Essays on Learning Page 74

Analogy             An analogy is a rhetorical device as an aid for explanation.  It is usually used to explain something abstract and complex by comparing it to something concrete and simple to make it understandable to the audience.  In this particular case, Jeffrey Overstreet makes use of an analysis in his article where he likens…

English is the universal language of the world. In order for immigrants to assimilate to a new Country, It’s important to learn the language of the country. In the article “Why the U. S Needs an Official Language” by Mauro E. Mujica he states that the U. S. A needs to unify the English language…

Transcendentalist Rhetoric in Henry David Thoreau’s Resistance to Civil GovernmentHenry David Thoreau’s writings are manifestoes of the Transcendentalist philosophy, which tackle various subjects from politics to economy or the environment. His essay, Resistance to Civil Government or Civil Disobedience as it is also known, reviews the American government and political life during the nineteenth century….

In the short autobiography narrative “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan she discusses the grounds why she was passionate on going a author. It is no surprise. that her vision in the work of fiction it is outstanding throughout her battles with the English linguistic communication as a Chinese immature miss born in an immigrant…

The Great Silent Majority: A Loud and Effective Rhetoric One of the greatest highlights of President Nixon’s policy during his term, as the country’s Chief Executive, was his keen disapproval of the continued hostilities in Vietnam. Even before he assumed the office, he was adamant in the campaign for a quick and practical resolution to…

Transportation today is much different from the way it was fifty years ago. At that time, people who wanted to buy an automobile had a small variety to choose from. Nowadays, there are so many choice that it could take months to look at all the cars on the market. Often a buyer must first…

Introduction             Theme for English B is a poem written by Langston Hughes about a lone African-American college student tasked to write a one page paper about anything, as long as it is from the student. Racism is the theme of this poem, about how a 22 year old college student sees the racism happening…

Language itself is a complex system and it is dependent to us culturally, socially and personally. Learning a language involves many things such as pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar… The aim of this study is to discuss the noun phrases in English and Vietnamese and their influence in teaching and learning English in Vietnamese situation. I hope…

Old Spice is a well-known brand that specializes in men’s hygiene products. They have created a series of amusing and captivating advertisements to promote their line of men’s body wash. The main objective of these advertisements is to convince the target audience to buy the featured product. A study conducted at Obafemi Awolowo University in…

Being the leader of that change can be difficult and helping make change does not come easily or effectively. Keep and Newcomer (2008) stated that leaders couldn’t effectively initiate or implement change unless they are full involved. The case study: Green Mountain Resort (Ids)solves the Turnover Problem talks about the solution(s) to help decrease or…