In the November 2008 United States election cycle, the state of California had Proposition 8 on the ballot. This was in response to the state legalizing gay marriage through the judicial system. After the legalization of the practice, opponents of gay marriage were able to put Proposition 8 on the ballot in an attempt to overturn the court ruling. Ultimately they were successful, but not without millions of dollars in campaign advertising. This paper will examine the main advertisement named, 'Gathering Storm '. This ad was shown throughout the state, and in retrospect seems to have turned the tide of the Proposition 8 battle, helping enormously to swing voters in favor of banning marriage between two members of the same sex.…
This political cartoon created by Signe Wilkinson was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2019. This cartoon depicts a female and male soccer team opposite each other, with the female team being treated indifferently, by the Soccer Federation in the centre, despite its substantial success. Through this political cartoon, Wilkinson aims to inform U.S rugby enthusiasts about the Soccer Federation’s indifference in U.S women’s soccer compared to U.S men’s soccer despite the U.S women’s soccer success. Wilkinson achieves this through: emphasising the size of the women’s soccer ball, employing statistics within both the U.S men and women’s soccer ball to demonstrate logos, and highlighting the text on the soccer shoes to encourage change to the treatment of U.S women’s soccer.…
We appreciate you being available to show us the SAP and escorting us to the flight line.…
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote “With people like us our home is where we are not … No one person is necessary to you or me,” (This Side of Paradise). This quote describes how some people can become consumed with a feeling called wanderlust, or the overwhelming feeling of needing to travel to new places. In his nonfiction book “Into The Wild” (1996), Jon Krakauer constructs Chris McCandless’ character into that of an wanderlusting alter ego. Krakauer completes this idea by implying throughout chapter three that Chris McCandless was idealistic with his nonconformist philosophy, unprepared for hardships before he disappeared, and by indicating McCandless had a secret sociopathic nature. He illustrates rhetorical devices in order to give insight into why McCandless’ death was important, and to crucially build his character. Krakauer aims his book towards an audience who is interested in exploring or adventuring, or anyone McCandless-esque who may aspire to pull off a stunt like lone traveling to Alaska with no money or supplies.…
You will be writing your Profile essay to your local community. Imagine you might submit the Profile to your local newspaper or have it shared in a community newsletter; the readers of those publications make up your target audience. In two to three paragraphs, define your local community and describe what makes it unique. What are the needs, expectations, motivations,…
A method of reasoning from the general to the specific; or from cause to effect…
1. Abstract language – Language that deals with concepts and intangibles, as distinguished from concrete language, which names physical objects (lesson 14)…
Imagine a song that reminds you of the early Saturday mornings where you sat staring at the television screen watching one your favorite cartoons as everyone in your house is fast asleep. Now imagine that you're an adult, you're stressed out, attempting to balance your responsibilities and trying to figure out what the heck to do with your life. You sit at your work desk staring at the computer, you're longing to be a kid again, young, free-spirited, free of worries and ready to take on the world and make it a better place. Now imagine a song that brings both your childhood and present worlds together and allows you to be your inner-superhero and conquer the world-that song for me is “Wonderful Everyday: Arthur” by Chance the Rapper and The Social Experiment.…
Good morning, this is Shelby Swalec and I wanted to apologize for my behavior last week. Between my health issues and expectations from school, I was not thinking clearly about my decision to attend lecture before meeting with you. I'm sorry for talking to Ed, Pam, and Gail before contacting you, I didn't mean to get the wonderful nursing professors involved in my issues. I realize that this program interruption is the best thing for me to get back on track.…
Para 19. Shows the reader not to ask what is the audience but how a discourse creates context for the reader.…
The definition of an anecdote is a story that is very short that either explains or emphasizes a point that is trying to be made. In my speech when I was explaining that soccer has affected the paths that my life has taken including schools and friends, I used the short story of getting recruited for soccer at the high school and collegiate level, which is also where I met my best friends. In Bekah Diehl’s speech making the point that the saying “the only fear is fear itself” she said she not scared of the fear of baseballs, but rather the ball itself. The story she used was with her friends playing catch with the baseball around her.…
Everything that can possibly go wrong with Jason does. The author’s amused tone shines through especially with Jason’s sarcastic comment on page 241, “The only thing I couldn’t understand was why it was just poison oak and not a snake or something.” The author and the reader share a similar feeling during this passage due to the author’s efforts to make Jason an antagonist throughout the story. Not only does the author enjoy punishing him, but the reader enjoys witnessing his punishment.…
On June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, a terrorist attack took place at the Pulse Nightclub which claimed the lives of 49 Americans and injured 53 others. The incident is considered one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States. Following the event, President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Trump gave speeches regarding the event. When presented with President Obama’s speech and candidate Trump’s speeches concerning the shooting, the audience is presented with two examples of how rhetoric can be used to persuade and achieve opposing goals. By examining the elements of rhetoric and how they are applied in these speeches, the viewer is shown how Aristotle’s teachings are still being applied over 2000 years later.…
The “New Criticism,” so designated as to indicate a break with traditional methods, was a product of the American university in the 1930s and 40s. “New Criticism” stressed close reading of the text itself, much like the French pedagogical precept “explication du texte.” As a strategy of reading, “New Criticism” viewed the work of literature as an aesthetic object independent of historical context and as a unified whole that…
The factors of the two criticisms both reject the author’s intentions and are directed towards finding the meaning of a text. New Criticism searches for a meaning but does not allow the author’s idea to influence the process. Reader-Response does the same thing. The critique points out the message without the author’s thoughts. In result, the concept of not having the author involved in the studying process enhances the reader to really focus on the text. In another sense, both are forms of criticism aiming for a meaning behind the written content. The interpretations will result differently in each literary analysis; however, they still possess the same purpose. The similar features between New Criticism and Reader-Response are defined in a generalized sense compared to their differences.…