Week 1 Reading Response

The linguistics of the White House response are very thought out. They chose to use information sentences with a lot of information, no bloat. I think it is interesting that they included "prayers" considering all the ridiculous religious things people complain about. Apparently people still like hearing they are being prayed for when things get rough. Also, I leaves the listener without a doubt that the USA is doing every possible to help Japan.

The visuals are the two Twitter pages are different, yet the give me the same feel. Figure 1.3 has more contrast, but the colors do not look professional and neither does the profile picture. Figure 1.4 has a smoother color, but again, with the profile picture, both Twitter accounts look like they are for personal use.

For the video, I actually had to stop watching and just listen because the visuals are so strong and I am incredibly visual. It sounds a little magical in the beginning. The drumbeat keeps the same tone through the whole video and keeps you listening and keeps things flowing. The magical affects do not seem as professional as what the person is talking about and take away a little of the credit.

The space of our university's homepage is not meant for the student or faculty member it is meant for the person who is look at the school for the first time to see if they want to attend. The news articles on the front page flip through every few second, anyone who comes to the site to read an article is not going to sit there and wait for the site to flip through. They want a list or grid of articles they can quickly scan through, find what they want and be on their way.

The President folds his hands when he is not flipping pages of his notes. This makes him look calm and thought out and without aggression. This is vital because he is talking about war and terrorist in another country. If he were to throw his hands in the air and point and shout, the viewer would not, it's all out war and they other country has it coming.