Genre Morphs

Justin E. Ervin English 1102-066 February 26, 2014

Reflection Introduction
When examining information, it can be very annoying when you are trying to examine purely-written genre. The reason why is because you are limited to the amount of information that the author provided and you cannot make your own point of view from the information. This makes the use of graphics very useful with examining information forms because they provide a lot more details of different topics. For example, a picture of a bathroom in a Sochi hotel provides us with a point of view of what bathroom looked like. Also the picture can provides us details that other people might have missed because a lot of the time people see different details when looking at visuals. So from the visual one persons point of view can be very different from other persons point of view. In the way that people live now days is why power is worth being examined and having attention to it. There seem to be many growing trends of people using different types of power, but it is not just limited to people. There are many types of power. Some examples are powerful weather systems, powerful leaders, powerful governments, and bosses. The graphics which were most personally involving to me were Internet Titans Fight SOPA and Bad Bosses. The reason why is because of my interest in technology. There always seem to be something trying to censor or limit technology. There also powerful leaders who love to push other people around or control them in the workplace or government. I feel that these graphics were also most personally involving to me because they both show the power that currency has over people. The Internet Titans Fight SOPA graphic shows the combined powers that huge media producers and United States Government had when they were trying to censor content on the Internet. There are many media producers that are lobbying government officials to pass a bill to protect them. The big problem is that combined powers of the two groups allowed them to have control over many other businesses.

Reflection Introduction- Continues

The Bad Bosses graphic shows the growing trend of people using power to push other people around in workplaces. One of places that this is happening in is the gaming and entertainment industry, which is filled with huge corporations. The reason why I feel that this trend is growing is because of the current state of the economy which is cause fear in everyone. The fear of how society will treat them if they are layoff or fired, then thrown to side by society. In the last few years, there have been many corporations in gaming and entertainment industry overworking employees, so they can release their products in a short time-frame. Everyone knows that no one is going to do anything about it because many of the people that have the ability to stop this or fix this ignore that it is happening. The reason why is because all they care about is the power they have now and the money they will get from workplaces which they allowed them to abuse their power. I wish that someday people stop ignoring problems and actually try to fix them and stop caring about their power or money. From my image collection, I genre morphed three images. The three images were Eye of Tornado, Internet Titans Fight SOPA and Hurricane Floyd. I used the website called Wordle to do the genre morphing. Wordle is generated cloud of words and the words that appear more frequently in the source text are given greater prominence. I feel that the words that appear most frequently in the source text that I provided describes the original images very well. From my image collection, rhetorical analyses and genre morphs I feel the processes I used in this project describes many of different types of power and where they are found in our world.

Image One

Image One - Examination Report

Image Title: Eye of Tornado Bibliographic Citation: Bryant, Charles W. "What Is It like in the Eye of a Tornado?" HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 31 Mar. 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/eye-of-tornado.htm>. Topic: Powerful Storms Image Sub-Genre : Photograph Mode: Informative Found Where: HowStuffWorks.com Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because tornados express power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that tornados have to cause massive amounts of damage and also cause people to fear it. Why Do You State So? The winds from tornado are what allow them to cause massive amounts of damage which then causes people to fear them. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Two

Image Two - Examination Report

Image Title: Bad Bosses Bibliographic Citation: Cafferty, Jack. "Crummiest Thing Your Boss Ever Did?" Cafferty File RSS. Cable News Network, 18 July 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/crummiest-thing-your-boss-ever-did/>. Topic: Powerful Bosses Image Sub-Genre : Photograph Mode: Persuasive Found Where: Cable News Network Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because it shows how bosses express power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that bosses have over their employee. Why Do You State So? In the image, the boss shows his power by yell at one of his employee and causes the employee to fear him. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Three

Image Three - Examination Report

Image Title: Internet Titans Fight SOPA Bibliographic Citation: Couts, Andrew. "Internet Titans Fight SOPA." Digital Trends. Designtechnica Corporation, 17 Nov. 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/internet-titans-fight-sopa-with-full-page-ny-times-ad/>. Topic: Government Power Image Sub-Genre: Graphic Mode: Persuasive Found Where: Digital Trends Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because it shows governments express their power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that government tries to have over their citizen. Why Do You State So? In the image, shows the government trying to censor what we can access on the internet. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Three - PARADIGM

P (Piece): This is a picture of the internet search engine Google being censored that was found on digitaltrends.com. The date of Google is not described, but appears to have Google new look. The main point of this picture is to describe how internet search engine Google would be with censored content.

A (Agent): The main creator associated with this piece is the website where it was from which is digitaltrends.com. The website has credentials of News Corporation. This agent can be contacted through the website emails (news@digitaltrends.com) or phone (503) 342-2890.
R (Receiver): The primary audience is anyone interested in censorship. I am part of the audience because I am interested in the censorship by the government. The only belief I have after seeing this picture is that governments want to control what we search on search engines.

A (Agenda): Overall there is not really a bias presented in this piece.

