Textual Analysis Examples

In South Central, Los Angeles, there is a food epidemic taking place among the population. For miles and miles, the only easily attainable food source is fast food; causing the overconsumption of un-nutritious, greasy, and fattening food. This is the problem brought to the public’s attention by speaker Ron Finley in his Ted Talks speech, “A Guerilla Gardener in South Central L.A.” Finley explains how everywhere he looks in his native South Central, all he sees are fast food chains and Dialysis clinics opened due to the lack of nutritious food. Finley views the lack of a healthy food source as a serious problem, and brings up

stress and to relieve anxiety varies from one person to another” (p. 1). The author

Authors who are not from the scientific community appear to be more assertive about their claims as compared to experts of the field. In the following rhetorical analysis, I explore the differences in original research articles tailored toward experts and pop science articles which target a general audience. The pop science article is, “Immune System, Unleashed by Cancer Therapies, Can Attack Organs”, written by Matt Richtel of the New York Times. I compare this with the original research article, “Checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapy targets tumour-specific mutant antigens” by Gubin et al., published in Nature journal. Both articles talk about the cutting-edge research in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Cancer immunotherapy gets rid of tumors by using the body’s immune system to target cancer cells. Gubin et al.’s article uses genomics and bioinformatics to compare therapeutic synthetic long-peptide vaccines with the working of immunotherapy drugs. Richtel’s article discusses the

Richard Van Camp's, The Lesser Blessed, contains elements that classify the novel with both Indigenous and Modern genres. Featuring both genres in a text can lead to contradicting themes that form a binary. This binary has the potential to limit the extent readers can connect to the story, suggesting the presence of a barrier. Barriers hinder the readers' lack of understanding or relatability to either Indigenous or Modern works of literature. This paper will serve to analyze how Richard Van Camp deconstructs the binary by having the sides work together rather than against one another. Furthermore, this paper will discuss how by breaking down the binary, Richard Van Camp is allowing his novel to be accessible to all readers.

The main point of this article is to criticize Trump’s actions handling issues carrying out role of leading a nation. In response to airstrikes and nations varying justifications, the author states in source B, “chaos engulfing the Trump administration that the U.S. airstrikes on Syria had to jostle for public attention with the voluminous news of the president's scandals.”(Boot) This quote signifies the overall theme of the article that the author believes Trump and his administration actions are not sufficient in dealing with Syria. The author uses fallacies such as red herring to divert attention away from the real issue and onto Trump’s personal life. The author’s opinion used to influence readers shown when the author states, “It is hard to imagine how Trump can do his job - for example, approving military strikes on Syria - while drowning in this rising tide of scandal.” (Boot) Source B reveals the

The one technique I am not understanding is the using simple coloring to help solve sudoku puzzles. From my understanding, one does not even use colors; rather, the colors are inferred. I somewhat understand the use of pluses and minuses because they creates “chain.” For example, there’s one plus that’s in the same row as a minus, and then that minus is in the same column as a plus and so on, except I’m not understanding where the plus in square f1 (in figure 12) came from, except that it might have something to do with the minus that is in the same grid (def123) as it. I’m not understanding why all the pluses and minuses in the figure are reliant on whether or not there is a one in f1. Then the author asked us to change all the pluses and minuses into black and white square, and I’m not sure that makes any difference or makes solving the puzzle any easier. Now the author is asking us to suppose the solution of a candidate in a square, and then it states that this candidate can occur outside the chain, and now I’m not understanding why we were creating the chain if it didn’t help us determine definite candidates.

Making these jugs were a way for the African slaves to express themselves. They were used for religious reasons and held burial significance. Ceramics class was effective in exposing a completely new form of art to me that I had no previous knowledge about. From this assignment I was able to learn more about African-American culture, the significance of pottery in the lives of different people and how the meaning of face jugs have shifted. As a result of what I have learned I am more curious of the history behind the things that I see and use in everyday

This vase could have been used as a container for water or wine and perhaps as a drinking vessel.

