“Do not let us oppose our canon of taste, however cultivated to a canon of morals held by a considerable number of sincere persons, however mistaken.”(81-86) Since art museums began to display statues and other forms of art that portray humans there has been many debates on whether certain pieces should be out for all to see or not. Who gets to decide what is displayed? Should it be the public opinion? The writer of The Atlantic Monthly firmly believes that the art shown in museums should be determined by the public. The writer conveys his ideas through analogies, diction, and syntax, also the relativity of his or her concepts will be explored. To begin, the writer uses an analogy about a library to strengthen the argument at stake.[D:
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Phrases such as “however cultivated,”(84) [E: quote] and “I acquiesced in the reservation,”(70-71)[E: quote] make the writer sound highly educated. This almost pushes the audience into fall into the depths of his language like divers swimming deep in the ocean. [D: Simile] In the same way, the phrase “The general principle is entirely clear. There is no great difficulty in carrying it out in its detail”(28-30) [E: Quote] helps persuade the audience into the writer's ideology in a sense that many people agree with those who act as if they know what they are talking about. Similarly, the writer uses a variety of positive and negative connotation. For example “intolerant” (55) [E: Quote] , “unreasonable” (55) [E: Quote] and “beauty” (44) [E: Quote] , “cultivated”(84) [E: Quote] are only some of the words he or she chose to use to get the pout out there. The variety is used to help readers realize that whether one single person agrees or disagrees it ts in the hands of the overall population, not the museum and not one person.[D: …show more content…
Many people would agree that in today's society the greater population deserves to win. This argument can carry over into many other topics and become an analogy itself. For example, the presidential elections and controversial laws should be determined by the public opinion and therefore allowing the majority to win.[D: real life situation] Topics such as abortion are discussed similarly, after the vote the side with the majority takes the trump over the minority side. However, this is not always the best because if it is something great the minority of people lose out on that opportunity.[D: judge others perspective] To rephrase, this text is relative in today's society more as the public opinion should win rather than just talking about
Phrases such as “however cultivated,”(84) [E: quote] and “I acquiesced in the reservation,”(70-71)[E: quote] make the writer sound highly educated. This almost pushes the audience into fall into the depths of his language like divers swimming deep in the ocean. [D: Simile] In the same way, the phrase “The general principle is entirely clear. There is no great difficulty in carrying it out in its detail”(28-30) [E: Quote] helps persuade the audience into the writer's ideology in a sense that many people agree with those who act as if they know what they are talking about. Similarly, the writer uses a variety of positive and negative connotation. For example “intolerant” (55) [E: Quote] , “unreasonable” (55) [E: Quote] and “beauty” (44) [E: Quote] , “cultivated”(84) [E: Quote] are only some of the words he or she chose to use to get the pout out there. The variety is used to help readers realize that whether one single person agrees or disagrees it ts in the hands of the overall population, not the museum and not one person.[D: …show more content…
Many people would agree that in today's society the greater population deserves to win. This argument can carry over into many other topics and become an analogy itself. For example, the presidential elections and controversial laws should be determined by the public opinion and therefore allowing the majority to win.[D: real life situation] Topics such as abortion are discussed similarly, after the vote the side with the majority takes the trump over the minority side. However, this is not always the best because if it is something great the minority of people lose out on that opportunity.[D: judge others perspective] To rephrase, this text is relative in today's society more as the public opinion should win rather than just talking about