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minimum wage job. She adopts an objective tone in order to show her readers the harsh reality of the workers of the low-paying jobs, poverty is one of American society’s biggest problems, people are working full time yet still sink into poverty Logos: Author has worked multiple different jobs in different locations but is not able to stay in all of them, takes ibuprofen to help with the pain ( pg. 33), when in Maine (salary being 200/250 for about 40 hrs a week [pg. 60] ) unable to…

and Nancy A. Denton tell a story about how the “black ghetto” was created. Massey and Denton focused on one important factor in this book, which was segregation. In American Apartheid, both authors argued that segregation was a factor that contributed to forming the “black ghetto”. Not only that, both authors argued that racial segregation contributed to the idea of blacks thinking that it’s normal to be poor and unemployed. They also argue that, because blacks are being exposed to such…

beyond the surface of the individual. In the narrative “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” the author Junot Diaz tells the story of a young Dominican man who wrote an instructional manual to his group of friends on how to date women from different ethnicities and races. This book contains steps that categorize people from different races and degrade them. The author uses symbolism, implication and the atmosphere of the story to show how being insecure about one…

'Cadillac Desert 1' includes the introduction and the first chapter. The author introduces the big picture of the western water system, including its canals and dams. In the West, the arid climate isn't suitable for plants growing. As the catastrophic of drought happened in the 1800s and the 1930s, Powell believes that a federal irrigation program can solve the problem for the West. Then, people were constantly building dams for about fifty years, because they can storage water, help to…

Many different authors have used pen names in a number of ways in order to thrive in their careers and lives. Pen names are fake names that allow authors to obtain freedom while writing. Pen names are used by authors in the writing business to lead to their overall success. To begin with, pen names have helped multiple authors gain opportunities. Pen names give authors a chance to do what they were unable to do using their factual names. Charlotte Bronte used the name Currer Bell, a male pen…

excerpt, the author tells about a Vietnamese girl and her mother who immigrate to America during the Vietnam War and, the experiences and difficulties they have with the language and new culture. As the author had described, it was not that easy for the mother to adjust to their new life as her daughter. At the same time the difficulties the mother faced worried her daughter, who had difficulties in learning the new language and adapting to the new culture. Lan Cao is the author of the…

In the section the ancient era 1500 B.C-475 A.D the author explains the struggles that many people with disabilities faced during 1500 B.C- 475 A.D. At the time, no records were kept about the lives of a person with disabilities, this lead many struggled for their voice to be heard. At the same time their were two groups in particular that had a negative image about people with disabilities. The Greeks and Romans were huge contributors to art, philosophy, literature and science but they lack of…

The authors purpose behind the reading; On the Arrogance of Power, 1966, is to depict the United States and its failure to spread Democracy due to its “arrogance of power” (Fulbright, 2012). More specifically, this article discusses the failure to spread democracy during the Vietnam conflict. The author begins his writing with an argumentative thesis: “The dilemmas involved are preeminently American dilemmas, not because America has weaknesses that others do not have but because America is…

(2016). Common Questions About Oppositional Defiant Disorder. American Family Physician, 93(7), 586-591. The authors take a comprehensive look at Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). The paper discusses what causes ODD and how most specialists think the cause of ODD is the collective effect of several risk factors that stem from biologic, psychological, as well as social issues. The authors then go on to discuss the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing ODD as well as different treatment…

text Made You Laugh. This is could be an example of way authors like to use various forms of humor in text. When the author uses humor, he/she uses it to communicate a universal truth. Authors may use different types of comedy to get across a point like low comedy and high comedy. Different types of comedy can give the reader a different insight on the topic. Furthermore, on types of comedy, low comedy is known to entertain. When an author uses low comedy, they joke around more and might use…