Rhetorical Analysis In Literature

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Never in my entire time as a student have I learned and exercised my English skills as I have this year. Every other year in high school it was going through the motions and simply trying to get a letter grade that satisfied my parents and the CP requirement for the school. I always thought that when people would preach “do not miss school or take shortcuts because you only cheat yourself out of your education” was so corny. Now that I have completed my first year in college I understand that my mentality was a big mistake and could have struggled much less if I had a better understanding of literature when I first got taught. Maybe a year ago I would not have seen myself writing at a higher level where I can make sense of whatever topic I …show more content…
A paper or written work is nothing if it does not have rhetoric because that is what persuades the reader and forces them to think of what the writer is trying to convey. Writing becomes stronger when it has purpose and direction and some ways of doing that is through the authors arguments. For example, in project one Reagans Righteousness, the purpose of the essay was to write a rhetorical analysis of speech or memorable expression in politics. The basis was to interpret all rhetoricality like, what was meant, strategies of persuasion used, and purpose for the author to write in the first place. My technique to cover some of the questions the prompt asked for was to give a direct quote of what the writer said, and explain what is the situation. In my first body paragraph I begin to claim that President Ronald Reagan had great claims by merging a sort of logical response by crafting a solution and ethological response to not offend Mexican-American affairs. “the problem of population growth is one, here, with regard to our immigration. And we have been the safety valve, whether we wanted to or not, with the illegal entry here, in Mexico, where their population is increasing and they don 't have an economy that can absorb them and provide the jobs. And this is what we 're trying to work out, not only to protect our own borders but to …show more content…
First I began to give the reader some background about global warming, while avoiding what the main issue was going to be. Second I introduce my thesis by saying that out of the issue from global warming, we create climate change and suffer of many reasons, which are my arguments. Next I address all of my arguments in my body while making sure that they pertain to the thesis. Fourth, I exit with a conclusion by making narrow reflections, similar to the thesis, and finish with broad statements. Finally, my revision stage consists of grammar, punctuation, word choice, style, and tone

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