For the discourse project, our group decided to look into gun control. Issues that arise from gun control are: buy back programs, background checks, the necessities for guns, what will happen if they take away assault rifles – are shotguns next? Etc. We saw views from both sides of the spectrum and also one fromContinue reading “Spray the guns away”
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What it means to be President
For this blog post, I will analyze an attack ad from presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg towards President Donald Trump. Bloomberg tweeted the ad on Monday saying, “In honor of #Presidents’ Day, lets take a look at what it means to be president. Or rather, what it used to mean.” With the tweet is a videoContinue reading “What it means to be President”
10 Metaphors
List of Metaphors and Meaning: He is a pig The assumption is that the person being called a pig may be dirty, a glutton, or lacks morality. This is obviously a comparison to something terrible and brings with its negative connotations. Know the ropes Someone who knows the ropes is someone who knows what theyContinue reading “10 Metaphors”
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Because my life is not that interesting and because I think politics are fun to talk about, I am choosing to use The State of the Union address as my rhetorical situation. We are certainly a nation that is divided in two – Democrats against Republicans – and while I’ll try not to express myContinue reading “Blog 1 ENG 4610”
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