In the article, “What If Kayne West is Retarded?” the author is ridiculing Kayne West and explaining how much of a complete imbecile he is. The author’s primary purpose of this article is to inform the intended audience on how moronic Kayne really is. The secondary purpose of this article is to entertain the audience. The article is broken down into four different sections explaining the various reasons why he is allegedly retarded. The tone is conversational and sarcastic. In this article, the sentence structure is simple, but some complex sentences are also used. Such as the sentence structure, the word choice of the article uses simple and complex words. The author incorporates structure, tone, word choice, and sentence structure in this article to captivate the audience he is addressing his proposal for.
The intended audience for the article is teens to mid-aged adults. The age is ranged between fourteen and thirty-five years of age. This designated age group is significant because these are the ages that people would listen to Kayne West’s music. For this audience, gender is not favored due to the fact that both boys/girls and men/women both listen to the style of music Mr. West sings. Even though not obviously acknowledged, race is part of the intended audience. Since Kayne is an African American the African American race is a fraction of the designated audience. Lastly, the middle class is also a big part of the audience. The middle class are the people who usually keep up with and care about what the celebrities have to say or what they are doing.
The article’s primary purpose is to inform the audience. The author conveys that Kayne West is an absolute idiot. Throughout the article, the author uses specific examples...
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... bring entertainment through the sarcastic and conversational comments that the author makes. Sentence structure and the word choice of this article is what connect the informative and entertaining purpose. The simple sentences and words are what help the author clearly inform the audience on how Kayne West is a dimwit. The simple sentences and the vulgarity of the author’s word choice make the article become entertaining and interesting. Overall, the audience is able to understand the concept that the author is trying to create as a result of the simple, but reasonably complex language, format, and the sarcastic and conversational tone. The article, “What if Kayne West is Retarded,” is written to show evidence of Mr. West’s stupidity. The different aspects of the article show exactly how the author acquires his/her achievement in perceiving Kayne West as a moron.
The main purpose of an article is what the reader should learn from it. For instance, the main purpose for “Just Walk On By” is to show the world how unconscious prejudice and racism still exist. Staples uses many rhetorical devices in his writing to help the reader understand his point of view. He uses rhetorical devices such as onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and diction. Diction is a tremendous part of this article. He uses words such as “As I swung onto the avenue behind her (Staples),” and “Both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket (Staples).” Although he did not hurt her, the words swung, shoved and bulky creates a more aggressive feel of the image perceived by the reader. An onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. The formation of the word “thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk (Staples)” is associated with the sound of a car horn. Staples also uses hyperboles in this article. For example, “I reached the ripe old age of 22 (Staples)…” In the section of the article, Staples exaggerates how elderly the age of 22 actually
This article sarcastically gives advice on parents, respecting superiors, going to bed early, lying skillfully, firearms, and books. As a result, the author implies the advice usually given to youths is unnecessary. He states, “Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts, and by and by, when you have got it built, you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody else’s” (Para 8). The author purposely exaggerates his advice to perceive how everyone hears the same advice but no one actually listens to the advice given, not even the people giving the advice. Therefore, he uses exaggeration to contradict the advice given to
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In his article, he tries to show readers his ideas and concepts with examples. For instance, he chooses example of Nazism when he claims racial differences regard as a cultural perspective from a biological perspective which was disliked causes of Holocaust by Nazism. (Malik 86) He also picks French to explain all people who have common language do not have a common recognition against the world. (Malik 86) These examples are related to his arguments when he claims ineffectiveness of dying language so examples he gives in the article can make his ideas simply because the readers are likely to imagine how the author tries to say ineffectiveness of dying language. Also, these examples are reliable for readers because he uses factual references and examples which is one of the techniques in article “Thinking and Reading Critically”. His idea is strengthened by using this technique. For example, in “Let Them Die”, he says “Today, biological notions of racial difference have fallen into disfavor, largely as a result of the experience of Nazism and the Holocaust”.(Malik 86) Nazism and the Holocausts are very famous institution and event in world history as everyone knows. People are likely to think about how much the author wants to discourage preservation of dying language. These examples show how you can convince people well because factual example can be a reliable evidence, and support claims to make easy to understand for
In contrast, syntax provides a new perspective to the narrator s behavior as sentence structure draws attention to her erratic behavior. By her last entry, the narrator s sentences have become short and simple. Paragraphs 227 through 238 contain few adjectives resulting in limited descriptions yet her short sentences emphasize her actions providing plenty of imagery. The syntax quickly pulls the reader through the end as the narrator reaches an end to her madness.
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In analyzing the consumer of this music, one has to look into the economy to get a fair idea of where the young white male stood in his life that he was attracted to t...
...atching MTV music shows or any music channel on television. As we continue to watch these programs, we will then notice that almost all the rap and hip-hop artists being shown are African-Americans. It is the particular lifestyle, and behaviour that is connected to what particular artists chose to vocalize about. This usually can harm the image of African-Americans due to the fact that many artists aid in the misconceptions of their particular race such as the example provided with 50 Cent’s song entitled P.I.M.P. These lyrics and song titles simply reinforce the negative image some individuals may have of both Caucasian’s and people of colour. Rap and hip-hop is one of the most intimate, personal, legitimate and important art form. Instead of perpetuating injustice, and prejudice artists should be addressing these different issues in a different matter.
