For your sixth journal prompt (to be posted on your personal blog), you will need to listen to the entirety of this podcast about Penn State's party school status on NPR's This American Life. It's an hour and a half long, so be sure to allot yourself the time necessary. I promise, it's gripping.
I am looking first of all for a general, immediate response from you. How did this make you feel? As a Penn State student? As a college student in general? Do you think this is an apt portrayal?
Think about the appeals as you listen. Where is ethos particularly strong/weak? For the arguers? For the people interviewed? What about pathos? Where were you most moved/confused/angered/proud and why? Finally, how well does the piece make use of logos--statistics, reason, facts--to make its case?
What issues of definition are at stake in the piece? Small ones (hint: a jacket you wear to a frat party is called a___?) and large ones. How does this piece define PSU? Our students? Faculty?
Please address the above in at least 500 but no more than 1000 words.
Due Thursday, October 27th by noon.
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