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    Rhetorical Analysis of a Movie Trailer: Prewriting Questions Name: Neeyal Patel Trailer: The Pursuit of Happyness Part A. What do you regard as the most likely preferred interpretation/argument offered in the trailer (besides the very obvious promotional message: “come see this film”)? In other words‚ “why is the story being told and why should the film be seen” (Maier 162)? In the trailer for The Pursuit of Happyness‚ the main character Will Smith is a father who is forced to live out on the streets

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    is caught up with the idea of having to live a certain way and follow certain life steps. Many people forget to recall that it is acceptable to be overwhelmed with life and wanting to leave everything and everyone behind. In his book Into The Wild Jon Krakauer is trying to discover one of the many who left everything behind‚ Chris McCandless motive on why he went on this journey. Krakauer wanted the reader to know that McCandless represents the adventure‚ independence‚ and weakness of every human

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    fascinated by the pursuit of happiness‚ holding it as one of (if not the most) important goals achievable‚ but how much stock should we really put into this drive? As Professor Daniel Nettle argues in his book‚ Happiness: the science behind your smile‚ we are not unhappy because of our environment‚ but rather because of our nature. Happiness and consequently unhappiness is due in large part to how we address our world. The majority of people rank themselves above the average level of happiness‚ and when

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    Chapter 3‚ reading #1 Computers and the Pursuit of Happiness Summary: In the essay “Computers and the Pursuit of Happiness‚” David Gelernter explains the influence of new technology‚ especially Internet and Computers on people’s life and society. David Gelernter divides his essay in three part‚ in the first part he speaks of information age. He believes that we are not in the information age‚ therefore he considers the necessity of coal‚ steel and concrete unchanged‚ even though we are not in

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    In the book‚ Into Thin Air‚ Jon Krakauer‚ the author‚ writes about his journey climbing Mount Everest and the challenges faced. Bryant‚ an editor from Outside magazine‚ introduces the idea of Krakauer‚ along with a climbing team‚ hiking and writing an article about Mount Everest‚ he concludes by finalizing the sponsorship/management agreement. Krakauer‚ thrilled with the opportunity‚ explains his reaction‚"In late February 1996‚ Bryant called to say that there was a place waiting for me on Rob Hall’s

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    Book Arrangement Jon Krakauer begins Into Thin Air with a dedication page that displays the names of everyone on Rob Hall’s (the team leader) team who perished during the climb. Following the dedication page‚ there is an epigraph that suggests the theme of the book: theme here. Krakauer then gives an introduction in which he explains how he compiled the book and how the climb impacted his life. The book also contains several pictures that Scott Fischer (another team leader) took while climbing‚

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    To what extent does Steinbeck portray dreams as futile in ‘Of Mice and Men’? In Of Mice and Men‚ the hopes and dreams of the men on the ranch are a continuous focus and theme throughout the novel. John Steinbeck portrays the effects that dreams‚ or lack of them‚ have on the lives of the characters and the outcome of the novel. Steinbeck uses the concept of dreams at once to show hope and aspiration‚ as they invoke companionship with united determination for a better future‚ and to illustrate the

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    The Pursuit of Happiness in My World What things make you consider someone to be happy? A smile‚ kind words‚ maybe what they have? To me‚ being happy is all about being surounded by things and people that you love. Sure‚ we all have different definitions as to what happiness is‚ and my goal is not to persuade you to view it my way. My goal is to help you to understand why I am happy‚ and possibly why some others are happy as well. We choose to be happy‚ people and things do not create our happiness

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    Then‚ we are going to talk about the factors lead to unhappiness. These mainly focus on three aspects‚ Academic‚ family and social. We may all be experiencing pressure in the academic aspect. And this news shows that not just you and me would face this problem‚ but it is a common problem in Hong Kong. This news show that the Hong Kong society emphasizes much on the high educational level. Students would face great academic pressure when they try to get a good grade. In 2012‚ four students committed

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    In his article‚ “Doctors Should Stop Treatment That Is Futile”. Kevin T‚ Keith explains why doctors should stop futile treatments. Keith’s purpose is to inform and persuade people that decisions need to be made. He adopts a serious tone in order to get his point across/ Keith builds his argument by using facts about payment‚ mentioning how the families may feel‚ and the demand for resources. Keith goes very in depth when talking about payment issues. He states‚ “Another conflict may arise when

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