Immigration Comparison

The two stories talked about immigration, Mexican immigration in specific. They talked about reasons why/why not immigrants should be allowed in the U.S. While talking about immigration there was also politics involved. Politics have to be involved due to there being a law on illegal immigration. Other topics related include inequality, family, citizenship, poverty, etc. Immigration in the past compared to the present is similar and the policy/law should mirror that. The purpose is to educate the reader about the U.S/Mexico immigration. The writer compares his ancestors(his grandfather vs. Angel) tone is serious and dramatic.


Story 2
The second story was more about the reasons why illegal immigrants should not be allowed in the United States. It also talked about things such as cheap labor, identity, legality. Enforcement on illegal immigration isn't tough enough; U.S is complacent with illegal immigration; expectations are too low. Audience could be voters, people for open borders and amnesty. The story is very serious and authoritative.

Compare/Contrast paper

Intro--
-Setting your narrow topic
-Identifying articles/authors you're analyzing
-Tentative thesis (Final paper)
-Sources for consideration


Body of paper--
-Article by article approach
II. Article 1 summary
    A. Point 1 (Ethos)
    B. Point 2 (Pathos)
    C. Point 3 (Logos)
III. Article 2 summary
    A. Point 1
    B. Point 2
    C. Point 3
V. Direct comparison
-Point by point approach
II. Point A (Ethos)
     A. Article 1
     B. Article 2
III. Point B (Pathos)
     A. Article 1
     B. Article 2
V. Conclusion
     A. Determine use of sources
     B. Justification

Exploring Narrower Topics

Broad Topic:

Children’s toys

What’s involved?

Children

Parents

Friends

Narrower Topic:

Effect a toy has on children

Who’s involved?

Parents

Children

Company of the toy

Maker of the toy

Narrower Topic:

How does Barbie dolls influence body image?

What do I know about Barbie’s?

They are very common among young girls

It is a toy that most young girls grow up playing with

Has the “ideal” body

Sold around the world

Question:

If Barbie dolls are common for young girls, what’s making it cause a negative image?

Ideas:

The doll is perceived to be perfect

Makes girls try to look to that unrealistic standard

Young girls look up to an image that is unattainable

Question:

What negative impact do Barbie’s have on young girls? What can it lead to when they become older?

TED talk

I think that the implied thesis is gossip shows who we really are as a society. A lot of people are embarrassed or it is frowned upon to gossip and read magazines about celebrities. The lady on ted talk made a lot of connections to gossiping. Whether it's about gender, sexuality, or cheating scandals it all shows us who we really are based on our opinions about the topics. She gave an example of how a few years back Chris Brown beat Rhianna yet he just won a grammy and we as a society are supporting his music.