College Athletes Should be Paid

This argument made a good claim that college athletes should get paid to play. I personally don’t think athletes should be paid because most of the athletes have scholarships to go to the school. Couldn’t you call that getting paid? They do make a lot of money for the school but most of the students are going to the school free while others have to pay. Because of that I don’t think they deserve to get paid. Spending money in college is an important thing these athletes do not have time to go get a job because all their times going into the sport and what is left goes to schooling.  The might be entitled to some money not a lot but some. They do a lot of work for the school and there is a lot of money that comes out of sports. The players should get a cut of it so they have some money to live off. I have mixed emotions about this subject as you can tell.  College players do deserve some money but not a lot because the school is paying for all their classes. In the end I liked this article it open my eyes of the thought of paying college athletes.

Fliers, think before turning on electronics

This was a very interesting article it made me think about flying and why we have to turn off our electronics. Whenever I would go flying I would always leave my phone on not expecting it could do any harm. There has been some instances where the pilots indicators were going crazy which took the plane off course, and once they asked the passengers to turn there electronics off and it stopped.  I completely understand now why they make us turn our electronics off now.  I find it interesting that not every seat affected the instruments only seats near an antenna outside the fuselage or an electronics hidden away inside the plane. They give lots of examples of electronics affecting the pilots gear which backs up the authors claim. Before reading this I didn’t think electronics really affect plain, but they do a lot more then I would expect. If every passenger just put their cell phones and ipads in Airplane Mode they would have no problems because when it is in airplane mode it shuts off the transmitting part of the phone or Ipad. When this is done it cannot affect the pilot’s instruments. In the end, This was a good article and it opened my eyes to the dangers of electronics and flight.  

Reading 5

This was a very interesting reading it brought a topic I am not very familiar with hazing. After reading this editorial open my eyes to the dangers of hazing and the number of deaths it has caused. This editorial was totally against hazing but is optimistic that it could change into something that promotes the brotherhood but in a safe manor. Sports teams, clubs, faternaties and sororities would benefit from doing team building activities. When I was in high school I played baseball and the coaches would make us do stupid tasks that would bring the team close. Hazing could be stopped if the university and police stepped up  and in enforce the rules and prosecute the people that do any act of hazing. The act of hazing is not necessary and the people who do it to recruits should be punished. I feel this was an effective claim. It is a shame that an innocent band member was killed from the acts of hazing. It’s sad that people think beating people with their fists and a medal ruler is okay. Sadly hazing is always going to be around and causing emotional and even physical scaring. Even though the schools say they have a strict hazing policy it is still going to happen in some schools.  

Q.U.B.E.

This reading to­ me was kind of confusing I did not understand what the writer was talking about. Why would someone want to play a game where you just move blocks around. I don’t really enjoy puzzle games I feel like there just a waste of time. I can however sit down and play a first person shooter game for hours and enjoy every minute. I guess it would makes sense for people who like playing mind games like Sudoku or word searches. This game sounds like it came from a fantasy novel. This could just be the start of how games will be played in the future. I feel this reading was a claim of value because the author is explaining how this product is more desirable then other puzzle games. This reading did not convince me to go buy this product. This was not very persuasive and was really hard to grasp what the author was trying to convey. I was not sure how you would play this game I’m guessing on a computer. This game resembles another game called Minecraft where you go around in a fake world and build with cubes. In the end, this was an odd reading for an odd game. 

Reading 3

I liked this reading, I have seen all the movies but never read any of the books. I never heard before that the movies were changed so much from the books. I figured there would be small changes like that of “Harry Potter. I think this reading is classified as a claim of fact. This is so because all of the data the author Erik Wecks presents could be proven by watching reading the books then watching the movies.  I think the author gave the title “Why the Hobbit Trailer Creeps Me Out” is because he is worried that like the other books this movie will have some substantial changes to the plot.  The author was very knowledgeable on this subject which made this reading very interesting.  One thing I don’t understand is why there making the Hobbit now when you know the most of the story from the previous movies. The author of this article was upset that the filmmakers changed the motivations of the characters, which I can totally understand. When filmmakers change the motives then they change the story. In the end, this reading was very interesting to read and opened my eyes to the fraud that some people feel like Gary Appenzeller. Who made websites after the movies came out pointing out the changes the filmmakers made. 

Reading 2 Augmentative Photos

The first image was taken during the great flood of 1937 and in the photo you see a food line. This was also during the end of the depression. The claim I think this photo is making is that America is a place where everyone can find a job and live comfortably. I think this photo is a contradiction because you have a huge line of people waiting for food yet there is a sign saying America has the highest standard of living.  Another contradiction I see is the people in line are all African American and the picture behind them is all white people. So is the photo saying that only white people can live this American dream?  The evidence that led me to my conclusion was the line of African Americans waiting for food. In the second photo the claim I think they are trying to reach is that the African American race was most affected by Katrina. My evidence of this is that in the photo they are all African American. I remember very clear that day and they days following this tragedy. This tragedy affected a large number of African Americans. Everyone blamed FEMA and the president for not reacting the way they should. 

Religion in Harry Potter by Ari Armstrong

This reading by Ari Armstrong was kind of a waste of time. I have read all the books and seen all the movies and not once did I think that there was any kind of religious intent. I saw it as a fairy tale world where magic was real and Muggles exist. I find it kind of pathetic that religious figures like Pope would say that a novel could corrupt the Christian faith. The novel was made entertainment purposes only and wasn’t intended for people see it a religious book. The novels were intended to instill values of friendship and triumph over evil. Before reading this I never thought of Harry Potter to be seen as religious more like just a way for production companies to make money aka the movie sales.  There were some parts that could have been seen as religious but I don’t think Rowling expected it to be. In the end this article made me think about the subject and it was very interesting. I do not think J.K. Rowling’s novels promoted religion or undermined religion. These books are made up and should not be compared to the bible. This reading opened my eyes on how dumb some people could be.