we enjoy. For instance, gang members embrace their tattoos…

Rhetorical Analysis The artifact I chose to analyze is a political cartoon, opening the truth about the Republican party’s goals and intentions. David Horsey, who works for the Los Angeles times, created this artifact. This daily newspaper is famous for several reasons, one of them being publishing of Political cartoons that have a lot of meanings in them. In this essay I will be analyzing one of those cartoons. The basic meaning behind the artifact is the abolishment of benefits for the…

Through the novels,” Ishmael” and “Story of B”, the author Daniel Quinn provides the readers with a distinct perspective about humans in relation to the global issues in the world and how humans have contributed to them through our modern-day culture. In Daniel Quinn novels, various key ideas are explored which directly or indirectly influence the state of the world due to our lifestyles and personal beliefs. This helps the readers understand the vast social, economic and political dilemma’s…