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I believe that Jody Heyman’s essay, “We Can Afford to Give Parents a Break” uses the classic model of arrangement. The first paragraph is the introduction is gives a baseline of information into what the author will be talking about. The thesis is included in when She explains that,”It only seems appropriate to disabuse ourselves of some of the myths surrounding out government’s treatment of mother’s. The narration is found in paragraphs two and three, as the author explains how maternity leave is important to children’s health and how sick leave can improve parents control over their children’s health. The confirmation can be found in paragraphs four, five, and six. This is where the
U.S.’s standing among other countries is addressed. This allows for further persuasion and to confirm the topic in the readers mind. The refutation is present in paragraphs seven, eight, nine, and ten. This is where the author dispels “myths” about the sick and maternity leave’s affect on social issues. This is important because it makes their case more believable and credible, in other words it appeals to the logos. Finally, paragraph eleven concludes the essay rounding it out into one whole idea; that the U.S. would be better off to give leave to working adults in efforts to help solve some of
Americas social issues.
A Modest Proposal and School “Fine”
Modest Proposal and the “School Fine” article share a satirical approach that is very effective in grasping the reader’s attention. Both articles use satire to bring attention to social issues. The appeal of satire is that it brings to the situation some humor. Humor makes the article easier to read because it makes the topic less boring. Satire makes articles easier to read because it gets more people to read than it would usually. I know for myself that when I sit down to read a piece that if it uses satire and humor I am more likely to continue to see what the author has to say.
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This cartoon portrays when Al Gore took a private jumbo jet to receive his Nobel Peace Prize. The satire in it is that he was receiving the award for his work with global warming, yet his private jet was a huge waste of jet fuel and caused huge amounts of emissions.
The speaker in this cartoon is the author. I was unable to find who the author is but I would assume that he was trying to portray Al Gore, his subject, as a hypocritical person. I was able to find that the cartoon was about Gore because of the name of the plane “Gorestream”. I knew he was on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony because of the large medal on the wing and it was his own private jet because he is tho only person on the plane. Last of all I noticed the saying Think Green on the side of the plane, I believe this is to provide the humor in the comic. The audience is very broad but I believe it can apply to the
U.S. as a whole; it paints a picture of the kind of people we elect to represent us.
The ethos in this comic are not very clear. I was unable to asses the authors validity or his political views I do believe he is a fairly intelligent person because of the small attentions to detail that help make his cartoon appealing.
Logos on the other hand are very clear. They express the situation in almost exactness and give a picture to a widely common opinion. The pathos are represented in either humor or frustration. Humor in that its ridiculous how hypocritical Gore is and also frustrating in the sense that it can make a person angry that so much faith is put in the people representing out country yet they can be so unintelligent.
Einstiens’s Letter to Phyllis
I believe that the rhetoric value of Mr. Einstiens’s letter to Phyllis Wright is moderate. I believe that he answers the question but not in whole. Einstien’s subject was scientists belief in a higher power through religion, he spoke as a highly esteemed scientist, and and it was explained in a way his audience a 6th grade girl could understand. His rational idea is that everything is determined by laws. His ethos are his analysis of his explanation, and his pathos is how he chooses language that makes him sound more simple and easier to relate to.
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