Rhetorical Analysis – First Draft I am writing a rhetorical analysis paper over Hannah Brencher’s TedTalk video “Love Letters to Strangers”. My audience is the younger generations in our society that are consumed with the world of technology. Hannah Brencher, in her TedTalk video, “Love letters to strangers”, explains that despite the fact of living in a “world consumed by the age of technology” (McClure, par. 1) there are better ways to connect with society outside of using social media.
There have been many documented cases pertaining to mothers who have killed their own children due to the invasion of the involuntary hormonal imbalance of postpartum depression. “Women like, Claire Briggs who beat and tortured her second child to death, he was two-month-old. Briggs had her first child removed by social services due to her severe addiction. Lindsey Lowe age 25 killed her twins, Stacie Marie Parsons bashed in the head of her 4-year-old daughter because she was jealous of her, and Andrea Yates has become known nationwide for her incomprehensible crime (Citation Information =Article Title= Andrea Yates Biography =
With Rebecca Skloot 's own investigation on the personal lives of the Lacks family, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks surpasses typical HeLa research reports by not only giving insight to the cells, but also to the people behind them. In presenting her writing as both a narrative and as a body of scientific information, Skloot attempts to fulfill the dual purpose of informing and entertaining her readers, distinguishing The Immortal Life from other impersonal works on the same matter. With the benefits of this dual purpose, however, obviously come problems. Being a non-fiction narrative, the story neither aims to exclusively inform nor entertain, resulting in a work that is too personal to give only relevant information, yet too informational
We are so concerned with impressing other people and worrying what they will think, that we ourselves, stop communicating. We tell people what we believe they want to hear, or what we believe will make us more appealing to that person or that group of people, rather than say what needs to be said or say what we feel is important. We are constantly checking the number of “followers” or “subscribers” or “friends” that we have across various platforms. When we notice that someone has more than us, it causes us to feel less important or more insignificant. Society has become almost dependent on social media, as most people cannot even remember someone’s birthday or phone number without it.
Margalit Fox, in her article “Chaim Potok, 73, Dies; Novelist Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism” (2002), explains and describes what impact Chaim Potok had on society. Fox writes “A bearded man with a scholarly mien, Mr. Potok wrote in a straightforward prose that some critics found unpolished and others likened to that of an urban Hemingway” (Fox 7). This shows how society viewed Jewish authors, but Chaim more specifically was viewed in two very different ends of the spectrum. Seeing how some professionals viewed his book at this time also helps me see what life was like for Jews and it helps me see how this treatment may have affected the book that I read. Since the majority of the article is discussing Chaim Potok’s life some of the
In this paper, I will focus on Bonnie Steinbock’s claim on whether or not we should give equal moral consideration to species outside our own species group. I will first determine what moral concern means, according to Peter singer, and explain how he views the human treatment of animals. I will then outline Steinbock’s argument against Singer’s position and explain how her criticism is part of a much broader issue: that is moral concern. I will finally make my argument against Steinbock as well as address any issues she could possibly raise against my argument. Peter Singer believed that all species, whether it be human or non-human, deserve equal consideration of interests and quality of life.
Malcom Gladwell puts forth an argument about whether true social and political activism can take place through the use of Internet social media. Gladwell further explains the advantages of social media, especially Twitter, what is has done, and how it has impacted the lives of individuals and countries. I affirm that, the social media has presented a policy for expression, and will be a new change for everyone in the society. Tools of social media such as Twitter and Face-book have brought a new perspective in social activism. These technological platforms have made it easier even for the powerless to cooperate, collaborate and also air their opinions, as compared to the traditional political and social authority.
Opinion Paper Chomsky 1. Chomsky blames the “elites” for America’s class war. 2. Labor movements in principle are supposed to work and be helpful, but in reality it is not. 3.
That Way We’re All Writing Now is an article that discusses the benefits of the internet’s language changing to connect everyone together and to make the new language efficient to everyone. Being the audience on social media makes you able to enjoy the post or comment said by someone depending on the creativity or humor of it. Being able to anticipate a comment on social media will make you be able to enjoy the post depending on the humor and creativity of it. Thompson’s claim of the syntax of technology changing is for the two reasons which is that people are having the feeling of it being universal between one another and connecting our youth to the creation of these languages.
In the article “Clive Thompson on How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense”, Clive Thompson, a journalist, comments on the ongoing increase use of Twitter. Thompson writes this article in response to the negative stereotypes against Twitter and wants the people who have these negative stereotypes to see that Twitter actually works as a sixth sense which help us in our social relationships. In order to narrow the gap between the stereotypes and reality of Twitter and to support his claim, Thompson first points out the stereotypes using direct quotation from people in the society. Thompson uses direct quotes from Productivity guru Tim Ferriss and a Silicon Valley business.
For this rhetorical analysis essay I decided to reflect upon the somewhat recent documentary titled “The Social Dilemma”. From gen-zians to baby boomers, this film was dedicated to educating people on the impact of social media on today’s society as we have entered a tech-frenzy world. Just like many other people, I wanted to see what the craze was about when this film was produced back in 2020. From interviews with former tech company employees to societal examples, Jeff Orlowski used various rhetorical strategies to convey an important message within his world-famous film. Growing up during a time where social media was just developing and kids weren’t glued to their iPad’s, I have very clearly noticed the effects social media has had on,
The six claims that the authors provide in the article each aid in providing facts to both reinforce the thesis and connect it to the rest of the writing. Overall, Louie and Venkatesh successfully constructed and provided enough information for their thesis in “Social Media as a Cultural
The Use of Social Networking Nowadays, we are living under decent technology and it has changed a lot of things: Entertainment, communication, and relationship; economy, education, and habit; medical, political and cultural etc. Social media has allowed us to interact with many more people other than we are used to before. We are living in a world where people would rather use text message with their mobile phone than face-to-face to each other, share greeting with more than hundreds of friends on the social media such as upload how they feel on Facebook, show photo Instagram, and what they are doing with Snapchat.
The first, anonymity allows cyberbullies to prey on vuinerable peers without taking personal responsibility, just as they bring people together for constructive reasons, social media can connect dissatisfied, disgruntled, dislike, disliking, negative thoughts, and misguided people together, then they get logether and they might make a group because they have one mind, further fueling, negative attitudes and beliefs. Second, Social Media make us forget about the real world, most people prefer to spend time in Social Media, because they feel that Social Media has become a routine that they do everyday. Social Media not only make them busier than the real world, but Social Media succeeds in making them dependent or Social Media, and sometimes they forget to eat and bathe for being too passionate about Social Media, sometimes social media also make us smile by ourselves for seeing the news, or post from people who are in Social
Although social media is supposed to help connect people from all around the world, ironically, it has the potential to make us less social. For a social media to be a truly effective communication tool, all users hold an obligation to be honest, accurate, and not allow online networking to replace human contact completely. In the workplace for instance, the use of electronic communication has overtaken face-to-face and voice-to-voice communication widely (Tardanico, 2012). People nowadays would prefer to use instant messaging or other social media rather than hanging out and talk with someone. The growing usage of social networking sites easily influence people to have their own social media sites and making them addicted to online interactions which, when used excessively, will degrade the quality of face to face interactions.
