“Bring Back Flogging” Response Paper In Jeff Jacoby’s essay‚ “Bring Back Flogging‚” he strongly reveals his opinions and beliefs on corporal punishment. Jacoby illustrates the use of verbal irony and sarcasm. He applies verbal irony and sarcasm in such a way that by reading what is written is easily understood to interpret what he really means. Jacoby describes what flogging is‚ how it was helpful‚ and argues that flogging needs to be brought back to our society. After reading Jacoby’s argument
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Question 4: The Rhetoric of the Alcatraz Occupation (1969-1971) The occupation of Alcatraz Island (1969-1971) is a watershed in the Red Power movement and marks the beginning of further Indian activism on self-determination and Indian rights. The activists‚ who claimed the Island on the basis of a Sioux Treaty from 1886‚ needed credibility and a sovereign position in U.S. society to achieve their goals. Additional‚ the occupiers used the media to get attention‚ to reach U.S. society and pressurize
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the meaning. The next lines mainly show exaggerated descriptions and some vexation towards the death of Buffalo Bill. Stating he used to ride a “watersmooth-silver stallion”‚ and that he could “break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat” shows sarcasm through the decorative word choices and the lack of spaces in the second line. “Watersmooth” is a phrase that creates a visual description of the horse while also providing an active visual illustration of Buffalo Bill riding in on his strong stallion
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novel The Simple Gift‚ Steven Herrick’s has portrayed the ways in which a character can relate to many individuals in today’s society. The way in which the poems interact with us is through several techniques such as hyperbole‚ sarcasm‚ repetition and enjambment. Sarcasm can in fact relate to the attitude us teenagers decide to adopt through our adolescence‚ it is understood through the voice in which we would use when we feel as though we don’t belong in an unsure place‚ for example‚ when Billy
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is when a person tries to guard themselves from others. There are many different types of defensive communication that can be used. Some examples of defensive communication are avoidance‚ psychological withdrawal‚ distancing‚ reaction formation‚ sarcasm‚ outdoing others‚ overly critical communication and formula communication. When conflict occurs in a relationship it is often intermingled with a large amount of defensive communication. Defensive communication is communicating to someone in a way
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Becoming a critical reader means learning to recognize audiences‚ writers‚ points of view and purposes‚ and to evaluate arguments. In addition to the rhetorical triangle‚ structure of an argument‚ and rhetorical appeals‚ you should look at the following devices used by authors when performing critical analysis. Keep in mind too that these are only some of the devices‚ and that authors may use other rhetorical devices as well. Word choice Denotative language. Words that relate directly to
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a bad thing. In the events of 1704 the Catholics were not allowed to buy or inherit land (brief history of Ireland). In 1720 Swift wrote a small article that mixed sarcasm and satire to make a call to arms for the people of Ireland. Swifts occasional writing from this period demonstrates the skill it takes to suggest
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The Harshness of War Effects Soldiers‚ As Well As the People Close to Them in “The Wound Dresser” and “Wars is Kind” @“The Wound Dresser” by Walt Whitman and “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane‚ are both sad yet beautifully poetic works of art that focus on the harshness of war with many similarities displayed in diverse ways like tone‚ writing style‚ theme‚ and how the author’s individual experiences with war have helped create these works of art. @First‚ both “The Wound Dresser” and “War is Kind” are
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his music expressed a lot of nationalism and idolized Stalin. However‚ in an attempt to escape the red fist of Stalin‚ Shostakovich made his music appear to be nationalistic when really it is full of sarcasm and hidden messages. Shostakovich showed his contempt Stalin and Communist Russia through sarcasm and the themes of anti-Semitism and persecution in his music. In order to understand Shostakovich’s music‚ one must look at Russian history. When Communist Russia was first established early in the
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to persuade one another towards their constitution. Macbeth uses an uncertain tone during his discussion with his conscious and syllogism when solidifying his rationale while Lady Macbeth counters with invective language to emasculate Macbeth and sarcasm to ruin his self-esteem. Macbeth is caught in a conundrum. At this moment he has been prophesized to be King by witches‚ and tasked by his ambitious wife to commit murder against his loyal and virtuous cousin Duncan‚ and assume the throne. Macbeth
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