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The first book that was ever read to me in the English language was called “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” --the book that allowed me to become the person I am today. Can you believe that? A children’s book defines the journey of my continual life. Inspiration comes to people in many forms and ways yet this one book read to me by my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Jenks, stuck with me till this day. “I do not belong here” was the first thought that came into my head on the bright, sunny day of…

Arguing and debating is an important part of the human existence. Yet few people find themselves able to properly argue and win. One man, Jay Heinrichs, uses his knowledge in rhetoric, the art of arguing and persuasion, to write Thank You for Arguing. Heinrichs splits his book into four parts, offense, defense, advanced offence, and advanced defense. The first part, “Offense,” lays out the basics of arguing, starting with “Set Your Goals” so that you know what to argue about and how to go…

Life can keep us busy and forget to appreciate the trivial things. I will discuss the reasons why I chose the book 10-Minute Mindfulness. The book had a significant impact on my every day life. I have learned to value and recognize the importance of water. I also found my purpose and reason of being a registered nurse in the emergency room. I have found other writers who have similar views of mindfulness. I will take what I have learned from the book and apply it to my personal life. 10-minute…

The text that is being used in this essay uses a narrative text type which is his personal experience. The purpose of narrative text is to entertain, to gain and hold the reader's interest. Adam Davis is the editor with Elizabeth lynn, of the Civically Engaged Reader. This essay is for the students, adults, and anyone who serves or has been served in community service, and for people who are religious that go help people It is also intended to inform people who don’t volunteer what others go…

A Teenager’s Guide to Rhetoric With stories from his own life and examples from some known and unknown rhetoricians like Aristotle and Homer Simpson, Jay Heinrichs persuades the readers into expanding their rhetoric and language skills in his book Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion. Heinrichs is an experienced author who began as a writer and editor of the National Wildlife Magazine. Thank You For Arguing is an introduction…

The peer review I received prompted me to rethink and revise the arguments I make in my essay. The reviewer didn’t find anything inherently wrong with my arguments, she just advised I could maybe expand on some of the evidence I used to support my claims. I took her advice and tried to elaborate on my ideas in hopes of better supporting my essay. Essay 2 Margaret Atwood uses Oryx and Crake to illustrate the horrifying future of what society can turn into if we continue to ignore the planet’s…

Arguing is the act of persuading someone to follow you in your ideas and benefit from the situation. Jay Heinrichs, the author of Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion, has been a writer for over 30 years and has nearly perfected the art of arguing and/or persuasion. Within his book Thank You for Arguing you are taught all about the act of arguing and how if differs from a fight. The act of arguing can be…

Randy Pausch is a brilliant writer and well recognized college professor for a University. Randy has taken on the challenge of writing what he has referred to as “The Last Lecture”. In his book, he reflects to his childhood, which all have played a role in shaping him into the man he is. It was in his boyhood that he developed all these traits, visions and morals. Randy’s juvenescence was an influence on the positive person he developed to be. Randy pertains to a childhood memory, The…

Thinking about what to write for this essay has been a huge challenge because I feel that I cannot relate to any of the excerpts that have been read in class. I’ve never been involved in a dramatic incident like in “Rain of Fire” by Evan Thomas or “Road Work” by Staff Sergeant Jack Lewis, nor have I ever had a definitive experience with being privy to the prejudice of the world as in “Jackie’s Debut: A Unique Day” by Mike Royko. I’ve found the most to relate to in the excerpt “Learning to Write”…

On Monday September 11th of 2017 my group and I presented chapter two “Schooling the Imagination.” Frankly I arrived late to the presentation because I ran to go make copies in the only place I could the library. When I did arrive I tried my best to be involved. At first forgot to present myself but did towards the end. I made myself responsible of presenting the class with an activity about the different perceptions of color. Then read to the class journal entries which they had to respond to.…