John Downe emigrated from England to the United States in 1830. Then he wrote a letter back to his wife trying to convince her to join him. He utilized many different strategies to ensure his letter was compelling, many more than one might expect in a letter to a family member. The rhetorical strategies employed ranged from simple hyperboles and understatements to the formal concession and refutation. The letter starts off in a storytelling manner. Downe recounts a time when a farmer took him into the country, and though this may seem like a fond memory he simply wants to share with his wife, there is hidden intent. His story serves as a means to ease into the argument. It is also slyly painting the picture of Americans being full of hospitality, as he mentions the farmer who helped him “...would not have a farthing, and told me that I …show more content…
Downe writes, “It is a foolish idea that some people have, that there is too many people come here,” then goes on to explain there is plenty to go around. This is an unexpected strategy for a letter to one’s spouse. Concessions and refutations are more commonly used in scholarly argumentative essays, so it certainly helps express how important and serious this argument is to Downe. It also addresses a possible fear his wife might have straight away. Later on he downplays the difficulty of immigration by asserting, “You will find a few inconveniences in crossing the Atlantic.” Which is similar in that it is preventing his wife fretting over possible concerns by giving it immediate attention. John Downe used an abundance of rhetorical strategies in his letter. He had the advantage of knowing exactly what points would be strongest in convincing his wife, and he built from that. Due to the way he manipulated the piece, he was able to make an extremely compelling argument for his wife to follow him to the United
Whether we like to think about it or not, slavery has been a part of our country’s history and eradicating it was a struggle. Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, writes to Thomas Jefferson to convict the institution of slavery in the United States. Banneker’s letter exhibits his negative feelings on the issue of slavery in which he provided many emotional and religious appeals, allusions and a critical tone to argue against slavery.
Downe travels to America in search for a job, leaving his family behind to support them through money. Downe convinces his wife and children to emigrate to live a more prosperous life in America spanning from an enthusiastic tone to one of sincerity.
In a letter Abigail Adams rights to her son, John Quincy Adams, who is traveling abroad with his father, John Adams, she advises her son to take advantage of the opportunities he has to utilize his own knowledge and talents to improve his sophistication and obtain growth in expanding im his character. Abigail Adams carried a maternal tone to encourage her son along his journey throughout the letter. Adams supports her position by giving examples with pathos, analogies and allusions.
In Maxine Hong Kingston story, “No Name Woman,” the author told a story of her aunt who was punished for committing adultery and died in order to express her thought and spirit of revolt of the patriarchal oppression in the old Chinese society. My essay will analyze the rhetoric and the technique of using different narrators to represent the article and expound the significance of using those methods in the article.
In 1729 Ireland was going through economical problems, things had gotten so bad that people were desperate for a solution. Jonathan Smith created a solution, but it was a bizarre one. Jonathan Smith wrote “A modest proposal” as a joke to prove a point, but this proposition was so convincing and well thought out that people began to consider it. The proposal was that babies should be eaten and used a profit rather than protecting them. The use of pathos, logos, and ethos all were used so well together that no one during that time could distinguish the satire that was being used.
In the first section of the letter, Crevecoeur mainly appeals to pathos and logos. By appealing to pathos, Crevecoeur evokes emotion, specifically evoking a sense of pride. He also appeals to logos in order to show his reasoning and thoughts about why America is a better place to live than England. In the middle of the section, Crevecoeur says, “Can a wretch who wanders about, who works and starves, whose life is a continual scene of sore affliction or pinching penury; can that man call England or any other kingdom his country?”.
The dead silence of the Frome household is something that time cannot take back and all roots from one event. Mattie Silver is everything in which Ethan Frome lives for, but after the smash-up with him and her, everything changed. Now, “Ethan’s face[d] [would] break your heart”, Zenobia’s (Zeena) increase in health is a “miracle”, and Mattie is stuck in paralysis (67). The marriage between Ethan and Zeena Frome was slowly falling apart throughout the novel and, although it comes back together in the end, one thing is different. None of the characters gets what the reader hopes for: a happy ending. Through diction, irony, and a progressively somber tone, Edith Wharton uses an outside character to depict the tense condition of the Frome household
Abigail’s use of metaphor is prominent throughout the letter and is included to put her son’s difficult travel situation into perspective, as well as to inspire hope within him to persevere during his voyage to France. Abigail compares a judicious traveller to “a river, that increases its stream the further it flows from its source,” and to “certain springs, which … improve their qualities as they pass along.” Through the use of these comparisons, she asserts her high expectations for John Quincy to return home from his trip to France an improved and more experienced individual.
