Bob Allen Rhetorical Analysis

This postcard builds suspense in the reader’s mind. Alex saying that this adventure could kill him makes the reader interested in finding out more. “If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again I want you to know you’re a great man.” (Krakauer 3).

Many people wish they can drop everything important to them and isolate themselves from society; very few people will even attempt this, but Chris McCandless breaks societal norms to accomplish this goal. In Into the Wild, John Krakauer tells the story of this young man’s life to inspire the audience to chase their dreams through the use of logos, involved sentence, and anecdotes.

A prosecutor’s job is to find evidence to support his case against an individual accused of breaking the law while a defense attorney tries to present evidence to prove the innocence of the person accused. Neither can be truly be unbiased about their evidence but each of them is motivated to confirm a particular position. Much like a defense attorney, in his biography, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer attempts to prove that McCandless’s tragedy was not due to his incompetence or lack of knowledge about the wild. He asserts emotions and rational onto McCandless’s experience as well as drawing similarities between his personal experience and McCandless’s in order to create a more sympathetic response from readers.

Jonathan Edwards is one of the leaders of the “Great Awakening.” Before reading the text, determine the historical context through online research. In one or two sentences, briefly define the historical context of Edward's’ speech. What does Edwards hope to accomplish with this sermon? Define his purpose.

The Confederacy gained support after shots rang at Ft. Sumter on xxx 1861. Before that event, Arkansas preferred to remain neutral and hoped for a peaceful outcome to the divided country. President Lincoln’s decision to issue a call for troops signified an attempt to use violence to preserve the union, and triggered a vote that would change Arkansas forever. The elected leaders of Arkansas by a margin of 69 to 1 passed a disunion ordinance and chose to stand with the Confederate States to oppose Northern aggression, unfortunately there loyalty went underappreciated as Arkansas’ geographical and political significance went overlooked by confederate leaders and their war strategy. This strategic error resulted in limited government support

The name of my chosen state-level legislator is Royce West, and he is the Texas State Senator for District 23. He is African-American and his religious affiliation is Baptist. He belongs to the Democratic Party; therefore, he shares my preferred party preference. Senator Royce West has been in office since January of 1993, so he has been in office for a total of 24 years.

As a decorated combat veteran, having served 11 years, his stance on veterans and their health services upon returning from combat has a lot of credibility. Focusing on the care and future health of veterans in Texas as well as being critical of over medicating by the VA could earn him votes from the 64,000 veterans in this district. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs about a third of this population is 65+; meaning that they are more likely to vote but in order to GOTV they will need paid media, likely in the form of mail pieces and broadcast television.

There stood thirteen men and women, each with a rope around their arms and legs

Rick Perry was elected governor of Texas in late 2000. He was born on March 4, 1950, in the small town of Paint Creek, Texas. The reason why I chose him for my essay because he is a good man, a man of integrity. Rick Perry is a wonderful man and he has been a great Texas Governor. What has Rick Perry done for Texas? The state’s economic growing up fast during his long tenure as governor of Texas. During his tenure, he had passed several new laws that help reducing crime rates and saving millions of dollars for Texas. Texas has done better than what most of the other states trying to do. Over the past he has created many jobs for people in Texas, while the other states have all lost jobs. There are now about 2 million or more new employees in

Allow me to introduce to you the next Governor of the great state of Texas, Jane “Bitzi” Johnson Miller. Bitzi is a proud native Texan born in Odessa, Texas and is the granddaughter of former Governor of Texas Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson. She grew up on her family 's cattle ranch near Pecos, Texas. There she learned the value of a hard days work, that family comes first, a man is only as good as his word, and a firm handshake still goes a long way. After graduating from Pecos High School as Valedictorian Bitzi attended Texas Tech University were she graduated with honors earning her Masters of Business Administration majoring in general business and minoring in finance. After serving in executive roles for several oil

In this essay, I will be examining the candidates running for the offices of Texas Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General in the 2014 election year. Each candidate’s bio, political view on issues, and strengths and weakness will be evaluated. Also, after each evaluation, I will express my opinion of the best candidate and why I feel that candidate is best for the job. Let us begin with the office of Texas Governor.

On April 21st, Dr. Saxe held a panel discussion that lasted an hour and 30 minutes. All type of people that work at the local and state level went there, from people running for different districts to the state representative, Chris Turner. During this panel of discussion, 8 persons had the time to introduce themselves, what they’re running for, and what they would do if they get elected. This was a great day for this class because we had the opportunity to interact with people who holds positions in the state of Texas, giving us another view of how things work in Texas.

He is well known for making fast changes and fixes across many communities that other politicians have not or are not doing. Clennie Jones states, “Thank you.. The majority of the senator's has been bulied and bought off by Rauner-Ken Dunkin,, my senator Napoleon Harris just to name 2. Stand up and be that voice for the hard working people you serve” (Facebook). Throughout the state there has been corruption from competitors but this supporter from his Facebook page commented their thoughts on how he is doing something great for the state. His support within the South Suburbs over the years has increased along with his drive to make changes from how the area is where he grew up. Active supporter Amy, has commented on one of his posts regarding his new endorsement with the Chicago Tribune with, “You have my support. But please don't let another community be torn apart like District 210 Lincolnway. What has happened here is just wrong and we are hurting” (Facebook). The people of this area are concerned and struggling to keep on their toes as other politicians are steadily not making enough benefits for the citizens. He looks to be liked by a majority of the state whereas of course there will always be questions to be answered for

Rand’s use of diction shows Equality as lively and energetic with phrases such as “risen in one leap”, “body whirled”, “seized a branch”, and “swung us high” to show his energy. Moreover, Rand makes the imagery seem bright and free giving a more energetic mood. His actions actions and thoughts throughout chapters 7-8 help develop more and energetic characteristics. These characteristics show more individualism than collectivism. Rand portrays him this way to show he is different from his collectivist society.

I have chosen to focus on the columnist Steve Chapman who writes for the Chicago Tribune under the opinion column on the Chicago Tribune website. He most commonly writes editorials showing both sides, but puts an emphasis on his opinion almost to persuade the reader towards his side. I believe he would be a good person to analyze because he keeps current with the pieces he writes, and they are all focused on controversial topics that arise such as the recent Las Vegas shooting, or the legalization of marijuana in the state of Illinois. Additionally, his topics can also broaden out to writing about international affairs in an attempt to keep his readers informed on the world around them. He has been a part of the editorial board for the Chicago