...Letter of Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King constructs his letter by his use of Biblical allusion references, and his use of Rhetorical Appeals such as Logos, Pathos, and Ethos which is shown throughout the letter. He gives us the oppositions arguments and answers them. (Pathos)As Dr. Martin Luther King begins his letter with emotional appeal towards him being in the Birmingham jail, he starts off saying “While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail”. This shows his emotion as being limited. “We know through painful experience…freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded” Martin Luther Kings expresses in the letter how freedom is not given to us we have to demand it and empower it. This is just some of the many emotional appeals he discusses. (ethos) Dr.Martin Luther King gives us a appeal to authority. He gives credit to many such as Paul, Christian Leadership Conference, Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, People or groups whom he respected and felt they were good men or leaders. (logos) Dr. Martin Luther King use of Biblical allusion such as “Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns” just goes to show his knowledge of the bible. It gives us a well know reference to things that are happening. He doesn’t stop there with the biblical allusion he gives us more “just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and...
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...The letters between Richard Seaver, a representative of the Grove Press, and IraHerbert, an executive of the Coca-Cola company, show a peaceful correspondence that ultimately leads to Seaver rejecting Herbert’s proposition. The writers both intertwine rhetorical appeals and opposing diction to make their pointsIn his proposition, Ira Herbert pleads the Grove Press to stop using Coca-Cola’s slogan “It’s the Real Thing.” Herbert uses calm, warm diction in hopes of getting Seaver to stop using the aforementioned slogan. Through Herbert’s use of such words as “appreciate” and “cooperation,” he anticipates that Seaver will discontinue using the slogan. However, Seaver does not share this feeling, as evidenced in his words “we will defend to the death our right to use ‘It’s the real thing’ in any advertising.” This use of semi-didactic diction by Seaver helps clearly state his point on this issue.Furthermore, both writers use ethical appeals to help persuade the other writer oftheir side. Herbert attempts to get Seaver to see his side, by trying to level with Seaver. Herbert states that the the Grove Press’s usage of the slogan would “dilute the distinctiveness of the trade slogan and diminish its effectiveness.” This is undesirable, which is why Herbert uses this appeal. Seaver, acknowledging Herbert, states that he “fully understands that the public might be confused.” Through this acknowledgment, Seaver recognizes what Herbert is requesting, and flat out ignores him and his request...
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...1.What did you learn about the author from your preliminary research | * Known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. * She married her writing teacher, the poet R. H. W. Dillard, ten years her senior. | 2. Which point of view does the author use to tell the story and how does it impact the reader? | * First person-It gave a better understanding for the person reading because it allows the piece to go more in depth with information considering her daughter is telling the story. | 3. How would you describe the author’s use of diction? Be sure to include a few examples: | * The writing style of the author seems to be informative and serious.-When she describes the way her mother plays checkers. | 4. Identify some different resources of language (rhetorical devices) that the author employs to achieve a desired effect. Be sure to explain how the author’s use of rhetorical affects the audience. | * Allusions-She included how she was mayor of New York.-Lendalarm | 5. How would you describe the author’s tone? How does the author generate this tone? What is the impact of this tone on the reader? | * Very calm-Through the way she writes the passage.-The tone lets the reader know it is an interesting, yet serious passage. | 6. Describe the intended audience. Can you prove this assertion? | * The readers of the book.-At the top it shows the title of the book | 7. How is this selection structured? | * Chronological | 8. Vocabulary words...
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...Junior year was unquestionably the hardest year I’ve ever gone through. Not just because of the standardized testing nightmare that is the SAT, the insomnia inducing AP classes I took, or the pressure from taking a leadership role on my Robotics. No, the hardest part of my Junior year was my parents, or rather, the arguments my parents had. It wasn’t a secret to me that my mom and dad were fighting before this year, but the resentment they had for each other increased that year significantly. I would hear my parents fight over everything, which my brother and I would have the unfortunate privilege of hearing from upstairs in our rooms. I remember one night, crying as I tried to finish my homework for the night while hearing Mom and Dad scream...
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...As you begin AP everything will seem overwhelming, and like you have no time for activities other than AP English. You will learn to discover yourself and how to write things about almost any type of literature, among many other things. At the end of the year you’ll go back, and read all your writing that you’ve saved throughout the year, and reflect upon it. So here’s what I’ve learned. I looked at my first piece of writing which was about a song “That’s the way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be” by Carly Simon, and my last work which was based on “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. My first paper was a summary of the song with some comments in with it. I also did not know how to properly cite my sources and used verse numbers...
