The gestural mode is definitely important when communicating with people . In the supplementary article i chose about the deaf community outrage the interpeter was using sign language which has some aspects of the gestural mode but he was an amateur and effectivly failed to communicate the information he was suppose to relay to the deaf population of the county which caused people to be upset. He was not using this mode to full potential because the message he was sending out to viewers was incoherent and nonsensical.

Internet meme's are multimodal by nature meme's can be text , audio , and visual based of the medium . A popular example of an internet meme would be the pepe the frog meme popularized by 4chan. The meme originated from a comic called boy's club by Matt Furie then became a popular meme online on several messageboards before finally reaching 4chan ,reddit and tumblr. The meme ranged from being depicting the frog as shakespeare to various tastless sexual memes to eventually racist anti semitic memes after yearso n 4chan. I shows you how the meaning of an image can change over time. I've seen the pepe the frog meme used for everything from serious philsophical questions, outright sarcasm, hialrious posts and even out right offensive memes in each meme the visual of hte frog takes on a diffferent meaning due to its presentation.

mutlimodal is characterized by several different modes of activity or occurrence. We use the various multimodal forms of communciation to interpet things in our everyday life from ligustic, to spatial , to visual to aural.

Basically the linguistic mode of communication is the words chosen to convey information. In the article it is written in a very informal way and the headline uses the word outrage in a over the top fashion. When people are outraged they usually are very angry about something. When i first saw the article seeing the words in the title made me intrigued and wanted to click to see why people were so outraged. Using the lingusitic mode of communcation

It is about the arrangement , organization and proximity between objects or people. The spatial mode on the website the article is hosted on has the news content on the left hand side. Meanwhile on hte right hand corner headlines for the most popular latest articles are shown. The title of the article is written in bold letters a title that is used to grab the readers attention. Also on further inspection of the article the video is palce on top of the article after the title to make sure the viewer clicks it before reading the article. This way the reader has an idea of what the article subject matter before actually reading the article. The text is short and spaced after every few sentences so the reader doesnt lose focus and doesnt really give much details. The way the article is written is basically designed to get you to click on due to the clcik bait title , watch the video and come to the same conclusions as the media seen as their no real details given about the situation.

when communicating we should always think of the best way to showcase our mssage. Various forms of media combine different communication modes such as visual , gestural, aural or even spatial to effectively communicate their ideas. A picture can be a very good way of communicating an idea based off the subject the matter. For an example when texting back in forth with a friend an emoji can used to show you thought something your friend said was funny.

This relates to the supplementary article because the article is dealing with deaf people. The majority of society is not deaf so it seems like in the article when making the news broadcast about the hurricane the county leaders didnt take time to look for an official sign language interpeter who could effectively relay the information back to the county deaf population. Also it is telling the reader that when communciating to remember we are not all alike and these differences should be thought about when communicating so you can convey your message succesfully.

The Aural mode of communication is used in the video presentation showcasing the broadcast. The tone of vocie of the speaker is serious and lets us know that the situation being broadcasted is serious and should not be taken lightly. The aural mode of communicating is used everyday by majority of the population even if you are not talking to anyone you might listen to music , visit a webiste ,play games on your phone etc . From reading the article the aural mode basically is the use of sound and we use htat sound to convey and exhange ideas on daily basis. For example when i get a text message my phone beeps this lets me know a message has arrived and I should check it out. Another example would be the sound my alarm clock makes when it time to wake me up . The sound is a loud ring i purposefully pick that conveys to me its time to get up . This relates back to the article because the aural mode of communicati

In the article about the deaf communty the gestural mode is showcased in some of the signing. First while signing the interpeter keeps moving back in forth and instead of looking forward he looks at the speaker. He seems very nervous and not confident and it shows in his body language. The nervousness might have also bene why he had a difficult time relaying back the information. Instead of processing it naturally he is turning to look at the speaker while attmepting to match every word that comes out of the speakers mouth.

The supplmental source I choose was an article titled "Deaf community outraged after interpreter signed gibberish before Irma" . The article was about how the deaf community was angry because during hurrricane irma and interpeter used awful signed language that made no sense when people were being giving instructions on how to be safe during the hurricane. The interpreter sign language was awful and made no sense . The sign language relates back to this article because it uses multiple forms of multimodal communication. In the article the visual model is used and shows us the broadcast of the interpeter signing. Also in the article we have aural mode of communication which is the lady speaking over the broadcast giving people caught in the hurricane instructions and last but not least the gestural mode where the interpreter uses sign language to relay back what the broadcast is saying. In the article their was a break down of communication because apparently the interperter was an amateur and signed words like pizza, bear , monster nado ther nonsense during an importnat broadcast. The outrage stems from the fact that due to the hurricane people could have been in danger and the information the interpeter was relaying back to the gneral deaf population was very unreliable. The interpeter failed to use the various modes of communication to effectively relay back to the deaf population what was being said in the broadcast. In the article it is pointed out that the interpeter is an amateur and several people comment on this fact saying a professional should have been provided. It is also pointed out that he should have been facing forward instead of looking at the speaker. The article is perfect example of various multimodal modes of communication and how we use them in our everyday life.

In retrospect, I feel there are several places here where I didn't fully bring in the article when making observations. Even when annotating a certain section, a lot of my thoughts failed to include the context of that section in relation to the rest of the article. If I had done so, some of my comments would have reflected differently, although I still think they all made relevant and good points or connections, even without that context.

It seems like this doesn't have much bearing on American Sign Language as it was used in the supplementary text. As a language which falls under the linguistic mode that is entirely composed of gestures which fall under the gestural mode, ASL is required to "pull the weight' of both modes.

In relation to this passage, a map could be laid out to incorporate elements of the table within the map itself to provide both modes in conjunction to provide a much wider scope. This is somewhat shown in the map provided:

It's interesting that this piece only talks about how Modes work together within mediums, since the Florida Sign language article mostly concerns the conversion of one mode to another, and the follies that might arise between the two. Something that has meaning to people who speak English might lack meaning, or have an entirely different meaning, for people who don't speak English, or don't use spoken languages at all. The entire supplementary article concerns what happens when information is incorrectly translated between modes. It's entirely possible this is just outside the scope of the reading.

Linguistic Mode can also refer, more broadly, to symbols and gestures. Language isn't limited just to writing and speaking. While gestures fall more firmly into the Gestural Mode, American Sign Language blurs the line between the two by utilizing gestures in the place of true spoken language.

