Formal Cyber Blog Post 1

Nicholas Kruzshak

Mr. Fendryk

AP Seminar

8 September 2020

Within this Blog Post, I include excerpts of what was discussed and performed in class in addition to our true Homework. Both of which dealt with formulating an opinion though in different forms; for starters, our homework only had us discuss what an argument is whilst our classwork was based upon the premise of the "Back to the Future" franchise being the greatest films ever produced. Additionally, we as a class were to read our digital textbook regarding Understanding Arguments. That said, I will begin this Blog Post with my honest argument on whether "Back to the Future is the best film series of all time" stands true for myself. 

It goes without saying that the "Back to the Future" franchise was one of the most successful franchises in terms of gross Box Office figures, with the three movies collectively bringing in just under one billion dollars ($961,582,942) throughout its five years of releasings (July 3, 1985, to May 24,1990). Although, I personally view the franchise as inferior to its peers such as Star Wars, Indian Jones, and Jurrasic Park which were released within the same era of entertainment (the 1970s to 1990s). My predominant reasoning is that while the films proved to be widely popular, the continuity into the future was not only a difficult feat but something which only lasted several movies long. Nevertheless, the franchise has released a number of other forms of "Back to the Future"  in media formats such as Animation, Musicals, Comic Books, and even Video Games. Though this doesn't necessarily mean that it was all great; instead, much of the "Back to the Future" media was short-lived, as was proved in just two seasons of the animated television show (1991 to 1992). Besides continuity concerns and a few failed projects (many of the video games, attractions, and a shortlived show) "Back to the Future" proved itself to be an incredible series of movies though not much else as the market for such was likely diluted. Other franchises such as Star Wars began on a strong note (much like "Back to the Future") but continuously grew into a plot that could not only be expanded upon but developed over time to ensure the best quality entertainment. Additionally, recent Catalysts such as the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilms have significantly helped interest the public as Disney was known to have created masterpieces well before this takeover. 

Now moving onto the latter half of my blog, which focuses on the homework side of matters, we were instructed to describe what an argument is following our class and the reading from our digital textbook Understanding Arguments. Additionally, we were to complete exercise 1 within the textbook. 

Whilst the textbook gave its own solid definition of what constitutes an argument, that is an argument is a connected series of sentences, statements, or propositions (called "premises") that are intended to give a reason of some kind for a sentence statement, or proposition (called the 'conclusion"), I feel as if this definition may sometime be too concrete when in a fluid conversation to recall. That is why I have examined this and other literature provided by the author to conclude that an argument just as the definition states is a dialogue in which claims are made to either be declined or understood by the opposing party. 

As for the exercises, those are found below and are answered with as much evidence from the text as possible. Within the exercises, we were to defend blatantly truthful statements which can be backed with ample evidence over their validity. 

Exercise 1 Questions:  

1. Nine is not a prime number: Prime Number, as is defined by mathematicians, would be a numerical value greater than one which cannot be multiplied by any other value besides itself and one to receive its value as the product. As can be seen wit ha simple equation, 3x3=9, this premise withstands any contrary statements. 

2. Seven is a prime number: Prime Numbers, which are defined as only being able to receive its value as a product when multiplied by one, can be found by running numerous equations. Though, with such a small numerical value, it can be concluded that no numbers besides 7 and 1 multiply to produce 7 as a product. 

3. A molecule of water has three atoms in it: Whilst one can argue that a water molecule does not consist of three atoms, the title which it has been referred to for years aptly defies that premise. In denoting water as H2O (One Oxygen, Two Hydrogen), it can be easily seen that the Molecules that form water are indeed three when added together. 

4. Water is not made of carbon: As is evident when simply drinking water, water does not typically bubble and fizzle as if it were to contain a carbonous molecule that would produce gasses when forced to interact with other molecules. 

5. The U.S. President lives in Washington D.C.: Upon a visit to Washington D.C., it is very clear that even while ignoring the major increase in a security detail, history has always stated that in order to be president, one must live within the confines of the White House, in Washington D.C. 

6. The Earth is not flat: Even whilst many have been in orbit and beyond, it is evident that from any significantly elevated platform, the earth begins to curve to the naked eye, validating the premise that the earth is indeed round. 

7. Humans have walked on the moon: With the utilization of powerful telescopes, one could easily see the debris which has been left on the earth throughout past years by nonother than humans, who are the only species capable of achieving such a feat while continuing to monitor the natural satellite constantly. 

8. Most Bicycles have two wheels: Although statistics regarding transportation could be utilized, noticing the prefix Bi- typically indicates two of something (be it wheels, mental state, etc.) we can soundly confirm that most Bicycles do indeed consist of two wheels. 

After reviewing many theories regarding arguments and how to better improve such skills, I feel as if I am better poised to enter a civil discourse with someone who may withhold dissimilar thoughts. With that said, I not only look forward to continuing this topic within AP Seminar, but I also conclude my Cyber Blog Post One. Take care and be safe!

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