Our group plans on convincing the audience that Living Learning Centers here at TCU are a bad idea because they keep our campus from becoming diverse, they separate the campus instead of integrating it, exclude members of a certain group if they aren’t able to actually live in the LLC. Our group plans on using visual aids as a strategy for making our argument. So far the ideas that we have come up with are humorous or satirical. We choose to take this approach because our audience is generally college students, and humor is a good way to reach a group like that. We are using pathos to make our argument by appealing to the audience’s emotions, doing this by visually communicating our argument.

Authors not- humerous piece

Author's Note for humerous piece.
For my humerous piece, I used a picture of a beached whale who died from the recent drug war while trying to smuggle drugs across the border into Colorado and a group of people around it saying "Whale thats a bummer." The ironic thing about the whale dying by smuggling drugs to Colorado is that it didnt die from being out of the water, it died from the drug war. I decided to use a whale instead of humans becuase I didnt want to make my humerous picture offensive in any way. I think that most of the possible ways I could have taken this humerous piece could have been seen as offensive since the subjust involved drugs and a forign country. Origionally I had the whale just across the border, but as I discussed it with my group they told me I should put the whale in Colorado. I also thought it could be a good idea to have the whale die as soon as it crossed into the Mexican border because of all the murders going on, but I thought that could be seen as offensive.

op-ed prewrte

After reading several op-eds from the Denver Post, I found that the general tone coming from the editors are all very different. In articles dealing with politics and legislation, the tone seems to be intelligent, composed and based on reason. These articles include opinions, but do not forwardly cut down the actions or words of others. They are also supported with facts and evidence. Other op-ed articles from this venue, dealing with recent topics or actual events that have recently taken place carry a much different tone. These articles are argumentative, and put down the opinion and actions that others have taken. They hold a strong opinion, but do not necessarily back it up with factual evidence, but personal stories, feelings, and events instead. They seem less intelligent and much more uptight. However, the assumed audience for both types of op-ed articles is the same. Many of the articles deal with various current issues that take place in Colorado, therefore an audience would most likely consist of Coloradoans or people that are interested in the politics and events that take place in Colorado. Also, the op-eds in this venue mostly deal with current issues that are taking place which would mean the audience is concerned with things that are going on in the world. It is not a blog, or newspaper that references only one area of interest which means the reader is looking to obtain a full coverage of news and not just news about a certain issue. This venue will be a suitable venue for my op-ed because my topic deals with the Coloradoan culture, and relates current issues to one another. It deals with the recent drug war, politics, and laws that are being put into place on both the state, and national level. The interesting this about the pieces in the Denver Post is that most of them deal with money, education, or legislation.
The specific identifiable issue that I am going to focus on is how Colorado has been using their money to fight the ongoing Colorado drug war, and how this is helping the recent drug problems that Mexico has been dealing with. I think this is a good topic because it directly relates to the effects that Mexico’s drug war has been having on the US, and how our own policies and money can help them in their recent situation. It takes the article that I am focusing on and looks into the background of the issues at hand, which then draws a direct connection to how it relates to the future.
The course of action that I am gong to take to address my issue is going to be to give background information regarding the drug problems in Colorado, then talk about how they relate to the drug war going on n Mexico, and lastly discuss what can be done by Coloradoan legislature to help Mexico in their war.
I think that the most effective rhetorical appeal for this article would be logos, to appeal to the readers logic or reason. I think this will be effective because will support my argument wth reason and evidence.
Believe that facts and hard evidence will best support my points because my article will deal with the law and politics.
I will have to research the laws Colorado has to fight drugs and look into what is currently going on in Mexico’s drug war.

I plan to analyze Fuzzy's Taco Shop on Berry Street. I choose this space because I spend a lot of time there, and it is one of my favorite places in the TCU community. It's always packed with students, the atmosphere is fun, and the food is delicious! First, I plan to observe Fuzzy's on a Thursday night because it is usually crowded with TCU students, so I'll be able to see the fun and busy aspect then. I will also go during lunch hour one day so I can observe the mellow and calm side. These are two important times to observe fuzzy's because they will be able to give me ideas about both extreme characteristics that Fuzzy's has. I already know that Fuzzy's is a restaurant that serves food and drinks, plays loud music and interacts with the customers. By taking a closer look at the space, I expect to learn more about the customers, the surrounding, such as wall decorations and arrangement, and the persuasiveness that the restaurant contains.

I am a member of both the TCU community as well as the Boulder Colorado community. While spending a great amount of time in both communities, I have developed a number of favorite places. In the TCU community, my favorite local space is the TCU men's baseball field. It reminds me of spring, the weather getting warm, and school soon coming to an end for the summer. The food, which includes send home hot dogs, nachos, and dip-n-dots, also adds to the wonderful experience of my favorite space. In m,y community of Boulder Colorado, my favorite local space is Pearl Street. Pearl Street is full of character, "characters," original entertainment, delicious food, and great shopping! The pathways are lined with a mix of street performers, local skateboarders, CU college students, locals, and many tourists. The surrounding mountains and beautiful nature scenery add to the already amazing area.