Outer space: a vast area filled with unknown, extreme temperatures, dark matter, and quite honestly more nothingness than some-thingness. Yet, here we lie. Not even a visible speck to the universe. So, the question becomes, are we alone? In the science community, two theories exist on the existence of extraterrestrial life: the rare earth hypothesis and the principle of mediocrity. The article “The Rare Earth Theory: Logic and Math Says It’s Wrong-We’re Not Alone in Universe” written by Casey Kazan
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Essay #2 In the article Child Prostitutes: Criminals or Victims? By Susan L. Pollet she talks about child prostitution in the state of New York and how they need to change their laws and the way they handle child prostitutes. Pollet talks about how there isn’t a federal law for prostitution and how the minors involved in prostitution aren’t criminals, but victims in some cases. Pollet did a great job in this article by hitting all the main points that she would need to discuss to make this article
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Assistant professor of education and writer, Jack Schneider, in his article “Making it easier to fire teachers won’t get you better ones”, demonstrates how assumptions that job security can help educators improve is illogical. Schneider’s purpose is to inform/assemble school systems to help teachers find guidance for improvement. He adopts a supportive/candid tone in order for school administrators, districts, and readers to realize that teachers do care for professional growth, but lack their support
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One of the biggest advances in technology from the 21th Century was the introduction of genetically modified foods and organisms. The Food and Drug Administration does not require companies to label if their foods are genetically modified or not. Author Robin Mather, who wrote an article titled, “The Threats from Genetically Modified Foods”, argues that all food produced using genetic engineering should be labeled regardless if the genetically modified foods are the same as their original food. Mather
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As Orwell discusses the errors made in writing within passages he cites from other writers and Gould refers to world events, math, and science, they both cleverly utilize an informative tone with a simmering emotional appeal by partially inputting their thoughts in the text so as to attain credibility and establish a connection between us, readers, so we can be lead into forming opinions they want us to form, as we reflect on their evidence, in order to persuade us into agreeing with them. Orwell
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AD ANALYSIS Tata Motors launched in 2012, a poster in Malaysia which aimed to promote their new car, Tata Nano and also to promote the safety of the civilians by offering a safer and cheaper option of transportation. The advertisement text – ‘change the burden’ tries to convince the Malaysian families which are poor and are in large numbers the dangers of travelling by bikes or second-hand cars. This is depicted by the big picture in the advertisement that shows 5 people sitting on a bike and they
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discourses affect public perceptions of immigrants, the media?s role in shaping these perceptions, and the long-term consequences of such divisive rhetoric on social and political cohesion in the United States. Methods This study will utilize rhetorical analysis as the primary method to examine Donald Trump?s anti-immigrant rhetoric, focusing on
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The “Homeless and their Children” is a report written by Jonathan Kozol and published 1988 which investigated the deplorable living conditions at the Martinique Hotel in New York City and how illiteracy worsened the situation. The report was written increase awareness in the general public of just how horrifying living conditions really were and to emphasis the impact illiteracy has on making the worst imaginable conditions even more challenging. Kozol writes about his personal conversations with
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published. However, there have been several new ads promoting the light beverage. This ad is convincing the consumers that Pepsi-Cola is the drink to keep you following your diet, and the cool beverage on a hot summer day while you barbeque. The rhetorical strategies used in the ad are very effective in gaining the consumer’s attention. From the logos that appeal to the consumer in relation to the picture of a barbeque during the summertime with this refreshing beverage at hand. As far as the pathos
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Where Beauty Begins Nails have always been a part of a women’s beauty care, whether it’s retro 1970s or cool 2013. The ad that I chose to analyze is for the Natural Wonder nail polish. This ad was published in The Australian Women’s Weekly on February 11, 1976. The ad shows a women’s face covered with several hands over her eyes, and all the finger nails are painted in different vibrant shades of Natural Wonder nail polish. The model’s lips are adorned with red lipstick, which enhances to the ad’s
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