The Stronger

Exploring three art reviews helped construct a better understanding of the fundamental aspects that are important to persuasive arguments. All of the reviews are of work from the past year all from the Portland area. Each author cited previous art movements and artists to enhance their stance on the work of the new artist. This gives more artistic credit to the new artists work since it follows historical traditions yet finds new perspectives. The descriptive language about the physical nature of the work gives the review soul. Each of the authors, picked different particulars found in the exhibition to make a stance about the meaning of the artist's work. The overarching themes of the whole by exploring individual parts. The stronger reviews offer both positive accolades combined with comments of criticism. Grace Kook-Anderson, of the Oregon Artswatch, set up Julie Green’s exhibition strongly yet not overbearingly. In the first couple sentences, Anderson sets the scene of the show and the positive…

Miranda became stronger over Life as we knew it. She grew a lot over the book and is a lot less selfish and more caring to others. Some examples are she learns to help out more, she became more hardworking, and learns to never give up. She changes from a child to a young adult who is independent over the course of the book. One example is Miranda learns to help out more. In the beginning her mom made her food and she didn’t help. An example of this is “that way I don't have to watch matt eat…

Universal struggle. As a nation we face it and as a person, we face it daily throughout our lives. Struggling is something that tests and defines the persons we are and who we will be. The trailer, for the biopic film Stronger, establishes the theme of universal struggle through a wide variety of tones. As the trailer opens, the director attempts to develop a tone of friendliness but also heartbreak. The tone of friendliness is found at the scene of the bar and the willingness of the main…

“An estimated 5,000 people under age 21 die will die this year from alcohol-related accidents, homicides or other injuries.” (The Good, The Bad 2015.) Alcohol is a deadly substance responsible for countless deaths, accidents, suicides and injuries. Experimentation with alcohol in teenagers is common however, teenagers simply can’t comprehend the risks involved. No teenager decides to have a few drinks at a party and thinks they will end up killing someone nevertheless, it happens. Alcohol…

The following is a short set of questions to ask while reading a text that will provide a foundation to good critical reading. What is the point of the essay? The author is trying to tell us something in particular. Generally, this can be reduced to one or two sentences. It is NOT just a bunch of facts (these are much less important and are handled later), nor is the title always the main point. What is the argument? The author is not just telling us something for our edification. All…

According to Thrasymachus ‘Justice is the advantage of the stronger’. What does he mean by this and does Socrates succeed in proving him wrong? The name Thrasymachus means fierce fighter, and this certainly represents the character of the same name, who appears in book one of Plato’s Republic. Thrasymachus enters Plato’s world with a statement designed to shock, stating that “justice is the advantage of the stronger”. The idea is that rulers make the laws in their own best interests, and…

There are so many things in life that cause an individual to become more mentally stronger as a person. When coming to a point in my life where I feel that I cant withstand a certain situation I start to think about all of the horrible things I've ever been through within my layers ( years). I think about the worst things that had ever happened to me which honestly comes to my mind as "whatever this outcome is, I know I could overcome it based on my past". Its kind of like the saying "no pain,…

PART A Are some races genetically predetermined to be smarter or stronger? What are the arguments saying they are? In the 1820’s and 30’s there was a man by the name Samuel G. Morton, a physician from Philadelphia, who studied human skulls by measuring them to determine if there was a difference between races specifically in brain size. He believed that the Europeans, especially the English, had the best brain capacity. Next, came the Chinese. Then, came Southeast Asians and Polynesians.…

TO LOVE WINNING IS EASY; TO LOVE THE BATTLE REQUIRES TOUGHNESS. What does being tough really mean? Does it mean having a killer instinct? Is it being cruel or distant? Is it being firm, thoughtless, heartless or brutal? Toughness is the ability to perform at the height of your competitive state no matter what the circumstances. What is your best competitive state? It is your very own state of existence that allows you to perform with the greatest potential. It is a state of…

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” When considering the quote “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” by Horace , the quote opens up wide range of views. The most important view that Horace is trying to get across is that when a person is faced with trouble they can become stronger and their true outlook on life will arise. In Kelly Clarkson’s song Stronger” it expresses no matter what has happened to you, if it doesn’t…