Riddle: Does Not Understand Doors
How should this sign be re-written to clearly communicate the author’s intention?
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The Braille Riddle
Promises and Prizes
Metaphor
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Counterintuitive Fall 2023 
The term “intrinsic value” in the context of cryptocurrency refers to the perceived inherent worth or usefulness of digital assets, independent of external factors such as market demand or government regulations. It embodies the belief in the fundamental utility and stability of cryptocurrencies, irrespective of their intangible nature. Understanding the perceived intrinsic value of cryptocurrency is essential for informed decision-making among investors, policymakers, and educators. This recognition of generational disparities in perception, drawn from psychological and social predictors, highlights the dynamic nature of cryptocurrency’s worth. As younger generations embrace the digital age, their evolving perspective on cryptocurrency’s intrinsic value challenges traditional notions and shapes the future of digital assets.
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“In the realm of cryptocurrency, the term ‘intrinsic value’ refers to the inherent worth or usefulness of digital assets, disregarding external influences like market demand or government regulations. It represents the belief in the fundamental utility and stability of cryptocurrencies, even though they lack physical presence. Understanding this perceived intrinsic value is crucial for investors, policymakers, and educators, aiding them in making informed decisions. The recognition of generational disparities in perception, rooted in psychological and social factors, emphasizes the evolving nature of cryptocurrency’s value. As younger generations embrace the digital age, their shifting perspective challenges traditional beliefs, shaping the future of digital assets.”
Class notes 11/6/23
We review signs and their proposals, and the implications that we see in looking at these signs. We discussed our wording in order to portray an idea the best.
We looked at how a simple pattern of dots in Brielle and how that is enough for a language to be interpreted through a sequence of 6 dots.
We discuss a long term commitment to a common theme and idea, while assuring implicating small claims to keep readers with you. In this case “little promises”, all leading up to a conclusion.
We review examples of this practice of leading on readers through small claims or little promises.
We did an in class task and looked at promises in our first definition argument. We learned to isolate and specify promises and prizes.
Classe notes 11/6/2023:
-Example about a road sign how relate us the argument in our essay and how to do the punctuation and it has to be at the end like the road sign.
-Example of a sign about how to write in a way for people to understand more and easily. like “keep the door close” so what the role of the door in that case. it can be written. ‘”close the door after you leave. “or “keep the door open”.
-A picture telling us always have something in your essay to pay attention of people on something in your essay. Like the example of a piece of metal when you go on it in, your car you will wake up in case you fall asleep while driving.
-translate a sentence from braille language to English. With a video to learn more about the language.
– In-Class Task to cut and paste the first paragraph of your Definition Argument. With green and blue coding in mind, decide for yourself how many GREENS promises you’ve made and how many BLUE prizes you’ve delivered.
Some writing tips and improving by:
-Copy these sentences adapted from student essays into the Reply field below and revise them for boldness, specificity, and directness. Replace negative verbs with positive verbs. (Example: replace didn’t resign with declined to resign)
-Class instruction about Robust Subjects and Verbs.
-Rebuttal practice about an essay.
Class Notes 11/6
– We discussed the brail alphabet and how each letter follows a pattern (with the exception of W).
– We talked about putting “promises” and “prizes” in sentences to make the readers stay interested and to make them want to read our second sentence.
– Professor Hodges showed us how to identify promises and prizes and how they can benefit our essay paragraph by paragraph.
– You need many reasons to back up the promises that you make in an argumentative essay.
– Professor Hodges explained how sentences that follow a negative verb with because may be confusing for readers.
– We completed an in class task revising the first paragraph of our definition argument and how to find promises and prizes in the paragraph.
-Teaching on Strong Subjects and Verbs in the classroom.
-Practice responding to an essay.
outlined how readers may find it perplexing when sentences that follow a negative verb employ because.
– We finished a work in class that involved editing the opening paragraph of our defining argument and discussing where the promises and rewards should be located.
-convert a sentence from the Braille to English language. with a video to gain additional language knowledge.
November 6 class notes
– The legitimacy of a street sign is a questionable thing.
– it should describe why you can not park there
– If you cant open a door why is it a door and not a window or a wall. The sign should say something like “Dont prop door open” because you can obviously use the door but dont keep it wide open.
– braille is an interesting alphabet but not a language.
– they basically assigned the numbers to a letter.
– the backwards L is a symbol of the difference of letters and numbers.
– Delivering on your promise with a prize is super important.
– youre not going to convince your opponents but you can rally your allies and supporters.