I was so interested in the truth that I suspended my assumptions about West as I pursued more information through research, giving me an objective lens. It truly rattled me to have been so wrong in my assumptions, it felt weird to know that because of something I didn’t know, I had believed something. It genuinely shook my self-confidence. I really prided myself on my knowledge of Hip-Hop, I thought I knew all the classic albums, how could I have overlooked this one for so long? So, jolted by this sting of self embarrassment, I searched further, I wanted to know what else I had been oblivious to. It became increasingly clearer to me that there were two completely opposite views about Kanye, the more popular view: he’s a worthless egotistical pop star, who’s created nothing of value, and, as I was shocked to learn over time, the informed view, and the truth, that he was and is one the most influential artists of the 21’st
As hip hop culture became prevalent in pop culture, so did black culture. Hip hop stems from black struggle. Their vernacular, songs, and spiritual ways were different from what whites were used to. Their different lifestyle of “living on the edge” was intriguing yet inaccessible for the whites living among them. Thus, this initiated America’s fascination with the culture. It became about what people assume and perceive about black people rather than what they actually are. In essence, an essential to cool is being on the outside, looking in. In the media and celebrities today,
Hip hop has permeated popular culture in an unprecedented fashion. Because of its crossover appeal, it is a great unifier of diverse populations. Although created by black youth on the streets, hip hop's influence has become well received by a number of different races in this country. A large number of the rap and hip hop audience is non-black. It has gone from the fringes, to the suburbs, and into the corporate boardrooms. Because it has become the fastest growing music genre in the U.S., companies and corporate giants have used its appeal to capitalize on it. Although critics of rap music and hip hop seem to be fixated on the messages of sex, violence, and harsh language, this genre offers a new paradigm of what can be (Lewis, 1998.) The potential of this art form to mend ethnic relations is substantial. Hip hop has challenged the system in ways that have unified individuals across a rich ethnic spectrum. This art form was once considered a fad has kept going strong for more than three decades. Generations consisting of Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and Asians have grown up immersed in hip-hop. Hip hop represents a realignment of America?s cultural aesthetics. Rap songs deliver a message, again and again, to keep it real. It has influenced young people of all races to search for excitement, artistic fulfillment, and a sense of identity by exploring the black underclass (Foreman, 2002). Though it is music, many people do not realize that it is much more than that. Hip hop is a form of art and culture, style, and language, and extension of commerce, and for many, a natural means of living. The purpose of this paper is to examine hip hop and its effect on American culture. Different aspects of hip hop will also be examined to shed some light that helps readers to what hip hop actually is. In order to see hip hop as a cultural influence we need to take a look at its history.
In this essay, I attempted to combine two sources and analyze them each by itself first and then combine it at the end. I think I did a good job analyzing and interpreting what Ellen DeGeneres was saying in her article. This essay was more difficult than the other essays for me because it is hard to apply the examples and try to combine two different sources to make a compare and contrast paper make sense.
Today in America numerous teenagers are listening to Gangster rap, which is a form of music in not just limited to the African-American culture, it seems that it is the music of choice to many of our vulnerable youth’s today, it illustrates the lifestyle of being rich and famous. Youths are influenced by this music while hearing it in their cars, at work, while driving, or by turning on the TV. Many teens turn to MTV, VH1 or BET everyday to watch their favorite rap artist in their latest videos. Gangster rap promotes the luxurious lifestyle black rappers attain after they achieve success as well as their experiences on the streets. Even with all the fame and fortune many gangster rappers portray a negative image on and off the camera by being in the spotlight for the use of drugs and committing crimes. With all the publicity and notoriety, they receive for being thugs our youth today want to be just like them. The "Hot Boys,” is a well-known rap group that likes to show off their expensive fancy cars in their videos. Consequently, because of these videos, teens these days are decking out there cars by tinting the windows and putting chrome rims on them. Another big thing to do is put a huge sound system in the trunk so everyone can hear your cars bass coming down the street. With rap, music also comes urban clothing. Some rap stars even have their own clothing line such as, Roca wear, Sean John, No Limit Wear, and many others. The rap stars convince their fans to show off their clothing.
Women have consistently been perceived as second-class citizens. Even now, in times when a social conscience is present in most individuals, in an era where an atmosphere of gender equality 'supposedly' exists, it is blatantly apparent that the objectification and marginalization of women is still a major social issue. In reality, progression in terms of reducing female exploitation has been stagnant at best. Not only is the degradation of women a major problem that to date has not been eradicated, but it is actually being endorsed by some music celebrities. There are a growing number of people who purchase rap albums that support the fallacy that women are mere objects and should be treated as such. As the popularity of rap continues to climb at unprecedented rates, so too does its influence on the perception of women. In the vast majority of hip-hop songs, the depiction of women as sexual objects, the extreme violence directed towards them and the overall negative influence these lyrics have on the average adolescent's perception of women make rap the absolute epitome of female exploitation.
Dixon, Travis L., TaKeshia Brooks. “Rap Music and Rap Audiences: Controversial Themes, Psychological Effects and Political Resistance.” Perspectives. 7 April 2009. .