D (Demands): This piece mainly urges censorship by the government. Demands people to speak up if the demands are met, then governments have no right to control what we search on search engines. I (Inquiries): I want to know why censoring information is so important. My intuition tells me that they want censoring information or data that is illegal, but I feel they are taking the wrong approach. There nothing trying to persuade your views, I do not think it is trying to manipulate the audience. G (Gains): Through this piece you learn how the government plans to censor the Internet. Everything that I could figure out about this picture I already knew it because the picture did not provide much detail information. This picture enhanced my life by improving my definition of power. M (Motivators): The creator of this piece most likely spread this piece so people could see what the government is trying to do with the internet. Through research of government power which prompted the finding of this pictures.

Image Four

Image Four - Examination Report

Image Title: Foodweb Bibliographic Citation: "Foodweb." Foodweb. Portland Schools, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://king.portlandschools.org/files/houses/y2/animalmaineia/files/species/gseallk/foodweb/foodweb.html>. Topic: Power in the Wild Image Sub-Genre: Diagram Mode: Persuasive Found Where: Portland Schools Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because it shows how power is express in the Wild. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that animals at the top of the food chain have over animals lower in the food chain. Why Do You State So? In the image, the bird has control over the snake and the other living things under it. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Five

Image Five - Examination Report

Image Title: King John of England Bibliographic Citation: "History." Wraysbury Village. Wraysbury Village, 1 Mar. 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.wraysbury.org/history.htm>. Topic: The Power of Kings Image Sub-Genre: Graphic Mode: Expressive Found Where: Wraysbury Village Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because it shows a leader who expresses power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that King John had over his citizens. Why Do You State So? In the image, King John shows his power by wearing his crown and wearing his royal style clothes. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Six

Image Six - Examination Report

Image Title: Hurricane Floyd Bibliographic Citation: "Hurricane Floyd." Hurricane Floyd. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 14 Sept. 1999. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Floyd.html>. Topic: Powerful Storms Image Sub-Genre: Photograph Mode: Informative Found Where: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because hurricanes express power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that hurricanes have to cause massive amounts of damage in places near the coast and also cause people to fear it. Why Do You State So? The winds from hurricane are what allow them to cause massive amounts of damage which then causes people to fear them. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Six - PARADIGM

P (Piece): This is a picture of the Hurricane Floyd on the east coast of United States was found on National Aeronautics and Space Administration Website (rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov). The date of this picture is September 14, 1999. The main point of this picture is to describe how much damage Hurricane Floyd would cause.

A (Agent): The main creator associated with this piece is the website where it was from which is rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov. The website has credentials of United States government agency. This agent can be contacted through the website emails (publicinquiries@hq.nasa.gov) or phone (202) 358-0001.
R (Receiver): The primary audience is anyone interested in hurricane or typhoons. I am part of the audience because I am interested in hurricane or typhoons and other weather systems. The only belief I have after seeing this picture is that hurricanes are huge weather systems that can cause massive damage.

A (Agenda): Overall there is not really a bias presented in this piece.

D (Demands): This piece mainly urges the widespread damages a hurricane can do. If people understand how powerful hurricanes, then they may take more precautions around them. I (Inquiries): I would like to know the current status of the areas that were affected by this hurricane. My intuition tells me that the places that the hurricane hit are probably still struggling to rebuild or are still suffering from this natural disaster. There nothing trying to persuade your views, I do not think it is trying to manipulate the audience. G (Gains): Through this piece I gained a new perception on the struggles that people had that might have not witnessed this before. Everything that I could figure out about this picture I already knew it because the picture did not provide much detail information. This picture enhanced my life by improving my definition of power. M (Motivators): The creator of this piece most likely spread this piece so people could see how powerful storm systems can be. Through research of powerful storms which prompted the finding of this pictures.

Image Seven

Image Seven - Examination Report

Image Title: Super Nova Bibliographic Citation: Nemiroff, Robert, and Jerry Bonnell. "Astronomy Picture of the Day." APOD: 2004 October 8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 8 Oct. 2004. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap041008.html>. Topic: The Power of Natural Explosions Image Sub-Genre: Photograph Mode: Informative Found Where: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because super nova in space express power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that super nova has over our universe is shaped. Why Do You State So? The explosion from super nova allows it produces massive amount of radiation or a black hole. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Eight

Image Eight - Examination Report

Image Title: Power Plant Bibliographic Citation: "Modeling, Optimization and Computational Algorithms." MOChaA Research Group. MOChaA Research Group, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://imse.eng.usf.edu/faculty/bzeng/MOChA_group/Index.htm>. Topic: How We Make Power Image Sub-Genre: Photograph Mode: Informative Found Where: MOChaA Research Group Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because power plant expresses power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the way we make power so we can run our equipment. Why Do You State So? We live in an era where many of the things we everything day are run by power. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Nine

Image Nine - Examination Report

Image Title: Traffic Safety Bibliographic Citation: "Partners in Promoting School Safety." City of Lawrence and Lawrence Public Schools City of Lawrence, Kansas . City of Lawrence, Kansas, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <https://lawrenceks.org/safety_partnership>. Topic: Power that People in Uniform Have Image Sub-Genre: Photograph Mode: Persuasive Found Where: City of Lawrence Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because people in uniform express power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that people in uniform have over other people. Why Do You State So? In the image, the person in uniform shows his power by controlling the traffic on the road. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Image Ten

