Scott Brown, a columnist and theater critic, in his essay “Facebook Friendonomics,” argues that the interconnectedness of people through social media has disrupted the natural process of friendship. He supports the claim by first referencing personal experience with Facebook to demonstrate his understanding of friendship dynamics within social media, incorporating humor with unexpected comparisons and analogies, and finally directly asserting his claim by clearly listing his three grievances against social media. Brown’s purpose is to argue that friendships should decay naturally rather than be unnecessarily perpetuated by a connection through social media in order to encourage people to explore relationships without relying on superficial
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He supports this claim by providing anecdotes from his childhood, reflecting on specific details to describe the differences between English and Spanish, and finally juxtaposing his life before and after learning English to outline the effects of assimilation. Rodriguez’s purpose is to argue that retaining one’s home language while in a community dominated by another language prevents acceptance in society in order to promote adoption of society’s customs. He adopts a nostalgic tone for his audience of bilingual people.
“Walking the Path between Worlds” by Lori Arviso Alvord Lori Arviso Alvord, Navajo surgeon and professor at Dartmouth Medical School, in a chapter “Walking the Path between Worlds” from her autobiography, argues that belonging to a close community allows individuals to feel secure and comfortable with their surroundings. She supports the claim by using colorful language, such as metaphors, giving detailed descriptions of her thoughts and feelings during her past experiences, and finally creating descriptive imagery through drawing on the senses. Alvord’s purpose is to argue that if a person leaves their home and enters a new, unfamiliar environment, he or she must find a community in order to feel valued and important. She adopts a reflective tone for her audience …show more content…
They hope to be supported by Rex’s mother who still lives there. However, the family ends up finding their own home when Rex’s mother is abusive towards the family. Their quality of life continues to be poor. Rex drinks constantly and the children are often hungry. As the oldest child, Lori is determined to leave her parents behind and travel to New York. She tells Walls to come with her. Both girls are resourceful enough to find jobs and create better lives for themselves. Their younger siblings Brian and Maureen join them. Eventually, their parents come to New York, but they decide to live on the streets. Walls becomes a successful reporter. Lori and Brian also are able to secure jobs. However, Maureen becomes mentally unstable and violent, resulting in her being sent to a mental hospital. Rex and Rose Mary remain on the streets. Rex’s health is declining because of alcoholism. He dies of a heart attack when he is about sixty years old. His death causes Walls to reexamine her new lifestyle compared to her childhood. She resolves to divorce her husband and move away from New
He supports this claim by providing anecdotes from his childhood, reflecting on specific details to describe the differences between English and Spanish, and finally juxtaposing his life before and after learning English to outline the effects of assimilation. Rodriguez’s purpose is to argue that retaining one’s home language while in a community dominated by another language prevents acceptance in society in order to promote adoption of society’s customs. He adopts a nostalgic tone for his audience of bilingual people.
“Walking the Path between Worlds” by Lori Arviso Alvord Lori Arviso Alvord, Navajo surgeon and professor at Dartmouth Medical School, in a chapter “Walking the Path between Worlds” from her autobiography, argues that belonging to a close community allows individuals to feel secure and comfortable with their surroundings. She supports the claim by using colorful language, such as metaphors, giving detailed descriptions of her thoughts and feelings during her past experiences, and finally creating descriptive imagery through drawing on the senses. Alvord’s purpose is to argue that if a person leaves their home and enters a new, unfamiliar environment, he or she must find a community in order to feel valued and important. She adopts a reflective tone for her audience …show more content…
They hope to be supported by Rex’s mother who still lives there. However, the family ends up finding their own home when Rex’s mother is abusive towards the family. Their quality of life continues to be poor. Rex drinks constantly and the children are often hungry. As the oldest child, Lori is determined to leave her parents behind and travel to New York. She tells Walls to come with her. Both girls are resourceful enough to find jobs and create better lives for themselves. Their younger siblings Brian and Maureen join them. Eventually, their parents come to New York, but they decide to live on the streets. Walls becomes a successful reporter. Lori and Brian also are able to secure jobs. However, Maureen becomes mentally unstable and violent, resulting in her being sent to a mental hospital. Rex and Rose Mary remain on the streets. Rex’s health is declining because of alcoholism. He dies of a heart attack when he is about sixty years old. His death causes Walls to reexamine her new lifestyle compared to her childhood. She resolves to divorce her husband and move away from New