Pass The Pie, A Rhetorical Analysis

In the short play A Raisin in the sun conflict’s both internal and external occure for in three of the main characters regarding their dreams. When the opportunity came for them to accomplish their dreams through using the insurance money they’ve come across from the loss of a family member, one of the main characters, Walter, wishes to be successful in life; but he needs the insurance money to do so. He wants to use the insurance money to open up a liquor store because he believes this would change his life. A exceptional quote that shows his determination to be successful in life is when he speaks to Ruth “You tired, ain’t you? Tired of everything. Me, the boy. The way we live-this beat up hole-everything”(

Nickel and Dimed is written in the first person by Barbara Ehrenreich. The whole novel is personal accounts that she experienced during her trip through poverty. Also, she includes asterisks in her writing to give background information on a certain topic or phrase. This appeals to logos because the information is raw statistics that support her writing. She definitely uses her sophisticated vocabulary when writing the novel, but she includes humor which makes the tone more welcoming and understandable.

Do you ever wonder how journalists get away with presenting overly biased information through blog sites and news articles? Reporters have been doing this for years, and because of the law enforcement's inability to regulate what gets broadcasted through the media, these articles remain the leading culprits for false interpretation by the audience. A Modest Proposal is a prime example of how easy it is to manipulate the media by the way Swift conjures up what seems to be the “only solution” for the poverty issues in Ireland. Although the idea of “eating children to save money” seems absurd today, the citizens actually believed it to be a probable solution at the time. Swift influenced the viewpoints of his readers by the way he presented logical statistics in his work, making him seem as a credible source to onlookers who had no prior knowledge on the topic.

Illustrating how immigrants help the economy through their suffering, brings up empathy once more. The authors’ describe how they fled to a new country looking for a better life, finding unwanted jobs paying minimally, causing the consumers to positively buy products cheaply. Lakoff and Ferguson use pathos to They claim that to solve immigration, one must look at the issue broadly, realizing that the solution lies when everyone collaborates to decrease the number of people fleeing their country. Explaining the different viewpoints allows them to concede to the readers, showing how they are making their decisions based on knowledge. However, when comparing the two different views they still seem biased, using a negative tone when describing the way conservatives

Jonathan Swift’s essay, “A Modest Proposal,” works to get the Irish people to resist England. He discusses how Ireland is in bad shape, why England is to blame, and how there are reasonable solutions to these problems.

Paragraph 1- NASA is using all the money they have to keep what they have right now up and running, but if we sell the older spacecrafts and satellites the private companies can keep them running and being worked on while NASA builds bigger and better things. In Brian Berger's article “With NASA Budget Cuts Looming, SETI Eyes Private Funding”, he says, “NASA's astrobiology budget, the source of most of that grant money, is facing a steep decline. Under NASA's 2007 budget proposal, currently before Congress, the U.S. space agency would spend $32.5 billion on astrobiology in the year ahead--half of what it spent on astrobiology in 2005.” (Berger, pg 1). A survey was conducted between February 4, 2013, and February 6, 2013, by random people, the results were 75 percent believe that NASA’s budget should be doubled to 1 percent of the federal budget to fund initiatives including a mission to Mars.

A Modest Proposal is a deeply ironic and humanistic essay by what it denounces. Swift proposes that the poor of the country sell their children aged one year to those who will be able to afford this "delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food". This provocative proposition denounces the selfishness, inhumanity, and injustice of political economy: if the poor are devoured, figuratively, by politicians and the rich, as well as propose that they are also literally. Exclusion becomes ingestion. It also reveals a certain conception of the human being whose reason and common sense are doubtful.

"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical essay that is focused at exposing the dreadful life the poor citizens of Ireland had to go through. The author evidently blames the wealthy individuals for the situation.Swift, with a strategical and powerful use of rhetorical devices such as irony and appeal to emotions, effectively points out the real solution for the horrific condition of Ireland.

