Group II

1. I feel that there isn't a separation between social media and writing/conversations but there is one between public speaking. In other words, Social Media has made me a great writer because I am able to express myself in a way that i can't through public speaking. It had made me have this great creative approach to my writing. I believe this is true in writing and in conversation because you are now open to many perspectives through social media. In other words, we are able to see a huge amount of views from pretty much all over the world. This helps us in writing because now rather than having our own opinions, we can also have someone else's. 

2. Persuasion- the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something. The media uses commercials to get people to buy things that they already have. They will make it seem like you are uncool if you dont have this particular item. 

   Argumentation- the action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory. I believe that the media uses argumentation to spread awareness. For example, through mass media, people argue how everyone should shop organic. They take a stand, tell you why it is good for you and then they will tell you the health repercussions of eating genetically modified organisms. 

  Story Telling-   the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener's imagination. 1. storytelling is interactive. storytelling involves a two-way interaction between a storyteller and one or more listeners. The media uses story telling tactics in order to get news out to citizens. Although it may not seem like a story because we just think it is news, it is. Many of these stories that are being covered on the news turn into movies and books.

   Invitation- In a non persuasive attempt to get people to come/do certain things due to common interests. Social media in particular uses this tactic a lot. Based on search history, they gather your interests and show you things you may be interested in without you having to search it yourself.

3. With me being African American, I have faced many challenging situations some that i was not able to respond to. Once I came to college  and actually took a class on some history of African Americans, I realized that i was ignorant to my own culture and maybe others are as well. So what i have learned is that through my responses, rather than get mad, i shall just educate and spread the word. I was once in a place where I used to just talk before i spoke. Now i do my research, analyze situations, and try to put people in my situation to see if they are able to understand.