Jeffrey Lee Professor Lewis English 2 10 February 2010 Michael Moore Loves Rhetoric One of the most effective ways Moore draws our attention is by using real testimonies. By interviewing Americans who have been wronged by the health care system‚ he cleverly intertwines rhetoric to create a strong argument for universal health care. For example‚ after he presents the audience with a logos appeal‚ an ethos and/or pathos appeal will follow‚ or vice versa. Like a chain reaction‚ the appeals
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School shootings are a tragedy that is all too common‚ particularly in the USA. Michael Moore chose to delve a little deeper to find the possible causes of this‚ particularly in relation to the 1999 school shooting at the town of Columbine through the documentary Bowling for Columbine. Based on this documentary‚ the causes of the school shooting are due to the environment: primarily the United States’ violent history‚ then the abundance of guns in the country. The cause of the school shooting was
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The United States of BOO! - From movie producer Michael Moore “THERE IS no terrorist threat.” “THERE … IS… NO…TERRORIST…THREAT!” Has Michael Moore made it all clear now? There is no terrorist threat! At least if you choose to believe in his most convincing but rather manipulating arguments in this case of terrorist attacks on the United States. From the very beginning of this article‚ Michael Moore argues from his own perspective and his own opinions‚ which is also what this movie producer
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citizens; from the government to the farmers to even the children. It was as if fire arms seemed to be a joke to some people and to others it was a hobby. Most people didn’t realize how their actions affected their children‚ neighbourhood and city. Michael Moore portrayed the ignorance within the American people on not only the topic of firearms but also in racism‚ media and world view. The viewer was able to watch while one topic unfolded into the next. The problem Americans faced was ignorance. They
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Michael Moore’s “Idiot Nation” has some intriguing ideas and concepts. Though no matter how much I want to‚ I can not say I agree with them as a whole. I really find most of them to be the just ramblings of a burned out student‚ who is making excuses for his failures. Furthermore‚ I feel he should stop complaining and go back to college. There are; however‚ three statements I do‚ at least partially‚ agree with. I do agree that teachers are under appreciated‚ that schools are in pathetic shape and
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Virginia vs. Moore Crystal Simpkins‚ James Rodocker‚ Richard Smith‚ Sharmaine Currie‚ Teneshia Murray‚ Professor Jim Daly CJA/304 August 10‚ 2015 February 20‚ 2003 Portsmouth‚ Virginia two detectives responded to a radio call of a suspended driver. (No clear location of the traffic stop) after the subject was arrested he was moved to the second location. Second location was the hotel parking lot of Moore where the officers decided to search him finding the 16grams of crack cocaine
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After watching Michael Moore’s controversial documentary Sicko and reading “The Nanny State” I felt that America was in big trouble as far as health care is concerned. Not only does Moore expose how bad our healthcare system actually is‚ he takes it the next step further by exploring how to fix it and he does that by going to other countries who have already done just that. It’s impossible not to relate to it‚ since it’s a movie about common fears we all face. At first‚ he isn’t telling us anything
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The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary‚ but the way he presented his arguments‚ and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald
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Many problems involving the U.S health care system includes health insurance companies not being able to cover everything that needs to be covered. In the movie Sicko‚ Michael Moore examines the difficulties shown in our U.S healthcare system. It points out that about 15% of American are uninsured and about 18‚000 Americans die each year due to inadequate screening or care (2007). The U.S disastrous health care system is an issue that should be first priority. The current issues presented in the
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agree that this move would help further increase the success of our nation. In the story “Idiot Nation” written by Michael moore‚ his opinion is opposite of most americans‚ he believes this nation is filled with idiots‚ thus the title of his story‚ Idiot Nation. I do agree with Michael moore on most of his opinions. Most of the people in this nation are in fact idiots‚ as Michael moore addressed them to be‚ but not everyone in this nation are idiots. The nation’s poor educational system and the students
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