URL

http://people.clemson.edu/~mjosey

here is the link to the video

URL

Hey Candace this is our URL for our video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5noKr9Ixeg&feature=channel_page

URL to our website

www.people.clemson.edu/~rraquet

Group Members:

Caleb Eljach

Ryan Higbie

Ryan Raquet

The URL to our website

Our website (Facebook: the art of destruction) :

http://www.mandyamyashbin.synthasite.com

Group members:

Amanda Giordano

Amy Strout

Ashbin White

our website

our great man theory website
www.clemson.edu/mfreedm

This is the URL for our website about What the United States should do to punish crimes committed by foreign nations

http://people.clemson.edu/~hsummer/

Exploitation of Women in Rap Videos

Here is our website about how rap artists exploit women in their videos.

www.clemson.edu/~rgilmor

Considering Cannabbis

Group Members: Chardae Anderson, Kristin Maurer, and Brian Murphy

Here is the link to our group's video project.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4337280072525318357&hl=en

Cutting Back Pants Sizes: The Physical Education Revolution

Group Members

Carlyle Shirley
Chris Jenkins
Daniel Laird


Here's the website portion of our assignment.

http://people.clemson.edu/~jenkin6/

Moon vs. Mars Final Website (Pam Bourque, Melissa McPartland, and Michael Flowe)

Here's the link to our website about the Moon vs. Mars:

http://www.clemson.edu/~mflowe

Abstract

Group Member: Martha Cloud

I plan to use a well organized website to argue my point across that gay marriage should be legalized. I plan on using plenty of well researched evidence that showcases the different reasons as to why gay marriage should be legal. I will provide links to websites that argue that denying gay people the right to marry is unconstitutional, that the Bible is an outdated way of trying to deny certain people rights, that it is morally wrong to discriminate against someone due to their sexual orientation, among other reasons. 

The website will provide well organized information to allow the reader to not only see the arguments for gay marriage, but also the counterarguments that are against gay marriage. This will allow the reader to hear all sides of the argument and will also allow me to provide information and links that show how most all of these counterarguments have significant flaws and to prove that the main reason people do not want gay marriage legalized is because they are not comfortable with the idea, not because they think the Bible says so. I also plan on including websites that show what actions are being taken in order for gay marriage to be legalized, such as things like Proposition 8 in California, among others. 

Outline

Group Member: Martha Cloud

1. Introduction/Homepage

- I will introduce my topic and explain my stance on it. I will introduce my thesis. 

2. Arguments as to Why Gay Marriage Should be Legal

- Equal rights should be provided to all Americans, not just those who are straight. 

- The Bible is an outdated way of trying to justify discriminating against gay people.

> Specifically, we do not judge people for having premarital sex or getting a divorce, yet both of those are in the Bible as things we are not supposed to do. 

- If gay people are not allowed all of the benefits that come with being an American citizen, they should not have to put up with the drawbacks that come with being an American citizen, such as paying taxes. 

- The government is not legally allowed to discriminate against someone due to religion or race, therefore they should not be able to discriminate against someone due to their sexual orientation. 

- If gay marriage is eventually legalized, since gay couples cannot naturally have children together, it would increase the number of children being adopted and taken out of orphanages. 

- Gay people do not choose to be gay. They do not choose to lead a lifestyle that means they will be discriminated against for their entire lives, and therefore we should not judge or discriminate against them for something they cannot change about themselves. It would be the same thing as judging someone for being born a different race. 

3. Address Counterarguments

- The Bible says it isn't right, even though divorce is also an "abomination", yet one on two couples in America gets a divorce. Also, the government has no right to pass a law based on something in the Bible because not everyone in American is Christian and the freedom to believe in what you want is part of the building blocks of America. 

- Gay marriage will lead to polygamy and will degrade the the sacred institution of marriage. 

- Gay couples are not natural because they cannot produce children, even though the world is suffering from overpopulation. 

