Rhetorical Analysis On Yaping Tang

Journal #2 Yaping Tang was an author of an essay named “Polite but Thirsty.” The main purpose of her writing was to explain to the teachers of English as a second language student about her experiences she lived in the United States. She explained her culture shock by telling a story about herself, some examples, definitions, and statistics. The essay made a strong impression on the audience. The author gave to the audience her experiences of the cultural variation in between Chinese and American Community, and she was surprised. One example of the author’s best is that tipping at the restaurant “in mainland China we never tip anybody” (Yaping, T. p.39). Tipping is popular in America Society when waiters work in the restaurants or anywhere.