Throughout our lifetime, many of us probably heard the adage “Knowledge is Power” considered one of the most well-known quotes of all time. In the three works that I chose to read: “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, “Crazy Courage” by Alma Luz Villanueva, and “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, through these literary works, each depicts their concept of knowledge and individual power. Secondarily, each work defines the experience and own power through different ways, but the basic concept remains the same. The purpose of this essay is to showcase the evidence to support the author’s claim of knowledge and individual power as well as their use the rhetorical appeals, pathos, logos, and ethos.
There are a few claims suggested inside of each of these works identified with knowledge and individual power. A few that stand out are courageousness, excellence, thoughtfulness, and comprehensibility. Courageousness to be yourself are, live life to the fullest, express your beliefs, regardless of what anyone might think of you. Demonstrating excellence to
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Additionally, it has the confidence and pride to stand strong in your beliefs. In this poem, we can see the implied claim of knowledge and personal power when Michael gathered the courage to express his individuality regardless what others may think (Villanueva 4-8). Here we can see the rhetorical appeals presented in this poem as it paints the picture readers to visualize Michael as a man and dressed as a woman. Subsequently, this draws in the reader to invoke a feeling of emotion when Michael showed up dressed as a woman and with self-respect presented "his living, red rose to the perceptive, the blind, to the amused, to the impressed, to those who would kill him and to those who would love him."(Villanueva