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    Akron‚ Ohio. Using the convention to chide the male advocates on their superiority complexes‚ Truth declares that women have equal capabilities as men‚ and‚ thus‚ deserve to have equal rights. By using a stellar combination of tone‚ repetition‚ anecdotes‚ rhetorical questions and allusions‚ Truth lays out an bold and impactful argument advocating the rights of women. To begin‚ Truth opens up her speech by establishing a colloquial tone. She refers to the other advocates at the convention as children

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    Bradsher uses an anecdote to describe how Rapaille was influenced to move to the United States where he eventually conducts studies on why Americans associate themselves with dangerous things. In the anecdote‚ Rapaille recalls how an Americantank pushed German forces away from his home‚ and a soldier gave him chocolates and a ride on the tank (472). After experiencing that scenario‚ Rapaille was instantly intrigued by America and wanted to move the United States. The anecdote helps show that if

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    My observations‚ personal learning and action points arising from my analysis of MBTI. Introduction The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. These preferences were extracted from the typological theories proposed by Carl Gustav Jung writings in his book ’Psychological Types ’. The MBTI focuses on normal populations and emphasizes the value of naturally occurring

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    Footwear industry in Bangladesh The Footwear Industry in Bangladesh has started since the colonial era‚ although its modernization took place only in the late 1980s. During the British period‚ there was no footwear manufacturing firm producing on a mass scale in East Bengal. However‚ a traditional cottage type footwear industry with limited production facilities existed in a skeleton form in the district towns during that time. Various types of footwear were imported‚ mainly from Calcutta. After

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    story and locks their attention. In both works‚ building intimacy is primarily achieved through the use of personal anecdotes. Written in first person point of view‚ the anecdotes make us feel as if the author is next to us‚ trying to share the experience and feelings of an important moment in their life. Both TTTC and PATC are utterly books of anecdotes‚ and this extensive use of anecdotes keeps the readers involved. From TTTC‚ chapter “On the Rainy River”‚ O’Brien writes‚ “This is one story I’ve never

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    that has values in it by depicting her personal experiences and strong appeal to pathos. She makes her readers to have sympathetic emotions for her mother and hostile emotion for people who was rude to her by presenting vividly depicted personal anecdote. Also‚ she does not end her essay with her personal stories but broadens the topic to a social level. Amy Tan is a well known Chinese American writer who is famous for her major work‚ The Joy luck club. She usually writes about the mother

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    Families” to have his audience believe it’s wrong to have the upper class and leaders of America make decisions on war and not be a part of it. Frank uses anecdotes and rhetorical questions in the form of ethos‚ so that people understand what it’s is like to be a working class citizen and have to worry about their family members in war. Frank uses anecdote as a rhetorical technique to put imagery into the audience’s mind and have them imagine what Frank’s son went through during the war. For example in

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    on that ship‚ he used interviews‚ reports‚ and anecdotes. Accordingly‚ he went to other people who had lived through almost the same experience of what happened on the Andrea Gail and collected intell from them. He uses an anecdote about a man who was dragged through sea while having a hook stuck in his hand. The purpose for using an anecdote like that is so it helps the reader get a better sense of the intensity out at sea. He uses another anecdote about a captain and two crew members on a yacht

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    side to side] to make sure the street was clear” (Sakuma). Sakuma focuses on emphasizing the persistent fear and potential danger present in immigrants’ lives. Hoping to evoke feelings of pity or sympathy‚ Sakuma places anecdotes periodically throughout the article. These raw anecdotes demonstrate the struggles illegal immigrants face when not provided with a sanctuary community or space for refuge. By incorporating emotional stories of the hardships endured by immigrants everyday‚ Sakuma accentuates

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    Minor Setback For a Major Comeback As I sit restless in the testing room‚ I can feel my heart pounding fast and my foot tapping hard against the floor. I am taking the SAT for the second time. The room was filled with silence and I could hear every little noise being made. My stomach is twisted and I am filled with nervousness. All the weeks preparing for this one test that determined my entry into a university‚ my dream of being in college living the dream of playing volleyball at a high level

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