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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I currently am interning at a law firm doing marketing. As an intern‚ some of the work can be tedious (see: copy & pasting contact information from hundreds of Word docs to and Excel spreadsheet). To make my time a little less painful‚ something that I’ve been loving doing is listening to podcasts. I know‚ I know‚ it seems like everyone and their mother has been listening to podcasts these days. I’m happily on the board with the whole podcast-craze‚ and if you’re looking for a form of (sometimes)
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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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My fellow neighbors of Salem‚ I speak to you today after attending a speech made by Franklin Roosevelt‚ who has enlightened me on a many great factors missing from our town. He has stated that a society cannot properly function without the establishment of several freedoms: freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom from fear. Considering the recent events that have transpired here‚ I believe I surprise no one when I say that we as a community require substantial improvement in implementing
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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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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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No More Hiding in the Corners The author Sara Mosle reminds her readers right away about an emotional massacre that took place in Newtown‚ Connecticut. In her article in The New York Times called‚ “Preparing Students for a Newtown-like disaster” she argues her point against Louie Gohmert‚ the Texas Congressman who suggested that all teachers should have guns. Sara has a lot of credibility for her personal thoughts and what she believes is true about the gun laws. She is aiming this article at
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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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Wal-Mart We all must admit that when we walk through the doors of Wal-Mart on the grocery side‚ we actually get excited when we see the people who are promoting a food or beverage product for us to “test”. We immediately try whatever it may be and then continue looking for the other stands that are setup as well. The test products may vary from soups‚ smoothies‚ hot foods‚ or cold foods. In this worldwide store‚ there are many ways that Wal-Mart may advertise different products by using gimmicks
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