Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Article Response 3
The following opinion "Why the Beach Is a Bummer" is a good piece to review occasion and introduce speaker. It is summer, and we associate summer with hanging out at the beach or pool. The author of the piece establishes who she is as the speaker of the opinion, which also helps support her claim through ethos. Ethos is the credibility and trustworthiness of the author. Why does the audience believe or trust the author? After reading this opinion, how does the author present herself? Who is she and why would an audience trust her? Then, think about yourself as a speaker in an opinion piece. How would you present yourself? What are experiences and environment that have shaped your values and beliefs?
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Why does the audience believe or trust the author?
ReplyDeleteIn this editorial, I think the audience trusts the author because she has lived on beaches or around beaches for a very long time. She explains every little detail about her experiences on the beach. You can tell that she is not the most thrilled about the beach, she doesn't enjoy it. She explains that the beach is not all that great because the sand doesn't feel good on your feet, the ocean is filled with sharp or unknown objects and it is dirty. She is very convincing since these are her own experiences so people will of course trust her on it.
After reading this article, I see the author as a pessimist who has no fun whatsoever. Of course, she has an opinion and not everyone likes the beach but this article seems like complaining. This whole article is just an opinion so readers aren’t stressed to conclude whether the author is true or not, but I feel that some readers could get annoyed by the author like i did. I, personally love the beach, sand, sun and water. And the dogs at the beach are the best part! If I was writing an opinion piece, I’d consider writing about something I like so I wouldn’t sound pessimistic, but I still know that not everyone would share my opinion. I have had few experiences with the beach living in Iowa so I think that makes me like it more because I think going to the beach is exciting.
ReplyDeleteI think the audience for the most part trusts the author in her opinions of beaches because has been around beaches for a long time, and has been to many different beaches on many different occasions, so she has actual experience with them. A second reason we trust her is because she shares a lot of personal details from the times she has been there. Everything from the uncomfortableness of swimsuits to the extensive heat of the sun, she tells it all. Third, she gives us information about every part of the beach, like the sand, water, and everywhere else, so she gives us information about beaches themselves, and not exclusively information from her own personal accounts, so she keeps us well-informed. So all in all, we trust the author and what she thinks about the beach because she gives us plenty of details so we know what she is talking about, and she keeps us educated about other things outside her own personal opinion, which means she gives us dynamic information.
ReplyDeleteIn the article, “Why the Beach is a Bummer”, by Roxane Gay the audience trusts and believes the author. She gives us plenty of background knowledge of her experiences at the beach. “When I was a child, my parents took my brothers and me to Port-au-Prince during the summer so we could get to know the country of our ancestors. Because Haiti is an island, the beach is everywhere”. By her giving the readers this piece of evidence we know that she is familiar with the sandy shores and has been for quite some time. This gives us reason to trust in the author. Being in Iowa we are landlocked and few of us have been to the coast. So if someone who has been to the beach plenty of times and is telling us about it we are bound to trust them. I believe the author presents herself in a way that she thinks she is extremely educated in this subject. Almost like everyone should take her opinion and believe it. But honestly I think she comes off very narrow minded. Her article was a little frustrating to read because I love the beach, being in the sun, the waves, all the people, the whole nine yards. So for me someone who isn’t thankful to have the opportunity to go their everyday is confusing in my mind. If I was writing an opinion piece I would have presented the other side as well and not have been completely negative throughout the entire article.
