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    Analysis of Rhetorical Strategies in “The Company Man” In “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman‚ throughout the passage Goodman illustrates her feelings of distaste and anger toward Phil‚ as he in her mind represents Corporate America: routine‚ indifferent‚ almost robotic. Goodman uses numerous rhetorical strategies to convey her attitude toward Phil‚ including tone‚ repetition‚ the use of statistics‚ sarcasm‚ anecdotes‚ differing syntax‚ and irony. From the beginning‚ Goodman creates

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    relaxation and recreation time. Is our life mainly based around working? Is it possible to even work ourselves to death? In Ellen Goodman’s “The Company Man” and Andrew Curry’s “Why we work” the attitudes Americans have towards work is highlighted. Work can consume us so much we sometimes die as a result of working extremely hard. Goodman‚ Ellen “The Company Man” elaborated about how Phil was a workhorse and laborer up until the day he died. Phil would go beyond his call of duty and came into work on

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    The Company Man Ellen Goodman In Ellen Goodman’s "The Company Man" the family members and the presidents of the company are at Phil’s funeral. Each one of them holding within him/her a way that they remembered Phil in. They also tell many things about themselves and Phil. Each and every one of them was shown how a workaholic is too involved with working to be with his family. Phil’s wife‚ Helen‚ feels she lost him to his work years ago. This she made clear when a friend approaches

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    is wasted on a shortened life barely lived. Every day turned into a blur‚ barely distinguished from the next. In “The Company Man” by Ellen Goodman‚ she used a variety of rhetorical devices to tell how she feels Phil‚ and other working class Americans‚ work too hard and end up sacrificing their lives‚ hobbies‚ and families for a chance at success and how the ideology of big companies ruin the lives of their own. Goodman utilized numerical diction throughout the story. Goodman demonstrated numerical

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    Case Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) was founded by Guntar Prangel in 1925. He reformulated an old family brew with quality ingredients‚ resulting in a flavorful bitter tasting beer which was launched as the Mountain Man Lager. The brand grew to claim a respectable market share for an independent-family-owned-brewery‚ in whole of the East Central

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    The Company Man by Ellen Goodman Elie Mbys-Davidson Journal Journal turned in July 23rd 2013 Dr. Pollick WRTG 101S-Camp Schwab In this essay Goodman retaliates at the middle class‚ constantly trying to become the upper class in a fit of greed lost in a fog. The Company Many is an ironic essay‚ in which the main character “Phil” represents every American that loses touch with reality in the fog of ambition. Phil is the ideal hardworking man‚ dedicated to his cause‚ and all that he believes to

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    Katia Herrera Dr. Barksdale MK4900 June 23‚ 2014 Mountain Man Brewing Company Case Analysis Situation Analysis 1. Industry “The beer industry in the United States generates $75 Billion in annual sales.” (Abelli‚ 4) Light beer sales have increased at a compound annual rate of 4% over the previous six years. Traditional premium beer sales have also declined annually by the same percentage. The beer industry can be considered a monopoly since large national brewers maintain economies

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    Mountain Man Brewing Company Case Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company does not want to go another year with revenue lost from Mountain Man Lager. By adding a light beer to the product line it could gain loyalty from a younger crowd and attract more then just the workingman. At the same time he does not want to lose the brand equality that has taken years to create. He is also faced with solid monopolies in the beer world that make it hard to keep up. Chris is faced with a hard decision

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    “The Company Man” Rhetorical Analysis In the 1970’s Ellen Goodman wrote “The Company Man”. The purpose of Goodman’s piece was showing through an irony filled short story what matters in life as opposed to what should actually matter. She conveys this purpose towards her audience through the arrangement in her writing‚ the constant repetition of numbers‚ omission of last names and first names. Another rhetorical device she uses is irony and the use of limited quotations in her piece.

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