Rhetorical analysis of, "The Virginia Charter, 1606" (upgraded)

Author: The name Lukin is at the end of the charter letter so this could be the author but then again maybe/maybe not. (I will just go with not clarified)

Audience: The people of the new land, the new colony,........"New Virginia"

Tone: informative, serious, maybe even caring because he refers to the people as their loving subjects.

Purpose & Content: to establish new laws of the new land, and goes over, "what if........" questions. (almost like he/whoever is trying to answer questions before being asked)

How is it persuasive?

• ethos:

a person of higher stature, the 13 members of council mentioned in page 1 paragraph 1

• pathos

no major emotions here, maybe concern , but definatley some care for the people living in the new land and i think this because they are refered to as. "our loving subjects" in page 1, paragraph 1, line 5&6

• logos

supply structure, "keep people in line", prevent chaos, making sure that they will be progressing  in the new colony

Rhetorical analysis of, "The Virginia Charter, 1606"

Auther: Lukin 

Audience: The people of the new land, "New Virginia"

Tone: informative, serious

Purpose & Content: To establish the new laws of the land

How is it persuasive?

• Ethos:

a person of higher stature

• Pathos

no real emotions here, maybe concern

• Logos

Supply structure, ' keep people in line' 

Response to the arguments and ideas of The Cruelties of the Spaniards Committed in America

My own view is that that Spaniards had absolutely no right to treat the native americans how they did. Though i concede that the native americans were helpful to the spaniards, I still maintain that native americans might not have fully understood their importance in helping the spaniards. For example, native americans may not have understood the fact that europe was rapidly becoming over populated, thus maybe the spaniards being pressured to quickly take gold and land before it would be claimed. Although some might object the fact that this method of forced participation was unnecessary, I reply that it was necessary to the spaniards, they were growing impatient with the lack of progress that they were making. Or maybe it's not the lack of progress, but the expectations of the native americans were too high for people who were effeminate. This issue is important because it's not like the spaniards had nothing to offer the native americans, they would eventually travel to europe to see their modern culture,  just not right now.  It was a big new world to explore for spaniards, but an even bigger world for native americans to explore. The native americans needed to realize that they would be seeing a modern society and could benefit from it.  

My Writing Philosophy

My writing philosophy is to advance my writing. I want to bring  myself to a new level of writing to the point that it will look and sound professional. For me, I want writing to become second nature, to the point that it is fun for me and not such a greater challenge. My writing philosophy is to think outside the box on my topics of writing. I want to be looking at not only the subject itself, but what effects it and the factors that play into the effects. I want to use a broader vocabulary in my writing and have a better sentence fluency. 

english composition as a happening

He says that traditional university is useless because teacher's mold students and force them to "swallow what they give them." and he doesn't think students can learn well that way.

He says that english composition is the only class that you express your own thoughts and feelings on ideas. 

He believes that teaching should be student's pat ideas and opinions and to inspire and experience a happening that will get the student to participate in the realization of his own awareness.

PSEC entry essay (effects of bottled water)

 I am passionate about the negative effects that bottled water in plastic containers

 

has on our environment. Bottled Water is a $22 Billion-a-year industry and comes in

 

about 700 different brands, and 40% starts as tap water. People believe bottled water is

 

better than tap water. The Worldwide Fund for Nature, the world’s largest environmental

 

organization, reported that Bottled Water may be no safer or healthier than tap water. In

 

many countries it sells for up to 1,000 times the price. They also report that Bottled Water

 

is harming the environment and wildlife. They report 1.5 million tons of plastic are used

 

each year to bottle water. That plastic requires up to 47 million gallons of oil each year to

 

produce. Toxic chemicals released during the manufacture and disposable of bottles

 

releases gases that contribute to climate change.

 

Even though the plastic used to bottle water is recyclable, over 80% are thrown in

 

the garbage and littered so, it ends up in the ocean. This causes a risk to marine life, and

 

kills birds and fish that mistake it for food. People feel like they can’t go anywhere or do

 

anything without taking bottled water with them. Every day I see people carrying bottled

 

water with them and I see empty bottles tossed on the sidewalks.

 

There is a simple alternative to bottled water: buy a Stainless Steel Thermos. Even if

 

people reused their plastic bottles and refilled them, it would be a great help to the

 

environment. People can also buy inexpensive Carbon Filters and filter tap water if they

 

don’t like the taste of tap water.

 

It takes up to 1,000 years for plastic to biodegrade, therefore I say, don’t buy bottled

 

water.

 

Byron Rowland

9/11/08