I choose to analyze the essay, "Not Only Natalee Is Missing" for my first paper of this semester. Writing a rhetorical analysis doesnt seem like it would be a tough thing, but I find these assignments a bit harder than most. My forte is creative writing and analyzing different forms of creative writing. Ive always found it difficult to do academic type writing. But, hopefully I dont do that bad with this one.
This article brings up the issue of racism, something that many dont give any thought to in todays world and associate with fifty years ago, especially in the context this articles uses, missing people. It brings forth the issue that minority women do not get as much media attention as caucasion women in the media. This coverage can be detrimental in finding these missing women. Though the racism may not be malicious and concious, it is still present. The article uses the example of Jonbenet Ramsey, the majority of Americans know the situation surrounding this young girl when her name is uttered, but yet there are similar and possibly more devastating cases involving young black or latino girls. This article also brings up the fact that it is rare that any missing person coverage covers a male of any race.
The article suggests that it is maybe because reporters choose stories that they can identify with and a very small percentage of the media reporters are minorities. Though that is just a suggestion, no one really knows why and as the article states are probably a little embarrased.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Brett's English Class....Again.
So, Im required to blog for English class again. I had this instructor once already so the first blog assignment isn't a big deal for me: find two blogs and then blog about them. So here goes.....
The first blog I found is titled madness: tales of an emergency room nurse. I plan on becoming a doctor and and trying to decide whether or not to focus on pediatric orthopedics or ER trauma medicine. This blog is a personal account of what goes on in this nurses life. Although some posts have nothing to do with the workplace, I still find it interesting. This blog gives a comical veiw on some of the things that go on in an ER but, though it is funny, I know from my father that these types of accounts are real. One I found extremely entertaining pertained to a patient that came in for constipation and the nurses tried to "run and hide" so they did not have to deal with it. I can remember my own father telling me a very similar story not long ago. Although working in an ER can be tedious it is nice to see that, though some situations do not need to be made light of, it can still happen. In reading this blog I can see some of the more mundane tasks this nurse has to do, but can tell that the work still has meaning to this nurse. Though I will not be a nurse, I can kind of see what Id go through on a daily basis.
The second blog I found, Gruntdoc, is more focused on medical posts, though not without its own quirks. This blog gives a little better look into an Emergency Room and things that go on in it along with articles about new research and such. I found this blog to be entertainingly informative. Though I was already leaning toward ER medicine this blog increased my interest. For example, the entry entitled It took a trainee... mixes something as serious as a thoracotomy with humor. I tend to make serious situations more managable with humor. This made me realize that I would be able to handle to stress and difficulties of an ER because of this trait. Stress was the whole reason I was worried about going into ER med. This blogger also takes articles and other mecial topics and gives his personal opinion about them. It gives a "real-life" spin on things that you may not normally think about.
The first blog I found is titled madness: tales of an emergency room nurse. I plan on becoming a doctor and and trying to decide whether or not to focus on pediatric orthopedics or ER trauma medicine. This blog is a personal account of what goes on in this nurses life. Although some posts have nothing to do with the workplace, I still find it interesting. This blog gives a comical veiw on some of the things that go on in an ER but, though it is funny, I know from my father that these types of accounts are real. One I found extremely entertaining pertained to a patient that came in for constipation and the nurses tried to "run and hide" so they did not have to deal with it. I can remember my own father telling me a very similar story not long ago. Although working in an ER can be tedious it is nice to see that, though some situations do not need to be made light of, it can still happen. In reading this blog I can see some of the more mundane tasks this nurse has to do, but can tell that the work still has meaning to this nurse. Though I will not be a nurse, I can kind of see what Id go through on a daily basis.
The second blog I found, Gruntdoc, is more focused on medical posts, though not without its own quirks. This blog gives a little better look into an Emergency Room and things that go on in it along with articles about new research and such. I found this blog to be entertainingly informative. Though I was already leaning toward ER medicine this blog increased my interest. For example, the entry entitled It took a trainee... mixes something as serious as a thoracotomy with humor. I tend to make serious situations more managable with humor. This made me realize that I would be able to handle to stress and difficulties of an ER because of this trait. Stress was the whole reason I was worried about going into ER med. This blogger also takes articles and other mecial topics and gives his personal opinion about them. It gives a "real-life" spin on things that you may not normally think about.
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