Every mode serves to supplement and complement other modes, but it seems like their roles are usually fairly well defined, and not much overlap occurs. A language comprised entirely of gestures blurs that usually clear line.

I find it very interesting that they specifically mention newspapers. While the supplementary article is presented online, it is presented in an extremely similar manner to a traditional newspaper with a primary picture followed by both an outline of events and a set of reactions to that event. The format is shown to be applicable in a number of ways. It could even be adapted to a video medium, such as the nightly news on television, by showing a picture or video of the event, followed by the news anchor talking about the event, and wrapping up with relevant individuals giving their opinions of the event via a recording.

This all goes to illustrate that multimodal formats can be used across various mediums, which is unsurprising considering how versatile modes themselves are.

The supplemental text I read for this article was "Deaf community outraged after interpreter signed gibberish before Irma", which was written by Alex Mendoza and presented in the New York Post. Mendoza's article lays out the inciting incident relating directly to the article's title, and the responses of various people surrounding the incident. In Manatee County, Florida, before Hurricane Irma was expected to pass through the state, local officials schedules a press conference to communicate "crucial" information with people in the area. However, they did not have a proper ASL (American Sign Language) translator present to translate the conference to people with hearing impairments. Due to this, a lifeguard for the county with minor ASL knowledge named Marshall Greene was asked to translate during the press conference, where he incorrectly translated large parts of the event.

Quotes from several individuals were provided in the article. These were roughly divided between condemning Greene and protecting Greene. These voices included Charlene McCarthy, who owns a company that provides qualified translators to the county, Greene's father, Chris Wagner, who is the former president of the National Association of the Deaf, and various people speaking out across social media.

Mendoza, Alex. “Deaf Community Outraged after Interpreter Signed Gibberish before Irma.” New York Post, New York Post, 16 Sept. 2017, nypost.com/2017/09/16/deaf-community-outraged-after-interpreter-signed-gibberish-before-irma/.

triangulation is often used to indicate that two (or more) methods are used in a study in order to check the results of one and the same subject. In journalism you owuld do this by checking multiple credible sources to see if the information you found lines up and is relaiable.

This can relate back to the supplementary article i read about fake news on facebook. People usually are more likely to trust news sources posted by their friends or family who may share ismilar political leanings so when coming across fake news on facebook they are less likely to question the source. A perfect example of this would be on my own facebook page where people post nonsense satire stories from fake news sites where often times when you click on the link it says the story is not real but based off the comments on the article you can tell most people are only sharing based off the headline and may skim over the details while sharing the article with friends on their page.

The supplementary article i choose was "Debunking Fake News" by Eugene Kelly . In the article it tlaks about the spread of fake news information on facebook and how factcheck.org has agreed to

I feel like this is somewhat misguided. Just because I have not written down my thoughts does not mean they have not already been constructed and organized. When I write down something, for example, in response to an article using Hypothesis, I unusually know what I want to type before I start typing it. In that sense, I have already analyzed without writing. Although, I could be missing the point entirely.

This passage takes on increased importance when considering the Maker movement and the creation of entirely new objects that do not fit our current vocabulary, and require additional thought and effort to properly describe. Our "world of worlds" is designed around things that are intimately familiar to us. Skyscrapers shine in the afternoon sun while my carpet is firm and dirty. But what do I use to describe something I have no intimate knowledge of, like non-Newtonian fluid? How do I describe that to someone else? The same issue occurs with the maker movement, where a group of people is consistently creating things that have no previously existed, and require brand new descriptions for.

The supplemental text I read for this piece was "3-D print your way to freedom and prosperity" by Jathan Sadowski for Aljazeera America. The article outlines the Maker movement, a growing number of people who use a variety of advanced tools such as 3d-Printers and Laser Cutters to create new things on a small scale and for personal use. Sadowski dissects the seemingly apolitical nature of the movement before going into detail how the movement is both impractical on a large scale and could have harmful side effects. Sadowski says that the movement seeks to appeal to everyone, but is only practical for people with access to expensive equipment, introduces dangerous oversights in being able to freely create dangerous objects, and is impractical in that a complete maker society would not be able to function due to a constant need for materials and equipment that can not be fabricated easily.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/5/3d-printing-politics.html

Concrete words are more direct in our thoughts and we use words to describe it in the best sense we can. Wth abstract words, we lose vision on what our true purpose is and the meaning is changed of the overall sentence.

This to me is very interesting because it really explains that what the author's mind directly reflects on his writing. Writers must be clear and concise and use concrete words to draw attention to the essay.

"Not only because their grammar is bad and their sentences incomplete" really shows how much the author of this source looks down on the writing of this generation. Haltman says that ideas should be concrete and physical no abstract.

This relates to Haltmans text because he stresses the importance of your ideas. Ideas is what's important and getting the grasp on ideas is whats the key point.

Here we restate the importance of the artifact in mohegan culture and how something that is considered communicative in one culture newspapers is reduced to being used for a practical purpose for something that the Mohegan;s themselves consider communicative.

Here we are shown how the basket actually looked this gives a visual component to the article which was just words before. The symbols on the basket in a western context are meaningless but defined within the culture it was created in is vast rich and interesting.

Just like how the supplementary reading was about a disater destroying historic buildings in italy that were historic symbols of italian culture we see that same symbolism in the four domed medallion. The medallion seems to hold a important part in mohegan cosmology just like cathedrals do to the catholic church. Cathedrals are important symbols in catholic tradition showcasing all types of religiosu symbolism that communicates ideas of christ and christianity that have been passed through time.

Cosmology is defined as the science of the origin and development of the universe. in this case mohegan cosomogoly would be the origin and development of the mohegan culture. According to fitzgerald these baskets give us some insight into the development of their culture using symbols and patterns that are unique to mohegan culture.

Here we get mention of a non native perspective on native culture. Mcmullen makes an assumption based off current perspectives on Native culture and identity. While Fitzegerald has an entire different interpation based on her knowledge of the culture and its cosmology. We often make assumptions based of preconceived notions that can be wrong. In this case the assumption is based off interpetation the problem with the interpation is that is based on non native assuming the natives were sad about the loss of their culture instead of taking nito account the acual history behind the symbols meaning comnig directly from their cosomology. It also highlights fitzegerald point about people not taking the writings on the basket as writings because in western culture we only view written words as a record and are not use to the idea of people communicating without using text at all.

