Contrastive rhetoric Contrastive rhetoric examines the influence of differences and similarities across cultures on students L2 writing. It is mainly concerned with the influence of the ESL learners’ culture and L1 language on their writing in target language. The concept of contrastive rhetoric was first investigated by Robert Kaplan (1966). In his article entitled “Cultural thought patterns in inter-cultural education”‚ Kaplan argues that the humans are influenced by the diversity of their
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The kindness on strangers Blanche is a fading‚ but nevertheless attractive Southern belle‚ whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion she presents to shield others‚ and most of all herself‚ from reality to try to make herself still attractive to new male suitors. Blanche arrives from her hometown of Auriol‚ Mississippi at the apartment of her sister‚ Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter)‚ in the French Quarter of New Orleans
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Similarities While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made an homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train by mirroring various scenes
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Daiana E. Field 5º1º The village by the sea By Anita Desai Analysis of the novel This story takes place in a small fishing village‚ called Thul‚ which is ¨only fourteen kilometres away from Bombay¨ (Chapter 4)‚ one of the biggest cities on the western coast of India‚ on the Arabian Sea. Although the author does not specify the year in which the story is set‚ we can deduce it takes place in the early twentieth century. We reach to this conclusion through the description of Bombay‚ ¨[…]here
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A Canadian writer and educator named Marshall McLuhan came up with the phrase‚ "the global village" to describe our world. What is a village? "A small community where everyone knows each other" springs to mind. Perhaps the thought that each person in the community helps the village to survive and so everyone is dependent on each other applies. These are good descriptions of a village but could we say this about our world? Physically our world is enormous. How can we all be connected to each
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The Village by the Sea’ is a novel‚ which is a backdrop to the lives of the people in the village located in the western cost of India‚ Thul. It is a novel which is presented from an Indian boy‚ Hari’s point of view. The Indian culture and tradition can be seen throughout the novel. Desai uses concise descriptions to deliver the contents to the readers. Desai also uses various languages to make the novel more active. The religious aspect of the residents in Thul is introduced through
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‘The Village by the Sea’ is a wonderful book which contains a lot to learn from. Since the industrial revolution swept the world‚ people have forgotten their roots. They have forgotten how their ancestors lived in a place where the only sort of excitement they would receive was spending time with their families and friends. As the people sit inside their air conditioned home‚ people have to go bathe in the river and oceans. Anita Desai has beautifully captured the essence of how a family lives in
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Plato‚ discuss what they believe to be necessary for the responsible practice of rhetoric and writing. Since the beliefs that Socrates shares about rhetoric are not universally known‚ there are many people in contemporary culture who‚ according to Socrates’ beliefs‚ practice rhetoric in an inappropriate way. In today’s society‚ Plato’s portrayal of Socrates would disapprove with the inappropriate practices of rhetoric amongst contemporary culture‚ while John Peters’ first chapter from his book Speaking
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in the life of the villagers. It breaks the monotony of their life. They enjoy it most heartily. The dusky village children enjoy themselves for a day. It is a pleasure to see a smile on the face of the careworn wife. I happened to visit the Baisakhi fair last year. It is held every year in a village close to ours. It was attended by thousands of villagers from the neighbouring villages. All seemed to be in a holiday mood. There was no end to their gaiety. There was a lot to attract and fascinate
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In the first chapter of Everyone’s an Author‚ Professor Wayne Booth stated "The only real alternative is to war is rhetoric." Currently‚ public relations between the United States and North Korea are not in particularly high standings‚ perhaps stemming from a lack of communication between the countries. The communication‚ used in the loosest terms‚ seems to be only playing out on Twitter and other social media websites. Criticisms from politicians and leaders are tweeted and sent whenever they may
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