In Jennifer Price’s essay entitled “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ she uses rhetoric devices to convey her opinions of the emptiness of American culture. Price interprets the pink flamingos as a symbol of affluent American culture during the 1950’s. Price’s comparison of pink flamingos to American culture is demonstrated through the use of tone‚ satire‚ irony‚ comparison‚ and diction. Price varies her writing style as she varies the usage of rhetorical devices in this essay. She
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Most people have noticed the occasional pink flamingo on a yard or theme to some building but most are unaware of how deeply ingrained this icon is to America. The pink flamingo is one of the many forgotten fads that American have gone through. Jennifer Price gives a quick history about how the flamingo came on the scene and what it meant to the American people. The trend of pink flamingoes in the mid 1900’s shows how American people go through the cycle of overusing symbols that represent success
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ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL La Huerta‚ Paranaque City SOLAR HEATED GRILL FROM A RECYCLED CARTON BOX An Investigatory Project Submitted by: Jian Ruiz Mangampo Roberto Miguel Nopuente Ermann Rosales Ralph Balagtas Section: IV- St. Thomas More Submitted To: Ms. Ma. Ivy Neis ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to thank following for their endless help in making this Investigatory Project: a. Our Parents who are always there to guide and support us in all our activities‚ encouraging us to do more and to give
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Tessa Fung #9521 Mr.Valassidis AP Language and Composition‚ Period 4 6 January 2015 “The Pink Plastic Flamingo” I. Introduction A. In a recent essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ by Jennifer Price‚ she discusses her view on American culture B. In support of her assertion‚ she criticizes Americans and American culture for its frivolity and ignorance and argues American culture is based on materialism to satisfy the need. C. Jennifer Price points out the flaws in American culture
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one likes it. However‚ in the novel‚ The Flamingo Rising‚ Larry Baker introduces Louise‚ a different type of person that will do anything to be the center of attention. In Larry Baker’s novel‚ Louise and her brother‚ Abraham Isaac‚ start their first day at school at the age of twelve. Louise’s limp becomes obvious because she is nervous. As the class stares at her‚ she overcomes this nervousness and takes control of the situation. In the novel‚ The Flamingo Rising‚ Larry Baker clearly shows that Louise’s
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introduced plastic‚ hot pink flamingo was not only a yard ornament but also a symbol of a progressive and forward-thinking generation of Americans. In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” Jennifer Price uses the bold symbol of the flamingo to reveal her view of United States culture. The beginning lines of the essay provide a vivid backdrop to Price’s argument. The image of a “pink flamingo [splashing] into the fifties market” conveys the boldness with which the flamingo was introduced. It did
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