- Gay couples cannot raise children because a child needs a male and female parent, even though single parents are praised for their hard work raising children by themselves without a father or mother figure. 

- Gay couples will raise gay children, even though historically most gay people were raised by straight parents. 

4. Take a Look Back on Other Controversial Issues From the Past:

- Society is always going to change and we have to allow it to change. 

- Black people were once slaves, women were once property, interracial marriage was once illegal, etc. These were all once controversial issues such as gay marriage is today. All of these issues included a denial of rights because of someone's sex, race, etc. and they all seem ridiculous and entirely prejudice today. 

5. Measures Being Taken

- Discuss things such as Proposition 8 in California and other advances for gay rights. 

Topic

Group Member: Martha Cloud

My topic is going to explore the controversial issue of gay marriage. I am going to argue that it should be legal, but I am going to focus on closely looking at the arguments against gay marriage and explain why there are major flaws in many of them. I am also going to look at how gay marriage being illegal still in most places is discriminatory and how it causes many problems for straight people as well as gay people. 

Abstract: Moon Landing (Donnie, Ian, Alexis)
Our multimedia project will be a short video introducing our argument. The video will contain clips and short phrases that get out point of view across to the audience. We will have flashy pictures that will grab the viewers eye and show the reasons why the moon landing is impossible! We will have some sort of music playing in the background(probably some trippy music by Perpetual Groove) while we have professionals explain why this event never could have occurred.

Outline for: Moon Landing (Donnie, Ian, Alexis)
I. Introduction
a. Introduce the two different sides of the story
b. Introduce our argument
II. History/Background
III. The Two different arguments
a. Give an in depth look into what the believers think happened
b. Give an in depth look into what the disbelievers think really happened
IV. Reasons backing our side of the argument (disbelievers)
V. Conclusion

Pudgy Adolescents: An Expanding Problem

Abstract-

Our multimedia project will be hosted on a website of some sort in which the main homepage would introduce the thesis and introduction of the argument. On the homepage, a large image will introduce the problem of overweight children in the United. States. This will be an attempt to pull the reader's emotions into the piece. On the homepage will be various links to different parts of our argument. They will introduce the needs for physical education in the United States. Some of the links will involve statistical evidence of the benefits, while others will involve emotional and ethical approaches to the argument. We plan to link each argument up and have the site flow through each argument.

Group Members -
Chris Jenkins
Carlyle Shirley
Daniel Laird

Abstract

Our multimedia project will be a basic, but well constructed, website that
informs our audience on the role of racism in the United States judicial
system. It will provide the listeners with the facts that are not by law
yet applied in the numerous cases that our government is faced with. We
plan to prove that our rules and regulations in the judicial system are
not fairly applied to every individual because of their race, gender, or
the specific crime that was committed. This information will be
established through videos; scholarly testimonies; and in depth, factual
information.

The homepage will be a brief overview of our topic, while the subsequent
links will enlighten our topic with various uses of the technology such as
videos and blogs. Case studies and testimonials will be used to back up
our argument. We hope to have the website designed in a manner to
mimic the inside of a prison by possibly setting up the design so that each
object in the jail cell directs you to a new page. The page may then direct the visitor to a jury selection page. The page will have some
general information about the procedures of jury selection. Then there
will be additional links below, possibly a link to a case where jury
selection or the race of a jury significantly altered the outcome of a
case. Other links on the jury selection page might be a video interview
from criminal defense lawyers on the topic of jury selection or possibly a
video interview of a professor and their thoughts and opinions on the
matter. (Technology pending).

