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This article was written by Lauren L'Amie on Jan. 24, 2017. Her purpose for writing this article was to express how 2017 is changing and it’s starting with the Oscars. L’Amie wants to point out how the Oscars are usually white and this year there was more black nominees and the author wants to emphasize how this is the start of a big change. L’Amie creates a reverent tone by showing tweets that show the congratulations to the nominees and the great respect many people hold for them. The author also provides tweets that say “to the folks who made history” which tells that many people are proud of this accomplishment of the number of black nominees in many different categories. Diction such as “victory” used by the author supports the claim that “they’ve made history with a record number of black nominees across all categories”. The unifying diction the author uses is described words like “diverse”, “minority groups”, and “people of color”. These words were used by L’Amie to support her claim that the Oscars is now opening up to all types of races and no longer limited to mostly whites. Although the author also used “blacker” to say that the Oscars mostly just included more black people and not more diverse groups just as hispanics and asians. The author appeals mostly to logos by providing many examples of the black women that were nominated such as Viola Davis, Naomie Harris, and Octavia Spencer, as well as mentioning their respective films Fences, Moonlight, and Hidden Figures. This is not only marks the first time that three black women have been nominated in a performance category, it’s also the first time three black people have been nominated in the same category. She also includes a list of other black nominations in the Oscars: Denzel Washington for best actor (Fences), Ruth Negga for best actress (Loving), and Mahershala Ali for best supporting actor (Moonlight), making this year the first time that at least one black actor was included in every performance category, Joi McMillon is the first black woman to be nominated (along with Nat Sanders) in the best editing category for her work on Moonlight, and Bradford Young, nominated for best cinematography for his work on Arrival, is the second black cinematographer to be nominated in the category. L’Amie starts her article by directly stating what she will be discussing then she introduces her supporting evidence such as the syntax used to create her list and appealing to logos.
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This article was written by Ana Valens on April 13. The authors purpose is to exploit the truth about who Donald Trump Jr is and Valens successfully shows us how Trump Jr. wrongly accused a group of people, LGBTQ, by providing facts about how LGBTQ strudents are more stressed than most. The position made a strong stance on the position that Donald Trump Jr. had no right in accusing this specific group of students in their lifestyle. The tone used by the Valens was slightly matter-of-fact at the beginning of the article and towards the end it is a slightly more callous tone as the author doesn’t care at all about Donald Trump Jr. by stating he is “deeply insensitive” and also by mentioning in the top right corner “Because life is harder when you’re born wealthy” which responds to the title of the article. This makes the author sound a little condescending. Valens uses words such as “troublemakers” and “radically” to explain how an article in Daily Caller makes Trump Jr. feel “compelled” to make fun of LGBTQ students. The word “troublemaker” was used to describe LGBTQ kids which contributed to the way Trump Jr. felt about this certain group of people. While using the word “radically” makes it seem kinda like a bad thing. The author included this to indicate that Trump Jr. could have possibly been influenced by false accusations from other articles. Valens appealed to both logos and ethos while writing this article. She appealed to her readers with logical by providing proven medical studies that LGBTQ students are more stressed and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which gives statics of the number of LGBTQ students to feel uncomfortable in school environments. While also appealing to the credibility of Donald Trump Jr. by showing the screenshot of the tweet he posted insulting the LGBTQ community. The article then ends very abrupt with another incident of Trump Jr. where is was being “insensitive on Twitter”. Although the author doesn’t go into any depth about the incident and instead ends the article. https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/this-week-had-me-like-podcast-caroline-goldfarb/
The article was written by Nayomi Reghay on Jan. 5, 2017. The author writes this article to show how the “This Week Had Me Like” podcasts are good for people to listen to when there are so many problems in our country today. The beginning of the article holds more of an argument than end by getting right to the point and telling the readers how listening to the podcasts can make you feel better in light of current events. Reghay’s overall goal is to get more people to start listening to the podcasts that will make them laugh and be happier. The article starts with “In a world of bitter daily news, This Week Had Me Like tastes like a bowl of Fruity Pebbles”. Therefore, while getting her point across she creates a jovial tone in her writing. Her jovial tone comes from the diction she uses such as “Fruity Pebbles” and “colorful” which both show that the podcasts have a bright outlook in life instead of a “somber” one, which is another word the author uses to describe current events. The word “somber” was specifically used as a way to describe the recent political climate. Reghay the adds to this example by describing this “saddening” event and entering into her article how the post election podcasts included Ivanka Trump who attempted the mannequin challenge which appealed to pathos by adding to her readers humorous side. Reghay also provides funny pictures from Caroline Goldfarb, the creator of the viral OfficialSeanPenn Instagram. Providing these pictures also helps appeal to the Reghay’s credibility by giving not only the person she got the memes from but the place as well, instagram. Although Reghay very clearly states many times that Goldfarb is humorous in her podcasts and find the good in a bad situation she also“never hesitate to point out the absurd, but they aren’t ripping anyone to shreds”. Then at the end of the article Nayomi Reghay states a powerful quote about what the podcast is all about “The podcast is a wonderful reminder that there is so much beauty left in the world. You just have to know where to find it.” |
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