The March of Dimes nonprofit organization makes their annual financial records available to the public. The records can be found on their website and researched online. The records consist of statements of financial activities and positions, balance sheets, and statements of cash flow. In the next few paragraphs, I will discuss the March of Dimes revenue and expenses, as well as, its ratio's and guidelines to follow. Appendix A and Appendix B pie chart's show the differences among the revenue sources and expenses. The first chart shows the mix of revenue for the March of Dimes. The majority of revenue came from contributions at eighty-nine percent and following at four percent, was revenue from bequests and major gifts. The remainder of the revenue consisted of other investments at three percent and investment returns and grants each at two percent. The second pie chart shows the expenses of the March of Dimes. There is more diversity in this chart than in the the revenue sources chart. The expense pie chart shows more differences among what expenses need to be paid and covered, and the majority of expenses consists of public and professional education at thirty-six percent. Community services comes in second at twenty-five percent. Fund-raising and research, and medical support, are each at fourteen percent, and management and general expenses finish the chart at eleven percent. It is plain to see from the expense pie chart the diversity and the money
How many times have you dropped those swimming classes? When was last time you put off in getting that enrollment for the gym? “Unlimited” ads campaign by Nike, appeals to its audience by showing people who even having certain difficulties, go after what they want and push their limits as much as they can, which is not a little. The ads feature a grown Sister competing in a triathlon, a transgender who runs with the National men’s team and a climber with no extremities. Nike didn’t choose these actors for its ads by accident, they are source of inspiration for all those athletes that always put the best of themselves in whichever the activity that passionate them is. People who would be the main target for this campaign.
In paragraphs 29-31, Swift mentions several expedients, such as taxes, wearing homemade clothes, rejecting foreign luxury, curing vices among women, instilling the virtues of patriotism, taxing the absentees, and rejecting divisiveness while promoting honest, industry, and skill. Swift’s speaker stated at the end of all his expending, “How preceptors!” Swift’s rhetorical purpose is to make the reader realize that he is ironic as well as understand what he actually stands for. The reader learns that Swift is forced to resort to ironic tone to reveal his true intention, which would otherwise go unnoticed. Swift is ironic because there is no way his expedients could succeed in a time that Ireland was in, he was mainly trying to highly the economic problems affecting the county at the time.
Financially, the organization is able to raise money through various means. For the fiscal year 00-01, the symphony was able to raise $3.8 million through performance revenues, $3.1 million through government grants, and $4.5 million through fundraising. With another $1 million coming from investments other minor sources, they had an operating budget of $12.4 million
Nonconformity allows people to go against a prevailing rule so that they may do as they please.
“McCandless didn’t conform particularly well to the bush casualty stereotype.” Jon Krakauer, in his book Into The Wild, argues that McCandless was a unique personality who yearned for adventure. He supports his claim by the usage of epigraphs, interviews with McCandless’s acquaintances, and various maps that are indicative of where the protagonist travelled. Krakauer's purpose is to use an argumentative structure in order to convince the audience that McCandless was more complex than previously known. He uses a nostalgic and commanding tone in order to emotionally appeal to an audience who may have originally had different opinions on McCandless. In Into The Wild, Krakauer employs techniques of ethos and speaker in order to thoroughly convey
In her expose, Nickel and Dime, Barbara Ehrenreich shares her experience of what it is like for unskilled women to be forced to be put into the labor market after the welfare reform that was going on in 1998. Ehrenreich wanted to capture her experience by retelling her method of “uncover journalism” in a chronological order type of presentation of events that took place during her endeavor. Her methodologies and actions were some what not orthodox in practice. This was not to be a social experiment that was to recreate a poverty social scenario, but it was to in fact see if she could maintain a lifestyle working low wage paying jobs the way 4 million women were about to experience it. Although Ehrenreich makes good
Famous philanthropist Stephen Hawking once stated, “We are all different. There is no such thing as a standard or run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit.” In the world of George Orwell’s 1984, this shared human spirit is abused, neglected, and utterly destroyed. This is most apparent when O’Brien deconstructs the argument of Winston and, in turn, tears down his human spirit. While Winston clings to a persistent hope of the failure of The Party, O’Brien uses logos and pathos strategies to methodically tear apart this belief. This maniacal argument for The Party, the strong imagery involved in the interrogation, and the mental collapse of Winston produce one of the most thought-provoking, saddening, and terrifying scenes in 1984.
