Thank You

most people think of biology instructors, football coaches, Girl Scout leaders, and others in similar positions. However, some of the greatest teachers may be individuals not normally classified as teachers. Roger, a characters in the short story, “Thank You Ma'am,” by Langston Hughes, encounters such an unusual teacher on a city sidewalk. Roger was being a thief and Mrs. Jones encounters it in a polite way. The story tells only of the encounter, but also the kindness Roger experiences following…

Assignment: Thank You for Arguing The introduction of Thank You for Arguing covers a brief history of rhetoric, introducing its beginnings in ancient Greece and its impact on Roman orators. Jay Heinrichs details the effect of rhetoric on America’s founders, the principles used in the making of the Bible and the Constitution, and how it inspired Shakespeare and Cicero, as well as how rhetoric has faded since the 1800s. Heinrichs declares his purpose for writing Thank You for Arguing as to “lead…

the ancient Greeks and Romans, including Aristotle and Cicero, Heinrichs has produced a rhetoric guide used by high schools and universities around the world. Thank You For Arguing, a New York Times Best Seller, is one of the top ten books assigned at Harvard. Heinrichs does a superb job of showing his readers the art of persuasion. Thank You For Arguing is strategically split into four different sections: Offense, Defense, Advanced Offense, and Advanced Agreement, each identifying important…

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 to the world of rhetoric, the art of persuasion and is commonly used by college introductory English…

In the short story, “Thank you M’am” by Langston Hughes, it shows many different personalities including forgiveness, kindness and empathy. In the story Mrs.Jones is a very caring and forgiving person. There are many good things to say about Mrs.Jones and how she shows empathy to Roger, a strange kid that she has never meet before. How does Mrs. Jone’s kindness help to change Roger? Mrs.Jones was definitely a big impact on Roger, mostly of how she acted toward the situation. I think that…

Langston Hughes “ Thank You M’am” contains the theme, charity gives support to get you on the right track. This theme is seen throughout the story in the form of character actions, setting, and conflict. The first way this theme is seen is through character actions. Mrs. Jones shows the character action , “When they were finished eating she got up and said, "Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes” (Hughes 7). This shows Mrs. Jones giving Roger the chance to…

The Book about Rhetoric: is it Worth Reading? Jay Heinrichs is a New York Times best selling author thanks to his book, Thank You For Arguing; what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach us about the Art of Persuasion . He is a leading expert in the study of persuasion and applies his knowledge of ethos, pathos, and logos to construct his position. Heinrichs also brings to play what he has learned from his 25 year long career as a journalist, as well as his lifelong study of rhetoric…

Jay Heinrichs Thank You for Arguing is a brilliant title that entices readers with the possibility and success that you will gain from mastering the art of rhetoric. It brings to the table many argumentative skills and has the potential to prepare an individual who is completely new to appeals and generating valid points used in supporting an argument for even college levels of writing. This book has been vastly successful at serving its purpose to the point that it has been published in 12…

The Church of Please and Thank You “One of the big moments in the spread of English took place in India in 1835. [British politician] Thomas Babington Macaulay proposed that English be used to create a class of Indian middlemen who would be sympathetic to British interests, without the necessity of large numbers of British citizens coming out and running the show” (Traves 102). As you can see, English has impacted different cultures over the years. As English continues to grow over time,…

Children’s book writer Patricia Polacco published a book called “Thank You Mr.Falker.” Coincidentally the little girl in the book was about her. This book tells a tale and gives an inside look of her childhood. She wrote about her past experience in school. She wrote this children’s book based on this wonderful teacher who introduced her to the light of reading which she came to thank him later in life. As a young girl she stated that she was anxious to read though she enjoyed coloring just as…