Welcome to Writing Recommendation Letters Online A Handbook for Faculty Building on the foundation laid by the popular earlier print editions of his faculty handbook on writing recommendation letters‚ Joe Schall digs deeper in this new online edition‚ addressing issues ranging from the ethical considerations faculty wrestle with when writing letters to the new challenges posed by the information age. Citing sources ranging from The Chronicle of Higher Education to refereed journal articles
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Professor Sears: The purpose of this letter is to ask you if you can provide a strong letter of recommendation for me. I applied with SAE Institute for a human recourses generalist full time position. Fortunately‚ I was called for an interview but the director of human resources is asking for a letter of recommendation to be provided by one of my professors. Immediately‚ I considered you to be a great reference so I am kindly asking you to write a letter of recommendation for me; considering that
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Parental advisory” The Rhetorical Triangle is on the biggest key point to making sure the paper is well round and can be understandable for whom may read it. The 3 key points for the rhetorical triangle are Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. Logos‚ which is Greek for ‘word’‚ is where in the essay the author is conveying his message to the audience. It’s where the actual argument comes in for the paper. Ethos‚ translates to character‚ which correlates to how well the author established
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Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is one his many writings on segregation and racial inequality towards blacks in the southern American states. While his actions may not have had much success at first during the 1960’s what made his arguments so powerful was his use of pathos and logos. Within the first few paragraphs of King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail establishes his credibility using logos. At the start of the second paragraph King inscribes that the reason he is in Birmingham
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In A Letter to the Editor‚ the writer makes it clear to the reader that he believes the cheating which was observed in Monroe College is justifiable. The writer claims that society’s view on cheating is flawed and that in many instances‚ not only is cheating acceptable‚ but it’s also necessary for success. He goes on to assert that the act of cheating is a lifeline for many people and that it’s a way of sharing information‚ helping each other in need‚ similar to “if you were going into an unknown
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are some of the important rhetorical methods that many authors use to portray their ideas. In “A Piece of Chalk” (1905)‚ G.K. Chesterton demonstrates his adept writing ability in using those methods as a means of appeal to convey that everything is beautiful and valuable in its own way. His piece of writing not only exemplifies the use of contradiction‚ humor‚ analogy and metaphor‚ but also succeeds in using relevant support and evidence. Initially‚ the first rhetorical technique that Chesterton
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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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question of how to raise a child successfully is seen in Amy Chua’s essay “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.” Within her essay‚ Chua justifies her parenting by allowing others to see how she managed to raise her daughters. Thorough the use of the rhetorical triangle and personal anecdotes Chua seeks to explain how her strict parenting allowed her to raise two successful daughters‚ and how it could raise other successful children In the article about the superiority of Chinese mothers as opposed
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Every day‚ thousands of teenage and college-aged girls flip through the pages of tabloids and fashion magazines‚ admiring the glossy images of models and celebrities. While this habit is seemingly casual and innocent‚ for many it becomes an obsession that is interlinked with a struggle to attain an ideal yet unrealistic body image. In their articles‚ Meredith Baker and Walter Vandereycken discuss the media’s influence on young women‚ agreeing that media exposure has a strong negative impact on young
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To the Student: John Smith is a character of some legend in American history. He is a controversial early leader of the near failed settlement at Jamestown‚ Virginia. There are a lot of theories and arguments about Smith’s credibility as an author. Considering the early failure of Jamestown and the Virginia Company’s desire to cover up the disaster‚ Smith was first hailed as a hero by the Company only later to be used as their scapegoat. Wikipedia has an excellent short explanation on the doubtful
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