Rafael Palacio is the proud editor of El Sentienal, which is a Spanish newspaper published in Orlando. His bosses are not Latino, therefore he works for a company in a newsroom filled with diversity, who all share a main goal of publishing a weekly paper. He also has a twitter which he activley uses since he is aware of the audience he can reach through social media. Palacio interviews on the Orlando Sentinel published on October 9, 2016 stating, "At first many people think we are just translating the Orlando Sentinel, but we are really covering the Hispanic community here, in their language,"…
People have many different reasons for wanting to undertake a mission. Like in Barrio Boy, it says Ernesto wants to learn how to be a good American, and in ¨Apollo 13¨ it says they want to make it home safely.Both are determined to complete their mission. Ernesto and the astronauts used different methods to reach their goal.So the reasons of their survival is determination.…
Luis Chavez is an upstanding young man who was also one of the most inspiring teenagers I had ever met in my life. I had the pleasure of working with Luis while I was employed with City Year Chicago, an AmeriCorps program. Luis had done volunteer service with City Year’s Young Heroes Program for years as a middle school student. In 2008, he joined the City Heroes Program, the high school equivalent of Young Heroes, during my term as a Senior Corps Member and Program Leader for City Heroes. Not only was Luis a consistent participant, he was a leader among his peers. He met with us weekly to plan activities and contribute…
On this rhetorical critique, I will be talking about the driving community of the state of Florida. As we all know, Florida is infamous for it's terrible accidents. John Couwels and Vivian Kuo, journalists for CNN, prepared an article about the multi-car crash that occurred on January 29th,2012, where 11 people were killed and 46 others were injured. I chose this article because car accidents are a daily event in the state of Florida. However, the roads are spacious and for the most part, well designed. Florida drivers are being held accountable for the wreck due to their lack of safety precautions used while driving through a high fog/smoke area, caused by a nearby forest fire. This article is…
Gaby Rodriguez makes use of rhetorical questions throughout her novel to put emphasis on the cliché ideas that people hold about teen moms. One question that Gaby poses to the reader is “Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?” (Rodriguez & Glatzer 111). This rhetorical question is drawing attention to how Gaby’s classmates put restrictions on her because of her “pregnancy.” They metaphorically place a glass ceiling over Gaby’s head because they believe she is not capable of going any further. Gaby constantly struggles to break through this barrier. Her goal is to show everyone that a teen mom is not doomed to live an unsuccessful life. During her project, she makes it clear that she will still attend college,…
Anzaldua would not really agree with Tan’s goal for her writing. In a society where perfection is practically expected but impossible to achieve, language is one of the many ways that anyone around us can judge us. It is as Tan said, “…the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. “ Tan even said how her mother’s English ashamed her, that because her mother’s English was limited, it limited her perception of her mother, and that since her words were said imperfectly her mother’s thoughts were imperfect. There are instances every day of people that are not fluent in English, not being treated with the same respect, kindness, and service as their counterparts that are fluent. For some reason, it is embedded in most Americans’ minds that if someone cannot speak English as well as themselves, they are either not intelligent, not worthy of their time, or even not considered to be anywhere near important as someone who can.…
This essay will be about two texts and how their diction and tone differ from one another. The first text is The Immigrant Contribution which is about how immigrants contributed to America and how important they are. The second text is A Quilt of a Country which is about how America is a bunch of different ethnicities and religions and how they have all joined together throughout the years. The diction and tone throughout each text has some difference between each other, but they mainly convey similar dictions and tones throughout their respective texts. The Immigrant Contribution text’s tone is informative and sort of inspirational .…
You're very right about the Americans being just as deceptive as the Spanish. I believe that they are just as bad as the Spanish, just in a nicer manner. Instead of chasing them off of their land like the Spanish, they convinced them to leave. I don't think it was right for them to make the Indians leave their mother country because that should have been their land; not the Americans land. The Indians left their land in such horrible condition; the old people didn't have clothes, some people were sick, and the mothers had to carry their kids on their backs.…
