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    to convey that women and blacks are equaled to white men and that they do not need to be viewed as less. She adopts a conversational tone to appeal to personal beliefs in her anti-slavery listeners. Truth uses appeals to maternal emotions‚ rhetorical questions‚ and allusions to the bible to aid her in making a point. The purpose of the convention Truth was attending was to address the rights of women. Truth begins her speech as if she were a mother telling a story. She appeals to pathos‚ specifically

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    Gaby Rodriguez makes use of rhetorical questions throughout her novel to put emphasis on the cliché ideas that people hold about teen moms. One question that Gaby poses to the reader is “Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?” (Rodriguez & Glatzer 111). This rhetorical question is drawing attention to how Gaby’s classmates put restrictions on her because of her “pregnancy.” They metaphorically place a glass ceiling over Gaby’s head because they believe she is

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    The Tipping Point: Rhetorical Analysis Throughout The Tipping Point‚ Malcolm Gladwell explains to his reader his ideas about drastic changes in society‚ and how they seem to occur so rapidly. In this particular selection‚ Gladwell emphasizes the purpose of “connectors”‚ saying that they have a “special gift for bringing the world together (page 38)”. Gladwell states that part of the reason information or trends spread like wildfire is the presence of a specific group of people. They are called “connecters”

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    utilizes rhetorical questions‚ anecdote‚ and repetition to convey his message about the separation between humans and nature. In the passage he utilizes rhetorical questions and asks two in particular to really get the audience thinking. "Why do so many Americans say they want their children to watch less TV‚ yet continue to expand the opportunities for them to watch it? More important‚ why do so many people no longer consider the physical world worth watching?" Louv asks these questions to implement

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    express similar feelings and concern through his writing Smoking is good for my business. With the use of rhetorical questions‚ anecdotes‚ parallel structure and comparison David Ginsberg effectively gets his thoughts to his readers. At first‚ the author use third person to describe to start a theme and use some examples to strong the author’s opinions. David Ginsberg (1997) often uses rhetorical devices in his writing which appeals to the heart of the reader. For example he says “Could I justify this

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    Indifference Rhetorical Analysis Elie Wiesel‚ a holocaust survivor‚ gave a speech called The Perils of Indifference‚ to elected officials including the president and the first lady on April 12th‚ 1999. He claims that being a victim of indifference hurts‚ but it hurts even more when others don’t help. The author writes in a personable tone to connect with the audience during his speech. Wiesel supports his claim by utilizing many rhetorical devices‚ including tone‚ rhetorical questions‚ and repetition

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    the Women’s Convention in 1851‚ was a very powerful‚ well written call to women to join together for their rights‚ as well as a convincing explanation of why she believes women deserve them. She gives quite clever arguments and intelligent use of rhetorical devices. In the beginning‚ Sojourner uses diction build a connection between her and the people listening‚ by using the word ‘children’. This may have been used intentionally to make them feel as they were listening to a motherly or kind‚ gentle

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    Tanya Owens  January 18‚ 2015  AP Language  3rd Period    From Education Questions    1. What does Emerson mean when he says‚ “Nature loves analogies‚ but not  repetition‚”?  Analogies is a connection between two contents. The natural learning process  loves when you can connect two pieces together opposed to keep going over the  same things just to make it stick            2. Why is the relationship between “Genius and Drill”‚ as Emerson explains it‚           paradoxical?  Emerson believes the

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    Close Reading: Old Major’s Powerful Use of Pronouns The first chapter of Animal Farm opens with a gathering at the end of the day. The animals excitedly gather in the barn to hear Old Major‚ a highly regarded figure on the farm‚ share a strange dream with them all. However‚ before he shares his dream of a nation of animals free from the reign of man‚ he gives an eloquent speech concerning the current situation of the animals’ exploitation by Man. Old Major starts his speech by addressing the crowd

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    attorney and politician‚ gave a speech explaining his position on why the colonies should go to war. In his speech‚ Henry successfully applied the rhetorical strategies of metaphor‚ imagery‚ and repetition to convey his argument that a war against Britain was the only right course of action. At the Virginia Convention‚ Henry implemented various rhetorical strategies to convince the colonies to declare war on Britain. He stated that it was natural for the colonies to “indulge in the illusions of hope

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