What details of the events has each writer selected to focus on? The details of Malcolm X being shot by a man of his own color‚ seven times by a man named Thomas Hagan. The writers focus on where the event took place. Malcolm X was a leader of the Black Nationalist Movement and he had followers. Thomas ran and he got shot in the leg by Malcolm’s X bodyguard. He was 22 years old and had several guns with him. Each write also had one or two of Malcolm’s X follower put their opinion of what they saw
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell I had an overall good reaction to this book. My first thought when looking at the cover was that it was going to be boring but as I began reading it‚ I realized that not only is it not boring‚ it’s actually rather interesting‚ but it could also help me in my life as well. I have a tendency to over think even the simplest things and when I do make a quick decision‚ I always second guess myself. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that really makes you think about the
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Betty Stokes SLS 1505-2 Week 2 Individual Work (1.) What details of the events has each writer selected to focus on? I think all the writers was focused on the shooting of Malcolm X who was shot by Thomas Hagan. Each writer focused on the victim‚ the place where the event took place‚what the victim was doing in that place and the followers present in the event. (2.) How has each writer organized the details that have been selected? Bear in mind that most news organizations present
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X‚ it is shown that all though they had some different ideas‚ they used many similar speaking techniques known as Rhetorical devices. Through the uses of Rhetorical Devices and appeals‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were able to acquire a position of power. Many people believe Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were opposites because of their tactics‚ based on the fact that Martin Luther King Jr. was kind and peaceful‚ and Malcolm was aggressive yet effective
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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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Visual Rhetorical Analysis Occupy Wall Street was a protest movement that took place in Zuccotti Park in New York City’s Wall Street financial district. “we are the 99%” was their slogan‚ they believed that the wealthy few should no longer decide the future of the country as a hole. One of their believes was that every person should be involved in the decision making and for this reason the movement never achieved the necessary organization to establish a good list of demands. Every person affiliated
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buries her brother. When her death is sentenced‚ Haemon‚ the king’s son‚ goes to talk his father out of killing her and the conversation quickly turns into an argument. In an attempt to effectively persuade each other‚ Haemon and his father use many rhetorical elements such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to strengthen their case. The dispute opens with a mostly pleasant tone. Haemon and Creon use ethos and pathos to flatter and guilt trip one another. Case in point‚ one
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Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known journalist and non-fiction writer. In our assigned reading material “Outliers‚” Gladwell explores different social and psychological phenomena and their implications for both businesses and individuals. Gladwell proclaims that success is shaped by external entities. The author argues that certain individuals are granted precise opportunities and advantages that not everybody is given by fate. However‚ even though Gladwell’s theory of attaining success holds some
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For writing project two I used Malcolm X’s article A Homemade Education and Amy Tan’s article Mother Tongue for two completely different reasons. With regards to Tan’s article‚ I was able to easily relate to her experiences which then made it easier to read; personally when a reading is more relatable‚ I feel more engaged and it actually makes me want to keep reading. I choose Malcolm X’s article because it mentioned such a unique experience‚ and although it did not directly connect to my essay it
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