ReplyDeleteIn “Why the Beach is a Bummer” by Roxane Gay, one would believe the Gay or fine credibility in her for many reasons including that she has lived at beaches all her life, she explains her reasons well, and she talks as if she has much knowledge about beaches. She visited Haiti, one of the most beautiful beaches several times, her parents live in Florida, and she just knows the feeling of beaches too well. The author presents herself as someone who dislikes the beach very much so. “I’m black, and so I understand sunbathing as a concept but less so as an activity. How long am I supposed to lie in the sun? When do I turn myself over like roasting meat on a spit? How often do I apply this sunscreen you speak of?” Gay doesn’t find any beach activities to be very pleasing. She starts off the article with all the reasons people think they like the beach, but explains how she disagrees with each. Swimsuits are uncomfortable, feels the water is unhygienic, beach seats are too short for her height, it’s hard to keep the sand and sun out of her eyes while reading, and many more are all her reasons for not being comfortable at the beach. Gay is an author and writes essays so she knows what she’s writing, she’s lived in a beach environment all her life, and she’s also a teacher who reads a lot leading the audience to believe that she is knowledgeable. I for one love the beach. I lived in California 10 years of my life, was within a ten minute drive from the beach and went there very often. I loved the feel of soft or wet sand on my feet, I liked a change once in a while. I liked the feel of water on my skin and the beach scent in the air. Of course it sometimes smelled a little fishy, but all great things have their flaws, right? Of course I loved food around the beach area; ice cream, burgers, wonderful seafood, and many others. There’s tons more, but my opinion would greatly affect how this article would be written. As for other opinion articles, well it would have to depend on the situation. I grew up in California until I was age ten, then lived in New York until I was twelve, and I’ve been living here in Iowa ever since. I’m sure the environments I’ve experienced would affect my outlook in certain situations. I have parts from each place I’ve lived in that have shaped my beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI do think that Gay has a legitimate point about beaches and I think that her humorous outlook on beaches invites the reader to become involved in her opinion. Gay writes: "Get ready for summer," they say, when they should be saying, "Prepare for inconsistent weather, humidity, disappointment and dreams deferred." Another humorous anecdote is when Gay writes: "ONCE, I drove down to Key West, which is, basically, New Orleans at the beach: loud, grimy, abundant in alcohol."
ReplyDeleteGay's opinion of beaches is based off of large beaches close to booming, American metropolises. Gay's opinion of beaches may change if she's able to go to more secluded, small beaches where her capacity for serenity isn't inhibited by loud kids and unattractive views of human fat.
After reading this article Gay presents herself as a stick in the mud along as a type of person I never wish to meet. She doesn't like the outdoors, the beach, sand, water, animals, children, people in general, swimsuits, or anything that lives in the water. I've never known a person to dislike most things that bring joy to people. Instead of asking Gay what she doesn't like it would be much more simple to ask what she does. Before reading this article I didn't know anybody to dislike animals, children and people in general all at once. Gay's article has left me annoyed and frustrated with how she hates everything.
ReplyDeleteThe author gives you reason to trust her because she is open about her life, and has been around beaches all her life. She presents herself as someone who knows what they're talking about, and someone who has seen past the beach we all dream about and into its true nature.
ReplyDeleteIn the article “Why the Beach Is a Bummer,” the author is very negative about everything. The sand, the water, animals, children, adults, sunbathing, the wind, and even the sun. Even though she is very pessimistic, I feel that the audience can believe her because she has lived on or near a beach her whole life. She also gives specific examples on how she thinks the beach is horrible. One example is how she says that the ocean is dirty and has gross seaweed and a sharp ocean floor.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article and getting to know the authors opinions, I am bummed out that a person can be so negative about literally everything. I've never been to a beach, not once in my life, so after reading that she has lived near beaches or been to many beaches I feel like I sort of have to trust her. (Althoough I don't want to, I REALLY want to go the beach) Even though the author seems to hate all things fun, she does provide good reasoning for it. "After 10 minutes, I find myself bored. What are we supposed to do at the beach? I’m black, and so I understand sunbathing as a concept but less so as an activity. How long am I supposed to lie in the sun?" Touche, Gay, touche.
ReplyDeleteIn this article the author gives many opinionated facts to the audience, but other then her opinions there is no statistics or real evidence on why we should believe her. I don’t trust this author because she gives no reasons for me to trust her, she has been to beaches before and she didn’t like them. Ok that does nothing for me to trust her or give her credibility. When I right an opinion based essay I like to back my opinion with facts, things that are proven to help my argument. I feel like this article could be taken either way by an audience, I am however the half of the audience that does not agree with her.
ReplyDeleteI've done a paper on this article before, and my opinion hasn't changed. I still feel like I can't believe this author because of her lack of credibility. She doesn't give any facts, she more so just rants. I feel like, I personally, would need facts or fact supported statements it I was going to believe this author. I think a person gets credibility when its some people would trust. Such a celebrity how they will do weight loss commercial, or just anyone recognisable in the public eye. So I can't say I agree or support her
ReplyDeleteIn this article, "Why the Beach is a Bummer," by Roxane Gay, it is hard to believe her, but it is also hard not to. She states that she has been to the beach in the summer a lot. But then she doesn't have a degree in Beaches, or have any statistics or real evidence to trust her. Yet, I agree with so much of what she says. I agree that beaches are a little over-rated, and I hate sweating, so the sun and I aren't real BFFs. I also highly agree that bathing suits are super uncomfortable and "ride up in places where there should be no riding." Not to mention being tall is a terrible thing for the beach, you have no much leg and flesh to not only try and cover but to try and get comfortable whether on a lawn chair or beach towel where there is no roon for those long legs. The only beach I love is the North Pacific Ocean where it is freezing cold and the sand doesn't stick to every part of your sweaty body. The wind is strong but at the end of the day, you feel like you got a facial and you can taste salt on your lips. And as I have agreed with almost every point she has made, she has also made me laugh. However, I think she isn't an expert on beaches, she hasn't been to some secluded beaches, she has only been to the hot, crowded beaches. One, she needs to open her horizons, and two, she needs to give a little information for those who truly love the beach, so she doesn't frustrate them as much.
