The Itching Pressure to Conform It is no secret that humans want to feel accepted. Growing up and reaching adolescence‚ feelings start to change and the way people see you suddenly becomes a priority. In the essay‚ “Salvation”‚ Langston Hughes narrates his vivid memory of a religious revival with his Auntie Reed‚ a committed Christian. Hughes successfully demonstrates how emotionally straining it is to be expected to conform. Hughes fell into peer pressure at a church revival‚ resulting in him
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35-45-year-old men to buy Hot Cheetos‚ and it provided the essay above. Chat wrote a well-written essay that appealed to a hard audience. Today I will be delving into what Chat did right rhetorically and what it did wrong. The essay demonstrates good rhetorical strategies‚ such as appealing to the demographic’s desire for connection and portraying the snack as a guilty pleasure. However‚ the essay’s effectiveness is impeded by a lack of evidence/testimonials to validate
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other opinions and views; this can be a major way to build credibly when speaking to people who may not agree. He doesn’t use numbers to talk up his credibility but instead appeals to many groups‚ this a good use of Ethos‚ while also using multiple rhetorical devices at once. Kennedy
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the world in which we all grow up and the rules we choose to write as a society don’t matter at all‚” Gladwell argues that these extraordinary people “reached their lofty status through a combination of ability‚ opportunity and utterly arbitrary advantage.” Gladwell uses the Beatles’ early career to describe how the only way to be “successful” is to practice ten thousand hours. According to Gladwell‚ Bill Gates’ intelligence and privileged upbringing can certainly not be denied‚ but that is not what
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foundational documents of Western culture and arguably the most profound analysis and celebration of love in the history of philosophy. It is also the most lavishly literary of Plato’s dialogues – a genius prose performance in which the author‚ like playful maestro‚ shows off an entire repertoire of characters‚ ideas‚
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A Challenge I Overcame After reading Malcolm x’s “Learning to Read” essay‚ I remember when I overcame my challenge through hard work and sticking to my Goal. It was when I first came to America I was in 6th grade. I didn’t really know English very well at that time‚ so it was hard for me to read and comprehend certain things taught I couldn’t communicate very well with people because I would doubt myself wondering if I said the right thing. I would stutter‚ and it made me scared of public
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Unification is a concept central to the foundation of America. In order to gain independence from Great Britain‚ the American colonies needed to join together‚ and fight side by side. However‚ during the election of 2004‚ cooperation was not on the minds of most Americans. Republican candidate and President George Bush ran against Democratic Party candidate John Kerry for the position of President of the United States. Although the attack on America on 9/11 in 2001 brought about a period of increased
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teachings of Muhammad to people around America. Malcolm X genuinely believed that there was no good in white men. He constantly referred to them as “white devils” because of their past treatment towards blacks like slavery. Even though slavery was abolished during Malcolm X’s time there were still segregated places
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Dillard asks questions eight times throughout the piece. She asks rhetorical questions to evoke the human mind to inquire about existential issues. She isn’t forcing her beliefs upon the reader‚ but rather discreetly asks the reader to consider her perspective. Dillard isn’t looking for an answer‚ but rather‚ she is trying
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10‚000 hour rule is a directive from the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell that states that if you want to be successful then you have to put 10‚000 hours into it. “In fact‚ researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours (40).” This prominent quote is controversial because many people disagree with the time it takes to become successful. I believe that this rule that Malcolm Gladwell calls “The 10‚000 Hour Rule” actually is true. However‚ I
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