Abstract

Group members: Chardae Anderson, Kristin Maurer, and Brian Murphy


For our multimedia project, we are constructing a video. The video will argue for the legalization of cannabis. Our video will employ the high style level of decorum in order to move the audience. The intended audience for our argument will be professionals. The high style level of decorum will help establish a serious and persuasive tone in the video. The video will begin with a variety of interviews. The interviews will consist of a diverse group of people. Both sides to the argument will be presented through the interviews. Following the interviews, we will begin to introduce our argument. First, we will talk about the cannabis’ legality in the past. In doing so, we will analyze the reasons for its original outlawing. We will present how cannabis was originally outlawed due to corrupt politicians’ capitalizing off of racist prejudices. After this, we will discuss the different uses and benefits of cannabis. This part of the video will focus on the medical, industrial, and recreational use. After discussing the benefits, we will present reasons why cannabis is illegal. By present these reasons, we will show how feeble the opposing argument is. We will address how medical companies oppose medical marijuana due to little potential profit. Marijuana is not patentable because it is easily grown. We will address the scientific basis by comparing marijuana to tobacco and alcohol. Although long term marijuana use has been shown to cause changes in brain chemistry, these changes have not been determine to be detrimental. Next, the video will discuss how many of the adverse effects of marijuana are caused by the war on drugs. We will discuss cost of imprisoning marijuana uses, and show better uses for that money. Finally, we will summarize and clearly articulate our argument.

In order to keep the audiences focused on our argument, the video will include a variety of elements. Pictures of cancer patients using medical marijuana will be included. The video will include music by artists such as Bob Marley, Ben Harper, and Phish. Finally, we will splice footage of famous and powerful people’s opinions on marijuana into the video. By including a variety of elements in the video, we will establish ethos and pathos, as well as keeping the audience intrigued in the argument.

Abstract

Group Members: Amanda, Amy & Ashbin

Our multimedia project will be a website that elaborates on the many negative effects that social networking sites (primarily facebook) inflicts on its users. Our homepage will provide an overview of facebook and its functions. Also, on our homepage will be side links of all of the points we plan on explaining to support our argument. These links will include the conflict, murder, stalking, bullying and distraction that websites such as Facebook provoke. Each link will lead to a new page that will go in depth about the specific topics and will include pictorial and textual proof of the damage Facebook causes. We also plan on incorporating videos into these pages to provide a well rounded and easy to understand view of our focus.

Abstract

Group Members: Asia Brown, Sam Jones, Semmes Gilmore
Our multimedia project will be a website about rap videos exploiting women. The homepage will expand more on our topic and will introduce the issues and concerns in today's world and effects on women. On the left hand side of the webpage, there will be links to navigate easily through our website. This links will prove our agrument and get our point across. The last link on the hompage will be the works cited page and a list of people who help us with our agrument. Our website is going to be very user-friendly. It will not just be for the tech-savy. Our audience are teenagers and adults.

B.c.S

Our multimedia project will be a video used to back up our argument that their is a better way to determine a unanimous national champion in college football. There will be a comparison between Divison 1-A' s bcs and Division 1-AA playoff system and why there is less controversy in Divison 1-AA. In the video we will have interviews of coaches, the athletic director, players, and regular clemson students. In the second part of the video group's analysis of the BCS will be on hand, and our solution to the system will be addressed.

Team Members: Ryan Raquet, Ryan Higbie, Caleb Eljach
Our multimedia project will be a website about parks in urban areas. The homepage will consist of multiple pictures of parks from around the nation. These pictures will entice the reader. There will also be a brief summary of our argument on the homepage. At the top of the homepage there will be places to click on our subtopics. In these secondary pages the readers will be able to learn more about parks and why they are beneficial in cities.
Readers will be able to read about the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects that parks can have on the people that use them. They will also be able to read about the different features that parks offer. They will learn about why these features are important and what benefits they offer. The visual aspect of our website will give the reader a much deeper feeling of why urban parks are important. The website will be able to portray our ideas in a clearer way than any paper could.

abstract

Abstract: Great Man Theory in American History
Group Members: Mike and George

Our multimedia project is going to be an outline with the basic website structure provided. The homepage will be the clearly and completely state what we are trying to prove. It will provide answers to any questions a reader had about what our topic and argument was. It will entice the reader into wanting to read our sub topics which will be examples that provide evidence to our argument. The homepage will have video and photos to help get our point across.
Each of the secondary pages from the homepage will be an in depth analysis of a man or women in American history. These people are either very famous, symbolic or considered American heroes, people that would be found in an American history text book. The arguments will not be celebrating their accomplishments, we will be arguing that these “heroes” are receiving more credit in history then one man or women should be credited for. The argument is consistent for each of the people, that the credit should belong to other people or groups of people. Each webpage is going to be informative and insightful, it will also be full of multimedia including video, audio, and photos.

