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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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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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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“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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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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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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political opposition is unheard of and has strict consequences. He shows us that religion is almost law in this point of America and all who do not follow every rule to its finest are punished severely. A way he does this is by flat out saying it but in rhetorical terms he uses a very large analogy of American law to Communist beliefs. Their government is
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invading the market‚ and a continued drop in sales. Therefore‚ and in order to reinforce its position‚ Tropicana released this campaign focusing on the freshness of its ingredients. In my opinion‚ this campaign was an absolute example of the three rhetorical appeals‚ and I chose one of the ads to demonstrate those elements. The Ethos supposed to convince the audience by using a reliable character to present the argument was demonstrated by the mom‚ who is supposed to make
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Metaphor: To carry over The process of transferring or carrying over an aspect of one object to another. **Must be similar characteristics in each object to be effective Metaphorical rhetorical analysis combines a variety of components from other styles of criticism we have studied. It begins by using the Tenor (The topic being explained) and the vehicle (The mechanism through which we view the topic) to identify the metaphors found in the artifact. Much like cluster criticism‚ you use the metaphors
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