The Passage

Although Odysseus has weakness in part I, his mental and physical strength are the same in part I and part ll. Through Odysseus words he shows his mental strength.For instance Odysseus says “‘Cyclops, try some wine”(Od. 10 pg.289).Odysseus had the cyclops have some wine so he would be drunk and then he would be able to kill the cyclops.By yelling that nobody had stabbed him the other cyclopses were confussed. Through Odysseus physical strength he shows his bravery. Odysseus acted…

In the passage, “Why I Want A Wife,” by Judy Brady she uses many different techniques to show her importance of wanting a wife. For example she uses ethos, pathos and logos. Brady uses ethos to connects with her female audience by showing them she is an expert when she states “I am a wife” (2229). By using ethos in the beginning of the passage this helps the author claim authority and sets the theme for the rest of the passage. Brady also uses logos to help make sense of what she is saying;…

The passage The Bill of Rights states that the bill of rights consist of the first ten amendments to the constitution. In the passage of Franklin Roosevelt's "second bill of rights" it states what President Roosevelt's state of the union address to Congress speech was. In the Bill of Rights, it states: Many states feared that the Constitution gave the federal government too much power. In Franklin Roosevelt's second bill of rights, it states that it is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and…

This particular passage was one of many Jesus’ sermon on the Mount. It was also known as one of the centerpieces of Jesus’ teachings to the people and His disciples. This compilation of Jesus’ sermon on the Mount begin after Jesus saw the crowds that made Him went up on a mountainside to teach these people (5:1). Before He begun to teach them about “how to pray” or mostly known as the passage of “the Lord’s prayer,” Jesus had covered several different aspects, such as “being the salt and light…

The stories, “The Last Wilderness Preserve” and “A New Land of Opportunity” both have contrasting ideas about Antarctica. The first passage provides the argument of how people do not belong on the continent while the other explains the complete opposite. The first passage, “The Last Wilderness Preserve” explains how humans should not be on Antarctica. In the passage, it states “ These provisions keep the land safe, however temporarily, from humans’ destructive greed.” This sentence explains the…

The Okefenokee Swamp After analyzing the two passages, it is clear through distinctive writing style that the purpose of each piece is quite opposite. When juxtaposed, the diversity between each passage, regarding diction and use of rhetorical terms, reveal that as one is written to educate their reader, the second is designed to entertain the reader and divulge the truth of what lurks in the Okefenokee Swamp. Passage one is written solely for educational purposes, adopting a nuetral tone,…

There are four season that change throughout the twelve month that are in a year. Each part of the world is effected differently according to where they are on the map. These seasons can be predicted by following previous years and looking at the months that are on the calendar. In the past people have performed different rituals according to the season but nowadays people are more likely to think of a holiday and celebrate that rather than the season itself. However there are still many rituals…

Halberstam. Ashe looks at what sports provides for the individual in his passage and stresses the idea that “lessons of sport cannot be duplicated easily”. He focuses on how sport has the power to shape a person by providing one with a sense of who he is. He aims to teach and guide his daughter through sport, where as Halberstam reflects on what sport has provided for four men who dedicated their lives to the sport…

In the passage "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather, the events in the plot are ordered in way to build up the relationship of Hester and William. As the passage progresses, the reader is shown the slightly strained relationship between Hester and William, that is growing into a healthier more romantic relationship. Without this order, the affect of letting their children go to the circus would not be as important. Without describing the changes that occurred within their…

if we learn to use it well.” This is to prove that playing violent video games is a way to deal with “rage” and boost ones confidence levels, and he assumes that this is the only way that can help with rage, which is oversimplified. Throughout the passage he emphasizes that confidence is a desirable quality that most kids lack in their personalities, and that they can become “too passive, too distrustful of themselves,” and “too easily manipulated” just as Jones was in his early childhood. Jones…