Walden Questions on Rhetoric and Style 7. What paradox does Thoreau develop concerning the railroad in paragraph 2? 8. Paragraph 3 begins with a rhetorical question. How effectively does the rest of the paragraph answer it? 9. Discuss the meaning of the phrase “starved before we are hungry” in sentence 2 of paragraph 3. 10. Compare the probable rhetorical effect of paragraph 4 at the time it was written (1854—pre-Civil War‚ pre-technological communication) with its effect today
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ancient story about one man who matches all the qualities of an epic hero. Beowulf does not fear death or pain‚ but risk’s his life to save and prove to others that his ambitions are selfless and moral. Although Beowulf may seem immortal in surmounting difficulty‚ his humanity is shown through his death. Most epic heroes are easily identified because they all have the same eagerness to give up everything in order to do what is right. And because of that Beowulf is proven to be the basis for most epic
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Mary Hyland 11/18/14 P.3 Poem Reaction Paragraphs Emily Dickinson: “Success Is Counted Sweetest” This poem brought about a reaction in me of true success. The message is those who succeed‚ never truly appreciate success: only those who fail‚ or who lack something‚ can truly appreciate the joy if they had succeeded. The poet says “those who ne’er succeed” genuinely value success‚ or as she says‚ “They “count” it “sweetest”. Dickinson also states the members of the victorious army
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division Analyzing means looking closely at the parts of an object or group. To analyze a single object‚ such as the human body‚ you divide it into its parts‚ such as the heart‚ the brain‚ the stomach‚ and the liver. To analyze a group of objects or persons‚ you divide and classify them‚ cutting one group into two or more smaller groups. To analyze the American people‚ for instance‚ you could divide and classify them in political categories such as voters and nonvoters‚ in ethnic groups (such as Italian
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Maria Silva Body Paragraphs August 16‚ 2013 COM/156 Samantha Desaulner Page 1 Mass media is swarming with violent images and messages and today’s youth spend a significant amount of time with media. It is believed that media is highly influential in youth‚ and it affects their attitude and violent behavior. Crucial concerns for practitioners are: violent media messages and images‚ and their effects on
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and reputation would not be hurt or challenged. When Torvald finally discovers the truth about his wife Nora borrowing the money illegally‚ he was told that the money was from Nora’s father; he became enraged and insulted her by saying things such as “I won’t let you bring up the children” and “Now you’ve destroyed all my happiness. You’ve ruined my whole future.” (Ibsen). After Torvald discovers that Krogstad returned the contract‚ which Nora forged with her father’s signature‚ he is filled with happiness
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In the opening paragraph‚ Gregor wakes up one day seemingly randomly after having worked as a travelling businessman for five years to support his family and finds that he transformed into a vermin (a roach or some kind of beetle) overnight. The setting takes place in the early 1900s‚ all going on during the international strive towards industrialization‚ but a distance from the internet and communications age of today. This allows the reader to understand the situation of the Samsa family members—that
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How I became a bookworm My sophomore year‚ around April I started reading "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins. I only got somewhere around the 100th page and then stopped reading‚ because I was always busy with school work. we read a book in class called "Looking for Alaska"‚ I truly enjoyed reading it‚ that is when I started slowly getting more interested in reading. When school ended for the summer‚ I had to take summer school‚ and for my English class I had to read a book and give a presentation over it
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Essay | If I Could Have Dinner With You! | | College English | 10/9/2012 | If I had the opportunity to have Dinner with a famous person‚ that would be awesome! I would ask questions I have always wanted to ask up close and personal and see things in their perspective. There are so many people to choose from Nicki Minaj to Marvin Sapp. I love music so any music artist would be hard to pass up but‚ I would have to choose my all time favorite Chris Brown! The singer that I have been
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holidays. It is a holiday that you celebrate with your friends and family. I love Thanksgiving for many reasons. One of the reasons I like it is because of the five day weekend. The five day weekend really helps because students need to rest and most students do not sleep enough which makes them unhealthy. I like how most teachers do not give homework over the break so students can rest and spend time with their family. I think people still like Thanksgiving even if they don’t celebrate it because
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