I am working on an article based on immigration, written by Jeanne Marie Laskas, in order to demonstrate how she uses figurative language, appeal to common sense to persuade her audience. Laskas in her career as a writer has written some interesting articles for magazines, and has six books in her account. Many of her articles are about migrant workers in the United States. Most of these she wrote to describe the conditions in which they work, and how they seem to be invisible in the eye of the rest of America. In “Hecho En America,” published on GQ Magazine in September 2011, Laskas brought people attention on immigration that is a current subject in the United States and in many other developed countries. She immerges herself into the life
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She describes his personality, the kind of family person he is, and how hard he works. She only starts telling the story when she felt the readers understand her main point.without trying to give too much explanation, Laskas describes the fear and vigilance of Urbano and his son Juan, and maybe a little bit of pride. She also shows how persistent Perez-Febles is, trying to get Urbano and his family to accept help. Later when she uses the dialogue to move the story forward, Laskas begins to show how Urbano trusts Perez-Febles. That change ultimately enables Urbano to get a better place to live with his sons and they got a job that pays way better. Laskas uses an emotional appeal extending the story throughout the whole article instead of telling it at ounce. She uses long sentences as well as shorter ones which gives the readers a relief. By doing so she gives them break room, allowing them to easily pick up where they stopped. The use of flashy image, and dashes in between her long sentences better illustrates the story and makes it more understandable. Sentences like the following: “Without 1 million people on the ground on ladders, in bushes—armies of pickers swooping in like bees—all the tilling, planting, and fertilizing of America’s $144 billion horticultural production is for naught. The fruit
She describes his personality, the kind of family person he is, and how hard he works. She only starts telling the story when she felt the readers understand her main point.without trying to give too much explanation, Laskas describes the fear and vigilance of Urbano and his son Juan, and maybe a little bit of pride. She also shows how persistent Perez-Febles is, trying to get Urbano and his family to accept help. Later when she uses the dialogue to move the story forward, Laskas begins to show how Urbano trusts Perez-Febles. That change ultimately enables Urbano to get a better place to live with his sons and they got a job that pays way better. Laskas uses an emotional appeal extending the story throughout the whole article instead of telling it at ounce. She uses long sentences as well as shorter ones which gives the readers a relief. By doing so she gives them break room, allowing them to easily pick up where they stopped. The use of flashy image, and dashes in between her long sentences better illustrates the story and makes it more understandable. Sentences like the following: “Without 1 million people on the ground on ladders, in bushes—armies of pickers swooping in like bees—all the tilling, planting, and fertilizing of America’s $144 billion horticultural production is for naught. The fruit