Thank You

Thank You for Smoking, a 2006 screenplay directed by Jason Reitman based on the 1994 satirical novel authored by Christopher Buckley, epitomizes satire. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Katie Holmes, J.K. Simmons, Rob Lowe, Robert Duvall, and many other A-list actors in prominent roles, Thank You for Smoking featured a strong cast of interesting and dynamic characters. Thank You for Smoking centers around the life of Nick Naylor, a smooth-talking lobbyist who works for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. In his job, he is responsible for uncovering questionable evidence and speaking on behalf of “Big Tobacco.” In his testimonies he conducts before Congress, committees, and panels, he emphasizes free choice and lack of causation of major illnesses in defense…

The film Thank You for Smoking is a comedy that follows a lobbyist, Nick Naylor, for the tobacco industry. Nick Naylor is the main character who is the rhetor. This comedy takes a serious topic, and makes it more at ease through mockery. A good example of rhetoric can be found in Thank You for Smoking during a scene where Nick Naylor conveys an argument about the objection to placing a skull and crossbones label on every pack of cigarettes. Baylor makes sure to deliver this argument in front of…

The film, Thank you for Smoking, is about a man named Nick Naylor, who promotes smoking for his career as a well known tobacco spokesperson. As the primary spokesperson for his company, it is his job to present smoking as a positive and relaxing gesture that everyone should participate in. Nick’s devotion to his career is made prevalent once he tells a fifteen-year-old boy with cancer than he should still smoke, regardless of his health condition. In addition, Nick Naylor is also trying to be…

If you have ever read any of my acknowledgements before, you know they all start with me thanking my Jehovah. Simply because he comes first in all things, at all times, in every aspect of my life. So just imagine me shouting this from the top of my lungs right now, at the top of Blue Mountain Peak: THANK YOU JEHOVAH!! Thank you, to Debbie Alsdorf, author of A Woman who Trusts God. Simply for penning that amazing, life-changing book. It felt as if it was written with me in mind. I don’t know this…

Thank you for the scholarship. I am Mandy Schreiner and I go to JL Mann High School. I’m in 10th grade and take all honors and one AP class. I play flute in the school band and outside of school in marching band, I take Spanish 4 Honors. My favorite class is band and my least favorite is Engineering. I like to listen to music and hang out with friends in my free time I like to cook when I can and practice cello and flute. I also enjoy playing cymbals in winter percussion. I don’t like doing…

from face to face, privately thanking God for each family member. There were smiles everywhere, from my brother's mischievous grin, to my grandmother's heartwarming smile. I looked around the room at the decorations I had helped my mother put up. Pictures of pumpkins, still up from last Halloween, hung next to Christmas wreathes and holly. In the center of the table sat an overflowing cornucopia, stuffed with wheat, grain, and all sorts of fruit of the earth. As I took in all the…

literally fight each other for the same job, each one trying outdo the next one. Only the applicant with the best “closing act” will win the job, so every trick and effort makes a difference. Some people still believe in the “thank you” letter as a way of sealing the deal if they didn’t seal it at the end of the interview. The following contains some information on the positives and negatives of the “thank you” note. Why a “Thank You” Note Is Important A “thank you” note is important for a…

Thank You for Arguing, How To Gain An Advantage In Life Thank You for Arguing What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs is a wonderful piece of literature that educates one in the art of persuasion. Thank You for Arguing, a piece that is leading modern work on rhetoric, has become one of the top ten books assigned at Harvard, currently has three versions published in twelve different languages. Heinrichs is an editorial consultant that…

Thank you Veterans “As we express our gratitude we must never forget the the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” said John F Kennedy. The important thing to always remember is as United States citizens we take a lot for granted thanks to sacrifices made by the people who fought for our country. I have to freedom to travel around and see new things, I can choose my own religion, and get an education, thanks to the people who fought for the rights we have today.…

Over the last few months, I have read and annotated Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can teach us about the Art of Persuasion by Jay Heinrichs. After being a journalist and publishing executive for 25 years, Heinrichs is now the professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Middlebury College in Vermont and travels the world as a presenter and persuasion expert. Published in 12 languages and 3 editions, Thank You For Arguing is a New York Times bestseller, along with…