Critical phenomena

In this day and age, many people would choose to follow the view of others instead of developing their own individual ideas. Whether it be between Democrats and Republicans or Coca-Cola and Pepsi, people tend to gravitate towards whatever side is deemed as popular. Rarely will someone choose to find out if the side they are following is the side they would actually support, and this often backfires on them. People conform to other's opinions either to feel accepted in a community, avoid unjust…

This affidavit is designed to show the court the probable cause we have to continue further investigation of the apartment of Theodore Berger. We have beliefs that Theodore was responsible for the abduction and murder of a 10 year old girl named Lucie Berlin. On June 9, 1904, there was reports of a 10 year old girl named Lucie Berlin that went missing. We would like to request a search warrant for a man, that goes by the name of Theodore Berger. We have gathered information from our…

Duc Nguyen-Pham’s essay I like that this essay has a clear thesis and provides interesting examples for supporting topic sentences. After reading this essay, I searched the film, Breakfast at Tiffany’, and found negatively portrayed American actress which are difficult to be noticed in this modern time. Also, each body paragraph talk about one topic which is one of the three avenues. So, I was able to easily understand the essay. Base 1: Unity 1. Is there a clearly stated thesis in the…

In her book, “Perspectives on Contemporary Issues,” Katherine Anne Ackley states, in chapter one, many substantial points on how to carefully analyze and understand written work. The written work ranges from a typical essay, to an attached photograph, and even a blog. First she explains that “it's not what is said, but instead, how something is said,” that helps a good writer guide their audience to acknowledging the message being conveyed and what the purpose is. She suggests questions to ask…

A writer is a person, who, with better reasoning and understanding is able to communicate ideas with his/her audience. For example here are the two articles “What’s in a Name?” by Roger Dooley and “Let Them Die” by Kenan Malik here both writers try to manipulate the readers as they don't have a solid proof for their argument. “What’s in a Name?” by Roger Dooley Dooley starts the article with a sarcastic title stating “What’s in a Name?”, the readers start thinking about the negative aspects…

After reading this novel, I had a strong understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of this book. In the oral discussion our class talked about how time could matter. I agreed with a fellow student when she said “The time matters because the place smells but it did not impact him” and “The systems in place back then made it easier to kill and not get caught.” What they said justified what I already thought. The next section of the discussion was, did the…

Promoting Bad Statistics by Joel Best gives us a first-hand look at how the media uses numbers to promote a certain concern. We see it daily on the news. They focus the number on gun control, inner city crime, unemployment, human trafficking, etc. The list could go on forever. While many people believe that statistics aren’t misleading, this article review will focus on how statistics in the media can be misleading. Now the question is “What does Joel Best mean by claiming that numbers are…

I took the following self-assessment exams: Chapter 13: I received a score of 14 for networking ability and a score of 23 for social astuteness. I do have a need to further develop my networking abilities based on the assessment results, and I believe there is always room to improve on social astuteness as well. For the second aspect considered, I definitely believe I can read a room well. I will look to first address who my audience is, and will direct a response accordingly. I feel in my…

Both articles use rhetorical strategies to convey the purpose of their article to the reader. Charles Murray uses interesting anecdotes, understandable logical reasoning, and relevant statistics to facilitate his non-traditional ideas clearly to the reader. On the other hand, through the use of credibility Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill uses assertions, logical reasoning, and statistics to educate the readers, however, the unintentional result is a paper with tone and word choice that is…

Issue: Zain and Gary met in a tram and use to travel together for many years and therefore become good friends as. Gary who is a barista has recently inherited $60000 from his grandmother and has no sense where he should invest his money so Gary took advice from Zain (who is an accountant and a good friend of Gary) whether he should invest his inheritance in widget Ltd so Zain told Gary that according to him Widget is a good investment. Gary then invest his $60000 in the company however in a…