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    “No Thank You” by Shel Silverstein or,”Fairy's Lullaby” by William Shakespeare the two great poets. But which one has the most expressive language? “No Thank You”? Or “Fairy’s Lullaby”? Well there’s plenty to share, the narrator from “No Thank You” has said quite a few reasons and examples. The Narrator would also say how he felt about cats and all their downfalls affecting his life. He would say, “I had lice” or, “No more hair in my corn flakes”. I can fully understand how he hates cats…

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    6. Appeals, Ethos-Logos-Pathos: The use of the entire real-life 911 call throughout the entire ad [1] is an example of the ethos concept [2]. In Thank you for Arguing, Heinrich tells us that, “An audience is more likely to believe a trustworthy persuader, and to accept his argument” (40). [3] This ad uses this actual 911 call to get across to his or her viewers that something like this is a reality, and can happen to anyone. This particular concept of having this 911 call is chilling to listen…

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    the thought in the back of my mind that it was you, the veterans, who made our country so wonderful to live in and always feel safe. The sound of the Star Spangled Banner is played for us to remember to be thankful for those who have served, I think of how grateful I am, to live in this amazing country of ours. Every sports event taken place in the U.S. is from your veterans, the American sports teams are amazing and I appreciate that. To thank you for serving, the national anthem is always…

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    McCarty AP Environmental Science Karl Kurz 18 December 2017 “Thank You For Smoking” The movie, “Thank You For Smoking” deals with a lobbyist, Nick Naylor, who is apart of a huge tobacco company that is for smoking and selling cigarette products. Nick has a young son named Joey and explains to him the beauty of argument. He tells him that if you can find a way to sell people on what you believe in and make them think they are wrong, you will always win the argument. This is the type of skills he…

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    attempt of being stolen from? Well in the short story “Thank You, Ma'am” by Langston Hughes, Roger a young pickpocket fails an attempt at stealing Mrs. Jones’s pocket book by falling to the ground! In addition, Mrs. Jones steps on him, and kicks him, and even makes him pick it up! Not only did she kick him, but she dragged him home with her to feed him. This short story shows many acts of boldness, kindness, and wisdom. In the short story “Thank You, M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones shows…

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    english grammar and theory of argumentation I personally have alarming flashbacks of past English classes where the drudgery of grammar was omnipresent. While Thank You for Arguing is no Sunday drive, it certainly is a simplified and easily approachable crash course in classical rhetoric and argumentation. If it was not clear yet Thank You for Arguing’s theme is the art of persuasion. Rhetoric is a part of human a language and humans fascination of the subject has stemmed since the time of the…

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    Thank You For Smoking Movie Extra Credit The movie “Thank You For Smoking” showed a man, Nick Naylor, and his job as the Vice President of the Academy of Tobacco Studies, in which he was supposed to inform the public on information of research into effects of tobacco. Yet since he worked for a tobacco company, he had to justify the positive side of a substance that was the cause of the most deaths in America. I didn’t really like the movie that much, but I did like the acting. I thought the main…

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    Thank you Madilyn, for allowing me to read your story. First off let me say, you really did a good job of describing what tourists would suspect when coming to Alaska. You got all the relevant locations, which added a nice touch to your story. As being a fellow Alaskan, it was real nice that you use actual locations here in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Barrow. You gave us a lot of detail in the beginning, which allow us to understand who, and where your characters were going. I love the little…

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    writing to you to thank you for all of the stuff you do for me. You do a lot of stuff for me and I know it seems like I take it for granted, but I don’t. Whether it’s paying for cheer, paying for my phone, driving me places, or going the extra mile to make sure I have what I want, I want you to know that I am grateful for it all. There are many cases where I am rude, dramatic, or just flat out mean to you, and I’m sorry. Sometimes, I just have a lot of anger from the day, and so do you. I…

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    Thank You for Arguing Jay Heinrichs has been named professor of rhetoric practice because of his book, Thank You for Arguing What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson can Teach Us About The Art of Persuasion , which has been translated in 12 different languages, revised three times and most assigned books in Harvard. Also, won New York best seller. In Thank you for arguing Heinrichs explains Cicero's three steps of moving the actions of the audience by using argument by character, emotion, and…

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