Speech Outline

Title: Making Life Easier

Intro:
I. Attention Catcher:
You are missing out on life if you  don't have a laptop.

II. Speaker Credibility:
I got my laptop on my 17th birthday and I have been attatched to it since then.

III. LRL:
Everyone should have a laptop because it is very useful and makes things a lot easier.

IV. Thesis: I can't imagine my life without my laptop.

Why is the laptop so great?

Body:
I. Internet
a. I can check my bank account online. Instead of going out to the bank all the time, it is very convient to just log into my account on my laptop.
B. I can access my email. I don't have to go out to a library because I can easily pull it up on my laptop
C. I can find out where a place is if I am not familar or in a new area. I can look on mapquest and google to figure out how to get to a certain location.

My laptop is very helpful with school.

II. School
a. My laptop makes research a lot easier than having to search through books. I can go on search engines like google to get the information I am looking for.
B. Laptop makes writing papers a lot easier. If i make a mistake I can easily correct it without having to start over, earse, or scratch anything out. I can save my work.
C. I can look online for upcoming assignments, check my grades, and email my professors if I question about anything and won't be able to ask them in person.

I love music and I can do things with that on this as well

III. Music
A. I can download music onto my ipod from itunes. Fast and Easy.
B. I can go on youtube and watch music videos that I didn't get a chance to see on TV. Youtube will have the full version of every video.
C. I can listen to my music without having to attach speakers to my ipod. I can play it directly from itunes or youtube.

Keeps me entertained

IV. Entertainment
A. My laptop keeps me entertained on social media sites like Facebook.
B. I can watch movies that I don't have on my laptop and any TV show. Especially if its a new epoisde.
C. I can video chat with friends and family with ovoo and skype on my laptop. Video chatting with these are free.

Conclusion
I. Restatement: If I didn't have a laptop, my life would be so different

II. Summary: With the laptop you can easily access the internet, it's helpful with anything school related, you can look up your favorite music, and keeps you entertatained.

III. Clincher: Once you have expericened the laptop, you'll realize how much it makes your life easier.

Speech overview

I can't imagine my life without my laptop.

I. Internet
a. I can check my banking account.
b. I can access my email.
c. I can find where a place is located.

II. Schoool
a. I can reasearch on search engines like google.
b. I can type all my papers instead of writing them and save my work.
c. I can check my grades or upcoming assignments and email my professors if I have a question.

III. Music
a. I can download music from iTunes onto my ipod.
b. I can look up music videos.
c. I can play music on iTunes without speakers.

IV. Entertainment
a. Social Media like Twitter and Facebook
b. Movies and TV shows especially if you missed a new episode you can look it up and watch it.
c. Games.

Social media Identity Final Copy



Facebook Logo!!



          What exactly is social media and why is it so popular? Social media networks are known for staying connected with friends, communication, meeting new people, sharing pictures and more.  Facebook was the biggest social network in years. Now Twitter is slowly taking over. Facebook was a big part of my life. There was never a day that went by that I did not check facebook at least twice. I use to be a huge fan of Facebook for years along with millions of other people I’m sure. I was addicted. Being an Army Bratt I moved around a lot so it has been very easy for me to stay connected with old friends from facebook. When it first came out Faceboook was the biggest thing. I feel that I have changed a little bit through these social networks from Facebook to Twitter.



Mark Zuckerberg

           Facebook was originally called thefacebook and was founded by Mark Zuckerberg who was a Harvard student.  It spread within months across the Harvard campus and eventually to other universities. When this site became a national student network phenomenon, he dropped out of Hardvard and focused on facebook full time. In 2005 it was officially called Facebook. It was first opened to college students, then it got popular with high school students, then eventually facebook opened up to anyone 13 and up. 

One of my first Facebook pictures in 9th grade.



I made a facebook account when I was in 7^th grade but didn’t start using it till my sophomore year of high school in 2009 which was when MySpace started to fade away. I quickly became attached to Facebook when my friend from school got me hooked on it. Then before I knew it my whole school had a facebook.  I found my old friends on there and was able to stay in touch with them and see what has been going on in their life. I get on there to read the latest news and gossip. I wasn’t the type of person that always posted things every thirty minutes. I was mainly on there to post pictures, read what’s going on, and see what other people have been up to. Honestly, I basically would be nosy. There was always some type of drama going on that I found entertaining. There were always a lot of games to choose from that you could play which I never found interesting. The status I posted was mainly about my day, what I did, or something funny. I would also post quotes and even song lyrics. Just like about anybody else, I liked when I would get notifications that someone liked my post and my pictures. I mean who wouldn’t. Posting things on facebook I was able to show old friends how I have been doing and if I have changed any.



One of my many pictures that I edited.

