Author: trinnyliu

Rhetoric, a present factor in daily life, presents itself through different platforms such as: social media (i.e. Instagram, snapchat, etc.), commercials, and even during the simplest conversations. The purpose of rhetoric is to persuade — through the use of ethos, pathos, logos, or the combination of any. Ethos refers to the credibility of the statement, this can be established through the source or the author of the statement. Pathos utilizes emotions to tug on the audience’s emotional heartstrings with the purpose of persuasion, while logos uses statistical facts and solid evidence. Although, the use of pathos alone shoud be avoided – as it can present the arguement as an emotionally-biased statement.

The most important three elements of rhetoric are: exigence, audience and constraints. Exigence is the motive of the rhetoric, or what drives the individual to make the statement. Audience refers to who the rhetoric addresses (i.e. students, healthcare professionals, iPhone users, etc), and constraints are factors that hold back the arguement (i.e. money or support from public). These key factors determine how and why the statement is presented the way it is — understanding the background allows for the audience to better comprehend and respond.

Mastering the art of rhetoric is beneficial because an individual will be able to better present their argument. Rhetoric is not misleading, but it is based on facts, emotions, and logic. An educated individual will be able to more efficiently communicate their opinion when they recognize what motivates them to advocate, who there are reaching out to, and what limitations there are and how to move past them.

Celebrities and influencers use social media as a way to advertise for their beliefs. Kylie Jenner uses her famous status to promote “Sugar Bear Gummies” that helps with hair, skin, and nails. The ingredients are FDA approved, but the FDA oversees supplements under different regulations. Her large following and polished appearance helps the audience overlook the facts — her ethos, or credibility, convinces the consumers to purchase the product.

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Second Stories, tells the story of the two women behind ReCrafted — Kourtney Morgan, the designer behind Patagonia, and partner Lindsay Rose Medoff, owner of a sewing shop. The women launched a program that works towards a “zero waste world”. Patagonia’s Worn Wear Program collects the used articles from the customers and sends them to Medoff’s shop to be repurposed. Materials are sorted by color, texture, and fabric, and every piece of article is made on-site.

The advertising of the fashion industry plays an important part in encouraging fast fashion. Trendy stores utilize the affordable price tag to attract the attention of the buyers, mostly teens. However, with the cost-efficient pricing, the quality of the clothes cannot often be guaranteed. Clothes go in-and-out of style within the blink of an eye — while consumers sometimes choose to donate or re-sell their worn articles, “73 percent [of article fiber] is landfilled or incinerated” (Second Stories).

The two women, Morgan and Medoff, took a unique and sustainable approach to combat the risk that fast fashion could potentially inflict on the environment, through their love of remaking clothing. The remade clothing are sold on wornwear.com, allowing the clothes to live a “second-life”, and giving the consumers a chance to get a quality product, with a purpose, at a more affordable price. The manufacturer, consumer, and environment all benefit from this program. Programs like ReCrafted should be implemented in more companies, to fight-against fast fashion and repurpose worn or used clothing items. The nature of the fast bodily development of children results in the constant investment of clothes, as well as those of teenage years. Schools and college campuses can also partner with like companies. Expanding the horizon by recruiting more people to participate in recycling their clothes, allows for more effort to be put into helping the earth stabilize at a sustainable environment. Morgan and Medoff’s determined passion for doing “something that matters” takes a step-towards saving the earth.

L Lennie. Irvin, author of What is Academic Writing?, debunks the common myths of academic writing for college students to better dip their toes into the inspiring realm of drafting and composing, in an unfamiliar setting. The author stresses writing is recursive, and touches on the controversy of the five-paragraph essay — it is good to know, but must be outgrown. This encourages students to break away from the confining mold of “typical” essay writing to find what delivers the message of the composition best. Similarly, the author states that writers do not start when they have everything ready. An essay is supposed to be slowly built up of evidence and analysis. A perfect essay starts with a rough draft, second draft, third draft, and works its way up to a final draft. Some may fret at the idea of writing, but there are some quick fixes: one way to cure writer’s block is brain vomit, and bad grammar can be fixed with the help of spell-check.
Academic reading requires much more attention to detail from the writer, as they are “…confined within the two-dimensional setting of a flat page…” (Irvin, 6). Adequate research skills paired with the ability to comprehend difficult text is crucial for the precise delivery of the message. Further, the writer must analyze the text and include the significance of the message in the response, as academic writing is a way for college students to demonstrate their comprehension of the article, literature, or text — it is a strategically thought-out, well-written piece of work.

Hey guys, my name is Trinny. I grew up in San Diego, California. Even though I live five minutes away from the beach, I can barely swim. I tried many sports growing up, such as, golf, volleyball, and lacrosse — only to find out I am best at surfing the web for Free People clothes. In high school, I took as many AP classes as I could, including AP Literature and AP Language and Composition. My suffering in English convinced me to stray away from Humanities in college. So here I am, committed to Cal State University, Chico, to pursue my interest in pre-nursing studies. Also, I like to go fishing (once in a while), my favorite spot is the Pacific Beach Pier.