into the age of technology‚ in which people rely on cell phones‚ music players‚ and even communicate through social networking. Facebook is the leading social networking site‚ and is the basis for Hal Niedzviecki’s essay "Facebook in a Crowd". Two rhetorical devices do support the argument that is presented later in the essay‚ and they are humor and pathos appeal. Niedzviecki also uses a narrative form of writing to tell a story about a man with a near seven-hundred online friends on Facebook‚ but he
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Joshua Stonehocker Steven Gibson English 1010 046 March 28th‚ 2005 Rhetorical Reading Essay(Revision) Since they started pouring the concrete for the dam Lake Powell has been a center of controversy. From nature preservationists to ancient ruins advocates the subject has been heated and intense. On the other hand‚ those who support Lake Powell are just as avid and active in their defense of the reservoir. One of the former‚ Edward Abbey‚ sets forth his plea‚ hoping it does not fall upon
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Rhetorical Essay The Great Influenza The 1918 influenza epidemic inspired author John M. Barry to write about the importance of uncertainty in science and research. In his piece‚ The Great Influenza‚ Barry endeavors to reveal to both researchers and men of modern science that science is not a domain in which one can rely on the comfort and strength of certainty. Rather‚ it is a domain that is reserved for the courageous and one in which the “weakness” of uncertainty must be embraced. To stress
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Zainab Syed Ms. Rose AP Language and Composition; Period 2 12 February 2013 Rhetorical Analysis: Gift from the Sea Through the utilization of passionate diction‚ depressing figurative language‚ and deceptive syntax‚ Anne Morrow Lindbergh describes the benefits and effectiveness of applying oneself to isolation‚ thus revealing the importance of seeking solitude. In order to illustrate the benefits of the “practice of the art of solitude‚” Anne Morrow Lindbergh uses a variety of passionate
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For example‚ it is no coincidence that nations all over the world are using a huge‚ neo-classical style in the architecture of their own government buildings. The civic structures are adorned with pillars‚ and Porticus makes it a conscious reference and reference to the ancient Greek or Roman architecture‚ and to those civilizations in the highly revered form of democracy and republican governmental values. This explanation gives the government some sense of legitimacy and cultural capital. Thus
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The rhetorical device Antony took hold of throughout his persuasive argument is verbal irony. The use of verbal irony in his speech is so strong that it borders on sarcasm. "Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears/I come to bury Ceasar‚ not to praise him." (3.2.81-82) says Antony when introducing himself to the crowd. The use of verbal irony is exemplified in this quote with the use of “Friend” He addresses the plebeians as "Friends" with the purpose of persuading them into believing that
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Kipland Phillip Kinkel Rhetorical Analysis Kipland Kinkel was a fifteen years old boy who was convicted for the possession of fire-arms‚ twenty- six attempted murders‚ and four murders‚ which included his mother‚ father‚ and fellow classmates. The defendant was sentenced to 111 years and eight months in jail. The Court of Appeals’ denied the appeal of the first sentence because the sentence was proven fair. The court document is successful in justifying the decisions to deny the appeal with use
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According to the 100A assignment sheet for the rhetorical analysis‚ a rhetorical analysis (R.A.) is a type of writing which analyzes a professional document‚ text‚ etc. of a writer. In this assignment‚ students have opportunities to improve their writing skills and develop their abilities in identifying the rhetorical strategies a writer uses to achieve his or her purposes in a professional document. My audiences for this analysis are my classmates‚ my instructor‚ and other faculty members on the
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A. The rhetorical situation is the expected context and circumstance surrounding the written piece of work. Without this situation‚ there would be no actual purpose to the writing. The rhetorical situation actually pieces together different structural elements of the work—like the occasion‚ purpose‚ topic‚ audience‚ and voice. The occasion is usually time-restrictive. For instance‚ a person may be chosen to write a very specific paper around Christmas time based on the history of related carols‚
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Alexander Akande Professor. Rascoe English 1302 12th‚ July 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In Dinesh D’ Souza’s essay‚ "Two Cheers for Colonialism‚” he attempts to convince the audience about several concerns regarding colonialism and Western civilization. He employs various methods to make the audience see his point of view. He uses a lot of emotional appeals‚ humor‚ ethos‚ logos‚ and anecdotes
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