Blog III: Your Favorite Website

For this post, you are to discuss your favorite website.  First, discuss why use this website.  What does it offer you?  Using terms discussed in Chapter 9, write a brief critique on your favorite website. Is there anything that needs to be improved?  Also, consider the different contexts (PEPE) and readers (Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary).  Full credit will be given to blogs that have terms like homepage, nodes, and links.  This post is good practice for those of you doing the website critique.

Ebay: Auction II

For this blog, you are to ignite your free-market instincts and create an auction a mock Ebay auction.   First, you need to find an item that you want to sell.  Once you've done that, then you need to write a three-sentence ad in which you describe it.   The description should include what it is, the item's condition, it's price, and your shipping policies.   After you finish with that, you need to discuss the four contexts (political, economic, ethical, and physical) related to your sale.  For example, are you selling a bootleg LP or something that is not commercially manufactured?  What might be some ethical principles surrounding an illicit item.  As for economic, what socioeconomic class is your item for—the rich, middle-class, or the plebs?  Regarding the physical, in what environment is your item going to be used?   And when you get to the political, think about the ideology of your potential buyer.  Does the item appeal to someone with a certain political ideology?

Your ad should not be written in an overly complex way.  Remember, the average person reads at about a fourth grade level, so remember your audience. 

Best of luck!