Rhetorical Rationale for the Midterm Portfolio

During the writing time of the summary, visual analysis and rhetorical analysis assignments for my English 1010 class I applied what I considered was the correct use of rhetoric, always avoiding the use of bias !n the summary I condensed in my own words the main points in the passage that helps the reader to understand the piece I read about !n the visual and essay rhetorical analysis, I bro"e down ideas, analy#e, $uote, discovered pathos, ethos and logos used by authors %hat helped me improve my strategy of rhetoric

&e got in groups in the class and reviewed each other wor" in detail, as critical thin"ers the members wrote comments of what they thin" that needed to be edited on each paper %he group activity was helpful' get the papers revised by different people even though they are students helps to identify what needs to be improve I too" in consideration all the comments, analy#ed them and made the changes that I thought were needed to have better drafts &hen we get together as a group to get each other feedbac" on drafts review, students are all getting a symbiotic benefit where all learn something

(esides my English 1010 class I ta"e an editing and revising class which teaches me how to revise my papers, in addition to that I visit the writing center to get advice on what I need to wor" on in order to have better grades I can say that I am more efficient with the use of rhetoric

)*our &ays of Reading+ ,ummary

In the essay )*our &ays of Reading + (edford-,t Martin.s /ew 0or" Published by ,alt 1a"e 2ommunity 2ollege on 3013, the author Donald 4all writes about what he considers are the ways of reading, he also $uestions how institutions and people for e5ample librarians, publishers, teachers and parents hold the idea that reading is desirable in itself 6lso they encourage children to read, ta"ing off the importance of the "ind of material they choose for reading

%he 6uthor mentions )in the actuality most reading is no more cultural nor intellectual nor imaginative+ 7Donald 4all 389 6lso tell us when in old times boo"s were affordable only to the high social class adding the fact that reading gives the reader a touch of distinction, which separated a small portion of humanity from the rest Donald mentions how farmers used to dream imagining their children learning to read, therefore they won.t have to wor" as their parents fourteen hours a day for si5 days a wee" :ust to buy cotton and salt

4e also name four "ind of readings, the first one is reading for information, where he mentions $uic" eye;reading is necessary for everyone that reads' especially when we read newspapers and maga#ines articles ,econd intellectual reading for literature that delights our ,ense and should engross our attention li"e good literacy or intellectual writing %hird is narcotic reading which survives the impact of television, because it has less reality than melodrama, so the reader is in control In the academic essay Donald refers that everyone reads for narcosis occasionally, (ased on that he decided to create his own word that has affinity with narcolepsy, it is )(ibliolepsy+ %o finali#e he wrote about reading a play where readers use their imagination, where it is possible to remove it from real people

<isual Rhetorical 6nalysis of a political cartoon In this image of a morbidly obese Ronald Macdonald representing the =nited ,tates, eating the )!bama ,timulus burger+ in combination with the message saying )Ronald Mc>overnment ,upersi#es 4imself 6gain+ *rom the author ?evin %uma remind us of the recession the =nited ,tates had bac" in 300@; 300A and how the =, >overnment managed the situation %hey tried to fi5 it, creating what they called )%he !bama ,timulus+ %he effective way the author used logos, pathos and ethos will be described in this rhetorical analysis %uma is sarcastically comparing the =, >overnment with McDonalds, which is a well "nown fast food chain It sells fast food for a decent price that is somehow good in flavor, but very bad for the body because of all of the additives it contains, which contributes to the

6mericans obesity problem %he 6uthor compares the food chain to the government that pacifies people by giving stimulus money which creates a very short period of comfort' however it created more debt to the =nited states Moreover it did not reduce the unemployment rate %here is a clear use of logos by %uma More sadly MacDonald.s advertisings targets "ids, the more vulnerable of the human species, offering nice toys for free when they get their food, convincing them that is a good place to go bac" to %rips to McDonalds to have dinner and then play in the "ids area is the favorite *riday night date for some families %he real food franchise has a s"inny and good loo"ing Ronald to represent them, because that is what they want people to thin" they will loo" if they eat in there, or is it that Ronald never eat at McDonaldsB In contrast if we loo" at Ronald in this political cartoon we can see how his belt accoutrement is stretched from his obesity, which is caused from the !bama ,timulus, but going deeper isn.t that how we can loo" if we eat regularly at that restaurantB %hat is what is happening to most of the 6mericans that are eating fast food and living a sedentary lifestyle, which is an e5ample of ethos Inform and educate people sounds less complicated that try giving the =nited ,tates money away *or e5ample, well informed people will not ta"e "ids to McDonalds or at least they should not do it often, because at the end if they eat often at McDonalds besides get fat, they also get sic", with diabetes, high cholesterol, depression, etc 6fter being sic" they have to go to the doctor, which costs money %he doctor will prescribe medicines that also cost money and most of the time they have side effects %hey continue eating fast food and paying for more medicines, is a cycle that ends only when they die, unless they decide to change their life style and eating habits %his is a form of Pathos the author has developed

