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    did this?” “why would anyone do this?” “what’s next?” how was the United states gonna cope with all this? Everybody was awaiting answers. So they turned to their leader, President George W. Bush. Bush’s speech had many rhetorical devices. A rhetorical device is a literary device used to persuade the audience. Or support the argument made. In his speech Bush uses Pathos,Logos, and Ethos. Pathos appeals to feelings. Logos appeals to logic or reason. Ethos appeals to credibility or authority. …

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    Once observing three works of literature, “Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, “Why I Want A Wife”by Judy Brady, and lastly, “The Flea” by John Donne. Rhetorical Devices are the efforts of persuading the readers to look at something within a story in a different light. Satirical Devices is the use of irony, sarcasm,and hyperbole within a work of literature in the hopes of proving or seeking an underlying moral of the work of literature that the author is trying to reach with his or hers…

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    The pathetic fallacy used to represent deaths, murders and evil deeds heightens the sense of evil and darkness of the play thereafter. “Some say the Earth was generous and did shake”. This literal device spoken by Lennox at the time of Duncan’s murder lays the path of evil for the entirety of the play. Macbeth, fooled by the witches’ foretelling, foregoes his respect, reputation and honour as a soldier, Thane and husband; the death of his wife does…

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    Rhetorical Analysis Reflection Last year, as a junior I took the ACT, which is different from the SAT the juniors this year are taking. Since I have not taken the SAT writing portion before, I did not know what to expect. I was thinking that it would be similar to the ACT writing prompt. Once explained the directions about the prompt and what to do, I figure it wouldn’t be difficult. In all actuality, when I finished reading the prompt and began to type, I had a hard time with putting what I…

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    An immoral act will be carried out if no one questions it. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” the community wholeheartedly takes part in the selection of one of their peers for random execution. People follow each other blindly even if the act goes against their will. Through the use of symbolism, irony, and atmosphere, Jackson portrays human beings’ unwillingness to question authority and the horrifying consequences of their actions. First, Jackson includes many examples of symbolism in her…

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    -- of War Porn” by Jessica Ramirez, which also debuted in the Newsweek magazine in 2010. This essay examines combat footage of the Iraq and Afghanistan war, released via Internet. Both “Combat High” and “The Appeal – and Danger – of War Porn” use rhetorical…

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    Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass Rhetorical Essay As a slave, Frederick Douglass experienced and witnessed dehumanization, which he narrates in the book. He fought for his freedom with the power of education, sets an example for other slaves. Throughout the narrative, Frederick uses numerous devices in order to portray the hardships African American Slaves went through in America to persuade readers that slavery should be abolished. Using his credibility to state his experience, and…

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    something or share the same ideas as him. A Rhetorical Situation has three parts: the speaker, the subject, and the audience. The speaker’s goal is to persuade the audience to agree with his ideas to a certain subject. The subject has many views that can be taken so the speaker decides on with one to use. The audience’s goal is to decide whether to agree with the subject that the speaker is presenting to him. There are three different types of rhetorical devices, which are ethos, pathos, and…

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    Letter by Einstein- Rhetorical Analysis The letter by Einstein as addressed to President Roosevelt in 1939 warns the President of the possibility that the Germans may be on the verge of developing an atomic bomb. He warns of the lack in progress by the US administration in regards to enriching their uranium ores which has resulted in poor developments. In contrast, Einstein points out that Germany has seized the good uranium ores in Czechoslovakian and has stopped the sales of such uranium in…

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    The rhetorical function in this chapter is to educate the reader's about the coyote, which symbolizes the Mexican immigrants. T.C. Boyle uses symbolism, pathos and irony, and diction to get his idea acrossed. Throughout the book you can tell that there are two distinct cultures, and one of them is not welcome and has to adaot in order to survive. Symbolism is a major rhetorical device used throughout the chapter and book. One of the major symbolism's found almost throughout the whole novel is…

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