Rhetorical Devices In Bernville Sparknotes

He likes to reference the 2008 presidential campaign and depending on the political opinions of the reader it can conjure up many different emotions in some reader. By using pathos he gets people more interested in the topic of the article by involving their emotions and making it easy to relate to through the use of recent events. He uses an example of John McCain choosing not respond to rumors which he later explains is the wrong way to go about combatting a rumor. In the article he writes,“When John McCain, during the 2000 Republican primaries, was plagued with rumors that he had fathered an illegitimate child, for the most part he opted not to engage with them at all” (513). The fact that this example can be agreed with or disagreed with can bring emotions along from the reader.

Rachel Carson is a noted biologist who studies biology, a branch of science addressing living organisms, yet she has written a book called Silent Spring to speak about the harmful effects of pesticides on nature. Carson doesn’t write about birds’ genetic and physical makeup, the role of them in the animal food chain, or even how to identify their unbelievable bird songs, yet strongly attests the fight for a well developed environment containing birds, humans, and insects is just and necessary. To Carson, the war for a natural environment is instantly essential for holding on to her true love for the study of biology. Thus Carson claims that whether it be a direct hit towards birds or an indirect hit towards humans and wildlife, farmers need to understand the effects and abandon the usage of pesticides in order to save the environment by appealing to officials, farmers, and Americans in her 1962 book, Silent Spring. She positions her defense by using rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questioning to establish logos, juxtaposing ideas, and using connotative and denotative diction.

Edward Taylor was one of the most famous poets born in England. Taylor was influenced to write by religion, and it’s evident in his poem “Ebb and Flow”. Taylor illustrates, through the use of rhetorical devices, the fear that the fire inside his heart has burned out, and the hope that, through God’s grace, his affections will be ignited once again.

John Nicholas interviewed Bernie Sanders for the Nation, a journal on politics, about his views on a few issues being addressed by the candidates (12-6). During the civil-rights movement, Sanders was a supporter of Martin Luther King Jr’s vision. A non-white person has the right to freedom, like any other person. To this present day, inequality and discrimination are a real issue. Police brutality against African-Americans is not new in this country. However, his main concern is that people know about inequality toward blacks, but does not know that the unemployment rate for the African-American youth is at fifty percent. (Nicholas 14) A percentage that high on unemployment rate is an economic problem for the country. Racism continues to exist in America. Racial equality is a vital issue to

The power of imagination makes us infinite, and when it is dulled, one can feel trapped. Only after freeing ourselves, can we understand the beauty of a creative mind. Nathaniel Hawthorne explains how he also had to get back in tune with his imagination after not using it for years while working at the Custom House. Hawthorne draws a very well sketch of the boring life at the Custom House, and how after his head was “cut off” he got the mindset to be able to write the Scarlet Letter. In this long introduction to the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses rhetorical devices to describe character traits, show relationships between characters, hint at future events, and enrich the plot for the reader's enjoyment. With his effective use of imagery, symbolism and biblical allusions, Hawthorne adds depth to the novel while creating a connection to the meaning beyond the story that it tells.

In 1791, Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, writes to Thomas Jefferson, hoping to convince him and other supporters of slavery that supporting the institution of slavery is hypocritical. Drawing comparisons between the colonies under Great Britain and the enslavement and oppression of African Americans in the United States, he reminds Jefferson that America’s newly acquired freedom was a blessing granted by Heaven. Banneker utilizes a civil and courteous tone, religious allusions, and analogies to convey his feelings on slavery to urge Jefferson to take advantage of the power and position he has to work towards ending slavery.

Happiness is a person who experience positive emotions, share and received love, someone who is always laughs and has a smile on his face. Not all the people has the pleasure of having those feelings. Can be hard in life finding happiness when people around, are not happy either in life. In the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer deals about Chris McCandless who had a long life to live but, dies in the wild pursuing his happiness. Christopher Johnson McCandless come from a wealthy family and a brilliant man with perfect grades. He had everything in life, but he was not happy at all so, he decides to leave everything behind and start on a journey. Even though he did not went into the right path to reach his happiness, at the end he died for consuming the wrong seeds to survive in the wild. Jon Krakauer identify a lot with Chris McCandless’s life that he decided to write a book about Chris’s life. Joh Krakauer applies into the book the rhetorical situation and rhetorical appeals.

