In Class: free writing

I had a very good Thanksgiving. I went to Austin and San Antonio with my friends. We saw the university of Texas at Austin and the riverwalk in the daytime. Then we drove back to Austin to eat dinner. We ate Japanese food sushi but they are a little bit expensive because we need to pay extra tip for Thanksgiving break.
At night, we went to the downtown Austin. there is so beautiful and we took a lot of pictures. we also went to 6th street which is really popular for bars. However, we did not enter them, just for visiting.

U3 proposal

1. The topic what we choose is PC vs. Mac. We are arguing in favor of PC's

2. We are describing the advantages and disadvantages of PC's and Macs. We will talk about the competition between PC's and Macs. We will present the debate in different ways.

3. Audience: Companies that use many computers who need suggestion on which one to buy. And also, individual customers like students. Sometimes, students who studying in different majors may choose different one. For example, usually graph design major students choose Mac but literary students choose PC.

4. We will use video interviews to show the feedback of customers.
We will also make an advertisement video for a brand of PC to show our view.
Our third genre will be a magazine article.
Everything will be presented via PPT.

In Class: what did you learn from the reading

The reading is taking about the visual argument. we can see many thing in our life are visual arguments. TV, ads, poster and DVDs etc. they make our life wonderful.
The visual argument gave me some ideas about U3. in U3, we can also use visual argument to make our project better. Do not just some words, we should add some pictures and videos.

In Class: Reading reflection

The reading what I read last night is talking about style in arguments.
Arguments have their own styles. Style of word choice, sentence structure and punctuation are all important for one argument.

U3:Job title and description

My job has two parts in our group. one is to review our work and make sure we go the right way on our project. the other one is make a conclusion when we finish part of work. Giving my group a summary and making a plan for the next work is probably my job. My primary responsibility is to be sure we finish all the work before the deadline. I prefer we do it as quick as possible, so that i can have enough time to review them. Then, I will revise our task, give some suggestions and make some changes to make our task better than before.

My job title was surgery which is my group member made for me but I think auditor is more fit for me. the job of a auditor is to check accountant's work. review the work and make sure she or he did right. which is really like my job in our group. I hope my group member would like my new title.

Magician: Rob: Takes the responsibility of creative elements and ideas
Secretary: Shuai: Take notes, make plans and contact group member

In Class:writing group

My group should be very creative. everyone in the group like to talk and share their ideas. I prefer we can have conversations more than once, not via skype or email to discuess our projects, because sometimes people want to save time don't want to meet each other to do the project. they can wear whatever they like and feel free to eat during the conversation.just be comfort.

IN CLASS:reflection on primary source

I got my three primary sources from three different places. one is from a blog, one is a letter and the other one is a speech. these are all kind like really long, about three pages for each. when i read them i highlight something important in the source. i try to analysis them sentence to sentence. I tried to focus on finding something appeal to ethos, pathos and logos. two of my sources were really appealing ethos, pathos and logos. however, the other one was only appealing to pathos.

Proposal for U2

My essay will be around to write about the winner, Liu Xiaobo, of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

why i choose this as my topic because i was interested in studying political science and like to read news in this area.this case is really interesting any it is about China. Liu Xiaobo is Chinese writer, human rights activist and political prisoner in China He participated in the writing of Charter 08 on 8 December 2008.Charter is a manifesto initially signed by over 350 Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists to promote political reform and democratization in the People's Republic of China.after this,He was formally arrested on 23 June 2009, on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power.During his 4th prison term, he was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."

I will use lib of tcu to get more sources. I Will find three sources about my topic, and try to find them from different places.Americans use ethos pathos and logos to support their opinions and I will analyse each of them.

In Class: ideas about observation feedback

This is a make up in class writing, because that day i was taken to the hospital and didn't post it on my blog.
i think i need to observe more carefully and probably focus on the detail about everything I observed. It seems like the things what i have already observed were not enough for an essay. Like i need to think about what type of people are going into the PF Changs? Does the demographic change during the day? what type of drinks are they ordering? and so on.

In class: First paragraph

Upon driving down to Throckmorton Street in downtown Fort Worth, you will find a restaurant called P.F. Chang’s China Bistro at the corner of the street. The big sign of this restaurant is really conspicuous, and I bet you will never miss it. P F Chang’s China Bistro is an authentic Chinese restaurant that has antique decoration, comfortable atmosphere, and delicious food. It opens from 11a.m. to 10p.m. from Sunday to Thursday, and 11a.m. to 11p.m. from Friday to Saturday.

