Persuasive Analysis

If Iowa was the only state in the United States, what city would you live in

The novels Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, authored by Matthew Quick and November 9, authored by Colleen Hoover, share similar themes and ideas despite their very different styles. Forgiveness is one common theme presented in the texts, shown through similar techniques of foregrounding through flashbacks, as well as other contrasting techniques. The theme of betrayal is shown through anecdote and emotive language in the novels. The importance of relationships is illustrated by Quick and Hoover, as each protagonist experiences an empty, isolated life. Quick and Hoover explore these issues in contrasting ways.*

Only five percent of the world’s population live in The United States of America, but twenty-five percent of the incarcerated people live here. Our country has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and not because we are criminals, but because prisons operate under a corrupt system.“We only kill black people.’ Police Officer Says During Traffic Stop”. Yes, unfortunately, this is a legitimate news article published by Christine Hauser and Jacey Fortin on August 31, 2017. We are currently living in a society where wealth and race dominate exterminating any sense of justice and kindness remaining in our society. Bryan Stevenson’s book Just Mercy is a memoir about how our justice system is shaped in a way in which according to Bryan Stevenson, “treats you much better if you are rich and guilty than if you are poor and innocent ”(Stevenson, Bryan. "We need to talk about an injustice." TED. Feb. 2012. Lecture.). In addition to this, it also treats you better if you’re white. This memoir also tells us how the system treats the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned many people based on their race and socioeconomic status. In other words, the system is shaped in a way that the broken get punished because the system wants them to remain broken. In Just Mercy, Stevenson successfully uses ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade his audience to see a different perspective of our justice system which I believe is the reality of our justice system.

imagery to create a theme of conformity in society. Huxley uses these literary devices in his

“I now walk into the wild” stated Chris McCandless, as he is about to make the worst decision of his life. Chris was just your average rich suburban kid when one day he decided to flip his whole world around, Chris decided to leave his whole life behind and to go live off the land in Alaska. Chris tried to do the impossible, and failed terribly. For all i know the only people living off the land are tribes and people in third world countries, these people would switch lives with chris in a heartbeat! Chris never realized how lucky he was to have an education (not just your average education either, he attended Emory), a home, and people that love him. In my eyes chris killed himself with his stupidity. He lacked knowledge of the wilderness, and he never got to prove his point. Although he followed his dream, he died which proves that you cannot live your life off of the land. Chris was a fool because he was not prepared to go into the wild and because he hurt a lot of people emotionally while gone.

As a doctor in Cuba, I have had a good education and it was paid for by the government. From the first day of school, I’ve never had to pay anything. Now, as a grownup, I am a doctor. I get paid $62 in Cuban pesos a month. My home is paid for by the government. The government also pays for my food, but it’s not enough to go through a month. I decided that it’s time to find a better country to live in. I’ve weighed all my options, and I think that Canada has the stronger economy, the better form of government, and the more comfortable way of living.

Nicholas Kristof’s, New York Times article, “I Am Very Afraid I Will Die Tonight”, covers the nightmares that are going on in Syria and why the USA should be taking action to put it to an end. Civilians are currently being terrorized by their own government as they are intentionally dropping bombs on on them. They are doing this as a method of attempting to fight back against the extremists. According to Kristof’s article, the United States has put minimal effort towards stopping these horrors, and there is much more we can do to stop it. To carry out his argument, Kristof uses different rhetorical appeals.

Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer all delivered powerful, persuasive speeches that will go down in history. The use of these creative individuals’ language and persuasion played a pivotal role within the civil rights movement. We can observe this in the speakers’ rhetoric devices like ethos, logos and pathos.

Entry 1: Passage: “Bro, you should just hit that. Forget about Jase. God, that is one candy-coated honeybunny.” # 14

I agree that Hochswender was persuasive in the part of the argument that he claims that he is not a bad person for driving an SUV. Although, I do not believe that he was persuasive with other parts of the argument, he is convincing on this aspect. While viewing the article from a point of view where Hochswender is aiming to convince his readers that SUV drivers are not bad, he makes two extremely logical (logos) points. Those points are that road navigation within his area being easier while driving an SUV and that the ideas behind the television commercials and the “Pulp Fiction” movie linking SUVs and terrorism are illogical. I agree that he is using ethics (ethos) as he explains the contributions that he makes to society.

The controversial issue regarding the abolishment of penalty rates within the Australian workforce has been addressed heavily in the Australian media. It’s my intention in this speech to assert that penalty rates are vital for low-wage earning as a form of fair compensation for their surplus working hour. My target audience are members of the Parliament who are aiming to reinforce the abolishment of the penalty rate in an effort to raise economic benefit and general citizens. This speech is to be addressed in a formal register in a theatre in front of parliament members.

In the Ted Talk “We should aim for perfection- and stop fearing failure”, Jon Bowers outlines his argument for perfection. He begins by giving an example of a “small error” that ended up costing Amazon over $160 million dollars. He then lists more examples draws them forward to present his idea of perfection. The examples show how one tiny error can have an enormous impact and he turns to the audience asking “why we cannot achieve perfection?”. He draws the listeners in by giving personal experience in striving for perfection. “Look, a hundred people die everyday due to vehicular crashes. Think about that for a second. That's like the equivalent of four commercial airliners crashing every week, yet we still can't convince ourselves to pay perfect attention behind the wheel. So I teach my drivers to value perfection”. Jon is an educator for professional delivery drivers and has to ensure that they are prepared to handle any and every situation possible.

“Responsibility” would not quite meet the criteria for our persuasive essay assignment. The essay did not have a clear persuasive argument. I can deduct the possibility that the author’s intention was to get a reader to become more responsible, but the majority of the essay does not focus on any reasons for one to do so. As well, the essay took on a tone that removed all credibility from the author when, at the end of the third paragraph, they go on a tirade demeaning anybody who does stupid and irresponsible things. Passing judgement like that made me feel indifferent about the thoughts of the author throughout the rest of the essay. Perhaps if this portion were revised, and the introduction and conclusion were more developed, this essay would

Credibility Statement: My mom is a pediatric nurse practitioner, and has always made me to get all of my shots and vaccinations. Over the past few weeks, I have spent a considerable amount of time reading up on this topic.

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the