States. For example‚ John Staddon states “Often when I return to the U.S. (usually to a suburban area in North Carolina’s Research Triangle)‚ I see a fender bender or two within a few days. Yet I almost never see accidents in the U.K. This surprised me‚ since the roads I drive here are generally wider‚ better marked‚ and less crowded than in the parts of England that I know best. And so I came to reflect on the mundane details of traffic-control policies in Great Britain and the United States” (103)
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Writing three different types of papers helped me to improve my Rhetorical Knowledge. In my past I have written many research papers‚ however‚ I have little experience writing personal narratives or rhetorical analysis papers. This class gave me the opportunity to practice both forms of writing. I feel more confident writing a personal narrative or rhetorical analysis than I previously did. I also understand different rhetorical situations‚ which is critical in developing a strong paper. “No pain
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My mind provides me with its own super-power: imagination. I can visualize stories of my own and translate them as words or pictures. The author of The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me‚ Sherman Alexie‚ may arguably agree with my statement. Mr. Alexie presents a connection of literary understanding with visual images and imaginative thought. As an author‚ he now lies opposite of the language barrier that once obstructed him. And for Alexie‚ life on the other side of the barrier is truly
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Analysis of Prompt #6 Is driving an SUV the American way? According to the creator of this bumper sticker‚ it’s not. The purpose of this bumper sticker is to make a statement to Americans driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that driving these oversized vehicles is hurting the U.S.A by emitting large amounts of emissions into the ozone‚ polluting the air they breathe‚ and increasing the demand of oil from foreign countries. The illustrator of this sticker emphasizes his beliefs by using the American
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Child ”Don’t Spare the rod and spoil the child.” We have all heard that before‚ as a child I heard it a lot. I was not the most well behaved child‚ so I got into plenty of trouble. My mom hated my temper tantrums. When I was little‚ she disciplined me‚ and now I am a well behaved young adult who knows right from wrong. Discipline is a way of teaching a child how to do what is right while growing up. There are multiple ways to discipline a child and make him/her behave. I feel that it is very important
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David Mendoza Project 3 Rhetorical Analysis of Texts Outline Millennials‚ The Me Me Me Generation by Joel stein The Millennial Generation is Narcissistic According to the national instate of health 58 % of students scored higher on a narracsitic exam than students in 1982. Families today have an average of eighty five pictures of themselves in there house compared to 5 in the ninety fifties. Statics today show today’s generation has the highest probably of unmet expectations
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My work on Rhetorical Analysis shows my development of the skill recognizing rhetorical aspects in a text. My comfort level with recognizing rhetorical aspects in a text before the assignment was super low due to I am not used to looking closely at the recognizing rhetorical aspects in a text but instead the content of the text. That was clearly shown with the change in direction of my paper from the first draft to my second draft. I moved from looking at the content of the text to recognizing rhetorical
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Superman Real American In “What Makes Superman So Darned American‚” Gary Engle analyzes why Superman is a true American immigrant and why people could relate to him in such an iconic way. He takes us into a deeper meaning of who Superman is‚ and he also adds a religious take on Superman’s kryptonian name. The revelation that Engle has shown in this article is a very inspiring look on not only who superman is but also what it means to be an American. Gary talks about his childhood and how he
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of information including: OWL examples of citations‚ how to avoid plagiarism‚ how to create and evaluate different sources/citations‚ and academic honesty. Also by doing multiple of these “how to cite correctly in MLA and APA” exercises really helped me learned different scenarios of how to properly cite an article. I have not an expert on formulating‚ evaluating‚ and integrating criticism of written work‚ but I have master the idea and the format. One of the factor I think is because that the thinking
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school to protect the privacy of the students and staff‚ then it should have been noted somewhere in the piece because now that I know that the school name was fictitious I am left wondering what other facts about his life are suspect. Which brings me to my second finding. In the author’s own words for a piece he did for The American Scholar‚ he says: “Most of the guys who attended our school—Catholic schools were then segregated by gender—came from blue-collar families. Some of us‚ myself included
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