This article is a story about the authors mother and grandmother and their fashion sense. Erin Zelle creates a nostalgic diction in her story. She starts by explaining her mothers fashion sense and why she wore what she wore. She used phrases such as "when I was a child" that showed her nostalgic diction of longing for the past.
Zelle also used punctuation for make her points more clear. For example, she used quotation marks around words that she might use air quotes in if she were having a real conversation with someone. This emphasized her tone and helped explain what she meant and where she was going with the article. The author portrays a sentimental tone, because she is thinking about the past and all the memories she had with her loved ones. It was apparent that the author had an emotional attachment to this kind of fashion, and it was shown in her tone and word choice. The purpose she had when writing this article was to make the point of how important it is to make a name for ourselves in society. Her grandma and mom dressed nice, and it was one of her favorite memories, so when she died, she was able to hold on to their clothes and she felt close to them. It made the point how important it is to cherish relationships with loved ones before it's too late. Zelle appealed to pathos in the article, because she brings up the idea of losing loved ones, which could bring about intense emotions in readers. The argument was solid, because she ended the article by making the reader think. http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-my-mother-and-grandmother-wore-it-best-20170514-htmlstory.html
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The author of this article, Deborah Netburn, creates passionate diction throughout by using certain words. She starts off the article by saying, "This summer, darkness will fall over the face of America" this statement alone shows how much she passion she has for the topic. Because she was interested in the idea, her word usage caused readers to be intrigued by the article. This diction, shows that the author has an emotional attachment to the topic.
Netburn appeals to pathos when talking about the precious time that occurs during a solar eclipse. She brings up the point that these scientists only have about 3 minutes to get as much information about the suns atmosphere as they can. She does this to explain to the audience why the phenomenon of the solar eclipse is so important to scientific discovery in America. Because she appeals to the audiences emotions, it can cause a spread of information of the topic, that way a good portion of America will be aware of the soon coming solar eclipse. The author uses a didactic tone in order to make the reader aware of the events that will soon be occurring in the nation. She explains what and how a solar eclipse works so the reader can get a full understanding of the work that has to go in to collect information that a solar eclipse gives. The main purpose that Netburn had when writing this story was to make people aware of the significance of the solar eclipse. So much work from scientists goes into getting ready for the phenomenon, and she wants to make US residents aware of the event. She also went about educating the people on how solar eclipses work so they could get a better idea of why the event is so major. One last appeal that Netburn makes in her piece is syntax. She uses 4 short sentences at the beginning tog et the reader to pause and realize what is happening and what a solar eclipse is. It gives more meaning and a bigger, but simpler explanation to what happens during this time. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-eclipse-science-20170512-htmlstory.html This article focused on the every changing role of women in society. In recent years, women's role in society has increased significantly, and it has shown mainly in movies. This summer in particular, there are several movies coming out that will empower women even more because they are all focused on strong independent women that become successful in society.
The author's diction shows passion towards the subject of women growing in society. It is obvious when the author states, "This summer, women are shattering the glass ceiling...with their fists." The author describes the women as accomplished, fearless, and powerful. The thing that makes this interesting, is that the author is male, so he states his opinions on women in this peace, and rather than shaming women for growing in society, he supported and helped empower them in their growth. The author appeals to pathos by bringing up multiple examples of movies that have portrayed a strong female role. The audience may have emotional connections with these stated movies, which causes the article to become more effective in their lives, so they get the idea of increasing women roles. The writer creates a tone of respect towards the women that continue to establish growth in society. It's obvious that he supports women and is not too focused on men outgrowing women. Because he establishes this tone, the audience will be more open and understanding to the idea of the article. Not only did the article establish the idea of women's role in society, but it also advertised the movies that will come out that have strong female leads. The authors purpose was to bring the idea of women's roles to the eyes of America, so that people can stand together to support women growth. The movie industry sprung the idea to cause a rapid increase of support for the whole idea. The article starts off with an introduction of the types of movies that will come out this summer and what they involve. Then there is a transition into movies that have already come out with strong female leads, the writer uses all of these examples to make his point that women's roles are rapidly increasing in American society. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-sneaks-strong-women-summer-films-20170421-story.html This article, written by Nardine Saad, is an informative article on the Harry Potter story "The Cursed Child" heading to broadway. In this piece, the writer creates a picturesque diction. This is apparent because she desribes what the play will look like and include when it is on broadway. She also explains what actors will be present in the performace. Saad paints a picture for the audience and keeps them intrigued to look out for when the story goes to broadway.