n this excerpt of 1984 written by George Orwell (1948), Orwell describes about the forced indifferent emotions of Winston Smith after he was mentally tortured by the betrayal of Julia. Orwell builds his argument by initially using euphemism, and then describes how Winston festers, in a chronological pattern. He uses superfluous diction to support his main claim- how the argument between Julia and Winston contributed to Winston’s current emotional state. From his choice of diction, he seems to target people who are interested in History and old Literature.
The purpose of the novel, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, is to inform the public of issues pertaining to low wage jobs through the three rhetorical devices ,such as, pathos, logos , and ethos. Ehrenreich emerges herself into the life of a low wage worker to demonstrate the difficulty of living a healthy life under these conditions. She includes the rhetoric devices to create a persuasive argument and to gather support for her claim. The minimum wage is too low, enabling the working class from living a healthy life. She studies this issue through an experiment of one month of living on just a salary from low wage jobs.
Numbering for figure 2: Legend below the pie chart. Department information, expense amount, and percentage of the company’s total supplies budget displayed next to each pie slice.
Krakauer’s argument is, “McCandless wasn’t “stupid, tragic, and inconsiderate,” but instead paints a sympathetic picture of a young man with a profound moral compass seeking a higher truth”. His effective case justifying McCandless’s behavior, which may include potential biases, is effective for most personages. This contretemps is feasible, but there are some personages, like Peter Christian, that see the flip side of Krakauer’s assessment. Peter, who “arrived in Alaska in 1992” with McCandless, said “Alaska is populated with people who are either running away from something or seeking themselves in America’s last frontier” he came to Alaska with the same intentions. In his article he states that he was one of those young man.
O’Brien, part of the Party, told Winston, “‘You knew this, Winston,’ said O’Brien. ‘Don’t deceive yourself. You did know it--you always known it.’ Yes, he saw now, he had always known it” that he will get caught and knew the consequences of getting caught for thoughtcrime by agreeing to ‘rebel’ against Big Brother; which leads to Winston brainwash (Orwell 239). In 1984, it takes place in Oceania (a small country) during the 1980s, and in the Ministry of Love where O’Brien and Winston were placed inside to help Winston. Involved with Winston’s brainwash is Big Brother, the Party, O’Brien, and guards helping O’Brien. Throughout Winston’s process of being brainwashed, O’Brien used logos, ethos, and pathos to convince Winston to love Big Brother
My mom is the biggest supporter that I have, and Procter and Gamble (P&G) demonstrates this perfectly in their commercial. This commercial was featured during the 2016 Rio Olympics for a universal audience to see. Procter and Gamble put together a tear-jerking, heart warming, incredibly relatable commercial to promote their products and what they stand for as a company. They appeal to everyone who had a mom who supported them in some way and especially target moms who care for their children and want what is best for them. The usage of ethos, logos, pathos, and kairos play a very important role in ensuring their commercial is effective. Rhetorical fallacies are also important to P&G for making a persuasive and effective argument, although that argument may be false. The usage of
“But skilled and loyal assistants on other polar ventures, however famous the expedition and it’d leader, are seldom remembered and really celebrate.” (pg 3)
Communicating with others, especially faceless others, about a personal problem is difficult in the best of circumstances. But what if you are supposed to communicate through a medium that requires a closeness and openness with your audience? This is a problem that Monica Berlin’s essay, “The Eighteenth Week,” cultivates. The essay confronts the topic of grief in the most non-confrontational way. Put in comparison to Charles Lamb’s essay, “Dream Children: A Reverie”, the unique way in which Berlin approaches her topic comes to light.