Budget Plan

The article from the San Jose Mercury News that could serve as my research topic is the article about the budget plan. This topic interests me because the budget plan and the budget itself impacts so many people considering on how it goes. For example when this past semester when it had taken so long for California is screwed alot of people over regarding their financail aid when they couldn't decide on a budget. Also it is something that definetly effects me and has effected me. Its also something that I constantly here my parents and people around me talk about.

Comedians And Public Issues

The ideas that chapter 13 made me think of is comedians and how they appeal to their audiences. In chapter 13 it says "writers must appeal quite directly to the values and beliefs of their audience". I thought the same could be said about comedians and how they appeal to so many people. An example would be Chris Rock and how he connects with his audience about the things he says and the views he takes on issues going on in the world today. In one of Chris Rocks comedy specials he talks about rap music and how its not like how it was years ago and the whole audience was agreeing with what he had said because of the age group. But Chris Rock also voices his opinions on topics like political and whethers he for or against certain things like prostitution and gun control. Basically reading chapters 13 made me think of Chris Rock and how he appeals to his audience with the topics in his comedy acts.