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Sanders incorporates pathos his passage to make his audience oppose mass migration. Sanders states “Colonists brought slavery with them to North America, along with smallpox and Norway rats. The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused not by drought but by the transfer onto the Great Plains of farming methods that were suitable to wetter regions”(Sanders 55). Here, we see him utilize the rhetorical appeal of pathos by making his audience feel guilty for supporting

From the moment James Baldwin was born up until his father’s death, it was crystal clear that the two did not see eye to eye, much more like bumped heads. Baldwin often stated how he had grown to hate this man he called a father who was described as a cruel and arbitrary menace from not just individuals in his neighborhood, but his very own children as well. As the story progresses, Baldwin’s boiled up hate and ordeals of bigotry in his new hometown gradually began to affect not only his mindset, but his attitude towards individuals around him. With the use of rhetorical strategies, Baldwin is able to characterize his father with persuasive appeals, express their complex relationship with tone, and depict the connection between both him and

She tells a story of Roger Griswold, a federalist “attacking” Mathew Lyon, a Vermont representative with a “cane”. Page paints a picture of the Democratic-Republican never-ending battle of “chamber fire pit” and “fire tongs” as threatening objects and violence used amongst the opposing political party. Her vivid illustrations through charged and detailed diction creates a violent image. This creates a more in depth understanding of the issue. Page’s strong examples of of imagery conveys the audience of the abuse and destruction that is causing our country to become more and more divided. The contrasting opinions between one another should have nothing to do with the separation of our country. The public is “reflected in everything” from whom “they marry to where they get their news.” In reality we “spend time around those who think differently than we do”, however we seem to shun anyone who may think differently than ourselves. More than half of Republicans are reported to watch “Fox News at least a few times a week” while “Democrats are watching MSNBC [...].” Page uses these examples to show the audience that American citizens watch and pour their time into the things they agree with. This affects the audience by showing they have the tendency to gravitate towards things they agree with and not look at the

Baldwin begins the story in media res (in the middle of things) could be because the beginning is not as important as the events he is focusing on in the story. Typically, we see this approach in books when the author leads to main events through flashbacks. This approach helps Baldwin to attract the reader’s attention to the story right away. Through flashbacks, the readers learn more about the background of the story.

Sanders addresses Rushdie’s writings with many devices to explain his vision and interpretation. Sanders lists many of our “heroes” as a way to address that we consciously like travelers, and equally we do not like staying put. Hyperbole is used in line 17 to show how often people in this country like to keep moving, saying that if you were to stop moving, like a shark, you would die. He then uses parallelism to usurp a quote from Rushdie. He brings up the bad sides of nationalism as well as using satire to

Washington Post journalist, Harold Meyerson, in his political article "On big business, Clinton moves to the left of Sanders" analyzes the merits of Clinton vs. Sanders. Meyerson's purpose is to acknowledge what each candidate is trying to bring to light; such as the high wage policy and tax money and its use. He has a questioning tone in order to show that he is neither for, nor is he against what they are saying, in his attempt to appeal to an audience whose political leanings he has no knowledge of.

In the movie, the character of Bernie, is played by Jack Black. He is a very caring man with his mind set on improving everyone’s day. The way Jack Black portrays the character in this movie is just amazing. He perfectly portrays the character and doesn’t forget to surprise you in every single scene with his acting abilities. The scene that really stuck out in particular, is the opening scene. In this scene, he is preparing a body for a funeral service, and he really sets the tone of the entire movie with this scene. His facial expressions when the movie first starts honestly portray the facial expressions of a very happy, gentle, man. While he is preparing the body you can also see these attributes with how gentle he is with the carcass. This is just one scene where Jack Black shows his amazing acting abilities as the character Bernie. The other scene that is acted perfectly by Jack Black, is the scene where Bernie is driving in his car singing along to the music. This scene truly portrays the nature of a very happy, and humble man. Although Jack Black’s performance of Bernie was great, there was one other character that really stood out in this