In the text, it is about why colleges and/or professors seem to give out A’s to students. It could also cause the value of grades inflate. Staples explains what seems to be the problem as well as showing what could be a solution. Staples wants reader to understand colleges are starting to be devalued. He goes on to emphasize why the colleges/professors feel forced to give in and give students A’s, why it will not change.
The Pathos of Joyce Byers’ Character Stranger Things, one of Netflix’s newest original series has taken the social media world by storm due to its enticing plot and debut characters who ultimately add quality to the show. In the pilot episode of Stranger Things, the creator uses several media techniques such as the usage of a strong character background and sound effects to effectively appeal to pathos in the audience for the character of Will Byers’ mother, Joyce Byers. Firstly, Joyce has a very strong character background, not only is she a single mother but she also has to finance for sons independently. When Jonathan Byers tells his mother he doesn't know about his brother’s whereabouts because he was working the night Will went missing,
Sontag has many examples of ethos, pathos, and logos within her article. For ethos, she refers back to the Greeks and how they do in fact distinguish a person by their inside, and their outside. Also, she tells that it was the influence of Christianity that deprived beauty of its excellence. By Sontag using these references it shows that her writing is credible. As for pathos, Sontag is emotionally connected to this subject because she is a woman.
Can this author escape the use of rhetorical appeals? “Escape. The moment had come.” (Jessop 1) What you have just read was the beginning of the non-fiction book Escape by Carolyn Jessop.
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Another strategic technique used by Stevenson was logos, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason. Towards the ending of the chapter, the author assimilated facts and statistics about the increase in the variety of crimes and harsh punishment. For example, hundreds of thousands of inoffensive offenders are having to spend from years to decades in prison for harmless crimes such as writing a bad check or minor property crime (Stevenson 15). These shocking facts make the reader think if these people should actually be imprisoned for minor crimes for such long periods of time. The audience also thinks about the difficulties the families of the people who are in prison have to go through without them.
As promoted by the traditional commercials, men look for women with raven-like hair, emerald eyes, and a slender figure (Browne 39). The Victorian traditions encouraged women to maintain slim bodies and maintain long hair. Such a tradition prevails today as most of the men view slender women as attractive; hence, their preference for dating slender women to voluptuous ones (Sharp & Keyton 17-19). Conversely, the author claims that women want handsome, chisel-chinned CEOs looking forward to marry and have children after long romantic dating (Browne 39). Such an ideology conforms to the traditional postulations of physical traits of masculinity and the capacity of a man as the provider (Gaines 80-81).
Introduction Part 1: “Consciously or not, Alfred Hitchcock never followed tendencies of mainstream cinema. By depicting his heroines as strong and expressive, giving them freedom of will and using a subjective narrative mode, he broke with the classical image of woman as a spectacle.” (Malgorzata Bodecka) Films have always been influenced by the social-cultural background from the time the film was produced. Dating back to the beginning of film around the 1890s through the films produced today, if taken into account the time period, one can argue that a big change in the social-cultural background of the world, especially in western society, has been the change of the role of women in society.
On February 18th of 1965 there was a big debate between James Baldwin and William Buckley. This big debate took place in the cambridge union in England. This debate was about all of the problems that were being faced with African Americans and the violent things that were happening in Birmingham and other parts of the country. There were a lot of assassinations around this time period including president JFK Malcom X and more. The main discussion was about the segregation between African blacks and white people.
Symbols Sleds Two sleds appear in Citizen Kane. Rosebud, the sled Kane loves as a child, appears at the beginning, during one of Kane’s happiest moments, and at the end, being burned with the rest of Kane’s possessions after Kane dies. “Rosebud” is the last word Kane utters, which not only emphasizes how alone Kane is but also suggests Kane’s inability to relate to people on an adult level. Rosebud is the most potent emblem of Kane’s childhood, and the comfort and importance it represents for him are rooted in the fact that it was the last item he touched before being taken from his home. When Kane meets Thatcher, who has come to take him from his mother, Kane uses his sled to resist Thatcher by shoving it into Thatcher’s body.
The 1950’s was a very controversial time specially for woman, during that era they symbolized the traditional gender roles; housewife’s, submissive and conservative. Surprisingly, Marilyn Monroe, Barbie and beauty pageants became very popular even though they challenged the image of an ideal woman at the time by portraying more beauty and sexuality. These icons symbolized various messages while still upholding some of the traits that dominated that era. The beauty pageants portrayed various messages regarding woman’s beauty and sexuality a very dominant one was the qualifications to be considered a candidate for Miss America.
Ian Hufstedler Ms. Tracie Joiner English I 22 January 2023 The History of the Nuclear Bomb With a sound more immense than a clap of thunder the world's first nuclear bomb was born. July 16th, 1945, the world’s first nuclear weapon was detonated(“The Manhattan Project [ushistory.org]”). The nuclear or atomic bomb is one of the biggest bombs in the history of the world.
Alfred Hitchcock used various symbols throughout the film Psycho to allow the viewer to get an insight of what is happening in the film. Symbolism is an exceptional way to entice the viewer as it creates suspense and makes it better to understand the film. Alfred uses paintings as a symbol, which can be seen in multiple scenes, to symbolize a certain character in the film to the painting and foreshadow events in the film. This allows the viewer to get more detail on the character’s personality and what is about to happen.
Figure 2 and 3 exemplify women presented in a submissive and docile image. In figure 2, there is a direct eye contact to the camera which conveys a personal address to the reader. It allows the audience to be captivated in the seductive qualities of her body. However, the use of black around her eye helps to accentuate salacious look upon her face. Furthermore, white fur and jewelry in her costuming portrays this ideal of wealth and affluence that women should be aspiring for to attract the ‘right man’.
