Response to Joey Tennyson’s “Persuasive Speech Evaluation”

I agree with Joey Tennyson in many of the aspects regarding his speech. First off, I agree with him pertaining his introduction. I vividly remember his introduction because it caught my eye with a very good hook. Using an actual example was very good. Another positive that I also agree with is his posture and eye contact. Unlike many others in the class, Joey had very good eye contact throughout the whole speech and his posture was very good. A negative side to Joey’s speech, which I agree with, was his volume. At times, I could not understand what Joey was saying. Talking a little louder and more clearly would have helped this. Another positive attribute to Joey’s speech was his eye contact. He was rarely looking at his note card and he was very confident in his delivery. You could tell that he knew a lot about the topic. Lastly, Joey had a lot of good information. There was a lot of good information provided, which really persuaded the audiences view on the topic. Also, the information seemed like it was very precise and it was presented well with other facts. Overall, Joey’s persuasive speech was very well organized. He showed great confidence in his speech. Although there were a couple negatives toward his speech, he made up for them with the positives. I was very persuaded when I listened to his speech.

Persuasive Speech

After watching my persuasive speech, I found many positives and a couple negatives. To start, I thought my introduction was very good. It thought that I was very catchy and had a strong hook. Having a hypothetical situation really enhanced my paper and got the readers eyes. Another positive attribute was my information. I thought I presented the speech with good information, and shared the top arguments involved with the topic. Throughout my speech, I had good constant posture. This showed that I was able to be confident in front of my audience. Also, my voice was very clear and loud throughout the presentation; the audience was able to hear me very well. With all this being said, there were a couple downfalls to my paper. One negative was my eye contact. Watching my speech, I saw that I was constantly looking down at the paper to read off of. By remembering, and practicing a little bit more, I could have avoided this. Another negative impact was talking a little fast at times. There may have been times where the audience may have not understood me due to how fast I was speaking. Lastly, there were a couple words in my speech, in which I had trouble pronouncing. If I would have learned how to pronounce these beforehand, I could have enhanced my speech. Overall, there were positives and some negatives that I had during my speech. Fixing the negatives will make my speech better next time, so I will receive a better grade.

Ethics and Medicine

There are many situations today in modern medicine, where ethics and medicine conflict. One conflict that is relevantly big is embryonic stem cell research. Stem cell research in the past decade has become very popular. Essentially, embryonic stems cells are cells derived from embryos and they can help in the use of medicine. Under President Bush, research of stem cells was illegal, and now President Obama has made it legal. I believe that stem cell research should be legal. I believe this because stem cells can save many lives, and will create medicine that is useful for humans. Although it can be a touchy subject, because some believe that the process of extracting the cells murders that person, I believe that they should be legal. In my opinion an embryo that is never develop will be a waste if it is not used for medicine. I believe that both sides are represented well, but I favor in the use of stem cells.

            A website that I found, which had both sides of the argument was www.allaboutpopularissues.org . In this website, they had many good arguments about both sides. The pro side in this website is the most compelling, because the positives that it mentions are very persuading. Although there are some decent arguments pertaining the negatives, since I am already more convinced on the positives it really made the most sense to me. Overall, embryonic stem cell research can be a very touchy subject. With looking at the negative and positive arguments, I felt that I was more for stem research rather than against.

Nick Janus: Speech Evaluation

I agree with Nick Janus on many of the aspects in his demonstration speech.  First off, Nick talks about his eye contact with the audience. I believe his eye contact was okay, but he was constantly looking down at his instructions or at his hands. What made up for his eye contact in the beginning was his good posture. He wasn’t moving his legs, and was keeping his hand nice and calm. Nick’s posture didn’t have some of the common flaws, which I saw in other speeches. Another aspect that I agree with Nick on is his introduction. It had a good hook, in which I was really intrigued. I agree that Nick’s visually aid wasn’t the best. When doing origami for a speech, it is hard for the audience to get very interested through out the whole presentation. It can be hard to see exactly what the presenter is doing with the paper. I suggest next time that you bring a bigger piece of paper, so the audience can see a bigger picture of the steps. One last thing that I agree with Nick on is that he spoke very fast. Next time, maybe practice a little longer, so you will feel more confident in front of people.  I disagree with Nick on a couple of things as well. One thing that I disagree with is I thought your volume was fine. I could clearly hear you through out the speech. Another aspect, in which I disagree with, is when you say to use a power point. I think this would be too much for an origami project and a bigger piece of paper would suffice. Overall, I thought your speech was good

Technorati Blog Post: Childhood Obesity

I am going to write on the blog post about Childhood obesity, which I wrote about in my informative paper.

