In the author's essay he builds an argument to persuade the audience that tanking in sports is wrong by telling you what sports writers and NBA commissioners think about tanking and how it's wrong, he provides real game dates of teams tanking or trying to, and tells you what tanking is and what the purpose of it is and how it can benefit the NBA teams. The author tells you what sports writers and NBA commissioners think about tanking and how it's wrong by stating that “Any veneer of competitiveness
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In “Joyas Voladoras”, Brian Doyle’s message is that a person may choose to live their life in any manner they choose, but it is futile to try and completely hide or bury emotions. Many of Doyle’s emotions about feelings and hearts may stem from his experiences with his son’s heart issues. He was born with a chamber missing from his heart, so a purpose for writing this would be Doyle attempting to understand and cope with the problems his son faced. These emotions allow Doyle to open up to the reader
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The reading states that around 15 million years ago, Antarctica was warmer and it supported much richer ecosystems and provides three arguments of support. However, the professor states that this is unconvincing and refutes each of the authors' arguments. First, the reading states that pollen grains from two types of trees dating to 15 million years ago have been found on the coast of Antarctica. The professor opposes this point by saying the pollen grains might not come from Antarctica. The professor
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Synthesizes strategic planning concepts to explain how an organization approaches its planning process. According to Collins, there were many different strategic plans to approach the organization. Collins stated that breakthrough results come about by series of good decisions, diligently executed and accumulated one on top of another of course, the good to great companies did not have a perfect record of accomplishment. Overall, they made many more decisions than bad ones, and they made many more
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What makes a company so successful? It is their connection to their audience. If the audience feels disrespected, it will hurt the company a great deal. GAP is a well-known clothing store for people of all ages. Being very popular, they have a wide and very diverse audience. They recently released an advertisement that did not sit well with a majority of their audience. It was viewed as racist and many people made sure that GAP knew they were not okay with it. Even though it was a misunderstanding
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Scenario 1- The empathetic response would be, “It must be heartbreaking...” This response acknowledges how she feels. It allows her to open up and further elaborate on her feelings of hopelessness. As stated in our book, “Empathy is “tuning in” to what, how and why people feel and think the way they do” (pg 135). The response, “Now of course George is going to get well” does not reflect on what is being said by Mrs. Raymond. It also appears to be passing judgment, challenging her feelings on why
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Due to the increasing availability and consumption of fast food and sugary snacks circulating in America, there had been a correlated steady growth of Americans becoming overweight and obese; The Onion uses a patronizing but humorous tone to grab the attention of the public and address the nation’s rising obesity crisis in hopes to resolve the growing concern of the nation’s health. Through the article’s exaggerated humor, it creates extreme examples about the troubles obese people often encounter
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Luther King Jr. gave a very important speech amongst the clergymen to protest against the Jim Crow laws and racial violence. King's reasoning for his speech was to argue for change and to justify his actions. While writing his letter, King uses rhetorical devices and appeals to develop his argument. In the beginning of MLK's speech he mentions that while being in jail, Martin Luther King Jr. said that their recent activities were "unwise and untimely". Ethos is shown being used when King makes a
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The tribulations Obama faces in transforming are fundamentally formed by his carefully constructed appeals to his crowd's faculties of emotion and ethos alike – wherein his recognition of both the laypeople of late and prior pioneers introduces an unmistakable, unified model of determination through difficulty. On this lofty vision, Obama commences by reinforcing his own figure as one who values family, community, and in turn, all people by claiming, “… [This victory] belongs to you. It belongs to
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that the technical side of science was hindering the fun of science. He used his word to create a passage to explain his feelings and express them to others. Asimov used polar opposite examples to compare his feelings about current science. He used rhetorical questions to get the reader's attention and make them think about the passage, and he explained his point well with analogies, facts, and using the imagination of the reader. I agree that the science of today is taking the fun out of science and
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