My group decided to combine two individual civic issues into one for our advocacy project. These being drunk driving, Stephanie's civic issue, and substance abuse, Austin's civic issue.
We chose this topic for our campaign because it more directly affects our age group than our other individual topics (childhood obesity, preschool education, and breast cancer). Obviously, we will be advocating prevention of substance and alcohol abuse. Although, I am not sure what our specific course of action will be.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Visual Campaign
I found a visual of a little girl coloring in her preschool classroom and off to the side of the photograph it says, "A child's most important brain development occurs before age five."
The purpose of this visual is to convince its audience that preschool is important for childhood development. The audience is the general public and policy-makers. This visual is an attempt to convince people that all children should have the foundation of preschool. This ad uses a logical appeal as it claims that a child's brain grows the most before age 5. This claim cannot be countered as it is scientifically proven that it is during this time in life that the brain grows the most rapidly. It assumes that the reader knows that children attend preschool around 5 years old. It also assumes that preschool would help children's brain development. It does this because behind the first assumption is a second assumption that preschool stimulates brain growth. The visual does not highlight other forms of development that a child progresses in around age five such as social and emotional development. The visual displays a little girl painting--this suggests that activities like these stimulate brain growth. The visual suggests that preschool is important for brain development, but it does not address $$$! If preschool promotes positive brain development, how do we get all children access to preschool?
The purpose of this visual is to convince its audience that preschool is important for childhood development. The audience is the general public and policy-makers. This visual is an attempt to convince people that all children should have the foundation of preschool. This ad uses a logical appeal as it claims that a child's brain grows the most before age 5. This claim cannot be countered as it is scientifically proven that it is during this time in life that the brain grows the most rapidly. It assumes that the reader knows that children attend preschool around 5 years old. It also assumes that preschool would help children's brain development. It does this because behind the first assumption is a second assumption that preschool stimulates brain growth. The visual does not highlight other forms of development that a child progresses in around age five such as social and emotional development. The visual displays a little girl painting--this suggests that activities like these stimulate brain growth. The visual suggests that preschool is important for brain development, but it does not address $$$! If preschool promotes positive brain development, how do we get all children access to preschool?
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Relieved, but so Fed-Up...
I am so relieved that I have finished my research paper! I am proud of my work as well because I think I have a well-constructed argument :) However, I am so ready for this semester for this semester to end! I may be feeling this way because my workload has been pretty heavy lately, but I am just fed-up with most of my classes right now! I am counting down the days until Thanksgiving break, although its really a 4 day weekend, it's a break nonetheless!
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