Page James Mrs. Patrick LNG 322 April 14‚ 2011 Waiting for Superman‚ Socratic Circle Questions 1. Analyzing rhetoric is about what persuasive techniques are being used‚ not whether or not you were convinced. Sometimes persuasion works‚ and it changes your mind. But sometimes you still don’t agree after a variety of persuasive attempts. Which rhetorical appeals are used most effectively in Waiting for Superman? Where was an appeal used‚ but it wasn’t effective for you? Be sure
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This theme is linked with confusion amongst the play’s characters‚ a common theme in Shakespeare’s comedies‚ as well as other dramatic comedies. Shakespeare dealt with cross-dressing in other comedies including As You Like It and The Merchant of Venice. In addition‚ as many critics have noted‚ Shakespeare has explored other comic features of Twelfth Night in other comedies‚ such as twins (as in A Comedy of Errors)‚ separation and re-unification (as in The Tempest) and struggles of young lovers (as
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While Dante was writing The Divine Comedy‚ the Catholic Church was very corrupt and the popes that led the Church were more interested in making monetary gains rather than being spiritual leaders. One purpose of The Divine Comedy is to express Dante’s disgust with the Church of the time and to suggest what the reformed Church should look like. Dante‚ by creating his own version of the afterlife‚ is able to indicate the sins he finds to be most heinous in his own structure of Hell and celebrate the
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Othello a Tragic Hero Othello is one of the most famous plays by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare develops the characters into fully realized human beings‚ with their own names‚ personalities‚ and ways of looking at the world. Othello is the protagonist of the play. He is a combination of greatness and weakness‚ in his own words "an honourable murderer". He is a general in the Venetian defense forces. Although he is a foreigner from Africa‚ he has been promoted this position by excellence
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Waiting for “Superman” does not tell of any downfalls to charter schools and test scores of charter schools as compared to public schools. The film initially starts with the repercussions of the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) act and goes in depth with the percentage of children proficient in reading and mathematics in each state‚ and how those test scores consequently take a toll on how children progress through the years once the test is done. The film continues to push on with the idea of standardized
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sitcom Three’s Comedy because even that show is continually lauded as a major part of American culture‚ upon rewatching it‚ it’s cringingly racist and homophobic.
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SHORT STORY “EDUCATING RITA” A Literature Class and a “Social” Comedy It is a British movie based on a play written by Willy Russell that narrates the relationship of the two main characters: Susan (who asks to be called as Rita at the beginning of the story) and Dr. Frank Bryant. Susan is a young lady who belongs to the working-class‚ she works as a hairdresser and is about to get marry with her boyfriend‚ even though‚ after knowing Dr. Frank Bryan‚ she experiences a sense of freedom that leads
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Waiting for Snow in Havana is a memoir by Carlos Eire. When Eire is 11 years old‚ he and his brother Tony are sent by themselves to the United States to escape the oppression of Fidel Castro. He is among 14‚000 other Cuban children who are exiled without their parents. Children do not need security clearances‚ so they can get in quickly. For the parents‚ it takes months or sometimes years. It will be three-and-a-half years before Carlos’ mother finally gets to America. His father never will. The
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Final Exam Paper The films “Waiting for Guffman” and “Miss Representation” are two completely different movies in topic but have and implement certain aesthetics of realism which are alike. These films utilize the various aesthetics of voice overs‚ old footages‚ cast addressing the camera‚ on camera interviews‚ use of non actors‚ handheld cameras etc. But the certain aesthetics that are prominent in offering a certain view or truth about the world which we are currently in are that of voice overs
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rights to the extent that we covered in class‚ I now have a greater understanding of what my responsibilities are as a human being as well as human rights as a whole. I think one of the most important concepts I learned in this course came from Waiting for the Barbarians‚ the novel by J.M. Coetzee. This novel followed the experience of a man known as the Magistrate‚ who was himself part of a group violating the rights of another group of human beings. The Magistrate’s people captured‚ tortured‚
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