Probably the most engaging and interesting way to get readers interested in a blog is to write opinion pieces. The best way to write an opinion or editorial piece is in response to something else that other bloggers or reporters have written. For this post, research an opinion piece or argument pertaining to your blog post…..see what kind of controversies are out there! Read and annotate the article. Then react to it! This reaction piece will become blog post #3. It should include:
- A complete summary of the original article (1 paragraph) that follows the requirements of summary
- A clear expression of your point of view: Do you agree, disagree or both? Make sure your position/claim are clearly stated.
- Engage 2-3 specific issues or ideas suggested in your chosen article. Quote these AND discuss what you think about them. This is your evidence section.
- Then explain your position. What are your reasons for agreeing/disagreeing/both? Be clear, factual, and logical. Explain YOUR solution/opinion. Although it is not required, you may use other research to support you.
- Follow the ten requirements for writing a controversial topic without regrets.
An article posted to “Quick Sprout” on December 15, 2009 talked about why entrepreneurs should not write a business plan. Neil Patel, the author of the article argued that writing a business plan will waste your time because it will distract you from your business. He makes many points throughout the article, such as: writing a plan is not going to help you gain any capital (money), a business plan has not evolved with the business world, and a business plan will not increase your odds of success with your startup.
ReplyDeleteMr. Patel’s article fails to show many points of research, thus making his argument invalid. Based on my experiences, many of his points are incorrect and do not apply whatsoever. I strongly disagree with this post. His opinions do not have any credibility because Mr. Patel never has wrote a business plan. I have written a business plan in high school, and using what I have learned from my high school business education courses, Mr. Patel has been misinformed. The purpose of this blog is to inform my readers of what wrong points Mr. Patel has made.
One of the very first claims the author makes is false. “Writing a business plan isn’t going to help you get capital.” This is untrue. If you want to gain capital for your startup it is a requirement to have an accurate business plan. A bank is not going to want to give a loan out to someone who is unprepared. This is what a plan is for. It is to help prepare you for the future. The bank needs to be able to trust that your business is going to be profitable so they can get their money back.
For the second claim, Mr. Patel states: “The biggest reason why I have never written a business plan is that it takes me away from the business.” You are writing a business plan to start a new business. If you have not even started it, how is it taking you away from your business? Second, if you have not written a business plan, then many of your opinions are not valid. People who do not write business plans do not know what it takes, and they don’t know what it takes to start a business.
The third claim Mr. Patel states is: “If you think having a business plan is going to increase your odds of success, it won’t.” This statement is untrue. If you do not have an accurate business plan that correctly expresses your projected finances, then there is no way you will be able to get a loan from the bank, or venture capitalists. Money is your first step to success. It is one of the most important things to a business. Once you are able to get a loan from a place of your choice, your odds of success increase dramatically.
In conclusion, the article makes inaccurate points about writing a business plan. Most of which are of his opinion and are not valid because the author has never written his own business plan. Readers, please understand that the author's article does not make correct points about writing a business plan. I highly recommend you go out and research the benefits of having a business plan. They are far better than not having one. Not having a business plan and starting up a company is very dangerous and hard to do. Any business owner that has ever made a business plan will tell you to write one. I am telling you to do it too.
I don't really know what a business plan is, but the guy you're writing about sure sounds like a liar.
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DeleteThank you for your comment. If you don't know what a Business Plan is I would go check out my first blog. :)
An article posted back in 2011 by Kirstie Beaven on tate.org, or “tate debate” as it’s titled, argued what the difference of crafting and art is. Beaven writes that the difference between a craft and artwork is the peer intention of creating. If the intention is to express something within the piece then it must be art. She also argued that depending on the materials used to create it is the difference between a craft and an art piece. She tells how crafts mainly consist of materials like glass, ceramics, and textiles. She last says that the creations use is how you can truly tell whether it's art or craft. Crafts are meant to be worn or used while art works peer intention is just to look at with the human eye.
ReplyDeleteI feel that there is definitely a difference between a craft and a piece of art, however, I feel this argument did a poor job of backing up their main points which is why I feel the need to expand on their ideas. Beaven states in her article “Perhaps intention makes the distinction. If a maker intends to express something perhaps that makes it art. This is a good argument because the opinion of the creator reflects the opinion of the audience. If the creators intention is to create something for fun, people will almost always consider this a craft because its purpose wasn't for others. When I was younger, my grandma always talked about how the things we made were crafts because they were made especially for. My grandma said that art is meant to mean things to others while crafts should only mean something to the creator.
Beaven also says “the material they work with makes it a craft - textiles, ceramics, glass seem to fall into the craft category”. I must disagree with this because art is made of all things and not a single item belongs to either of these categories. While touring the art museum this past summer with my family we saw tons of pieces made of glass, plastic bottles, clay, and yarn. These are all items that Beaven claims is craft materials rather than art. This argument therefore can not be correct because obviously these pieces are considered art if they are in an art museum.
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Beaven lastly states “Perhaps it’s use. Something wearable or usable - jewellery or furniture for example - seems to fit neatly under the craft label, while something that has no clear practical purpose might be called art”. I strongly agree with this argument because almost all art is simply to look at, no interaction with the viewer. Almost all of the crafts I made with my little ones were to either wear or play with the creation. Very little times did what we make end up hung on our refrigerator, like the art children bring home from school.
