Rhetorical Analysis of “About Men” In her essay‚ “About Men” (1984)‚ Gretel Ehrlich claims that men are not as tough as they seem. Ehrlich creates the framework of her essay through casual analysis‚ imagery‚ and tone. Through the use of personal experiences and first person perspective‚ she shows casual analysis. Through her word choice and specific details‚ imagery is shown. And through the use of specific details‚ tone is revealed. Ehrlich’s essay is written in a casual analysis of how cowboys
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Chapter 1: Every trip is a quest (Except when it’s not) Paragraphs: There is five main reasons that authors use to tell why a character goes a quest. There’s the actual person‚ the destination‚ a purpose‚ challenges that will come with going on the quest and a reason for the person to actually go on the quest. Authors never say the reason why the character goes on the quest and usually the character fails. The way the author grabs the attention is by stating a task and making us and the character
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Vera Farmiga’s Performance in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas In the movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‚ Vera Farmiga takes on the role of Elsa‚ being Bruno and Gretel’s mother‚ and Ralph’s wife. She acts oblivious towards Bruno when it comes to the actualities of their surrounding‚ yet resents Ralph because she knows the truth. The movie takes place during World War II in Germany when women were treated a lot different than in today’s society. She plays‚ on one side of the spectrum‚ as a worried
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many life philosophies‚ some are exceptional‚ and others are only applicable in the mindset of a German soldier. A person is a person no matter how small could be Pavel’s life philosophy when he helps Bruno who had fallen from the swing. Bruno and Gretel live by the philosophy “Respect your elders”. Bruno’s father goes by life by believing that “Jews are rats” and to “not treat them like humans”. Bruno also believes in doing whatever necessary in order to help his friend out whether it’s finding his
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reflected on my old life in comparison to the life at Auschwitz. I could endure the pain. The life at Auschwitz was intolerable. When life was about to get better by going back to berlin‚ my husband and Bruno went missing. My life had fallen apart. Gretel and I despised Out-with
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fourth time Pavel accidentally spilt the new bottle of wine onto Lieutenant Kotlers lap‚ causing him to do the most unpleasant thing. Nobody stepped in to try and stop it‚ not even Bruno’s dad. Even though none of them could watch it made Bruno cry and Gretel pale. Bruno had a hard time sleeping that
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boys in horrendous circumstances and a reminder of man’s capacity for inhumanity. Bruno is a nine years old boy growing up in Berlin during World War ll. He lives in a five-storey house with servants‚ his mother and father and 12 years old sister‚ Gretel. His father wears a fancy uniform as he is a soldier. One day their family decide to move to a new home at a place called Out-With. As a consequence of this visit‚ Bruno’s father gets a new uniform‚ his title changes to commandment and‚ to Bruno’s
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“The Hidden Spring”‚ The Hidden True Spirituality The springs streaming in the mountain‚ moisten the soil‚ making a good condition for plants to grow there. So does the spirituality for human beings. The spirituality is the pure spring water that moisten our hearts and souls‚ making a good condition for us to grow in faith. But‚ one day‚ “a powerful dictator came and cut off the sources of water‚ paved them over with concrete so thick that no spring of water could ever penetrate it. The water that
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The quotation tells me that the plight of Jews under the Nazis was such a struggle and they were helpless. This scene where lieutenant Kotler does something to Pavel at the dinner table when he spilled the bottle of wine on his lap‚ which is not mentioned but the reader can assume it was something extremely brutal and unpleasant for Pavel‚ is just one example of the cruelty that Jewish people had to live though for more than ten years during the Holocaust. In the book it Bruno’s father says‚ “We
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“The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas” is a story that takes us on an adventure back in time during the Holocaust about the friendship of two 9 year old boys; a German and a Jew. This story definitely left a place in my heart‚ and I truly loved the story because it gave me a chance to understand the feelings of both worlds‚ and it helped me understand the two VERY different lifestyles. After reading the novel and watching the movie‚ I personally liked both. Overall‚ the book was much better because of
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