As for the use of dialogue,
As for the use of dialogue,
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.…
In Barbara Ehrenreich's New York Times article, “Too Poor to make the News”, she investigates a phenomenon that has been swept away by the waves of media headlines about “middle class cutbacks” and “the super-rich giving up private jets”. (pg 322) She talks to people she met while writing her book “Nickel and Dimed” and uncovers stories of people whose ends could not be met before the recession, and are even less likely to be met now with increasing layoffs, foreclosed homes, and unavailable loans. She describes the problem well, and provides several sad tales, including one about her own nephew and his family's problems. She raises a crucial issue. Accepting the ways in which poverty is…
In this unit we read Wendy Guerra's Everyone Leaves and wrote a timed essay about one of Everyone Leaves’ themes. Some examples of themes found throughout the book is growing up with an unstable family and the obstacles of life in Cuba. In my essay I focused in the theme obstacles of growing up in Cuba because I felt that it was an interesting theme that is real in our world and affects people. Everyone Leaves is a book about a young girl named Nieve growing up in Cuba with a broken family. Nieve grew up in poverty and also had to deal with a lot of drama from her family and her school. Throughout the book Nieve feels she has nobody to go to with her problems so she writes down everything important to her in her diary. The tone used…
Edward also uses similes when he is describing how powerful god actually is by stating, “(…) His wrath toward you burns like fire (…).” In this quote, Edwards uses the word “fire” to describe how powerful god is towards everyone that was disobeying him by for example sinning. This makes the listeners more aware of god’s power and their position as humans. In addition, it shows that God is angry with several humans in the world, which makes the listeners to think about who those humans are, and if they maybe are one of them.…
By persuading the audience by emotion Markel is able to give his text an emotional appeal. This causes the audience not only to respond emotionally but, to identify with the writers point of view. Emotional appeals also have descriptive language which helps the audience relate to the argument or discussion. In the text Markel used descriptive and figurative language to show how Ellen looked, “Henry Bergh, who saw the girl—like a member of the animal kingdom needing the protection of state”, this example gives emotion but by the use of words. Her story puts a personal touch and brings a vivid example of what happened before and what is still happening today. Some audiences may not like this approach for some just don’t want to hear the truth; so in this case it may not be so effective. Through most of the composition Markel let Ellen’s story speak for itself and let her story influence the…
The effect of Eighner’s attention to language in the first five paragraphs shows the audience how knowledgeable he is. Most people have the common idea that homeless people have a high illiteracy or a lack of education, but Eighner is different from most homeless people. Eighner states that he, “wrote the Merriam-Webster research service to discover what [he] could about the word “Dumpster.” [He] learned from then that “Dumpster is a proprietary word belonging to the Dempster Dumpster company” (Eighner 107). His familiarity with this information establishes ethos. Throughout these five paragraphs it is revealing Eighner’s character as someone who is drawn well to his intellect and it stabilizes his credibility as a character.…
In the story Edward talks about how the people are in the hands of God and that they need to be saved so they don’t end up in Hell. Edward uses a lot of imagery to help the people understand what he’s talking about and how bad things can be. He often mentions a spider and he connects that to God’s hand which is holding the people over the fire of Hell.…
Through the use of vibrant diction, syntax, and ever changing tone, the author is able to create a dramatic, yet sorrowful story that affects the reader on many levels.…
This paper analyzed two articles from different fields of studies, then compared and contrasted them for rhetorical elements. One from the field of criminal justice and the other from the field of psychology. The criminal justice article, “DA Vance: Tyrone Howard Convicted of Murdering NYPD Detective Randolph Holder” was produced by The New York District Attorney’s office (2017). In this article the authors mentions a press release about a man murdering a NYPD detective and how the man lead up to that murder. The other article from psychology, “Personality and Social Psychology: Crossing Boundaries and Integrating Perspectives” was created by two psychologists, Snyder and Deaux (2007). These article mentions the differences and similarities…
An example of this is when Ehrenreich went to the doctors for a rash that she got when she was working in Portland, Maine as a maid. In the book she describes her experience with the rash when she said, “The itching gets so bad at night that I have mini tantrums, waving my arms and stamping my feet to keep from scratching or bawling. So I fall back on the support networks of my real life social class, call the dermatologist I know in Key West.” (Dunn, 88) If the author didn’t call her dermatologist and suffered through the rash, the chapter would have been more thought provoking. It would catch readers’ attention to see what would have happened over time to her health. Another event that the author could have done differently to make the book interesting was when she decided to not get her other job at the hardware store in Minneapolis. If she would have worked there and at Walmart, then we would have seen her struggle with the two jobs. Seeing the author taking on all this work makes reader’s curious and anxious to read more, but knowing that she always had a way out bored me and my classmate at certain parts of the…
Dave Chappelle returns to his hometown of Washington D.C. in the year 2000, during his tour around the country, to perform for the people of D.C. During his show “Killin’ Him Softly” Chappelle effectively uses rhetorical strategies by engaging his audience, understanding the culture he is addressing, as well as exemplifying the problem with racial stereotypes and the disparity of police brutality between the African American community and the white community.…
In South Central, Los Angeles, there is a food epidemic taking place among the population. For miles and miles, the only easily attainable food source is fast food; causing the overconsumption of un-nutritious, greasy, and fattening food. This is the problem brought to the public’s attention by speaker Ron Finley in his Ted Talks speech, “A Guerilla Gardener in South Central L.A.” Finley explains how everywhere he looks in his native South Central, all he sees are fast food chains and Dialysis clinics opened due to the lack of nutritious food. Finley views the lack of a healthy food source as a serious problem, and brings up his point; there are miles of vacant lots throughout Los Angeles, all of which could be used for the cultivation of healthy fruits and vegetables to better the urban community’s diet and health.…
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.…
“It’s become a sad rite of passage in many American communities, the services held for teenagers killed in auto accidents before they’ve even scored a tassel to hang from the rearview mirror”. Anna Quindlen wrote the article ,”Driving to the Funeral” in June 11, 2007 issue of news week to make parents think twice before allowing their 16 year-old drive a car. Anna discusses issue on how too often teens are killed in car accidents and why something should be done about it. With the use of ethos, pathos, and logos, Anna illustrates that teens are too young to take on the responsibility of driving and that the solution to our problem is simple: change the legal driving age to 18.…
Sometimes life gets tough and gives us obstacles and challenges just to see how we overcome them. It only takes one mistake for someone’s life to be turned upside down. Watching people go through hardships and life challenges helps us get on the right path and succeed. The book The Other Wes Moore written by Wes Moore himself, is based on real life challenges that two boys ironically with the same name and hometown were faced with and how their decisions on overcoming them lead them to two completely different places. One living free and being able to experience things and the other living unfortunately behind bars. Wes Moore uses the rhetorical appeals ethos, logos, and pathos to engage the readers attention on how two boys with so many similarities can grow up and live two completely opposite lives.…