Class Notes:
Street Signs Are Proposal Arguments – They tell the reader the point of what they are portraying and expect you to obey/believe them.
Riddle Does Not Understand Doors – A door with a “PLEASE KEEP DOOR CLOSED” sign gets right to the point saying do not keep the door open.
The Braille Riddle – A piece of pavement that has a steel plate with bumps on them, it is meant for blind people to know they are getting to the end of the street.
Louis Braille is the creator of braille, and it has helped an abundance of blind people for generations that come after him.
Promises and Prizes – You tell the reader what you would be discussing and keep that promise of telling them what they are. Try not to prolong your point.
We started with a brief look at braille and how it is used as a way for blind people to read and others used for similar purposes of raised signs. This is tied into the phrase as all text is argument, and braille is no different, as raised bumps on the ground are essentially street signs for the blind. We have brought up the form of writing that gives the readers little “gifts” for sticking with the reading. First we give the reader a sentence that is sort of open ended and leaves them wanting the answer. We then answer in depth what we were essentially setting up to rope the reader in. We went over ways for revisions of sentences and how we need to find ways to make our writing more lively and not dead, such as clear and concise ideas, not flat drawn out sentences with no substance.
Notes:
-“street signs are proposal arguments”
-we learned about braille
-Promises and prizes: I learned that making and delivery a promise is the heart of communication. If we write something different than what we promised, readers will most likely go search for something better or something that delivered the promise. Fulfilling your promises keeps your readers intrigued and it keeps them listening to or reading your work.
-the high note might not be anywhere near the highest note you can hit, its just the highest note in the song, so why should it be so anxiety producing to know the note is there if you know you can hit the note? You need to know your abilities of writing to work your way up to the “highest note”
-The way you word things, changes the meaning. If you have 2 of the same sentences but change a couple words or rearrange a couple words, can change the whole meaning of the sentence
-if you want to keep your writing robust you need robust subjects and verbs
-avoid beginning a sentence with “there is” or “there are” or “it is” because “Is” is one of the weakest verbs
-we practiced rewriting sentences about Coats and about the Secret Service.
. Know your audience when writing your paper you need to write with certain audiences in mind you don’t write using scientific language when addressing an issue in the construction business
. You need to reward your readers for reading your essay. You can’t give everything away but you can piecemeal aspects of your argument through smaller arguments and reward the audience by proving it
. These smaller arguments build on your big one making the whole experience feel worth it like getting some bread before a meal to hold you over till your entree gets to your table
. Strong verbs remove garbage language from paragraphs and create more fulfilling less bloated essays
Class Notes: 11/6/23
– Street signs are proposal arguments, I believe yes because the sign is letting you know those are the rules but its up to you to follow.
– Door Riddle does not understand doors, should be written don’t prop door open
– Braille Riddle, with just 6 dots they created an entire alphabet and number system for the blind, answer to riddle is, Why is there Braille at the drive through window.
– Promises and Prizes, To keep the readers with you, you must reward them with small rewards to keep them engaged. Promises and prizes are the heart of communication. If we fail to reward little prizes for our promises we will have no audience.
– Not Because, Sentences that follow a negative verb with because creates confusion for reader.
– Robust Subjects and Verbs, Eliminate there is, there are, it is. These are toxic elements.
Class notes
Discussed braille riddle
Discussed promises and prizes portion of lecture
Best way to keep reader engaged is by making little promises and awarding prizes
Implemented what we learned about promises and prizes into our definition draft
Discussed how negative verbs create confusion for readers
Discussed Robust Subjects and Verbs part of the lecture
11/6/2023
Street Signs are Proposal Arguments
-The street sign has credibility
“PLEASE KEEP DOOR CLOSED”
-Don’t leave door open
The weird bumpy things at crosswalks
The Braille Riddle
-6 dots to make 26 letters (Not including Numbers or other characters)
-Pay attention to the use of the top 4 dots versus the bottom 2. Notice a pattern?
-Look at what the Numbers and special characters do.
Braille Riddle
WHY IS THEIR BRAILLE AT THE DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW
-Promises and Prizes-
Promises and prizes are the heart of communication.
Capture your audience from the beginning.
“Three billion canaries in the coal mine” – Margaret Renkl
-Check out this argument and pay attention to the colors. Green is Promises, Blue is Prizes.
-The promise and prize relationship keeps readers engaged and gives them a better sense of understanding as they receive answers to questions generated.;
_Participate in in-class task_
-Metaphor-
In Praise of Overreach
-The High Note in the star spangled banner. think of how the crowd is thinking “are they going to hit the high note”
-Not Because-
“I don’t love you because you’re beautiful.”
