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Monday, February 20, 2006
CRASH: Extra Credit Post
Post your CRASH extra credit assignments here and congrats for going above and beyond! Hope you enjoyed the film!--Sandra
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My friends and I went to the club on Halloween. There were seven of us including myself whom went to the club, therefore a lot of communication was involved. First of all we bought our tickets pre-sale through a member of a sorority. We had to decide as a group who was going to get the tickets . I called Trisha and asked her to purchase the tickets since she knew the girl who was selling the tickets. Trisha relayed the message to the receiver by means of text message. The tickets we received from her where her form of feedback to us. I experienced dyadic communication with my friend Whitney and we discussed where we were going to meet that night. We all met at Whitney’s and from there we communicated in a small group.
Going to the movies… I called my two friends to go out to the movies with me. When I called one friend first and asked her what movie she wanted to watch in a relaxed approach, she pauses for a couple of seconds and replies,“ lets go watch Nanny Mc Phee.” I didn’t want it to become a two-sided argument about what movie to watch because I really wanted to go watch the movie called Something New so I decided to three way my other girlfriend and invite her as the solution to our problem which is a problem/solution pattern. The 2nd girlfriend that I had just called also wanted to watch Something New so it was two against one. However, since my first girlfriend was one of my best friends I didn’t want to upset her so we all three decided to watch Something New and Nanny Mc Phee that same day.
Mai Vang ComS 2 February 24, 2006 Screenwriter’s Vision of the Argument The origination of the story of Crash came from personal and close experiences of the writers. One of the writers, Robert (Bobby) Moresco’s key point about Crush was to reveal the truth about human behavior and how stereotyping can lead to negative consequences. The meaning behind all the action and drama is to tell the truth and give viewers a point of view on the subject at hand. Moresco talked about his personal encounter or similar encounter with stereotype and explain that this film reflected the fears and ideas of individuals. In Moresco’s discussion he establishes that some of the mean points and situations in the film occurred out of what was needed and necessary. His discussion helped me realize that certain event happens for a reason and that there is always a bigger picture or meaning to it. What Moresco stated in his discussion in conjunction to the topics in chapter two of Envision, karios, pathos, logos, and ethos are as following. Kairos: the contingencies of time and place for an argument (50) The story of the film took place in California in Las Angles during the early 1990s when the diversity of this city was booming. This particular setting was chose because the writers wanted to determine that even in a well developed place, crime and problems are still present and there is still hope for everyone. Pathos: Emotional/pathetic appeal (38) The pathos of the story is closely associated with the karios because it shows that throughout the dilemma, stereotyping, fear and anger there is hope for everyone at the end. Moresco said that he lad his fears and hopes and prejudices and dreams for a better world run loose. Logos: rational argument that appeals to reason, facts, statistic, definition and proof (33) The argument that the story carries is that stereotype is a universal form of thought that everyone has. Moresco says that any form of thought that a person has of another person they do not know is stereotyping. It is a fact that generalization is a form of stereotype. Ethos: authority or credit of a person, status or image (33) Actress and actors such as Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle are some of the credible characters that supported this film; because of the status of these actress and actors the story of Crash was able to become a movie bests that fact that it was a good story. "I think we miss that touch so much," he says, "that we crash into one another just to feel something." And it's those moments, those slim yet defining moments that often take us to places we'd not seen coming, making us into who we are, for better or for worse (Crash 2005).
Work Cited
Alfano, C., and Alyssa J. Envision: Persuasive Writing in a Visual World. New York: Person Longman, 2005 Moresco, Robert. “Crash Discussion” February 13, 2006 Haggis, P. and Moresco R. (2005) “Crash”. Motion Picture, United States. Apollo Proscreen
It was quite strange how my friends and I met to go and see the movie Cash. I called some of my friends to see if they wanted to watch the film with me. However they refused my proposal. I figured they had things to do, so I did not bother me. The day the film was to show I received a call from a friend I would not expect to watch the film. She called my and asked me if I wanted to watch the film at school with her. I then told her I was going for a class assignment. We meet at the java city by lassen hall and head out tot the union call room. Once upon watching the film with her my prospective towards her changed. I always saw her as the girly girl who does not watch films like crash. She did and I cant to see her the same way again. Cuitlahuac SAnchez coms 5
Bobby Moresco is one of the screenwriter in the movie called Crash. The movie Crash has portrayed many racist in America and this movie portrays what really happens in the city of L.A. There were three key arguments he has made concerning kairos, and the three rhetorical appeals. I will be discussing three of his main arguments which isthe setting of the film, how racist affects everyone and how fear can lead to ugly things.