John Fire Lame Deer was a Sioux Indian tribal leader, medicine man, rodeo clown, and storyteller amongst other things. A selection from his autobiography Seeker Of Visions: The Life Of A Sioux Medicine Man titled “Talking to the Owls and Butterflies” is a short piece regarding nature and man’s relationship with it. The piece was intended to make an impression on white people in order to help salvage what is remaining in the environment. Lame Deer reprimands the “white world” for its negative outlook towards nature and the treatment of animals, he converses how man has changed and reshaped nature in order to make it more profitable. Stating that Caucasians have gone and altered animals in order to create

With the explosion technology and social media, not only do Americans have to read multiple sources to fully understand topics like politics, you have to scan and skim those articles to make sure they can rely on them. In Jonathan Capehart’s article, “Donald Trump’s rhetoric will keep the Republican Party out of the White House,” for The Washington Post, describes why Trump’s blatant racism and ludicrous comments will keep not only him, but all Republican candidates out of the White House. Capehart argues that the countless offensive remarks against Hispanics will make the Republican Party less credible and then even if Trump is not the main GOP candidate, his xenophobic comments will keep any Republican out of the Oval Office. From a glance, this article may seem reasonable and level-headed, however, the information provided is flawed and does not paint an accurate picture of the whole situation. Capehart also presents his article as partially biased, even though any opinion should almost be nonexistent. Comparably, another article by Charlie Savage, describes a similar account of Donald Trump saying something offensive about minorities, but this time it is about Muslims. In his article for The New York Times, Savage talks about a revision made to Trump’s “I plan to ban all Muslims from the United States” speech that could potentially keep Trump out of the courts and keep him in the race for President. By Trump stating he was only going to ban Muslims who were out

Abraham Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” and Emily Dickinson’s “Success is Counted Sweet,” are two inspirational pieces of art that fall under two different types of discourses. The “Second Inaugural Address,” is a great example and definition of what Rhetoric is. It encompasses all four resources of languages- argument, appeal, arrangement, and artistic devices. “Success is Counted Sweet,” doesn’t cover the four resources of language that apply to rhetoric; therefore, it is categorized as a poem.

An analysis happens when you evaluate something and then break it down and interpret it for your audience. When you analyze something, you are observing it and then deciding “this thing means this”. Many things can affect someone’s analysis, such as stereotypes, culture, and past experience. We often analyze things in our day to day life without even realizing.

My second piece I want to tell you about is the Sphinx of Amenhotep III. This piece was made sometime between 2000-1000 B.C. The artist from this piece is unknown but it is believed that the Sphinx of Amenhotep III is a model of a temple. It is only about 9 7/8 inches in length, 5 1/4 inches in width and 5 1/4 inches tall. Amenhotep III had many statues completed of him and during that age Amenhotep built many temples and other chapels. By the looks of it, it just looks like a giant doorstopper. But this artifact has great symbolism. The sphinx puts two things together and offers them to the gods, and that would be protective power of the lion with the royal function. It’s a lion’s body but transforms to human arms and hands. It has about

The Greek Storage Jar (Amphora) depicting man and boy was created around 550-540 BCE. It was found in Ancient Greece. The amphora storage jar is made out of terracotta and it is eleven inches in height. Then it was painted on with black and brown paint. This jars colors are used to create contrast, the lines are used to unify it, the shapes on the object are the most important part of the image and patterns are used on the jar to help fill the space on the jar. Therefore colors are used to create contrast.

This is another way that this vase relates to that of Euphronios’ vase Death of Sarpedon. The process of creating such a manipulation to the clay is simply the opposite of the black figure vase technique. Instead of using slip to define figures it is used to cover the background and then the details are applied with a slip and brush. This method was very common especially among Kalpis/Hydria vases during the time. This is one major difference between the Terracotta Kalpis/Hydria (Water Jar) with Achilles and Penthesilea and the Terracotta Neck Amphora with the Battle between Herakles and the Centaur Nessos; one is red figure and the other is black figure. The red figure design of the Terracotta Kalpis/Hydria (Water Jar) with Achilles and Penthesilea created a more active and fluid movement that allowed for enhanced narrative. Likewise, there seems to be a lot less texture in this piece than the Terracotta Neck Amphora with the Battle between Herakles and the Centaur Nessos because there was a larger emphasis on the story and the characters. This is reflective of the shift between the Orientalizing and Archaic periods and their differing values and