presentations day 2

Looking back on the two days of presentations there are a few examples that stick in my mind. Eli had some great pictures but my favorite would have to be the picture of a Farmers market in Portland, Oregon. Every product is displayed for people to be enticed by and there are a lot of little markets because then there is more of a variety for people to buy. His strongest point about this picture though was in Portland Oregon most people are “hippy”. All-natural, homegrown, fresh foods appeal to Oregon’s population.
I also thought a couple of Allie’s pictures were quite interesting. My favorite of all was the picture of Jordan, Steven, and Jamie with linked arms. This picture made it seem like Jordan, Steven, and Jamie were all the best of friends and having so much fun together. . But before she snapped this photo Jamie had thrown a rock at Steven. Jordan was in between them to get them to make up and be friends. Allie’s point was that even though you think you know exactly what is happening from some pictures, they can be misleading. I thought this was a clever example of exactly that.
Alex’s presentation was really interesting as well. He made a lot of good points about politics and University. His best example of rhetoric was probably the folder University gives to new students. 5 of the 12 pictures in the folder featured Britney in them. Aaaaand the largest picture on the cover is of Bwill talking to Mr. Cirek. Alex’s point was this is not coincidental but used for rhetorical appeal an prospective new families. I would even take his example Bwill even further to say Bwill excels at volleyball and basketball, takes AP classes, is quite charismatic and exotically beautiful. Not to mention black. She is a perfect candidate to put on university’s cover because she is not only a black student here, but she is a successful black student here. University wants here to represent us on the cover of something because of what she looks like AND who she is.