Summary Of The Book 'Doin' By Robert Coles

The issues of race, gender, and class are all told through the real life stories of Ph.D psychologist, Brent Staples. He uses examples from his life to explain how he has been misjudged based on his looks. Staples uses various rhetorical devices in his essay, “Just Walk on By,” to address his argument. Throughout his story he argues that he is the victim when being discriminated against by specifically white women. The strategies used in his writing appeal to the audience because they expose a compelling argument, that blacks are constantly discriminated against, while still teaching discrimination and different stereotypes. The intended audience varies a wide spectrum. Both minorities and students ranging from high school to college are the audience of his essay. Students may benefit from his writing by learning new techniques of description, while still understanding his perspective on racial tensions. Staples argues that the predisposed stereotypes about blacks are false by using different rhetorical devices such as imagery, analogies, and sequences of threes to help further enhance his point to the readers.

“Violent Media is Good for Kids” is an article which makes many claims to support the argument that a controlled amount of violence could be good for a developing child. Even though this article is controversial the claims serve to support the argument. Throughout the analyzing process logos, ethos, and pathos are searched for and scrutinized. The rhetorical strategies are what makes a paper effective or not. In this case the author uses, what I believe, is just the correct amount of each and fulfills his goal for writing the article. Although this article is written more as a story it still provides information backing up the argument.

The obvious bias illustrated throughout Michael Moore’s film certainly does detract from the messages conveyed however when presented in the right circumstances it adds more value to the messages. The obvious bias leaves many people questioning the credibility of the director’s message as it doesn’t show the full spectrum of the situation, which is what documentaries are for, and ultimately this detracts the films message. However, in some circumstances the obvious bias brings more light on important aspects which should be acted upon thus adding more value the message being portrayed. Michael Moore has directed over 12 documentaries and a handful of them have been awarded with prestigious film awards. “Where to invade next”, “Sicko”, “Bowling for Columbine”, “Capitalism: a love story” and “Fahrenheit 9/11”, these are just half of the documentaries in which Michael Moore has directed. The purpose of a documentary is to present a nonfictional motion picture which aims to promote or

(128) She soon heard about the crimes being committed toward black people just because of their skin color. Emmett Till’s death was the first she had heard about a hate crime and she was confused. When she asked different people to explain it, she got many answers that were not clear. She did notice, though, that her mom was afraid to talk about it and told Moody to “just do your work like you don’t know nothing.” (130) while the white people she knew were openly having conversations with each other about it. Moody figured that if she wanted information, she was just going to have to pay attention to what was said around

Often when talking about a subject that many are unfamiliar with, the audience will react more strongly to hearing stories and seeing real people compared to statistics. A tactic often used in documentaries, that these filmmakers used, is to humanize the individuals before dealing with the issues in a more concrete way. Often addressing topics this way allows more individuals to relate and care about the content. For example though there may be statistics about how many LGBTQ+ seniors are often alone or about the treatment of Trans people as elders, seeing KrysAnne being so happy with her new body then watching her become sick made me respond more than any statistic could, while also allowing me think about how trans individuals are treated in hospitals and nursing homes. Also after learning Lawrence and Alexander's love story and all they have been through, how could one not sympathize with Lawrence's struggle to find appropriate care for his lover. Often when showing people's stories the audience has an emotional response as well as a thought provoking

Documentaries reinforce or criticise dominant representations of groups in society. Discuss in relation to a documentary you have studied.

Through research, I have determined that this audience would enjoy the issue at hand and consider the piece’s content. As my audience contains educated individuals, they will do any research possible to prevent any harm being done to their child.

While participating in the panel discussion about the significant issues between acting black or white. The author Jones questions her beliefs on how does one “talk white”?. As the nine-year-old plays different scenes in the article. The author uses this to reflect on her past growing up since she was nine. She also uses context to explain her childhood in the first person. Jones mentioned in the past and gives us a deeper vision of what everyone would ask a black person in a time period of slavery. For example, she uses James Baldwin as a reference to the periodic time of slavery. James Baldwin also defends the sense of black English. She is trying to leave a message for African Americans. Which is how does one “talk white”?.

In “True Confessions, Sort of,” Paul Arthur delves into filmmaker Andrew Jarecki’s questionable ethics in presenting Capturing the Friedmans. More specifically, does Jarecki’s operating under the guise of neutrality “enable (him) to evade responsibility for dealing with the complexities of his material?”(Arthur 7). Furthermore, does a documentary have a moral obligation to its viewers, or is it simply there to present a riveting story? Capturing the Friedmans details the horrific case of Arthur Friedman and his son, Jessie, who were accused and convicted of child molestation.

Brent Staples had many more accomplishments in his life. He was a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, assistant metropolitan editor for New York Times, editor of New York Times Book Review, and now writer on education, race and culture (179). In this essay, Staples talks about his experience of being perceived the wrong way. His first encounter was a well-dressed, young white woman who was walking at night in the city of Chicago.

Today we discuss a specific documentary and the social issues involved with it. Joining me today is Warrick Digovich, an animal cruelty media analyst activist who is fighting for the rights of animals. Today, Warrick be investigating the influences of documentaries in moulding social change and social difference. With an attracting illumination

The documentaries “Night and Fog”, and “Capturing the Friedmans”, both were created to move their audience in a way to get desired reactions. Nevertheless, while they both were created to move their audience, the motivation behind the two are quite different. “Night and Fog was created to serve as a warning for people about the dangers of cruelty, while “Capturing the Friedmans was made in a way to have viewers question the guilt of the two Friedmans convicted of sexuals assault.

After reading about Gregory Halpern’s opinion on documentary ethics, I have a better understanding of the topic. Documentary ethics are essential because it is important to distinguish between documenting something and creating something. When one is documenting something they are trying to capture it in its true and most pure form, so that others can understand what the subject is truly feeling. It is as if someone is creating a window into that moment of time. However, when one is creating an image, they are creating a scene that they want a viewer to look at and perceive in a certain way. They want them to take away a message or a feeling, that the photographer creates, after looking at the image. I agree with his assertion that nobody can ever understand another individual completely,

In gaining a clear understanding of Social Science Research based on this week’s readings and other scholarly articles, I consider breaking down this term into two sections. Firstly, Social Science is the scientific study of human interaction/behaviors in a given society. Secondly, because there are different theories on subject matters in the study of Social Science it is imperative that data is collected and analysis.

This case also represents full-fledged research misconduct. Specifically, when Kate says the she, “modified the data a little for the presentation”, she is admitting falsifying data. Kate manipulated the results of the survey in such a way that they no longer accurately represent the true data collected. Kate’s actions represent her attention to advocacy and societal problems, but they also resulted in falsification of data. Although Kate’s intentions were good, trying to bring attention to the cause of women as victims of domestic violence, her execution was unethical. Falsifying or altering data is always a violation of proper research conduct. While social advocacy may be a relevant aspect of scientists’ responsibilities, accurately representing data is always of utmost importance.