Curley’s wife expresses her suffering of loneliness and boredom to the men by asking for compassion. To Curley’s wife, loneliness means the lack of social interactions and conversations. Boredom means the repetitiveness of her daily life. She tries to explain her situation to the men by asking rhetorical questions about certain aspects of her life. Curly’s wife had just walked into the stable room to figure out where her husband is. She encounters Crooks, Candy, and Lennie who give her a difficult time when she tries to have a conversation with them. She is asking for compassion when she says, “Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house all the time?” (77) The tone and wording of this suggests that she is asking a rhetorical question in an attempt to get the men to feel for her.
The following essay being summarized and analyzed, “The Inheritance of Tools” by Scott Russell Sanders was originally published in The North American Review in 1986 and later selected by Gay Talese for The Best American Essays in 1987. This essay chronicles the story of the author learning about his father’s death in which he is quickly reminded of the tools and techniques he learned from his father which was passed down through multiple generations. I will discuss the themes portrayed by the author as well as the organization and connections between ideas, and transitions within the text.
The character of the husband, John, in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is introduced as a respected physician and a caring husband who strives to improve the mental health of his wife, the narrator, who is diagnosed with temporary nervous condition. John tries throughout the story to apply professional treatment methods and medications in his approach to helping his wife gain strength. However, his patient, his wife, seems to disregard John’s professional opinions and act as if she is following his advices only during his awakening presence with her. The narrator seems to be in need of John’s positive opinion about the status of her mental condition in order to avoid the criticism even though she disagrees with his treatment methodology. John, without doubt, cares for his wife and her wellbeing, but he does not realize how his treatment method negatively impacts their relationship his wife’s progress towards gaining strength. Although John was portrayed as a caring and a loving physician and husband to the narrator through out most of the story, he was also suggested as being intrusive and directive to a provoking level in the mind of the narrator.
Poor, young children being forced to work nearly 24 hours day is a terrible evil that is no longer necessary in the 21st century, thanks to those willing to fight against it. One of those people was lover of freedom Florence Kelley. At the National American Woman Association on July 22, 1905, she gave a speech urging the women to ally with “workingmen”, ln 89, to vote against unfair child labor laws. In her speech, Kelley uses appeals to empathy, sympathy, logic, ethos, repetition, word choice, tone, and current events to defend her case.
In, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” written by Benjamin Franklin (one of the Founding Fathers) in 1747, brought up the disparities that were between men and women within the judicial system. Also, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” also briefly points out, how religion has been intertwined with politics. All throughout “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” Benjamin Franklin uses very intense diction and syntax to help support what he is trying to express to the rest of society. Also writing this speech in the view point of a women, greatly helps establish what he is trying to say. If Benjamin Franklin was to write it as a man, the speech my have not had the same passionate effect as it currently has.
In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail) written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the three artistic appeals of Aristotle are plainly apparent, especially logos. Dr. King repeatedly appeals to logos (Ruszkiewicz) throughout the entire piece; particularly when he says he was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist then gradually gained a matter of satisfaction from the label. He is very impassioned in his language and tone in this part of the letter, yet still makes a strong argument for logic. Despite the overwhelming emotional and personal investment involved Dr. King still allows logic to prevail thus lending him a huge amount of credibility. As a member of the community being persecuted in this case, he might have had trouble remaining objective but clearly he doesn’t let his own pathos take center stage. All in all the use of logic and concise reasoning make a strong argument for the effectiveness of the letter in general.
In this assignment, I will closely analyse the speech made by Earl Spencer for the funeral of Lady Diana, considering the complicated context and literary devises he uses to affect his audience. The speech was written as a funeral speech for Diana's close family and friends, but also, more importantly, for the public, as it was broadcasted worldwide. In the speech, although it's primary purpose is to pay respects to his sister; he uses the opportunity to promote Diana's charity work, and to raise controversy within the royal family. He never directly says it, but when analysing the text his feelings towards the royal family are apparent; from the fact that he mentions, " she needed no royal title to continue…" this comment is particularly clever because of its indirect subtlety, but the meaning behind it would still be clear to the audience, because of the media coverage of recent events.