Our American people considered for this project: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere, Martin Luther King Jr. John Adams, Betsey Ross, Thomas Edison, Sam Adams, George Washington, John Paul Jones, Patrick Henry. Woodrow Wilson.

Revision Outline

Alex Terrance Nisha

Topic:

Race in the Judicial System

Argument: That race does still has a huge effect on the judicial system. That many innocent people might be treated differently or even convicted simply because of their race.

Introduction: "You have the right to be judged by a jury of your peers", "all men are created equal", all of these are ideals made to instill a since of fairness and equality, unfortunately the judicial system has eliminated the opportunity for equality and fairness, by using race as a means of determining guilt or innocence in some cases.

Background: Opening with a brief history of movements made in the judicial system in regard to race Talking about the big area that race effects in the justice system.

* Talking about the idea of a "jury of your peers"

Death Penalty

* Stats about the convicts currently on death row

*Race? 

*Gender?

* What crimes were committed?

* Stats Race of victims in crime

Jury

*Talk about methods of jury selection

*Talk about trials where race of the jury has been a big issue

Crime Rates

*Talk about different crime categories

*Street Crime

*White Collar Crimes 

*Mention the race affiliated with each crime type and how one is more or less heavily prosecuted

**Finding specific case file for each point topic**

Outline: What Should the United States Do to Punish Foreign Nations

Group: Brett Czechowski, Hunter Summersett, and Kevin Harp

I. Introduction
II. Crimes that Foreign nations have committed against the US
a. Taxation
b. Pearl Harbor
c. The Cuban Missile Crisis
d. The Twin Towers
III. What the US did in retaliation
a. Revolutionary War
b. Hiroshima
c. The Cold War
d. The War On Terror
1. Iraqi Freedom
2. The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden
IV. Result of That Retaliation
a. American Independence
b. End of WWII
c. US increased diplomacy
d. Iraq became a democracy
e. Saddam Hussein was captured
V. Conclusion

Outline

Group: Ryan, Ryan, Caleb

Parks in Urban Areas

I. Introduction

II. History/Background

III. Benefits

a. Physical

b. Mental

c. Emotional

d. Spiritual (one with nature)

e. Social

IV. Different Aspects of Parks

a. Sports fields

b. Water

c. Forest

d. Trails

i. Off road

ii. On road

e. Skate Parks

V. Conclusion

Outline: The Great Man Theory and American History

Group Members: George Schneidmuller, Mike Freedman

 

I.                   Introduction

A.    Introduces the great man theory, our working definition of it, and it origins

B.     States our argument regarding the theory

II.                Our take on the great man theory

A.    Relates our theory to famous figures in American history and seeks to explain why they are perceived as heroes.

B.     Introduces the figures that we will analyze such as Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, John Adams, Martin Luther King, and Rosa Parks.

III.             Body paragraphs – The figures

A.    In each body paragraph we will provide the following information and analyses for the figure.

1.      What the person is known for, what made them famous.

2.      Their place in American history.

3.      People that influenced this figure.

4.      If they have a positive or negative reputation and why.

5.      What actually happened, not just what people think happened.

6.      If it is the event that they are known for, or what they actually did that is more significant.

B.     We incorporate the use of different forms of multimedia use to benefit our argument

IV.             Evidence for our case

A.    We will interview Clemson students and ask them what they know the historical figure(s) for.  We will then tell them if their thoughts deviate from the truth, and if so, ask them if the truth will affect their opinions.

