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can’t we praise their intelligence and use it to improve our society? These questions are argued in Leonid Fridman’s “America Needs Its Nerds.” In order to do this, Fridman uses rhetorical strategies such as commonly known references, unconventional sentence structure, and conversational word choice. Fridman alludes to different global societies and academies in order to support his argument effectively. The most prominent is Harvard. He references…

My strategy is called PACE. Preview, Ask questions while reading (Bloom’s taxonomy style questions), column notes, and finally Elaborate the notes. Throughout my time in LTRE 190 I picked up on a few good strategies that I was good at and a few that I did not do so well on. Through that process I learned how I actually learn and how to become better at learning. My strategy device consist of strategies that worked well for me so I combined them. When a student uses PACE they are constantly…

Evaluation of the Speech Theory The speech act is the basic unit of language used to express meaning, an utterance that expresses an intention. (University of Twente, 2017). Generally, the speech act is usually referenced as a sentence, but it can be a word or phrase, if it follows the rules required to accomplish the intention. When we speak, we perform an act. Speech is not just used to designate something, it does something. So, having said this, the Speech Act Theory basically stresses the…

The key parties are George, John, the customers, the owner of the car parts store, and John’s family. George is one of the key parties and what George has at stake is his friendship with John if George chooses to confront John resulting in a conflict if John chooses not to heed George’s advice. George will then have to face the difficult decision if he is unable to persuade John to listen, to be a “rat” and tell the owner/other managers or authorities about what John is doing since it is illegal…

incapacitation. Collective incapacitation means the mandatory same sentence for the crime regardless of the individual. With collective incapacitation the costs outweigh the benefits, meaning that you would have more people in prison raising the cost to hold them. Selective incapacitation focuses on high risk offenders that pose a risk to society. A good example of selective incapacitation is the three-strikes law; with this law the sentences increase as the person who is previously convicted…

ARTIFACT 1 Ineffective Punishment Crime prevention is equally, if not more important the punishing those who commit the crimes. In a world where our constant need for growth is met with smarter and more dangerous criminals, we need to take more drastic steps to protect the innocent citizens of this country. Even if the means to do so, may seem extreme. Going to prison is thought to deter criminals from committing any crimes. However in a circumstance that this form of punishment does not…

Probation is the suspension of a jail sentence that allows a person convicted of a crime to remain in their community without going to jail. Probation requires that you follow a set of court-ordered rules under the supervision of a probation officer. The conditions of the person’s probation may require them to do community service, meeting with their probation officer, or refraining from using illegal drugs. As you analyze a candidate for probation you must develop a profile for an intensive…

paint a picture in the audience’s head. "There is no retreat but in submission and slavery” (Henry). The use of this significant sentence draws a direct line to slavery which evokes emotions such as fear and anger. These emotions help fuel the argument by making the colonist gear their anger towards the British. Finally, he round out his argument by using similar sentence structure that creates a flow of his speech. "Give me liberty or give me death!" and we have prostrated ourselves before the…

forgive!” I felt like a spotlight had been put on me, my face flushed and I began to feel my blood come to a slow boil. The words “gay” and “forgive” began to replay in my mind. Had he said it right? Was being gay so bad that it was grouped into a sentence with Deadly Sins? Did I NEED forgiveness because I was gay? Questions flew around my head like angry hummingbirds. I didn’t want to be FORGIVEN, I wanted to be accepted. Change wasn’t something in my nature so why was the “Lord” asking me to?…

phonological questions is a good way to distinguish an accent in different part of United State. There are not a lot of syntax questions in Josh Katz dialect quiz. Syntax is, “the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences” (Syntax, n.d). Syntax is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. Looking through the quiz, there are rarely any syntax questions, especially…