Friday, April 8, 2011

blog 8 Editorial

Dear Editor,
The Mortgage Crisis in the United States is a huge issue and very relevant today. Homes are not selling, people are not able to afford their homes, and homes are selling for thousands lower than the purchase price.  Foreclosures and repossessions are at an all time high. Since the economy and job market are so bad it makes it impossible for homeowners today. People are doing all that they can just to meet ends meet.  And with gas prices on the rise all food and clothing are on the rise too making it harder to meet mortgage payments. Everyone must be well educated, have stable jobs or be rich from your own family to make it in the world. But for this Crisis to be solved the government will have to step in just as they did during the depression but step in quickly before this turns into another depression. People of today must be wise with their money and put some into savings. But they must also put their money into the economy and support local businesses.  According to the article, it is important for the United States to totally reinvent America’s housing policies. The United States must completely reinvent housing policies to help save the global economy. According to the article the United States poorly regulates lenders. So I would say it is important for people to have most of the money upfront for a house. Some foreclosures and repossessions cost so little it is easy to get a bargain on a home. My intention is to bring about awareness about how awful the current housing market is in America. But also how quick it is to go into debt in America. It is important to be aware of all your economical situations. And it is important for Americans to invest in all types of business without going broke themselves.

I am appealing to all logos, pathos. I am appealing to logos because I have appealed to logic. I have appeared to logic by sticking to the facts about the mortgage crisis. I am appealing to pathos because this will appear emotional to some people who may be struggling in the mortgage crisis. And it may appear emotional to others who may not want it to happen to them either. I don’t have authority on the subject but it could easily be transformed into that. Because I have a personal story dealing with the housing crisis so if I inserted my experience with possible foreclosure and short sale. People will then think she knows what she is talking about because she has actually been through it. I tried to appeal overall to everyone not just the housing market maybe people who can’t afford the things they used to because of the bad economy. But I also tried to not focus on the negative aspects of this crisis because there are positives.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

week 10 blog- website evaluation letter.

Dear Webmaster,
 I chose the American Library Association website to review because my major is Library Science. I use this website so much within my major I found it would be good to critique it. This website is useful not only while I’m in school but also when I am in my career in the future. This website had all of the elements I read about in my textbook but it also could use some improvements as well.  This website has been very helpful throughout my career as a student but who else would it be helpful for? Is it designed well? Does it paint a clear picture of exactly what it wants to say? Are the links clear? Is the language plain and easy to comprehend? What is the rhetorical purpose in the web design? What type of information is presented in the website? Is the site accommodated for readers with disabilities? Is there a site map? Is the website attractive? Does it contain too much information? Is the text of the website easy to read?  While the website of the American Library Association is very professional, it is in need of many suggestions and changes. These questions address above will help us get to the root of these issues with the American Library Association.
This website while useful to library science students and librarians of all sorts may also be used by students or other people who want news about libraries, contests or grants for libraries. This site is also used in the job search for librarians. While being a member of the American Library Association you get news as well as the webinars of the site. The site is very helpful to people just starting their library career or maybe want to stay up to date in the libraries in America. This site gives a good overall sum of all polices and codes librarians must follow. While they have these items on their site, they are somewhat hard to access. I think the website uses its main page for promotion and news not that it not important but I don’t think it’s as important as the polices and job listings. One the first things that caught my attention on the page were the links to the online gift shop etc. The website is designed well but it has a few flaws in design such as too much text and too much advertising. I believe the site is very clear in what it wants to say at times but sometimes it doesn’t direct as well. You have to know if you are searching for the Bill of Rights or the Code of Ethics to find them. The links on the sides for promotions of stuff like jobs, the online store and joining ALA are clear but none of the others really are clear. I would say the site is accommodated for some disabilities as well as keeping in mind the computer one with a disability one may use. It is important to keep in mind that while this site speaks to professionals it is important to accommodate everyone. There is lots going on in the site it seems very vibrate while boring at the same time. The grey background while plain and good on the eyes gets thrown with the vibrant colors of the news and the moving announcements. There is no site map and it is not very easy to navigate. Maybe these suggestions can be taken to consideration for the help of this website for the masses.
Thank you, Erin Kolb