Response to Alex Rigsby’s post – How to make Kool-Aid

After watching Lori’s demonstration speech on how to make Kool-Aid, it really made me thirsty.  I went out and bought some Kool-Aid just because it sounded so good.  This speech could definitely pass for a persuasive speech too!  Like Alex said, her introduction was very catchy.  She states the steps to the perfect Kool-Aid recipe and explains what ingredients and supplies you need.

Alex states the good points of Lori’s speech such as the hand gestures and the upbeat presentation.  I agree with this.  She has a great personality and makes me want to make Kool-Aid.  She paused while she looked at her note cards, and did indeed talk fast at times.  The speech was also just long enough to get her point across, yet short enough to keep us interested. 

The part where she used her hand to stir the Kool-Aid made me laugh.  The first thought that popped into my head was, “Good thing she washed her hands before she did that.”  J Like Alex said, she definitely surprised the audience with her actions.  I think this is a good quality of her speech because it kept people interested.  Even though the majority of people know how to make Kool-Aid, she did her own thing to spice it up a little bit. 

One of the things I didn’t like that isn’t really important was the way she dressed.  She looked like she just got done working at ShopKo with the tan pants and navy shirt.  I guess at least she didn’t wear jeans.  She was also a little quiet at times.  Overall, I agree with Alex in the fact that she demonstrated how to make Kool-Aid very well. 

Alex Rigsbys Blog: http://anrigsbylsc100f10.blogspot.com/

Technorati search

The first blog I found is titled, “Metabolism models may explain why Alzheimer's disease kills some neuron types first.”  This is related to my informative paper about iron levels and I thought it was very interesting.  It explains why people with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from different memory losses at different stages during this disease.  The author of this blog post is Daniel Kane and it was posted on December 6^th, 2010.  I can’t assume he posts regularly considering he posted this yesterday because I don’t see when he posted before that.  He uses pictures that have subtitles explaining more about the picture.  The links under each picture bring you to the picture along with a couple sentences of information.  Personally, the pictures aren’t very intriguing and don’t make me want to read the post, although he does utilize the media. 

The other post I found is about euthanasia, the topic of my persuasive paper.   John David is sentenced to be executed by the state of Oklahoma on December 16^th.  The drug normally used to euthanize has run out, and so they have decided to test this new drug on him called pentobarbital, which has never been tested on humans before.  I am against the death penalty so I think this is wrong, but I found it interesting how my topic of euthanasia could be related to another debatable issue.  This blog post was written by Jeff Neumann and was posted today, December 7^th, 2010.  He must be very dedicated to his blog because he has had 62 posts in the last 24 hours.  What a life he has!  This blog is more laid back and has the tone of the person writing it. He uses profanity and portrays his personality.  It is not informative and not persuasive; just states the issue and his views.

Blog 1:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/uoc--mmm120610.php

Blog 2:

http://gawker.com/5694160/oklahoma-wants-to-use-animal-euthanasia-drug-on-death-row-inmate