According to the introduction of Rhetorics for Community Action: Public Writing and Writing Policies‚ we can understand the meaning of service and community by the help of stories and explanations. The narrator’s personal experiences indicates that a person can change thousands of people’s views. Also‚ the story about the DC’s Meridian Hill Park helped me to be aware of the power of the community. Before attending this course‚ I realized that we have to do community service which was fine for me
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a report of the Plague of 430‚ regarding the state of Athens. With a significant comprehension of both accounts‚ we can generate a accurate depiction of the condition of Athens. In order to produce this understanding‚ I will first delve into the rhetoric of Pericles speech‚ then turn my attention to Thucydides account of of the plague that ravished Attica. As the first year of the war
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Augustine went to Carthage to continue his education in rhetoric. It was while he was a student in Carthage that he read Cicero’s dialogue Hortensius‚ which is now lost. Although raised as a Christian‚ Augustine left the church to follow the Manichaean religion‚ much to his mother’s despair. Augustine lived a hedonistic lifestyle
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Response 1 In the chapter‚ Ancient Rhetorics: Their Differences and the Differences They Make‚ we discover that the job of ancient rhetoricians was to make decisions‚ resolve disputes‚ and deliberate publicly on moral and political questions brought forth within their communities (1). In the chapter‚ Kairos and the Rhetorical Situation: Seizing the Moment‚ we expand our knowledge on the ways in which we invent rhetorical arguments through the use of Kairos. Kairos is described as one tool of invention
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Zoe Mojica Ryan Grandik English Comp. II February 27‚ 2013 Rhetorical Analysis (why violent video games are good for girls) Student Carmen Tieu‚ in her opinionated article‚ “Why Violent Video Games are good for Girls” expounds upon the idea that violent video games are good for girls. Tieu explains that violent video games boost confidence in women. She goes further on to say that it makes aware of the different socialization processes of men and women. Tieu begins by telling a short
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells was a very thought provoking novel with an intriguing flow of events in the form of a story. Wells’s original intent for the book was to prove a dull point and put it in an interesting form‚ but it turned into something much more. I thought it was a great story packed with interesting characters and an entertaining plot Wells does a good job on clarifying the meaning of events or people just as your curiosity peaks. He really shows what is symbolic in the story by
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see!? I just cannot stop myself. This predisposition to argue is the dominant trait passed down to all male members of the Hernandez bloodline‚ we just cannot stop. If we see something we disagree with on any level‚ we will speak up. This love of rhetoric was what first drew me to this class. I wanted the ability‚ or at least the basis‚ to argue any point successfully‚ but like BuzzFeed would say “number 5 will shock you!” And‚ yes I was shocked. I always believed arguing was about destroying your
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describe what an effective‚ sound argument is? Refer to how a speaker or a writer gives a good reason for the audience to believe the argument is true. 2. What is rhetoric? It is the art of persuasive writing and the use of figures speech and compositional method. Define the three major rhetorical appeals? Ethos – is a plea to ethics and the means of convincing somebody of the personality. Pathos – is a plea to emotion and a way of persuading spectators of an argument through making an emotional reaction
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dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience
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(Design/creation) argument Teleological arguments are arguments from the order in the universe to the existence of God. The name “the teleological argument” is derived from the Greek word telos‚ meaning end or purpose. The most plausible suggestion is that the universe is so because it was created by an intelligent being in order to accomplish that purpose‚ than it is so to suppose that it is this way by chance. William Paley made the most cited statement of the argument‚ and he linked the
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