TA

WATCO using solar energy on the environment?

Audience:
-Homeowners ranging from the late 20’s to early 60’s
-environmentally conscience
-unaware of amount of energy use
-looking for a way to save money on bills

What I know about my audience:
-probably have well established careers
-probably have some type of degree
-possibly uninformed
-live in suburbs of Utah county

Pro Solar energy
-safer than nuclear power
-free
-energy produced is perfectly clean
-reduces consumption of fossil fuels
-reduces pollution
-lasts without maintenance
-doesn’t contribute to global warming or acid rain

Anti Solar energy
-Expensive to start
-Need a large area for panels
-Production can be hindered by clouds and pollution

Enthymeme:
Using solar energy in homes is advantageous because using solar energy helps our environment and reduces energy costs.

FW

Ok guys so I decided to get on the Pet Peeves bandwagon because you both inspired me! I have to say that I’m pretty easy going and not a whole lot of stuff bothers me but maybe once I get going I will realize there is more.

1. Fake people…just be who you are and stop trying to seem overly nice or friendly because I can see right through it.
2.High school drama…by this I mean getting mad or upset over stupid things not theater in high school.
3.People who have something to say about everything especially in class
4.The “Utah poof” hair do’s
5.People who have a “holier than thou” attitude and are therefore very judgmental and unforgiving. (I guess that could be a 5 and 6 but oh well)
6.Girls who flirt annoyingly with every guy they see
7.The idea that if you are girly you are prissy and can’t do anything
8.Making other people feel bad to make yourself feel better
9.Being called Court!

Ok that’s about all I can think of and that took me a while to conjure up. I was right though, there is more that bothers me; I guess I just never really thought about them all at the same time.

FW

Earlier today my mom was reading me a joke from the Reader's Digest about a lady who's apartment caught fire and she didn't have much time to grab anything before she had to get out; the one thing she made sure to get was a swimsuit because she said it was impossible to find a good one. This made me start to think about what I would grab if my apartment was up in flames. First I thought I would grab as many clothes as I could carry because well...I love clothes!! Then I thought well clothes can be replaced easily but I have things in my room that I couldn't replace; pictures mostly, a bear one of my best friends gave me when I left for school, dance clothes I've had from drill team, a stuffed monkey a past boyfriend won for me, things like that I cherish and have more than monetary value. I could never replace those types of items and to lose them would kill me. All those things that you love and have spent who knows how much on like clothes, shoes, cell phone, don't really matter because you can always get new stuff! What things would you want to grab if you didn't have time to get much? Just something that's kind of fun and interesting to ponder!

RA

The Walk lyrics
Written by I Hanson/T Hanson/Z Hanson

Well deep in a wood
Where nothing is seen
A tightrope is strung to his heed
And high on the walk
He's down on one knee
He waits for the slow of the breeze
Oh, wow
Look at him now, on his feet
High up in the sky
And every moment extends endlessly
It feels as though time isn't moving
And every second, hold breath not to breathe
And watch as he moves to the beat
Well down on the floor
I watch from my seat
And watch as he sways with the trees
And slowly he moves
But so elegantly
I'm all on the edge of my seat
On the tightrope
Everything's bare
All that there is is from here to there
On the tightrope
The goal is quite clear
Don't lose yourself in your fear
Everyone waits on a walk
Some are long and some small
But all of them tall
And everyone must make a choice
Will I go for it all
And possibly fall
The tightrope is thin
I could possibly win on the walk
Well high on the walk
The tightrope it bends
And nobody knows where it ends
To win or to lose
You're all on your own
Everyone must be alone
On the tightrope
Everything's bare
All that there is is from here to there
On the tightrope
The goal is quite clear
Don't lose yourself in your fear

Ok so now you know one of my guilty pleasures is Hanson music...

I have no idea how to write an analysis for a song so I guess I'll kind of just discuss the meaning of the song. Basically what these guys are saying is that life is like walking on a tightrope...it's kinda scary. You have to make decisions in life and you do not know what is going to be the consequences of them; are you going to fall or make it across? They are saying that although you do not know what is going to happen or when you just have to keep moving and live your life. I love this song because it reminds me that I have to take chances and maybe even risk getting hurt but in the end it will probably be worth it. The last line of the chorus says "don't lose yourself in fear" and that is something everyone has to be reminded of at some point in their life.

