Marcus Riding Ms. Krick English 8 12 March 2024 Why Courage Is Time Consuming, Yet worth it “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Being courageous is about taking risks to defend yourself from thoughts or people causing the fear. Courage is bravery, and bravery gives success, like a person giving a gift to another. Even though being courageous is more feared than the fear itself, it can be overcome because of calmness and belief. “The Terror” by Junot Diaz exemplifies the claim because it illustrates how much courage the narrator needed to stand up to his bullies. “The Terror” proves the claim when a young Junot narrates …show more content…
The quote truly shows how much courage it took for him to face these bullies because he mentions “It felt as if the whole world was turning with me” (14) which means he felt the adrenaline of fear facing them to finally stand up to these almost lifelong bullies. Another example of “The Terror” exemplifying the claim is to present how long it took for the standing up to happen, when the narrator mentions, “Took me until I was a sophomore in high school to finally start facing my terror” (13). The quote truly represents the amount of time it takes to finally gain the courage to beat the bullies in their own game. Another example of the claim is “Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize Speech” when it truly encapsulates true courageousness because of her bravery for speaking out on the issues in her country regarding terrorism and willingness to stand up for kids that are deprived of their right to learn due to the Taliban. That is shown when Malala starts to get to the personal life dealing with the terrorism she narrates, “I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait for the dead to be …show more content…
I chose the second” (22 & 23). By choosing the second she means if she would've spoken up it wouldn’t have allowed the terror in her country to continue and would've given people more willingness to fight for their rights to learn and not be deprived of their educational needs. After narrating that, she also mentions, “we could not just stand by and see those injustices of the terrorists’ denying our rights, ruthlessly killing people and misusing the name of Islam. We decided to raise our voice” (24). The quote illustrates that she has gotten more support to stop the sexism against women’s educational needs due to the Taliban acts. “The Ravine” by Graham Salisbury is about a kid named Vinny, scared to jump into a pond of water where a kid that attempted the jump had drowned and died the week before and faces going under his friends pressure and risking death or back down and being safe to live his life. “The Ravine” demonstrates courage because why take a life or death situation when you don’t have to. Vinny exemplifies courageousness because when he was about the jump, “Vinny thought he heard a voice, small and distant. Yes. I am a naysayer. Something inside him, a tiny voice pleading, Don’t do
involvement of the United States in the Middle East. One such person is Amiri Baraka. In his poem, Somebody Blew Up America, Baraka points to the larger system as the root cause of violence. He never blames a single entity, but through the use of rhetorical questioning it is obvious as to whom Baraka is accusing as being the real terrorist. Using the word “who” 191 times, Baraka establishes a connection within any reader who feels empathy with victims of anonymous crimes. (IV 1) Who is to blame? Amiri
“The Tyger” written by William Blake is a complex, highly controversial poem that requires much analysis. In 1789, Blake published a collection of poems called Songs of Innocence, and five years later he published “The Tyger” in another assortment of poems titled Songs of Experience. These two collections are now analyzed and published hand in hand. The poems in the Songs of Innocence are generally optimistic and possess childlike virtue. On the other hand, the Songs of Experience battles with
The YouTube video “U.S. Armed Forces – We Must Fight – President Reagan” by Matthew Worth was made with the intention to motivate the viewers to support the U.S. Armed Forces. The purpose of this Rhetorical Analysis is to determine whether or not the video has been successful in doing just that, motivating and drawing support for the United States Armed Forces. The video was uploaded to YouTube on February 19, 2012 and has nearly 4 million views. Matthew uses the famous speech “A Time for Choosing”
The Pit and the Pendulum Rhetorical Analysis Project Gothic Style is a type of writing that is characterized by elements known as fear, death, gloom, and very high emotion. Edgar Allan Poe demonstrates his use of the American Gothic Style in “The Pit and the Pendulum” by using strong detective fiction, horror and different gothic elements throughout his short story. Poe is considered the father of American Gothic Literature. He uses several different tools that are categorized for the gothic style
April 2024 Speech Analysis Paper - George W. Bush 9/11 speech George W. Bush’s speech on the subject of the tragic events of the falling of the twin towers that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The purpose of this speech was to bring awareness to the country and reassure all of its citizens that the government, president, and military will work together to do everything they can to keep the country safe moving forward. This speech was impactful because it elaborated on mood, rhetorical devices, and methods