          When I first started using facebook I was on there all the time. Sometimes I would be on there all day when I was bored on a weekend and during the summer. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one. Even when I had important things I had to do I was always distracted by Facebook.  My parents hated that but I couldn’t help it.  Usually there was always something going on and I didn’t want to miss out. I would always know about any events or parties that are coming up. Anything that went on in my community I was informed about it through facebook. On my facebook page I didn’t want to put personal feelings or show certain emotion. I wanted to appear how I am in person or even better. I liked to come off on facebook as a person that had a fun life and was always doing things. I would post pictures of me at school, hanging with friends, and with my teammates. When I would take pictures to post on facebook, I didn’t just put any kind of picture on there. I would edit my pics (not too much) to make them look nice. Photo editing was very popular and still is. Everybody wants their pics to look cool with all the different effects to choose from. I would spend a lot a time getting my pics to look perfect on websites like PicNik.com. Before I discovered the Facebook app, I could only be on it from a computer. When I realized I could access it on my phone it was a WRAP. Lol. Eventually, Facebook became popular with the older generations, as in my parents and older family members.
          Around my junior year is when parents and older adults started to get into Facebook. My parents and extended family would send me friend requests and I hesitated on accepting them. Having adults on my page from the ages of 30 and up, I really had to watch what I say. I couldn’t post any kind of status that I wanted to because my family members were always watching me and commenting on my stuff. How embarrassing Lol. This past year I haven’t been posting much on Facebook because I have moved on to Twitter.


My first Twitter Picture

           Twitter started in 2006 but didn’t become popular until 2009.  Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams are part of a company called Odeo that created Twitter. I made an account my freshmen year of High School but didn’t start using it till the beginning of my senior year. It took me a while to get into Twitter because it looked boring. I didn’t get the point of it and really didn’t know how to use it. But just like any other site, when you start to get the hang of it, you become attached. That is exactly what happened to me with Twitter. At first I thought it was stupid. I saw that everybody from my school was getting Twitter accounts so of course that is why I started to get on mine.  I had to keep up with what was the biggest thing. “Follow Me on Twitter” was the phrase everybody was putting in their facebook statuses. As I started to follow people and get followers, Twitter was becoming more and more entertaining. All you do on Twitter is post statuses which or known as “Tweets”. I am extremely addicted to twitter. I guess you can say I’m a Twitter Junkie. I am on there 24/7, literally.  I have a twitter app on my Smartphone which allows me to have access to it all day. I am constantly reading tweets and composing tweets throughout the day. I like to stay connected and twitter keeps me updated more than facebook. I like when I get new Twitter followers. When I post things on Twitter there is usually an audience. This site gives me a bit of a platform to be heard that I don’t get in person. When I get retweets and mentions I feel like I am noticed. Twitter feels like a public diary and an escape for me. My parents and older family members don’t have twitter accounts so I am free to say whatever I want and be myself without having to worry about them reading and having something to say about everything I post. I’m usually quiet so I talk to people easily on Twitter and met a lot of my friends from college on there. I came to college alone so it was good to know some people when I came here. Because of Twitter I stay updated on things going on around campus and stay in the loop.  The students that go to my college are always on my timeline talking about things that I can relate to. Without Twitter, I would have come to college alone and probably would have taken me longer to make friends. On Facebook I wanted to appear more fun but on Twitter I am just being myself as talk about my college life and my experiences.


Most recent picture I last uploaded on Facebook.

          Even though facebook was very big and popular with billions of users, it is slowly getting old and Twitter is taking over. I stopped getting on facebook all the time around November 2011. I still always look back to facebook on all the old pictures and memories that are stored in my account. I don’t delete any pictures so I can always look back and see how much I have changed. Also see the changes in not only me but my friends as well. I still get on Faceboook every now and then, but not as much anymore. Even though Twitter is what I use now, I catch myself looking back on Facebook to reminisce on the old memories it still holds.

Is Google Making Us stupid?

Is Google really making us stupid?  I wouldn’t say it’s making us stupid just kind of lazy. As I was reading the article I was surprised by how true it was. If an article is really long we tend to skim over instead of actually reading the entire thing. That is funny because when I realized how long this article was I started to skim. I read a few paragraphs then stopped to check how long it actually was. I started to skim and then started looking at something else and became distracted. There is a lot of truth in this article. It was said in the article when you have to do research we just do a few clicks and click on a couple of links and get the information that we need rather than sit in a library searching through books for the information that we need. This is what I mean by Google is making us lazy and not stupid. We rather research information on the internet rather than open up a book. I know I rather search on Google than open a book. I don’t think it is making us stupid because we can use the internet to learn anything that we want. It is right there and we have the ability to access a large amount of knowledge at any time. Just about anything you want to know you will find on Google. It is easier and faster than looking through books to find what you are searching for. We are not stupid. Just lazy.

Essay Rough Draft

What exactly is social media and why is it so popular? Social media networks are known for staying connected with friends, communication, meeting new people, sharing pictures and more.  Businesses and companies also use networks like Facebook to advertise for free and try to get people to “Like” their page. The popularity of social media has grown over the years. Facebook was the biggest social network in years. Now Twitter is slowly taking over. I love social networks. I use to be a huge fan of Facebook for years along with millions of other people I’m sure. These sites have been a big part of my life. Being an Army Bratt I moved around a lot so it has been very easy for me to stay connected with old friends from facebook. When it first came out Faceboook was the biggest thing. Facebook was a big part of my life which is why I have chosen this as my social identity topic. 

