In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” the author, Mark Twain, is trying to convey a general message that to promise not to do a thing is a best way to make someone do it, and Tom Sawyer does a great job at taking advantage of gullible people and doing such. We see this happen when Tom has to whitewash a fence as a punishment and is pretending to have fun to make the other children jealous.…
“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a perfect example of how the plot progression of the story was closely related to the character development. Lee used Jean Louise, also known as “Scout” as a main model of character development, as she grows through her understandings of racism, how to handle social situations and her intelligence . The plot progression throughout the novel was very close in relationship of bildungsroman in the characters personal stories. This book being fiction is not true but it depicts how life was during the time period of the 1930’s. The characters also are very close to portraying common people of the time in Macon County of Alabama.…
In writing his novel, In Cold Blood, Capote’s primary purpose is to convey his opposition towards the death penalty. Through the stylistic elements of rhetorical appeals, a selection of detail, and imagery Capote reveals the attitude he holds against this unreasonable form of justice.…
Florence Kelley conveys her message on the importance of women as voters. She does this by first using details and repetition to shine light on the problems and the harsh realities of child labor, and then offering the right to ballot in women's hands as a solution.…
Courage is characterized as mental or moral strength to surpass notions of fear. As demonstrated by Atticus Finch and Mrs Dubose in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the development of courage gives the character’s strength and courage to hold their heads high, while fearing none. Harper Lee depicts the theme of courage incalculable amount of times, detailing courage as “ when you know you’re licked before you being, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (Chapter 11, Page 124) All of the characters have an alternate kind of perspective of what courage is exactly, which will be examined in depth.…
Norman Cousins “Who Killed Benny Paret” in 1962 essay fixates on a barbaric boxing match at Madison Square Garden between Emile Griffith and Benny Paret, which led to Paret’s brutal demise. Millions of people worldwide take part as spectators to the sport of prize fighting. Cousins uses diction, syntax and figurative language to communicate how, “You put killers in the ring” (3), and people pay to gawk at a murder. Throughout the essay Cousins employs ethos, pathos, and logos, which evokes ethical appeal, emotion, and logic to reason with the readers resulting in Paret’s death. It was not the alone act of the crowd that killed Benny Paret, but the managers, referees and physicians doing as well. The crowds of people that attend these matches don’t go to see the sport of boxing, but the brutality of a knock out. Cousins argues that prize fighting is a display of violence and that boxers essentially kill themselves in a ring for the basic intention of entertaining a crowd. All through the essay he attempts to validate why Paret was killed, specifically questioning his manager, the referee, the faulty physicians, and the crowd.…
Isaiah Bradley's character in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" serves as a symbol of the historical and ongoing racial injustices faced by African Americans, particularly those who served in the American military during the world war. His experiences as an African American super soldier show us the systemic racism and marginalization that black soldiers have endured both during and after their service, with no recognition, respect, or rights. Bradley's experience shows the harsh reality of America's ongoing struggle with racial equality and the deep scars left by historical injustices. This parallel to real historical events in America regarding the black soldiers during World War II, emphasizes the importance of understanding Isaiah's perspective and the reasons behind his actions, beliefs, and not wanting…
In 1874, Mary Ellen’s case shined a light on Abuse of children and was brought by American Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals, which later passed a law to protect children from physical abuse from their parents. During the trial, the judge ordered for Ellen to be brought into the court room and from there she gave her heart-wrenching testimony. This testimony made such an impact in history that the author, physician, and writer Howard Markel revealed her story in the New York Times in 2009. In this composition Markel uses appeals as strategies to reveal and remind the audience of Ellen’s case and form a movement to prevent it and protect victims, which is an effort that continues today. In Markel strategies he mostly uses an emotional appeal which is more effective in this composition because the language used in Ellen’s testimony evokes the senses and brings emotion to the audience and helps them to relate her. Her testimony provides concrete evidence which Markel used to give his composition a logical appeal.…
In the Bible it says, in Matthew 5: 27-28, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart”. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the main character Hester Prynne was an adulteress in the seventeenth century during the Puritan era. Three rhetorical strategies that really stood out were symbolism, archaic diction, and irony. The use of these rhetorical strategies enables Hawthorne to tell the story of the woman who was condemned for adultery and to expose the hypocrisy in a Puritan society.…
“Tonight while we sleep, several thousand little girls will be working in textile mills, all night through, in the deafening noise of spindles and the looms spinning and weaving cotton and wool, silks and ribbons for us to buy”. These words, spoken by Florence Kelley, were used to describe how horrible and tiring child labor was for young children in her era. When she was young, Florence’s father took her to visit factories where child labor occurred and this inagurated her passion to speak out against such. The use of diction, repetition, parallelism, and loaded words in her speech helped explain the importance of the issues she was addressing and the issues she successfully improved in the long run.…
In the times of the Progressive Era (1875-1910), all people – children, women, and men – worked to get more income for their families. Hence the name “progressive,” all people were engaging in business and needed more education for recently developed ideas. Florence Kelly, who was engaged though the hardships of child labor, presented an assertive and powerful speech to the National American Woman Suffrage Association to preach her own thought and knowledge and to convey her message to “free the children from toil!” Her striking, informational, infuriating rhetorical strategies make the convention of women to ignore.…
I never knew who Mary Tyler Moore was until she died this past January. As the world continued to grieve over Moore and other such celebrities who tragically passed away in the last twelve months, I found myself surreptitiously Googling her to get some context for all the accolades people gave in memoriam. I had never heard of her solo show, or how groundbreaking it was for feminism, but when my Entertainment Weekly magazine came in the mail, I got a further glimpse into television history. As Dan Snierson observes in his article “Mary Tyler Moore, 1936 – 2017”, that beyond any other role Moore played, “it was her seven-season turn (1970 – 1977) as spunky TV producer Mary Richards on CBS’ The Mary Tyler Moore Show that Moore burned brightest,…
In America, there used to be unfair laws and regulations regarding labor. Children are put to work in harsh conditions, conditions often deemed difficult even for adults, and are forced to work ridiculous hours. Florence Kelley gave a speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905. In her speech, Kelley uses repetition, pathos, imagery, logos, and carefully placed diction to express how child labor is morally wrong and inhumane.…
On 1844 Mary Cassatt was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania to a well-to-do family. She shared the house her father built on Rebecca Street with her younger brother Gardner and her older siblings Lydia, Alexander and Robbie. Robert Cassatt, Mary’s father, was a successful banker and also Mayor of Allegheny City for a time. Mary’s mother, Katherine Cassatt was well educated for a woman in the nineteenth century, forever having to abandon nests she had only just made. Mary Cassatt and her family moved several times within Pennsylvania, from Allegheny City to Pittsburgh, then to Lancaster, and then to Philadelphia. Robert Cassatt then decided to move his family to Paris, France when Mary was seven years old. He believed this to be a wise decision, the apotheosis of the Cassatt’s; but especially of Mary.…
RUN CLIP: Opening scene from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Item 1) – 90 seconds then fade out.…