Part A: Rhetorical Situation
All books contain an interwoven agreement with four parts of writing. In the Toltec wisdom book The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, the rhetorical situation presents itself. The book uses the rhetorical situation with context, audience, author, and subject.
The first agreement in the rhetorical situation appears with context. Written in 1997, the ancestral nagual (Toltec masters) prophesied the knowledge spreading. It says, “Though it remained veiled in secrecy for hundreds of years, ancient prophecies foretold the coming of an age when it would be necessary to return the wisdom to the people” (Ruiz XIV). Hereby presenting a basis to write. Other authors have written about the Toltec wisdom and many convey the same emotions and express the same viewpoints. Ruiz wrote his book in order to share his wisdom of the Toltec thoughts and to also to sway his readers to share his opinions, but that will be touched upon further down. On a broader scale, anyone—no matter the social, economic, or cultural background—can gain insight from reading the book. The religious aspect and views of the Toltec are pushed slightly, which does relate to the context of the publication by giving Ruiz …show more content…
Ever since I could remember, I always tried my best and when my best was not good enough I felt dejected. With that prior stigma, I read, “Not being perfect, we reject ourselves… We are not good enough for ourselves because we don’t fit with our own image of perfection. We cannot forgive ourselves for not being what we wish to be, or rather what we believe we should be. We cannot forgive ourselves for not being perfect” (18). The repetition of the word ‘we’, which brings himself closer to his audience, as it did for me when I read it. This struck a chord by addressing something that I just thought was normal. This part, and many others, will stay with me; helping me to cope with the stresses of my
All books contain an interwoven agreement with four parts of writing. In the Toltec wisdom book The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, the rhetorical situation presents itself. The book uses the rhetorical situation with context, audience, author, and subject.
The first agreement in the rhetorical situation appears with context. Written in 1997, the ancestral nagual (Toltec masters) prophesied the knowledge spreading. It says, “Though it remained veiled in secrecy for hundreds of years, ancient prophecies foretold the coming of an age when it would be necessary to return the wisdom to the people” (Ruiz XIV). Hereby presenting a basis to write. Other authors have written about the Toltec wisdom and many convey the same emotions and express the same viewpoints. Ruiz wrote his book in order to share his wisdom of the Toltec thoughts and to also to sway his readers to share his opinions, but that will be touched upon further down. On a broader scale, anyone—no matter the social, economic, or cultural background—can gain insight from reading the book. The religious aspect and views of the Toltec are pushed slightly, which does relate to the context of the publication by giving Ruiz …show more content…
Ever since I could remember, I always tried my best and when my best was not good enough I felt dejected. With that prior stigma, I read, “Not being perfect, we reject ourselves… We are not good enough for ourselves because we don’t fit with our own image of perfection. We cannot forgive ourselves for not being what we wish to be, or rather what we believe we should be. We cannot forgive ourselves for not being perfect” (18). The repetition of the word ‘we’, which brings himself closer to his audience, as it did for me when I read it. This struck a chord by addressing something that I just thought was normal. This part, and many others, will stay with me; helping me to cope with the stresses of my