blog #9 & 10

We had a lot of readings some interesting and some not so interesting. I think the most important text and chapters that we've read in class are the Goffman reading, the C.R.A.P principles, and the slaughter chapter in The Omnivore's Dilemma. Who would of thought Goffman's ideas would be found everywhere. I used to watch television without noticing any of Goffman's proposals. Now when I see a commercial, television show, or movie I can easily recognize things such as Goffman's feminine touch, relative size, the family and etc. Not only am I capable of seeing this on television but also magazines. I'm not too big on magazines like I used to be but recalling back I remember there were so many pictures of families that would demonstrate the principles that Goffman put across and also relative size on run way pictures for events. When I'm driving I also stumble upon this on billboard advertisements. I can think to my self "Oh they're demonstrating Goffman's Ritualization of Subordination." Does it make sense if I say past the advertisements, television, and all media, that I can detect this in daily life? I think that we live in a society that Goffman totally gets because he has describe thoughts that fit so well with mine. Am I the only one who agrees that we live in a society that is fixed upon these ideals. I have always agreed with Goffman's views because I believe they are truthful. I feel if someone did not recognize this and agree with this that they are blinded because this is everyday life summed up. I thought this was significant than the other readings in class because to me it actually has a purpose to serve and widen up my knowledge. Now I can define those thoughts and views that I am exposed to daily by saying that is Goffman's work. I can even narrow it down and tittle each by stating it is relative size, the feminine touch, function ranking, the family, license withdrawal, or ritualization of subordination. That's why I find that completely important that it was good to learn for this class. Now the C.R.A.P principles are important as well. I find that being it is an english course that we learn these principles. These principles consist of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity. These were a great bunch of principles to help us with the project. I feel that everyone has followed these principles in order to make their Rhetcard look the best. Outside of the class room world I feel that major company follow these principles as well. They can use this to help market their products. Some companies use it as well as to compete with other companies that sell the same product. They use the C.R.A.P principles to help appeal to their consumers hoping that it will affect their franchise by producing an up rise in their marketing strategy. This was also extremely helpful because in class we can use this to demonstrate "compare and contrast" with the same product, different brand. Finally, the last topic that I believe was important in this class was the Slaughter chapter in The Omnivore's Dilemma. I was happy to get my rhetoric presentation on this so I can bring up a topic that is both interesting to me and that I feel some concern for. In the chapter to summarize, Pollan describes a situation on the farm he visited and how they killed chickens. When reading this I was in complete shock of how they did it. It was a learning experience through text because you got to feel like you were there from the goriness or if you didn't know how it was done, there it was in text for you to read. I believe this chapter is a real issue that is everyday life as well. For example, look at how we have live in a society full of of people include on the PITA. I think all three topics link together because they include everyday life and our society as well. They all reflect back to an everyday life cycle.

blog #8

When I was little my mother always used to tell me these stories of how she lived on a farm in the Philippines. I don't remember the stories completely but I knew they had plenty of animals. Well two years ago I went to the Philippines for the first time and we got to visit my mom's homeland. Though I couldn't get the full experience and view what she had been telling me about because the volcano erupted there before I got there and destroyed majority of the land, we went to her brother's which had also been affected by the volcano but they still had little land left. They also still had their barn with pigs. I have never seen pigs this big. I pretty much am disgusted by pigs which is ironic since I am Filipino and one of our main dishes is lechon, roasted pig, which I don't eat by the way. I never understood why there was a whole pig with the head still on and feet laying across a long plate with vegetables around it as a design and decorative purposes on the table. It's expensive and I was never really around it in my household until we went to another Filipino gathering where they served food and it was the main dish. I remember seeing the pig for the first time, I was terrified. I remember this feeling when I went to the Philippines and saw the slaughtering of pigs just to prepare a traditional dish. It bothered me deeply that they cruel way they slaughter animals just to provide food for the human race. In relation to Pollan, my perspective is simply how animals on a farm are treated. I didn't like what my uncle and his workers had to do and could not bare to watch it. Going back to my presentation in class which was related to chicken slaughter and the view that I had that it didn't bother me completely, I think I've come to a conclusion. In conclusion I think that there is no humane way to kill these animals because they make it quick and without suffering and that they do this to keep us alive. This is our source of food and without these animals, we would have none because majority of people are not omnivores, and they do need meat for we are mostly all carnivores.