Max Massimo Professor Gwaltney English 1102 18 March 2014 When the Levees Broke Rhetorical Analysis On August 25th at six thirty P.M‚ one of the most devastating natural disasters the U.S had ever seen touched ground in Florida. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane that had made its way to New Orleans by August 29th. This storm was so destructive that not only did it leave a mark in the gulf coast‚ but it put the whole country into complete turmoil. Spike Lee was one of the first
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original plan‚ since even if we didn’t get great marks for it‚ we would have worked hard and been graded fairly for our own work rather than possibly earning a good grade‚ but on the back of essentially plagiarizing Group A’s work. And in this age when intellectual property is increasingly important‚ why would we not want to protect the rights of the originators of the plan? In the end‚ we went with the original plan‚ burned the midnight oil for a while‚ and ultimately came out with a simple‚ but
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3. Describe a time when you took a great risk. What was the outcome? The heat baffled me when I left the plane in Jeddah airport after a 10 hours’ travel. I met the company driver to embark in drive in a desert area‚ punctuated by a few police check points along the trip. We reached our destination after an hour and a half‚ and once passing the armed guards looking for potential bombs under the car‚ we finally reached the base camp where I was going to spend the next months. Completely out of my
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raped‚ and on top of that having to come back to school with everyone hating you and treating you like an outcast. Overall I think that the plot progresses at a decent pace throughout the book‚ and you can really see throughout the book that Melinda starts to come out of her shell a little bit‚ and really bonds with Mr. Freeman‚ the art Teacher. I like the way the book is laid out‚ by marking period‚ because it really helps you really
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sludge in whatever kind of motor powered his brain. Solomon’s knee-jerk mental reaction was to think about how deeply he’d sleep and how loud he’d snore if he had to sit through a lecture or monologue from the man in front of him. Also‚ wasn’t the “YOU SHALL NOT PASS”-thing kind of played out? Solomon’s next thought was about delivering a witty comeback in response to the fact that they literally just said they like his sack‚ and they want what’s in it. Certainly there was something humorous to be
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public speaker be audience-centered? Good speakers are audience centered‚ you must be audience centered to keep the audience’s attention. What does it mean to say that people are egocentric? What implications does the egocentrism of audiences hold for you as a public speaker? When pay closest attention to messages that affect their own values‚ beliefs‚ and well-being. It implies that your audience will have already judged you. What are the six demographic traits of audiences discussed in this chapter
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1. Describe a time when you have organised an event. (This could be a large event‚ such as a party‚ or a small event‚ such as a gathering with friends.) What was the event‚ how did you organise it and what happened? Situation Last summer‚ my best friend’s birthday was approaching. I wanted to organise special birthday party for him in order to express daily’s appreciations. Target My target is organising a big party without telling him. I did not want him to have any doubts about my secrete
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Discuss the importance of communicating effectively in the professional world. Communication is about people connecting with people to exchange knowledge or ideas from one person to another; which involves a sender transmitting an information or feeling to a receiver. Robbins (1987) has stated “The quality of your life is the quality of your communication”. McPheat (2010) has stated “Communication is the art of creating and sharing ideas. Effective communication depends on the richness of those
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Knowing Your Audience Paper and Communication Release For communication to be effective a message must always be designed with the audience in mind. To prepare for an effective verbal or visual presentation or speech the communicator must first analyze the audiences’ demographics and psychographics (Cheesebro‚ O ’Connor‚ & Rios‚ 2010). Good communication skills involve providing the listeners’ with plenty of details to ensure the audiences’ understanding of the message‚ which are referred to as
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Tolulope Lawal 09/13/12 Period 6 An Easy Target “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” In Edgar Allen Poe’s chilling story‚ “The Cask of Amontillado‚” this was Montresor‚ the protagonist’s‚ family motto. After being rudely insulted by a wine connoisseur‚ by the name of Fortunato‚ this motto came into play. On the night of an event called Carnival Night‚ in Italy
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