Urgent Pathos by Erik Seroogy

In Vicki Arroyo’s TED Talk, titled “Let’s Prepare for Our New Climate”, Arroyo explains the future threats of climate change, such as drought and flooding. She illustrates how climate change will bring about widespread chaos if no preparation is made to brace for this inevitability. …

Fashion Victims by Jane Winsett

Writer’s Reflection All in all, I am pleased with the outcome of this inquiry. From the start, I was truly interested in my selected text and in the concept behind Yolanda Domínguez’s art installation. Performance art is great because it brings art to the general …

Impact of a TED Talk by Shisheng Liang

Writer’s Reflection I chose to analyze this TED talk because it is short and influential. Even though everything he talks in this TED talk is brief, it has a lot of information inside. In addition, watching videos becomes more popular nowadays, so my readers might …

The Equal Pay Battle by Yu Pan

Nowadays, society develops quickly. Although there were social justice movements, people did not pay as much attention in the past, but more and more the present age people begin to stress feminine equality and justice. However, it is very difficult to achieve the real meaning …

Health by Rebecca Craft

Rhetorical, Literary, or Cultural Analysis Award 2011 Writer’s Reflection When the assignment for this paper was given, I found myself struggling to narrow the topic. Almost out of desperation, I blindly picked up Health magazine. I thought about some of my favorite writers whose editorials …

Effective Use of Humor in Congress by Brian Hoagburg

Writer’s Letter When I first started writing the zero draft of this paper I didn’t really have an idea of the audience that I wanted to address. But after giving it much thought, I decided that my audience would be people who had seen the …

Cheesy Rhetoric by Taylor Walter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-yGVPXVglo However cheesy the concept may seem, the media that fills today’s society can leave room for an in depth analysis. In fact, something as simple as a cheese commercial can hide both deeper and powerful ideals. One in particular, Kraft, has a special talent for doing …

Peace, Love and Spray Paint by Peggy Bullerjahn

Picture this: You’re walking down the street on a beautiful San Francisco day.  You just took your mother, who is in town visiting, to the very popular China Town.  On your way back, you two are laughing about your uncle’s dumb decision to spontaneously shave …