B.     Our findings should show whether or not the misconceptions exist, and furthermore in what way do they affect our society’s views of American history.

V.                Conclusion

A.    We will review our research and findings and determine if there is a correlation between what the public knows about historical figures and the facts of what actually occurred

B.     We will provide our own conclusions and opinions to how we think this effects people’s views.

C.     If we do find evidence for a weakness in the way history is taught and documented, we will provide creative inquiries to ways that the methods could be improved to make our history more accurate.

outline

Group: Mike and George


Introduction:-Introduce great man theory, definition and where it originated
-brief description of which American history figures are perceived as heroes and credited for historic movements
-thesis

Body Paragraphs: Examples- each example is a person who is well known when he should not be or credited for such a large task that no man should be credited for. Our examples: Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsey Ross, Martin Luther King, John Adams, more. There should be a video, audio or visual for each person and paragraph.

Each Body paragraph goes through this type of structure

Introduction- Which person we are focusing on
- What the person is known for, why people know him
-explain what they did and what they are given credit for
- Place in American history
- What time period, background information, Other people that influenced this person and reputation and recognition they have. .
-Do they have a positive or negative aspect in history
-what is more important, the event they are known for or what they did
-what did happen in history compared to what credit is given.
Conclusion- why are there differences between what the public knows about historical figures compared to what they actually did.

Outline

Group memebers: Chardae Anderson, Kristin Maurer, and Brian Murphy

I. Intro
A. Explains the controversy of over cannabis.
B. States our argument, cannabis should be legalized, and the reasoning behind it.

II. A brief history of the drug.

III. Different uses of cannabis.
A. Talk about the medical uses
B. Talk about the industrial use (hemp).
C. Talk about the recreational uses.

IV. Discuss the legality and reasoning behind the legality.
A. Talk about the legality in different states. Also mention the beliefs of powerful people, such as Barack Obama who used to be for the decriminalization of marijuana.
B. Discuss the lack of scientific bases for the current laws. Compare the effects of marijuana to other legal drugs: tobacco, alcohol, and salvia. Talk about the illegitimate reasons why it is illegal: racism, fear, protection of corporate profits, ignorant, incompetent, and corrupt legislators, personal career advancement and finally greed.

V. Determine public opinion on the legality of cannabis.
A. Conduct interviews with a diverse range of people.
B. We may try to splice video segments, from online sources of people's opinions. We will represent both sides of the argument, but construct our video to argue for the legalization of marijuana.

VI. Conclusion: We will review the argument, highlighting key interviews and facts. We will make a final argument and maybe close with footage of Barack Obama saying he frequently used marijuana when he was younger.

Abstract , Kevin S, Ellis, Katie Fitz
For our multimedia project, we plan to construct a website focusing on the effects of negative campaign advertisements. Our website will be presented in a professional manner that includes an informative home page as well as hyperlinks to specific campaigns over the last fifty years. Our website will also be user-friendly and easy to navigate so that all kinds of people can be informed, rather than solely the technologically savvy. The home page will include a detailed analysis of the mud-slinging concept and reveal to the audience what sort of different mediums politicians have used over the last few decades. On the left side of the screen, there will be hyperlinks to specific ad campaigns. These campaigns include Kay Hagan vs. Elizabeth Dole (2008), Barack Obama vs. John McCain (2008), Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton (2008), George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis (1988), Richard Nixon vs. Hubert Humphrey (1968), and Lyndon B. Johnson vs. Barry Goldwater (1964). (This list may expand as time progresses) Each of these hyperlinks to campaigns will include a brief history of the campaign, the parties to which each candidate belongs, what type of campaign it is, and the winner. Also, there will be videos, posters, etc., posted on each campaign page. This navigation bar will also include hyperlinks to pages that include statistics of success as well as people’s opinions as to whether or not this campaign tactic is effective.
For each specific campaign, we plan on attaching detailed examples of the negative attacks on each other. For the Kay Hagan vs. Elizabeth Dole campaign, we will post the controversial Dole advertisement that implies that Kay Hagan is atheist. We will also reveal that Kay Hagan won the election and clarify the margin by which she prevailed. For the Barack Obama vs. John McCain campaign, we plan on posting several ads that include a John McCain advertisement that compares Obama to celebrities such as Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. We may also post a Saturday Night Live skit that parodies the John McCain attacks on Obama. We also plan on posting the “Willie Horton” ad for the George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis campaign, the “Convention” ad for the Richard Nixon vs. Hubert Humphrey campaign, and the “Daisy ad” for the Lyndon Johnson vs. Barry Goldwater campaign. To make this website more effective, we also plan on making the color scheme topic-appropriate and aesthetically pleasing.

