Leaders of countries or Princes must make decisions that not many will agree with, but are the best for the populace and he must make them, no matter the cost. Niccolo Machiavelli uses logos, ethos and distinct clear diction to prove the necessity for a ruler to be able to make unpopular decisions, in an excerpt from his book “the Prince” (1532).…
Sometimes a stern warning is just what you need in order to push you to take a step back and evaluate your next move, especially when it could be a life changing one. In “Alumnus Welcomes New UC Berkeley Students with Stern Warning,” Shouak Bagchi, an alumnus of UC Berkeley, addresses the Berkeley freshmen class of 2017 with appraisal and advice for the future. Bagchi writes to the new students about what attending one of the most prestigious public universities entails. This article is rhetorically persuasive due to the fact that Bagchi is an alumnus of UC Berkeley. He references topics that the students can relate to and he mentions many of the successful alumni of the university.…
During my research on a public speaker, I had come across this motivational and leadership speaker Steve Bedwell. On February 17, 2012, he gave a speech on how people tend to act towards different situations and other people. In an auditorium full of business and health care leaders he also jump starts them into effective action with what goes on in the world with people.…
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.…
In Holly Wren Spaulding’s essay, “In Defense of Darkness,” her main claim is that we have fallen away from darkness and immersed ourselves in a society of lightness. Furthermore, she claims this has lead humans to lose touch with basic human emotion as well as the sensual and spiritual experience true darkness has to offer. Spaulding makes this claim evident through exceptional use of personal testimony and copious appeals to value.…
These questions are answered to the best ability of the reader, so the quality remains subjective. However, it is an ideal method for parents who want to ensure that their children are exposed to books that they, as parents, perceive to be appropriate for their children. In order to determine how children’s literature has developed in terms of disability representation, in particular for children with autism, I have analyzed and determined the quality of the following four texts by adopting Blaska’s criteria for each of these texts.…
In New York Times article, “The Joy of Writing” by Pico Iyer, Pico does a relatively interesting piece on some of the known problems with today’s technology driven world. Still, there were some underlying problems with the line of reasoning he was pulling in. For example, Pico Iyer failed to recognize each audience member as an individual and instead spoke as if we were a class of individuals. In the article Pico Iyer cites Nicholas Carr’s book “The Shallows” when pronouncing that “THE average American spends at least eight and a half hours a day in front of a screen”(qtd. In Iyer).…
Acosta, David L. Pike and Ana (). Literature: A World of Writing Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays VitalSource eBook for Education Management Corporation [1] (VitalSource Bookshelf), Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9780558711825/id/fm01…
Our world is not a pleasant one. Our everyday lives are punctured with graphic images of sex, violence and apathy. Unfortunately, people tend to ignore the holes in the social fabric all around them. As Bukowski wrote the poems that were compiled into Betting on the Muse, he realized this, and incorporated it into his poetry. In his narrative works he creates a living, breathing world. He tends to concentrate on the low points of life, though. The world is a dark one, where personal rotting begins with an all-too-early maturation. Bukowski's collection should be read by those who want to experience the lives of people in a decaying, violent world.…
Within Alex Dimitrov’s first book of poetry, Begging for It, one is able to establish his artistic interpretation within his work. In addition, one is able to notice segments of his subject of pain and his conquest of shame. Through a psychological lens, one is able to see Dimitrov portray his gender by acknowledging the gay community. This allows one to explore the relationship of artist and contemporary gay poetry that he creates. Moreover, allowing one to observe how his identity shapes his poetry.…
Charles Bukowski lived a life which some would describe as seedy. For two years of his life, he roamed around America working at manual jobs. Most of the jobs gave him just enough money to rent a room, drink and write. The experiences he gained on the road were used in his poetry and prose. It is writing from the heart about street people, hustlers and a life of women, drinking and gambling.…
Charles Bukowski was born in 1920 in Germany. He moved to the states when he was two years old. Bukowski dealt with an abusive father and a distant mother as a child. He was also bullied by others and rejected by girls because of blood poisoning he got as a child that left his face scarred. Bukowski’s father had a large influence on his life and his writing, saying that “the disgust he made me feel for life never left” (“Charles Bukowski”). Bukowski dropped out of Los Angeles City College and moved to New York to write. He dealt with so much rejection that he gave up and went on a decade long binge where he ended up close to death back in Los Angeles. He started writing again along with binge drinking. He began his professional writing career at the age of 35 and became famous after Barbet Schroeder produced a film called Barfly about his life in 1987. Love is a Dog from Hell is a collection of Bukowski’s works from 1974-1977. He writes in very real, unobstructed prose. He doesn’t sugarcoat anything; the poems are vitriolic, almost barbaric at times and his themes are about his idea of love, need for intimacy and the ultimate inevitability of loneliness. He writes about love so much because he craves it, I believe. Even in his misogynistic tone, there was a hopeless romantic. “Quiet Clean Girls in Gingham Dresses”, “Alone with Everybody”, and “The Crunch” are three poems that put on display his desire for love, his opinions on life and ideas of love.…
Charles Bukowski is an interesting man; he is a brilliant writer, choosing to write about the impoverished and desperate over the rich and powerful. Is poetry is what captivating me, the depression,the meek hopeless of his characters and their situation, it's amazing. In an interview with Interview Magazine in September 1987 when asked about interview Charles Bukowski said, “ I don’t always tell the total truth. I like to play around and just a bit, so I do give out some misinformation just for the sake of entertainment and bullshit. So if you want to know about me, never read an interview. Ignore this one.” That’s one of the most fascinating things about Bukowski for me, is that he is an unreliable narrator. When I was reading Notes of a…
Charles Bukowski was a hero to some while a degenerate to others. He found beauty in the ugliest aspects of life. He spoke of violence and drunkenness, and did it with pride. In "My Madness" Bukowski has created an opinion on life that's raw, vulgar, and to the point. He had a non-sympathetic attitude in this passage and a non-sympathetic attitude in his life. Bukowski employs no purpose to create a purpose in his literature that inspires the reader with his loud and outspoken style. He tells of his struggles in life and how he has used them for his advantage in writing. His style and tone are where he shines and he uses them to his advantage in everyway to attract the reader and keep them interested.…
Bukowski was an underground writer; his poem was based on a depraved metropolitan and downtrodden American society. Critics found his style offensive, others claimed he machismo attitude through his routine use of sex, alcohol, abuse, and violence (Gale). His writing offers no apologies for its crass style. Bukowski was born in Germany and was abused by his father; which may be why his poems often have abusive content. He traveled and tried to get his works published with no luck, he gave up on being a writer. His unsuccessful writing career in the beginning may have been what inspired the poem “so you want to be a writer?”. Bukowski ended up on a binge after this. He ended up near death, Bukowski's life changed, and he started writing again. "If a writer must sample life at its most…