Journal #1 Prompt: What negotiation or collaboration did you have with the writer of the novel you are reading? Write about your first meeting with the writer of the novel. What did you discover? Were your expectations met?
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of obsolete is no longer in use or no longer useful often referred as old fashioned. The term obsolete happens to be misunderstood when it comes certain given situations especially when it comes to deciding whether or not a person will still be a use in society. In the episode “The Obsolete Man”, directed by Rod Serling, gave life to a completely different dimension where its state’s government was an example of totalitarian and fails to recognize the rights of man, acknowledge the worth and dignity of man altogether. The director does an excellent job of utilizing rhetorical devices such as pathos, ethos, and logos to create a window effect to give his audience of what their future could be.
“I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes.” In his argument Paul bogard tries establish a connection between him and the audience by letting the reader know what exactly they will be missing out on.
Jonathan Edwards was a great American theologian who was an eighteenth century Puritan preacher who delivered a six hour sermon in 1741, Connecticut to a congregation of Puritans. The purpose was to convince the congregation into seeking salvation by accepting God and to convince the unholy if they continued their ways they would end up in hell. To convince his audience Edwards uses rhetorical devices such as metaphor repetition and bandwagon to invoke fear into his audience. During Edwards Sermon he uses metaphor when describing God. In his sermon he states that God is a higher being who's hand is holding us, the sinners, above the fiery pits of hell.
Eric Thomas is an inspirational speaker who presented the speech “I can, I will, I must”. It is a speech that uses rhetorical devices like: anaphora, emotive language and direct address. It's about inspiring people who are going through tough circumstances specially for homeless and poor people. When analyzing the essay we can see how he uses rhetoric devices to convey the message he wants to send through his speech. Firstly, the writer Eric Thomas uses a rhetorical device called anaphora.
In his article titled, “Let There Be Light”, Paul Bogard tries to convince readers that efforts should be taken to preserve natural darkness. He builds his argument using rhetorical devices such as a personal anecdote and concrete details to help persuade his audience that we should limit our use of artificial light at night. To introduce the reader to his argument, Bogard presents a personal anecdote of how dark the night sky was at his family’s cabin in Minnesota. The use of this anecdote helps establish his position on the argument.
In Jonathan Edwards' speech, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards includes rhetorical devices to make his point. The rhetorical devices that Edwards includes are similes, rhetorical questions and allusions. Edwards presents his speech with rhetorical devices in order to persuade his audience to believe in God and to not commit sins. First, Jonathan Edwards presents the use of a simile. Specifically, Edwards states, "Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead.
Alexis Ballard Mrs. Reece English II Honors 5/17/24. Rhetorical Analysis of Fred Rogers Speech In 2002, Fred Rogers delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony for Dartmouth College to send an important message to the students. In his speech he displays powerful symbolism, repeatedly describes how crucial the people around you are, and reveals contrasts in life to change mindsets in order to persuade his audience of their self-worth and appreciate people who have helped shape them. Roger displays power symbolism through storytelling and word choice to help convey his message to his audience.
In Paul Bogard’s article “Let there be dark” he’s builds an argument to persuade his audience that natural darkness should be preserved. Bogard builds his argument in a few different ways. Bogard uses a personal story, and other sources that state benefits of natural darkness. By using a personal story Bogard tells the audience about his personal experiences.
Paul Bogard structures his argument by using rhetoric to persuade the audience about the importance of natural darkness. Using personal narrative, real life events, and logic, Bogard argues why we should work to preserve the value and beauty of the dark. The passage begins with his experience at a cabin in Minnesota. By using pathos, Bogard taps into the emotions of the audience through well structured sentences and poetic words as he describes the beauty of the night sky.
At a time when "Let There Be Dark" was in vogue, Paul Bogard tries to get the audience to see how light can pollute the world. He uses diction as well as syntax to get his purpose by tying to persuade the audience to make changes or alternatives with their usage of lighting. Paul Bogard starts off with words that are captivating and that leave the audience thinking. When Bogard uses diction like "too much artificial...wrecking habit...blanket of light..." it makes the audience re-think the way they saw our planet. Also, when he instills the impact that light can have on us both positively and negatively on our bodies, it gets the people to see other perspectives.
Paul Bogard is very convincing in “Let There Be Dark” he uses various methods and figurative language in order to convince the audience that darkness is necessary. By appealing to the reader’s emotions, logic, and to his credibility Paul Bogard builds a strong argument. The author uses logic to help make his argument more convincing. For example, in the first paragraph he uses a study to prove his point.
As a result Bogard proves himself to be someone who is trustworthy and passionate in his writing because he is open to sharing personal memories from his past and eager to use descriptive words to clarify his story. With his proven credibility, Bogard’s audience can share his views on the mesmerizing beauty of the darkness that he experienced in his childhood. This short anecdote displays Bogard’s writing competence, his article’s intention, and his understanding of what his audience
In this passage, Paul Bogard claims that natural darkness is highly important and that it should be preserved. Moreover, he brings attention to the often ignored issue of light pollution. He does this by using factual and logical arguments, as well as personal experience. Bogard starts by retelling his past, reminiscing times gone by in his childhood, and paints a vivid scenery with his words. He does this all the while stressing the impact natural darkness had on him earlier on.
Throughout The Templeton Address Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn uses many different types of sentence structures and patterns. Solzhenitsyn weaves things such as irony, choppy sentences, long sentences, and many conjunctions throughout this address. First Solzhenitsyn discusses the defect that has “manifested” (146) the world. In the next sentence Solzhenitsyn again talks about the defect that has manifested the world, and starts the statement with a pronoun that refers back to his previous claim. This effect makes readers and listeners stay engaged so they know who or what the author is referring to.
