A Rhetorical Analysis Of An Email

In the book “Decoded,” rapper and businessman Jay-Z describes the emergence of hip hop culture while sharing his childhood memories, life challenges, and passions. Along with Jay-Z’s personal narrative, he provides an explanation for his song lyrics to educate readers about hip hop’s importance, his life, and national issues. Thus, he creates several arguments about hip hop’s purpose in the music industry. Two of Jay-Z’s main arguments consisted of hip hop being a form of art and the story of a hustler. This is especially true when considering how Jay-Z defines hip hop, analyzes supporting evidence, and interprets rap lyrics.

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Though there is a definite message in the topic sentences, I feel that the message is rather scattered. The thesis statement seems to be left up to the reader to decipher. The author should have started with the history of letter writing and the introduction of email in mid to late 1990s’. I think the thesis statement in the first sentence, “Instead of using e-mails, mail a letter to your grandparents.” If that is a case there should be a solid encompassing idea behind why I should write the letter in the sentence as well. “We use computers to send e-mails

It’s imparting to be careful when receiving and sending mail, not making errors will make things run more smoothly. Incoming mail should be opened mail (if not privet), remove contents, date-stamp mail when received, checked and attach enclosures, shored and according to departments. Outgoing mail should be Collected from each department or deliver mail to the mail room at an agreed time to be sorted into first/second/special or recorded delivery or categories such as parcel delivery/couriers/insurance requirements, the mail costs calculated to be stamp or frank the items at the correct cost and then take mail to an appropriate post box/post office

With an increasing reliance to cell phone usage in the modern era, there are more potential distractions on the road than ever before. Even with the countless public service announcements urging individuals to not text while driving, there are many people do not take this message seriously. Thus, AT&T has decided to use its influential power and resources to create an advertisement that truly resonates with those who have not heeded the countless previous warnings. The company is making the argument that no post, web search, social media site, etc. is so important that it is worth taking the life of yourself, a loved one, or any innocent bystander.

These students both feel very strongly about the topic they are addressing in their letters. they both make very valid points on each side of the argument in an effective way. They are very professional. However, the students seem passionate about their arguments. Their feelings are clear due to their tone. Dave and Janet's tone was a true strength in their letters.

Today’s world is filled with advertisement, whether it is in public areas, automobiles, or even on television. The world is filled advertisement and it has been part of society’s everyday life. The advertisement being presented today is AT&T, an American multinational telecommunications corporation. The advertisement takes up an entire page. The visual shows an AT&T cell phone along with a panda bear surrounded with bamboo sticks. The cell phone is located between the bamboos and takes up approximately ⅕ of the page. The panda is hiding behind the bamboo, but the panda’s face is still visible. It appears that the panda is looking at the phone with amazement. Excluding the cell phone and the panda, the colors that are shown in the advertisement are green with a mixture of yellow. The bamboo has designs of hands and some have more fingers raised than others. Some fingers are even longer than others. The bamboo also has the hands facing in all different directions. On the bottom fifth of the page, the text says “More phones that work in more countries,

Based on emotional appeals the tone of this message comes across as a doomsday notice. The subject line did not capture the reader’s attention instead it caused a person to think that they are obligated to the interest of Better Horizons. The tone seems harsh as if to deal with the people in a strict way if they are not willing to participate. Persuasion has been defined as a successful, intentional effort at influencing another’s state through communication, assuming the person to be persuaded has some measure of freedom (Lyttle, 2001). In the student’s opinion the greeting is not friendly or encouraging. The principals of persuasion as it relate to authority present the credibility of Best Horizons as already being involved with the fight against breast cancer to convince its members to go along with them. With regard to reciprocation if the individuals care enough they will get on board with the fight. In this case the

This was my first Rhetorical Analysis, but I approached it the same way I would with any other paper. At first, I googled what an RA should look like but ended up not reading the articles I found, instead, I just did what I normal. It starts by putting off the task, but eventually I juggle some ideas around. Then, I generally pick a topic and write a little, shortly following I loose all motivation and stop writing for the day. I eventually come back and sit down for five to twelve hours, writing the bulk of the paper, or I totally change my mind and start over. Once my first draft is on “paper” I rearrange everything until it flows right. Then editing comes and I cut out as much as possible, while still being able to get my point across.

First, the greeting to Mr. Smith is appropriate, as well as the tone. Joe Williams laid his expectations out clearly where Mr. Smith could easily understand his concerns. Although, Mr. Williams did not agree with Chicken Co. he did give recommendations on how to improve. Secondly, the transition of the letter was smooth with easy understanding. Mr. Williams wrote in complete sentences throughout the letter, and had few errors with spelling. The tone of the letter was appropriate for the aggravation he was expressing, however, he was respectful while voicing his concerns.

According to an article written by Lou Solomon, Two-Thirds of managers are uncomfortable communication with employees. As someone in a position in which you are overseeing any number of individuals this is a problem. As a manager it is very important to be respected and trusted and effective communication can play a key role in just how smoothly a business can run. The managerial position is seen as the position in which employees can go to seek help or direction, the problem here is that not enough managers are trained to overcome the challenges of communication.

Angela’s soft-spoken, reserved and quiet demeanor has proven to be an asset to our company. Angela has been able to analyze a year’s worth of incoming mail, categorize the letters by type and frequency, and create a series of boilerplate

Dillon illustrates, “’i had sent you the assgnment earlier but I didn’t get a respond. If u get this assgnment could u please responed. Thanking u for ur cooperation’” (417). The author uses this quotation to further his purpose by giving an example of how many people communicate using emails and many forget the basics when constructing a sentence. Being able to show an example of how people send emails to one another with no merit or proof reading or care for correction. Allows the reader to show his evidence so the reader can see what he is writing about. Not only is this email not from a student but I believe it’s from a professor and that shows that it’s a common problem with educators as well. It’s no doubt that it’s much easier to shorten words but that’s where the problem starts, because if it’s ok for them to write that way then it’s ok for me to do the same. Once they get into a professional position they think its ok to send people email in an informal way. A lot of people send email like a text message, and not many companies allow the use of cell phone so people use emails to communicate with one another. When employees need to send someone an important email they do so improper because that’s what they have become accustom

No, not necessarily. It was fairly obvious from the beginning that the e-mail was sent at random as it didn’t seem very well thought out. I also felt that it came out of a place of internalized frustration rather than discussing said issues when or at least shortly after they occur.

Sam Dillon’s “ What Corporate America Can't Build: A Sentence” is a New York Times article talking about the inefficient written communication in the workplace, and how schools/classes are appearing to teach employees the correct way to email. In the article there is numerous examples of poorly worded emails coming from regular employees to the top chiefs themselves.The emails examples in the article