CZARINA VILORIA’s response:
“By reading “Everything’s An Argument with Readings,” written by Andrea A. Lunsford, John. J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters, my understanding of rhetorical analysis is broaden by first explaining that it is a close, critical reading of a text or videos, to figure out and sometimes criticize how they function. An example of this is journalist Jody Rosen briefly stating the track “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers as the new national anthem of the United States by contrasting and criticizing with the current national anthem “Star-Spangled Banner.” The book criticizes the songwriter of “Star-Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key, by stating that he”owned slaves,” that the “language is overly ornate and difficult to understand, its score is too British, and it was written to celebrate a battle victory in the War of 1812, a type of patriotism which does not resonate in our current climate” (98). In supporting her views of another song being the national anthem of the United States, she provides facts and critical evidence to show that the current anthem does not reflect the nation as it once did.
With Marley Diaz’s rhetorical analysis in “The Loss of a Language Kevin Garcia Never Knew: A Rhetorical Analysis,” it is important to see how rhetorical analysis of papers are important to not only further your understanding in the writers way of writing but also the content of it. Diaz shows her analysis to prove that how Kevin Garcia’s structure enhances and helps his way of persuasion. Her analysis is very precise and very well thought out. ”
Peer Response:
Czarina shows an insightful understanding of the text and produces an example that guides the reader to understand rhetorical analysis and its contents. Her elaborative example sets the body of her first response where she talks about Jody Rosen, a journalist “criticizing and contrasting” the track “Lean on Me” with the national anthem “Star-Spangled Banner.” Czarina describes the political argument Jody presents using appropriate reading response guidelines. For the second response, Czarina compliments Diaz’s analysis of Kevin Garcia’s story and reveals “how rhetorical analysis of papers are important to not only further your understanding in the writer’s way of writing but also the content of it.”
Group Writing:
By Isaiah, Alvin, Aaman
Directions: Do an online research on any two of the following famous persuasive moments and describe the circumstances — the historical situation, the issues at stake, the purpose of the argument — that make it so memorable:
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (1963)
(Letter from Birmingham Jail, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (letterfromjail.com)
- Martin Luther King Jr. and his supporters were put in jail after causing nationwide attention to end segregation due to the lunch sit-ins.
- At the time of his arrest there were laws segregating blacks and whites, MLK was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement and was seen as a threat to the end of Jim Crow laws, that were meant to marginalize dark-skinned people from their basic rights in the south.
- The issue that was at stake was the civil rights of black people.
- The purpose of his argument was to clear up any misconceptions there may have been and inspire people to continue to engage in nonviolent protests.
Winston Churchill’s radio addresses to the British people during World War II (1940)
( https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-52588148 )
- Winston Churchill had the reputation of having a way with his words. He would recite speeches that were successful in serving the purpose of motivating soldiers in WWII to keep fighting.
- In his “Strong Horses” speech, he incited the unionization of nations with the common enemy, which was Nazi Germany at the time. He utilized mixed emotions of fear, inspiration, and hopefulness in order to naturally force a camaraderie between unlikely allies–Britain and Norway–to combat Axis forces.
- In his “Finest Hour” address, he puts emphasis on singling out Hitler as the main antagonist in Britain’s path to being known as victorious and heroic in global history.
