MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Daxter Miles Jr. scored 23 points as No. 10 West Virginia University defeated No. 24 Iowa State 87-76 on Senior Night in front of a sold out Coliseum crowd. With the victory, the Mountaineers (24-7, 12-6 Big 12) sealed the second seed in the Big 12 Tournament behind top-ranked Kansas. Nathan Adrian recorded 16 points and seven rebounds in his final home game. Jevon Carter had 13 points and eight boards. Elijah Macon added 10.
Cheerios commercial sparked an outrage in the comments on Youtube because it shows an interracial child asking her mom what is so beneficial about cheerios? Mother explains to her daughter that it can help lower cholesterol levels;nevertheless, several clips later it shows the daughter’s father to be stuffed with cereal and that he appears to be from another different color and race from the mother causing a huge controversial. In Roxane Gay’s essay “Why Interracial Families on Commercial matter” she states that the commercial is charming and that is indeed true. It is charming in several ways because it portrays that a happy family is formed because of love for who they are and not because of color. It also shows that the advertisers of the
Good morning Mia, I hope all is well with you. I made the changes that we talked about to the original PCB as well as to the blueberry ones. I also have the flavored kernel samples for you. I can drop them off to you whenever is best for you or just leave them on your desk for you to try. Let me know what works best for you.
To illustrate, the author repeats “you” to indicate that the boys are held responsible. Through this repetition, the author makes it clear that the “boys” are the only ones responsible for the sheep’s death. McCaig expresses his anger towards the criminals by blaming the criminals through the use of “you.” The phrase “hunters-men” is repeated to compare the felons to men. He degrades the “boys” by characterizing them as irresponsible when a man is responsible and follows the rules.
In “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, the author uses diction like abstract diction and details by explaining what he exactly wants in life to demonstrate Walter and his dream. To begin, Hansberry uses diction to demonstrate Walter and his dream by using abstract diction. She does this by explaining how he will give Travis anything for his seventeenth birthday and that he will “hand you the world!” (2.2). This shows that he wants to make his sons life as good as possible.
Corn. Is it delicious? Yes. Do we think about it’s role in our lives when we’re eating it? Probably not.
Crucial Capital In America, living an adequate life is dependent on having sufficient financial capital. Having money allows Americans to live successful lives. Because money is such a necessity, a large emphasis is placed on doing what needs to be done in order to gain such capital. In "Birds and Bees?
The Candie's Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to prevent teen pregnancy. The Carly Rae Jepsen advertisement focuses on how teen pregnancy can change the life plans of teenage girls. The advertisement uses rhetorical appeals in order to convey The Candie’s Foundation message. The advertisement uses logos, ethos, and pathos as support for the main argument.
Past leaders such as Andrew Jackson, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Marc Antony are evidence that society does not reward morality and good character in leadership. Society is drawn to leaders that have good rhetoric, propaganda, and charismatic personalities, and society supports them despite their immorality. Society is concerned about stability more than the morality of their leaders and will support immoral leaders in times of crisis to provide stability. In history there have been multiple leaders that have used rhetoric, propaganda and charismatic personalities to gain power, despite their morals.
Middle School Get Me Out Of Here James Patterson Rafe adjusts to his new school by acknowledging the school’s art programs and classes and by causing a little trouble with Zeke and Kenny. For instance, after Mrs. Ling gave Rafe and the other students a tour around the art section of the school, Rafe thought that the new school was extraordinary and that “seventh grade was looking up, up, UP!” (Page 57, Patterson). In addition, after Zeke and Kenny made Rafe look like a total fool during the critique, Rafe and his new friend Matty threw rubber glove balloons filled with water at Zeke and Kenny as their revenge.
Rhetorical analysis Do you believe in order to understand other culture you need to try different food ? These are some ideas of this article from Amy S. Choi a freelance journalist. She wrote this article,“What americans can learn from other food cultures”. Choi betters her argument by providing real stories from other countries.
The symbols in Dracula are very important to the story as they seem drive the plot. Symbols usually bring a story to be more interesting and helps the reader be more involved into the story. In Dracula, there are many symbols that help you get a better understanding. The appearance of bats represents Dracula’s character because of the nature of them.
No Nickels or Dimes To Spare In the book, Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich writes the story, “Serving in Florida.” She describes her experience living as an undercover waitress when in reality she’s a journalist for culture and politics with a doctorate in biology. Ehrenreich experiences trying to survive on multiple low income jobs to understand what it is like to be in their shoes instead of being apart of the higher middle class.
Save the Bees! When most people think of bees, they think of noisy and annoying insects. People focus on the most “dangerous” part of the bee, which is it’s stinger. Many of us have had unfortunate encounters with bees. Maybe it was during the summer and we were at a picnic eating a watermelon.
Often known as the Father of American Literature to many educated individuals, Ralph Waldo Emerson in his oration “The American Scholar” brilliantly provides a sublime example of how Emerson earned his title through the appliance of diction, syntax, allusions, and many other rhetorical devices and strategies. Indicated towards his highly educated audience, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, Emerson introduces the idea that the common class and common concepts of everyday life are becoming the future of art and literature through purpose, credibility, and tone. As many great writers, Emerson does not simply tell about his idea, but instead uses rhetorical strategies to help show his central point, one such strategy being purpose. Being focused on informing his audience of the coming days, the use of purpose can be
