In the realm of effective communication and persuasion, the rhetorical question stands out as a unique and powerful device. Unlike ordinary questions, which seek information, rhetorical questions are designed to make a point or provoke thought without the expectation of an answer. This essay examines...
A big topic in society is education. When searching for a Ted Talk, I found a topic that would be inspiring to educators. The Ted Talk caught my attention was called “Teaching and Being Rachetdemic” by Christopher Emdin. This fourteen-minute video has a lot of...
Imagine a scenario whereby human being’s behavioral approach is standard, would it be considered to be good or evil? The aforementioned question has raised a magnitude of debates from various scholars. To be precise, there are divergent views developed by ancient scholars to explain the...
In the modern world, parenting is a popular debatable topic in the U.S. Every person has a different opinion on how children should be raised and disciplined. Different families, household, culture demand different skills and standards. Chinese parents believe that the way they raise their...
On August 28,1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a public speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This speech would go on to be known as the most famous speech in history, the “I Have a Dream” speech. In this...
Knowledge transmission between writers and audience depends on the effective communication and the use of appropriate strategies related to language. The documentary is made by Ben Proudfoot, who is an award-winning filmmaker. He is an entrepreneur and a former magician. His background identifies his interest...
Roland Barthes was a French critic and thinker. He wrote the essay “Death of the Author” in 1967. It is a deeply provocative and persuasive article and makes immense advancement and changes within the field of literary criticism Roland Barthes says in his essay The...
Throughout the past of our governance, the United States of America has consistently had conflicts with civil rights. During the peak of the civil rights movement, a key leader known as Malcom X, advocated for african american rights. Malcom X delivered a speech named, “The...
Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a non-fiction book that follows the journey of Christopher McCandless, a young man who gives up his possessions and money to live a life of solitude in the Alaskan wilderness. The book delves into McCandless’s motivations, experiences,...
Do You Need the Internet? The text, When My Kids Unplugged, uses three rhetorical appeals; ethos, pathos, and logos. The author, Susan Maushart is best at bringing examples of logos for her reasoning why her and her kids unplugged from the internet for six months....
The text in consideration is “Burkean Identification: Rhetorical Inquiry and Literacy Practices in Social Media”, which profoundly explores the opportunity of describing the interactions within the domain of social networking as function of Kenneth Burke’s theories that primarily are concerned with mechanisms that shape identities....
Which is deadly, the smell or the laser? Many students may say “ laser” and try to prove that this is the right answer. The smell is also an occupational hazard seriously. The writer Jess Moinz argues in his article, “What’s the Sense in No...
People all around the world take everyday things that they have for granted. A roof over their head, food to eat, and water to drink are all things that not everyone is able to enjoy. People all around the world have been stuck by poverty....
Writing is a method of communication between the author and the audience.. The writer should use different methods to communicate effectively with the audience. A good author, first of all, is not only the author, he should also put himself in the audience’s point of...
Technology is creeping into every aspect of our lives. From a simple smartphone that no one will leave home without, to the extremely advanced self-driving software evolving in the automobile industry, technology takes up a prevalent role in day-to-day interactions and tasks. On the surface,...
In media, visuals can have just as big of an effect on an audience as the message itself. This applies even when there is not much content displayed, as visuals do not necessarily have to be as complex as the message they are attempting to...