ReplyDeleteThe audience trusts the writer because she has a lot of experience with beaches, so the audience assumes that when she tells us that beaches are not as great as they seem she knows what she is talking about. At the end of the article she presents herself as a common human, creating fantasies about the summertime during the school year. If I were writing an opinion piece, I’d write about a struggle I’ve had. I would be convincing to the audience that relates to my struggle, because they’d know I have had experience with the situation. In my article about struggles I’d use the pathos method and present myself as a compassionate person because people usually get sensitive when they think about their struggles. This would make it easier for me to reach them.
ReplyDeleteIn the article I think the audience trust the author because she seems to know a lot about the beaches. So when the author is telling us the beach is boring and not as good as they used to be then I would believe her.
ReplyDeleteIn this article the author displayed her less popular opinion on beaches. I found this article rather interesting. It's not very often you here someone hating on the idea of going to the beach. Gay, the author brings ups a good point though, the beach is not an ideal place for everyone. It must have been a challenge to write an article on something that most people won't agree with, but I think after anyone reads this it might change them just a little bit.
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ReplyDeleteIn this article, I think the audience believes/trusts the author because she has lived by and been to the beach many times. She gives many details as to why the beach hasn't been a great experience for her because it is dirty, there is all sorts of objects in the water, and it is to crowded. Due to the fact that 61% of Americans live landlocked, the beach is just a summertime dream, this allows you to believe what the author is saying because most people don't have any background knowledge of the beach.
The audience believes the author because she is very realistic and detailed. She gave out detailed life experiences growing up on the beach. Most of which she did not seem too thrilled of the beach nor the summer. She also tells how she feels uncomfortable in swimsuits which makes her sound realistic. Personally I love going to the beach. I like the feel of war sand under my feet. I like the cool water coming into shore. I like the sun shining down on me. The beach is a fun experience in my opinion. If I wrote the story, there would be two different sides on the topic.
ReplyDeleteThe author gives the reader a reason to trust her by telling her personal experiences. She talks about he times at the beach and let's us know why she doesn't like it. The swimsuits, the beach bodies, the sand. Who else are we to trust other than someone who has been there and experienced it for themselves. The biggest reason given to trust her is she has been there. Not just once but several times giving her the information needed to have her reasonable opinion. I also have been to the beach before and I do somewhat agree with her. Although it was beautiful and pretty cool to be there it was nothing like what they show on the cover of magazines. However I would still go back if I was offered the chance.
ReplyDeleteI think the author has quite a bit of credentials when it comes to talking about the beach, considering the fact that she is Haitian and has spent a lot of time at the beach. And I think that because of that, ethos plays a big role in her article. But in my opinion, she just presents her self as whiny. The way she talked about the beach just makes me think of her as a pessimist, and it seemed she had something bad to say about every aspect of the beach. And this is not even necessarily come from a person trying to defend the beach. I have no problem with her not liking the beach because everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it was hard for me to even read the whole piece because just seemed so negative and critical. Coming from me, a pretty big pessimist myself.
ReplyDeleteThe article "Why the Beach is a Bummer" is a big ole opinion to me. I do not sympathize with the author. Yes it may be because we live in completely different terrains so we find different things more interesting, but I still cannot agree to their opinion. I myself have been to many beaches and enjoy them in many different ways. I fly kites, swim, build sand castles, sleep, read, eat, etc. I can understand how something that's been in your life for so long is and will be taken for granted but someone like me who's lived in the Midwest most of my life, I still find it interesting in many different ways. We may be even considered exotic if someone who's always lived in New York City visits. I believe that the author is just complaining and isn't really apprenticing her surroundings.
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DeleteThe audience trusts the author and thinks she is credible because she has had great experience with the topic. The author presents herself as a person who doesn’t think highly of beaches. She is a person who has been around beaches her whole life and audience trusts her opinion because of this. In an opinion piece I would represent myself as a person who has a great amount of knowledge in the field I have an opinion on. Every single event in the past leads up to every single one in the present.
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