The name of the blog that I am using is called The Chart. The motto is, “teens become severely obese adults”. The author of the blog is Leslie Wade. Leslie is a CNN Medical Producer. Leslie had has posted many blogs on “The Chart”. She roughly posts about one every week. This specific blog has been active since November 9, 2010. Leslie Wade tends to use a couple hyperlinks in her blogs that relate to the content that she is writing about. Also, Leslie tends to put other media, which again connects to other points in her blog.

            This blog relates to how obese teenagers will become severely obese adults. This relates to my paper because I talk about how adolescents that are overweight, will tend to become obese as adults. In Leslie Wade’s blogs, she is very informative and she is very strong on her point. In many occasions, she points out what we need to do to improve this problem. Not only is she like this just in this particular blog, but also in many of her other blogs. Overall, this blog directly relates to my informative paper about Childhood obesity

How to Juggle a Soccer Ball

After watching my demonstration speech on how to juggle a soccer ball, I had mix reactions towards it. I noticed that there were many positives and negatives. The positives in my speech really enhanced it to make it a fairly good speech. One positive point in my speech was my introduction. I felt that my introduction had a very good attention grabber and it really engaged the audience for the whole speech. Without a good introduction, you can lose the audience and that’s something I didn’t do. Another positive attribute to my speech was that I thoroughly explained each step of juggling pretty well. I believe that I spend enough time covering the steps, so that the audience will learn. Also, I was able to repeat my steps, which helped the audience remember all the steps. The last positive point, which really stood out to me was that my props were very affective. It helped engage the audience and I think they really enjoyed them. Although I had many positive points to my speech, there were also many negative ones. One negative was that throughout the speech, my hands were constantly moving. I’m not sure why I did this, but it wasn’t necessary. Another negative, which I noticed was that my conclusion, was rushed. I think this was because I got scared of the time limit, and for some reason thought I would go over. Because of rushing the conclusion, my speech was a little short, affecting my overall grade. If I were to practice my conclusion for a little longer, I could have avoided this. Overall, I noticed many positives and negatives in my speech. With a little more practice and organization I could have made my speech a lot better. I really learned from my mistakes of watching the speech, so I will do better next time and for future endeavors. You can see my speech at http://sharing.theflip.com/session/217ae78bd81b9de70d818f96f4167bae/video/23621971

Response to Nick Lund's " Demonstration Evaluation: How to Drive a Car with Manual Transmissions"

After watching the Youtube video, " How to drive a Car with Manual Transmission," in which Nick Lund critiqued, I would agree with him in many aspects. The video was done fairly professional and in that respect, enhanced it significantly. I agree with the positive attributes, which Nick pointed out in his blog. One positive attribute that I agree with is that the man in the video is very confident. He speaks very clear, and his eye contact at the camera is very good. Saying this, it kept me entertained. Another positive points about this video that I agree with Nick about is that the presenter does an excellent job of creating a real atmosphere when demonstrating his speech. Being in a vehicle, and showing the specific steps of manual shifting, helped me visual learn very easy. This enhanced the speech greatly and I felt like I would be able to drive a manual transmission pretty easily. Another positive attribute would be that the presenter explains the steps in great detail, which helps to understand more easily. There were many positive points to this speech, which made it good. Now, agreeing with Nick, I also believe there were some negative points. One would be that the presenter never repeats the steps to the audience. This would create the audience to forget some of the steps. Another negative aspect, would be that in the middle of the speech he started to bore me and I wasn't very interested anymore. After watching this video, I agree with Nick in most of his comments.

Demonstration Speech: Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid

Demonstration Speech: Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KguwE3KSdz0

I watched a demonstration speech on YouTube, which was called “ Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid”.  Although I already know how to make Kool Aid, it seemed like an interesting video to watch. Watching this video, I noticed some positive points and a few negative drawbacks.           

There were many positive points to this demonstration speech. For one, he was very engaging to his audience.  He got them involved and from my understanding they could easily relate to him. Another positive attribute to the presenter’s speech was that it was pretty organized. He came prepared with all the materials that were needed to make his Kool Aid and he thoroughly explained how to use the materials. One of the biggest positives that I noticed from the speech was that he was very confident. He rarely stumbled with words, and I could tell he knew how to make Kool Aid. The positive points in this demonstration speech helped enhance it a lot.

