Essay #2 Argument A corrupt city, a war zone, the murder capital of the United States, welcome to my city Chicago, also known as chiraq. Living in Chicago is like living in a war in Iraq, because there’s over more than forty people dying a month in the city. In this essay I am criticizing the merit of the film because of the fallacious throughout the film. By watching the film and reading Lysistrata I don’t think that was an appropriate way of stopping gun violence. I also think the film
Comedy is differentiated based on the time period it was written on and how one interprets it as well. In Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, Aristophanes explores the issue of the Peloponnesian War by writing the story in the form of comedy to get his anti-war message across. He also criticizes society and tries to improve it. Aristophanes uses high comedy to show many different topics about war, social class barriers and peace between the Athenians and the Spartans. He also uses low comedy in
is used in many of the ancient Greek plays, a play could highlight or emphasize certain themes in a play by changing the typical structure of the chorus. When comparing the choruses of two classical Greek plays—Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Lysistrata by Aristophanes—one can grasp how the function of a chorus could vary from play to play, and can also vary depending on the themes prevalent in that play. In Sophocles’ Oeidpus the King, the chorus is presented in a fashion that seems more typical
their families. While men are away at war it takes a toll on their families. In the plays: Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Ajax by Sophocles we take a deeper look into two very different takes on war, how women are effected by war, and wars effect on the individuals in it. Comparing Lysistrata to Ajax, you notice that both plays talk about the effects of war on individuals. Lysistrata describes the pain that women feel when the men gone at war. While Ajax describes the earliest
with the construction for Essay 1 was one not without any difficulties. Early on, I struggled with assimilating the assigned reading material and crafting a thesis statement. In particular, both of the articles were quite lengthy in text and concepts. There are many detailed explanations on a variety of abstractions, and even scientific data analysis that I did not possess an adequate level of expertise to dissect and discern. Moreover, I actually misread the original essay assignment and mistook the
it or not. Alice Walker’s essay, “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self,” is a story that depicts the harassment and embarrassment in a young girl’s life. The theme behind the story is based on the struggle and battle that Walker goes through due to her need to recognize her inner beauty and outer beauty for years on end. Walker uses many literary elements to portray the theme of her essay, which can be seen in her use of conflict, tone, and symbolism. In her essay, Walker is challenged by the
WW4 – Self as Writer Throughout my entire academic career, I have noticed that there are a few areas in my writing that I succeed well in. Most of the time I am able to craft an attention-grabbing introduction and conclusion that also inform. I think this is because when I was in high school we were instructed heavily to create an opening and closing to a paper that could summarize the rest of the paper if they were to be the only thing we wrote. I try to assure that my thoughts flow well or that
Many authors use literary and rhetorical devices to make their target audience either submit or disregard their position on whatever the subject of the essay happens to be. Because of the abundant uses of said devices, some works of writing are becoming muddled, but that is not the case with "Ways We Lie" and "Why We Don't Complain". Both Buckley and Ericsson, have a point in which they would like to prove and use few devices which makes it easier to pick out what they are trying to tell their audience
Many explanatory essays aren’t effective to all people. Some people feel as if they are given an abundance of information or compact information. The essay “Flow” was the most effective it engages readers and is not overbearing with information. Other people would write about high school drop outs. “Flow” was the only essay that was the most compelling. Being that it was not on a topic that I had no interest in, it captivated my attention. It did not provide so much information that would cause
reading, "An annotated Student Introduction", I will certainly do some things Colin O'Neil did in his essay. In his introduction he first states an issue and the assumptions it holds. He then includes what other people have said about the issue to show that he understands what's going on. For this part of my essay I can first begin my introduction by talking about the issues of the three essays I read, and the assumptions they hold. Then I can show I understand what's going on by stating what others