Okay, Unit II proposal. After talking to Professor Irvin, and finding a mutual annoyance toward this topic, I'm choosing to write my Unit II Rhetorical Case Study on it. I'm not sure how many of you have noticed this, although I'm sure if you check facebook even once a day, you have. All the statuses going up from the girls for October Breast Cancer Awareness month. They begin with "i like it..." and then you're supposed to end the sentence with whereever you put your purse as soon as you get home. Although this may be something meant for a good cause, or a good way to bring about interest or awareness for a topic, it is way too risque/provacative, and to be honest, annoying. Everytime I log into Facebook it's "i like it in my front seat", or "i like it up against the wall", or "i like it on the dining room table". This has already brought about news coverage in the form of the actual news, and it's also hit the papers.
I think it will be simple for me to grab some primary sources, because this is a fresh topic, and almost anything coming out right now is something primary, and not secondary. I'll Google things a lot, and pick up the best and most informative articles that I can. But like I said, there has been news coverage on it already, and it has hit some major newspapers.
I'm choosing this topic mostly because it's been frustrating me all week, because I'm not going to succomb to it, yet a lot of girls are. It's pointless, and it makes you look trashy. I'm sure a lot of sources will have a lot to say about this, and I'm looking forward to analyzing things and coming up with a good case study for it.
I love it, this paper should be hilarious. I completely agree it is a great cause that some people promote the wrong way. I know like the nfl wear pink gloves and cleats which is cool and TCU always has the one purple game. I didnt know facebook did this and cant wait to read your findings.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, it was really annoying seeing all those comments on facebook. In no way does saying "I like it ..." help breast cancer, actually I think it turns most people off to the cause. Seeing how the media has covered it should be interesting and I am looking forward to you writings.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great topic, very unique! I'm equally disturbed by these statuses, despite the fact that they are all "dedicated" to a good cause. It will be very interesting to see what arguments your primary sources make.
ReplyDeleteGREAT IDEA! I hate that so much and couldn't find out what it meant for the longest time. I think that the paper will be a good one to write because everyone seemed to have an opinion of the topic.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, I wish i would have thought of it! I agree with many people when they say it turns most people off but it does draw a TON of attention!
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