Toulmin Analysis of "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" The article "It ’s the ABC Oscars: anything but Crash" can be found on the MSN News website. It is written by Erik Lundegaard‚ a movie critic whose opinion can be found regularly on MSNBC‚ in the Minneapolis Star Tribune‚ and in the Seattle Times ("Erik"). The article includes the basic elements of the Toulmin Model and can be analyzed according to the model. In the article‚ Lundegaard claims that the motion picture Crash
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unsurprisingly a garden favorite. They bloom in a huge variety of shapes‚ sizes‚ and patterns‚ and catch heavy interest due to this. Hence the name‚ a daylily is a starchy flower that has a bloom that only lasts for single day. For decades‚ many gardeners have been fascinated by daylilies for the extreme versatility of the appearance of the plant. Many amateur horticulturists also attempt to cross-pollinate different daylilies in order to obtain even more unique flowers. However‚ not all daylilies
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being physically violent or using constant vulgar profanity. This comes from the old assumptions about slaves by their slave-owners. Another damaging stereotype in society is the stereotypes amongst Hispanics. Majority of the women in this ethnic group are portrayed as being olive-skinned women. These women are seen as “the housewives” while the man of the house is out making a living. They are also portrayed as working in low-class jobs‚ such as a gardener for males or a maid/housekeeper for
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not as up to date as it is today there were plagues and very deadly diseases spreading not only through Australia but through the world. Bubonic plague was unknown in Australia until 1900. There had been outbreaks in ports with which Australia had constant contact from 1894 when the plague was officially declared an epidemic in Hong Kong. From 1896 a plague pandemic spread around the world. Hydatid disease was a major problem in country areas of Australia in the early twentieth century. It is caused
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has long been predicted by God’s Gardeners‚ a back-to-nature cult founded by Adam One. Its members live simply and organically‚ sing terrible hymns‚ have no dress sense and peddle a bolted-together theology‚ difficult to think about if you think at all. With values diametrically opposed to those of the ruling CorpSEcorps‚ the Gardeners aren’t “the answer‚” but at least they’ve asked enough questions to avoid a life of endless shopping and face-lifts. The Gardeners sometimes do evangelical work in
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appear to be “sex maniac”. So later on when her cousin Lola Quincy was raped she automatically assumes it to be the sex crazed gardener. This leads to the other major theme of discrimination between social classes. Though Robbie has been exceptionally well-treated and well educated‚ neither he nor the family members could ever completely forget that he is the” gardener"‚ and that all he ever got was given as an enormous special favour and not by birth right. This is due to the fact that he was
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First Mary doesn’t like her much‚ but because Martha is so nice and funny she soon starts liking her. Martha gives her a skipping rope‚ so Mary can play in the many gardens of Misslethwaite Manor. In the gardens she meets Ben Weatherstaff‚ an old gardener‚ and his robin. The robin becomes Mary’s first friend. He shows her the key to the secret garden and also the door hidden under thick ivy. As soon as she enters the garden‚ it becomes her own little mystic world. One day she hears cries and looks
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Even though roses have thorns‚ they remain a common choice for gardeners." The first sentence lets us know that all subsequent sentences will be discussing the popularity of roses. 3) Read the passage from beginning to end. If the main idea is not stated in the first sentence‚ it may be stated in the last sentence. In the following passage‚ the main idea is in the final sentence. "Daisies‚ lillies‚ and roses are good flowers for gardeners. They are easy to grow and look beautiful. Carnations are also
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Social Marketing Plan Social Marketing Program to Reduce Residential Irrigation Water Use Center for Social Marketing For Southwest Florida Water Management District June 2008 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 About This Plan 3 Project Summary 5 Key Findings 8 Priority Population 10 Strategy Approach 11 Audience Profile 11 Specific Recommendations 12 Relevant Findings 13 Marketing Mix 15 Product 15 Strategic Approach 15 Specific Recommendations 16 Relevant
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and his wives who loved each other very much and were living happily ever after. They had a little boy and they loved him very much. They had a cat and a dog ..." Phrases such as "trusted housemaid"‚ "you are right‚ said the wife" and "itinerant gardener" are repeated many times. In addition to simple repetitive language‚ flowery‚ descriptive language used to embellish a story is employed in fairy tales. The language Nadine Gordimer uses in her story is reminiscent of children ’s stories and fairy
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