In David Fleming’s book City of Rhetoric, Fleming discusses the purpose for his writing, and illustrates how we have neglected the key issues in this country such as homelessness and poverty. Fleming states how we have forgotten these issues. This is not the first time Fleming has said this. In some of my previous work, […]
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Reading Analysis 3 – Fleming and the Separation of Suburbs
In David Fleming’s book City of Rhetoric, Fleming talks about how the suburbs are designed in ways to stay apolitical. They are designed differently than a typical neighborhood or city. This “design” Fleming talks about is the simple fact that they are more privatized than that of a city landscape. Due to this fact, people […]
Reading Analysis 5 – Fleming’s Final Thoughts
In David Fleming’s last section of City of Rhetoric, Fleming discusses how we, the reader, can help the development of our cities as well as how residents interact and socialize with one another. Fleming discusses how in recent years the efforts to create more affordable housing in urban areas and suburbs has decreased. He lists […]
Final Project: Success is Perception
While researching the George Washington University Hospital and University itself, it’s evident that, although they both strive to become more prevalent and successful, they go about their work it two distinctive ways. The George Washington University Hospital wants to become one of the most successful in the region and to do so they believe they […]
Annotated Bibliography 9 & 10
Reel, Monte. “Old GWU Hospital Will Soon Be History.” The Washington Post, WP Company,14 Sept. 2003, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/09/14/old-gwu-hospital- will-soon-be-history/37963bb3-454d-420e-a8e9-ec275f6b00a5/? utm_term=.b956bcd0513f. Accessed 26 Mar. 2017. In Monte Reel’s article titled Old GWU Hospital Will Soon Be History, he talks how, at the time, the old GW hospital would not continue to operate and a new one would […]
Annotated Bibliography 7 & 8
GWUHospital. “George Washington University Hospital – Quality Hospital Care.”YouTube, YouTube, 16 July 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpn8Stb3MMQ. Accessed 4 May 2017. This video created by George Washington University executives shows the public how they want the hospital to be viewed. At first, they put show the hospital in a historical context showing former President Ronald Reagan and how […]
Annotated Bibliography 5 & 6
Carey, Kevin. “How to Raise a University’s Profile: Pricing and Packaging.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 Feb. 2015, www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/education/edlife/how-to-raise-a- universitys-profile-pricing-and-packaging.html?_r=0. In Kevin Carey’s article in the New York Times titled, How to Raise a University’s Profile: Pricing and Packaging, he illustrates to us how a school like George Washington University has increased […]
Digital Archives: Interior and Cultural – GW Hospital Starbucks
This picture is of the Starbucks located in the GW University Hospital Cafeteria. It illustrates the type of environment the hospital tries to give its customers. Starbucks is known as one of the most universally consumed products around. It is extremely common for people to go there and get a variety of different products. To […]
Digital Archives: Exterior and Political – George Washington University Hospital Video
This YouTube Video about the George Washington University Hospital advertises how “elite” the Hospital, their staff, and their resources are. The video puts the Hospital in a historical context by showing Ronald Reagan, and trying to plant a reminder in the audience’s mind that they performed emergency surgery on the President. They then show the audience […]
Failure is Not an Option
“If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful.” – Charles Barkley I like this quote by Charles Barkley because, like many others say, it is important to get out of our comfort zones and strive to be unique and great. If one is afraid to fail, they do not deserve to […]