I choose "Historical treasures lost, damaged in Italian quake" as my supplmentary source. In this article it talks about how a recent eathquake has destroyed /damaged hundreds of cultural/historical sites. Two sites that were in destroyed according to the article was the " Cattedrale di Urbino, an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Urbino" and the "The San Giuliano cathedral in the town of Macerata " . According to the website freedictionary a cathedral is defined as "The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair or throne (freedictionary) . Italy is the birth place of the catholic church so this defintly has improtant meaning in italian culture and relates back to main article by fizgerald in how people use things besides traditonal writing to tell their history. Everything from the design of the cathedral down to the various paintings inside communicate ideas about italian culture from the past and what it meant to the people who painted them. The italian toursite turismomacerata states that the only remnant is the capital was a parish church dedicated to Saint Julian and its existence dates back to 1022 ("Cathedral of San Giuliano"). This supplementary in away highlisghts western bias because italians recorded a large portion of their history so alot of this information is freely available on the net for anyone to read. The Mohegans recorded but not in a traditional western sense so you ahve to have knowledge of the culture and some access to the community to actual learn their history. Also in western culture people that ahve written language are often seen as more advanced than culutres who don't have a written language. When people see that a group doesn't have a written language they can easily dismiss their culture and its unique hsitory which has been done with the mohegan people due to the fact they didn't record things in a traditional way that we are used to in western culture.

Cathedral - Definition of Cathedral - Synonyms, Pronunciation, Spelling from Free Dictionary, www.freedictionary.org/?Query=cathedral..

“Cathedral of San Giuliano.” Turismomacerata, Turismomacerata, www.turismomacerata.it/en/cathedrals/cathedral-san-giuliano.

so here we see that baskets and other objects are commonly see across various different indian tribes. They used these baskets for pracical purposes and as a way to communicate ideas and share their history. This relates back to the supplementary readining about the hisoric buildings destroyed in italy. The two discussed in the article were both used for paractical purposes and definitely communicate ideas about the beliefs and customs of the culture it was created in showing that in all cutlures people use forms other than traditional writing as way to showcase their ways of life.

this means we need to omit the western perspective on printed writing and try to understand these baskets in the context of the culture it was created in which makes perfect sense.

In western culture we someone is the author of a work tey usually take credit for it with a signature but in Mohegan culture ownership of works belonged to the entire community . In a sense this means authorship is often collaborative and not done by an individual sometimes with people adding on to the work.

Basically Fitzgerald is saying that the Mohegan have a rich cultural history that still hasn't been unearthed to due to western bias on the unconventional methods they use to write in their culture.

The author of the email uses specific word choice that communicates their tone as highly dismissive. Specifically, the word "pretending" characterizes the opposing view as irrational and on the basis of no fact. The author takes this a step further by flat out calling those possessing the opposing view "delusional".

Here, the linguistic mode is employed by the author of that email and Keegan himself. By characterizing the email as hurtful prior to the audience reading what was said, Keegan influences the perspective they would have on the content of the email.

By linking transgender sexual assault to the anatomical possession of a vagina... after introducing statistics supporting the fact that transgender individuals have a higher rate of experiencing sexual violence than cisgender women, Compton emphasizes Keegan's argument.

This highlights the rhetorical power word choice has in presenting a point of view. By making this an "if, then" statement, Keegan implies that those who support the pink 'pussyhat' in the name of "reproductive rights" aren't actually being sincere in their claim to inclusion of transgender individuals.

The placement of this quote directly after Suh's explanation that the hat is a metaphor for "any person or group who can relate to feeling marginalized" is an example of spatial mode. By doing this, Compton exposes the paradox in having an item that physically represents a pink vagina be a metaphor for "any person or group who can relate to feeling marginalized".

The abruptness of the first sentence was intentional on Compton's part, contrasting the description of The Pussyhat Project's success at the Women's March and presence on the cover of Time Magazine.

Compton employs the spatial mode here by having this quotation stand alone. This was likely done in an effort to emphasize Suh's argument.

By using the word "captured", Compton implies that the president was caught doing something wrong by his comment being made public. One who believes the president was not in the wrong would find this to be problematic. This would be an example of linguistic mode through the means of word choice.

This quotation from the co-founder of the Pussyhat Project highlights the influence of the gestural mode on rhetoric. By pausing after the word 'feminine', the speaker is trying to build anticipation towards the next point she's about to make with the purpose of emphasizing it.

This introduces the reader to the issue Compton will be tackling in this article. It is a clear example of the linguistic mode Arola/Ball describes. Specifically, Compton's delivery of both sides of the "pussyhat" argument help to develop the purpose of this article-- to inform readers of the recent critiques of the "pussyhat" and the reactions to it by supporters of the "pussyhat".

Reading both of these pieces gave me a better understanding of modes and how they are used around the world. I plan on using these terms in real life, but also in my future work to describe different teaching and learning methods.

Throughout the article, the author speaks about the nuclear waste we have buried around world with signs and rules telling people not to dig there. Due to our understanding we know that a red or yellow sign usually means “stop” or “do not enter”. The author poses the question, what if in the future humans either don’t understand the signs or choose to disobey them and dig anyway.

The supplemental reading helped me understand the primary more in terms of the visual mode. The article spoke about how written language gradually transferred to visual language in items such as the stop sign or a sign telling driver’s to yield.

In terms of when to use the modes, I think the article does a great job of helping me understand. However the supplemental reading really helped cement the ideas in my head.

Gestural mode is also one I think I have sealed in the bag, when I make facial expressions everyone around me knows exactly what I am thinking at that moment.

Spatial mode would work alot depending on your clientele, I think at a more fancy establishment it would play a bigger part than somewhere not as nice.

The spatial mode is one that I would would not fair too well in, I haven't always been the best at placement.

I found it interesting that the aural mode spoke about emotions. I have always felt that different music put me in different modes, but I never really thought about it in terms of marketing. Like a trendy store like H&M would have upbeat music to complement the type of clothing they sell in there.

As soon as I read about the Aural mode I thought about the music you hear while holding for a big company or elevator music to keep you entertained while waiting.

I can see why the visual mode is effective, people like being entertained while also gaining something. So it never hurts to add eye candy.

