What is a muckraker? Muckrakers were investigative journatists who wrote exposés on corruption in politics and buisness. In 1906, President Theadore Roosevelt made a speech about investigative journalists. He began calling them Muckrakers, a name which had influenced society 's views. Writers who used their exaggerated works to expose corruptions, fraud, and injustice now had their own label.
The intended audience appears to be the educated general public. Upon close examination there does not seem to be anyone specific the essay points its finger at either directly or indirectly except for the use of complicated vocabulary and phrases. Eighner does not address anyone but his diction shows he expects his audience to contain a mind capable of understanding rich vocabulary such as bohemian, dilettanti, and disparage. The author could have an argumentative essay if it was not for the great deal of drawbacks placed into the essay and left uncontradicted such as “No matter how careful I am I still get dysentery at least once a month…” (“On Dumpster Diving” from The Norton Reader page 24, paragraph 30).
The tradition begun by the journalists in Jensen’s book still continues today. Greg Palast is one such journalist who is following in the footsteps of the muckrakers. He has been called the “most important investigative reporter of our time” by The Guardian and has been responsible for writing front page stories for influential news outlets such as “BBC Television Newsnight, The Guardian, Nation Magazine, Rolling Stone and Harper's Magazine”. His area of expertise is corporate fraud and he has gone undercover to conduct his investigations on five continents. He is responsible for writing influential stories such as “BP's Deepwater Horizon blow-out”, the U.S. role in the coup against Hugo Chavez, Enron’s attempt to buy favors from the British government, and the U.S. Presidential election theft in 2000 in
Throughout all of history, people have always tried to persuade someone to see their point of view. People from all kinds of backgrounds have engaged in such behavior, whether they realize it or not, in order to convince someone else that their opinion is correct. There have been many who have made themselves known by their opinion and power to persuade others such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose words were able to inspire a nation to have a change of heart. Authors, however, make up one of the larger portions of people trying to persuade others to agree with them on a topic. An author such as George Orwell writes in order to persuade others towards the kind of world they should want to be living in, and he crafts his writings in a way that achieves this purpose.
Muckrakers played an important role in reforming and creating massive change during the nineteenth century. Extreme tabloid journalism was the norm during the nineteenth century. Facts seemed lost and reporters wrote sensational articles in order to sell newspapers. One reporter however broke the norms, Ida.
In the speech “The Man with the Muck-rake” presented by Theodore Roosevelt the topics of investigative journalism, and speaking the truth are discussed. His point was made through a variety of rhetorical techniques including the use of analogy, anaphora, and ethos. The use of these three devices allowed him to convince the audience that investigative journalism, if done by lying, is one of the worst possible evils. When starting the speech Roosevelt compared the present (1906) to the time of George Washington in the late 18th century. His use of analogy illustrates the similarities and differences between the two times, this allows the audience to understand that the problems that exist now have been overcome before.
The Moral Decay of the Materialistic Although F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby debuted in 1925– before the Great Depression– it serves as a prophetic exemplification of the the material excess of the 1920s that drowned out signs of the coming Great Depression. The book’s plot follows the bootlegger Jay Gatsby as he pursues his old love Daisy Buchanan through flaunting his new extravagant lifestyle, mainly by throwing ostentatious parties. Yet, in the end, Daisy chooses her unfaithful husband Tom over Gatsby. Through Fitzgerald’s use of wealthy, materialistic characters, he comments on the effect of the material excess of the roaring twenties: moral corruption.
As a result, S. Fitzgerald portrays the corruption during this era by creating a novel infused with lies and deception. The author, S. Fitzgerald drives a basic storyline in which characters, in the novel, compose their identity through lies and deception. Jay
Society is constantly under the criticism of authors. Many writers seek to expose certain aspects of American society and their scorn of it. Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald are renowned for their work on this subject. In The Great Gatsby and The Age of Innocence, Fitzgerald and Wharton reveal their cynicism of the societal elite; they find the elite as a severe detriment to American society. Through symbolism and the characterization of their main characters, Wharton and Fitzgerald similarly depict the societal elite as depriving American society from a promising future by refusing to let go of the past.
Steele uses powerful diction to make a parallel between, the self-consumed grievance-groups and the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in the river while drinking water one day and was so caught up in his reflection that he would remain in this frozen gaze till death. "It is the narcissism of victims, and it brings only a negligible power at the exorbitant price of continued victimhood" (Steele 458). So to the educated reader this word can create a great understanding of what the psychology of these grievance-groups was like. This demonstrates the persuasion of Steele since he describes the groups basically as victims of their own ego, so he wants you to see the groups in a negative which is how he persuades you.
Characters Concerns on View of Personality by The Society In Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the characters are concerned with how someone else will influence society’s view of their persona. One of the main reason for their concern is that they think they will lose their reputation in society. For example, Roger Button worries when “he pictures himself walking through the crowded streets of the city with his appalling apparition stalking by his side” (Fitzgerald 6). He feels shameful because his new born baby is abnormal, which can cause a decline of his family’s reputation in the society. Another reason for a character to be concerned about how someone else will influence society’s view of their own persona
People often chanted the Sansons’ and Deiblers’ names in the streets, and their choice of clothing on the scaffold was known to inspire fashion trends. Executioners were also a subject of morbid fascination in the criminal underworld. Same with the last paragraph they loved everything about
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He describes the allure of insanity within his writing. Kerouac writes, “the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time… but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars” (Kerouac). In his description of the burning which these people do he calls them “fabulous yellow roman candles” showcasing his idea of their beauty. The act of being mad in a society where norms were upheld with an iron fist served as an act of rebellion. This rebellion was artfully done and upheld by the Beat generation authors.
I then spread the rumor that she was a good teacher, and I proved that the problem was only in bad students who wanted to harm her reputation. Some people can’t live without spreading rumors about others; they have become addicted. Sometimes, people spread rumors for publicity; for example, in “Paul is Dead! (Said Fred),” Alan Glenn tells the story of Fred LaBour, who wrote the article that claimed that Paul MaCartney had died in an automobile accident. This rumor spread quickly, all across the United States and Western Europe, and many people believed it.