On of his dey arguments was that in order to explore racist in the world one needs to go where it happens the most. This argument is referring to kairos in the boook. One has to consider about the setting for the argument. Racist as he mentions happens mostly in big cities andhe and his partner has decided that L.A was where the setting of the movie would be becasue it is where most racist is happening in today's world.
Another of his dey argument was to examine racism andhow it affects everyone. There are facts about racism and how it affects everyday people. In Crash every characters is linked toeach other; what one character does, it affects the other. An example from the film would be when the two African-American boys robbed the white couple's car. This leads to the white woman's stereotype of other race which happens to be the Mexican doorman and the doorman was also being stereotyped by the store owner and on the connection went.
The third dey argument in creating the film was that "fear lead to ugly things." This movie argument is referring to pathos. It shows that fear cold eaily be exploited. This movie demostrates this dey argument of his. An example is inthe scene when te whilt officer played by Delon does horrible things suc as molesting and verbally attacking two African-American women. It was the character's fear of not taking care of his fater that leads him to do ugly thing. Towards the end of the movie he demostrates that he is not such a horrible person by saving the lady who he has harassed. This was his real character, saving lives.
Bobby Moresco's three key arguments relfect kairos,a nd the three rhetorical appeals. His first argument was to explore the setting of that argument, than ow thta argument affects everyone, and how emotions, typically fear, ca lead to ugly things. In stating his three arguments hopefully everyone would tak into consideration that kairos and the three rhetorical appeals can be used to strongly prove a point.
Word citied
Moresco, Robert. “Crash Discussion” February 13, 2006
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My friends and I went to the club on Halloween. There were seven of us including myself whom went to the club, therefore a lot of communication was involved. First of all we bought our tickets pre-sale through a member of a sorority. We had to decide as a group who was going to get the tickets . I called Trisha and asked her to purchase the tickets since she knew the girl who was selling the tickets. Trisha relayed the message to the receiver by means of text message. The tickets we received from her where her form of feedback to us. I experienced dyadic communication with my friend Whitney and we discussed where we were going to meet that night. We all met at Whitney’s and from there we communicated in a small group.
Going to the movies…
I called my two friends to go out to the movies with me. When I called one friend first and asked her what movie she wanted to watch in a relaxed approach, she pauses for a couple of seconds and replies,“ lets go watch Nanny Mc Phee.” I didn’t want it to become a two-sided argument about what movie to watch because I really wanted to go watch the movie called Something New so I decided to three way my other girlfriend and invite her as the solution to our problem which is a problem/solution pattern. The 2nd girlfriend that I had just called also wanted to watch Something New so it was two against one. However, since my first girlfriend was one of my best friends I didn’t want to upset her so we all three decided to watch Something New and Nanny Mc Phee that same day.
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Mai Vang
ComS 2
February 24, 2006
Screenwriter’s Vision of the Argument
The origination of the story of Crash came from personal and close experiences of the writers. One of the writers, Robert (Bobby) Moresco’s key point about Crush was to reveal the truth about human behavior and how stereotyping can lead to negative consequences. The meaning behind all the action and drama is to tell the truth and give viewers a point of view on the subject at hand. Moresco talked about his personal encounter or similar encounter with stereotype and explain that this film reflected the fears and ideas of individuals. In Moresco’s discussion he establishes that some of the mean points and situations in the film occurred out of what was needed and necessary. His discussion helped me realize that certain event happens for a reason and that there is always a bigger picture or meaning to it. What Moresco stated in his discussion in conjunction to the topics in chapter two of Envision, karios, pathos, logos, and ethos are as following.