Even though there were positive points to this speech, there were also a couple drawbacks, which affected the speech. One drawback that I noticed was that the presenter was constantly looking at his note cards. Although it is fine to look a couple times throughout a speech, this presenter was looking constantly. Another drawback that I noticed was that he didn’t give good eye contact. Most of the time, he was looking down at his materials. It is good to give eye contact throughout the whole speech. One last downfall that I saw was he got off topic a couple times, and made some jokes that weren’t really necessary in the speech.

Overall, I thought this speech wasn’t bad. The presenter was enthusiastic about the speech and he did a fairly good job of demonstrating it. He just needs to work on a couple things to enhance his speech even more.

Response to Joey Tennyson's, "Organs for Sale?"

I disagree with Joey Tennyson's post, "Organs for Sale", found at http://jtennysonlsc100f09.blogspot.com/. His opinion on the topic is that people should be able to sell there organs. One of his main points on the issue is that people own their own organs, and they should have the right what to do with them. Obviously, I agree that people own their body parts, but there are just to many negatives to selling them. If people got the right to sell their organs, many would take it to an extreme, and overall could hurt themselves severely. Many poor people would start selling their organs just to receive money. It seems way to unethical to me, and would be looked at as a downfall to our country.

Another point on the issue that he stated, was that it would allow for more organs to be available. Yes, I agree that more would be available, but the issue of them not all being sufficient could lead to many problems. For example, if a person buys a organ for a lot of money and then it ends up not working, a huge lawsuit could happen, especially if the person dies from the surgery. This would cause a lot of issues that our country doesn't need right now. Overall, I disagree with Joey's opinion completely. In my opinion there are just to many downfalls of selling organs, and if we decided to, it would lead to many consequences that we just don't need.

2nd Post: Organs For Sale

I think that an individual should not have the right to sell their organs. It doesn't seem right to me that people can make money off their organs. Honestly, this would cause a lot of chaos in our society. First, I think it would create problems between the wealthy and the poor. Assuming organs would cost a lot of money, it would be difficult for poor people to buy them. This would create a market that would just be for wealthier people. Essentially, it could cause large problems with the poor people. Also, poor people would be selling more organs because they need the money compared to the middle and upper class.

Another big issue with allowing to sell organs is that people may severely hurt themselves after the specific surgery. Saying this, people will have a long recovering process, which would increase medical assistances in a lot of fields. Also, some people might rely on selling organs so much that it could possibly end up killing them in the long run.

Lastly, in my opinion, the market of selling organs would cause a lot of havoc. Organs would be for sale in many places and overall could create a lot of fraud, in which the law enforcement would get involved. For example, if people are selling organs that aren't healthy and won't benefit the buyer, there could be big lawsuits.

After reading the article, my opinion has not changed. My opinion hasn't changed because the author's points just don't really sway my decision. I believe that the negatives of selling organs still outweigh the positives. The negatives of causing problems with the poor, severely hurting the sellers, and the fraud are just not worth it.

Obstacles in writing/reading TILOHL

     I think The Immortal LIfe Of Henrietta Lacks is an important story to be heard by the public because it  lets people know how African Americans were treated unfairly, specifically Henrietta Lacks. It will allow readers to see how doctors treated their patients with a lot of disrespect regarding personal rights. After reading this book, readers will become more aware of situations similar to Henrietta lacks and, therefore won't happen again to people in the future. The public will also be able to see how special of a person Henrietta was and how poorly her family is being treated now for it. Although the Lack's family is not getting any compensation for Henrietta's cells, this book gives Henrietta and her family some well deserved credit.
     I think Rebecca Skloot faced many challenges in writing this book for such a broad audience. For one, many people most likely don't care about Henrietta's cells and what they have done for our advancement in the medical field today. Rebecca also had to deal with gathering legit information to satisfy both medical experts along with ordinary people. Lastly, it must had been a challenge for Rebecca to deal with the negative media that disagreed with many of her facts. This most likely gave many medical experts a bad name.
     I anticipate on some challenges while reading TILOHL. It will be difficult for me to accept some of the facts about Henrietta Lack's story. Even though I thought it was a good thing the doctor's took cells from Henrietta because it has helped advance our medical field so much, It will be a challenge for me to read why they didn't ask for Henrietta's permission. I don't like the fact that just because she was an African American and slave, that she didn't have any say in her personal rights. Overall, some parts of this book will be challenging for me to read and others will be very interesting.