1.  He is comparing both of their childhoods in Aftica.  They both had family pets and gathering, fieldtrips in school, and had time to play outside as well.

2.  If he had continued to use this method, he would have never been able to tell the audience as to why his comparisons/contrasts were important.  Also, it would have been very difficult to wrap everything up as well as he did.

3.  I liked the way Sedaris compared his main points to Hugh's childhood, but the ending was very unexpected to me.

4.  Some of the narrative elements in this writing would be:  the movie, the life with another family, not celebrating Hugh's birthday, the grandmother that had Alzheimer's, and Uncle Paul.  Without these, the story would not have any life to it.

1.  What Kelso is trying to do is compare/contrast the stereotype and the reality of being a ballerina.  I believe that this strategy works very well in this setting.

2.  Some of the remote causes in this story are:  being told by the teachers not to eat, losing valuable opportunities in the future, and the normal peer pressure.

3.  I believe the main issue about ballerinas in this story is the abusive and unhealthy treatment directed towards them.  This is because I believe that the emotional/physical abuse caused by the treatment will have a very long lasting and very harsh effect on these young women, which could hurt them in the future.

4.  Kelso uses:  weight statistics, quotes from Balanchine, Baryshinikov, and dance critics, the four paradoxes, as well as statistics about osteoporosis.

5.  I believe Kelso's purpose was to show the reader what really happens on the inside to ballerinas around the world.  Because of Kelso's explanation, this writing coul

Take some notes. How does your chosen ad use… Mint Z ad.

Color?  This ad uses the color to enhance it by looking like a pencil, yet it has totems on it.

Line?  This ad is just a pencil carving, so it is shaped in a line like a pencil.

Shape?  It is shaped like a normal pencil, yet it has carvings on it, so it is unique.

Scale/Size?  It is zoomed in on the pencil so one can see the unique carvings

Space?  This ad has a lot of empty space so the audience can focus in on the chewed pencil.

Texture?  The pencil looks very rough edged, and amateur, but this will draw attention to the audience.

Value?  It has a very dull color on the outside, but it has neutral colors on the pencil.

Afterwards, look over the data you’ve collected about your image and write your answers to the following questions:

1)      Why did this ad’s creators make the choices they did?

Because it interest the audience to want to chew the mint z gum because of its ability to “increase chewing ability”.

2)      How do their choices help sell the product?

It peaks interest to the audience because it gives an exaggerated ability.

                                                                                      How to:  Network                                   Ryley Steele & Chris Gicla

Social Group

1.        Join Different Organizations

By joining different organizations, you will be able to meet new people and get involved.  Some people you will meet may be able to help you with further job opportunities down the course of your life.

2.       Introduce Yourself to Classmates

Interacting with everyone in your classes will be beneficial to networking advances because it will help you communicate about assignments and projects from those classes.

3.       Introduce Yourself to Professors

By introducing yourself to your collegiate professors and befriending them, you allow yourself to have the edge over your other classmates and be able to communicate if you struggle with said class material.

4.       Do Not Isolate Yourself

Being by yourself will not help you network at all.  Period.

5.       Be Presentable

Looking more professional will give you the advantage of socializing as well as being awesome.