The film makes use of firsthand information from interviews conducted by Greenwald on individuals that have faced the impact of Wal-Mart’s reign. Since its establishment, Watson had promised customers and workers great services by offering goods at low prices. According to the film, Wal-Mart has established its retail business in local areas where large retailers are not available to avoid competition. As a result, they drew attention of many small community consumers because of their cheaper prices and variety of differentiated products. This has caused havoc to small business, which have been wiped out because they lack the potential to compete with this retail giant. Lack of competition has enabled Wal-Mart to dominate its business at low prices because they have captured all customers (Fishman 23).…
Globe Columnist, Jeff Jacoby, in their editorial “Making college ‘free’ will only make it worse,”…
In this political cartoon that was created by Mike Luckovich for the Atlanta journal strikes directly at the republican party. Stating that most people who are not middled aged christian white men are pretty much against them. It shows a large group of republicans but there are no women there even though there is a sign that says “ladies night”. One republican is asking another what other groups have they lost including the ones they already have even though it obvious that women are not at the party.…
The article by Jayme Deerwester in USA Today online is a rhetorical and slight propagandist piece on the interview/ debate between Trevor Noah and Tomi Lahren on the Daily Show. The writer writes in a very bipartisan and not biased on either side of the political spectrum. She talks about how the debaters were, “engaged in a spirited but respectful debate and managed not to talk over each other, a feat that's become all but unheard of on cable news the last few years.” (Deerwester, After That 'Daily Show' Interview) showing that she got taken aback by how the debate went and how calm both sides were to talking even if Tomi could have been aggressive due to being in a place that finds her views bothersome and frightful. She then later talks…
Ron Carlson’s Reading the Paper is a list of the things occurring in the time period of a day in the life of a character. The idea of the common everyday life is represented with the very first sentence: ALL I WANT TO DO is read the paper, but I’ve got to do the wash first.…
I currently am interning at a law firm doing marketing. As an intern, some of the work can be tedious (see: copy & pasting contact information from hundreds of Word docs to and Excel spreadsheet). To make my time a little less painful, something that I’ve been loving doing is listening to podcasts. I know, I know, it seems like everyone and their mother has been listening to podcasts these days. I’m happily on the board with the whole podcast-craze, and if you’re looking for a form of (sometimes) educational entertainment, I’d highly suggest checking these out:…
Democracy only works if the United States citizens are informed responsibly and frequently. As citizens who are actively involved in elections -whether by voting or running for office- United States citizens need to be informed by non-bias news networks. Politicians rely on Americans not to be informed, that they will follow their words and plans without looking at them closer and seeing their flaws. Davis Mindich reflects this well in his passage.…
Kate Chopin's story, "The Story of an Hour" is an ironic short story of a wife in the late 1800's. The story is only a few pages long and in doing so Chopin writes a story filled with kernel's (events that have important causal chronological coherence) with very few satellite's (events not logically essential to the narrative action). There were no satellites that I could find while reading the text; I found every word written essential to the narrative, the progression and the conclusion of the story.…
A News Paper was the best option because it was the best way to describe why I wrote my essay and I felt it was the easiest way. Also, with the book I felt that it would be able get parents attention, people that can relate. Im sure that I wasn’t the only one that grew up helping out family and being there personal translator. It reaches the audience I’m looking for because everyone thats not from form one country and come from another, they all have that language barrier between them. They all had to struggle with it in some way and its not easy. For others you have not had a chance deal with it, will know how challenging and how others deal with it.…
Published in 1894, “The Story of an Hour,” has endured longer than the title would indicate and is a declaration of the support of independence for women from its author Kate Chopin. Having read this story before in other courses, and having spoken at length about how Chopin was in support of the idea of woman’s suffrage even before the suffrage movement caught hold, this story leaves a lasting impression and resonates deeper with me every time I read it. Chopin uses her work to illuminate the joy of independence and the oppression that marriage can bring. Whether intentional or unintentional, her message is not only meant for women but, extends to men as well. It is a timeless theme that anyone can learn from in every age. By her use of various literary elements such as, structure, and style, and the use of rhetorical devises such as pathos Chopin creates a work that provokes deeper though and asks a reader to delve into the emotional struggle of her character Mrs. Louise…
I believe that the rhetorical strategy of narration is both seen differently in the article, “Unnatural Killers”, by John Grisham and the article, “The Case Against College Athletic Recruiting” by Ben Adler. Both appeal emotionally to the reader but one is a lot more logical in its approach then the other.…
In 1984 Kate Chopin wrote the short story ‘The Story of an Hour’. Chopin, born O’Flaherty in 1851, is considered one of the most important women in the 19th century American fiction. She is best known for her novel ‘The Awakening’. Her short stories revolve around the way women were treated in this century.…
Since 1923, Time Magazine has delivered reliable and effective news to the world. Covering news as it happens, Time has captured the attention of countless readers, most of whom range from the ages of eighteen to forty-nine. Time is composed of a variety of complex articles that deal with current events. Many readers of Time tend to be well educated students and/or have successful careers. Due to Time's countless political articles, readers of the magazine tend to be politically active registered voters. Effectively satisfying this target market, Time Magazine has succeeded in becoming one of the most influential and demanding magazines in the world. Time's covers, advertisements, and articles have greatly contributed to its success.…
When you see a solider in his or her uniform, you are proud that they are serving this country to protect our freedom, securing our country, and defending democracy worldwide. The solider can come from different branches of the Military. The one you might be familiar with is the U.S. Army. These soldiers are well respected and prepared to serve our country whenever and wherever needed, combat-ready at all times, and trained to counter any threat, anywhere. In 2007, the United States Army department published a recruitment ad for U.S. citizens with a new twist. The “Being Proud is strong. Making others proud is Army strong.” Ad for U.S Army is persuasive. They show their target audience not only people who want to make a difference in their lives and communities but also the people who love and support them or influence the recruit’s decisions. The “Being Proud is Strong. Making Others Proud is Army Strong” uses a male in the Army uniform with a brown curly hair little girl wrapped around his back shoulders giving him a kiss on the check to promote reasoning, credibility, and emotion to influence the readers to join the Army to become a solider which stands for strength in this case.…
“Time Ain’t Money” written by Douglas Rushkoff, was first published on the website Changethis.com. The purpose of the Changethis.com is to help writers spread their ideas through writing. In the beginning of “Time Ain’t Money” Rushkoff shows signs that he is writing a manifesto because he is letting the audience know what his policies, aims and goals are. Rushkoff uses the writing strategy of logos throughout the essay to inform and encourage the business world that times are changing from the industrial to digital age.…