Outline

Group Members: Ashbin, Amy & Amanda

I. Introduction

A. Introduce and explain Facebook and how it works

1. comments

2. status

3. pictures

B. Thesis:With social networking websites such as Facebook, people's private lives have become more public leading to conflict, death and distraction.

II. Fights

A. Online fighting

1. Comments & Messaging

2. Threats

B. Passageway to Violence

1. Physical fighting/murder

III. Cyber Bullying

A. Article

IV. Break Ups 

A. Status Changes

B. Jealousy

C. Miscommunications

V. Stalking

A. Access to Personal Information

1. Hometown

2. School

3. Screen Name

4. Email address

B. Online Predators

VI. Distraction

A. In class

1. Temptation to look at own/friend's profiles

B. Out of class

1. Takes up study/ sleep time

C. Addicting

VII. Accessibility

A. Anyone can access your page

1. Employers

2. Colleges

3. Parents

B. Pre-judging

VIII. Conclusion

Outline

Group Members: Kevin S. Ellis, and Katie Fitz
Title: Negative Ad Campaigns
I. Introduction: Background of ad campaigns and elections
A. Thesis: The effectiveness of negative ad campaigns in elections and how people respond to them.
II. Background of negative ad campaigns
A. Techniques
B. Examples of negative ad campaigns used in US elections
C. Other countries negative ad campaigns
D. What kinds of elections.
a. Presidential
b. House/representatives
c. State governments
III. Advantages
A. Other campaigns that use negative advertising that is not related to elections ex/ drugs and alcohol.
IV. Risks and negative effects
A. Backlash
B. Losing
V. Controversy
A. Regulation
VI. ConclusionGroup’s view on the negative ads

Topic

Group Members: Ashbin, Amanda & Amy

Thesis: With social networking websites such as Facebook, people's private lives have become more public leading to conflict, death and distraction.

Our topic is going to focus on how the use of facebook has led to not only verbal abuse, but also physical violence and the destruction of relationships. By actively using websites such as Facebook people have opened up their private lives for the public to see. It provides easy access to employers and colleges to instantly judge your lifestyle and character based on what you post. 

Group partners: Terrance, Nisha, and Alexandria

I didn't get all of the instructions for this so I am posting to the best of my ability.

Topic

  Racism and racial issues in the justice system.

A argument showing how race influences dissuasions made in the judicial system. Touching on different topic areas to better make an argument proving an injustice in the system.

Outline

Race in the Judicial System

Death Penalty

• Statistics about race, not of inmates but of victims (what message does this send)
• Stats about conviction ratings and such

Jury Selection

• How influencial is race when it comes to jury selection?
• Stats of how many people have  been convicted based upon a racially biased jury

Murder Trends

• Trends in the race and profile of serial murderers
• Trends in the race and profile of street crime 

Which is more important? Street Crime or Others?

