Extra Credit - Communication Major

This post is to prove that I attended the Communication Major Kickoff this Thursday at 3:30.

Chapter 2: Exercises 2&4

2.
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/why-dogs-are-better-than-cats-251837.html
http://gomestic.com/pets/15-reasons-why-dogs-are-better-than-cats/
Dogs have more practical uses than any other animal
Dogs are better than cats

4.
Harrison Ford is like one of those sports cars that advertise acceleration from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in three or four seconds. He can go from slightly broody inaction to ferocious reaction in approximately the same time span. And he handles the tight turns and corkscrew twists of a suspense story without losing his balance or leaving skid marks on the film. But maybe the best and most interesting thing about him is that he doesn't look particularly sleek, quick, or powerful; until something or somebody causes him to gun his engine, he projects the seemly aura of the family sedan."
(Richard Schickel, review of Patriot Games in Time magazine)

A car being compared to Harrison Ford in Patriot Games is a great analogy. Both Harrison Ford and a fast car show a fierce attitude with a sense of appropriate aggression at the opportune times. The main thing that makes this comparison dissimilar is the fact that a car is a mechanical machine where as Harrison Ford is a human. 

Chapter 1 Exercises 2&4

2. Explain how Old Spice uses Ethos, Pathos and Logos in its commercial
 Old Spice Guy Commercial - Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Ethos - The  "Old Spice Guy" has the reputation for being funny and leaves the audience expecting the commercial to be entertaining. This causes the audience to pay close attention and as a result notice the deodorant product.

Pathos - The "Old Spice Guy" portrays the image of being very cool and able to talk smooth which makes the audience desire to have those same qualities.

Logos -  The people watching this commercial will use logos to understand using deodorant will cause them to smell better and as a result be more socially accepted and get along with people easier.

4.Create 5 syllogisms with a Major premise, minor premise and conclusion

-Major Premise: All women are from venus
-Minor Premise: My sister is a woman
-Conclusion: My sister is from venus

-Major Premise: Soda causes cancer
-Minor Premise: I drink soda
-Conclusion: I have cancer

-Major Premise: PCC is healthy
-Minor Premise: I go to PCC
-Conclusion: I am healthy

-Major Premise: In order to go to Northwest you need to be smart
-Minor Premise: I go to Northwest
-Conclusion: I am smart

-Major Premise: Alaskans are beautiful
-Minor Premise: My girlfriend is Alaskan
-Conclusion: My girlfriend is beautiful

Past, Passions, Purpose Reports

1. Past - Throughout my childhood I grew up in Issaquah Washington in a fairly healthy family. The youngest of four; I was born January 29th, 1991 in Bellevue Washington. My parents decided to name me "James Devlin Bowsher." James coming from the prominent figure in the bible and devlin was my mother's maiden name. I followed in my older siblings footsteps and became very active and involved in sports. I started playing football at a very young age and always had that aggressive mentality that is needed for the sport. From the start I was always a leader both on and off the field. Elected as the team captain several times I learned the basics of leadership and realized I acquired influence in groups of teammates, friends, and peers. I grew up in a Christian house with a Christian family but I didn't personally really know God until about the 8th grade. I accepted Jesus into my life and have been attending the City church ever since. I have made a concious decision in my head to constantly be challenging myself to continue to grow in God and my faith. I combined my passion for football with the desire to fulfill God's will in my life and carried that same influential personality with me to high school. My senior year of high school I tore my ACL the very first play of my second game and ended up rehabilitating it for 5 weeks and continued to play on it torn. Tearing my ACL is undoubtly one of the most significant and life changing events. Missing those 5 weeks caused me to lose my chances of playing at the next level. However our team made it all the way to the state championship for 4A which gave me time to play several more games. Most people would look at it as something negative that happened in my life but I look at it to be something that changed my destiny. I often think about where I would be if I had not torn my ACL and most likely I would not be able to enjoy Northwest University and what God has for me here.

One of my most significant achievements would be being voted most inspirational my senior year in football. This showed me that my teammates respected me and looked to me for leadership. This award made an awsome football year even that much greater.