Blog Post #6

The thing that stuck out to me the most in Sucked into the Tunnels Beneath Las Vegas is how Matt O'Brian goes into the tunnels when he he's having a hard time. Also, how he brings food and other supplies to the people that are living in the tunnels. Even though homeless people are living down in the tunnels and some are doing drugs, I think that it is a good place to get away from the real streets of Las Vegas. Matt said it himself, "when work wasn't going all that great  or my relationship with my girlfriend wasn't all that great, I would strap on some boots and grab a flashlight and walk a tunnel to get away from everything above ground." Some people just need to get away from reality sometimes and I think that is a good place to go.
 In addition, I think that it is great that Matt would bring the homeless people food. Even though it may not be enough food for everyone, it can still help the people living down there a little bit, and it is good to know that people care for the homeless people like Matt does. With Vegas being as busy and crazy as it is, I think the tunnels beneath the Vegas streets is a great place to go, even if it is where some homeless people live. It would be much safer living in the tunnels rather than living on the actual streets of Vegas, especially for young children. One of the downfalls of it is that anyone can go down there and do drugs, such as meth, without anyone else knowing. Some of the people might feel more comfortable and more at home living in the tunnel, especially if people like Matt come and visit and sometime even bring food.

Blog Post #5

In my speech, I don't think I had one main point. I focused more on the history, what my culture was, and why Memorial Coliseum is important. I also didn't really have a thesis statement that I went off of, but I did have an attention catcher. I could have transitioned a little bit better, but I didn't think it was so bad.  When I spoke, I said like and um many times. When I get nervous I say that a lot, but don't even realize it until you actually hear it. I also talked really fast. I think I barely made the speech just long enough, but could have been a little bit longer. There was no video on mine, I could only hear it so I couldn't tell if I was doing any unnecessary hand gestures or playing with my hair. I thought I made eye contacts pretty well and didn't just stare at the slides or my notecards. I thought my slides were colorful. They weren't too much, just enough. I know I did not orally cite my pictures during my speech.

On my next speech, I will work on my speaking and not say like and um so much. I will also rehearse more so I am more prepared for my presentation. I will make sure I have a thesis statement to base my main point off of. Next time, my outline will be much better so I can have something prepared before I actually do the speech.

Blog Post #4

Memorial Coliseum was built as a memorial to the Kentuckians who died in WWI, WWII, and Korean War. For my pathos, I will tell the audience that my grandfather served in WWII and that is another reason why Memorial Coliseum is important to me and to others. For logos, I will tell the importance of Memorial and why it is important for people to know about Memorial. Also, explain why Memorial Coliseum is worth my time in researching about it. For my ethos, I will use my own context in explaining Memorial Coliseum. I will tell the audience what Memorial Coliseum is and what it is there for in my own way.