ENC1102 Chapter 2 Active Reading Exercise Readings “Winning Hearts and Minds in the War on Plagiarism” by Scott Jaschik “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” by Donald M. Murray “Tabula Asiae” by Michael Ondaatje Directions Answer the following questions. Submit your completed document to the appropriate submission drop box in the Blackboard Assignments folder. 1. Considering what this unit presented about nonfiction genre, identify the primary genre of each of the readings. In Winning Hearts and Minds in the War on Plagiarism” Jaschik essay was based more on reflection and personal opinions because his were on different studies by different professors on the "war on plaguarism" among students and how common plagiarizing is and the different methods used to change that.
What is reading rhetorically? When you read rhetorically “you engage in this kind of reading, you look for the rhetorical strategies of the writer -- the patterns, structures, figures, & methods that a writer uses in order to make her/his point. This kind of reading can, in turn, help you to strategize your own approach to creating effective texts for particular audiences and purposes” (Malea Powell 1) Thorough out this semester we have reviewed several rhetorical readings. Although in the beginning, I never quite understood what the author was truly trying to say, but now I do. Understanding this form of reading can be very helpful in my future education.
It can be argued that the Loyalists coming to Canada is the only reason that it exists, because had no more people come, the people already there could not have put up a very good fight against the Americans. Later, the Loyalists wanted their own form of government, so they were granted New Brunswick, and Guy Carleton’s brother, Thomas Carleton, was made the Governor of this new colony. Guy Carleton, the governor of Quebec at the time of the Revolution, helped the Loyalists get to Canada, and later, was responsible for getting the ones that were left out of the
When the French and Indian War ended the British felt they had the right to settle former French land even though Indians inhabited most of it. An Indian chief by the name Pontiac united Indian nations to fight off the English, but he was defeated due to
The Indians to wanted this, only 20 years earlier. In a speech to representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia in 1742, Canassatego (Chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy) didn’t want any more white people to hunt or settle on Indian land. The British Empire had expanded greatly (Following the Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty France signed after the British defeated them in 1763, France was required to surrender it’s large western territory in Louisiana and other claims to Spain in compensation for it’s loss of Florida to Great Britain. Along with Florida, Great Britain also gained territory in French Canada. The map of colonial Empires in North America in 1754 and 1763 shows the shift of colonial power before and after the French and Indian War (document A).)
Salutary neglect in its self was an undocumented, though long-lasting, British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England. Or in much simpler terms, if England left the colonies alone, the colonies would have absolutely no problem with parliament. Since the imperial authority did not assert the power that it had, the colonists were left to govern themselves, therefore becoming accustomed to the idea of self-control. The effects of such prolonged isolation eventually resulted in the emergence of a collective identity that considered itself separate from Great Britain causing the American Revolution. The end of salutary neglect meant the American colonies were not happy with England.
Through any and every writing, an author has a point hidden within literary elements. With literary elements authors develop a style to their writing to prove the point they intended from the beginning. There are many various literary elements to make up a rhetorical situation, to develop a side of ideas, some very commonly used in especially rhetorical situations. Like allusion, hyperbole, rhetorical questions, hypophora, and commonly simile. Mohandas K. Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau speak of and develop similar government opinions and points, through their interpretations of Civil Disobedience through literary elements; they prove similar points of civil disobedience but with their own style of writing and use of rhetorical devices.
This character is portrays the idea of appearance v reality which is a good literary technique used by Cormier. Throughout the book Cormier builds up tension as we are forced to guess what we are being told ,as we strive to unravel the complex relationship between Francis and Larry LaSalle
In my General Literature class, one of the activities in our studies is a discussion of different novels, articles, essays, or any other type of writing. For the most part, notable authors that are figures of authority composed these writings that we discuss. During our discussions, we sometimes question the validity of the writings. We expose flaws of the writing and stronger opinions and creative ideas are formed, often surpassing that of the writing itself that was made by the notable author. For example, through the questioning and debating, we we able to surpass the limitations of Freire's "Banking Method" and make conclusions beyond what is found in just reading a piece of writing from a prominent author.
Historian Alan Gordon begins an informative essay on Jacques Cartier, the “Discoverer of Canada,” with the intriguing statement that this sixteenth century French explorer was “really a nineteenth-century figure”[1]. The author then proceeds to explain this extraordinary statement by describing how Cartier was virtually unknown to Canadians prior to the nineteenth century, which is when Cartier himself was “discovered,” so to speak, by the historians of that era. After a rather exhaustive introduction, Gordon states his premise quite deep in to the essay, which is that he “...will attempt to show how historical heroes are used for political ends”[2]. This is an evocative approach, which Gordon