For Love

Have you ever felt so strongly about someone that you would immediately do anything that they asked for without hesitations? Ever had someone be the first person you thought about in the morning, and the last person you thought about at night? Have you ever thought that all this could possibly mean that you are in love? For some, hearing the word “love” is intimidating and frightening. Laura Kipnis, author of “Against Love,” explores the downfalls of love, while trying to persuade the audience that love is something that should be portrayed negatively. For most, the word “love” evokes feelings of accomplishment and excitement.
Songs, movies, television shows, Hallmark cards, etc. All of these things influence the way that America perceives love. We have songs that talk about our desire for falling in love (Fall in Love – Kenny Chesney), movies that tell you that you will die next to your first love (The Notebook, 2004), television shows about conquering the heart of your childhood crush (Boy Meets World), and Hallmark cards that put into words the emotions that leave you speechless. It is practically inevitable to not desire for love with all the influential things that surround us. When love is found, one triumphs. Why? A feeling of achievement of a personal fairy tale ending penetrates through one’s body, making one think that life will now begin to have meaning.
Laura Kipnis listed many aspects of love that can be perceived as a burden. “Recognizing that your partner has needs and being prepared to meet them” (Kipnis.759) is one of them. Meeting someone else’s needs is never an effortless task. It requires the ability to understand and patience. Now, real love is a word that most find it difficult to describe. Real love is not based on one’s physical attributes, although it may or may not be a factor. But when one is really in love with another, one is in love with their character and form of being. And as difficult as it may seem, one will find a way to make their relationship work out: “It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day” (Noah. The Notebook). Noah knew that he loved Allie and was willing to go through trials and tribulations for the better future of their love.
Love is a beautiful and precious thing. Many spend their entire life trying to find their true love, while others simply wait for them to come knocking at their door. Those who are in love do numerous amounts of favors for their partner. Others show their partners their love by doing kind and generous things. Some are not cut out for love though. There are some people who are overly selfish and do not have the patience to meet someone else’s needs: “Love is not a feeling, Mr. Burns. It’s an ability” (Marty Barasco. Dan in Real Life). There is more to love than sweet words, roses, walks in the park, and holding hands, it is when one’s soul meets and falls in love with another.

Notes on "An Introduction to Rhetoric"

An Example of Rhetoric from Literature

• Rhetoric is not limited to nonfiction
• Other forms of writing use it : poetry, fiction, dram.

Arrangement

• element of rhetoric - organization of a piece a.k.a. arrangement
• always consider how the paragraphs are arranged
• arguement within the essay depends on intended purpose and effect

The Classical Model

• introduction - gets audience's attention - writer often establishes ethos
• narration - factual information - background material - appeals to pathos - evokes emotional response about the importance of an issue
• confirmation - important part of the text - proof - most specific and concrete details - appeals to logos
• refutation - counterargument - appeals to logos
• conclusion - one or several paragraphs - satisfying close - appeals to pathos but reminds of ethos used prior - brings all the writer's ideas together

Not by Math Alone

• Sandra Day O'Connor follows classical model
• first two paragraphs = intro to main idea
• paragraphs 3 to 6 = background information; facts; includes definitions
• paragraphs 7 to 12 = bulk of the arguement; reasons and examples
• paragraph 13 = briefly addresses a major objection
• final paragraph = emphasizes the importance of a democracy

Patterns of Development

• arangement = according to purpose
• compare or contrast ?
• ways to organize a text

Narration

• narration = recounting series of events
• personal experience/ knowledge
• appealing story
• story that supports thesis
• narration = a way to enter into topics

Description

• allied with narration. why? many specific details
• description emphasizes senses : how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes or feels
• establish a mood or atmosphere
• description can make writing more persuasive

Process Analysis

• how something works; how to do something; how something was done
• key to success = clarity
• explain subject clearly and logically

Exemplification

• series of examples: facts, specific cases, instances
• makes arguement clearer and more persuasive
• Aristotle - induction: series of specific examples leads to a general conclusion

Comparison and Contrast

• juxtaposing two things to highlight their similarities and differences
• analyze information carefully
• often required in examinations

Classification and Division

• ability to sort material/ ideas into major categories
• question to ask oneself : what goes together and why ?
• develop own categories
• breaking down larger ideas into parts

Definition

• often first step in a debate or disagreement
• clarifying terms
• an essay may contain one or two paragraphs on a single defintion or the entire essay may be to establish a definition

Cause and Effect

• causes that lead to a certain effect OR effects that result from a cause
• be able to recognize possible contributing causes
• don't want to jump to conclusions

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in Chapter 11

Ethos : "'In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.'"

Logos: "' And of your infliction,' cried Elizabeth with energy. 'You have reduced him to his present state of poverty, comparative poverty. You have withheld the advantages, which you must know to have been designed for him. You have deprived the best years of his life, of that independence which was no less due than his desert. You have done all this! and yet you can treat the mention of his misfortunes with contempt and ridicule.'" (171)

Pathos: "As she pronounced these words, Mr. Darcy changed color; but the emotion was short, and he listened without attempting to interrupt her while se continued." (170)

Examples of Appeals

Ethos:
Having a teacher or student explain to us the difficulty in the AP test and also warning us about stuff that we should or should not study.

Logos:
Trying to convince an employer by listing why you think you deserve the job and by providing examples.

Pathos:
Giving a speech at a funeral and sharing previous experiences with the recently deceased will often evoke sad emotions not only on the speaker but also the audience.

Comparison between Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation

When analyzing Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation, one realizes that there are not many things to compare. After going over both works of literature, a few things began to seem similar. Both Great Gatsby and Fast Food Nation include illegal acts. For example, in the novel Great Gatsby, the character that the novel was based upon had an illegal occupation. His job consisted of being a bootlegger, which is a hundred percent not legal. In Fast Food Nation, there were many stories about the factories that help make the food made in McDonalds and other fast food restaurants. These factories employed selfish supervisors and managers. When someone is in the supervisor or manager position, they receive benefits and raises from the lack of injuries in the factory. In order to benefit themselves, supervisors and managers will purposely fail to record minor injuries that occurred in the factory. There were also cases of supervisors allowing and laughing when a female employee was being sexually harassed. These acts are completely illegal. Another similarity between the two books is that they are both told from one person's perspective. The novel Great Gatsby was told from the perspective and experience of Nick Carraway. All of the stories and events were told from how Nick would perceive them. In Fast Food Nation, although it was mainly facts it came from the perspective and experiences of the author, Eric Schlosser. He personally went out to Colorado Springs and many other places such as factories and slaughter houses to experience these things first hand.

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