relies on character and a sense of reliability and trust. The personal branding of the author and the writing style used to implement the argument is crucial to appealing to the reader’s emotions and actions. In response to the actions of ‘cheating pollies’, the writer argues that there is clear injustice and action needs to be taken. “I propose a system that might just make them think twice. What if we punished rorting politicians…?” Rather than to empathise with those affected by the penalty rate
Oh, how far we’ve come Miss Polly Baker was a mother to five kids who were all born without being married to any of the kid’s fathers. The bench was making her pay fines for her actions and letting the men walk away without any repercussions. Although she made great points that make sense in today’s world, this wasn’t the puritan way in this day in history. Benjamin Frankin is the original author of this speech as it is a fictional character. Franklin didn’t completely believe in the puritan ways
Introduction to Client Clintus (Clint) Bowling is the son of Lonzo Bowling and Polly Bowling neé Dean. Clint is twenty years old heterosexual white male who lived in the Mudlick Hollow of the isolated Kentucky Appalachian Mountains until recently. Clint lately received his high school diploma and is currently moving to Cincinnati, Ohio with his Uncle David for job opportunities. Clint has one sibling, Josh, but is part of a large family with about fifty members living in or around the Hollow. The
In the book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper; Polly, an indentured white servant, is described in the book to have many characteristics that make up who she is. Polly is best described by her traits of being self absorbed and a racist that develops into a person with an understanding for racial equality. Polly is shown as self absorbed in Copper Sun. This characteristic is best shown when Amari is being beaten by Mr. Derby and Polly is only thinking about herself. “Because even though she flinched
of Tom Sawyer, the relationship between Aunt Polly and Tom is maternal. The relationship is maternal because Aunt Polly tries to be a mother figure for her sister's son ever since his mom has been gone. She tries to be maternal because he doesn't have anyone to look after him and she's the only person he has. Tom is a trouble maker and Aunt Polly tries her best to educate Tom, when Sid broke the bowl, Tom couldn't wait to tell his aunt, when Aunt Polly saw the broken bowl, she started belting Tom
Polly Cooper was an Oneida Indian who traveled with some of her people to help George Washington’s continental army. The Oneida Nation belongs to the Iriquois confederacy which also have called themselves Haudenosaunee in times past. Her involvement impacted the soldiers because she cared for them greatly, almost like a mother would. Had Polly Cooper not become involved with this endeavor, the Revolutionary War may have still been won by Americans and George Washington, but perhaps not as many soldiers
Learning the Truth Jonathan Foley, is the speaker for the TED Talk titled “The Other Inconvenient Truth”. He is informing the audience about the concerns about how we are using the Land, How we are effecting the Environment and How we are growing our Food. Jonathan shows examples of how much the land has changed since we have started to grow crops, for example he shows a picture of the Amazon rainforest before and after it became soybean fields. He continues to talk about how much we are affecting
Polly and Jessie Wilson both have many similarities and differences in the book The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson. First, both of these characters stay dedicated to John Wilson throughout the entire story, trusting he is always doing the right thing. Second, neither Polly nor Jessie suspect John is doing anything wrong. Third, Polly and Jessie are both married at a young age, which doesn’t give them time to experience life before dedicating themselves to this man. Fourth, both believe every word
Not all marriages have happy endings, not all marriages last forever and moving on can be difficult. That is what the short story Reconciliation, written by Polly Clark, is trying to tell us. The story is written in 1st person because we are able to read what she is thinking and feeling – even when she doesn’t know it: “It’s my first day, I cycled here” etc. It all starts “in medias res”, where the reader is thrown into the events and quickly forced to understand everything that is happening. The
talk about change as if it is a bad thing. Change can often be a good thing, especially when it comes to people. In the book “The Copper Sun” Polly meets Amari and isn’t exactly friendly with her. But through the duration of the book, Polly starts to care for Amari and even admits they’re friends. This is a major transition from when we first meet her. Polly emotionally and psychologically evolved from an emotionally-closed, racist, aloof character to a friendly protagonist who starts to appreciate