Robert Jensen’s Citizens of the Empire is a warning. It is a message to the citizens of the world’s “greatest” nation and a remedy‚ as he describes‚ “to despair over the future of democracy.” In the manifesto‚ Jensen focuses on the political actions following the terror attacks of 9/11 and questions why it is hard for the American public to challenge the acts done in the name of freedom‚ the corrupt political culture‚ and the failure of universities to promote citizens who are politically active
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1. argumentum ad baculum a. Chairman of the Board: "All those opposed to my arguments for the opening of a new department‚ signify by saying‚ ‘I resign.’" b. The Department of Transportation needs to reconsider the speed limit proposals on interstate highways for the simple reason that if they do not‚ their departmental budget for Department of Transportation will be cut by 25%. c. I’m sure you can support the proposal to diversify into the fast food industry because if I receive any opposition on
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Johan Swift wrote a “modest proposal" to acknowledge the fact the rich people of Ireland were living comfortable while the poor were struggling and had to beg in the streets and so on to surive. Swift takes a jab at the rich by stating how they should feed the poor children to the rich. Now he speaking of this in a comical way to get people to acknowledge the suffering of the poor and how it divides the people in Ireland. The article I found revolves around todays campaign for president. My article
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In the poem “A Poison Tree” by William Blake‚ the poet employs diction of deception‚ archetypal symbolism‚ and misleading syntax in order to convey the message that when someone subdues their anger‚ it will eventually turn into the growth of poisonous thoughts/feelings. The speaker in Blake’s poem displays their anger in the first stanza in explaining that “I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not‚ my wrath did grow.” This is relevant
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¨Stressed Out¨ Many influential songs have been produced recently and ¨Stressed Out¨ performed by 21 Pilots is one of them. It was written by Tyler Joseph to describe the pressure of adulthood as you reach that progression. The song sets a nostalgic tone in the introduction and lasts throughout the song as Joseph explains what the transfer to adulthood feels like. This is one of many songs out right now that explains a clear representation of problems teenagers face on a daily basis. Joseph accomplishes
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In the movie “Wall-E” the main character is two robots‚ one is called Walle and another one is Eve. Since they barely have the capacity to talk with each other which makes giving a speech impossible‚ they still can say each other’s name in different tone to express different emotion. Also‚ they use body language and eye contact to communicate. For example‚ when Eve finds out she lost the plant‚ the tone of her voice which calls Wall-E is different from the tone in usual. It shows the different emotion
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The poem titled “A Poison Tree” by William Blake is about how ineffective communication can affect a person. The poem starts with the speaker being able to let out his anger to his friend and was able to end it. Then the speaker was angry at his enemy but held it in and it started to grow into something poisonous. The poem is about how suppressing your emotions can cause consequences. The poem begins with the speaker explaining how he was able to stop his anger towards his friend by talking; however
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Millions of Americans are tired of the same boring workday schedule that they are forcing themselves to comply with in order to ¨secure¨ a healthy and safe life. While reading the play Fences‚ by August Wilson‚ I came across a quote that I found very interesting. Wilson wrote‚ ¨LYONS: I know I got to eat. But I got to live too. I need something that gonna help me to get out of the bed in the morning. Make me feel like I belong in the world (1.1).¨ The quote is illuminating on peoples want to do
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STUDENT HANDOUT LOGICAL FALLACIES Explanation of Logical Fallacies * What is logic? * Logic is reasoning that is conducted according to strict principles. * How is logic related to expository writing? * When you write an expository essay‚ you are using logic to provide the layers of proof for your statements. * You are proving your thesis when you construct your topic sentences. * e.g.‚ answering the “Why”‚ “How”‚ “What are they” questions about the
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Robert Neville followed a man‚ who was turning‚ into an ocean of unlike humans. In an excerpt from‚ I Am Legend Richard Matheson uses a wide array of rhetorical devices in order to convey the strong action he uses. Matheson uses different types of imagery and similes to describe the man who was leading him in the beginning of the excerpt. Neville hears the man’s voice as "a grating rasp" that is labeled as sonic imagery that the reader can connect to someone/thing in their own life. Furthermore
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