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an entirely allegorical story. It is based off of the events in the Soviet Union between the years of 1917 and 1943, when the book was completed. All of the events mirror those of the political and social unrest in the Soviet Union during this time period. From the start, it is made clear that the story is an allegory in that the animals’ revolt against Farmer Jones is meant to stand for the Great October Socialist Revolution in which the Bolshevik party took control
Mariam Abdo Professor Williams English 2 5 October 2016 Critical Rhetorical Analysis Essay Vampires are intriguing mythological figures that are endured in the literature since the eighteenth century but the bloodsucking creatures from then are different from the ones we watch in popular films today. In the past, they were portrayed, as bloodsucking monsters that fed off the lives of helpless humans but today, according to Karen Backstein the modern vampires are made too sexual. In her article
on a cart, somewhat capriciously whipping his hardworking horse. In that moment, Orwell stated, he saw how “men exploit animals in much the same way the rich exploit the proletariat” This stands as the spectrum of Animal Farm. b. What are the rhetorical components of this allegory? The cohesive coupling of “logos” and “pathos” show the Even greater pathos is painted by the proverbial “road-to-hell-is-paved-with-good-intentions” mindset of most animal characters, who seem to strive toward a Great
Rhetorical Analysis Essay John Steinbeck is a famous author known for his outstanding and thought provoking writing, especially in his novel Of Mice and Men. His writing portrays the discrimination and social justice issues present in the time period. His characters portray the different social statuses in the time period. How people’s experiences impact their life, can change them forever. John Steinbeck has an excellent understanding of this concept. He uses paradox, symbolism, and pathos to portray
into the sociolinguistic relationship between women and men in conversation. Tannen amplifies the importance between language and gender and how they affect interpersonal relationships. Tannen showcases her analytical thinking processes by using rhetorical strategies to support her claim on conflicted communication within the argument culture. Specifically, focusing on politics, the law, education, spousal relationships, the media and within work environments. She gives many examples to support her
ways. For example, famous Speeches given by important people such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the united states which his main goal was to help America recover from the severe economic issues during the 1930’s. Roosevelt used rhetorical devices to persuade desperate Americans, wounded from the Great Depression, by introducing a plan which it will be the best way to recover from the severe crisis that affected Americans. In Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, he used
audience in order to forge a relationship with them, to make members not only his confidants of murderous intentions, but also his accomplices and powerless, unwilling cohorts to his wrongdoings. Through the reader’s exploration of stylistic and rhetorical stratagem in the opening and final soliloquies delivered by Richard, readers are able to identify numerous devices which provide for a dramatic effect that make evident the psychological deterioration and progression of Richard as a character and
power stance as a way to override the farm animals and take control. Snowball, who is viewed as the sympathetic yet outstanding boar, is overthrown by Napoleon and his dogs and thereafter used as a guinea-pig for the animals’ troubles. Through the analysis of Old Major and his philosophy of the tyranny of Man, Squealer and his use of hollow convincing rhetoric, Napoleon and his fearful persona, and Snowball with his devoted actions, the use of language and power are seen in the novel Animal Farm. Old
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Rhetorical Analysis “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards uses imagery and symbolism to persuade the audience to become more devout Christians by channeling fear and emphasizing religious values. Jonathan Edwards was a Puritan minister who preached during the time of the Great Awakening in America. During this period of religious revival, Edwards wanted people to return to the devout ways of the early Puritans in America. The spirit of the
REVISION The Analysis of “Dude You’re a Fag: Adolescent Homophobia” In the article “Dude You’re a Fag: Adolescent Homophobia” the author uses pathos and logos to convey the audience the main point of her article. Rhetorical modes such as exemplification and description are used. C.J. Pascoe is trying to argue that the word “fag” or “faggot is not mainly used as a homophobic slur within high school boys, but more commonly used to describe unmasculinity. Pascoe is inferring that the word “fag” is