Linguistic Mode would probably be the one I use most often, because of my fairly good being humble speaking abilities.

Just me being a business major, I think about how these different techniques could be used on different customers at a retail store.

Before reading this primary text, I was unaware of how much research went into multimodeling.

The outrage created by this error of communication demonstrates how they could have used another type of communication for the impaired in such a crucial moment. For example, subtitles could have been used for the hearing impaired to understand crearly what was happening.

Regarding social media, they way the authors of the webpage utilized the space on the bottom left to provides their social media is also a spacial strategy in order to keep readers among their network.

This quote evidences that a lack of proper communication could diminish the credibility of a source. Furthermore, it also demonstrates the caos it could caos amongst the people receiving the message.

The improper way of gestural communication by the interpreter demonstrates how every single way of communication should be done properly. Referring to Arola's text this shows how in order to deliver messages efficiently a proper communication is needed.

In the gestural aspect, it is communicated by the body language, the speaker's posture and the facial expression of the people in the video that the moment they are going is not an easy one and is also a way to communicate to the people what are they going to encounter.

In the visual aspect, it is probably evident how the size of the tittle of this article is used to attract people's attention to read this news. Furthermore, the colors utilized is also a way to attract viewers and persuade them to navigate through different pages as well.

Taking a look at the page is evident that space is used efficiently in order for the readers to navigate easily through the digital news paper and now were they are heading. At the top you can see how the latest news are attached for the viewers to continue reading other articles. On the right it is seen clearly how you could navigate on other articles related to the topic that you are reading as well. All of these demonstrates Arola's argument of how multi-modality ifs efficient in communicating and helping readers to navigate though texts.

Along with the video and as you get more into the news story, you can tell that this is a crucial moment by the sounds and pronunciation of words along with the video. In the aural aspect it can be said that it was crucial for the interpreter to develop the message clearly and properly to the deaf community.

As I took my first glance to this news, I instantly saw how it is multimodal. I could definitely perceive Arola's argument that "every text is multimodal" It also demonstrates how a text having multiple ways of communicating its message to the audience is an effective strategy to appeal and deliver.

By taking a look of how the paragraphs in these post are structured, taking my knowledge from Arola's text I could tell that the post includes short and concise paragraphs as a linguistic strategy because viewers who tend to read newspapers prefer to read short and concise texts rather than long ones. Moreover, the author utilizes common or usual words in order for the message to get to the viewers easily and without no obstacle.

Social media is the perfect example of multimodal, it is a large platform with multiple modes. Videos, Music, Pictures, Poems, Status updates and more you can find all modes there. That is probably why it is so widely used it connects people and helps us to understand and share information with each other. The use of images and caption is a powerful tool, it can used for politics, economics, poetry, art and more. Our whole concept of understanding is shaped around these different modes.

I cant help but wish this article was longer, I feel like my annotations are becoming repetitive. The fact that they are not requesting a apology from Greene is very surprising especially since he received a lot of negative feedback from it. The feedback he receives in the forms of words, facial expressions and online hate is very powerful. Not only do modes help you understand but they help you feel. The saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." comes to mind. Words can affect you mentally, lower your self esteem and hurt your feelings. Movies, songs and books can make you cry and feel emotions not belonging to you. Modes aren't just for understanding, they can also create empathy, heart break and love.

As I am thinking about this situation more I have come to really understand that all the modes are interconnected and together to give individuals a better grasp of the information. The reason Greene was looking at the speaker is because seeing gestural modes while hearing aural modes helped him better understand what was being said. Also, seeing the speakers expressions and gestures helped him understand quicker so that he could translate it more accurately(not that he did).

If Greene doesn't know sign language why did he agree to be the interpreter? Greene's father is obviously trying to protect his son. The real people to blame however is the County's Leaders, they should have organized for someone more qualified and organized to translate. To most americans he was just doing his job and the majority were focused on the commissioners and other speakers. Greene's job was very important because he was counted on for giving the whole community of hearing impaired in the county the proper information. His gesture and facial expression was their only force of information. Visual modes like caption would have been helpful in aiding the community with information.

Becky Bates-Williams defends the amateur interpreter claiming that he isn't to blame and that it is harder than it looks. Based on the video it is clear he is nervous and unsure of himself. Using gestural mode, observing his facial expressions and body movements we can assume this isn't something he is used to. Gestural mode helped apeal to her ethos and made her still up for hm. Knowing he is nervous helps us to understand his mistakes more and to pity him.

For some reasons the wording of this sentence caught my attention. It reminded of linguistic mode. According to Arola and Ball "When we think about the ways the linguistic mode is used to make or understand meaning we can consider: word choice, the delivery of spoken or written word..."(5) Charlene McCarthy used very discriptive words, words that paint an image in the readers mind. I thought this was a great example of linguistic mode.

The gestural mode is one key in individuals understanding each other. Based on a person's facial expressions and body language you may be able to figure out their mood, feelings and opinions. Simple gesture make a huge difference on the way individuals interpret words and actions. Your friend saying "your so annoying!" with a smile on their face means something completely different from your friend saying it with a frown. This article is a prime example of this whole concept in a more basic and obvious form. When the community see the speakers reaction alongside the interpreters signs they were confused and lost. There was no way for them to fully grasp how serious and dangerous the situation they were in was.

In my primary text, the authors explain multimodality as "how we combine multiple different ways of communicating in everyday life." According to Arola,Sheppard, and Ball these include visual, aural, linguistic, gestural and spatial. These are modes individuals experience daily, from conversations with friends to a chapter in a textbook. Modes are essential to our understanding of concepts, ideas and information. When originally reading the ball text I was reminded of being in elementary school, and seeing everyone develop their own learning styles. Some students were aural learners and need to hear the information in order to understand it, others were tactile and learned best from hands-on activities. Much like those kids every individual has modes they understand better than others. The deaf community relies heavily on visual cues and language, giving them a amateur interpreter is much like taking away they ability to understand the situation all together.

I find this citation quite interesting. The county leaders were preparing for a press conference in which they were planning to give "crucial" information to the public, and instead of getting an experienced and qualified interpreter they called a complete amateur. The lack of preparation and effort they put into finding an interpreter can lead one to believe the deaf community in Manatee county is merely an afterthought.