-“I love you, but not because you’re beautiful.”
-“I love you not just for your beauty”
-“I love you for your beauty and your generous heart”
Mr. Coats lost his job for legal use of marijuana.
“Coats was fired for violating workplace policy” (Can’t use “Not”/”Because”)
_Participate in in-class task_
-Robust Subject and Verbs-
Purging Toxic Elements (There is / There are / It Is)
-Look at the flaws and corrected sentences.
_Participate in in-class task_
Class notes: 11/6/2023
-street signs as proposal arguments: street signs can be viewed as proposal arguments. This is the case because these signs inform you of rules, but its ultimately your responsibility to follow them.
-Door riddle clarification: the door riddle should be written as Don’t prop the door open to eliminate any confusion.
-braille riddle significance the braille system created with just six dots serves as a complete alphabet and number system for the blind. the riddle asks why is there a braille at the drive-through window?
-promise and prize in communication to maintain your audience engagement its essential to reward them with small promises and prizes promises and prizes are at the core of effective communication. failing to provide these rewards for our promises may lead to losing our audience
– Avoiding ” not because ” confusion: sentences that follow a negative verb with because can create confusion for the reader
-use robust subjects and verbs It is advisable to eliminate weak phrases like there is there are and these elements can weaken your writing and should be replaced with more specific subjects and verbs.
Street signs are proposal arguments due to being based on authority. Signs that dont include consequences have zero authority, hence, holding no power. “KEEP DOORS CLOSED” means to shut the door after use.
Original
When stepping into a head position or high valued role in an organization, the mindset going into it nine times out of ten is to implement your own ideas in hopes to improve from what your predecessor has built. Above all else you definitely don’t want to make things worse than they were before you were appointed to the position. Nevertheless under your newly acquired leadership typically you want to drive the organization to new heights making your mark essentially building a “winning culture”.
Revised
When taking on the responsibility of managing an organization you aim to take leadership and begin to change the organization to your liking. Implementing your own ideas and standards into what your predecessor has left you. Above all else you dont want to make things worst than before you were given the position. Under your leadership typically you want to make your mark in effort to bring the organization to its best. Building a winner culture.
Professor Hodges started off with an image quoting that “street signs are proposal arguments”
This goes with credibility and consequence. Arguments that do not have consequences are not as powerful.
Braille: text for a very specific audience–direct type of readers
Braille Riddle: Why is there braille at the drive through window? Blind drivers
Promises and Prizes: Storyline frames your direction of the argument.
In praise of overreach: “are they going to hit the high note” — shouldn’t worry, relax past wonderful on the way to the best wonderful.
Not because:
“I don’t love you because you’re beautiful”
I love you not just because of your beauty.
I love you for your beauty and your generous heart.
Mr coats lost his job because of drug use.
Mayor lost his job because of “infidelity allegations”
Robust subject and verbs
Class Notes 11/6/23:
– When discussing street signs as proposal arguments, students are able to examine the arguments which become statements. Students are able to take away the fact that they must be clear in what they are asking, in order for the reader to respond appropriately. Through the use of these techniques and arguments, it allows the reader to know exactly what the author is stating, as long as the message is clear and correct.
– Through the discussion and explanation of braille and the way the letters and numbers were formed, it provides students with the idea of only changing things just slightly, then it can form a whole new idea. By adding a dot, a new letter is introduced, but by adding a few words or concepts, a whole new idea can be introduced within writing. Students should be able to write for many different audiences, but keep in mind that they are talking to a specific audience.
– In order to keep readers happy, students need to make and deliver on a promise and reward the reader with a prize. As a writer, it is important to continue to reward readers within each sentence by giving them a new piece of helpful or interesting information for them to continue reading. There are various paths writers can take when giving readers information, but keeping the reader engaged and interested within the writing is the most important part. It is critical that students approach their writing with “promises made and prizes awarded” for their readers, as it will be most appealing to a reader in this format and provides plenty of information. “What my reader needs to know and when they need to know it” is helpful to keep in mind when writing with the “promises and prizes” mindset. If a prize is extremely important, students are able to place it in its own individual paragraph.
– When stating specific arguments such as “I don’t love you because you’re beautiful”, it is important for writers to pay attention to the language they use when opening sentences. This type of language can be a blockage for readers to hear “I don’t love you” and they will most likely not listen or pay attention to anything else within the rest of the writing. For the most impactful approach, it is critical that the language used by an author will keep them engaged and happy while reading.