In class: Group workshop

I have joined in this kind of group workshop many times in last two years. I think i would like it. remember, when i first go to essay workshop i was so nervious about it, because i was thinking my essay was the worse in the group. i usually don't have full confidence about my essay, because at that time my english was not really good. i was worried about that the readers can understand what i am talking about or not.However, now, i am feel free to share my essay to others.
Anyway, it is really good to work with each other. you can learn a lot from others' essaies.

In Class:observation

The restaurant which is i went to is really as my expect. they have good food, nice environment and people from everywhere are all enjoy the meals.
However, there has two things out of my expect. one is P F Chang is really Chinese. as you know, some of the Chinese restaurants in the USA are not very Chinese. they are kinda like America- Chinese restaurant or American-asian restaurant. P F Chang is very Chinese and traditional it is why i like it. anther thing is the line is so long which is out of my expect. it is a good thing for a restaurant, but not really good for us. i think most of us are could like to wait for a good meal.

The ethos, pathos and logos of my public space

Thinking about ethos, pathos and logos into our spaces is a good way to enrich our essays.

For my space, after I went to my favorite restaurant P F Chang several times, there is one thing I really define that is the line is always very long if you get there after 6 on weekend. Because most of people want to go there eat dinner not lunch. It spent me a long time on waiting for a table. However, we took a walk in downtown and took some pictures for my research.

Ethos is an appeal to credibility and character. I think the long line shows Ethos certainly. Long line means many people may like it very much. It also means this restaurant has its own character that other restaurant does not have. It attracts many people from everywhere absolutely.

Pathos is about emotion. This restaurant shows it in many areas. I also want to talk about the line. People in the line are usually sitting on the benches which are in the front of the restaurant. They are normally listening to the iPod, chatting, calling friends or taking pictures. These are all showing their different emotions when they are waiting. The environment here is just so comfy even you are in the line.

Logos is an appeal to logic. The line is a fact from my observation. It proves P F Chang has high popularity as a evidence.

in class: logos

Today i brought a balance sheet of American eagle.
The balance sheet is what i borrow from my friend . it gave me more ideals about learning accounting. it was really helpful. however, i also bought it to english class, because i thought it shows logos. there have many items in the balance sheet and statistics shows how was this company doing in the last year. Which is appear to logos.

Proposal

I decided to change my mind from writing a big mall to writing a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant what I am going to write is P F Chang’s China Bistro. It is located in downtown Fort Worth.

This restaurant appeals to me because it is the best Chinese restaurant I have never go in Fort Worth. They have wonderful food within a variety of price ranges from vegetable plate to sea bass and both delicious! The service is impeccable with going above and beyond to meet guest expectations. The worst thing is that it usually very crowded until later. Remember when I went to P F Chang first time, my friends and I did not get an empty table until over ten p.m.. However, the wait staff was prompt and never left us wanting a thing, so that made up for the long line. By the way they always give us a ton of food. We were all stuffed and had more than enough to bring home for later. This is why I choose P F Chang as my space. I really enjoy when I sit in the P F Chang.

What I expect to find upon observation is going to be a restaurant which is clean, tidy and have something special. It must be different from other Chinese restaurants and have an advantage of other traditional restaurants. Like what I have already found there was a statue of Qin Terra-Cotta Warrior stand in front of the restaurant. What an amazing! It is so Chinese and gorgeous. I was so excited to seeing Qin Terra-Cotta Warrior in America.

I am part of audience absolutely. The wait staff also does. I think everybody get into this restaurant is part of audience.

I do not think there have pre-conceived ideas may influence my observation. If there is, I will try my best to overcome these obstacles. I will try to get there more times to observe more things that I did not discover.

In class: Ethos

i brought a letter from modern language department. It shows that i have already hired as a Chinese tutor at fall. i have already took the peer training before i start to work. I will work from Monday to Friday and get payment 10 per hours which is really awesome.
the letter which is my prof. gave me and support me to apply a social security number. this is important for me. and also i am so happy to get a job. this letter shows all information about my job and my situation which is means ethos.

In class: public space about pathos

I am going to pick a big mall as the public space what i am going to write. in a mall, in one hand, you can see most of people enjoy shopping, hang out with their families or friends. they smile, laugh, some of them take a picture etc. they all shows that their emotions which is happy. in the another hand, you also can see some kids cry because their parents do not want to the thing which is kid like. these all show the different emotions which is sad, not happy ect.

