DEVON (20s) makes his way through the trees. He sees a bulldozer cover a massive pit filled with thousands of dead animals. Suddenly, a bullet hits a rock by his head. Devon makes a run for it as bullets continue to fly at him. A helicopter cuts off his path.…
QP engaged Maunica in participating in a CBT activity geared towards managing feelings. QP explained to Maunica that the active will increase her awareness on how to cope with strong feelings. QP asked Maunica to explain what she does, when she experiencing anger feelings. QP asked Maunica to list some positive coping strategies to deal with anger feelings. QP asked Maunica if she thinks teens make poor decisions when they are experiencing anger feelings. QP assisted Maunica in identifying warning signs of anger feelings. QP asked Maunica to list some consequences of anger. QP asked Maunica to list some cost of anger feelings. QP discussed with Maunica the cues that helps a person know they have an anger problem. QP asked Maunica to explain,…
Chapter 4, we learned the various aspects of an audience, when preparing a written or electrical document. How did I consider my audience needs and interests as I developed the presentation about Great Calls marketing strategy? I put myself in their shoes and considered the expectations that a manager of a large cellular company would expect. I recognized their time is valuable and I would need to be quick and direct. I also thought that I would have to put together a presentation that was professional and eye catching and brought valuable information to helping them direct the company to a new solution to increase customer attention. Who was my audience? The people I am presenting to are five managers of Genuine Cellular, who I assume are…
The author Dana Gicia builds an argument in attempt to persuade his audience into thinking that the decline of reading in America is bad for the society, and he utilizes two specific types of persuasion in order to accomplish his goal. These types include the use of statistics as well as a very of concerning tone towards the issue presented. Mr. Gioia presents the idea of how starteling and concerning the fact is that the participation in arts including literature has decreased, by using a survey conducted by the National Endowment For the arts. “Arts participation by americans has declined” helps corroborate what the author is trying to shed light on. The use of these facts solidifys the point that Gioia is trying to make.…
uses ¨got up¨ and ¨put his clothes on¨ to describe his father, but uses the words ¨rise¨ and ¨dress¨…
I would ask Rudy Giuliani why he chose to be a leader. A lot of people tend to be a follower and are very complacent with their lifestyle. Why be different?…
The understanding of varied historical and cultural meanings associated with ‘walks’ aid the 21st century reader in interpreting how Nathaniel Hawthorne purposefully characterizes Hester and Dimmesdale to unify a thematic concern for The Scarlet Letter. Solnit’s diction develops important imagery (specifically metaphors) to guide the reader’s understanding of ‘walking’. “Walking becomes testifying” (Wanderlust: A History of Walking) The denotation of the word ‘testifying’ means to serve as evidence or proof of something’s existing or being the case. Testifying is used as a neutral connotation, which gives the readers the feel that the character is endorsing something. For example, at a festival, the people are a part of the festivity and at…
In this selection, Hawthorne uses irony to convey his point. Dimmesdale, the holiest minister in the eyes of the crowd, has a constant burden in his heart that tortures him. When he confesses his sin to the townspeople, ironically, instead of seeing his evil nature, they mistake it for a humble degradation. This shows the downfall of human beings: their tendency of being misled and incapability of seeing the truth. Even in the most “holiest” human beings, a deep sin is present.…
I chose this word because the tone of the first chapter seems rather dark. We hear stories of the hopes with which the Puritans arrived in the new world; however, these hopes quickly turned dark because the Puritans found that the first buildings they needed to create were a prison, which alludes to the sins they committed; and a cemetery, which contradicts the new life they hoped to create for themselves.…
Winthrop preaches about unity and togetherness to his fellow Puritans, weary and trepidatious about the dangers of their voyage and upcoming settlement, in order to reassure them that their shared religion will keep them all safe and that everything will be okay. Throughout his sermon, he repeats the word “we”, instilling a sense of a common identity into those with him. By saying “we” instead of “I”, he makes his audience sure that he is no different from any of them; that he needs them as much as they need him. He supports this later by claiming that they must show each other “brotherly affection” and keep the ship devoid of any dissension. Furthermore, continuing along the lines of conflictless unity, he alludes to the prophet Micah, who wrote books present in the Old Testament. Many of his books were centered around an idea of a warless world.…
During this long chunk of non-dialogue the Narrator, seemingly Arthur Miller, goes into great depth to describe what is happening in America at the time of this play and also establishes his beliefs and persuades us to believe what he tells us with rhetoric. He frames America in a light of strict law and where most people are almost authoritarian and view every law made as moral rights and wrong. He frames America in this time where political opposition is unheard of and has strict consequences. He shows us that religion is almost law in this point of America and all who do not follow every rule to its finest are punished severely. A way he does this is by flat out saying it but in rhetorical terms he uses a very large analogy of American law to Communist beliefs. Their government is…
Following her Latin teacher’s suicide, Cathy runs away from home and due to this, is severely whipped. During the spanking, the young girl again manipulates her dad in order to stop the whipping, as we can see, she “screamed, writhed, cried, begged, and the blows instantly became lighter” (83). Steinbeck describes this using an enumeration to emphasize Cathy’s power over people, who in reality does not seem to suffer. Her eyes and her face are indeed constantly describes as “cold” and “calm,” which shows that Cathy not only controls other people, but must also control herself to be convincing. Although the girl seems to have won, she has not. She finally realizes that her parents have power over her, and are the only people she cannot use her sexuality against. Only they can withstand her. Moreover, Cathy believes they are the only ones who do not see her for whom she really is-evil. She is already “past sixteen” but they see her as a “baby,” although Cathy is, at that point, already self-aware of whom she is. She begins to hate them, as they are the exact opposite of her. They are good. She then decides to dispose of them. However, she must first fool them. Indeed, The passage preceding Cathy’s parricide depicts Cathy as a changed person. Catherine is illustrated through the semantic field of success and beauty “thoughtful,” (83) “good student,” (83) “smarter,” (84) “beautiful,” (84) “fresh” (85) and “pretty” (85). Her parents have then absolutely no idea of what will happen next. Steinbeck describes the fire as one that “rose, flared, roared, crashed and crumbled,” personifying the fire as an animal through this enumeration (85). It magnifies the fact that there is no way out for the Ames. Cathy, furthermore, decides to fake her own death: the coroners and helpers “could find no tooth or bone” (86). Through this, Cathy realizes that by…
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…
“The Carnivore’s Dilemma”, an essay by Nicolette Hanh Niman, incorporates rhetorical elements, such as logos, ethos, and rhetorical questions, in an attempt to convince the audience that meat itself is not the root of global warming. Written from a rancher’s point of view, the essay relies on studies and logic to prove itself. Niman starts out with a short acknowledgement that the meat industry has a hand in the increasingly noticeable global climate change. She then quickly changes gears, stating that the studies that show the meat industry is a major player in global warming only take the prevailing methods of producing meat into account and spews facts that show the flip side of the food industry.…
As a young child i learned early on how info can be corrupted and distorted through a classroom game i use to play called telephone. In the game you would start off with a message and try to make it around the room with the same message, surprisingly we barely ever got through without messing up at least something. And if you think about it that game represents society and how it can corrupt your message. I think that information can easily be corrupted and that it happens in our everyday life.…