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...During the first semester I have grown tremendously as a writer. Through my new found knowledge my eyes have been opened to the ignorant way I was writing before. Before taking AP English 12, I knew nothing about proper writing styles and literary devices such as allegories, paradoxes, and stream of consciousness. I now know how drastically a paper can change when using the right devices. Not only have I learned proper devices, but I have learned to keep my ideas and pen flowing through a timed essay. I feel as though I have grown exceedingly in the knowledge of not only writing, but also knowing myself as a writer. In the beginning of this class, I knew little to nothing about genuine writing and how it should be done. I once believed it was simply writing your thoughts down on paper. However, I realize now that writing a stunning essay is so much more than random thoughts. The use of proper literary devices can seriously turn a bland idea into an extravagant, eye opening concept. I have learned that writing an allegory is so much more than...
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...Report: Our High Schools May Not Adequately Prepare Dropouts For Unemployment What is the essential cultural observation or situation being satirized? What clues lead you to this conclusion? The author to the article is making a joke out of how dropping out of high school will inevitably make them unemployed and how the school system is not preparing them for the reality of life, surely to fail those who drop out. A clue that lead me to this conclusion is when the author quotes Margaret Spellings, who said, “easy grading encourages students to be sloppy and late handing in homework- a skill that makes future deadbeats very competitive in stone walling landlords and bill collectors” emphasizing on the mockery of the school systems. What rhetorical strategies does the writer use to achieve this satire? List them, and explain how each is used. Sarcasm - Sarcasm is a primary rhetorical strategy used to achieve the satire. For instance, when the author states, “Chao also suggested that schools hold more blood drives, which would prepare dropouts for visits to their local blood-plasma donation centers for quick and easy cash,” they are mocking how many dropouts are ‘deadbeats’ who only know one way on making cash without putting in effort. The author quotes many people in authority in the school system, such as Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, appealing to ethos, convey although this story has credibility. Irony - Irony also plays a large part on the effective satire. It is used when...
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...Bell The Cat - The Fable concerns a group of mice who debate plans to nullify the threat of a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around its neck, so that they are warned of its approach. The plan is applauded by the others, until one mouse asks who will volunteer to place the bell on the cat. All of them make excuses. The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan not only on how desirable the outcome would be, but also on how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan. - The story gives rise to the idiom to bell the cat, which means to attempt, or agree to perform, an impossibly difficult task.Historically it was the basis of the nickname given the Scottish nobleman, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus. In 1482, at a meeting of nobles who wanted to depose and hang James III's favourite, Robert Cochrane, Lord Gray remarked, Tis well said, but wha daur bell the cat? The challenge was accepted and successfully accomplished by the Earl of Angus. In recognition of this, he was always known afterwards as Archie Bell-the-cat. - One of the earliest versions of the story appears as a parable critical of the clergy in Odo of Cheriton's Parabolae. Written around 1200, it was afterwards...
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...Throughout the course of the first nine weeks in Mrs. Theisen's AP English Language and Composition class, my writing has changed dramatically. Towards the start of the year my writing was very weak, yet it has improved towards the start of the second nine weeks. My writing began in this class with bad thesis statements, weak transitions, awkward grammar, and lack of relevant evidence. My writing skills at the beginning of this class started in a rough spot. There are a plethora of examples of how weak my writing was at the beginning of the nine weeks. To begin, my thesis sentences lacked relevance and contained bad grammar - if I had a thesis sentence to begin with. In the very beginning of the year I had no thesis statements in my papers,...
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...Last year I decided to take AP US History and AP English Literature during my junior year. The reasoning behind my decision being I wanted to challenge myself although many of my peers told me to decide against it. With these new ideas hindering my ability to come up a decision I chose to ask a teacher I highly respect to finalize my decision. For current knowledge on what I know about this class I have only been told to expect a lot of reading and writing. Which is what I already expected it being an AP English Lit class. From this class I hope to improve on my writing and analytical skills. Truthfully, I am not the best writer, but am definitely willing to improve which I think can help me push through this class for what is the point of...