In Class: About Pathos

The thing what i bring today is a poster from an Chinese movie. the movie name is earthquake in Tangshan. in the summer, i can see every movie theater have played on, and many people bring napkin when they are going to see this movie.

let me describe this big poster firstly. in the middle of this poster , there has a little kid stand lonely, just with his toy. why there is only himself , because he can not find his parents and friends. they are all died during the big earthquake. in the background there is all buildings destroyed.

Different ways of argument

There are several kinds of arguments in this advertisement. These are all make the advertisement more trusty.

Arguments to inform—in the beginning of this video, BP said that her work is to helping others affected by the oil spill and let the oil spill end. She listens to the shrimpers, fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers., and finds ways to help. She informed the audience about her main purpose, specific information and what she has already did. It makes the audience and I pay closer attention to her advertisement.

Arguments to convince—BP also showed some statistics to us. For example, she said “We have 19 centers in 4 states. We've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than 375 million dollars. We’ve committed 20 billion dollars to an independent claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work.” It makes her work trusty. She has already done a lot of things to make the Gulf under control. The fact convinces viewers and may be encourage more people join in her community.

Arguments about future-- BP told us that she is going to stay in the Gulf until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal." It shows that she believes if she makes an effort to save the Gulf in the future, the Gulf will like what it looks like in the past.

Invitational argument—the ad shows viewers their community’s goal “making this right”, objective which is restore communities, economics and environment. It also shows the phone number for viewer to get more importations. The purpose of doing these is to encourage people who really interested in to join in them.

Rogerian argument—Iris said she’s just a normal person, was born in New Orleans. It shortened the distance between speaker and audience. This is what rogerian argument is, attempting to find common ground within opposing points of view.

In Class: the public space that I might choose

I am not sure that which space i will choose now, but i have a list of it.
The public space that I want to choose gonna be a big mall or a coffee shop.
why i want to choose the first place that because i really like this place. i think most of girls do. it always lets me feel relax. There have a lot of shops there. Food area always have many choices. Some of the malls also have skating rink which is children got a lot of fun there.

By the way, there is another place i want to choose is the coffee shop where is located in the bookstore. that because i go there twice a week since i live in tom brown. Sometimes i go there just to get a cup of coffee. Sometimes I go there to find a quite place to finish my homework or do some reading. that is a good place to do this kinds of things.i was really enjoy stay there even just watch the people walk around.

In Class:First Week of School

My first week of school was so busy. That because I have six classes and I got some problems about my compus life. As you know, this is my second year at TCU, I need to prepare many things to enter business school. I heard from my friends that I need to take three Microsoft exams. They are required to enter Business School . I got some information about the exams and search some information on line to prepare the coming exams. There also have one thing I did this week that was I passed the drive exam and got the permit. I was so happy. This is so important to me.

This fall I get the limited meal plan. That means I need to cook by myself. I am not good at cooking , so it took me a lot of time to do it. However, I really enjoy it. I got a lot of fun in cooking in the dorm.

First entry

Hi! My name is Sijia Chen. I am an international student from Nanjing, China. I am a sophomore, and studying as a pre-business major student. Now I am thinking about becoming an Accounting major student, because my mother is a good accountant, and I also like it very much, even though my friend told me it is difficult. I like travelling so much. It usually gives me a lot of ideas to write about.

I am taking this class because it is required. Another reason is I really want to improve my writing skill. When I first came to the U.S., I was afraid of two kinds of classes. One is speech class, and the other one is writing class. I am a little shy, quiet, and not really talkative. I want to overcome this for sure. Remember I got my first blog about two years ago, I really liked to exchange ideas with my English teacher via blog. Using blog also helps me a lot about my English.

The type of my writing primarily gonna be paper and email. However, there is one thing I like to do is write in a diary. I write in it almost every day. It is not too long but beautiful, because it is not just some words put together. It is my experience and beautiful memory. I enjoy writing them and read them when I am by myself or at night time.

Finally, I think what I was written above are all my arguments. The purpose of an argument is to sway another person to believe what you said. For instance, I choose this image as blog's background because I like the old thing. They are very appealing to me. This is why I also like history. I argue these to convince you that I really like this design of the picture.

Professor Irvin, I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the course syllabus, which I see as a contract for our course.