FW

I would just like to start off by saying I forget about this thing all the time!!! I am probably one of the worsts when it comes to writing posts because I'm always so dang busy it just totally slips my mind!! Anyway I guess my post today will be about my parents, a half-way venting post but not fully because they have good intentions. The reason for this subject is my frustration with them this past weekend. These are my parents......This is the most recent picture I could find on me and them...it's from my Junior year of high school at my last show for drill team which was really sad that's why I was crying...so sorry for the ugliness!! I am the youngest of two girls and if you read an earlier post about my sister you know that my parents had trouble having children so our parents call us their miracle babies. Since they feel so very fortunate to have the two of us they have always been very protective and careful with us because they don't want anything to happen to us. When I say very protective I mean over protective, especially with me because I'm the youngest. I was never allowed to do anything like go to the mall or a movie with my friends until I was in my teens even though my friends could go before that. Even now that I have been living on my own for three years and nothing has happened to me they still freak out over little things. If I tell them I am going to my roommates cabin for the weekend they call about 20 times a day making sure I'm okay and they worry the entire time I'm gone. I had to go to Vegas this past weekend for my friends wedding and they tried their darndest to convince me to stay even though I was the maid of honor and I wasn't driving by myself. If they call and I don't answer they worry and usually call someone else to try and find me since they can't...needless to say I always have my phone with me. Once my senior year of highschool I was babysitting for a family my parents didn't know very well and my phone died. My parents freaked out and thought that maybe this family attacked me or something because when they called to make sure I got there safely and get the family's address I didn't answer my phone. So after about an hour or two of trying to get ahold of me my dad went driving around town looking for my car and my mom called a few of my close friends who said they hadn't been able to get ahold of me either which then caused them to freak out (one of them was going to school in Arkansas and he drove down to Dallas as soon as he heard I was "missing") When I got home a few of my friends were over and my mom and the girls were crying and they were about ready to call the police and I thought something bad had happened but no they had just been trying to reach me for the past 5 hours and couldn't. This seems like quite a unbelieveable story but it's just one of the typical ones I can tell about my parents freaking out over me. I know they only act like crazy people because they love me but I'm not a piece of glass and I won't break and I won't dissapear if they stop hovering over me. I am lucky to be loved such an enormous amount but I wish my parents would relax just a bit!

TA

WATCO dance education on students?
Audience:

• Parents of children in grades k-12
• parents of children with slight behavior problems
• parents of children with excess energy
• parents of children that need exercise.
• Parents looking for a good activity for their children

What I know about my audience:

• The types of parents I described above might not have considered dance as a solution to some of their children's problems.
• Parents of boys might be harder to convinve.
• Good parents want what is best for their children.
• Most parents might know little or nothing about dance education and its bennefits.
• Might have financial questions.
• Might know little about different types of dance.

Pro-Dance Education:

• good exercise
• teaches discipline
• teaches respect for self and others
• builds confidence
• is an emotional outlet
• uses up excess energy
• develops a talent
• fun
• helps memory
• helps coordination

Anti-dance education:

• can get expensive
• child might not be interested
• "boys shouldn't dance"

This is a picture of my older sister Kirsten and me. Most people do not expect us to be sisters; we have even had to get out our driver’s licenses to prove it. We are exact opposites, black and white, I am five feet ten inches and she is five feet two inches. As you can see Kirsten has nearly black hair, brown eyes, and olive skin; me on the other hand, I have blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. Kirsten is really loud and outgoing and never stops talking; I am shy and quiet and hardly speak a word if I do not know you. I grew up dancing and loved everything girly and pretty, Kirsten played basketball and soccer and had a tantrum every time she had to put on a dress or skirt. There are so many more qualities about us that are very different. The reason for our difference is that Kirsten is adopted. When our parents first got married they tried for years to have children but were unsuccessful, finally after about six or seven years they were able to adopt my sister. Growing up it was never a secret where she came from and even though we were born from different mothers we never felt like we were not really sisters or my parents were different from her parents. We have become very close through the years and know how lucky we are to have each other. Because of this I have become a large advocate for adoption. I do not feel that enough people see it as an option for an unwanted pregnancy and think that abortion is the best option for them. I want people to know that even though they may not feel a baby is best for them for whatever reason there are so many families like mine who want a child and will love and care for him/her like they gave birth to him/her themselves. My parents and I love my sister so much and could never imagine life without her!

TA

For my paper I want to discuss the bennefits of dance education. I grew up dancing from the age of three and feel that dance education is an important aspect of what made me who I am. In the movie "Take the Lead" Antonio Bandaras plays a ballroom dance instructor attempting to teach a group of detention students at a "ghetto" school. In one scene he is in a PTA meeting where the complaint is that there could be better use of the students time in detention. Bandaras expalins that dance can teach respect for one another, discipline, and self confidence among other things. I have seen this to be true in my life as well as the life of friends. I consider myself to be very disaplined and organized, traits I learned at a very young age as I had to keep up with a busy schedual with school and dance. I was also very shy growing up and dancing was my time in the spotlight that made me feel confidant and great. Once I entered highschool and became a member of the National Champion Silver Wings Drill/Dance Team my confidence again grew as people recognized me from my dancing and it made me feel important. There are so many bennefits from dance education, whether in school or as an extracurricular activity, I hope to explain more of these and in more detail in my paper.