Youtube Video Response
Cookie
Monster Video
Cookie
Monster makes an argument to Kermit that if Kermit were a true friend to him
then Kermit would give him a cookie. He argues that true friends don’t keep
cookies from each other, especially when one of those friends loves cookies
more than anything. He provides evidence by stating that he himself, the cookie
monster, would never keep something that Kermit loved away from him. He guilt
tripped Kermit into giving him the only cookie he had. The argument was a lower level argument.
There are several more complicated things to argue about than a cookie. It was
an argument of simplest forms, and Cookie Monster presented it very well. He
convinced Kermit to give him a cookie, even though the point of the game was to
guess what was inside the box. It was
convincing because he brought up a proposal and clearly supported it.
Page 398 #2 Response
Here at ASU,
you could find several things throughout the day that could benefit from
change. I never really paid specific attention to these bothers until this
assignment came along. I took one day on campus to focus on what I saw;
negative and positive. I realized that I could propose a change in a variety of
activities here on campus. First off I think that the professors in any lecture
hall should be provided with a microphone. So many times I have arrived several
minutes early to a class and all the closest seats are taken because the
further away you are the less you can hear. Also, I think that the dining halls
should offer healthier choices. I am on a strict diet for dance tea and have
had an extremely hard time making smart eating choices. I am among very few
students here at ASU as freshman that have not gained significant weight. Even
though Jimmy Johns sandwich shop is only yards off of campus. I would propose
that they take M&G dollars for money. I don’t think the students would be
the only ones benefitting from this change. Finally, I think that the
competitive dance team here at ASU should be a separate athletic team under the
official Sundevil athletics program. I choose to focus on the claim that the
competitive dance team deserves to be an official athletic team. As a direct
member of the team, I have experienced the intense athletic training this team requires,
and the difficulty we go through as a team because we are not completely under
athletics. This is a problem because dance team works as hard as any other
sport. We, like other teams, have to go out of town and even out of state to
train and compete. We have had to fund raise by ourselves, because we are not
an athletic team. We are slightly a part of athletics because we are under the
direction of James Hudd, the athletic band director. Todd Graham himself has
recognized the dance team as an extremely talented group of young women. There
is no reason we do not qualify to be under athletics. We pay for a private
trainer to keep our team in shape because the program does not supply us with
one. Also, we don’t have study hours, which could greatly benefit the dance
team academically. This year the dance team competed at the highest national
level in Florida, and placed second. This was a huge accomplishment for our
team and for Arizona State University. We also have a grade average of 3.6,
which is very high for a team sport. Dance team has proven their dedication to
ASU and to our team’s success. I Propose that Steve Webb, the director of
athletic compliance, recognize the competitive dance team at ASU as an official
athletic team. I think that the dance
team deserves more funding from the athletic program to compete at the national
level. I think that we should be given the same athletic back packs that all
the athletes get, as well as team gear that shows what we are a part of. . The
solution to my proposal is quite simple. All it requires is for the schools
highest athletic officials to recognize us as an athletic team
Looking from
Multiple Perspectives
STEP ONE: IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS: In order to write a
successful proposal, you need to you need to examine multiple perspectives:
you’ll want to represent as many people’s interests as possible as you describe
your problem and solution, and you’ll want to understand your resisting
audience’s inclinations as you pitch your solution.
For the following arguments, identify different people who are
involved in the issue, people who are
directly impacted by the problem posed, people who officiate the policies
involved, people who have legitimate concerns or investments in the
conversation, or other kinds of stakeholders.
· McKemy
Junior High must reconsider its decision to cut music programs.
a. Students at Mckemy Junior High
b. Head of program managements at the school
(principle, ect.)
c. Music instructors and instrumental providers
* ASU’s dry campus policy is injurious to the
students and should be amended.
a. ASU students
b. ASU faculty
c. Tempe and ASU police
* I propose that the ASU adopts a stricter campus
security in order to keep vagrants and other potentially dangerous individuals
off the school grounds.
a. ASU student
b. ASU security workers, head of employment
c. ASU police department
STEP TWO: Develop
Context: how do these stakeholders interact with one another? Do they have
the same interests, attitudes, or ideas? What do they agree on and what do they
disagree on? Pick one of the debates from the first page and develop a profile
for each stakeholder: what are their commonly held values, objectives, or
beliefs? What kinds of information or experiences get factored into their
decisions?
#1.The students would value a day at school that they could
enjoy more than anything. As a middle school teenager, it is hard to be
encouraged daily to succeed in school. They believe that fun needs to be
involved in school somehow. For some of the students, music could be boring and
they would not mind if the program was cut. Other students might value the
music program and rely on it to have a good day at school. Information factored
into their decision and opinion would be the success rate of the program. If
the kids are learning a lot of music involved information and participating in
activities that further their education, then the program would be less likely
to be cut in a student’s opinion.
#2 The principle of the school would value the student’s
education more than anything. He or she would want to make the decision that
would most benefit the education of the students. If the program was not making
students succeed in school, then I’m sure the principle would see if be cut.
Another aspect of his or her decision would be the financial situation. If a
school can not afford a music program, then it would be smart to cut it to keep
the school above debt.
#3
The music teachers would also value the student’s education.
They would most likely care about their jobs more though. The music teachers
would obviously have some type of passion for music to be teaching it to middle
school students. He or She would not want the music program cut, Mainly because
they would lose their job, but also because they like for music to be a
continued practice in growing teenagers.
STEP THREE: Research: What would be the best method to
represent or address these perspectives in a proposal essay?
#1 They best method for the students to propose a decision
would be to address everyone involved in the decision including parents. If
they wanted to keep it they should list why in detailed statements. They should
also go about saying how the loss of the program would affect them. If they did
not want the music program cut they would have to propose why it is not
positively impacting their education. They might also suggest what could be
done to better their education at the school.
#2 The principle would have to propose to the students, faculty
and parents. He or she would have to be very proper in presenting the decision.
Whatever decision was made there would be a group of people who were unhappy
with the decision. They would have to be respectively addressed and told why
the decision was made.
#3 The music teachers would have to propose the negative
effects of cutting the program. The focus would be on the students because they
are the ones directly affected beside themselves. They would have to refrain
from mentioning the loss of their own job. People would take that as the teachers
taking a selfish point instead of caring about the student’s education.
