Lewes exposes her perspective that the development of a writer isn’t always a straightforward path through the use of Aristotle’s rhetorical strategies (Pathos, Ethos) and paradoxy to project her message towards Ms. Pierce. In the letter that accomplished author, Mrs. Lewes sends to amateur writer, Ms. Pierce she offers Pathos as a means to capture Ms. Pierce’s attention. Lewes writes about her discoveries through the path of writing through the use of clear, concise imagery; she explains to Pierce that after achievement the “vehicle” of a person is transformed into a “poor husk” (lines 12-13). Through this use of clear imagery Pierce is able to comprehend that writing takes people on journeys that they don’t involve a direct path to success.…
Many politicians have spoken out against Common Core. However, it is rare to see children speak out against it. A 10 year-old girl named Elizabeth Blaine has expressed how she disagreed with Common Core at a school board meeting. She stated that she loves to read, write and do math. She also stated that she hates the Common Core exam because it stinks.…
Perhaps the most overwhelming rhetorical device seen in Mary Ewald’s plea, is an appeal to ethos. She proclaims that she and her family have been a friend to the Arabs and states that her husband was a member of the White House Staff that led to several countries backing away from war. She does this to gain the president's trust. If the president realizes that they are a family of importance and are credible people, he is more likely to respond to her call of action. She discusses all the positive things that she has done in hopes of friending and persuading the president.…
In “The Speech of Polly Baker,” Benjamin Franklin uses repetition to shame the court by making their decision for Polly Baker seem foolish and hypocritical. At the end of the speech, Franklin constantly uses the word “duty.” It’s used to defend Baker’s action by emphasizing that her “crime” wasn’t actually a crime, but an obligation. Baker claims that she was simply following through with her responsibility to “Encrease and Multiply,” whether she was supported by anyone or not, and that shouldn’t be considered a crime. She notes that even through continuous public disgrace and humiliation, she continued to follow her “duty” because she is that committed to her religion.…
Mary Prince tries to enhance her cause and makes emphasis on her words using exclamation signs in the first sentence of this passage. At the same time, she lets the audience sees a sense of pain and sadness behind her words to evoke sympathy on the part of the readers and touch that sensitive nerve that the good human beings have. Through her words, her intent is to capture and win over the hearts and support of the people in her effort to abolish the slavery. The pain she feels in her heart when thinking about the abuse and cruel punishments the slaves endured during this era, creates for the readers a comprehensive and compassion mood so that the audience would be more receptive to her story and could change their perspective on these…
Entry 2: Childhood Literacy Pages that elicited this response: 122-132; 215-218 In the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt’s reading and writing during his childhood shaped his future. When he was diagnosed with typhoid disease and put into a hospital, he met a girl with diphtheria. She recited the poem, the Highwayman, which invoked McCourt’s curiosity as he says “it's like having jewels in [his] mouth” (McCourt 124) . However, because of all the missed school he is demoted to his younger brother’s class, where he is given special assignments. One essay in particular allowed his professor to see his potential and he is upgraded back to his normal class.…
Rhetorical Analysis: The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Help is a novel written in 2009 by Kathryn Stockett that has been featured on the New York Time’s best-sellers list. The story is set in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s and tells the story of black maids working in white households. The story addresses issues such as racism and gender equality roles.…
Silent Domination Society is one of the most disastrous things man has ever created. It is as if its people were divided into four nations in an Avatar-esque fashion: fire, air, earth, and water. However, these elements correspond to what is the “north and south of temperament” or generally, the extrovert-introvert spectrum. Like the fire nation plans to take over the world in Aang’s epic journey, the “widely accepted”, emphasis on the quotation marks, Extrovert ideal also continues to increase its magnitude of importance. So, this makes the others to either hide from the clutches of a judgmental world, or force themselves to be the people they are not.…
Timeless stories like Jane Austen's Emma can be told repeatedly no matter the culture or time period because they are relatable and entertaining. With that being said, some adaptations of classic stories are more well thought out than others. Changing the source material is not always bad, sometimes it serves to make characters more likable, to add a comedic element to a situation, or update out of date references. The movie Clueless made in 1995 is one of the better adaptations of the classic Austen novel, the themes and storyline stays the same but there are some key differences in the way the characters interact, as the changes are calculated and well thought out.…
Lying is always bad, but it is not always illegal. However, in the case of Emma, her choice to lie was a choice to make a felony. If a program requires a person to sign a contract, stating that he has only spoken the truth and is willing to receive any punishment that might come his way should his word be invalidated, his choice to not share the full truth is deemed illegal in the eyes of the governing bodies. There was no way that the rehabilitators would even lend an ear to Emma’s case, though, because her father was definitely not as worse off compared to others, who were applying to the program.…
Asking others for help, allows people to receive necessary support. Not by wondering how to make them help, but simply, by just asking. Amanda Palmer interprets this concept in her talk, “The Art of Asking” .She uses the sense of emotion and physical movements along with loaded words to greatly enhance her point. She also brings in her own background story to help the listeners relate to what she is saying.…
Almost all girls have either seen or have heard the “Cinderella” story before. Being a princess has been most girl 's dreams as a child, but little do they think about the theme and the message the “Cinderella” story creates. Elisabeth Panttaja, professor from Tufts University and author of the article “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior,” explains a theme that people may find unsettling because she claims that Cinderella and the prince may not have been in love. She hints at the fact that Cinderella’s mother may have been the culprit in scheming and seducing the prince into marrying her.…
Careless Actions and Great Satisfaction: Figurative Language in “The Terrible Teens” “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon”. This quote by E.L. Doctorow demonstrates the effect of enhancements in writing through the use of a metaphor. Throughout Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Terrible Teens”, methods of development and rhetorical devices are prominently used as a way to successfully support the main idea of the essay. The use of statistics and metaphors play a major role in supporting the philosophy behind adolescent decision-making.…
"Pride and prejudice" by Jane Austen Jane Austen’s valuable treatise Pride and Prejudice exemplifies various kinds of marriages; however, leaves the readers with the impression that marriages of suitability and love are the ones to be wished for. Pride and Prejudice falls in the genre of romantic and sentimental novels of the eighteenth century. In the first three chapters of the novel, every situation and incident of the plot advances the progress of the story. The chapters contain gentle and subtle irony and satire. While the style employed by Jane Austen is transparent and simple, the language used by the characters of the story often reveals their personalities.…
It is unsurprising for a seasoned author like J.K. Rowling to write an empowering piece; however, what is astonishing is the poignant way in which she delivered the commencement speech to the Harvard graduating class of 2008. Her speech was meant to enlighten the graduates about life after college by focusing on the benefits of failure and the importance of imagination. The commencement speech followed a topical pattern, thus she centered her speech around life after college and the equal importance of failure and imagination by utilizing her own life experiences as a mere twenty-year-old to explain her main points. Not only was the speech easy to follow because she clearly stated what she would speak about, She delivered the speech in a truly…