theories for paper

I am going to incorporate the following articles into my paper,  "the Public Sphere", "From the public screen to the public sphere", and "Political Culture Jamming"...

Paper Topic

My paper topic will be about applying Kenneth Burke’s article, “Dramatism,” in the rhetorical analysis of the Israeli and Palestinian peace talks, specifically about how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning of losing business and using Kerry as a scapegoat in making Israel look bad.

My paper will be about President Obama's recent interviews with people less in the public eye.
Interviews I will discuss are his interview with Zach Galifinakis, Ellen Degeneres, and Ryan Seacrest.
I will link this to our readings about media within politics.

Corporation as an Ideograph

Oh my, here it is Sunday already. How time flies when you don't have class schedules to measure it. Although I have been musing over the subject material for my paper I have only touched on how to relate it to class readings and discussions. Having reread the paper entitled "THE "IDEOGRAPH"; A LINK BETWEEN RHETORIC AND IDEOLOGY" I do see some possibilities of linkage. Mostly I hope to write a paper that focuses, first on the artifact "The Corporation", the video, and second on the history and current pervasive influence of what that business model has became. To that end I would say that the very word corporation has become an ideograph that bespeaks of economic, political, and social power rather than a set of laws and guidelines that make up such a business model. Further, it has become the only "legitimate" business model in our modern world. Quite something considering its humble beginnings as a publicly sanctioned, limited duration, charter to finance and facilitate specific public projects.

paper

I will discuss the Governor Christie scandal and relate it to our reading on scapegoating, and well as the reading on how the media shapes political campaigns.

Viral Math HW

I bookmarked an article I had read last week that I thought would be interesting to blog about. A parent, who has a"Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering, which included extensive study in differential equations and other higher math applications," responded to the difficult method that his/her kid was taught to solve a simple math problem. The assignment instructed students to explain how to use a number line to show a fictional character how to subtract 427-316. The parent answered the homework question and explaining how much easier is to subtract another way.

This Facebook post went viral as it created a discussion on whether the math strategies being taught have real world application. This ties into both the public and political sphere. Education is a very controversial subject because a lot of the debate has to do with funding, or lack thereof, and the budgets allocated to impoverished neighborhoods. The virility of the posts goes to show how important the internet can be in spreading awareness about public issues.

possible topics/theories

Michelle Obama's introduction of the Let's Move campaign in 2010 - connecting to "The Ideograph", Invitational rhetoric and/or a few concepts from "How the Media Shapes Political Campaigns"

House of Cards and how representations of minority groups (women, African Americans, Asians, and Middle Easterns) reflect somewhat traditional media portrayals of these groups and contribute to society's already-held assumptions about these groups. Readings/theories - "Ideograph" and Burke's "Dramatism".. possibly the Public Sphere

Adbusters' "Buy Nothing Day" campaign - the public sphere; Invitational rhetoric