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As of today I have sample populations of Sand crabs from 16 beaches processed and will be sharing this data at the Surfrider meeting Tuesday evening. I have been lucky to find 6 undergraduate students that are interested in working on the different aspects of my project! This will rocket forward the processing of the 50 plus sand samples I have in the lab and allow me the time to finish processing the 26 other sample populations of sand crabs I have.

So far 14 of the 16 sample populations have had sand crabs with particles or fibers ingested. I know that every single sand sample processed has had fibers and/or particles in it so I am interested to find out what the remaining crab samples look like.

In most situations there is always a “good guy” and a “bad guy,” where most of the time the participants of the situation are arguing to one another that they are  the better of the two. Having old age rivalries between such forces as God and the devil, the Capulets and the Montagues, progression versus the environment, being unsolved due their strong separate arguments for one another. In being that such rivalries can and may never be solved each side is forced to gain additional “firepower” against one other to potentially draw the war to an end. Setting out to inform, persuade, and even force other members to join their cause to gain strength in numbers. By using rhetorical situations the rhetor or in other words the organization, creates an exigency that calls for the audience to make well informed and educated decision based on their logos and pathos on why they should join a particular side.

There are decisions to be made every day whether it is to eat breakfast or to do one’s homework, we are always making decisions based on what we believe to be better for us. In a matter of speaking we use rhetoric to make these decisions to from a quick cost benefit analysis of a situation. “Backpacks vs. Briefcases” was in brief terms, all about this rhetorical analysis we humans conduct even in the smallest of scenarios. Books, advertisements, the media, and all extensions of communication form this rhetorical triangle between reader, purpose, and writer that causes such rhetorical situations to created.

This is no less the case in the novel Ishmael written by Daniel Quinn. Throughout the novel the gorilla which the title derives from named Ishmael talks to an unknown narrator about the driving forces of the environment and the two different types of people. Explaining in brief that a taker is one not only takes from the environment  but takes more than it needs and doesn’t give back. As opposed to a leaver who takes but only what it needs too, but gives more back than what it takes. With this being the main focal point of the novel, having it put into question the existence of humans and our role in the grand scheme of things.

In being that this is what Quinn is trying to project to us as readers, I believe this is why the narrator is never given a name, that way as us the audience and Quinn as the rhetor he can appeal to our emotions more clearly and closely. By doing so he would have implemented the reader by the end of the novel with ideas on how they effect the environment and their world around them. Of course I do not believe Quinn did this on accident he wanted us to think about our place he wanted to present us with this idea in our head.

Most people may created exigency, because they like to state trouble and watch constraints be broken well I believe this is not the case in Quinn’s scenario. I believe what is being done Is to personally better the world around us.

Works Cited

Bolin, Laura Carroll. “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor P, 2010. 45-58. Writing Spaces. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.

Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael. New York: Bantam/Turner Book, 1995. Print.

Without freedom how can we search for purpose? The Declaration of Independence gave us that very same freedom. Yes it, “…severed the colonies ties to the British crown” (NewNation). However, this document wasn’t just a piece of paper; it persuaded the 13 colonies to become United. The Declaration of Independence was the start of settling our differences and giving us one common purpose that made the people feel great inside. It made us want more for ourselves and know that we could with our proclaimed “unalienable rights” (NewNation). The many “founders” of this document are Rhetorists. Thomas Jefferson is an influential Rhetorist. With the use of all three of our artistic appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos, Jefferson convinced the people of the Thirteen Colonies to want their rights in searching for defining their own, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (NewNation).

Truth in the awareness of the people was the first step to come into play. Without honesty, there would be no form of proper justice. Thomas Jefferson used logos to show where mankind in that time period stood. He used the facts to project mankind as weak or, “… mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed” (NewNation). Which is what all realists do; they put a mirror in front of their audience and address the problem. However, a Rhetorist doesn’t stop there. A Rhetorist, like Thomas Jefferson is forthcoming with their evidence in order to use the power of persuasion. Every average individual wants to better their circumstances, especially when told that they can. Being placed in the shoes of the people of those Thirteen Colonies must have been exhausting to look at. But Thomas Jefferson brought forth the answer to change by writing, “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” (NewNation). This in itself laid the foundation for a Democracy.

Courage is difficult to come by in unjust circumstances. Of course that didn’t stop Jefferson. He persevered in using each rhetorical device to it’s strengths. Thomas Jefferson used the, “..persuasion of the heart” (BackpacksvsBriefcases), or pathos as most would put it. This method was the climax to the Declaration of Independence. The Rhetorist reached into the hearts of mankind and wrote, “…the patience of sufferance of these Colonies;.. is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government” (NewNation). At this moment, pathos was used to connect with the audience in a mixture with empathy or ethos.

Respect is the remaining factor to this puzzle. Jefferson gained the respect of the people through using the three artistic appeals together but was held credible through the use of ethos. The great Rhetorist expressed that, “We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjurned them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence” (NewNation). Jefferson flipped the switch for the people using statements like these to draw the audience in while simultaneously making himself sound more credible in relating to the people. Thomas Jefferson gave the people of the Thirteen Colonies a voice.

Thomas Jefferson used the power of persuasion for good and not ill. He established his credibility through truth, courage, and respect. In doing so, he set the foundation for bringing thirteen colonies together to being the United States of America that we know today. Most importantly, this upbringing connected us as mankind, in seeing the importance of one key word, purpose.

Works Cited

“A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 –               1875.” A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and ,                    1774 – 1875. N.p., n.d., Web. 30 Jan. 2016.

Bolin, Laura Carroll. “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis.” Writing Spaces:          Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette, IN:                  Parlor          P, 2010. 45-58. Writing Spaces. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.

The Panetta Institute’s Congressional Internship Program, combines a rigorous two-week academic orientation at the Panetta Institute along with an experiential education as a Panetta Intern in a Washington, D.C. office of a California member of the U.S. House of Representatives.  While serving in our nation’s capital the student also attends weekly seminars.  Upon completion of all requirements, interns earn full-time academic units that will be posted to their university transcripts.  All program costs are covered, including housing, ground transportation, travel to and from Washington, D.C. and a living stipend.  Any academic major may apply; the program is open to qualified students regardless of income.

The program is open to outstanding students in any academic major, subject to the established criteria. Applicants must be a Junior or Senior during AY 2016, a California resident and must be willing to undergo a background check. Interested students should complete this application  by no later than noon on Friday, February 12, 2016.  An interdisciplinary selection team will evaluate applications and interview finalists. The selection committee will forward its recommendation to President Rush, who makes the final selection.

To complete this application students need to submit (via upload) several things. They should be prepared with these documents before beginning the application.

1. A resume;
2. A copy of your most recent CI transcript;
3. A copy of your transcript from any other college or university you have attended;
4. A statement (one to two pages double-spaced) explaining your interest in the program and your commitment to public and community service;
5. A scanned copy of a recent class assignment with the professor’s comments and grade.

We also require one letter of recommendation from a CI Faculty member familiar with the student’s work. That letter should be submitted to sean.kelly@csuci.edu by the February 12th deadline.

The documents below provide precise details with which applicants should familiarize themselves.

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Yes as for most ofthe people who know me they know my very mischievous bulldog. She was born on the 4th of September of 2016 yes she is just a puppy.  She has grown throughout the months of me being away and at school I still am able to see her every second possible.