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    toward her childhood summer through colloquial diction‚ profuse imagery‚ and humorous anecdotes. The narrator in Clair’s work speaks in a very colloquial manner when she approaches the subject of her 5th grade summer. The narrator repeatedly uses em dashed descriptions (ie. “over-one-hundred-degree days‚” “that-old-thing‚” and “help-him-out”)‚ creating the image of the narrator’s summer through her eyes. The anecdote about “the Hairy Man” that was “in his fenced-in yard‚ wooly-headed and bearded‚ hollering…

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    that she wants Napoleon III to pardon a French writer (Victor Hugo) after he constructed writings that deemed critical of the French Government. To express her argument to Napoleon‚ she used anecdotes‚ juxtaposition‚ and tone to try and change the ruler’s mind. First of all‚ Browning gives a simple anecdote between lines 12 and 27 to show her opinions on the matter. She says “not for myself… reading with wet eyes and swelling heart… great poet of France‚ guardian of her glories not leave him out”

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    The second example of spoken language is Obama’s contribution to the interview by talk show host Jay leno. I will analyse this piece of spoken language which has been pre-recorded to be broadcasted in America making a huge audience of listeners for Obama to promote himself as president as well as convey his opinions on the closures of the embassies in the Middle east. The tone of the interview is very informal even when discussing difficult‚ serious topics. The atmosphere remains friendly and calm

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    some sentences in general more simpler terms. 3. Target audience could be academic people who are educated in school and reading this article to know more about being a professional registrar. Organization/Development 1. The writer uses personal anecdotes and appeals to their own area of

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    Malcolm Gladwell has worked for the New Yorker and the Washington Post‚ and has multiple bestselling titles to his name. As a journalist and a public speaker‚ Gladwell’s work demands an accessible (and at times witty) tone‚ and this pattern is evident in Outliers: The Story of Success. A short read with helpful footnotes may disguise itself as yet another grabby “guide to success‚” but Outliers defies this preconceived notion. Rather‚ it challenges the exhausted trope of the “rags to riches” story

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    mind‚ he can endure any condition. In one section of his book‚ Frankl specifically concentrates on the impact fate makes in one’s life. To prove his theory that attempting to manipulate fate often seals it‚ Frankl includes an allusion‚ irony‚ and an anecdote in the section. At the end of the section‚ Frankl alludes

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    live in a “protective bubble” saturated with mechanical sound bites and digital and virtual images‚ a false satisfaction that are engraved by an industrialized nation. Another rhetorical device that Louv incorporates in his writing is a personal anecdote. He revealed that a friend of his settled on a Mercedes SUV with a Global Positioning System‚ but the car dealer was surprised when she let down the offer of another vehicle that had a backseat television monitor. In relation to that‚ Louv also mentioned

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    Rachel Fox Applications of Composition and Literature Mrs. Millard 9-30-15 Drinking Age Steven Chapman has confused his readers with a provocatively written article on the possibility of lowering the drinking age. Through his use of appeals ranging from ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional which certainly strengthen the conveyance of his message but are greatly hindered by his structuring of his article. With the structure adding confusion to the reader which greatly draws away from the message and

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    Restrictions Upon Women (Final Draft) In the article “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem”‚ Fatema Mernissi talks about how Western beauty standards harm and embarrass the female population even so as the veil does the same in extremist nations‚ if forced by authorities. She explains how the Eastern countries do not have such a rigid standard of beauty and how men are simply not part of fashion‚ in contrary to the West where fashion is used by men to control what women wear. She does this by relating

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    ended up with his very own narrative that is throughout the world. In the ‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass’‚ he first discusses his life time and what lead to his narrative‚ and also explains the treatment and roles of women by using anecdotes‚ victimization of female slaves‚ and description

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