I have come to believe that integrity is the most valuable trait one can possess. I am standing here as a veteran who has seen the rewards of doing the right thing, even when no one is looking. A year ago another soldier and I were walking through our vehicle motor pool. We noticed some […]

I have never written a rhetorical analysis before. I learned a lot while I was constructing my essay. I learned how to read between the lines and really analyze a speaker. In my video I learned how to see how the speaker made the audience feel, the purpose of stories and how they stimulate our […]

Rhetorical Analysis of Salil Dudani’s TED Talk “How Jails Extort the Poor” Legal Activists Salil Dudani, in their TED Talk video titled “How Jails Extort the Poor” (April 2016), argues that America’s legal system is built to take advantage of the poor. He supports his claims through personal experiences and statistical evidence. Dudani establishes an […]

Thesis statement: Dudanis mission is to persuade and inform the general public through a rhetorical narrative approach about the financial prejudices taking place in America and how poor Americans are affected by them. Topic one: (story teller) One of Dudani most effective methods of presenting his evidence is pathos. Dudani tells a story of a […]

Rhetorical Analysis  “How Jails Extort The Poor” Legal Activists Salil Dudani, on TED Talk video titled “How Jails Extort The Poor” (April 2016), argues that Americas legal system is built to feed on the poor. He supports his claims Through personal experiences and statistical evidence. Dudani establishes an empathetic, but friendly tone with the audience. […]

Im not 100% on my topic so my outline isn’t complete. This is what I have so far. Topics: 1.Racism: Police are profiling people based on race; abusing their authority. Speakers personal experience with racism and classism with the police. how the speaker connects racism and classism. How police use special narrative in police reports […]

Theoretical Physicist, Brian Greene in a lecture for TED Talk titled, “Making Sense Of String Theory” claims that Theoretical Physics has had a major break through in research called Superstring Theory. Greene supports his claims by giving a historic background on Superstring Theory and how it came to be. Greenes purpose is to persuade and […]

The first article I chose to analyze was from Fox News, a generally conservative news source. It is titled “Amazon Rain Forest Not Exactly Burning Earths Lungs Experts Say.” This article makes several claims that are supported by factual evidence. The article mentions scientists as a source but has no data or science experimentation to […]

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 My three most recent posts on Facebook happen to be pictures. I posted a picture of my mother, wife, and my gym. I am a member of “The Brotherhood Of The Bayonet” group. My Facebook is a direct mirror of me and my posts reflect that. Anyone that doesn’t know me will have a good […]