Counterpoint

language. (Immigrant America pg 202). As one university professor put it, passing a law to declare English the official language of the United states “seems like passing a law to declare that air or oxygen is the official respiratory gas.” (Point/Counterpoint pg…

My first impression upon reading The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard was that Conan is the classic example of a hero starting at the lowest of low, and then doing great things despite this low status. Conan began the story as nothing more than a drunken barbarian seeking to gain wealth when he gains word of a magical gem hidden away in the Tower of the Elephant. Once he reached the Elephant tower and encountered Yag-Kosha who explains that Yara is evil and must be defeated by Conan.…

light vocals. This ingenious relationship is personified through the lead vocal, Paul McCartney, who is challenged by the counterpoint harmonies that follow each line (i.e., the second vocal). The second voice sings in falsetto (i.e., singing in a higher octave than the normal pitch, of the lead) to create a counterpoint/contradiction to McCartney’s vocal; however, the counterpoint can serve as tension followed by the release done by McCartney (or vice versa). For example, when Paul sings, "a…

on people. The use of emotional strategies is effective because Foer is able to make a connection with the reader who has gone through the same situations that Foer is explaining . Overall by the use of strategies like antithesis, anecdote, and counterpoints the author creates a piece of writing that connects with the reader and tries to convince them that technology is bring us together but at the same time it is hurting us.…

In Steven Pinker’s “Mind over Mass Media” he tries to argue that new forms of media are not detrimental to learning but in fact promote higher intellect. Through his short argumentative essay Pinker addresses his audience in a more opinionated way without almost any use of facts. At first glance, his essay sounds convincing but when it is broken down and analyzed Pinker’s whole point seems weak. First the reader should consider the context of Pinker’s essay, how and what he is trying to…

they were so easy to spot and catch. A colossal amount of controversy surrounding the case of EO 9066 later in the years was that it was not fair, “Unjust imprisonment was the result of two closely related emotions: racism and hysteria”(Point/Counterpoint: The Japanese-American Internment, pg. 1104, paragraph 1-line 2). This is especially racist due to the relocation of Japanese-Americans, making…

I felt that Sexton’s “Cinderella” was a direct counterpoint to Disney’s version of Cinderella because the contrast between the two is so stark. However, after doing a little research I found out that Sexton published a book of poems based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale called Transformations. So Sexton was not calling out Disney specifically, still, the plot is similar and they can be compared and contrasted. Most are familiar with the Disney version, I perhaps more than most having two…

beneficial when knowing they can be passing down healthier genes. This makes the reader pay attention to the idea by making want to know if there 's other ways to change their genes to prevent bad genes from passing down. The author also uses counterpoints to point out the negative aspects on epigenetics like how the process may be against certain ethics, but this too makes the reader pay attention to the idea by having the reader know that there are bad things about epigenetics that people have…

A friendship, defined by a positive emotional connection between two individuals, can only be fulfilled if a mutual commitment by both parties is made. The novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, explores the conflict between two young men in a coming of age story. The main characters, Gene and Phineas, also known as Finny, are best friends at Devon Academy. The novel follows them on their struggle to find out who they are and what motivates them in a time of uncertainty and fear. Gene and…

is polyphonic; the prefix "poly" means "many". This term describes a musical composition that uses two or more simultaneous but independent melodic parts, lines, or voices. The third and last one is an imitation or imitative counterpoint; which is a type of counterpoint, in which one voice introduces each new theme, and after that point, it then drops out completely, as it is answered in succession by other voices. This process consists of a repetition of a melody; immediately at another part…