Activity 1

Mini-Glossary
1. Rhetoric: The study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion. Professors ask the class rhetoric questions in order to communicate their topic to each student.
2. Icon: A usually pictorial representation. Internet explorer has an icon that can be noticed by anyone that uses a computer.
3. Seeing: The quality of the images of celestial bodies observed telescopically. My eyes were hurting so much after getting pepper in my eyes, that seeing the mirror was impossible.
4. Looking: To ascertain by the use of one’s eyes. I was standing there looking carefully at each picture as I decided which one to purchase.
5. Design (Verb): To create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan. I made a detailed sketch of what design I wanted for my wedding gown.
Yahoo Tagging:
- For the image of Mona Lisa, some types of tags that we could search would be: Mona Lisa, Famous Portrait, Famous Lady, European Woman, Portrait of Woman Sitting… etc.
Logos:
- Google: colorful with only the primary colors, solid, recognizable.
- Yahoo: solid one color, changes color often. Same font, recognizable.
- AltaVista: professional, simple, high tech.
Checking Credibility:
- When trying to cite work off a website, always check the homepage for information about where the work came from, or who wrote it. Check the year it was last published to make sure the information is updated recently for validity. Also make sure the information is properly stated in the right area, and is not too hard to find.
- With visual content, you have to check if the image is valid by trying to search that same image on another search engine. Check the year the image was taken so it is has recent as possible. Also check the name of the photographer so you know if the picture is correct.