All can relate to that one special time of the year, Christmas, when whole families unite and spend hours endlessly sharing stories, making memories, and of course, opening presents! What happens though, when all of the sentimental value of Christmas is replaced solely with physical value, the gifts? What would Christmas be like then? Richard Rodriguez takes the readers through one of his annual Christmases and brings to light, through his thoughts, the disconnect that exists between himself, his siblings, and his parents. Rodriguez’ chronological presentation of events with flashbacks, short, abrupt syntax, light-hearted attention to detail and concerned tone contribute to suggest his worried attitude toward his family.…
After reading “ The Invasion of the Tourist” and “A Prostitute Remembers”, it was interesting to see what life was like for the Cubans after the revolution. Due to the prohibition laws passed in the States, wealthy Americans took advantage Cuba’s situation to satisfy their prohibited desires from drinking to prostitution. Cuba became a land for tourism and its people were exploited. Many women resorted to prostitution to feed their family, as there weren’t many jobs available after the revolution. It was interesting to see how the revolution was to free Cuba but left that in economic…
In the writing of Chavez, he uses multiple rhetorical choices in his argument about nonviolent resistance.…
In this passage from 1984 by George Orwell, Winston is admiring the prole woman below hanging diapers because she loves her family and will even ignore the care of her own body to be helpful towards her family. He is showing that he admires the caring and maternal aspects of this woman and how simple her life is. This passage allows the reader to understand his respect towards the prole life and his desire for a caring figure and simplicity in his own life. Orwell uses a couple different tones here such as a nostalgic one as well as a happy one to prove to you that it is an important quality in Winston’s eyes. He also contrasts the behavior of the woman to that of Julia, who is not respectful of the woman because she does not admire the…
So much has been written about Castro and his rhetoric, and I, admittedly, want to get in on the action. I believe much more can be carefully pulled from his kilometric speeches. Fidel Castro was the revolution, thus, understanding the leader will perhaps start to clarify the past 50+ years. I am fascinated by Castro and his rhetorical skills, yet have been warned by the exile community in which I grew up of the man’s cunning nature. With so much passionate hatred for the man so evident among family members, it’s always been a wonder to me that the man has stayed in power for so long. His survival, I estimate, has something to do with his gift of language. I think much can be drawn out about his character, the revolutions, and his evolution…
On March 22nd, 2016, President Barack Obama arrived at the Gran Teatro de la Habana in Havana, Cuba to present the Cubans with a speech in reference to re-instituting ambassadorial relations with Cuba, along with concealing the rearmost fragments on the Cold War. The remarks made by Obama to the Cubans was the first occasion on which the people were able to witness Obama’s hope of acquiring closer U.S. and Cuban relations, in addition to his vision of domestic revision for Cuba. Having an aspiration for Cuba, Obama has a vision of free assemblage, free speech, and the potential to obtain and maintain a living without being dependent on a government authorized financial system. During his speech, Obama gave his audience the impression of utilizing unbiased terms intentionally. For example, Obama stated, “a socialist economic model” and “a one-party system” that “has emphasized the role and rights of the state.” Obama constructs instances for reorder throughout his rationalizations, generating optimism among the people of Cuba. Although Obama has desires for Cuba’s future potential, he made it clear that Cubans have to find their way towards reshaping their country but Obama would America would still support them along the way.…
Among the multiple appeals from Aristotle, there lies rhetorical analysis. Applying Aristotle’s appeals to present day advertisements breaks down all the aspects and qualities of each advertisement, thus identifying motive behind the color scheme to the emotion or lack of, behind the script. There are two different types of styles of writing that I’m going to talk about in this paper, Ethos and Logos. In this specific ad, there are examples of Pathos and Ethos used in order to have a successful advertisement. “Rhetorical approaches are concerned with the use of reason in efforts to persuade an audience, but not only with reason: they also consider the personal qualities, characteristics and skills of speakers” (Ellis). After looking at the ad for a long time and analyzing it, it’s clear that Figure Weight Loss means business. In this paper I am going to focus on the different aspects of Ethos and Logos and how they apply to the ad itself in broad terms, a side story of a girl named Shannon, and their three keen promises to make it safe, effective, and affordable for each client.…