By stating this he is suggesting that in this country it is not about what you know but who you know. Sadly meaning a mediocre education has the same amount of significance as a spectacular education. This strategy can bring the audience closer to his side because he is proving the fact that our nation is in fact ran by idiots. Another rhetorical strategy Moore proposes is the use of a sarcastic tone throughout his excerpt. “Chances are, the genius representing you in the legislature won’t score 50 percent on the above test” (Moore 132).
Summary Analysis Homework George F. Will’s article “Being Green at Ben and Jerry’s” is an interesting case of irony on the American environment and our governments oil crisis. Will uses sarcasm and good cases of evidence to criticize and provoke environmentalists. The reason why Will does this is because the environmentalists would rather deepen the hole in America’s economic wallet rather than take a chance on manufacturing that would save money and improve the economy. George Will’s article is overall very good at proving his point but some things are unclear. He also talks about the current corruption that is occurring between environmentalist and politicians.
Hyperbole is the first device that postman uses. The title Amusing Ourselves to Death is a good example. Of course it would be very difficult to actually kill yourself with amusement, but the point he is trying to get across is that our culture responds to entertainment more than to facts. He further shows how this is true in chapter 9 – Reach out and Elect Someone when he states that, “... it was not until the 1950’s that the television commercial made linguistic discourse obsolete as the basis for product decisions. By substituting images for claims, the pictorial commercial made emotional appeal, not tests of truth, the basis of consumer decisions.” (Pg.
A wise man once said, "Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception." In a generation where advertisements play a big role in persuading consumers to buy, deception has become something businesses abuse in order to receive money. The mock press release from The Onion uses humor and satire in order to illustrate how businesses abuse deception in advertisements. Throughout the whole article, The Onion mocks the diction and tone that real advertisements use. The article first shows that through "no fewer than five forms of pseudoscience," the Magna Soles will "stimulate and soothe the wearer's feet".
Being too open during the oral board interview is a killer, too. You should be candid, but don't spill your guts with all your personal problems. And think before you speak – I once heard a story of a candidate who asked the panel if they drug-test, and if so can they provide advance notice. Pay attention to your tone of voice. Just like your physical motions, your tone of voice says a lot about you.
Why is there countless evidence that the reason there are drugs such as cocaine, LSD, heroin, and speed? "Take a holiday from reality whenever you like, and come back without so much as a headache or a mythology. "(Huxley 54)This quote made me feel that our government puts there drugs here to “condition” us in a way. These aspects of life seem to me like a way for the government to do things like population control and to get rid of lower class, by having drugs readily available for us the consumers. If the government were to advertise drugs I think it would go something similar to "A gramme is better than a damn.” (Huxley
For those who don’t live a pleasant life and need to get away from their problems, although meth creates more problems in the long run, for the time being it creates a type of euphoric escape for the addict. Financially, it’s easy to sell, cheap to create, and quick money and it serves as a job for drug dealers. For people who have trouble paying bills or can’t get a job, selling drugs is a quick fix. Using this perspective we can see that people who are addicted to meth probably already need help, either emotionally or mentally. Maybe eliminating the deep seeded issues in these individuals before they turn to meth would prevent a large part of the problem.
This group of drugs includes cocaine, methamphetamine, as well s nicotine. Though amphetamine does have some positive effects, including, a stimulation of cognitive activity and control of impulses, the greater effects are much ore detrimental. Due to is relative simplicity of manufacturing and overwhelming abundance; methamphetamine use is a plague on America. I personally have seen people deteriorate before my eyes due to methamphetamine use. Cocaine is another stimulant that often leads to dependence in users.
Drug advocates believe that drug legalization will cure America’s eroding and so- called unwarranted drug policy. People seem to follow this idea without understanding the true destructions that drugs already cause while illegal. In addition, Americans think the liberal drug policy of Europe is without problems. Drug legalization will cause a domino effect of problems that will tear apart America as we know it today. A very commonly abused drug is marijuana.
Extrinsic influence Extrinsic is doing things for the purpose of external rewards as money, praise from others or awards. This extrinsic for halting from smoking cigarettes could be considered as having a better smile; people would praise you for having clean teeth. If a person desire form obtaining form cigarettes, and they are controlled because of addiction then the effectiveness of the extrinsic motivation will enhance; however, these are bad urges with regard to long term success of smoking because too hard to quit, when stressed is pressuring a person then he or she wants to smoke (Wagner, 1990, pg.