User talk:Francinepalmerbenjamin

Hello Former Student!

I'm writing to you because you took a class from me in the past few years at the Art Institute. As of Spring, 2010, I'll not be teaching further classes at AIS for the foreseeable future. (We're parting ways on good terms!) Until now, you've been able to reach my Wikiversity educational resources from my website, but I've decided to delete that link. You can still reach all of those materials here.

If you're interested in what I'm up to in the future (which will include an album in 2010 and a novel in 2011) you can friend my facebook page or drop me an email at info@stevenarntson.info and you'll receive a periodic update about performances, classes, and publications.

If you know any current or former students of mine who might be interested in any of this, please forward this information if you have a moment.

I hope all is well for you.
 * Best! Stevenarntson

Assignment1:Fallacy Committed On Purpose: I remember that when I traveled to Europe,I heard many fallacies regarding the the French,such as;The French People Hate Americans.This generally is completely untrue.The French,in fact,do a much better job than Americans separating the idea of the American people from the American government.If anything,certainly since the French opposed the war in Iraq,one could more easily argue that Americans hate the French.There may some French people who dislike Americans,but most are very friendly and polite.The French love to talk about Josephine Baker and her famous Banana skirt,and how she took France by storm.In fact,the French are like most Europeans that dislike the fact Americans who automatically start talking to them in english,rather than making an effort before coming to French and learning some basic French terms before travelling to Europe. Assignment 2:Fallacy Committed By Accident: On May 5,2009 was Cinco De Mayo and for many Americans they think it was in celebration of Mexico Independence Day,which is not true.Cinco de Mayo is a date of great inportance for the Mexican and Chicano communties.It actually marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla.Pueble was the name of the town where the battle took place,now it is named Batalla de Puebla.Because the Mexican Army defeated the greatest army in the world at the time,Cinco de Mayo represents not only the battle that took place,but also it represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.Mexican gained their Independence from Spain on September 16,1810,which is nearly a fifty(50)year difference from Cinco de Mayo(May 5,1862).