-Went over how street signs are optional to listen to, but there may be consequences after.
-Please keep door closed is very bad wording as many would think the door is out of use when in reality they meant to put shut door closed after use
-Looked at how blind people can read using braille and their touch to feel just like how they have braille on sidewalks to stop blind people from walking into traffic
-reviewed how to put in promises and prizes in your essays by doing it to the first paragraph of one of our writings
-robust verbs
– learned that when using a small number of words, it is important to be logical and precise
– learned some braille and took a quick look into a blind person’s perspective on a crosswalk
– learned that “keeping readers happy” means that the claims need to be backed up
– promises and prizes
– learned how to fix wordy sentences that have “but” and “because”
– how to revise claims and take the “fluff” out
Proposal arguments that have consequences are stronger than arguments that don’t. Street signs are proposal arguments but not all can persuade the readers to obey or agree with the sign when there are no consequences.
Why is there braille at drive-throughs?
You want to grab your readers’ attention and give them a purpose to stay and read. You also want to show consequence to your claim to show the importance of it and bring your reader in.
Promises and Prizes
Class Notes Monday 11/6:
-Street signs propose that you follow a certain rule, but it is up to you to follow it or not. Its a proposal argument.
-A better way to write the door sign would be “Close door after use.” This is better than the original sign because it suggests that use of the door is encouraged rather than outright banned.
-Braille Riddle: Why is there braille at the drive-thru window?
-Give your reader a purpose for reading your work through a series of promises and prizes. Promise your reader to give them something they want to hear, and then actually deliver on the promise by telling them the thing they want to hear.
-Street signs are like proposal arguments.
-Need credibility to have an effect on the reader.
-Understand your audience, word choice must change based on the people reading.
-Only have readers’ attention as much as you can command it. Keep the opening brief and concise.
-Used promises and prizes to keep readers retained and to revise the opening paragraph of the definition argument.
Class Notes:
-Braille is a way to address a specific audience, blind people.
-Braille also has their own way of identifying letters in the alphabet.
-Keeping Readers satisfied or surprising them,
-“there is / there are / it is”
Notes:
A sign could be considered a proposal if taken that way
Weird bumpy things on the floor are for blind people. I did not know that
The best way to keep the reader engaged is by making small promises.
To have a good paper know the audience that you writing for
Do in-class task
Notes 11/6/23
– “why is there braille at the drive-thru window?”
– Specific language for your specific audience
– Make small promises and provide “prizes” in your writing –> keeps reader engaged
– Purge Toxic Elements “There is/ There Are/ It IS” dont be around the bush making your claims.
11/6
He showed us braille and how it came to be. It is crazy how long ago they came up with these type of things. Being blind must suck. At least they have the best language they can do to help them communicate.
He also showed us how to fix our words with the in class assignment not because. I changed lots of words in the sentences and I feel like it made me a better writer. I better understand how to be direct and formal at the same time.
There has to be a balance for prizes and promises. He is also showing us to take out the trash language like they are, it is, because of that. This will make you think about what your actually writing. I like the idea of not using that writing.
Class Notes 11/6
Begin Import:
– Street Signs Are Proposal Arguments.
o You can follow them or ignore them.
o Based on zero from the higher upper.
o Follow your recommendations.
Riddle: Does Not Understand Doors:
– Follow the instructions all the time then the door would be always closed and everyone would be trapped inside then we we would have to break the rules.
– A door with the sign saying Please Keep Door Closed Sign.
– Rewritten to communicate the author’s intention.
o Closed the Door on your way In and out.
o Shut the Door After Use
– A red sign mat that’s outside.
– A device that is used to talk.
o People who are blind it is saying something in Braille.
Wake Up:
– Braille Riddle
– Braille Alphabet
o The letters go from the alphabet from the top to the middle and bottom.
o Bank has braille numbers punched into the check & money so that you would be able to read it or feel it.
o “Why is there braille at the drive-through window?” is the riddle that the professor made.
o Video explaining braille it a bit more.
o Video History and Benefits of Tactile Paving for people who drive or walk.
Promises & Prizes:
– Make no promise with no prizes.
o Hearing about the controversy of vaping.
o More news about the kinds of products it can cause for teenagers depending on who they buy the product from.
– Make and Deliver on a promise with a prize.
o Most teen vapers who died this year, and hundreds who suffer from serious lung ailments, purchased and consumed bootleg e-cigarettes filled with mysterious and dangerous ingredients.
