Here is our paper that we produced for the group project. Our topic was on the analysis of the moderation processes on Reddit. I have added the introduction and my portion on oversharing. Introduction The integrative social networking platform Reddit combines modern pop culture into a registered discussion website. Established only twelve years ago‚ Reddit is a functional worldwide website that allows its users to submit and comment content in the form of text posts‚ images‚ or direct links. Reddit
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Blackfish Rhetorical Analysis Blackfish‚ the 2013 documentary about the attacks of killer whales provides a profound look on the miserable lives of orcas that are being held against their will. However‚ the film focuses on more than the “Free Willy” longings. This film is extremely emotional and somewhat graphic as it visually shows why killer whales‚ at numerous SeaWorld and marine parks‚ attack the trainers and why these whales should not be held in captivity. Keeping these types of animals in
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Rhetorical Analysis of a Cartoon As the presidential election approaches‚ America is split‚ debating between Republicans and Democrats‚ but there is one thing that they all would agree on: the price of gas‚ and how ridiculous it has become. Over the summer‚ for the first time ever the national average for gas hit four dollars a gallon. I am going to guess that I didn’t have to tell you that- you already knew. Since most Americans are against high gas prices‚ it makes it easy for a cartoonist
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Rhetorical Analysis on Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor In the essay‚ “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor” written by Hooks‚ the author addresses on how the society represents‚ and displays poverty through false assumptions made by the higher class popular culture‚ and media representations . Hooks uses her own personal experiences to connect with her readers‚ about the issue on poverty. Also adding to that‚ she references to a black philosopher‚ named Cornel West
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take care of their cars and fill it with the best of what they can afford. Creating a petrol awareness is the purpose of the ad . By creating awareness the hope is that people will think twice before their next gas fill up‚ and consider using OKQ8’s petrol. “Imagine taking as much shit as your car.” I cannot pretend to know what language is acceptable in Sweden‚ however‚ using what could possibly be considered an obscene word is a statement. It jumps out at whomever is reading the ad. This
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Hurricane” Martin Luther King once said‚ “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe‚ popular‚ or political‚ but because it is right.” The song “Hurricane”‚ written by Bob Dylan takes a stand and ignores what was safe‚ popular‚ and politically right during the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ in order to paint a picture of injustice. Dylan organizes the actual events of a man named Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was a middleweight boxer
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Mississippi‚ Richard Wright came upon the story and decided to incorporate it in the novel that he was currently writing. Throughout his life‚ "Wright ’s fascination with rebellious lawbreakers would catalyze some of his most important work"(Butler 1). In Wright ’s novel‚ Native Son‚ Bigger Thomas was created from five young black men from Wright ’s childhood. These men were rebellious criminals who Wright looked up to and feared. Wright believed they acted the way they did because of how society
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The digital world‚ especially its omnipresence and highly structured environment‚ has introduced a new sort of rhetoric which holds a significant effect on identity. Digital rhetoric theory has come about as a result of communication occurring via various electric formats (Plessis 2013 p. 2). The Internet functions as a source which promotes “rethinking of identity as anonymous‚ fluid‚ and unfixed” because of its collaborative nature (Hess 2014 p. 3). Users are always interacting with the readily
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay For The Washington Post‚ author Ruth Marcus explains in “Food Stamp Fight on Deck in the House” the conflict between Democrats and Republicans on whether to cut food stamp program spending or not. She explains that Democrats support the spending of food stamps‚ while Republicans do not. In her editorial‚ Marcus develops concerned logos to prove her apprehensiveness as to why cutting food stamps is both disagreeable and hurtful to society. Her message was
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Why did things go wrong for the boys on the island? William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a book about the true nature of young boys and how quickly they can resort to savagery. This book was written in the aftermath of World War II. In this book Golding perfectly portrays the nature of humans‚ the power hungry attitude that causes so many problems. After a very short amount of time things begin to go wrong for the boys. In this essay I am going to explore the reasons why everything began to
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