Project 1 Reflection: Opinions

In this project I had many positive feelings towards it.  I felt that it was a very interesting type of writing and that it would ultimately help me with my writing skills.  To be honest with myself I am somewhat of a lazy person, having chosen Memorial Union.  Not to say that there is anything wrong with Memorial Union, but it seems like it would be one of the easier places to analyze.

I think I projected myself very well throughout this paper.  I gave a good description on Memorial Union and put in good detail.  I also gave two fine views from the perspective of a freshman and the possible perspective of a senior.  I showed how the senior, having more experience with the surrounding areas, would possibly see the Memorial Union as an annoyance.  On the other hand as a freshman I showed how they may see it as a fun, subtle or even crazy environment.

Regardless of how well or how poor I projected things in my essay, I had many struggles.  I struggled with the length of the paper.  It was sort of hard for me to get the sufficient amount of words to follow the prompt.  This was due mostly to the fact that I took some lengthy observations but only used one half of them in my paper.  As the final draft came around the words flowed more easily and were transferred to the paper with ease.  Another tough point in this paper was finding the best point to incorporate the lens that needs to be included in the project.  I ended up changing the several spots where I had included them on more than one occasion. The most difficult thing of my writing in project one was the analysis.  In professor Linthicum’s review of my rough draft he told me that I needed to analyze more; he informed me that several of my paragraphs read like a brochure.

I think I could have done a better job at analyzing my paper.  It was a tough aspect in my opinion.  In my future writing I would definitely consider going to the writing center and get some help on analysis of objects or places.  I think I have somewhat of a tough time analyzing things instead of describing them. In the future I would ask why and how more.  I heard that using those questions is a good technique to analysis. 

This work could also help me outside the university in further works or studies.  Many architects must analyze places, buildings, and objects for there career.  So this work could be used in a possible career for me or potential interviews.  All in all the project was difficult but rewarding.

Memorial Union

Lower Level

• Dining area
• Contains more seating
• Several places to eat
• Television
• Studying takes place here
• Midfirst Bank
• Barber/salon
• Convenient on campus real salon
• Easily accessible
• Cannon
• Scanning
• Printing
• Faxing
• Copying
• Comedy group seating and stage
• New Student Orientation area
• Help desk
• Pat Tillman veterans center
• Sparky’s Den
• Gaming area
• Tables for sitting
• Billiards tables
• Arcade Games
• Bowling
• Music
• $9
• Lounging area
• Many students study
• Eat with friends
• Getaway from dorm
• Relaxation
• Wait for next class

Upper Level

• Main food Hall
• Many different places to eat
• Various seating
• Convenience store
• Everything a circle k has (excluding gas)
• Great for in-campus livers
• Banks
• Wells Fargo
• AZ Credit Union
• Smaller shops
• Small run-off convenience store
• Sushi
• Information booth
• Lost and found
• Change Maker Center

UFC Magazine Analysis

UFC Magazine Cover

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has become one of the most popular sports in the world over the last decade.  Its fast pace and brutal knockouts have fans jumping in excitement.  The August 2011 edition of UFC magazine is titled “Super Seven” is used to describe the top seven athletes in the sport.  The title is then followed by “We profile the champion of every UFC division.”  Regardless of the title or other text on the cover, one thing stands out more than any other.  The large picture of the seven UFC champions brings an excitement to the cover and draws the attention its audience.  

The title “Super Seven”, in my opinion, is an outstanding choice.  “Super” is only one of the many words that can be used to describe an athlete of this caliber, however it was chosen because it is one of the few words that can describe them all at once.  These seven men are powerful, fast, strong, superior, and seemingly unstoppable.  Readers may also become more attracted to the magazine due to the simple title.

The message following the title tells the audience what is covered in the magazine.  This can be used to excite readers that are familiar with the sport and athletes.  Nonetheless, readers who know little about the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its professional athletes may become excited to learn about or of the organization and its participants.  As a result, the rapidly growing sport continues to grow and draw the attention new viewers.

In my perspective, the image of these “Super Seven” is the most important part of the magazine cover.  It is the theme of the entire magazine and shows you who the magazine was written about.  It gives you a quick look at some of the greatest fighters in the world.  This image is what catches your eye at first glance. 

 This magazine was written about the most popular men in the sport and it is delivered well through its cover.  Anyone who is a new viewer of the sport will have a very good idea what is covered in the magazine.  Anyone who is an experienced watcher of the sport would love to know more about the athletes they pay to watch.  This magazine was a good popularity boost.

Aanlysis of a Writing Situation Risks of Nuclear Power

Radiation is a process where particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space.  These particles are traveling at such a fast rate that they can enter the human body and destroy cells.  This then causes the start of cancer.  Radiation occurs naturally in our environment everyday.  However, no where near the amount of radiation that is needed to physically cause a human being to have cancer. 

Nuclear power plants sky rocket the output of radioactive waves.  Nuclear power plants emit radiation continuously, which workers are then exposed to everyday.  The cause of cancer by radiation is estimated at 1%.  Nuclear power is raising the percentage very fast.  Radiation is estimated to cause fifty thousands or more deaths than the previous number. 

Nuclear power plants also produce a significant amount of radioactive waste.  This radioactive material must not come in contact with any person for an extreme period of time.  Most of this waste is transformed into rocks a then buried deep into the earth.  The remaining radioactive waste, which contains less radiation, is buried around twenty feet deep.  These contents can be absorbed into the surrounding soil and/or water supply.  This then affects the animals that inhabit the area in which the waste was dumped in a negative way. 

Reactor accidents are a rare problem with nuclear power plants.  Nonetheless, the potential of an accident will always exist.  Chernobyl may be the greatest reactor accident of all.  A problem with a reactor caused an explosion which released an extremely high amount of radiation.  The surrounding four-hundred thousand people were evacuated.  Many that were evacuated later died of cancer caused by radiation.  Chernobyl is now a ghost town.  The radiation that lingers there prevents anyone from inhabiting the area.

Bernard L. Cohen, the other of this article and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, disagrees with the usage of nuclear power.  He believes that nuclear power is too dangerous and can lead the deaths of too many people.  His main argument, which is very strong, is the effects on society of radiation.  He uses statistics in his writing to make his argument even stronger.  He uses many facts and less opinions, which produces an undisputable argument on the factual material. 

Bernard L. Cohen intends to persuade people to go against the use nuclear power/energy.  I think he expected many of his own students to read this article.  By using facts in his writing I think he may have persuaded many people to think of nuclear power in the same way he is.  I am somewhat against nuclear power after reading this article.  There are many positive results that come from nuclear power.  Regardless, are those results worth the risks involved?