Taylor+J+Responses

A term used to describe every person's "mixed bag of free will and determinism". Motivation results from an individual's quest to furfill a purpose, rather than because the individual "must" do it. While Motions are "caused" and pure Acts "express inner purposes," the symbolic acts comprising rhetoric are "motivated." __Rhetoric A User's Guide__ (Ramage 15). Justin Taylor
 * Motivation:**

The presentation consisted primarily of different elements of video and image to take into account when analyzing. The part that interested me the most was the emphasized importance on the importance to realize when a work is purposely configured in a rhetorical manner for the sake of manipulating a response from its' audience. Much of the presentation focused on the ideas behind Soviet Collages and how the author of such a collage can edit it in such a way as to inspire a predetermined reaction.
 * 3/7/12**


 * Presentation Replys**:

__Elizabeth Stone__ I like the concept of the presentation and the images were powerful, although the text was somewhat impossible to read from where I was seated and it may have been a bit too quick to fully appreciate each aspect for what its worth.

__Lorin Weaver__ I like the closeness of presentation and how easily it was able to translate onto an audience without being blaring, I don't really have any advice being as I missed much of the presentation as I was typing a response to someone else's.

__Benjamin Miller__ I liked that the presentation would have been able to stand along without the text, and although the text to help to strengthen it, my advise would be to remove some, possibly only leaving concise words or ideas between images, if anything

__Brandon Lalli__ I was able to connect to the presentation as I actually did my part if getting others to sign petitions against such acts and concepts. I believe there are many propaganda-esque images regarding sopa and similar acts of which I think you could effectively incorporate into your presentation. The acts also threaten much more than just art on the internet, the free-flow of new ideas via anonymousity in and of itself are being threatened, I would advise you to touch on that as well.

__Chandler Wilson__ I think that presentation did a good job of coordinating with the text and the classroom teachings, I missed much of it because I was typing, so I dont have much advise.

__Danica Cantrell__ This presentation did a good job of connecting to the text as well, and does a great job of connecting to the author and audience personally. My only advise would be to possibly touch on how some of the models presented are somewhat outdated, and may not apply to society in modern times.

__Seth Eckman__ I think the presentation told a compelling story of identity but im not sure all the text was directly related to the images shown, or, if the text had not been present, I would have viewed the presentation in the same light. Perhaps by using only powerful and graphic concise statements rather than sentences it would serve to strengthen the desired mindset for the audience.

__Amber Howe__ I didnt quite understand how the conclusion answered the initial question, but this may be more of a matter of opinion than an problem with the presentation.

__Deanna Brown__ I thought the unique topic make the presentation interesting and eye catching; it covers an aspect of life much of the class will go through and therefore touches the audience on a personal level. No advise but good job.

__Kelsey Shapiro__ I especially liked the cutout and I feel like the message did successfully come across to the audience, I think some parts of the presentation could be "tidied up" just for a more fluent motion of the images.

__Estelle Reidler__ I wasn't really familiar with some of the treatments so I wasn't sure what had happened by the end, without having heard so, I wouldn't have known she was a schizophrenic. I think the addition of a few pictures at the end showing a girls perhaps smiling in a padded room or something of the sort may make it more clear.

__Charlotte Moyer__ I felt like the story relied more heavily upon the text than the images themselves, I think in a few places the text should be replaced with images specifically representative of the presentations' concept.