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...The use of motifs in literature help focus and enhance the story, it connects all the different parts of a single text in order to promote the main point the author is trying to get across to his readers. In other words, writers use motifs to add depth, meaning, and shape the way us readers receive and understand the story. This is done by using repetition to enhance the symbolic importance, it makes them noticeable enough to clarify the nature of the story and the course of events. It is extremely useful in intricate works that involve multiple plots, elements, and characters that make if challenging to criticize. Motifs can be broken down into a single element allowing the opportunity to conclude and provide perception into the important messages and desires of a certain literature. Some are even useful for staring discussions and interpreting the work being read. A comparison between the two Arthurian literature’s motifs of the text Lanval and The marriage of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell will be interpreted by identifying both the similarities and differences of both stories, as well as the different values and historical text each literature consist of. In these literatures, Lanval and The marriage of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell, there is a similar motif of feminine desire and power. They present two different powerful female characters: the fairy mistress and Dame Ragnell. However, despite their differences, these women are actually very similar in many ways. For instance...
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...Technology as we know it is becoming more and more of a distraction. It is easy for someone to procrastinate while using the technologies we have today, such as the internet and cell phones. Social media sites-- Instagram, facebook, and twitter-- youtube, online games, and online shopping are just some of the millions of distractions that can keep a student from doing their work. Before you know it two or three hours have passed and your assignment is due. Yes, we are exposed to a lot more information on the internet than we are in books, but all of the information presented to us is not always necessarily true. Source E states “There is no quality control on the internet.” Because of this, its not always safe to teach or get information from the internet. Having technology in schools is taking away from student’s intelligence. “We’re living longer and thinking shorter” (source C) -- The ability to be creative and solve things on their own is being stripped away because everything is available and students are not able to think for themselves because of all of the resources available on the internet. Now technology is so advanced that even the toys can take away from the imagination, “Most of us grew up reading books and playing with non interactive toys that required us to make up our own stories, dialogue, and behavior for them.” This takes away from the brain development of children. They are not able to exercise their brain because everything is already solved...
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...Sahira Younas In the two sonnets, “Remember” by Christina Rossetti and “The Cross of Snow” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the authors address death and remembrance indicating similarities when exploring grieving process but also demonstrate its differences through literary techniques. They both utilized symbolism, imagery, and metaphorical language but showed differences in tone. Christina Rossetti and Henry Longfellow utilized symbolism to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that guides the reader to understand the poem as a whole. In “Remember”, the poet incorporated the volta-the shift. Before line 9, the speaker insisted the beloved remember ought to remember her. Afterward, she changes her mind and says it is better for her beloved to forget her because remembering her will be painful. That shift symbolized the speaker’s love. She would rather sacrifice the only thing keeping her “alive” and metaphorically kill herself, than to ask her lover to hold onto the pain. In “The Cross of Snow” incorporates symbolism in the title. The “cross” is a symbolic meaning before Christians because Jesus died on the cross and “snow” is white which represents purity. Longfellow essentially says that his wife is angelic and pure. Both poets incorporated imagery to means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. In Rossetti’s poem, she includes diction such as, “silent” (line 2), and...
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...The Ministry of Magic denies the existence of extraterrestrial life. It is this “conspiracy”, to which we have devoted our lives to uncovering. Discrepancies are paradoxical and the only thing to trust is magic, when reasoning fails. Though the pitch is littered with skeptics, we still remain dedicated to the search; the fact is however, much is unknown and there are obstacles at every turn. A larger scheme is at work, and maybe not those from other worlds, but someone amongst us. Nevertheless, the truth is out there. The room was dark, filled with unease. A chilled tension that Malfoy couldn’t help but feel in his skin, a sense of foreboding. Curtains drawn painfully shut, casting only menacing slits of light into the office. Silhouettes of assembly danced behind the desk, but only a red butt of light was to be seen as he was seated into the only available chair. As to which side was more apprehensive for the meeting remained to be seen. After the war the strain between relations had lessoned but that Death Eater stigma still remained. The harsh lighting wasn’t assisting the matter either, casting dark shadows and sharp flittering light about the space, highlighting the dark mark on his pale arm. He’d stopped hiding it at this point, what was the use? Everyone one knew what he’d done and trying to deny that would seem cowardly. No. Let them look. A desk lamp adorned the cherry stained desk, the only concentrated source of light, making this meeting feel more as if an...
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...Something I will always remember about Kelly Kirwan is the sheer amount of wisdom she held. For example, the iconic statement, “Lit is life!” is, I believe, comparable to anything famous teachers like Mr. Miyagi or Aristotle could conjure up. Mrs. Kirwan taught me AP English Literature my senior year of high school, and thanks to her, it was one of the best classes I have ever had the pleasure to be a part of. She had this way of making everyone in the class feel brilliant, like we all had incredibly unique contributions to make and like the classroom simply wouldn’t be the same without us (which I suppose is true in a way, but as a student it doesn’t always feel so). She was always accepting of everyone and sought to understand us as human...
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