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,"…
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 the world of politics where everything has an opposing viewpoint, the use of proper persuasive techniques is essential. In the article, Fitzpatrick and Fenwick’s plea to pass the 2013 farm bill strategically uses exemplification as well as cause-and-effect to assert the rationality and impact of their point. From introducing the issue, to showing achievements, to showing urgency; these rhetorical techniques further the message of the authors. The use of exemplifications is apparent in the author's’ introduction to the issue as well as their reasoning as to its importance.…
Stuart Rojstaczer states his own opinion that students that walk into a class knowing they can go “through the motions” and get a passing grade begin to put in less effort. He goes on to say that many students study less than 10 hours, which is less than half of what they were putting in 40 years ago. He also quotes a “recent” survey, saying that 30,000 of first year students showed that nearly half of them were spending more hours drinking than they were studying. He deduces that if we continue along this path, well end up with a generation of poorly educated college graduates who have used their four years to become alcoholics.…
In the beginning Benjamin Banneker uses an empathy diction, he uses words such as "reflect", "acknowledge", "injustice", "tender feelings." He does in order to really get inside the readers mind and have them reflect and analyze their actions more carefully. Later in the text the tone shifts a bit to a more accusative tone, he shows this by the choice of words he uses such as "entitled", "guilty" "criminal", cruel", and…
could actually be. For example, when he mentions how handwriting can be “untidy” or “difficult…
John Seigenthaler Sr. is a retired journalist who founded the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. He wrote a short essay called “A False Wikipedia ‘Biography,’” that was published in USA today in November of 2005 (543). In this essay he shares his personal story of internet character assassination. Someone posted a fake biography of John Seigenthaler Sr. on Wikipedia saying he was involved in the Kennedy assassinations. It was there for 132 days and spread to other websites such as answers.com and reference.com, slandering his name. It was difficult to track the culprit since the author was anonymous and Federal privacy laws protect the identity of a company’s customers.…
Slavery is infamously known in American history as “America’s greatest shame”. Accompanied by the concept of slavery was vast opposition due to it being unconstitutional and contradicting the basis of American government. Benjamin Banneker writes a simple letter to Thomas Jefferson that effectively argues against the institution of slavery utilizing political appeals, irony, repetition, and a snarky tone.…
David Suzuki a Canadian geneticist, author, and television producer, who has continuously advertised his environmental utopian views for years. After his family had suffered greatly from world War two he came to appreciate nature and man’s dependence on it. Conservation, according to him, is a necessity for humankind’s own survival. Through his radio and television programs, he has tried to educate everyone who isn't well versed in the topic. The text we have chosen is a twenty minute speech by David Suzuki that was presented at the 2003 Bioneers National Conference and is part of the Protecting and Restoring Nature Collection. In which he presents the idea that the economy is just a subset of ecology. Drawing on native wisdom and…
Halstead uses ethos successfully in his essay, he tells us he is white that he was born from a white family and raised in a white community, and there is no one better to tell what is happening in a white society better than a white individual himself. He explains how he was raised in his family, like saying the word black was only in whispers and they consider it as a taboo word. Halstead along using ethos in his essay he also uses other appeals like pathos and logos throughout his…
Another rhetorical strategy Sundberg uses is a parable. Her entire essay is a self-told story of her experience during her relationship, giving warnings and advice to her readers. Sundberg recalls, “When I met him he charmed me. My best friend said, ‘You’ll love Caleb…. My love for him was real and I did not want to be a single mother” (209). Again, the author uses her strategies to prove how our reality is not necessarily clear cut. In the beginning, she truly loved him and because of her pregnancy, she was more likely to get married quickly. Later she says, “I could never bring myself to leave…. All the usual suspects drew me back—concerns about our six-year-old, money, where we would live, and love. I still loved him” (212-213). Thus, Sundberg…
The 1920s were a time of great change in the United States. World War I had just ended and everyone was joyous that it was over. New jobs were created and styles changed to fit these new times. It was during this period that the flapper came about. The flapper’s unfamiliar style shocked those of the older generation. Her hair was cut in a bob style , she wore shorter, more revealing dresses, and walked around with a bold new confidence. The flapper was a symbol of the change that occurred during this era. The 20s were a time of change and enthusiasm for the future. In this passage, Stevenson uses the rhetorical devices of diction, metaphors, and asyndeton to describe to her younger audience this interesting and entertaining new age.…
I think when the audience heard the United States sent back 1,000 Jews to Nazi Germany they had mixed emotions. I think they had anger toward the American government for doing such a horrible thing to innocent people. I also think the audience felt sadness because the audience knew that when the Jews we sent back had gotten back they were either going to suffer a great amount or die. I believe this kind of thing still happens in the United States government today. There are certain things the government cannot reveal to the public because they knew if they did reveal things they couldn't, then America would go nuts. That is why the government did not tell about their decision to send back those Jews. If Wiesel didn't talk about the Jews being…
John Fire Lame Deer was a Sioux Indian tribal leader, medicine man, rodeo clown, and storyteller amongst other things. A selection from his autobiography Seeker Of Visions: The Life Of A Sioux Medicine Man titled “Talking to the Owls and Butterflies” is a short piece regarding nature and man’s relationship with it. The piece was intended to make an impression on white people in order to help salvage what is remaining in the environment. Lame Deer reprimands the “white world” for its negative outlook towards nature and the treatment of animals, he converses how man has changed and reshaped nature in order to make it more profitable. Stating that Caucasians have gone and altered animals in order to create profit through food, often eliminating species viewed as pests such as the coyote. Lame Deer argues that people do not know what life is; that white people have become less wild through the use of pre-packaged food and household products. He repeatedly states that death is spread through use of commercial products that ruin human odor and that reality has become a fear of many. Lame Deer’s main argument can be deciphered in several different ways, mainly focusing on lack of contact with nature.…
n the article, “Abusive Relationship among the Young” by Miriam Hill, the author explains that many abusive relationships repeat over time and certain factors and ideals lead women to stay, but there is help for those who want to escape and leave. First, the author discusses the recurrence and repetition that many abusive relationships may have. Next, Hill mentions the elements that lead to abuse and how it happens as well. The author describes that name calling, drinking, fighting and punching are all causes and effects of abuse and these are major signs that something is to be done. Then, the writer explains the concept on why girls would stay in abusive relationships, and how they frequently find ways to avoid breaking up and divorcing…