Quarter 1 Rhetorical Precis Paper
Quarter 1 Rhetorical Analysis From the five editorials I read from Anne Applebaum. I noticed that she used pathos and logos through each article I read. All her political articles involved how she strongly felt towards Donald Trump. Applebaum used passionate words to show her resentment towards Trump. Logos is used to discouraged readers to vote Trump.
Great Gatsby
I don't believe that the American Dream exist but I do believe that it does exist with certain, privilege people.Therefore I don't agree with the perspective. People trying to chase the American Dream, especially minorities and foreigners often have difficulties, because society not fully accepting these groups. The American Dream consist of a well paying job, a wife/husband (but mostly wife), and two kids. The American Dream caters more to White Men than Women, Minorities, and Foreigners. Do you think the characters being all White and Gatsby particularly being a White man trying to complete his own American Dream is a coincidence? I believe that true satisfaction comes from acceptance of yourself and your situation. The American Dream is not what it cracks up to be, it's a delusion of happiness -- but it is not true happiness. Gatsby and two other examples we encountered this semester all helped towards the authors express his idea about the Americans and the American Dream.
Quarter1 Reflection
The most meaningful unit to me was the Jefferson's Declaration Of Independence and Stanton's Declaration Of Rights and Sentiments. I gained more knowledge about the document that started this country and its many, disappointing contradictions. I also heard a woman version of Declaration which was very sensational, since it was published in 1848-- during a time where women opinions was kept to herself. I wished we had skipped the seven modes project because it was stressful, to me and my classmates that were in the definition mode. I look forward to our new theme in quarter two and the Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston novel. I'm dreading the new set of precis paper and the reading room post. My quarter two learning goals is to become a better essay writers and also my essays gradually approaching the nine score.
Their Eyes Were Watching God Q2
Hurston use of symbolism to advance her theme in gender and love. Most of the symbolic objects surrounded around Janie's independence and finding her true self plus love. Hurston use of symbolic figures allow Janie to really, truly discover herself that she lost when she was rushed into commitments without true love. One of the themes Hurston presents throughout is love, Janie searches for true love and at the end, finds it through Teacakes. Hair is one of the symbolic objects that can be seen throughout the text. Janie's hair is looser curl textures, than compared to the other African-Americans she is surrounded by. Because of her unique hair texture, due to her being biracial---she is seen as more beautiful and "exotic" looking. Janie's hair is what made Joe attracted to her in the first place. Janie hair is what imprisoned her is in the marriage with Joe. Joe idea of her wearing a hair tie and wearing a braid, was his way of keeping her imprisoned to her own beauty. Janie wasn't even allowed to embrace and showcase her beauty, because she was Joe's "trophy wife".
Women in this time period was often kept away doing little to none work---besides housework. Hurston really embodies women inequalities to men by using Janie's hair. Janie was often gawked at because of her unique beauty. Hurston was implying (when mentioning Janie's hair) that women shouldn't just be seen on the outside (beauty), she should be seen way beyond that. Women shouldn't be used as objects to "show off", which is what Janie's purpose was to the marriage to Joe. Joe offered Janie security in way that, she wouldn't have to work for nothing---but he didn't offered her true love. The shop Joe provided for her, was imprisonment it became a place where she wasn't truly happy in. But it provided escape from the marriage.
Hurston is able to advance the theme fluently throughout, because of the fact she provides real-life examples thorough Janie and unexpectedly-- her hair.
Race and Culture,Your Two Most Basic Forms of Identity
Synthesis Reflection Q2
The research paper was a bit of a struggle for me, mainly because I just did not want to spend time writing it and also it was overwhelming. My essay did use the required number of sources, although I struggled with choosing my sources. Choosing a visual image was the easiest part of choosing sources. I did in a way go above and beyond with using two essays from the ones we read in class.
I am certain that my essay is in logical order, because I revised everything my peer review partner told me to revise. The easiest sections for me were the argument and counterargument section because it was self-explanatory, plus it didn't overwhelmed me. The challenging section for me was the rebuttal part, because I was very nervous about writing it. I didn't want the rebuttal part to be redundant, I wanted it to be able to “stand” on its own.
