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    Squealer’s speech‚ he tries to hide the fact that they took the milk and apples for themselves and their own benefits‚ but not just for their self-centered behaviors. Through this speech‚ Orwell is using the most obvious tactic of Rhetorical Questions. In this case the rhetorical question is‚ “… Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?” This question is brought up many times in the book because it is his way of saying that he is better than Jones and it shows his power of knowing

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    Anthem for Doomed Youth

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    Owen uses a contrast within the title ‚ “Doomed Youth” ‚ he does this deliberately because using “doomed youth” ‚ puts the young people of war and he try’s to discourage them as it is nothing like what the propaganda claim it to be. The first question highlights animal imagery ‚ “dying like cattle” ‚ this shows the soldiers are nameless. There death lacks dignity ‚ dehumanised. Personification is used to mirror the guns ‚ “anger of the guns” ‚ in the noun phrase it makes the guns sound real. Owen

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    murdered‚ NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and American philosopher and author Sam Harris attempt to convince the public that we need armed security guards in our schools to protect our children. Although LaPierre and Harris use different rhetorical strategies to convey their claims‚ their purposes and overall argument are quite similar as they both try to change societies view on guns‚ gun violence‚ and gun policy in our society. In making their arguments both authors use several statistics

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    In "Auto Wreck"‚ as the title insinuates it‚ is a situation that describes a car accident that takes place in a city‚ which means‚ that an ambulance‚ a hospital‚ the police‚ and the crowd are the main actors when death is about to strike. In the development of the poem‚ Shapiro describes the atmosphere that surrounds a city at night when there is a car accident; Blood all over the streets and gutters‚ the police covering the situation and the crowd observing the tragic accident‚ recalling death as

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    [into] submission and slavery.” In his speech‚ Patrick Henry persuades the convention‚ and thereby the people‚ of the necessity of revolution through his employment of metaphorical imagery‚ stylized religious and mythological allusions‚ and a slew of rhetorical questions. In a blaze of libertarian sentiment‚ Henry incited the passions of the delegates and set the stage for the most glorious revolution in the history of mankind. Henry liberally applied metaphors wherever possible. In this way‚ he first

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    already dead. Secondly‚ “this doctor he knows his stuff?” this is used to show that the doctors are corrupt. Ida uses sarcasm plus rhetorical question as she knows that the medical report isn’t true. The way “this doctor” is separated from the “he knows his stuff? Suggest to us the confusion Ida was having in her mind. In addition Ida also uses sarcasm and rhetorical question I know this because “He’s a first class doctor it seems clear‚ doesn’t it?” this shows that a first class doctor isn’t honest

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    America Needs Its Nerds

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    Leonid Fridman’s general argument in his work "America Needs Its Nerds" is that the United States’ emphasis on social and physical prowess over academic achievement is wrong. Fridman uses connotative diction‚ a disappointed tone‚ and the use of a rhetorical questions to develop his argument. Fridman uses negative connotative diction as he discusses how the United States focuses more on social skills and physical abilities rather than academics. Fridman states‚ "In many parts of the world‚ university

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    paper. With the basic formatting‚ I was missing paragraph numbers‚ and page numbers. Both of which were referred to by my instructor as well as Write Point‚ which of course I subsequently changed in my paper. Some of the rewording was to avoid using rhetorical questions‚ and simple sentence structure changes in the rewording; using “what about” instead of “what of.” Another suggestion from my instructor was to use the CWE tools and the Plagiarism Checker‚ all of which I had already used and were making

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    nothing to get an abortion so might as well let them get it in a safe and hygienic manner. Singer evokes the readers sense of logic and thinking by stating “But what are the interests of an embryo or fetus?” using a rhetorical question positions the reader to share Singer’s opinion as a rhetorical question makes the reader feel there is only one answer and that the writer is correct in what he/she is saying. Using emotive language to conclude the article appeals to the readers sense of sympathy Singer does

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    Poem analysis: “Miracles” by Walt Whitman 1. The first time I read through “Miracles‚” it felt like the positive energy stored in the poem was jumping onto me. I am more of an optimistic person‚ so I tend to be positive in everything I do. I feel very blessed when I’m eating dinner with my family‚ when I’m with friends‚ when I’m riding a school bus‚ and when I’m looking at the sky. So‚ I could relate to this poem very well; it was like the poet read my mind. 2. People may say why make much

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