Throughout the course of the last year, the political climate around the citizens of the United States – as well others around the world who were affected – became exceedingly politically charged. The country and its people were faced with a deep and complicated partition. Directly derived from the 2016 United States presidential election, political messages had become common place throughout all forms of media. From television shows, music, and the most apparent being news outlets, the population was continuously exposed to political ideals of different groups, as well as debates against their own. Even so, there have been countless times when political messages are not as apparent or as direct.
Despite America’s promise “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” author Walter Mosley argues that the U.S. government is not involved in the lives of the citizens and does not allow for them to obtain their right of happiness. To express his opinion to the readers, Mosley uses many effective literary devices including rhetorical questions, similes, and anaphoras. The use of a variety of literary devices greatly helped author Walter Mosley get his point across to the
Marks has a good use of pathos throughout his article. He opens his article by talking about the speech given by the President and how it made him think of his children. “My kids are no smarter than similar kids their age from the inner city. My kids have it much easier that their counterparts from West Philadelphia.” (Marks)
Young’s work missed its mark with me. Unfamiliar with his dialect, I had difficulty understanding what he was trying to communicate. His personal attacks on Mr. Stanley Fish, President Obama, and Mr. Grassley left me disenchanted with his work. I thought I was reading a glorified blog. Even after several readings, my comprehension did not match that of our instructor.
This work does not appeal to pathos as strongly as it does to ethos. Everyone is born into conditions that are beyond their control. This essay does not take that fact into account. This essay is also very factual, so there is not a big need to persuade someone’s appeal through emotion. The audience has the potential to feel sorry for the students who do not have parents to support their academic endeavors, but there are other ways to get assistance in
In America, people talk amongst themselves about wealthy and successful people and during the discussion many think of people who have been educated in a traditional schooling system. John Gatto argues in his article “Against School” that this traditional schooling is indeed not necessary to end up educated and successful. Through the use of rhetorical strategies, such as his personal experiences, expert testimony, and anecdotes, Gatto backs up and argues in points. Gatto begins his article by talking about his personal experiences as a teacher and how the education system let him down. Gatto states “The obligations to amuse and instruct myself was entirely my own, and people who didn’t know that were childish people.”
A mass body of people pointed out what they liked and disliked. Throughout history, one can clearly see change is made through citizen’s inputs that eventually makes an impact on the quality of life. During the Progressive Era, America was portrayed as the “best country” in the world. However, no one bothered to bring up the fact that one out of three people were starving to death or only six out of ten children were attending school due to financial instability in American households. The government was well aware of the poverty issues but they did not make an effort to help the people.
James Baldwin wrote “A Talk to Teachers” in the early 1960s for the purpose of publicizing the “current”, “very dangerous…menace” that plagues our country - our educational system. As Baldwin develops his argument, he utilizes various historical prejudices that have been criminally ignored in the classroom and the effects that these lies have had on our society as a whole. To him, hiding our country’s scars threatens our nation as the majority of that generation grows up ignorant and complacent - a generation that “will simply obey the rules of society”. History has shown that if people fail to fight for the truth and fail to fight for change, then our “society [will] perish.” Through various examples, Baldwin illustrates that the only way
The idea of classroom causing problems for America’s society is elaborated when President Johnson explains that many children in America don’t have enough money to afford school. “There your children’s lives will be shaped. Our society will not be great until every young mind is set free to scan the farthest reaches of thought and imagination.” In order for a society to be great, education is the foundation; schools are where child learn about their world, and what it is they will do in the future to earn money to live a good life. And to better prove his idea Johnson states, “Each year more than 100,000 high school graduates, with proved ability, do not enter college because they cannot afford it,” then questions what will happen in years when time has become elapsed to conclude any efforts are needed to come into play for there to be a Great Society.
Even for a movie that was lowly rated, and came out during 1992, before President Clinton’s affairs, or over 20 years before the 2017 rise of women massively calling out sexual abusers, it is impressive that it could show how corrupt the political world can be. It’s serious matter that the American public should no longer tolerate from their congressmen or even their president, yet we blatantly ignore the obvious, trying to force the next generation to fix our problems. In the film, the points that Jonathan Lynn was trying to suggest that voters are responsible for the outcome of the government's demoralization. This can also show that just simply voting for a candidate that represents a certain party and not looking into the background of what they stand for, is another cause of the
(Obama 18). In these two statements that Obama made to support his claim, he is trying to say that what environment you are in, what situation you are in should not affect your future and your education because just what you are going through does not directly affect your effort or determination to make your future different from what your future is if you give in to those hardships. Obama’s use of the rhetorical appeal of pathos helps with the supporting evidence for his claim that going to school is a benefit for student’s future, because when he uses pathos that causes emotions in the reader of his speech that of other people can go through many hardships and still get a proper education then they can do it to. It helps them believe that they can do whatever they put their mind
“Requiem for the American Dream,” a documentary arranged by Peter D. Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, and Jared P. Scott, features an MIT professor of linguistics, Noam Chomsky, who narrates the film on the topic of inequality, democratization, solidarity, and unjust systems of today’s economy. Noam Chomsky intends to convince American citizens that the economy and democratic systems have negatively changed over the 20th century and into the 21st century. Additionally, Chomsky emphasizes that a shift in the economy from manufacturing to financial institutions is the result of the concentration of wealth and the Republican agenda for reformation. Due to the changes in the economy and the unjust vicious cycle, Chomsky is passionate and persistent in informing American citizens of the problematic economic shifts, spurring from the ideologies of recent presidents. Furthermore, Chomsky informs the public about how these illusory changes, implemented by the government, are negatively impacting the unaware lower class.
The American present witnesses the steady aggrandizement of” powers, while “the story of the American past, on the other hand, continues to be told in narratives that…highlight[s] a story of relative powerlessness.” This conflicting representation of American past versus present supports Novak’s claim that one cannot associate what began as a weak state to how it is formed today, indicating a falsehood to Tea Party members
Apart from being widely known as a political activist and creator of groundbreaking grammatical theories, Noam Chomsky effectively convinces viewers that the American dream has died using the three pillars of rhetoric; ethos, pathos, and logos in his 2015 documentary film “Requiem for the American dream”. At the same time, Chomsky separates his argument into ten principles that correlate with each other to make it easy for viewers to convey and to substantiate his main idea. And with the use of personal interviews, Chomsky’s reputable reputation, factual evidence, and anecdotes, Chomsky successfully creates a convincing document film about the reality of finances, and political inequalities. In spite of successfully convincing viewers,
The Other Education Rhetorical Analysis David Brooks is a well-refined journalist for the New York Times News Paper Company. He writes many different controversial articles, that tends to focus around arguments of education. Within Brooks’ arguments he uses effective techniques to persuade the audience. In this specific column, he addresses society as a whole, but with special emphasis on students. David Brooks successfully persuades his audience through his presentation of his claim, his persuasive writing style, and his usage of emotional appeals.
