Rhetorical Techniques Used By Rick Rivera

Many people would walk into their local grocery store and immediately see some food that they really want, but some may not be able to afford it. With that being said, some may stand there and contemplate stealing it, while others may just walk away. Throughout Gary Soto’s autobiographical narrative, he reflects on his actions using both, diction and imagery. Through diction, he exposes the journey of light and dark times and tells the stealing story with the religious symbolism of Adam and Eve. In imagery, he thoroughly explains the feelings throughout himself and physical appearances of the pie.

How the Case Arrived to Supreme Court: Dollree Mapp was a female employee in an illegal corporation run by a Cleveland kingpin Shon Birns. The police were informed of a possible possession of illegal material in relation to her place of work within her residence. The police thoroughly searched the property and discovered the illegal material along with the fact that she was allowing Shon refuge in her basement. However, they did so without a warrant. Dollree was sentenced one to seven years in prison. Mapp appealed her case to the Supreme Court stating the evidence that sentenced her was not found with probable cause.

About 85% of churches are not fully active with their community. Statics have gotten higher throughout the years, about 40 years ago Mexicans were being treated unfairly due to poor working conditions. This unbarring situation led a fellow leader, Cesar Chavez to step up and build a firm foundation to lead his organization to success. He was the leader of the Mexican-American Community in Delano, Ca. Cesar went through a spiritual fasting, in which he did not eat due to the hazardous chemicals in field fruit. Chavez was a Catholic and used his morals for a nonviolent protest to better working conditions for field workers. Chavez had many helpers from different

1a. Know and understand- to perceive as the fact or the truth; to grasp the meaning of an idea

A key technique that Tim O'Brien used in order to express his attitude towards the war, was the one of repetition. We see a young Tim O’Brien try to justify his reasons for fleeing the USA by crossing the border to Canada and trying to explain his feelings by saying, “What would you do? Would you jump? Would you feel pity for yourself? Would you think about your family and your childhood and your dreams and all you're leaving behind? Would it hurt? Would it feel like dying? Would you cry, as I did?”. We see repetition predominantly used throughout this passage and it gives us a clearer indication of what his attitude towards the war actually was. The use of repetition makes the reader think about how they would have reacted in a similar situation.

Cesar Chavez, a civil rights leader fighting for improving pay and working conditions of farmers, employs the use of nonviolence resistance in his role as a leader of the United Farm Workers. As a child, Chavez and his family worked as farmers on a field as migrant workers who were most likely treated in an unjust manner and thus, he dedicated his life to improving the conditions for all farmers. To honor Martin Luther King Jr. on the 10th anniversary of his death, Chavez wrote to a religious magazine that helps people in need about the benefits of nonviolent resistance. Throughout his letter, Chavez applies rhetorical devices such as pathos, diction, and juxtaposition to persuade and inform people about how powerful and effective nonviolence techniques can be for civil rights.

From 1954 to 1968, African Americans fought to end segregation in the southern United States through nonviolent protests. As a major leader of the movement, Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged this approach. Ten years after MLK’s assassination, American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez published an article to commemorate the great leader and what he stood for. In his magazine article, Cesar Chavez utilizes logos, pathos, and ethos to convey the importance of nonviolence.

Week three’s devotional really touched me. Many people think they can do everything on their own, that they do not need God in their life. I feel that we all need God to help us get through the challenges in our lives, so we can grow and learn from those challenges. John 14:26 says, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you” (NASB). John 14:26 supports my feelings when it comes to needing God, as He will teach us.

The 60s, a period of hurt and violence. With violence all around, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. promoted nonviolent protests to guide America during a time of outrage. With sit ins, and his “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. paved the way for success that our county needed. Along the way, he inspired millions of people including Cesar Chavez, a civil rights leader. With the help of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Chavez wrote a well articulated article explaining the importance of nonviolence. Cesar Chavez promotes nonviolence though appealing to pathos that leaves the audience with little doubt as to the proper course of action, decisive short syntax, and precise word choice that helps the reader

Cesar Chavez, a labor union organizer and civil rights leader, published an article on his views about nonviolent resistance. In his article, he develops his argument about nonviolent resistance by using many rhetorical devices such as logical fallacies, diction and tone, and repetition.

LGBT representation is a touchy subject, and Amy is one of the few brave enough to explore the topic. However, she left more than a few holes in her argument, biting off more than she could chew. Her position on the misrepresentation of bisexuals in TV was ineffective at persuading her audience, because of her lack of concrete evidence, misdirection of audiences, and contradictory statements.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, empathy is shown to change the thinking of the characters, giving them a more brave outlook in multiple situations. Empathy helps the characters feel for the people who surround them, and by doing so they are able to do courageous, unexpected things. The most prominent example of this is the “doomed” court case against Atticus and Tom Robinson.

A method that resonates the best for my artifact is Neo-Aristotelian, an “original method of criticism” (Newbold & Scoot, 2017). This method can best help analyze not only speeches, but also advertisements, novels, public service announcements, etc. Deliberative genre, outlined by Aristotle, is demonstrated in this speech as an attempt to “persuade [young adults] to take some action” to become successful in their future (Nordquist, 2017). Thoroughly invested in the future of young adults, success is what Eric Thomas strives for his audiences to reach and works at gaining their initiative to do so.

Throughout the period of the 1st to 16th century, Mexico experienced the emergence and rise of powerful civilizations such as the Teotihuacan, Toltec and ultimately, the greatest empire, Aztec. Many cultural and economic practices of these Mexican civilizations were borrowed from the prior civilization, adapted, and then further developed upon and while many aspects of these practices stayed the same through this time, significant changes occurred as well.

In the autobiographical narrative “The Pie” by Gary Soto, the author recreates the experience of his guilty six-year-old self as he describes his first experience with stealing. He effectively portrays his worst sin through his use of contrast, repetition, and imagery. While contrast describes the existence of both the Holy ways and temptation of human desires that Soto faces, repetition emphasizes the guilt that he is feeling, and imagery aids the reader in imagining the guilt and satisfaction that Soto is feeling through the eyes of a six-year-old.