6fter e5amining logos, ethos and pathos, %uma is overall convincing and a good cartoonist, the use of rhetoric was effective 4e drew a )Ronald Mc>overnment+ supersi#ed by the )!bama ,timulus+, which is the reality shown in a fresh, humorous and sarcastic way !n the other hand, =, government tried to be a protective father-mother with its population giving a stimulus, to a nation that claims to have independent citi#ens, where people can earn their own things, because that comes intrinsic with freedom, to alleviate the economy problem the government could intervene to ma"e math and science ma:ors cheaper and reduce medical costs, instead of spends federal millions in a stimulus

Rhetorical 6nalysis of )4ow to %ame a &ild %ongue+

In %he essay )4ow to %ame a &ild %ongue+ >loria 6n#aldua describes her own e5perience as a ,panish spea"er, how she felt as a student in a country where the teachers did not want her to spea" her mother.s tongue 7,panish9, she also e5plains how 2hicanas in general are ashamed of their own tongue %he effective use of pathos is very e5tensive in this academic essay, 1ogos and ethos can also be found in her writing, ma"ing it credible and logical %he author uses logos when she mentions that at Pan 6merican =niversity, all 2hicano students were re$uired to ta"e two speech classes with the purpose of getting rid of their accents' >loria assures that if someone.s form of e5pression is attac"ed with the intent of censor is a violation of the first amendment )&ild tongues can.t be tamed, they can only be cut out+ 76n#aldua, A19 6n#aldua has some famous writings li"e )%his bridge called my bac"+ 71AC19 and )%he new mesti#a+ 71AC@9 4ow to tame a wild tongue was published by ,alt 1a"e 2ommunity 2ollege in Readings for writers 3013;3018 4er way of reasoning is very convincing' she narrates with good arguments how the life of 2hicanas was ,he lived the e5perience and wrote about it %he way >loria wrote )4ow to %ame a &ild %ongue+ is interesting and easy to digest for ,panish spea"ing readers, 6nglos would have to ad:ust a little to her writing style %his shows a practical use of ethos by the author 1inguistic terrorism is how the author defined the way 2hicanas were attac"ed and critici#ed, called their language a deficient ,panish' )0our linguistic aberration+ 7>loria

6n#aldua, AD9 (ecause of their way to spea" 2hicanas are )culturally crucified+ Racially, culturally, and linguistically there are orphans+ 76n#aldua, AE9 %hey feel uncomfortable tal"ing in ,panish with 1atinas, 2hicanas are nervous to be censured by them, :ust because the ma:ority of 1atinas have been tal"ing ,panish as their first language for years, which is not the 2hicanas case !n the other hand in between 2hicanas they spea" mostly 2hicano because they are scared that others will thin" they are too much into the 6merican 2ulture >loria also tal"s about her e5perienced punishment for being caught tal"ing ,panish in school at recess, also when she was sent to the corner of the classroom :ust because she was as"ing the teacher how to pronounce her name correctly &hat she got as an answer was )If you want to be 6merican, spea" 6merican If you do not li"e it, go bac" to Me5ico where you belong+ 76n#a"dua, A19 Moreover her mother critici#ed >loria telling her she spea"s English li"e a Me5ican >loria says )Even our own people, other ,panish spea"ers nos $uieren poner candados en la boca+ 7A39 %here even e5isted sense of shame at being caught listening to their music %he author states that if someone underestimates your tongue, that same someone underestimates you as well + ,o, if you want to really hurt me, tal" badly about my language, Ethnic identity is twin to linguistic identity I am my language =ntil I can ta"e pride in my language, I cannot ta"e pride in myself+ 76ndul#ua, AE9 %his is how the author used pathos on the essay %he rhetorical use of 1ogos, ethos and pathos on this academic essay, proves how well prepare is the author about the topic, the discrimination and punishment >loria suffered for being a 2hicana ,panish spea"er, encouraged her to no :ust "eep her language as a 2hicana, but to gain a school teacher degree which she use to teach English to other 2hicano students and show the importance of the )2hicano language+ as an English-,panish spea"er to them %he author bro"e her own paradigm, being also published as a writer more than once