Saturday, October 23, 2010
Second Major Course Assignment
Out of the two assignments that we have worked on so far, I can definitely say that the second one was the most useful to me. Social organizations are quite common nowadays, and come in many different shapes, sizes, and all hold different purposes. This assignment really helped by allowing us to see what kind of questions we should be asking to really break down what a social organization is all about. My group for example did our paper on M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), which was really easy to go indepth with what they had to say after applying the questions the assignment asks us to answer. M.A.D.D. uses a lot of emotion to appeal because they are a group created by mothers who have lost loved ones due to drunk driving. Any loss, especially that of a loved one is very emotionally draining, and their stories are what drive the organization to do whatever they can to prevent drunk driving, especially in teens. Overall though, this assignment has made me much more aware of what social organizations can do to be more appealing to us.
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Hey! I think it’s really cool you guys chose to do mothers against drunk driving. That was one of the organizations my group was going to do but we ended up doing PETA instead. Anyways, I’m glad you enjoyed this assignment. I thought it was good too in the sense that it helped us take what we’ve learned and apply it to actual organizations today. Also, your topic was a good one to choose because it is such an impacting organization that it is important to fully analyze it to make sure it’s legit. Anyways, good post, good topic, keep it up!
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