In the federalist paper NO. 5 the author the author John Jay makes claims that the states should have a strong Federal government and have the state's answer to the government. In response Scotland and England - a Case in Point was written by “An Observer”, in which they refute Jay’s points written in his paper. The federalist paper in question has the superior argument,by driving his points home, using prior knowledge to compare it to similar scenarios, relaying everything to the audience in concise points, and by actually by having best statements from an argumentative perspective. The way in which John Jay’s words have more impactful statements is a deliberate choice by the author makes to ingrain the statements into the audience's minds.…
Every U.S citizen has to follow the law regardless of his or her beliefs. James Higdon is a writer for The Washington Post and has written the article “Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue a Gay Marriage License”. The article concerns Kim Davis, a clerk for marriage license and her refusal to adhere to a court order. Higdon has also written many different articles for different companies such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Higdon wrote “The Cornbread Mafia” which was about organized crime dealing drugs in Kentucky.…
Book review: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander In the book, the New Jim Crow, Alexander Michelle gives a descriptive information of how the American government is set up to put down the Black community. She argues that the current system is just a successor of the other past system of slavery. For each chapter, the author makes detailed explanations of her points. With subtitles, she is able to touch on every component within her topics.…
Yes, the author clearly gave credit to his source- at the end of the article there is a properly formatted MLA citation indicating…
In the article “That’s Entertainment? Hollywood’s contribution to Anti Americanism Abroad” (2002), Michael Medved argues about the deceptive portrayal of the American society and lifestyle that is destructing the eyes and minds of people living abroad presented by the American entertainment industry. Michael Medved studied at Yale Law School and graduated with honors. He is a political commentator, well-known film critic, a regular writer for the US nowadays, and a progressive and conservative political consultant. Moreover, he has his own successful major Seattle radio talk show that has 4 million listeners at least per week.…
Nancy Wood’s published her book, Perspective on Argument, in 1995. Throughout the text, Wood refers to a variety of books that help further the reader’s understanding. She cites these sources with footnotes, as they are located at the bottom of each page. She uses small sections of a variety of sources. Also, Wood uses sources published in the 1990’s.…
The selected reading material I chose was, “Some Lessons From the Assembly Line”. By Andrew Braaksma (2005). The writer’s point is that education is important and the alternative has harsh conditions with little reward. The author shares his experience working long shifts for small wages and how he considers himself fortunate to be able to receive an education. I think the writer wants the audience to see the value of hard work and also realize how helpful an education really is when it comes to jobs and incomes.…
In today’s society, debates over what to do about overcrowded prisons are not uncommon. While a life sentence is often seen as more humane than the death penalty, it also takes up space in the prisons, and therefore tax dollars. However, in this effort, crime has less of a deterrent in the absence of practices that are now considered barbaric, such as whipping. In response, Jeff Jacoby, in his essay “Bring Back Flogging”, argues an unpopular, but potentially problem-solving, point of view; he asserts that corporal punishment should be re-adopted by the United States. To accomplish this, he specifically targets popular counterarguments to showcase his powerful logical backing.…
My article is on health care and whether it should be a right or a privilege. The writer Brian C. Joondeph, MD argues that health care can and should be both a right and a privilege. He uses ethos, appealing to the readers emotions. He states that a family can have a child that has cancer and can't afford the care for them. Many readers would find this sad and it is one of the many reason people want health care as a right.…
Gun control in America is a significant issue, with an average of 91 gun related deaths per day, it is a matter that can no longer be ignored. Being controversial in its nature, author Phoebe Maltz Bovy doesn 't hesitate to shed light on her opinion on the affair. In her article “It’s Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them.” Bovy is quick to state that all guns are bad regardless of their purpose or the respective owner, that they’re all nothing more than dangerous machines.…
She displays her sources, to present how effectively she wants the reader to know where she gets here information from. For instance, she receives information from UT faculty, “According to Penny Seay, PhD, director of the Center for Disability Studies at UT Austin , the ADA in theory ‘requires every building to be accessible’” (Deshpande 296). Providing a quote from a faculty from UT, verifies that the UT campus needs to update their accessibility, and if people who want to seek more help with disabilities they know who to go to. She also, provides quotes from other professionals, “…
The opioid epidemic has been an issue that the United States has struggled with since the early 1900’s. Opioids are drugs commonly used in medical practice to relieve pain. Before the knowledge we have currently on opioids, opioids were an essential in curing a range of symptoms; from relieving pain to being used as cough suppressants. Today, the war on opioids is at an all time high. In 2014, 14 thousand people died from an opioid overdose.…
The article, Social connections by Steven Johnson who is the author of several books, describes the modern American society with a little nostalgia. Johnson wrote the article in response to an article by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times that talks about the social disconnect that people face in the world today. The response by Johnson is aim at disputing what Friedman wrote by bringing another perspective. This essay will critique the article by Johnson and prove that he is more accurate than Friedman about the fading importance of face-to-face communication.…
Ian McCarthy Professor Keaton Lamle English 1101 4 October 2017 Klosterman vs. Zinczenko For about the past fifteen years, there has been an argument circulating around the Americas and the UK. This argument comes at the height of what some may refer to as the fast-food crisis or the obesity epidemic. McDonalds is a large corporate company that is known to serve undeniably unhealthy food at fast speeds, thus being why it’s food is called fast-food.…
Rhetorical analysis Is unpaid internship worth it for students? The author Anya Kamenetz, wrote “Take This Internship and Shove It”, published in 2006 in the New York times. In this article, Kamenetz claims that unpaid internship is not beneficial for college students. This essay will show how well Kamenetz wrote her article by using rhetorical strategies which are the ethos that builds on credibility, logos that can convince readers with the fact and statistics and pathos that draw the attention of readers with emotional appeal.…