A rhetorical device that is included by the writer is clever word usage. She uses phrases that are found in Harry Potter books, such as "the boy who lived" which not only appeal to Harry Potter Fans, but also show that she is knowledgable of the topic she wrote about. Saad creates a lyrical tone as she descibes the events that will occur in the broadway play. She shows that she may in fact be a Harry Potter fan herself, which can be appealing to readers because if the writer has interest on the topic, it can be contagious and cause the readers to be interested as well. The purpose behind this post is to advertise the broadway play. This is a way to get the word out to people in advance to the play going to broadway. This is one of the reasons that movies and other events have such a big turnout-- they start the advertises a couple fo years before the major event occurs in order to get the word out to as many people as possible. The author appeals to pathos, which is apparent in all of her Harry Potter references. Alot of readers will be attracted to this article because of the Harry Potter title. Because she uses words and phrases from the Harry Potter series, she is appealing to all of the people that have an emotional attachment to the series. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-1493926996-htmlstory.html While this is an extremely short article, it is a really big deal, and contains quite a bit of information. The author creates a shocking diction, because of the major increase of water that will cause flooding in California. California flooding will occur as snow melts, therefore the diction is shocking because it can cause serious envirnomental damage in Cali future.
The author uses another rhetorical device of simple sentences to really emphasize the point that California could be in danger as the snow melts when the temperature increases. The article is short so the readers get the mains points to take immediate action. There is a forthright tone portrayed in the entry because they are trying to get straight to the point without hesitating so that they can immedtiately inform the Cali population. Rather than spending time trying to connect with the audience, the writers spent time spiting out facts to get the main points across. The purpose of this article was to inform the population of what was happening with the snow in California and the dangers that may occur as the snow starts to melt and flooding increases. 4/25/2017 0 Comments Fire knife dancers may be Hawaii's hottest show. Now they'll compete to see who's the best In this introduction article of fire knife dancers, the author creates a cultured diction as he explains where and why these people participate in fire knife dancing. He explained the culture and background of the sport and why it was significant. It becomes apparent to the reader that the writer had an understanding and knew had a qualified knowledge of fire dancing.
He also uses a strong word choice to explain the intensity of the competitive sport. He is also trying to advertise for the national competition. First he explains what the show is and what kind of comptetitions they have. Then he goes on to explain when the shows are, how much it costs to get in, and leaves a phone number to make reservations. The author creates a tactful tone, this shows because he is talking about other cultures, and he is careful with the way we words his sentences so that he does not offend anyone that is apart of the culture. He simply leaves all of his sentences fact based and pleasing to his audiences in order to make his goal in writing the article. The purpose behind writing the article was to not only bring awarness to the World Fire Knife Competition, but to sell tickets to it as well. The writer accomplsihed his goal by making Fire dancing sound like a phenomenal sport that the reader just had to see. After praising the competition, he skillfully listed the dates, times, and prices of each show. So all in all, the purpose was to sell tickets and increase attendance at the shows. The article appealed to pathos, especially of those in the Hawaiian culture. It describes all the details involved in the competition, and it could appeal to the emotions of a desendemt from Hawaiian background. http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-hawaii-fire-knife-contests-20170418-story.html This article starts off with the author, Deborah Netburn, using a casual and ordinary diction, similar to one you'd have in an everyday conversation, but as she starts to make her point her diction switches to a formal and academic diction. Her diction then switches back to casual as she makes her final remarks. While reading, it was obvious that Netburn did not have an emotional connection to the words she was using, as it was primarily fact based with no extra in sight.
Overall, Netburn used Logos to prove her point, which is obvious because she starts throwing facts all over the place so that her claim is apparent. Netburn wants to be straight forward with her argument so she can convince her audience to agree. The tone the author uses is boring. I opened this article expecting to be intrigued based off of the title, but I began reading it and could not stay focused on the article. She basically said "The scientists did this and this is what happened, the end" There was nothing there to keep the audience engaged. The author's purpose was to use the facts she obtained from the scientists and prove that it is not our fault if we are addicted to technology and that we should blame our genes. The scientists were able to prove that genetic differences make a difference in how much time kids spend online. Netburn introduces her topic by simply asking her audience about social media, it was a good way to hook the audience, but then she just started throwing facts around and did not keep the audience engaged which can cause people to ignore her claim. That is when her argument was weak, because you can’t just throw facts without analyzing them and giving feedback. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-online-media-genes-20170123-story.html |
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