Kairos: the contingencies of time and place for an argument (50)
The story of the film took place in California in Las Angles during the early 1990s when the diversity of this city was booming. This particular setting was chose because the writers wanted to determine that even in a well developed place, crime and problems are still present and there is still hope for everyone.
Pathos: Emotional/pathetic appeal (38)
The pathos of the story is closely associated with the karios because it shows that throughout the dilemma, stereotyping, fear and anger there is hope for everyone at the end. Moresco said that he lad his fears and hopes and prejudices and dreams for a better world run loose.
Logos: rational argument that appeals to reason, facts, statistic, definition and proof (33)
The argument that the story carries is that stereotype is a universal form of thought that everyone has. Moresco says that any form of thought that a person has of another person they do not know is stereotyping. It is a fact that generalization is a form of stereotype.
Ethos: authority or credit of a person, status or image (33)
Actress and actors such as Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle are some of the credible characters that supported this film; because of the status of these actress and actors the story of Crash was able to become a movie bests that fact that it was a good story.
"I think we miss that touch so much," he says, "that we crash into one another just to feel something." And it's those moments, those slim yet defining moments that often take us to places we'd not seen coming, making us into who we are, for better or for worse (Crash 2005).
Work Cited
Alfano, C., and Alyssa J. Envision: Persuasive Writing in a Visual World. New York: Person Longman, 2005
Moresco, Robert. “Crash Discussion” February 13, 2006
Haggis, P. and Moresco R. (2005) “Crash”. Motion Picture, United States. Apollo Proscreen
It was quite strange how my friends and I met to go and see the movie Cash. I called some of my friends to see if they wanted to watch the film with me. However they refused my proposal. I figured they had things to do, so I did not bother me. The day the film was to show I received a call from a friend I would not expect to watch the film. She called my and asked me if I wanted to watch the film at school with her. I then told her I was going for a class assignment. We meet at the java city by lassen hall and head out tot the union call room. Once upon watching the film with her my prospective towards her changed. I always saw her as the girly girl who does not watch films like crash. She did and I cant to see her the same way again. Cuitlahuac SAnchez coms 5
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Bobby Moresco is one of the screenwriter in the movie called Crash. The movie Crash has portrayed many racist in America and this movie portrays what really happens in the city of L.A. There were three key arguments he has made concerning kairos, and the three rhetorical appeals. I will be discussing three of his main arguments which isthe setting of the film, how racist affects everyone and how fear can lead to ugly things.
On of his dey arguments was that in order to explore racist in the world one needs to go where it happens the most. This argument is referring to kairos in the boook. One has to consider about the setting for the argument. Racist as he mentions happens mostly in big cities andhe and his partner has decided that L.A was where the setting of the movie would be becasue it is where most racist is happening in today's world.
Another of his dey argument was to examine racism andhow it affects everyone. There are facts about racism and how it affects everyday people. In Crash every characters is linked toeach other; what one character does, it affects the other. An example from the film would be when the two African-American boys robbed the white couple's car. This leads to the white woman's stereotype of other race which happens to be the Mexican doorman and the doorman was also being stereotyped by the store owner and on the connection went.
The third dey argument in creating the film was that "fear lead to ugly things." This movie argument is referring to pathos. It shows that fear cold eaily be exploited. This movie demostrates this dey argument of his. An example is inthe scene when te whilt officer played by Delon does horrible things suc as molesting and verbally attacking two African-American women. It was the character's fear of not taking care of his fater that leads him to do ugly thing. Towards the end of the movie he demostrates that he is not such a horrible person by saving the lady who he has harassed. This was his real character, saving lives.
Bobby Moresco's three key arguments relfect kairos,a nd the three rhetorical appeals. His first argument was to explore the setting of that argument, than ow thta argument affects everyone, and how emotions, typically fear, ca lead to ugly things. In stating his three arguments hopefully everyone would tak into consideration that kairos and the three rhetorical appeals can be used to strongly prove a point.
Word citied
Moresco, Robert. “Crash Discussion” February 13, 2006
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