In the reading, Legislature as Sausage Factory by Alan Rosenthal, talks about the metaphor between sausage making and legislation. He talks about his experience from taking a tour of the production of sausage and how he believes that legislation is not the same. He gives examples about the difference of these two topics. In this paper, I will talk about how sausage making should not be used as a metaphor for legislation. These two things are very different because the processes in which they are
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Two Sides to a Story I believe that every voice should be heard, especially in stories because you gain knowledge and you start to understand the other sides of a story. When you are arguing with someone the things that I see in most people is sticking to their own side and that they don’t want to hear the other side of the person. Usually, most arguments are biased to some degree. I am not saying that I am perfect but I strive to learn both or multiple sides to a story so you can get all of the
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In the compositions, “What, of this goldfish, would you wish?” “without title”, and “ The American Flag Stands for Tolerance” the author's purpose is to inform us about acceptance, in all three of these compositions the authors show us that each person can show some acceptance for one another. In the newspaper editorial “The American Flag Stands For Tolerance.” the writer Allen shows how acceptance should be a widespread belief, whether you believe in burning the flag or not, one should not
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Patrick Henry uses restatement and rhetorical questions to persuade his audience in his speech, “Liberty or Death.” Patrick Henry uses several different expressions in his speech to get his point across. Henry uses phrases like “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.” (204). His use of restatement is effective because he restates
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Argumentative texts are used to organize and present conclusions to persuade the audience on a specific point of view. Two argumentative texts are “NCAA Academic Performance Metrics,” a scientific research paper written by Larry LaForge and Janie Hodge, and “The NCAA,” an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, both discussing issues of the NCAA. The thesis of “NCAA Academic Performance Metrics” is the positives of FGR, APR, and GSR in concurrence with sound institutional policies and the
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Emotional appeal is an important tool in many essays whose purpose is to create passion about the subject in its readers. In the “Great Imagination Heist”, Reynolds Price utilizes rhetorical strategies, or diction and detail, to convey to the reader that reading, not watching television, is the correct way for children to develop their imaginations. Through the use of both positive and negative diction and details, he is able to state his position on the matter without ever actually saying it.
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In 1941, Winston Churchill delivered his famous speech, “Masters of Our Fate” to the combined meeting of the American Senate and Congress representatives. This was given as World War Two was progressing into its third year, just as Japan declared war on both Great Britain and the United States. The beginning of Winston’s speech was employed to thank those in attendance for inviting him, and to introduce himself. He spoke to the Senate and Congress of his dual heritage, half English and half American
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The advertisement is Effective because of how it uses rhetorical skills on the advertisement . The advertisement shows how it has been separated from Ethos , Logos , and Pathos. First, the rhetorical appeals on the advertisement it helps to show that ethos is created by The Federal Highway Admission. They were the ones that saw that it was affecting the general public . It is why they wanted people to be aware . The Federal Highway Admission uses logos by the quote that is used by showing the image
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Consequences of Technology The article “Last Child in the Woods” claims that over time, people are becoming less appreciative towards nature due to technology. The author, Richard Louv, supports his argument by establishing his credibility, making people think with a rhetorical question, providing nostalgia of the past, and using imagery. Louv attempts to show the audience that, technology is ruining the natural nature. To begin the article, Louv establishes his credibility by providing research
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On February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he obtained a list of 205 individuals that were alleged members of the American Communist Party who all of which just-so-happened to be people in the State Department (Oh and Latham). With McCarthy making numerous false accusations about innocent people, the nation was spiraling out of control. It was coming to the point where it seemed history was repeating itself; during the time of the witch hunts, anyone could point their finger to a random
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