Questions to Consider Notice how Korn’s title is split into two. She alludes to pathos (“My Second Home”) while also references rhetoric. How does this title grab the audience’s attention? What effect does a two-part title have? Korn highlights the alma mater’s many appeals to …
The Barong Tagalog: A True Sense of Filipino Pride—Rachel Dela Cruz (Vol. 77)
Questions to Consider There are several instances in this essay where Dela Cruz discusses the importance of Filipino culture and community. What are some examples of Dela Cruz connecting Filipino culture and community back to the barong tagalog? When discussing pathos, Dela Cruz identifies two …
Without a Single Word: The Rhetorical Power of Helmet Stickers—John Bentley (2023)
Questions to Consider Bentley writes about stickers that go onto his baseball team’s helmets and how they take on a voice of their own, becoming the speaker as well as the artifact. How does Bentley convey the way the artifact speaks, and what does the …
Passing the Torch: The Art of Rhetoric in the Memory of a Name—Malek Stahr (2023)
Questions to Consider How does Stahr effectively use transitions to enhance the cohesion of their essay? How does the organization support their rhetorical analysis of the artifact? Stahr argues that the names etched into the wall reflects pathos and ethos while referencing the artifact’s exigence. …
Without a Single Word: The Rhetorical Power of Helmet Stickers—John Bentley (2023)
Questions to Consider Bentley writes that the stickers take on a voice of their own, becoming the speaker as well as the artifact. How does Bentley convey the way the artifact speaks and what does the artifact’s voice do? Bentley describes the significance of the …
Passing the Torch: The Art of Rhetoric in the Memory of a Name—Malek Stahr (2023)
Questions to Consider How does Stahr effectively use transitions to enhance the cohesion of the essay? How does the organization support their rhetorical analysis of the artifact? Stahr argues that the names etched into the wall reflects pathos and ethos while referencing the artifact’s exigence. …
“The Styling and Irony of ‘Money for Nothing,'” Sabrina Herman (2018) — Inquiry 2
The Styling and Irony of “Money for Nothing” The 1980s is an iconic era. It was a time of political and economic change, and technological and cultural innovation unforeseen by older generations. With the election of Ronald Reagan as President in 1980, some Americans began …
“The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” Junho Moon (2018) — Inquiry 2
The Man Your Man Could Smell Like In February of 2010, grooming product company Old Spice teamed up with advertising and marketing agency, Wieden + Kennedy. Together, they developed an advertising campaign titled: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like. Actor Isaiah Mustafa was that …
#Deareveryone, Stop Abuse of Women” Kara Belsky (2017)–Inquiry 2
As I sit with Paige and Juliette enjoying a leisurely Sunday morning breakfast while comparing notes from our prior evening’s rash of parties, the startling realization that one of our trio will statistically suffer from an incident of domestic or sexual violence in our lifetime …
“Beyoncé Is Black,” Grace Haring (2017)–Inquiry 2
“Beyoncé is black?” exclaims a stricken Kate Mckinnon in a Saturday Night Live skit (NBC 2016) addressing the uproar after the release of her music video to “Formation” (Beyoncé 2016). In the music video, Beyoncé unapologetically celebrates black culture and addresses controversial issues that affect …
“The Homepage of a Movement,” Anthony Young (2016) — Inquiry 2
Rhetorical Analysis Reflection I chose to analyze Witness Against Torture’s website because it was the group’s main resource for others to learn about them and their purpose. The website possessed many artifacts, such as images, videos, and text, that could be rhetorically analyzed individually, but …
“Lou Gehrig,” Emily Foley (2016) — Inquiry 2
Writer’s Reflection: I enjoyed writing this analysis of Lou Gehrig’s Farewell to Baseball. This paper allowed me to combine and apply what I have learned about rhetoric with two things I’m passionate about, history and baseball. Not only did I learn about strong writing, but …
“Red Hot Profundity,” Matt Clements (2016) — Inquiry 2
Dear Professor Pendygraft, Initially when beginning to outline, the amount of freedom of being able to rhetorically analyze any medium was daunting at first. It was not something that I initially thought I would have problem with. Luckily, the next day when I was having …
“An Analysis of Blondie and the Lives of the Bumstead Family,” Kasey Keegan (2016) — Inquiry 2
In 1930, Chic Young created the comic strip Blondie, originally a comic that focused on Blondie Doopadoop – a happy-go-lucky flapper girl and girlfriend to Dagwood Bumstead, the son of a rich industrialist. Even today the comic has continued to be published in newspapers. After …
“Understanding the Evolution of Barbie,” Alexandra Glinos (2016) — Inquiry 2
This year Barbie, known as the number one doll brand in the world, has dramatically reconstructed its image as a company through the production of a diverse line of more realistic dolls. The new line of dolls includes a curvy, tall, and petite Barbie, …