Propaganda techniques

In her novel Push, Sapphire uses multiple literary techniques to demonstrate how Precious creates a self-identity and a form of independence. As Precious learns to read, write, and create perceptions of her life and the world, she realizes that she is an individual that is unique and beautiful. Through Precious’s character, Sapphire reveals the emergence of a persons self-identity and newly discovered independence through a story of traumatic experiences. From the beginning of the novel,…

The formal definition of a dummy is a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance:The word dummy has numerous definition and can be used in many ways. The word dummy doesn't always carry a pleasant connotation; in fact, nowadays, calling someone a dummy brings this image of a stupid person and can be an insult. The word dummy has evolved throughout history. In the 1590’s a dummy was defined as a mute person. In the 1500’s Geronimo Cardano’s son would be…

In Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb of the Slaughter, Dahl displays the use of literary devices such as various types of irony throughout his writing to make it more effective. Irony is used to build suspension, create tension and even keep a reader's interest. This is what Dahl created in the story Lamb of Slaughter. Dramatic irony is commonly used in writing so that the reader or audience knows something meanwhile the characters don't know. This is used to create suspense for the reader, it…

In literature, authors use rhetorical devices and strategies to relay important information to the reader as well as an underlying point they want the reader to remember after finishing the piece. Depending on the authors audience as well as their attitude towards the matter at hand, affects which rhetorical devices they choose to employ. Throughout the article, “There’s More to Life than Being Happy”, the author deploys many rhetorical devices and strategies such as logos, pathos, ethos, and…

In consideration of editing techniques, I reviewed the video clip and transcript A Beautiful Mind (4/11) Movie Clip - Nash Cracks the Code (2011) HD, While the main character, Noel, is contemplating the information presented before him, on the wall of numbers, the montage theory of editing is used to show the juggle between his mental thought process and his physical placement in the room. The images flip flop between cut away scenes of the numbers wall, his face, and the faded background of…

If you look hard enough, rhetorical devices can be fun. Logos, Ethos, and Pathos, the three techniques of Rhetoric, are most often associated with boring essays and annoying television ads. Quite often, these assumptions are true. But if you open your mind, the art and science of speech can be used for entertainment. For instance, all three of the techniques of Rhetoric can be used to build up towards the punch line of a joke. Even storywriters use Rhetoric to get you invested in the characters…

With over seven billion people in the world you would think that finding a good man would not be so difficult. In A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor tells the story of a family (grandmother, father, mother, and two kids) on their way to Florida from Georgia run into a rather unfortunate event in their trip that was in no way planned as a “road stop”. O’Connor tells this short story through the use of a third person narrative. The main character that the story singles out the most is…

Stress is the emotional and physical way that we respond to pressures. It is what we feel when we are given more than what we think we manage, when we have little, to no control. It creates vulnerability and perceived threats. Stress can harm a healthy body; it is linked to heart disease, obesity, and constipation. Addictions, such as smoking, drinking, and drug abuse are related because it is a temporary relief of stress although, it does not make stress go away. “Stress, Portrait of a…

For me personally, physical activity (especially in the outdoors) is an effective stress reducing technique. This includes anything from going on a walk to spending some time at the golf course. All of the activities that fall in this category help clear my mind and greatly reduce the level of stress I feel. Growing up, my family and I always did a lot…

O’Connor and Qi (Mary) Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) is famous for her short stories. Her writing style coming from the grotesque, She believed that “should face all the truth down to the worst of it” (O’Connor, 1953). From her unique literary technique, such as irony, foreshadowing, she creates her great literary works. She likes using cold humor in the characters. One of her most famous stories are “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (1953), and the short story “The life you save may be your own”…