Metaphor:
– In Praise of Overreach poem
Not Because:
– Sentences that follow a negative verb with because create confusion for readers.
o “I don’t love you because you’re beautiful”
– In-Class Exercise:
(1-6):
1. Coats was fired for violating the workplace policy.
2. An employer who takes medication for their anxiety couldn’t be fired.
3. The employees who drank a few beers couldn’t be fired due to it being after work.
4. Coats was fired due to his trying to treat the pain he endured daily.
5. Thiers discriminated against him due to him taking marijuana to help ease the pain of his multiple spasms.
6. Coats was smoking marijuana after work which wasn’t harming anyone as he’s not at work.
(7-10):
7. The Secret Service agents had taken action before Omar Gonzalez could penetrate the White House.
8. The Secret Service will not explain or answer questions on the actions of the breach at the White House.
9. Chief Julia Pierson was with Congress taking a testimony yesterday but she wasn’t fired due to her incompetence.
10. The Secret Service agents didn’t use deadly force against the intruder because he was carrying a knife with a 4-inch blade.
Robust Subjects & Verbs:
– In-Class Instructions
o Open a New Post titled “Robust Verbs-Username”, Edit it using the Remedial
o Publish in two categories: Robust Verbs and your Username.
Housekeeping:
– The New Portfolios SP23 Category is your personal Portfolio Category.
– Place your Definition Arguments/ Rewrite & Causal Rewrite/Argument into your new personal Portfolio category.
– Arguments that have zero consequences are not going to be a concern to readers
– You need to use specific language to address your target audience
– Break huge claims down to smaller claims to prove them throughout your argument
– Reward your readers by providing claims to keep them interested in reading
– Don’t waste words or your readers won’t stick around to find out what your claim is
– Using bad grammar and word placement might confuse your readers and it leads to digging yourself out of
– Try to eliminate repetition and “trash words” such as “by” statements, it is, there are, etc.
– The most striking word choice will keep your readers engaged rather than having loads of waste words. Less is more sometimes.
Streets signs are proposal arguments because all text is an argument.
There are all kinds of nuances available in a situation like this depending on who the author is as you don’t start out with automatic credibility.
Please Keep the Door Closed
This statement makes little sense because it goes against the direct function of a door.
Braille for the feet, a mat on the ground used to aid blind people in their efforts to find the road. These work because of other clues that the blind can use.
The Braille Riddle
Braille is formulated for use in languages using the Latin alphabet, there are forms of braille for other languages. Letters of braille are made of 6 dots raised and unraised and these formulate the entire alphabet. The letters also have to be smartly arranged for people to be able to read them as the potential confusion caused by the potential discussed placings can cause plenty of confusion. Braille has the capacity for all numbers and letters. The solution to the riddle is that the bottom row can be used which greatly expands the capabilities of letters, numbers, and even punctuation.
Why is there braille at the drive-through window?
There is a multitude of other designs of different patterns on the ground. In Europe, particularly Copenhagen there are rivets on the ground before the feet braille to give bicyclists the idea that they shouldn’t ride their bike that way into the street.
It is essential to follow through with your promises while writing. A great example of this was covered in class with an article about the disappearance of Birds in the writer’s yard and how this correlates with the large-scale disappearance of birds in North America. A large number of other articles were given for us to peruse to help cement the idea of how to properly follow the promise-fulfilling formula. We, the class, will do this with our definition argument by highlighting the promises and their fulfillment and then rewriting the paragraph to better fit the aforementioned ideal.
The High Note
You have to believe that your abilities are above that of the assignment. Think of yourself as being able to do more and you can be able to do much more.
Not Because
Do not follow a negative verb with because. We then revise multiple sentences to help
Robustity
“Is” is the weakest verb, and there are far too many sentences that start with There is or there are.
Class notes
We discussed how braille is used and what specific audience it is targeted to (blind people)
We must use specific language for specific audience.
Keeping promises as a writer will keep your audience engaged.
Must have good credibility to keep your audience as well.
Street signs could be a proposal argument, I believe this is true because the sign could tell you what to do but it is our discussion if we will follow
We first went over how street signs are proposal argument in the first photo from the blog. We then dove right in to the riddle of “Please Keep Doors Closed”. We also discussed ways we could rewrite it that would better translate it message to the reader. Next was the brail riddle which I myself am not to sure about. We then went over the metaphor by you which was very relative and resonates. Lastly we discussed the activity the price is to high which lead me to think about my causal argument and how I could have added more context.