Jed Arnold

 It is easy to get into an argument these days. I feel like you can throw a biscuit at someone, and an argument will start. That might be because you threw a biscuit at someone, but there is a chance someone will critique your form when you threw the biscuit, or why you threw a biscuit instead of throwing a muffin, because the biscuit is not a better missile than a muffin. It really doesn't matter anyway, because you are now in an argument. Hopefully, you can hold your ground in this argument and if you have an understanding of the Toulmin Model, you will at least be able to communicate your reasoning for throwing the biscuit.      The Toulmin Model is a way of understanding the logical flow of an argument. The three basic parts of the Toulmin Model is the claim, reasons, and the evidence ( Communicating Online, 316) . The claim is your main argument you are presenting, with the reasons supporting the claim, and then the evidence is the support system that justifies ...

       I personally tend to listen to comedy or horror podcasts on regular basis. If I am feeling smart and educated, sometimes I listen to a random Harvard Business Review IdeaCasts episode just to feel like I fit in with my wife. That changed when I started taking this class. I saw that we had to complete a podcast as an assignment, so I started compiling a list of podcasts on communication. Luckily enough, when this assignment came up, I had a repertoire of podcasts built up that dealt with this very topic. I chose to do this assignment on Communication Junkie's podcast, and specifically the one titled, " Surviving Social Media " where the host, Steven Fuller, talks about the time he posted a tweet that caused some difficulties with his job. In a short rundown, though I suggest listening to the podcast since it is only 10 minutes or so long, the host explains how he sent a tweet out in as a joke. (Fuller, 2019) How the public perceived the tweet and the fallo...

      Although I tend to have a negative view on social media, there is no doubt the benefit that social media can have on society. When I look Bullet 3, it seems easy to answer about how social media has allowed users to win over the hearts and minds of people. It is easy to get caught up in the negativity that floats around the internet, but it would be remiss if the positives were not pointed out more. For example, the  Ice Bucket Challenge  raised over $135 million dollars for ALS research. By using social media, awareness was spread for ALS allowing those to donate as well as win people over for the cause.     Social media has also given those the platform to speak who have either been afraid or unable to voice their opinions before. The #MeToo allowed those to speak out on the sexual harassment they had experienced. While shameful that it took a movement on social media to rectify the acts of those in power, but the #MeToo movement...

The Chicago Public Library is a beautiful system inside and out. And I say system because of the 80 different locations you can go to inside the city limits of Chicago. And I say inside and out because not only are the buildings beautiful and full of books and rare items, especially the Harold Washington Library in Downtown Chicago, but they also have such a diverse and wide presence online.       When you open up the  Chicago Public Library  homepage online, you see the below image. While it might not be the flashiest or the awe-inspiring work of art that some webpages are, for a library, this is the go-to format, and the CPL does a great job with it. All major libraries have about the same format for all their webpages. Here are a few you should check out to see the similarities.  New York Miami London It is important for libraries to have a simple, yet effective webpage for their patrons to follow. This is because libraries are meant to be accessibl...