“Blue Jeans” by Fred Davis talks about denim jeans‚ their creation about 700 years ago‚ and how since then this item of apparel has served as a form of expression. Jeans were and still are made from sturdy indigo- dyed cotton cloth. Before the 60’s one did not see blue jeans on everyone‚ in the 30’s and 40’s painters and artist were the main consumers‚ and in the 50’s the denim trend spread to hoodlums and motorcyclist. Not until the 60’s did jeans become universally worn‚ crossing all genders‚ ages
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Pomp: a superb display of something. The fireworks were very pomp. Slipshod: something or someone that is careless and/or dirty. The woman was dressed slipshod‚ which is very unusual. Circumlocutions: a way of speaking‚ in a roundabout way. She wouldn’t give me a direct answer she just kept speaking in a circumlocution. 1. Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the second sentence in the passage? (a) It makes an appeal to authority. (b) It restates the thesis
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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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Being a competent intercultural communicator is being able to utilize the six dialectic of intercultural communication during communication practices. Dialectic refers to a method of logic based on the principle of idea generating its opposite‚ leading to a reconciliation of the opposites (Martin and Nakayama 77). These dialectics include cultural-individual‚ personal-contextual‚ differences-similarities‚ static-dynamic‚ history/past-present/future‚ and privilege disadvantage dialectics. Using these
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Rhetoric is a combination of presentation and situations. A message about agriculture will be more important in a place like Texas as opposed to New York city‚ where there are less crops. This is why politicians say different things in different cities‚ and different states. Each of the rhetorical elements are important‚ and can be mixed and matched to fit the situation. No one part should be ignored‚ as they are equally important. The purpose of a message should match the message of the speaker
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Applebaum Essay Anne Applebaum‚ an American Jewish journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author‚ has written extensively about communism‚ the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe‚ and about foreign affairs for the Washington Post. In one article Applebaum wrote for the Washington Post‚ she discusses the need to find new energy sources and her views against the expansion of nuclear power. Although Applebaum is an acclaimed writer‚ her argument against nuclear energy
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Petition to Waive the University Mathematics Requirements Gordin Adams’ argument is effective because of his persuasive appeal to logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos. In the beginning of his petition‚ he starts with his general occupation and present education. Adams ends it with a clear purpose of why he entered college. From this part‚ he shows credibility and character. Adams adds in much more ethos to defend his claim by first representing himself as a person; the high achievements he has earned during
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On 1741 in Enfield‚ Connecticut‚ puritan minister Jonathan Edwards‚ gave a harsh sermon to a congregation to disclose how angry God is at those who sin and that only by His grace they can be saved. In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God the minster uses an emotional appeal to convey what would happen to the people who were considered as God’s enemies because they have not been born again. For example‚ the author admonishes‚ “...the devil is waiting for them‚ hell is gaping for them‚ the flames
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Rhetoric Essay on Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective
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Jefferson’s Blood This paper is on the movie Jefferson’s Blood. The movie is about the third president of the united states Thomas Jefferson. He had a secret which at this time could have ruined his whole career. He married the daughter of a wealthy land and slave owner named John Wayles. Soon after the Marriage John Wayles died and left everything to his oldest daughter. Back in these times a woman couldn’t own land‚ so Thomas Jefferson got the land and slaves. Along with
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