I will be using this text in partnership with Arola, Sheppard and Balls "What Are Multimodal Projects?" Through these annotations I hope to explore the similarities in both texts as well as asking questions that will help me dig deeper into both texts.

Soundcloud is a great way of organizing the sounds into a playlist, This could be both visual mode and spatial.

This could be linguistic when the author is explaining the description of the gold record, calling its material copper and what is laid out on top of the record which is gold.

The title and subtitle is an example of spatial mode, using the main title as the header and underlying it with a subtitle explaining the audio briefly.

This would primarily be spatial mode using substantive notes to lead one to discovering new information. Notes are often organized to a certain extent or as a whole to guide a individual to there answer or new speculations of what they are studying.

The Author gives us an excerpt of the perfected remastered audio what had come from sound engineers, He communicates to the audience us the readers how it sounds by using a source of media, Soundcloud this is a prime example of aural mode using music to communicate his statement.

NASA i presume by doing this had used both aural and spatial mode, Aural mode by communicating sound with nature sounds and greetings to extraterrestrials, and spatial mode by organizing which sounds are to be heard to create the possibility of getting a positive response from "extraterrestrials".

Records of the past are easily attainable in our present time, We're able to download lots of music which are considered artifacts, as in fragments of musics past just through media fire or torrents.

I see both gestural and aural mode being at use here. Sending the phonograph attached to the space probes off into the stratosphere onwards to space is a way of greeting themselves physically with these combined objects, we can make the analogy of this towards someone presumably waving. Aural mode has presence in the Phonograph since it hones the element of sound.

This is also aural It states that from using the tapes it was able to achieve putting a golden record onvinyl, this allows the listeners to be able to consume sounds of which are meant to be heard through vinyl, The audio was the primary source of which had lead to the possibility of it being heard making it Aural.

The subtitle identifies as Aural Mode solely because it references one of the elements of sound "audio" which comes from the "original tapes" which is an exterior way of using sound, Tapes can be an adequate way of using aural mode to convey a message towards an audience.

A gift from humanity that displays several modes of communication perfectly.

I just thought this statement was interesting, because I often think about whether or not there's other intelligent life out in the infinite void we call 'space'

The visual mode of communication being used on the vinyl.

Although aural communication is the most abundant, it is very difficult to credit every single source of sound unfortunately, especially if they originate from the most obscure of regions.

Aural communication is arguably the most abundant form of communication and it is claimed here that it is easy to get the rights to the aural aspect of their compilation since there is so much aural information handy that can be used and credited to the proper origin.

Listening to the audio sample that is on the golden record, I enjoyed the spatial format of the audio being used and appreciated the different aural and linguistic modes such as the change in language and genre of music.

There's use of aural and visual communication on the record.

Earlier in the passage, it is claimed that the vinyl was never intended for human consumption, so why are humans able to purchase the vinyl?

All modes of communication are being used in the golden record vinyl to convey a message to whomever comes across the vinyl.

The title of the gives linguistic being the text describing the vinyl, visual by listing the colour of the vinyl, and aural which is the audio from the vinyl.

The voyager record represents us as humans, the purpose of this was to relate the message to someone who doesn't even live on Earth hence "aliens". This can also be compared to the aids project in which we are supposed to create a post so that someone who knows nothing about it can understand it based on the information you provide to them.

They use modality so that they don;t have to use words, it provides people with the chance to create there own meaning.

Doing additional research can help one find a different way to interpret and help give a different meaning to the object.

In some achieving the right aural mode of communication can help improve the way in which one may interpret and understanding what it's trying to tell them.

They are using this visual, linguistic, and aural mode of communication to reach a larger audience.

It must have been hard to find because it is underground.

The golden record provides a visual mode of communication because it is what people see.

This is another aural part because it only uses music and sounds.

Ball states that in aural mode of communication that it provide multiple ways of communicating and understanding something. Through aural text we can communicate through emotions and feelings.

This Provides both Aural and Linguistic modes of communication. Aural because it's forty years later and it goes vinyl.

This is related to the research we have to do and citing our sources in pictures and in the annotated bibliographies. This kind of linguistic metadata is very important across all works. Even people who are trying to send messages to aliens on behalf of human species have to credit their sources.

The Voyager record is literally a representation of the human species. it is all of our creativity, language, communication and metadata in one project.This record was meant to convey a message to someone who has never seen or been to Earth. Much like my aids quilt project where I have to link and convey a message on my website to someone who may not have any prior knowledge topic. Using metadata helps convey this message and it shows in the Voyager record.

After listening to the remastered audio I was moved by all of the different languages and modes that we humans have to communicate. Through music and different instruments, to different languages, and to using animals to portray who we are. The sample also included an aural introduction as to what this tape was doing which gave it a spatial mode and recognition to the organized contents of the work.

First, I did not know that baking a tape prevented them from deteriorating. The science behind that blows my mind. The second part of this passage must be so powerful if I was in the room. I can imagine all the hard work and you finally get to listen to the original tapes. The room must have been deathly quiet and everyone just closed their eyes and listened and got chills. In this situation an aural mode of communication was the best option and would have the biggest impact.

This relates to what we have been doing in class and using research and the help of archivists to find materials. This was also mentioned in the linguistic metadata in the subtitle of the page and provides more information. The original tapes were not touched for over 40 years and sat in a warehouse. Seems to be a little selfish to me.

This passage shows an example of multiple mediums of aural communication. This record was actually already released on CD and then partially released onto a website and app called Soundcloud 2 years ago. It is just now being released onto vinyl. These are 3 different mediums of aural communication that are targeted for different audiences. Vinyls are more for the baby boomer generation and modern hipsters like me, Soundcloud is for the millennials and CD-ROM are for the generation before them. This would mean that each generation wanted to hear this record and the producers wanted everyone to hear it as well.

Today this idea is not as big as it was back in 1977, we have countless movies and horror films and documentaries about interacting with aliens. In 1977 however, this was only 8 years after the moon landing. People began to believe that space travel was possible and that alien interaction was imminent. This is why when a group of people created an aural mode of communication to be launched into space it was and still is such a big deal.

This passage is a great example of using multiple modes of communication and it should be if we are trying to give a message to aliens who may or may not understand us. The Voyager Golden Record incorporates four of the five modes of communication. Aural in the sounds from nature, popular songs. and the greeting in dozens of human language and the one whale language. Visual in the form of photographs, Linguistic in the writing on the instructions and overall descriptions. Last but not least spatial on the title on the record. This passage also helped me to understand what the golden record was and why it carries such a weight. It was made for any aliens to understand Earth.

