“Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott‚ is a hilarious must read for junior high school students and any other aspiring writers. Her essay inspires comfort and confidence in writing a first draft. It concretes that all writers experience the “shitty” first draft. Anne Lamott wrote this instructional information in 1995‚ but it is timeless information. She blows the idea of writing an immaculate first draft out of the water. Anne supports the idea that bad first drafts will almost always lead to better
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Quindlen Rhetorical Analysis Most people think that their goal in life is to be perfect. They strive for the best grades‚ to be the best one on the sports’ team‚ get the most scholarships‚ go to the best college‚ and to get the highest paying job. In reality‚ aiming for perfection only leads to downfall. When a person strives for perfection the only thing that can happen is disappointment. Since no one in life is truly perfect‚ goals will not be met‚ and disappointment will have to be faced
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A rhetorical situation is a situation that is modified by an issue‚ an audience‚ and a set of constraints‚ or limitations. Through this‚ you create a context that applies these three things in unison. The first part being an exigence‚ or issue. This is the main motivation of the discourse or situation that is likely to be desired to change. These contain the part of the rhetorical situation that might apply a question and cause the need for resolution. The second part‚ audience‚ are (at least in
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The analysis I made was based on Douglas McGray’s article “Lost in America”. You did a great job mentioning where the article can be found and giving a brief summary of the article at the beginning. It helps the reader understand the main points of the article. However‚ you started your introduction with “Douglas McGray‚ in Lost in America”‚ which is a very common attention-grabber. Unfortunately‚ because of its frequent usage‚ it becomes boring or less interesting to readers. You should try to start
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English 211-008 Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis of “The Aftermath (G3)” by Escape the Fate My analysis of a song “The Aftermath (G3)” is by Escape the Fate. Escape the Fate’s stand in the music world is with the genre of post-hardcore and alternative metal from Las Vegas‚ Nevada. The band has gone through obstacles to get them where they are today. One song stood out from the rest that was written by their vocalist‚ Craig Mabbitt. The song was produced in their recent album Escape
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Rhetorical Analysis Marketing companies are increasingly venturing into absurd methods to market products. In our consumer oriented society‚ the public’s gullibility is optimized by the marketing industry’s power. The Onion‚ a publication devoted to humor and satire‚ derides how products are marketed to consumers in order to illustrate the absurdity of marketing strategies. The Onion utilizes testimonials and clever diction to satirize the methods availed by marketers. The Onion presents personal
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English 1101 Rhetorical Analysis President Obama’s acceptance speech aims to convince his audience by talking about the major issues in America at the time‚ like the economy‚ war‚ gas prices‚ and jobs. Obama starts his speech thanking his family and the Clinton family. He begins by talking about himself as a third person‚ he approaches his audience by telling the Democrats‚ Republican and Independents to keep the American promise alive‚ he states that the American promise is everything we dreams
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Rhetorical Style Analysis “Smart” Appliances In the article “In a battle of wits with kitchen appliances‚ I’m toast (Dave Barry) (LoL)”‚ by Dave Barry‚ he explains how lazy we as a society have become. He gives imagery examples of how much we depend on “smart” appliances and that we as a society have lost the ability to think and do simple task for ourselves. Barry uses the elements of humor‚ irony‚ mockery‚ and bathos to appeal to the emotions or pathos of the reader. When one first grazes upon
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[pic] I. The Text. 1. The original text : Money – Important or not? + Source : : Snow‚ R. Money - Important or Not?. Retrieved April 5th ‚2011‚ from http://EzineArticles.com/6059365 + Word count : 546. The author : Ray Snow Money - Important or Not? A There are many people that think that we are too dependent on money in our society today. They say that people are living their lives around money. Some even go so far as to say that people that are debt free and do not owe money on anything
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Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement Advertisements are all over the place. Whether they are on TV‚ radio‚ or in a magazine‚ there is no way that you can escape them. They all have their target audience who they have specifically designed the ad for. And of course they are selling their product. This is a multi billion dollar industry and the advertiser’s study all the ways that they can attract the person’s attention. One way that is used the most and is in some ways very controversial is
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