In Jonathan Swift’s essay, A Modest Proposal (1729), Swift puts forth a proposal that would over “fix” Ireland’s issue of poor children and women at the time. His proposal was to start eating kids when they were born, so they would not wind up on the streets. Throughout his essay, he uses statistical data, appeal to marriage, and use of repetition to persuade his audience that his proposal will be a good idea.

The world we live in today is complicated, it is a complex world filled with many problems. People have struggled to deal with these problems in their quest to make the world a better place. Jonathan Swift, an incredible writer and a successful economist, was one such person. In his famous essay “A Modest Proposal”, Swift attempts to bring attention to the plight of the Irish people. Swift was frustrated by the whole situation, but was particularly infuriated by the English’s lack of morality and inaction. This man risked his reputation and more importantly his life in an attempt to help the people of Ireland. Like Swift, we live in a world with many problems and many people who desire change. Swift expresses his views in order to improve a difficult situation with political problems similar to the problems of today.

Jonathan Swift wrote A Modest Proposal, and showed that Ireland had an issue with famine and overpopulation. His proposal essay was very gross and disgusting, but it solved the issue that he was conveying. Swift’s piece is effective because children are vulnerable, it creates mental pictures, and it accuses everyone in their society.

A Modest Proposal was Jonathan Swift’s response to the deplorable conditions faced in Ireland. Swift’s writing brought light to the economic and social issues facing the public in an outlandish, contemptuous, and somewhat humorous way. Cannibalism, as Swift suggests, was a practical solution to the crisis’s faced during the time of his writing. Such a morally outlandish concept uses exaggeration as a tool to relay his argument, making his satire highly effective. The use of satirical responses can elicit change and provoke thought through self-reflection, humor, and criticism.

Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal," is a piece of work that deeply expresses satire. Johnathan’s description of destitution is characterized through the life of Ireland's poor individuals in the 18th century. Shocking the sensibilities of readers, he considers their inhuman way of living throughout the entire text. Being born Ireland himself, Swift thought of himself as an Englishman, but the English is his intended audience. Sadly, Englishmen were predisposed of hatred to the Irish, they may take lightly Swift’s point of the essay and endorse Swift's proposal! "A Modest Proposal" starts with the description of 18th century Irish life. Ireland during those times were a place where children became beggars/thieves in order to live and help

America is considered to be “the land of Opportunity”. From jobs, to healthcare, America has a lot to offer, which is why so many people want to live here. The issue with this is the US only allows a certain number of immigrants per year to become citizens. The majorities of immigrants who want to come to America know this and feel they might not be accepted in the small number that is allowed so they enter the country illegally. According to an article found in the New York Times, in 2008, there was an estimated 11.9 million illegal immigrants in America and since then the number has grown. Another solution to the illegal immigrant issue is to raise the number of visas given to immigrants per year. In another passage taken from the article by Jeff Jacoby, he states, “But because US law authorizes only 5000 visas annually for the low skilled immigrants, there is no lawful way for most of the workers we need to enter the country.” By giving such a low number of visas to immigrants each year, it causes other immigrants to want to enter the country illegally, in an act of desperation. By raising the number of visas given, it can

In this article, the author is trying to describe immigration and its relationship to America’s benefit to it, from the late twentieth century, to the current situation of immigration. He tells of how the U.S had attempted to gather immigrants from Greece and various other European countries. This attempt however, resulted in the flood of Latin American and Asian immigrants. As the criteria for admittance into the country become centered on family and specific skilled job occupants, the U.S was able to specifically pinpoint exactly who they wanted to allow in. The author also goes into depth about the rise of the industrial industry during the immigration boom. The author goes on about immigration dependance for America’s economy. Immigrants have always worked for lower wages, and longer hours than most workers in our work force. The author has been highlighting the point that America benefits off of immigrants, and their labor many times throughout the article. This seems to be the style of his writing.