overreacting in a big way to our fears that we would lose our privacy. He uses a mixture of sentence structure which helps to raise your thought on the subject‚ and then answer the short sentence with an explanation in a longer one. Throughout this essay‚ we see much of Franzen’s sarcastic ways which helps to give a lightened mood to this very serious topic. He made it a point to make a statement that seems to be very true and convincing‚ but he soon after‚ he would add in a sentence that makes you
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In the Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln utilizes antithesis‚ repetition‚ and parallelism to reinforce his purpose for this address and deliver an emotional tone that can persuade all people to continue to fight the same fight that these men died for. First of all‚ Lincoln exercises the literary device‚ antithesis‚ to deliver an emotional appeal. For example‚ he states "... as a final resting place for those who here gave their live so that a nation might live." As for‚ the words "gave their
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The excerpt from Mary Oliver’s “Building the House” serves as a way to describe what happens during the poetry writing process. Although Mary Oliver believes that writing poetry is hard work‚ she uses extended metaphor‚ juxtaposition‚ and point of view to describe the writing process in comparison of building a house‚ which shows that Oliver sees poetry as something that involves mental labor which is a different challenge than physical labor . Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Mary Oliver
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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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During canto 34‚ Dante uses an incisive tone. Dante uses words like risen from the ground‚ fear‚ blood ran cold to illustrate the feelings that Dante was going through during the last circle of Hell. He uses this tone to describe how scared Dante was and how much horror was in such a cold‚ icy place. The tone is created by using vivid imagery‚ to illustrate the scene‚ to give the readers an understanding of what it might feel or look like. He uses visual imagery by using words such as "white and
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I was strongly persuaded through the Bloomberg View for the endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Michael Bloomberg does a good job effectively evaluating these two candidates. Bloomberg questions Trump’s legitimacy‚ and credibility of not just his candidacy‚ but him as a person. Bloomberg states‚ “Trump is a risky‚ reckless and radical choice‚ and one we can’t afford to make.” Here‚ Trump’s ethos‚ more specifically credibility and morality are questioned. Bloomberg utilizes words such as “risky” to
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Dominic Daleo 12/7/16 Mrs. Gifford English 12H 1. An author’s word choice greatly affects the meaning of a passage. Depending on how it was formatted‚ them connotation can be understood or lost. Fyodor Dostoevsky chooses his words wisely; for if he had not‚ the truth wouldn’t be understood. “You know‚ I will tell you a secret: perhaps it was not a dream at all!! For then something happened so awful‚ something so horribly true‚ that it could not have been imagined in a dream…
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“If at least someone listens…” This is what Holden Caulfield from the novel “the Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger wants. It is about a sixteen year old boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ isolated by society‚ as a result‚ he attempts to change others way of thinking to his own‚ acting as “the Catcher in the Rye”. Tone‚ symbolism and irony are used to demonstrate his separation from the outside world and himself. First of all‚ tone is used to express Holden Caulfield’s personality and character. His lack
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Henry David Thoreau sets the tone throughout the document "On Duty of Civil Disobedience" by maintaining a very serious tone. Thoreau states his opinions regarding how the United States government should be run. He also points out how unjust occurrences and regulations stifle the minds of the US citizens. Thoreau’s utopian government is one‚ which enforces very few parameters. "I heartily accept the motto‚ ’That government is best which governs least’" "I believe--’That government is best which
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Sydney Graham 10/13/14 Hess/7 Textual Analysis Yes He Can! In 2008‚ Barack Obama was elected into office and became the 44th President of the United States. Obama’s victory speech‚ “Election Night Remarks”‚ was heartfelt and genuine‚ soaking in determination to change the “immaturity and pettiness that poisoned our politics for so long” (680). He argues that America‚ as a people‚ can remake the nation. Obama strategically starts off the speech by appealing to ethos. He shares with us the grueling
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