At first this sentence did not make sense to me due to the word choice consumption. When I hear this word I think about eating and I thought the golden record was one of those fancy dishes made out of thin gold and then somehow got turned into audio. This was not a very good use of linguistic modality in the form of "word choice" and the "development and coherence of individual words and ideas"

This title and subtitle gives linguistic metadata about what this article is about. I did not know what the "Golden Record" was before the subtitle helped to clear things up a little. Based on the metadata it seems as if "The Golden Record" is well known and that this is a big deal. Maybe it just isn't to me because I have never head of it.

These sets incorporate not only aural, but also the visual mode as well. The choice of doing this reaches out to not just one group of people but instead two. Doing this allows differents modes to reach more people.

The title of this article lets readers know from the beginning of this article that this will be focusing on an aural mode product.

Where are the NASA facilities that have these copies? Are they available to outside people or is it classified to the outside eye?

As stated in the Ball text, the mode or details in which you decide to get your message out, is determined on your audience. This article displays this exact idea, because they have devoted all of this just for their audience.

They figured out where the photos came from and who was behind the fake profiles. I think they should have investigated why Russia was trying to get this information in the first place.

Brazil is the only place out of the whole world that they instantly thought of? Why is Brazil the only place that blocks Facebook searches of its profile? Why did the company decline before the man came forward?

In Rheingold's reading it states that, "Credititals and highly regarded brands reduce the burden of investigating the credibility of information online, but do not remove it; hoaxes at such distinguished institutions as Harvard and the New York Times signal that although they have proven reliable, even the most well -credentialed sources are not 100 percent authoritative." The fact that The New York Times were about publish the photos this statement from Rheingold would have related to it. New York Times had to go back and make sure their sources and photos were credible.

I am not sure what the full meaning of this word is. Propagate means to spread or promote (idea, theory) widely.

Vulnerable and unaware is what people of today are. This person obviously wasn't aware and needs to read Rheingold's tips.

This is personally scary because all of my social media accounts are private as well just for those same specific reasons. The fact that a Russian hacker still got into his profile is mind blowing.

Being unaware of the outside world and what social media brings can be misleading. Rheingold states that, "Crap-detection skills and the lack of them are a life-and-death for more people everyday. I feel as though this relates completing to that statement.

This statement refers back to Rheingold because they actually did their background research. They fact checked the fake account and essentially figured out that the person was an impostor. Crap detection skills means knowing how to validate answers and how to ask questions which is what they did.

Why is Russia getting involved with the American election? It appears as though they did not want Hillary Clinton to win the election because they leaked the emails that she was trying to hide from the public. The New York Times seems as though they didn't filter through the credible sources because they weren't aware of the fake accounts.

There was a lot of controversy over the leaked emails that Hillary Clinton had and the fact that she lied about what was said in the emails. These emails tilted the election so much during the time. This refers back to Rheingold because of the fact that these were "fake" and it talks about credibility. It also refers to "crap detector" in the Rheingold reading.

This statement makes me wonder. "Why is Russia worried about the 2016 American election?" I am not sure if Russia has relations with America but considering this statement it seems as though Russia was trying to control the election by making fake profiles.

When it's in a list like this, appear to be a very quick process, and in some cases it might be, but for the most part, this probably take a long time to get from recruiting to isolating.

This article and the chapter written by Rheingold are not similar to each other. However this article is more of an example of the consequences for not using "crap detection" as Rheingold says.

Rheingold explains that kids that engage more on the internet develop a sense of skepticism (Rheingold 84). These kids are less likely to be drawn in by ISIS and to be convinced "to act on its behalf," (Berger)

Rhiengold says that kids who spend a lot of time on the internet "are partaking of a complex social system that uses knowledge exchange for competitive bonding as well as builds learning communities around the tools of their subculture's digital age," (Rheingold 87). People who spend more time on the internet are not going to be tricked by ISIS as they grew up knowing and understanding the rules of these social engagements.

Through a series of annotations, I will attempt to connect this article to "Crap Detection 101" from Net Smart - How to Thrive Online by Rheingold. Through this chapter, Rheingold informs readers about the danger not controlling attention while online and failing to "crap-detect" rumors (Rheingold).

An example of propaganda is a hashtag that promotes the ideology of ISIS. Rheingold explains that people can subscribe to hashtags on twitter (Rheingold 103). This allows for more people to find ISIS. They can also get connected to and follow persons involved in the organization as they can choose to only see tweets involving ISIS.

Rheingold expresses the need for professional confirmation of raw news since "anybody can send... a tweet... of breaking news" (Rheingold 94). When mainstream media produces legitimate news, it can quell the fake news and allow for the spread of accurate information. Thus the ISIS message is less likely to impact more people.

In his text, Rheingold explains that when one sees a link, they make a choice to either apply control of one's attention, or allow it to be captured. It is easy to be distracted by what is happening on social media or for one's attention to be "capture." By using social media, ISIS is probably able to use such techniques to find their recruits.

Rheingold explains that individuals tend to only pay attention to "sources that reinforce their own beliefs" (Rheingold 95). Since ISIS recruits individuals within certain parameters, there is probably little to no difficulty surrounding them in increasingly more radical opinions. Once these recruits start to believe such ideology, they would want to, as Rheingold claimed, surround themselves with online sources reaffirm their beliefs.

In his text, Rheingold shares an anecdote in which he is talking to his daughter about web searches and he says " you can get fooled into believing all kinds of wrong things if you don' t know how to tell the difference between the good an the bad stuff" (Rheingold). This is most likely how ISIS discovers "potential recruits." They could be people who do not know the difference between good stuff and bad stuff.

In the Golden Vinyl they use mutlimodal modes to are used to describe something without using words, so that people can interpret it in there own way.

In the Article "Forty Years Later the Golden Record Goes Vinyl" the author uses aural commincation such as " popular songs, sounds from nature, photographs, spoken greetings in dozens of human languages and one whale language" to allow our psychological state to believe we are hearing waves of some.

Koren combines the linguistic mode and the aural mode to better describe the golden record. She begins by describing the sound recordings and their purpose with words, but she realizes that words can only go so far. The inclusion of the audio sample gives the reader a better understanding of the readings. Koren uses both the linguistic and aural mode to communicate her ideas in a more effective way.

