Ask Not Some consider the 1961 Inaugural Address of President John F. Kennedy to be one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It contains the famous call to action “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” Thurston Clark declares the speech to be “the greatest oration of any twentieth-century politician” (qtd in Carpenter 2). James Humes states the speech truly shaped history‚ describing it as “brilliant eloquence” and inspiring “American hopes” for
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“Cheating is taking work done by somebody else […] and saying it is yours.” (Colleen Wenke 532). Through the use of contrast‚ surveys‚ credibility‚ and emotions‚ Wenke is able to successfully make her claim that cheating will decline only when the need for a grade without the work diminishes and the desire for knowledge is resurrected in a student’s mind. Wenke ______. High school aged students are represented in the text by Wenke. Wenke’s target audience she is writing to the high school administration
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Unity and World Peace After the Vietnam War‚ Americans had become annoyed and conflicted on the subjects of war‚ as well as their government. The American culture was changing as people began to realize how ‘dishonest’ and ‘untrustworthy’ some of our politicians had become. During this period society’s faults and weaknesses also became more apparent. In the midst of this changing environment‚ in 1960‚ John F. Kennedy was elected. On January 20th‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the president
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October 21st Growing up Susan G. Madera knew two languages: English and the neighborhood. She refers to neighborhood language as the language that everyone spoke in Little Italy‚ Manhattan‚ the neighborhood that she grew up in. When she went to study at school she was teased because of the language she spoke. It wasn’t proper English that everyone else spoke. She used improper grammar‚ and was many times teased because of that fact. This has greatly affected her in the
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Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness‚ Money Buys Stability The game of basketball has been around for over century and in that time it has evolved immensely. From the creation of the ABA (American Basketball Association)‚ and NBA (National Basketball Association)‚ to their merger in 1976. Since then‚ the association has broken off even more from the men’s and women’s collegiate league to separation of the men’s and women’s professional league. The popularity around all of this has skyrocketed and the payouts
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Step-by-step Rhetorical Analysis 1. Identify the three elements of the rhetorical triangle. a. Who is the speaker? (education‚ ethnicity‚ era‚ political persuasion‚ etc.) b. Who is the audience? c. What is the subject? 2. What is the author saying about the subject? What is his/her assertion? 3. What is the author’s attitude (tone) about the subject? a. What specific word choice (diction) clues the reader in? b. What figures of speech are used? Does the imagery/analogies/allusions conjure
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Texting and driving is one of the most debated topics in society. Whether it affects all people or whether or not you’re just good at multi tasking. Yet‚ all people would come to the agreement that it is one the most dangerous activities to participate in and ends millions of lives yearly. "Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks” published in New York Times by Matt Richtel and "LOL? Texting While Driving Is No Laughing Matter: Proposing a Coordinated Response to Curb this Dangerous Activity"
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Logos is displayed when the author says “I calculate there may be about 200‚000 couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract 30‚000 couple who are able to maintain their own children . . . there remain 170‚00 breeders. I again subtract 50‚000 for those women who miscarry.” By using numbers in calculating the number of children on the streets‚ he shows logic. He also shows logos when he says‚ “a child just dropped from its dam may be supported by [their mother’s] milk for a solar
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Thesis: Technology‚ such as texting‚ while driving is unsafe and can be a hazard to teen drivers and others. In the Knox News opinion column‚ there was an article found titled “Twits texting‚ tweeting behind the wheel.” The author of this article‚ Ina Hughs‚ is arguing that texting‚ MP3 players‚ and other electronic devices are unsafe to use when behind the wheel. She is writing to inform teenagers and other drivers about the dangers of driving while texting. Even though Hughes makes
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Driving to the Funeral by Anna Quindlen “It’s become a sad rite of passage in many American communities‚ the services held for teenagers killed in auto accidents before they’ve even scored a tassel to hang from the rearview mirror”. Anna Quindlen wrote the article ‚”Driving to the Funeral” in June 11‚ 2007 issue of news week to make parents think twice before allowing their 16 year-old drive a car. Anna discusses issue on how too often teens are killed in car accidents and why something should
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