Rhetorical Analysis: WWII Propaganda

The following is an analysis on the given poster:

In this picture, most of the paper space is used up with the image of the woman. By doing this, the poster draws the attention of the viewer first most directly to the lady. The result of this being that the propaganda almost immediately distinguishes its […]

Rhetorical Analysis: My Job Interview

A little less than one year ago, I interviewed for the job I currently have. In my opinion, that interview was the most difficult one I have ever encountered. This is an analysis of the rhetoric used in that interview.
When I first heard that I was being interviewed, the company sent me some pretty abstract […]

Free Write: Audio Books

Ever since I got my iPod, I have found a most efficient and useful way to read book. Well, not really “read” according to the classic definition, but more accurately: listen. What I do is I will load full audio books onto my ipod, which I will then listen to as I drive to […]

Free Write: Chapstick

When I first went to junior high, it was quite a change from the private school I attended. The private school was small and personalized which was quite the opposite of the junior high: big, crowded, and isolated. But the biggest difference that I noticed, was that my lips would always get chappy at the […]

Writing Technique: Word Choice - Black

Black is the color of nothing. It is the absence of any live object. Black is the darkness of night that creeps into the corners. It brings with it the black of cold. It is the black of the unknown – the unknown that brings fear. The fear is black, saturated with its essence. […]

Rhetorical Analysis: “Delta means Deluxe” Advertisement

This week, I decided to do a rhetorical analysis on an airplane ad from 1953 found in the Chicago Tribune.

The ad can be found here: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/T/T18/T1818-72dpi.jpeg

The ad starts out with big words which grab the viewer’s attention directly which say: “Delta means Deluxe” which is sitting on the page along side of a picture of […]

Free Write: State of OS GUI’s

As of recent, there has been a big fuss between operating systems on who has the GUI, that is - who has the best display and eye-candy. Microsoft recently with windows Vista, Linux with beryl windows management, and Mac with their long-lasting style. With both Windows and Linux, the graphics are top-level, however, they are […]

Writing Technique: Style

“Tech” ism

Abstraction of Non-essential elements

Emphasis on logical and technical areas.

As he entered the server lab, he could hear the whir of the cooling fans as they cooled the vast amount of heat generated from the hundreds of processors. He slowly made his way through the hallways of rack-mounts. He walked past the Solaris […]

Writing Technique: Building Ethos

This is written to persuade some people to go on a diet by building ethos.

Sharing Personal Information

When I used to work at the hospital, I would see dozens of people everyday come in ask me what they could do to lose some weight.

Adopting an Authoritative Voice

As a doctor, I would tell my patients what was […]

Free Write: Eragon

Recently, I read the book Eragon. This is a great book if you’re looking for a fun book with which to indulge in. The story at first seems simple and a stereotypical fantasy; however, it thickens up with added complexities and deeper character development. It is a story about a boy who discovers a dragon, […]