Pro's and Con's of Criminal profiling

The Dodgeball is Sometimes Mightier than the Pen

Group Member: Chris Jenkins, Carlyle Shirley, Daniel Laird
I. Intro Paragraph - Perhaps Analyze a Photograph of a poster on overweight children?
A. This "Intro" uses the photo to give a brief rundown of America's dilemma.
B. Thesis- At the close of this piece, the thesis of the compilation should be introduced.
II. Emotional Effects
A. Present emotional benefits of exercise in general
B. Present the emotional effects of the school atmosphere
C. Compare and contrast how gym classes will effect students emotionally
III. Physical Effects
A. Present the health dilemma in the United State - more specifically - in children
B. Present how healthy behavior will effect students
IV. Scholarly Effects
A. Present the correlation between both emotions and physical well being on grades
B. Discuss the alternative of gym time over classroom time to improve grades
V. Conclusion- Briefly negate opposition - Run through points and lay down a solid finish.

Outline for Rap Exploiting women

I. Introduction
A. Explaining topic of rap artists exploiting women in music videos and lyrics.
B. Introduce the issue and concerns in today's world and effects on women

II. Some Examples
1. Bust it Baby (Plies)
2. Gold Digger (Kanye West)
3.Body on Me (Nelly)
4. Mrs. Officer- Lyrics (Lil Wayne)
5. Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-a-lot)

III. Reasons Women Participate
A. Entertainers trying to get their career together.
B. Fame
C. Money
D. Ex. Eva Mendes (In Will Smith video then moved on to be a movie star)

IV. Effects of Rap Videos on Women's Self Image
A. Women changing their appearence to look like video models
B. New Role Models for young girls
C. Women expect men to treat them like the rap stars

V. Can this Ever Change?
A. Sex sells
B. Girls keep volunteering to degrade themselves
C. Where there's money there will still be video models

B.c.S

Group Member: Sarah Newport, Chris Hickman, Chris Gagnon
I. Intro
A. Topic Sentence explains the current BCS system, and the history.
B. Thesis- stating how BCS system is not the best system for determining the best team in college football.
II. Compares Divison 1-A to Divison 1-AA
A. BCS bowl system vs Playoff System, and why you generally see no controversy over the best team in Division 1-AA because of the playoff system.
B. Present specific examples where the troubles with the BCS have presented themselves.
III. Present the point of view of the BCS system from the football population at Clemson University.
A. Athletic Director and Coach Swinney
B. Football players and other athletes.
C. Average Joes (regular clemson students)
IV. Generate as a group an alternative system that Division 1-A football can use.
V. Conclusion- Reviewing the views of the population at Clemson, and our personal viewpoints.

Abstract (Pam Bourque, Melissa McPartland, Michael Flowe)

Abstract

In presenting our multimedia project, we plan to create a website. The website will contain a homepage as well as a list of external links to use as evidence to support our argument. Since the audience of our website is professional, we will create an attractive but formal presentation. We will not be using “I” when presenting our argument. Our website will contain the information in paragraph form as well as videos and pictures that are relevant to the subject. The background will be black with a star border to emphasize the theme of space. We will also include pictures of planets and various forms of space travel. The videos will include previous space missions as well as videos of influential people making important comments about the space program (ex. John F. Kennedy speech). The bulk of our information will be on our homepage. The font of the homepage will be between size ten and fourteen so the audience will be able to stay focused and read the material, but not have a difficult time reading it. The pictures will be placed to the side while the text is wrapped around the picture so the audience will be able to read and visual the text. We will include contact information on the bottom as well as the date of the last update for the audience to be able to ask us questions and see how up to date the information is.
The homepage will also contain a navigational bar on the left side of the page. The navigation bar will contain various pages and other sites that will help support our argument. The navigation bar will be red while the links to the other pages will be blue. We will also have an external link containing our work cited. The various pages will include the history of NASA and the space program, the history of the Apollo space program, the history of the space shuttle, and a brief history of the satellite missions to Mars. Each page will include pictures and video that are relevant to the topic. The theme and background of each of these pages will pertain to the specific topic we are talking about.

