Some important things that I’ve learned so far in this unit about analysis are what ethos is. I never really understood the meaning of ethos and now I understand that it is the credibility of the author and what they do to show that they know the topic. In the Op-Doc, dying in your mother’s arms, I learned that there is a specific doctor that specializes in care for dying children. I also learned that she doesn’t just care for the child but she comforts and supports the parents of the child. I think I am struggling with trying to find ways to start analyzing and coming up with ideas to analyze the video.

In the Op-Doc, Calorie Detective the filmmaker’s main purpose is to inform the audience that they need to be aware of the fact that the calorie information posted at restaurants and/or on food labels is not necessarily correct. The author’s other purpose could be that he is trying to bring awareness to the fact that they are requiring to have the calorie information but aren’t requiring it to be correct. I believe the filmmaker’s audience is anyone who reads the calorie information on food or anyone who bases their diet on calorie numbers. The filmmaker mainly uses logos throughout this film. He uses logos by providing evidence from the experiments that happened and using the numbers from each restaurant. But he also uses pathos by going to and getting food from popular restaurants that most people go to. The Calorie Detective was extremely different than the Toys of War. In the Toys of War, the filmmaker used more ethos rather than logos. It was very more emotional than the Calorie Detective.

I think that it is important for college students to read, discuss, and write about books like What the Eyes Don’t See because it teaches them about important aspects in history that they may not know. Personally, I did not know about the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. It is also important because it shows that if you speak out against something you believe in. The book talks about how one woman, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha the director of the pediatric residency program stood up against the government to make a difference for the city and help the children of flint.

Willingham’s purpose in this article is to inform the reader about the effects of multitasking while doing tasks that require your full attention. Also, his purpose is to persuade the reader not to multitask during activities such as driving and studying. Willingham’s audience for this article are people who tend to multitask a lot. Especially people who use their phones while they drive. Willingham believes that in some ways and in some situations it is okay to multitask. But, in activities that require your full attention, it is not okay to multitask. The overall effectiveness of Willingham’s op-ed is persuasive because he gives reasons for why you shouldn’t multitask and with his reasons he gives evidence. He is trying to persuade the reader to avoid multitasking while doing tasks that require your full attention such as driving and studying.

I feel that I don’t have many strengths as a writer. I have never been very good at writing throughout my years in school. I have always struggled in my English classes in high school. I feel that my greatest weakness is putting my thoughts on paper. It is always difficult for me to start writing the paper especially my introduction. But I feel that once I have my introduction written out I can breeze through the rest of my paper. The part that causes me the most stress in composing writing projects is planning my paper and figuring out what I am going to write for the prompt. Also, getting started on my paper and finishing the introduction.

Weekly Reflections are longer, more thoughtful posts that you will complete about every week of the semester. Topics for these posts will vary by instructor, but they will usually be completed outside of class and have a specific word-count requirement.