Koren also effectively uses the spatial mode. This mode is sometimes less obvious. The organization of the text requires use of the spatial mode. Koren grabs the audience's attention with the large image of the man holding the golden record at the beginning of the article. Throughout the article Koren includes links to other pages that further describe a topic or provide credibility to a statement. Koren ends the text with the audio sample of the record, which is the main subject of the article.

Koren uses the aural mode at the end of her text by including a sample of the sound recordings included on the golden record. The sample helps communicate the sounds included on the golden record. The sample contains a short section of all the tracks on the record, such as greetings in different languages, sounds of nature, and diverse musical pieces.

Koren uses the visual mode in her text by including a large image of a man in a lab coat and gloves carefully handling a golden record. This gives the reader the impression that this golden record is important and valuable. The image helps communicate Koren's description of the object to her audience.

In Koren's article on the vinyl release of the sound recordings included on the Voyager Space missions, the linguistic mode is important, as it is used to explain what the purpose of the sound recordings were and why the the public should be interested. However, because the topic of the article is sound recordings, the aural mode begs to be used. The audience is able to more fully understand what the sound recordings are by hearing samples of the recordings themselves.

Similar to how a tv commercial is carefully designed to effectively convince an audience of their claim, Koren uses different modes of communication to effectively inform her audience of the release of the Voyager sound recordings on vinyl to the public.She first uses the linguistic mode to describe what these sound recordings are (greetings in different languages, music from different cultures, and sounds from Earth). Koren also uses hyperlinks within the text that lead to other articles that further explain a topic, such as NASA denying Carl Sagan a copy of the sound recordings. In addition to the linguistic mode, Koren uses the visual mode by including, at the beginning of the article, a photo of a man in a lab coat and gloves holding a golden record. This helps convey the importance of the Golden Record. Later in the article, Koren uses the aural mode by including an excerpt of the audio included in the remastered edition of sound recordings.

Koren is able to successfully communicate her ideas because she uses the concept of combining different modes. The reader gets a better idea of what "The Golden Record" is with Koren's inclusion of images and sounds to supplement her writing.

Koren's article also uses a variety of different forms of text. The sound recordings and images and links to other websites would technically be considered "texts," just as the written words would be considered part of the text.

Koren's article is multimodal because she uses linguistic, aural, and visual modes to communicate her message. The article includes a title and words, which is the linguistic mode, but it also uses images, the visual mode, and sounds, the aural mode.

My supplemental text for this reading was "Forty Years Later, the Golden Record Goes Vinyl," an online article written by Marina Koren. Koren's article is about the sound recordings included on the original Voyager space missions, sent to space in 1977. Last year, for the first time, the original cassete tapes were used to produce vinyl copies of the sound recordings.

When utilizing more than one form of mode, the text becomes more fluid and transparent to the effect the author is trying to make. Pink 'Pussyhat' Creator Addresses Criticism Over Name written by Julie Compton, uses visual and spatial modes to address the problems surrounding both the hat and the original reason for the making of the hat. By showing the hat in different scenarios she was also able to show the initial point of the hat. Here are protestors holding both signs while wearing the pussyhat. Underneath is a photo of a handful of marchers using the hat to unite them.

The use of a text can be found by nearly everyone now through the access of the internet, the importance of making it viable to all who come across it is key. To avoid having a text misread, authors are encouraged to thoroughly explore their text through different means of modality to clear the air.

Gestural mode carries one of the heavier weight when put into perspective. The need for eye contact, posture, and position allow for others to pass judgment on the cause for your appearance. Especially in today's society when looks mean everything, the way a person is able to present themselves in front of an audience influences the speech they are making.

Spatial mode is an appealing affect that differences when applied towards a targeted group. For example, a children's book has its layout to where the image is much bigger than the words themselves to help those reading it grasp onto the idea or plot of the story much earlier on. Another example is one that Ball's text addresses, brochures. While the title clearly states the purpose of the brochure, the inside and the pages themselves are designed to give the reader the most information in a well-organized manner. Starting from where to start and ending in what steps must be taken to achieve the optimal results.

The aural mode is one of the forms that allows an author to use both what is there and what is not there to create a background for the text. By means of this many movies use the audio to create a feeling within a person. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6pLDpbGw8] Here's a scene from an Asian movie who's music creates suspenseful horror just by both the visuals and the music used. Another example would be the lack of sound, like one in a speech that is commemorating the actions of hero's or lost loved ones to show our sympathy and acknowledgement.

Currently, twitter is run by multiple types of accounts, the use of multimodality affecting the seriousness in which each group is taken in. For example, there's fandom twitter which involves lots of imagery and quotes from the thing they are currently obsessing over incorporated into the layout and local twitter which involves everyday people who use twitter that carry a more serious tone just by the simple fact that their icons are actually photos of themselves.

In cases involving a variety of multimodal texts, the most obvious ones can be seen while watching the trailer for a new horror film, the classic countdown music for Jeopardy, or the more outlandish ones that target children of certain genders to purchase their products (http://www.genderremixer.com/html5/).

Ball's text highlights an important point here when stated that some multimodal actions are made unconsciously, or perhaps with less intention than originally thought. For reference, an NBC article written by Julie Compton spoke of the outrage by women of color and transgender women who felt the pink pussyhat was intentionally created to leave both groups out of the women's movement, this being because they felt the color represented white women and the female organs excluded transgenders. In the case of the pussyhat, the multimodal text was misread, creating backlash for what was to be symbolic artifact to the movement.

Here the text shows examples of how multimodal text can be viewed. Traditionally, it is thought of only through written reports that use visual aids, but here in Figure 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4 the multimodal comes through forms of pictorial humor, dance performance, and the web design. All in which use the format or their styles to cast their different modes to communicate their intentions.

