Group Assignment- Visual 02

This assignment was a group project.  We learned how to publish a line graph using excel. 

Letters 01

American College of Sports Medicine

P.O Box 1440

Indianapolis, In 46206

October 25, 2010

Ted L. Nancy

560 N. Moorpark Rd ##236

Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

Dear Mr. Nancy,

We appreciate your idea’s on how to improve an athlete’s performance and understand your knowledge in kinetic engineering. The proposal’s you have listed in your letter will be passed on to qualified, professional doctor’s  and surgeon’s in the area of sports medicine.  They will be able to make a medical decision on the enhancements you suggested to see if this is a viable option for athlete’s.

The American College of Sports Medicine would like to thank you for your letter and value your opinion.  We appreciate your idea’s on how to improve an athlete’s performance to make them more competitive in their qualified sport.  We value your knowledge in the area of kinetic engineering and look forward to any information in the future that will help athletic performance.

Sincerely,

Amanda Siemering

This assignment was a hoot!  We had to write a response letter written from a man who actually writes business with crazy ideas and waits to see how they respond to his letter. 

Visual 01

The picture I reviewed is on page twenty-seven of “Edible- Dallas Fort Worth.”  I believe the picture is properly centered. The picture is a little too large. The picture could have been cropped to condense and make a stronger impact of wine bottles and glasses.  The layout is not very well done.  The picture is confusing on one hand because it clearly shows the label was not properly defined.  The label was either blurry  or just unable to read.  There were no captions but probably could’ve used something to illustrate the name of the vineyard since it was not clearly defined in picture. The picture was not complex. It was easy to see it was an advertisement for wine vineyard but it was not clear for which vineyard.   I think this is the perfect style for an article on a wine vineyard.  I did find it a little cluttered because of the blur of the vineyard’s label on wine glasses and  wine bottles.  The location was in a good place under the title. It helped to emphasize the article’s title and give a mental picture.  The picture is placed and sized to where the picture is the first thing your eye sees first.

This assignment involved taking an advertisement from a magazine and analyzing. We needed to look at color, placement, wording, etc.(Source: Image taken from google images.com)

Technical Definitiion 01

SEXTING

What  Is Sexting?

Sexting is when someone sends a sexually explicit photo or message via their cell phone or instant messenger. In most situations the  intended recipient is a current boyfriend or girlfriend or a potential mate in the future.

What  are the studies on sexting?

In recent studies it has shown that 75% of teens and 71% of young adults feel that sexting can have some serious negative outcomes. Of that total 39% of teens and 59% of young adults have admitted to sending or posting nude or semi nude pictures of themselves. Another study on sexting has shown 38% of teens and 46% of young adults  know  that the intended recipient of sexting messages or photos  are shared with other people.

What are the negative outcomes?

There can be lasting regret and humiliation for the sending of such material.  Also, it can damage or end a romantic relationship.  It can have legal impact by having child pornography charges brought against you.  Employers now use the web to check into future recruits and may find more than just your employment history online.

The following assignment involved a technical definition.  I chose the topic of sexting  for my assignment.

Audience 01

I was born in a military town called Lawton, Oklahoma.  My father was in the U.S. Army for 20 years and my mother worked in hospital clerical.  They reside in Poteau, Oklahoma, which is in southeast Oklahoma.   My heritage includes French, Native American, English, Irish and Dutch.   I have one sister who lives in Oklahoma with her three daughters of which two girls are fraternal twins.

 I have been married for 16 years; my husband is a pilot for Atlantic Airlines and is based out of Atlanta.  He is from Texas and of German nationality.   We have two children Justin, 13 and Julie, 6.  I attend college and also take care of my children and the home. 

               My first job was at a theater.  I also worked at a convenience store and Wal-Mart before moving to Texas to attend flight attendant school in 1991.  I then became a flight attendant for Atlantic Southeast Airlines. I resigned after seven years of service due to the birth of our first child and also both of our careers were not beneficial to our family.  The sacrifice of being away from home from days to a week was not in the best interest for our children. 

                I enjoy reading non-fiction and history.  I  admit to indulging in the Twilight Saga.  Besides reading, I spend my free time shopping for antiques and decorating my home.   I have lived in North Richland Hills since 1997.

My educational goal is to become a nurse and work as a travel nurse or in neonatology.   I plan on transferring to UTA in the spring of 2011.    I have 5 more courses left for my pre- requirements requirements to be completed.  I am committed and focused to attaining my goal as soon as humanly possible.  My inspiration to enter the field has come from a desire that began in high school. 

Technical Writing?

In my opinion, technical writing encompasses many aspects of our daily life and we may or may not be aware of its affects.  Technical writing is illustrated when you put together your child's crib, or operating a coffee pot. These construction or operating instructions help us follow a set of steps to accomplish a task we may or may not be familiar with.  Some instructions can be intended for a general audience such as parents, consumers.  Other forms of technical writing can be generated for a more analytical or technical audience such as airplane manuals that help inform a pilot who is knowledgeable in aviation but help signal out mechanical operations of certain aircraft. This form of writing in my opinion helps to make the world go around.  If this style of writing was not around to inform people of instructions or procedures there would be a significant amount of mishaps or quite simply tasks may not get completed for the lack of knowing how, when, or where you need to start.  I think as technology grows our need for technical writing will increase and the understanding of operations will be even more dependent on this form of writing in the future.