Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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Responses to Question 1 and 4 on “Two Ways of Seeing a River” on page 481 of Model for Writers 1. The method of organization that Twain uses in this selection is time order because he described the way he saw and experienced the river in a sequence as they occurred. In addition‚ he stared an essay by telling an event in the past and ended it in the present. That is the time order organization. He might have used the comparison and contrast method as the alternative methods because he compared
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Rebecca Jones Ms. Garvin English Comp. II MWF 12-12:50 6 November 2012 Literary Devices There are many different literary devices found in the book Night written by Elie Wiesel that deal with his personal experience with the faith he had to keep and then lost during the Holocaust. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses tone‚ irony‚ and characterization to illustrate his faith throughout the Holocaust. In the book Night‚ Wiesel uses tone to explain the many sufferings that the Jews were required to face
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Rhetoric is a combination of presentation and situations. A message about agriculture will be more important in a place like Texas as opposed to New York city‚ where there are less crops. This is why politicians say different things in different cities‚ and different states. Each of the rhetorical elements are important‚ and can be mixed and matched to fit the situation. No one part should be ignored‚ as they are equally important. The purpose of a message should match the message of the speaker
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Should the engineers apply ‘rhetoric strategy’ to popularized technology? Abstract Nowadays‚ it is common for engineers to overpromise or exaggerate the technology’s advantages while neglecting its potential disadvantages in order to get more attention and investment‚ which is actually a form of ‘rhetoric strategy’. In this paper‚ the notion of ‘rhetoric’ in term of technical field will be briefly defined‚ including the definition‚ the applying stages and connection with ethic issues. To develop
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Duncan Gans Hillary Reisig Honor LA 11 September 24‚ 201 Power of Rhetoric in Minecraft Thesis The video game cover for Minecraft successfully targets an audience of concerned mothers by using appeals of innocence and simplicity for the purpose of easing their doubts and fears of videogames‚ while at the same time‚ subtly engaging teenagers looking for an alternate and unconstrained escape from reality. Appeals Innocence is a prominent appeal present in the videogame cover for Minecraft
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I wrote the response‚ “A good war is a war that teaches it’s mistakes without one having to live with them.” At first I didn’t know if I had truly responded to the question. I analyzed both the question and response carefully through the literary devices and found myself satisfied with the responses standing. When analyzing the response I first had to return to the question. “When does paradox become hypocrisy?” Referring to this question I had to ask if my response held a paradox. “A good war is
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ASSIGNMENT # 3 Teamwork and Motivation Bus 520 February 21‚ 2014 Organizational Motivation Plan Motivation is defined as forces within the individual that account for the direction‚ level‚ and persistence of a person’s effort expended at work. Direction refers to an individuals’ choice when presented with a number of possible alternatives. Level refers to the amount of effort a person puts forth. Persistence refers to the length of time a person sticks with a
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Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation
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The Universal Serial Bus (USB) The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a device that was created to standardize the connection types of computer peripherals‚ such as the keyboard and mouse‚ which traditionally had their own ports which they were plugged into. The USB was created in the mid 1990’s ‚ with an official release of the “USB 1.0” in January 1996 and since then the design has been improved as well as other types of USB connections available‚ such as type A and B‚ Mini A and Mini B‚ as
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