For my supplementary text, I used Pink 'Pussyhat' Creator Addresses Criticism Over Name, an article written by Julie Compton. Her article hits the various viewpoints people have on the hat created by Jayna Zweiman and Krista Suh. With the general significance of the pink hat supporting the women's movement, people believed the color and the shape was not only racist but also transphobic.With plenty of professional consultations this NBC article pointed out the good and the bad caused by this tiny artifact

These readings brought to my attention the importance of multimodality in communication. It showed me that anything that is trying to convey a idea can be considered text, and that all text can be considered multi-modal. Without multi-modality, ideas would be constrained to verbal communication. This could possibly result in less communication and more misunderstanding. I believe this because, multimodality in today's time seems to play a major role in the progression of ideas.

i agree,because each media has to take a different approach because their ideas will be different, and different ideas have different modes that are better suited for presenting them.

gestural mode plays a large role in communication such as in movies where someone expressions plays a role in authenticity to their role,or in case of the supplemental text, the man translating for the deaf. During the translation ,you could tell by hoe he signaled and looked at the person actually speaking that he was nervous and or wasn't sure of what he was translating.

The use of the English language which is commonly referred to as the lingua franca across the world

When choosing what sounds and music to be placed on the golden record there had to be a decision as to what sounds would trigger what feelings, responses, or needed actions.

I believe this design makes twitter very multi modal because, the spatial organization that is used on twitter allows users to place their own ideas on the platform, making room for linguistic , visual, aural, gestural, and spatial ideas of their own.

It is important to always have this note in your mind when creating a mutimodal project, as did the people behind the creation of the golden record.

I believe that spatial mode is important because it allows us to organize our ideas in a way that create a deeper meaning, or can be used on a platform to allow access to be easier. It also allows us to arrange ideas how we would like to present them.

Today, we see many things that are color coordinated. This helps us as the readers thoroughly understand what they are trying to inform us on.

The process behind what to place on the vinyl was just as crucial as the execution, the scientists behind placing the sounds on vinyl thought critically as to what would sell that Earth is an appealing planet to another life being.

Gestural mode is a mode that is very prominent in humans everyday activities.

Part of the discussion in "Talking to the Future" is what modes should be used in creating warning signs for nuclear waste. There is a fear that language would change too much to make the linguistic mode useful but there is also debate of what symbols should be used for the visual mode.

In light of the supplemental text, this statement sheds light on the importance of visual mode.Visual mode allows our ideas to be presented in a way that can actually be useful for the deaf. The translator, was using visual mode even though he was incorrect at translating. But the deaf would be clueless without a visual aid.

Just as with the vinyl using a combination of different modes to convey a message to anyone or anything that gets hold of vinyl.

This is an example of the gestural mode to communication. The article provides the doctor twitter and published books at amazon for people to interact with him. It provides the opportunity for the readers to connect and understand Conca beliefs/points of view and his ideals from his books and postings on Twitter.

This shows the reader that even with all the facts, charts, images and information, we should just accept it and not do a thing because of the benefits, money grabbing opportunities, and minor effects of our actions. How do we solve this problem?

The graph they provide fit into the 3 modes linguistic, visual mode, and the spatial. It's color coded with visual, has words and titles telling us what is going on , the color lines are position that tells us which country drills the most barrel of oil. By displaying this chart , it lets the reader know the upcoming dangers to the future and are exposed what is happening to the world. The reader can correct themselves if they gotten the incorrect information from the tv or radio.

There a conflict that even a person have a clear understanding of the illustration of that mode , we cannot control there actions. Is there a way to solve this crisis? For example: there are signs in the air port don't bring weapons or you will be arrested. Even through the messages in the airport are clear, we still see the tragic news about what is happening to the airport.

We are not fortune tellers and predict how the future is going to be. How are we supposed to understand what is going to happen in the next 10,000 years. Also the multimodal modes can change to the point that the generation from the next 10,000 years might not understand our current modes that were are using.

Conca has gave a clear representation of a spatial mode and how it would help the future. This will change the way how on the web will impact on the generation because that data will remain their forever similar to social media. This will have a positive effect on the community because this idea can be passed down generation to generation if it successful. In addition, the information is easy to access since with the rise of the technology age.

Conca show us the requirements that are able to communicate. Some of the points are similar to the multi modal modes mention in the article. For example: the message must be found (in plain sight) This relates to the Visual mode.

Conca is providing a example of how visual mode can be described with two different meanings.It provides a colored symbol to inform the people also the size of the sign contribute of catching the reader attention. In addition, the interpretation of one's view can be view differently such as being a danger sign or "dig here". This explains why sometime need more modes to get a clear understanding so the reader won't get confused.

Conca is referring to that we must use other modes to get a clear understanding of what we are trying to communicate. Conca address the weakness of just using linguistic mode to discern meaning because of it's constant change of language and it can die out

This refers to the Linguistic mode providing a strong statement to communicate with the community. Conca starting with a strong delivery to the let the reader what are they getting into but without other context or evidence how does one interpret this message. The reader might be confused since Stay out phrase can have multiple meanings

This would be the easiest way to try to make sure that the modes that we use now, in the way that we use them, stays relevant for many generations. This would hopefully help to keep the signs effective.

The question of this article is how to warn future generations. What modes will be the best to do this and are we sure that using these modes will have the desired effect?

It might be better to just wait on creating a message, even with multiple modes. We have enough time to see how communication with all modes change from how they are now to what they might be, which may help to get as close as we can get to an accurate prediction.

Languages have evolved from one language to many different ones because of changes in how humans interact with each other. We have to use multiple modes to just communicate with each other when different languages are used. Often people travelling to areas new to them have to use the gestural and visual modes to communicate with those who do not speak the same language.

We do not know what is going to happen in the future, so how can we plan. How do we know that even with the multimodality used today would even make sense in 10,000 years, assuming that the nuclear waste is even a problem at that point.

The best way to include a huge amount of information is to use multiple modes. Sometimes the linguistic mode makes sense, but often using pictures (visual mode) and placing them in a way that makes sense (spatial mode) can communicate better among groups that do not have a common language.

It makes sense to use multiple modes (media) when you do not know how communication will change over time. What might work in one mode nowadays might not work in the future.

A use of just linguistic mode will probably not work in the future as it does not seem to always be the best idea in present day. In present day we are adding visual pictures into messages at points that the spacial modality shows is effective to convey meaning without just the linguistic mode.

The article is using the visual mode to show more about using the visual mode in signs. It is a clear example of using a sign that shows something of danger which would be one of the things to use in a sign for future generations.

The linguistic mode described in "What are Multimodal Projects" is the use of language. If language changes quickly, then it does not make sense to use only the linguistic mode on a sign. It might not even make sense to have any of the linguistic mode, as it could be confusing if language does evolve a lot between the creation and the use of the sign in the distant future.