Image Ten - Examination Report

Image Title: Leadership Bibliographic Citation: "Spring Leadership Retreat." Student Activities. University of Wisconsin System, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <https://campusconnect.uwp.edu/organization/Activities/calendar/details/344898>. Topic: Power of Leadership Image Sub-Genre: photograph Mode: Persuasive Found Where: University of Wisconsin System Found How: Searching Google Images Why Select This Image? I selected this image because leadership expresses power. What Does This Image State About Power? This image shows the power that leaders have over a group of other living things. Why Do You State So? In the image, the penguin in the front is the leader and is making a trail for the other penguins to follow him. How Does This Image Fit With The Others In Your Collection? This image fits in with the other images in my collection because this image represents type of power.

Genre Morphing for Image One

Genre Morphing for Image One - Explanation

Image Title: Eye of Tornado Original Genre: Photograph Revised Genre: Wordle Description of New Genre/New Piece: Wordle is generated cloud of words and the words that appear more frequently in the source text are given greater prominence. Explanation of New Genre Choice/New Piece: The generated cloud contains many words that describe a tornado. The cloud was generated by entering words from an article about tornado and some random facts I knew about tornado. The words wind, air, speeds, tube and horizontal were the most frequent in the source text. Explanation of How New Genre/Piece Differs from Original: The new piece is different from the original because the original piece was a photograph of a Tornado. The new piece is a Wordle which is generated cloud of words. Message Changes?: No, there was not a significant change to the message.

Genre Morphing for Image Three

Genre Morphing for Image Three - Explanation

Image Title: Internet Titans Fight SOPA Original Genre: Graphic Revised Genre: Wordle Description of New Genre/New Piece: Wordle is generated cloud of words and the words that appear more frequently in the source text are given greater prominence. Explanation of New Genre Choice/New Piece: The generated cloud contains many words that describe SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). The cloud was generated by entering words from an article about SOPA and some random facts I knew about SOPA. The words Internet, infringement, companies, copyright and America were the most frequent in the source text. Explanation of How New Genre/Piece Differs from Original: The new piece is different from the original because the original piece was a screenshot of Google with the word Censored stamped on it. The new piece is a Wordle which is generated cloud of words. Message Changes?: No, there was not a significant change to the message.

Genre Morphing for Image Six

Genre Morphing for Image Six- Explanation

Image Title: Hurricane Floyd Original Genre: Photograph Revised Genre: Wordle Description of New Genre/New Piece: Wordle is generated cloud of words and the words that appear more frequently in the source text are given greater prominence. Explanation of New Genre Choice/New Piece: The generated cloud contains many words that describe Hurricane Floyd. The cloud was generated by entering words from an article about Hurricane Floyd and some random facts I knew about Hurricane Floyd. The words Hurricane, Floyd, Florida, damage and Mid-Atlantic were the most frequent in the source text. Explanation of How New Genre/Piece Differs from Original: The new piece is different from the original because the original piece was a satellite image of Hurricane Floyd on the east coastal of the United States. The new piece is a Wordle which is generated cloud of words. Message Changes?: No, there was not a significant change to the message.

Sticky Notes

Bibliography
Bryant, Charles W. "What Is It like in the Eye of a Tornado?" HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, 31 Mar. 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/eye-of-tornado.htm>. Cafferty, Jack. "Crummiest Thing Your Boss Ever Did?" Cafferty File RSS. Cable News Network, 18 July 2008. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/crummiest-thing-your-boss-ever-did/>. Couts, Andrew. "Internet Titans Fight SOPA." Digital Trends. Designtechnica Corporation, 17 Nov. 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/internet-titans-fight-sopa-with-full-page-ny-times-ad/>. "Foodweb." Foodweb. Portland Schools, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://king.portlandschools.org/files/houses/y2/animalmaineia/files/species/gseallk/foodweb/foodweb.html>. "History." Wraysbury Village. Wraysbury Village, 1 Mar. 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2014. <http://www.wraysbury.org/history.htm>. "Hurricane Floyd." Hurricane Floyd. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 14 Sept. 1999. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Floyd.html>. "Modeling, Optimization and Computational Algorithms." MOChaA Research Group. MOChaA Research Group, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://imse.eng.usf.edu/faculty/bzeng/MOChA_group/Index.htm>. Nemiroff, Robert, and Jerry Bonnell. "Astronomy Picture of the Day." APOD: 2004 October 8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 8 Oct. 2004. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap041008.html>. "Partners in Promoting School Safety." City of Lawrence and Lawrence Public Schools City of Lawrence, Kansas. City of Lawrence, Kansas, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <https://lawrenceks.org/safety_partnership>. "Spring Leadership Retreat." Student Activities. University of Wisconsin System, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <https://campusconnect.uwp.edu/organization/Activities/calendar/details/344898>.