            Facebook was originally called thefacebook and was founded by Mark Zuckerberg who was a Harvard student.  It spread within months across the Harvard campus and eventually to other universities. When this site became a national student network phenomenon, he dropped out of Hardvard and focused on facebook full time. In 2005 it was officially called Facebook. It was first opened to college students, then it got popular with high school students, then eventually facebook opened up to anyone 13 and up.  Facebook became so popular with all the groups they have to join and how they can stay connected.

           Have you ever thought about the psychology behind facebook? People may not realize this but facebook has been an escape for people to feel like they are being heard. Also it may feel like a rescue. It gives them a platform that they may not get in person. When people post pictures and status and get comments and likes they feel appreciated and noticed. I know I do. People on Facebook crave for this kind of attention when they post things for everybody to see. What exactly makes facebook so interesting? Something that makes facebook so interesting is how humans like to stay connected in what is going on and what is happening with others around them. We like to stay updated with the latest news. I do for sure.  A lot of things that we post there is an audience that are interested in what is going on in our life and may find it entertaining. This is mostly the reason why facebook users are always posting things constantly throughout the day. A lot of users try to get as many friends as possible. Facebook can get you addicted. With all the games and other things to do on facebook, you can really make the day go by fast. You can also find yourself wasting time on facebook when you have important stuff that you should be doing. It was a big distraction for me when I had homework or chores.  Even though this site can get you addictated and waste your time, there are some good positive things about facebook.

           Since I moved around a lot and being a mostly quiet person, I met some friends on facebook in the town  that I live in who I later met in person. Social media networks make it easy to talk to people online. Facebook may control people’s self esteem. A good comment may make them feel good about themselves.

            Facebook was a big part of my life. There was never a day that went by that I did not check facebook at least twice. I made a facebook account when I was in 7^th grade but didn’t start using it till my sophomore of high school which was in 2009. I’m mostly quiet so facebook made it easy for me to talk to people online. I stay in touch with old friends and family and can always see what has been going on with them. I wouldn’t say that I have a big social identity. I get on there so read the latest news and gossip. When I first started using facebook I was on there all the time. Sometimes I would be on there all when I was bored on a weekend. Usually there was always something going on. I would always know about any events or parties that are coming up. Anything that went on in my community I was informed about it through facebook.

I wasn’t the type of person that always posted things every thirty minutes or every hour. I was mainly on there to post pictures, read what’s going on, and see what other  people have been up to. Honestly, I basically would be nosy. I would “Like” and “Comment” on my friends pictures and status and also post things on their wall. There was always some type of drama going on that I found entertaining. There were always a lot of games to choose from that you could play. I never played any games on there because I was just never interested. I got a lot of invites that I just ignored. On my facebook page I didn’t want to put personal feelings or show certain emotions. Unlike some people who always put their business on their page so everyone knew their personal stuff, I didn’t want to be like that. I wanted to appear how I am in person. When I would take pictures to post on facebook, I didn’t just put any kind of picture on there. I would edit my pics (not too much) to make them look nice. I liked to come off on facebook as a person that liked to have fun and enjoyed playing sports. I would post pictures of me at school, hanging with friends, and with my teammates. The status I posted was mainly about my day or what I did or something funny. I would also post quotes and even song lyrics. Just like about anybody else, I liked when I would get notifications that someone liked my post and my pictures. I mean who wouldn’t. Posting things on facebook I was able to show old friends who don’t live in the same town as me anymore how I have been doing and if I have changed any. Also I would show my accomplishments that I have made.

Even though facebook was very big and popular with billions of users, it is slowly getting old and Twitter is taking over. I stopped getting on facebook all the time around November 2011. I still always look back to facebook on all the old pictures and memories that are stored in my facebook account. I don’t delete any pictures so I can always look back and see how much I have changed. Also see the changes in not only me but my friends as well. I still get on Faceboook every now and then, but not as much anymore. Even though Twitter is what I use now, I catch myself looking back on Facebook to reminisce on the old memories it still holds.

Rhetorical

First of all, I noticed the article was really long which made me not want to even read it. It just looked boring and dry and I felt like I had to force myself to read it.  It was not easy to follow. It seemed like he was talking about a lot of things at once. Everything was all mixed together which made it a little harder for me to understand. When I am reading something that is difficult to understand, I usually have to re read it a few times and sometimes not even finish the reading. After looking over it again I understood a little bit more about the meaning of rhetorical. He includes a lot of examples in this article which can be a good thing so we can understand his point more. I feel like he included too many examples that just made this article extremely long. His point in this reading was that there are many meanings to the word rhetorical. He started talking about the importance of rhetorical situations in writing. The only meaning I knew of rhetorical before reading this was a rhetorical question which is a question that you don’t have to answer. From this article I learned that rhetorical situations have three main points. Those are exigencies, audience, and constraints. When you are writing it is good to include these. Audience is how you appear to people in your writing. Exigencies are imperfections marked by urgency. Constraints can be brought to bear upon the audience.