Quarter 2 Precis Paper
The author I chose for Quarter two, is no other than Fareed Zakaria. While reading a new article every week, I noticed that he mostly uses rhetorical devices pathos and logos to strengthen his arguments. As I read his articles I sensed the passion he has for the topic he was currently written. The passion can be seen with the diction and tone he uses throughout the text---this very passion applies to pathos. Another thing I noticed while reading is the logic and simple things such as bullet points to list out the agendas that Trump should change, to non simple things such as statistics provided in the “What’s really pushing politics to the right? Immigration.”article. Zakaria employs pathos and logos to get his point across whether it's about Trump or immigration in Europe.
The two rhetorical devices allows readers to understand and be more drawn to not only the article but to the author's claims and arguments. Zakaria's style in his article was written directly, when Trump was the topic to many of his articles---readers knew his feelings towards Trump is anything but amicable. Zakaria is able to articulate his whole regards about Trump, Russia, and Immigration policies in European countries. Zakaria is able to have the rhetorical devices he frequently uses in his text, adapt naturally with his bodies of work. Although the length of his work is a bit long, because the diction and syntax is crisp and eloquent, it allows readers to enjoy reading the interesting topics he chose to write about. Because of his careful wording, rhetorical devices are able to fit in the text perfectly without being perceived as tacky and an unnecessary add-on.
Logos and Pathos add depth and meaning to the articles Zakaria produced.Logos and pathos creates "balance" between the content of the articles and how the audience perceives and comprehend the article. Logos add in logic and reasoning which is greatly needed when talking about Trump and his controversial persona. Pathos embodies passion and emotions----and with Zakaria even using Trump as a topic, creates a lot of emotions between the audience.
Quarter 2 Reflection
Overall in Quarter 2, I further deepened my knowledge in mla citation. We learned the importance of the mla citation, what is expected when following the rules of mla citation, and learning about all the tedious rules. The citation is what I thought was the most important thing we learned in Quarter 2 because citing your sources is an factor we will need to know throughout our remaining year in High School and College. I wish we had skipped the identity essay, because it was STRESSFUL and OVERWHELMING. FInding sources to support my claims and argument was a struggle for me, because some of the sources we had to use was not really supportive of argument.The essay was just a pain, but at the same time it was helpful; because we AP Language students know what to prepare for and what to expect on Research Papers. We now know how to cite sources, expand the 5 paragraph essay into pages of work, and head the essay properly all because of the essIn Quarter 3, I am looking forward to and dreading the new reading novel, Fahrenheit 451. One, because the title sounds interesting and two, they will be more reading room questions we'll have to respond to every week. My quarter 3 goals is to get an 100 percent in both AP and Seminar. I plan on paying more attention and not allowing essays to stress me out and overwhelm me.
Brave New World Animoto Project
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is an novel about a civilization, that controls its citizen with a drug called Soma. The story revolves around drugs, struggle of individuality, power, emotions, caste system, death, sex, and babies.
In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley predicts the future in a technological way, that is way beyond his time. The three ethics presented in the text is government, soma (drug), and emotions Huxley appeals to the ethics by creating this world, that is located in London that is centuries after our civilization today. Huxley predicts that the government would start to sanction drugs that would completely control its people and their emotions.
The government presented in Brave New World is an authorative government, if the government has the last say so. The government whole heartedly condones the excessive usage of soma, so their people won't dare question the government motives. This connects to how many people view the government---some people believe that the government has way too much power over its citizens. Huxley, who is a transcendentalist would very much agree with this idea, which is why he created the government as controlling as it is.
Soma is held on a god-like pedal, soma is taken everyday to control emotions. Soma is give to create the illusion that everything is okay and life is just one big "rainbow" when in actuality the people has no individuality whatsoever (besides Bernard) and have no backbone without the deadly support of Soma. Soma can relate to all the things that has a strong hold over us such as technology. Huxley was foreshadowing our future when writing Brave New World.
Reflection
In Quarter 3, I learned about Ethics and the history surrounding Ethics. I met my learning goals because I can easily explain Ethics and I was focused this quarter. I earned a "A" this quarter because I was focus and I completed all my work. The most meaningful assignment we did third quarter was the Civil Disobediance Unit because it was the most interesting and it relates to today. Civil Disobediance was as well the most meaningful to me. I wished and prayed we would skip reading Brave New World, because I thought it would be an interesting book, but to me it wasn't. I am dreading the upcoming AP Test in May and the practice work we'll be doing to prepare for the test.
