Hazing

Fraternity Hazing

Freston

Kathy Freston on Ellen

Advocacy Websites

Vegetarianism

vegetarianism

Kathy Freston

Websites

Action Against Obesity

Let's Move

We're Fed Up

Economist Cover

A great article in The Economist about Digital Divide and using mobile phones in developing countries: The real digital divide. [via Smart Mobs]. "Plenty of evidence suggests that the mobile phone is the technology with the greatest impact on development. A new paper finds that mobile phones raise long-term growth rates, that their impact is twice as big in developing nations as in developed ones, and that an extra ten phones per 100 people in a typical developing country increases GDP growth by 0.6 percentage points. And when it comes to mobile phones, there is no need for intervention or funding from the UN: even the world's poorest people are already rushing to embrace mobile phones, because their economic benefits are so apparent. Mobile phones do not rely on a permanent electricity supply and can be used by people who cannot read or write. Phones are widely shared and rented out by the call, for example by the “telephone ladies” found in Bangladeshi villages. Farmers and fishermen use mobile phones to call several markets and work out where they can get the best price for their produce. Small businesses use them to shop around for supplies. Mobile phones are used to make cashless payments in Zambia and several other African countries. Even though the number of phones per 100 people in poor countries is much lower than in the developed world, they can have a dramatic impact: reducing transaction costs, broadening trade networks and reducing the need to travel, which is of particular value for people looking for work. Little wonder that people in poor countries spend a larger proportion of their income on telecommunications than those in rich ones. The digital divide that really matters, then, is between those with access to a mobile network and those without. The good news is that the gap is closing fast. The UN has set a goal of 50% access by 2015, but a new report from the World Bank notes that 77% of the world's population already lives within range of a mobile network". permalink (March 13th, 2005)

Alabama Governor Campaign Ad

Driving Tests

Cross-cultural (Mis)Communication

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Advocacy Websites

Advocacy Websites

Ugly? You May Have a Case

Ugly? You May Have a Case

Map of Shrinking Palestine

State of Affairs: Specific Examples

Poverty
Homelessness
Pollution
Fossil Fuel Emissions
Government Regulation of Corporations
Corporate Responsibility
Global Warming
Obesity
Health Care
Security
International Intervention
Gun Control
Tax Reform/Raising Taxes
Abortion
Gay Marriage

Examples

Universal Health Care 
Raising Taxes/Tax Reform 
Immigration/Border Control 
Freedom of Religion 
Abortion/Parital Birth Abortion
Gay Marriage Stem Cell Research 
Isolationism/Foreign Intervention 
Guns/Arms Control 
Freedom of Expression (i.e. South Park depiction of Prophet Muhammad)
Education 
Patient's Rights/Physician Assisted Suicide 
Animal Rights 
Obesity 
Gender Equality

Rhetorical Triangle, Simple.

Every communication is essentially a trilateral relationship.  Each point of the triangle influences the others, and all are influenced by the context of the communication.  Each point of the triangle bears some responsibility for the success of the communication, and each point of the triangle corresponds with one of Aristotle's three appeals (i.e., general means of persuasion).

Microsoft v. Apple

Campaign Ad

Lyndon B. Johnson Campaign Ad

This ad, designed by Johnson's campaign, helped him to win a landslide victory over Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. The ad is a response to Goldwater's comments about the possibility of using nuclear weapons in Vietnam.

What emotions do this ad appeal to?

NYT Op-Ed: The Hidden Costs of Higher Education

The Hidden Costs of Higher Education

Stork

Marlboro Cowboy