Skeleton Outline (Pam Bourque, Melissa McPartland, Michael Flowe)

Outline

I. Introduction/Homepage
a. In the introduction, we will explain our argument and our position on the argument.
i. We will also include pictures that will be relevant to our topic on the homepage.
II. Argument
a. We should go to Mars instead of going back to the moon.
i. We have already been to the moon.
ii. Going to the moon is expensive, especially since there is nothing there.
iii. We should focus our time and money going somewhere we haven’t instead on somewhere we have already visited.
III. External links
a. This part of the presentation will allow the viewers to see background information.
i. Some links that we will include are:
1. A brief history of NASA
a. A brief history of the Apollo space program
b. A brief history of the space shuttle
c. A brief history of Mars satellite missions
2. We will also include the history of the mission to the moon.
3. The history of the mission to Mars
d. The Voyager Mission
e. The work cited page will also be explained in the external links.

Topic

Group Members: Terence Foster, Alexandria Watson, and Nishale Talley

Our topic is going to be racism in the judicial system. We are going to construct a website to convey the audience that racism plays a huge part in the judicial system.

Topic

Members: Kevin S, Ellis and Katie Fitz

Our topic is Negative Ad Campaigns and their affect on how people vote and look at candidates.

Topic

Group consist of: Kristin Maurer, Brian Murphy and me!

Our topic is the legalization of Marijuana. We will focus on the public's opinion, the government's opinion, and the history of the drug. We will interview a diverse group of people in order to determine the public's opinion. We will construct a video to argue for the legalization of Marijuana.

Exploitation of Women in Rap Music Videos

Group Members: Sam Jones, Asia Brown, Semmes Gilmore

We are looking at how rap and hip hop artists exploit the women who are featured in their music videos. The sexual exploitation isn't just in how the women are portrayed in the video itself, but by the lyrics of the songs as well. We will be making a webpage to support our arguement.

Moon Landing: Did it really ever happen?!?!

We have chosen to do our project to contradict that we ever landed on the moon. There have always been people that believed that the original moon landing was fake, and we would like to follow this up.

Topic

The topic we chose is: Space Exploration: Is it ethical to go back to the moon?

We are supporting the fact that it is not ethical to go back to the moon.



Pam Bourque, Melissa McPartland, Michael Flowe

Topic

Group Members: Chardae Anderson, Kristin Maurer, and Brian Murphy

Our topic is the legalization of cannabis. We will focus on the public's opinion, the government's opinion, and the history of the drug. We will interview a diverse group of people in order to determine the public's opinion. We will construct a video to argue for the legalization of cannabis.

Topic

Group members: Asia Lashay Brown, Sam Jones, Semmes Gillmore
Our topic is about how rap video exploit woman. A example of this is "Bust it Baby".

Topic

Group Members: Mike Freedman and George Schiedmuller

Our topic is how belief in the great man theory has removed people from the true course of history. We will focus on specific examples of people in american history who might have recieved more or less credit for historical events and movements. We will use photo and video examples of these people to demonstrate why people have these misconceptions about them.

Topic

We are arguing for a playoff system in college football rather than the current bowl system. We will be interviewing different Clemson students to get their opinion on the matter and also researching professional opinions. Members of the group: Chris Hickman, Chris Gagnon, Sarah Newport

Parks in Urban Areas

Team members: Ryan Raquet, Ryan Higbie, Caleb Eljach. Our group plans to research the effects that parks in urban areas have on the people that live there. We will make an argument for why more parks should be made in these urban areas.

Topic- Physical Education: Fat Kids Need Love Too

Team Members:
Chris Jenkins
Carlyle Shirley
Daniel Laird

Our group plans on compiling a piece on the necessity of Physical Education in the High School curriculum. It is necessary for the production of healthy and strong minded students. We will use several different media sources to discuss the emotional, physical, and scholarly effects of exercise and teambuilding activities. We will discuss the tradeoff between classroom time for gym time.