I strongly agree that there is a difference between crafts and art and the difference needs to be told to my viewers to help them understand what their doing is indeed a craft. I recommend when showing friends and family the work you and your family have created telling them how this is a craft rather than art. It is important to begin making crafting become more appreciated in order to compete with the large amount of artwork that is placed in museums. Eventually, I hope that there is a building created for crafts that people have created. With the help of differentiating, it will be easy to see which is more dominant, arts or crafts.
too much writing I HATE U.
DeleteI like how you get your opinion out there and tell people how you actually feel about the article, but you also do agree with some parts of it. I think you are really passionate about your arts and crafts and I think thats cool
DeleteI really like your article choice because I also agree that there is a difference between crafts and art. I also think you did a great job with paragraphing your blog to clearly state your ideas.
ReplyDelete“Conor Mcgregor Budweiser advert banned by RTE in Ireland as network say UFC star's presence promotes under age drinking” is the article I read. It was about the what some would say an alcohol commercial getting banned because the advertisement uses a public figure that can promote to underage kids. Which is obviously not the target market they wanted to capture for their product.
ReplyDeleteIn this article, the UFC superstar is in a budweiser commercial. It is a pretty inspiring commercial and it shows how many people get pushed down by life but getting back is what makes you great. Most of the viewers that say this advert before it got banned really liked it and only a few really caught on that it was a Budweiser commercial because of the logo flashing in the last few seconds. This was truly a commercial that any didn't pay attention to the flash of the logo at the end, but rather to the heroic figure known as Conor Mcgregor. The irish network RTE banned this because of the fan base that was watching. They believed a lot of kids really like and are inspired by Conor Mcgregor so seeing him on television in a beer commercial would help introduce them to under age drinking. To me, I think it’s a load of crap. As kids, we are responsible to filter things out and not feed into that stuff. That is a part of growing up and becoming an adult. Plus, if these kids can stand watching the sport Mcgregor takes part in, they can handle seeing an elder involved with alcohol. The sport is two grown men beating each other senseless. If the youth is watching this, they can deal with a lot more responsibilities as well. Also, the advertisement does not show the use of alcohol at all. The whole commercial is Conor Mcgregor walking on the street to inspiring music. The only way you will be able to tell it is a beer commercial is the 2 second Budweiser flash at the end.
My conclusion, the RTE needs to stop making things worse than it is. Making this an issue brings more attention to the topic which will probably end up worse for underage drinking. I personally think this is a great and fun commercial to get up and do stuff with life for kids and adult. I found this to be more of a public announcement by Budweiser instead of Budweiser actually promoting their product.
“Conor Mcgregor Budweiser advert banned by RTE in Ireland as network say UFC star's presence promotes under age drinking” is the article I read. It was about the what some would say an alcohol commercial getting banned because the advertisement uses a public figure that can promote to underage kids. Which is obviously not the target market they wanted to capture for their product.
ReplyDeleteIn this article, the UFC superstar is in a budweiser commercial. It is a pretty inspiring commercial and it shows how many people get pushed down by life but getting back is what makes you great. Most of the viewers that say this advert before it got banned really liked it and only a few really caught on that it was a Budweiser commercial because of the logo flashing in the last few seconds. This was truly a commercial that any didn't pay attention to the flash of the logo at the end, but rather to the heroic figure known as Conor Mcgregor. The irish network RTE banned this because of the fan base that was watching. They believed a lot of kids really like and are inspired by Conor Mcgregor so seeing him on television in a beer commercial would help introduce them to under age drinking. To me, I think it’s a load of crap. As kids, we are responsible to filter things out and not feed into that stuff. That is a part of growing up and becoming an adult. Plus, if these kids can stand watching the sport Mcgregor takes part in, they can handle seeing an elder involved with alcohol. The sport is two grown men beating each other senseless. If the youth is watching this, they can deal with a lot more responsibilities as well. Also, the advertisement does not show the use of alcohol at all. The whole commercial is Conor Mcgregor walking on the street to inspiring music. The only way you will be able to tell it is a beer commercial is the 2 second Budweiser flash at the end.
My conclusion, the RTE needs to stop making things worse than it is. Making this an issue brings more attention to the topic which will probably end up worse for underage drinking. I personally think this is a great and fun commercial to get up and do stuff with life for kids and adult. I found this to be more of a public announcement by Budweiser instead of Budweiser actually promoting their product.
Cows used for food by PETA says that there is about thirty million cows that die every year. They state that these cows suffer before they die. Some cows are branded and castrated without “painkillers”. They go on to talk about how when beef cows are fattened in “filthy outdoor feedlots” and once fat enough they are tourchered when slaughtered. Peta also claims that when milk cows have babies, because they are artificially impregnated in order to keep their milk flowing,, their babies are traumatically separated from their mothers. PETA claims that when cows are slaughtered they don't die first, they die piece by piece as they get slaughtered.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with this article at all. They have no credible sources. Peta tries to use harsh words to get readers on their side, and at the bottom of all their articles there is a “Donate Now” button.This shows that they are trying to manipulate their readers into buying into their organization.