6V Lets be Persistent!

Persistence -  firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

Persistence is a very good characteristic to have. Throughout my college experience I will need a lot of persistence to complete difficult homework assignments and study for hard tests. As every college student begins their first semester, everyone starts to develop some value of being persistent. Especially for first year students, this is a very good trait to develop early. College is so much different than high school, the work and the test and much harder. In order to complete these tasks you must have persistence to push through the difficult tasks and yet still maintain a good grade. Persistence is very important for all college students to have and develop throughout college, it will also help them after they have graduated and start looking for a job.

Motivation appeal is a word that I learned this week through reading my media textbook. This refers to a feelings-based, or affective, approach by a persuader that targets the audience’s emotions, needs and values. Another word that was mentioned in the chapter that I didn’t know beforehand was instrumental values which means, values that guide the meaning by which we live. We have not gone over these words in class lecture yet, but when we do I already have a pretty good understanding of the word and will be able to develop my understanding further.