PB2B

The topic that I am interested in is The Dakota Pipeline Protest. The “players” involved in this issue are- Standing Rock Sioux tribe members, Energy Transfer Partners, The Morton County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Standing Rock Sioux are protesting against Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) alongside representatives of more than 200 other tribes. These tribes are protesting the construction of an of an oil pipeline. The protesters argue that this pipeline would disturb sacred lands and burial grounds, which then would pollute the tribe's only source of water.

Energy Transfer Partners are in charge of building this oil pipeline that transports oil from North Dakota’s Bakken field to a refinery in central Illinois. Energy Transfer Partners received  permits to from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allow the pipeline to cross the Missouri River.

The sheriff’s only issue is the false accusations. Apparently protesters  were checking in at Standing Rock and reposting a message to Facebook declaring that the check-ins were needed to help protect protesters in  from being monitored through the use of geotagging by law enforcement. The sheriff of North Dakota completely denies these accusations.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had plans to build this pipeline in September but faced a lawsuit. The federal judge however, were in favor of the Army Corps.

But how do each “player” feel about this situation? Many people had their say when it came to Standing Rock and this pipeline situation including, Corporations, Tribe members, Celebrities, ETP, and even Barack Obama. Let's get into the thought and minds of each of these players.

The tribe and its fellow protesters feel as if they were not properly consulted about this pipeline construction. Their main concern is the effect on sacred sites and burial grounds. The protesters want this construction not occur at Standing rock, but to occur elsewhere. The Standing Rock Tribe led this protest against the pipeline. The Tribe then proceeded to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ask for a temporary injunction against this construction. This injunctions was immediately denied. Celebrities such as actress Shailene Woodley, reporter Amy Goodman and documentary filmmaker Deia Schlosberg, have either been arrested or faced charges for joining the protest and videotaping the demonstration. Many peaceful protesters were arrested with charges such as engaging in a riot. Other protesters were physically assaulted by the law enforcement, where they used pepper spray and tear gas to break up prayer circles.

Energy Transfer Partners already constructed most of the pipeline down North Dakota almost leading to the Mississippi River. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, defended the project in September, despite the cultural history that lies upon Standing Rock. Kelcy claims that the protesters water safety concerns are “unfounded”.

The pipeline developers that work with U.S. Army Corps Engineers are now awaiting a federal permit to dig under the river. Meanwhile Barack Obama made a request to the Army Corps asking if this pipeline can be rerouted. Army Corps are looking for any possible rerouting solution.

I personally feel bad considering the fact that many Native Americans live in reservations, now that might be invaded by the ETP. These tribes lived here in harmony with their fellow tribe members, taking care of their environment. There are questions i would like to ask relating to ETP and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the law enforcement.

1. Where is the humanity, how can you carelessly invade someone's home?
2. Army Corps- Giving out a permit to do construction in a reservation without the tribe's consent didn't bother you?
3. Why did the law enforcement use “military force” against these peaceful protester?

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PB2A

This PB2A will be based off of “Spotting and Evaluating “Moves”. Doing so I must pick a written text and analyze the author’s “moves”. I will be analyzing written text from: http://www.harpersbazaar.com

The article that i have chosen is about Jennifer Aniston, it is written by Alyssa Bailey. When the author kicks off the article she boldly suggest that Aniston “has nothing to lose”, when she wrote her op-ed. The move that Alyssa just used according to the book “They say, I say”, is Capturing Authorial Action(pg 684). Alyssa suggest that Aniston has nothing to lose, because of the fact that she's shamed for not having any children and her divorce with Brad Pitt. Another move the author used in the opening paragraph is Explaining Quotation(pg.685), by providing Aniston's questions. During Aniston's op-ed to Huffington Post she's basically saying “Why are we only looking at women through this particular lens of picking us apart?” Possibly Alyssa thought this move would be helpful so the readers can have an idea of exactly what Aniston is thinking and feeling.The last move that Alyssa uses is Introducing Quotations (bottom of pg 684). When Alyssa used this move it quotes one of Aniston’s statements such as - “I have worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human." This move provides Aniston's thought which is essential for an article about Jennifer Aniston.

Alyssa’s first move (Capturing Authorial Action) is quite effective. The author suggest that Aniston has nothing to lose possibly due to the fact that Aniston had a tough divorce because her husband cheated on her, the fact that she's constantly shamed for her body and the fact that she chooses not to have any children. The second move Alyssa used (Explaining Quotation) is an important part of this article quoting Aniston's question. Aniston basically asks why is the main focus excessively criticizing women? Aniston is the key focus of this article since it's based on her, so her questions  are important. With that being said Alyssa's third move introduces another of Aniston's quotes. This introduces Aniston's thoughts about her life and they way she's living it. Once again, Aniston's thoughts are very important in an article about her.

After reading this short article i came up with a few moves myself. The first move I've noticed is what i would like to call “Captivating Title”. The title quotes Jennifer testifying. “ I'VE WORKED TOO HARD TO BE WHITTLED DOWN TO A SAD, CHILDLESS HUMAN”. The reason i picked this article is because I know Aniston is known as an actress, i had no idea of her being childless so i was interested in what this article would be about. The second move that i found is “Team Vs Team Saga”. Literally everybody knows that Brad Pitt left Jennifer for Angelina Joile so i thought it was interesting for the author of this article to include Team Aniston Vs Team Jolie. This gives me the impression that this author did research.  And the last move i found is “Happy Again”. In the end of her interview, Aniston explains how she's happy with her new husband. Aniston declares, “All I know is that I feel completely seen, and adored, in no matter what state.”

PB2A Thblog

I have to admit, i enjoyed doing this assignment. PB2A was actually fun in my opinion. In a writing class it's hard to enjoy yourself when you are so busy trying to understand concepts or the meaning of conventions and genres. The coolest part of this course are finding “moves”. Why did the author write the way he or she did, what style was used. The reading “They Say, I Say” showed us how that specific author named and explain moves, it's much better to do it yourself. Finding your own “moves” in an article is like going on a textual scavenger hunt, it's really fun! I think it's even better when you get to name the moves that you found yourself.

I think it's important that we pick “moves” that stick out to us. If we found something interest and we can identify why, then it's safe to call it move. The author using a certain font is a move, why did that catch your eye and what would you name this “move”. I personally think this is very easy to comprehend, with that being said i am not implying that my PB2A is perfect but i am implying that this assignment is easy to understand.

WP1 thblog

This thblog is going to be about WP1. My thoughts on this paper. It seemed easy, yet so confusing. How we had to pick a topic such as “sports” but we didn't have to necessarily write about sports. I do sorta get the concept of conventions, but I thought this paper was about our topic’s conventions, not about the author who wrote an article relating to that said topic. I am not speaking on behalf of all my classmates, but I'm pretty sure I am not the only one who had difficulty on this assignment. I tried to include the information according to the domestic violence cases and then what conventions the author used when describing the care or what tone the offender is using.

I am aware that my organization was hella wacky. One paragraph speaking about one topic and then the next paragraph is completely different. I definitely had problems with my organization I need to sort out my information into the right paragraphs.

I did use the vocabulary that we learned throughout the course but it was brought to my attention that maybe I should of defined them a bit better. If some people didn't cite the course readings maybe they didn't know exactly the right place that the “quotes” would fit into. I know I tried to find the right quotes to use.

One thing for certain is that the comments submitted on my WP1 are extremely helpful. These comments are helping to guide my paper in the right direction for when I need to revise my paper for the portfolio. The questions that I was asked are making me questions how I can change my paper, how I can make my structure stronger.  With that being said, these helpful comments helped to minimize my confusion. But of course these are my thoughts.