Barbie vs. the World I’ll admit it; I absolutely loved playing with Barbie’s as a child! I must have had like twenty of them. She had everything: a dream house‚ Ken‚ plenty of friends‚ and a slender body with all the right curves‚ everything I dreamed of having when I grew up. “En Garde‚ Princess!” by Mary Grace Lord‚ challenges why every girl loves Barbie. Her article appeared in the online magazine Salon under the “Mothers Who Think” department on October 27‚ 2000‚ before the launch of a new
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Reflective Essay Ever since the semester started‚ we have written three major essay‚ review‚ report and visual rhetorical analysis. Throughout the semester‚ I have learned new ideas and methods of writing and learning new punctuation rules and learned the ease of writing within the minimum word limit. Through writing these essays‚ I have improved on wording‚ format and grammar. When staring out‚ I had multiple problems regarding wording and use of different diction. When I first wrote the Short
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Rhetoric is one of the main elements in print media. Its function is trying to grasp attention from a group of target audience. In this essay‚ I will focus on four rhetorical devices and explain their effectiveness. They are metaphor‚ cliché‚ overstatement and alliteration from an advertisement of OK! Weekly. On the other hand‚ pictures are always found in the print media. Therefore‚ I am going to analyze how effective they are and their relation to the words. OK! Weekly targeted on female audience
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Patel’s lecture made me realize that it is critical to being a human being and living with other human beings to have an awareness and a great sense of respect for all religions. Not being aware of other religion’s practices is like walking through life with your eyes closed. It is not possible to be a well-rounded human being without taking the time to learn about religious traditions of multiple different religions. This is especially important if someone wants to travel to a different country
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Video games are having a profound effect on today’s youth and their vision of acceptance and tolerance. There have been studies that show how video games influence feelings and behavior. In the article “Playing with Prejudice: The Prevalence and Consequences of Racial Stereotypes in Video Games‚” the author uses the argument techniques of ethos‚ logos and pathos to support his argument that stereotypes present and have various impacts on beliefs and behaviors particularly in children. The writer
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Jonathan Walton Professor Sean Ferrier-Watson English 1301 10 October 2013 Scheming Advertisements: Unveiling the Fallacies Amongst Us Throughout my life‚ I have been entertained and persuaded by the world of advertisements. But like Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”‚ the images painted by these ads are either tainted do to the sneaky incorporation of fallacies. These fallacies may act in different forms; some of them are almost insidiously trying to persuade you while others‚ have an odd and
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No More Hiding in the Corners The author Sara Mosle reminds her readers right away about an emotional massacre that took place in Newtown‚ Connecticut. In her article in The New York Times called‚ “Preparing Students for a Newtown-like disaster” she argues her point against Louie Gohmert‚ the Texas Congressman who suggested that all teachers should have guns. Sara has a lot of credibility for her personal thoughts and what she believes is true about the gun laws. She is aiming this article at
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Chloe Fu gate Mr. Galante English 11 02‚ December 2012 Research Paper on Domestic Abuse On a typical day in the United States three women are murdered by their spouses or partners‚ and thousands are injured. Victims include teens who are abused by their parents as well as young parents who assault each other‚ or their children. Violence against women has been reported since the Ancient Roman times. Researchers are now finding that young people at the ages of 16-24 are at the most risk.
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Amber Boller Ms. Sarah Puett ENG 104 6 December 2012 Are You Human? In the 1992 speech by Mary Fisher titled “A Whisper of AIDS” she speaks to not only the people attending the 1992 Republican National Convention‚ but the world and all who can listen to her speak. She speaks of a condition known as “AIDS” (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) that springs from the origin HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is the cause of thousands of deaths every year. She uses pathos to persuade her
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“The Other America 2012” “To confront the poverty epidemic‚ we must first bring the invisible poor out of the shadows” (1). Sasha Abramsky‚ the writer of “The Other America 2012” is a very touching article to read‚ mainly for the fact of how he expresses his feelings towards poverty. Poverty in America is a shame‚ and Sasha Abramsky can show how it is. This article is mainly based on American inequality‚ and how upsetting it is. Sasha manages to attract people who may read the nation by expressing
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