Rhetorical Letter

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.

Marlantes expresses the quote “The ideal response to killing in war should be similar to a mercy killing, sadness mingled with respect” (Page 42) because he wants to proclaim how his reaction to killing really is and what others expected it to be. Most of the time when he was killing in combat, he felt either nothing or a kind of exhilaration. This was not the answer most people wanted to hear, he acknowledges, and he hesitated giving it when he returned from Vietnam afraid he would appear to be indifferent or overzealous, as some protestors of the war portrayed those who fought in it. Several years later, Marlantes says that he is deeply saddened by the deaths that he has caused. Marlantes found a different feeling than every other soldier

After reading A Modest Proposal, I had mixed feelings about Jonathan Swifts story. I noticed almost immediately after starting the story that Swift utilized humor. In addition, the era that Swift was writing his story in was a time of crises for his country, Ireland. Consequently, this could have resulted in many people writing letters on how they could improve the country. Therefore, in my opinion, I think that that his proposal was just a satire piece out of frustration. Irony also had a key role in this work. This can be seen with the title of the story, A Modest Proposal, as his plan is anything but modest, and additionally can be better linked to barbaric. I was also amazed at how much detail that Swift put into writing his proposal.

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.

In King's essay, "Letter From Birmingham Jail", King brilliantly employs the use of several rhetorical strategies that are pivotal in successfully influencing critics of his philosophical views on civil disobedience. King's eloquent appeal to the logical, emotional, and most notably, moral and spiritual side of his audience, serves to make "Letter From Birmingham Jail" one of the most moving and persuasive literary pieces of the 20th century.

Ed O’Keefe on the Washington post wrote “ The Postal Service experienced a 13 percent drop in mail”. Cullen, Kevin of commercial news points out how the postal service (USPS) is losing money. Also McDevitt, Caitlin of Newsweek mentions it’s a waste of due to junk mail. Throughout the years of the USPS not being restructured to save money for other needs.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his bold novel, The Scarlet Letter tackles a variety of themes that include: sin, guilt, redemption, postfeminism, and organized religion's abuse of power. Hawthorne spoke in a somber and grim tone, designed to arouse a sense of suspense for his readers. The audience in which he was addressing would have been conservative Christians and women suffragettes, all of whom reflected the ideologies during this time period. By instilling clever diction, Hawthorne exposes hypocrisy in Puritanism and objects against the religion's superfluous punishments; which force individuals to endure unnecessary and extreme suffering.

In the Screwtape Letters, Screwtape used three rhetorical strategies against the patient; logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos is an argument, the reasoning the author uses, and or logical evidence. Ethos is how an author builds credibility and trustworthiness, the character and their ethics. Pathos is the words or passages that an author uses to show and trigger emotions. Each of these were used to manipulate the patients morals and values in life. Screwtape made sure that he was going to do bad things and be sent to hell rather than do good so that he could go to heaven.

For my rhetorical paper, I decide to choose Senator John F. Kennedy as my candidate, because I felt that John. F Kennedy was very effective and confident in answering the questions. I felt that John F. Kennedy’s overall target audience are those who believes in freedom and supports the Democratic party. Those who also agree that the Congress should give medical aid to the aged, a comprehensive minimum hourly wage bill, and federal aid to education. I feel that the purpose and goal that John F. Kennedy wanted to achieve is to make America strong by promoting freedom, good leadership, and getting other countries to view America as a strong country just as China and Khrushchev as Kennedy stated “I want people in Latin

With violence and oppression slowly becoming part of American culture, people have turned to social media and other popular platforms to educate larger audiences about these matters through the use of a variety of rhetorical devices. Te-Nehisi Coate’s open letter “Letter to My Son” is one such message which uses a father’s strong love to convince the audience about African-American inequality. Even comedy is used as a rhetorical device to convince others: Michael Che’s comedy routine Matters on Netflix addresses a multitude of controversial topics. Both texts primarily use pathos appeal in order to connect with their audiences on an emotional level and thus convince them of their stances on certain controversies. These two texts taught me

Title: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" Introduction: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is a humorous yet biting commentary on the poverty and social inequality prevalent in 18th-century Ireland. In this essay, Swift addresses the dire circumstances faced by the impoverished Irish population and proposes a shocking solution to highlight the indifference of the ruling class towards the suffering of the poor. First Paragraph - Swift paints a grim picture of the economic conditions in Ireland, describing the streets crowded with beggars and families struggling to survive. He writes, "It is a melancholy object to those who walk through this great town... when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin doors, crowded with beggars of the

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In his article “If Technology Is Making Us Stupid, It’s Not Technology’s Fault,” David Theo Goldberg effectively informs the reader about the effects that computers in the home and school environment could have on the future education of the coming generations. Goldberg achieves this by executing defined organization and adding unique comparisons about the potentially crippling effects technology can have on a society when put into the wrong hands.

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