Visual Rhetoric Reflective Sample

As “stay gold” left Pony with a new way of looking at life, the quote has also been paralleled throughout my life in many ways. One way Frost and Hinton’s words have been evident in my life is my love for the beach. I have spent countless summers living with my grandparents down the shore working at different jobs, lying out in the sun, spending late nights with my cousins on the boardwalk. There was nothing like Memorial Day weekend to kick off a great summer. Countless possibilities and opportunities were ahead of me and the anticipation of the future experiences was torturous to think about during the last two weeks of school. The summer flew by in a blur. Countless hours on the job, late nights with friends, and days on the beach quickly became treasured time spent as Labor Day drew closer. After spending an awesome summer with loved ones having too much fun the summer quickly came to a close. I will never forget any one single depressing drive back home in the Labor Day traffic. Even though at the beginning of the summer I always secretly thought and hoped for the grand times to last forever but as the realness of time wore on I realized the goldenness of the season would eventually fade and just became another summer in my memory.

Happiness and Sadness

To me, HAPPINESS is represented by the color yellow. The picture of the sunflowers was taken from the angle of a bird's eye view. Yellow sunflowers represent happiness to me because they are a symbol of new life. They are an example that something beautiful and wonderful can come from something very small. They represent mother nature's magic and power to transform something small and ordinary into a miracle of nature.

In my opinion, SADNESS is represented by the color gray. This picture of a dark stormy ocean was taken from a straight on angle. To me, this picture represents the devastation that lies ahead. In my opinion, this gray cloudy ocean represents the misery of the storm that is rolling in. It is an unhappy and depressing image.

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This advertisement is using Brad Pitt's image to promote a luxurious brand of watches. The add is trying to convince people that their watch is the brand to own by using Pitt's fame. As Pitt gazes into the eyes of the consumers he is attempting to covey how suave and sophisticated he is thanks to his watch. The company is trying to get people to buy the watch so they can be as confident and as attractive as Pitt is simply by purchasing and fashioning one of their high end watches.

Thursday 1/14

Chapter fourteen first talks about how families typically only capture the happy times in their lives on camera. The not so happy times are obviously not documented on film so they have no chance at being remembered. It goes on to discuss how photography and technology has evolved in the recent times, enabling people to communicate and share their lives with the world with a simple click of a button. The latest trend in today's world is video blogging. The chapter goes on to talk about how society is capable of sharing their thoughts with the world in a matter of seconds thanks to today's technology.

Bio with picture

Lisa Marie Phillips is a freshman at Clemson University planning on majoring in accounting. Lisa was born in Philadelphia, raised in Washington D.C. and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in 2009 with honors and the award for the most school spirit. Lisa was also a coxswain for the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association and was decorated with many medals when her time there came to a close in May of 2009. Lisa is currently a member of the Clemson Women's Rowing team. When Lisa is not coxing or studying she enjoys spending her time with family and friends at her shore house in New Jersey.

Tuesday 1/12

Chapter three reviewed how important a good argument is when writing an essay. A good argument will make it much easier to persuade the reader to view things from your view. Chapter three also went over the correct way to write a persuasive essay and how to argue your thoughts about a picture. The article "Fashion Statements" talked about how tattoos mean different things and serve different purposes according to those who have them. The material in the DK text went over pathos and logos and their parts in visual texts.