Have you ever watched two politicians debate on television? Which candidate made the more favorable impression? At the end of the debate, did you find the candidates’ arguments credible? Strong arguments require supportive evidence. Politicians on the campaign trail are judged on their ability to make convincing arguments. In this situation, their credibility rests on their ability to support their positions effectively.

In this Application Assignment, you use supportive evidence to reinforce your position on a decision made under pressure.

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To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the following in The Longman Writer: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook:
  • Chapter 4, “Supporting the Thesis with Evidence” (pp. 41–46)
  • Chapter 5, “Organizing the Evidence” (pp. 51–54)
  • Chapter 11 selection, “Shooting a Elephant” by George Orwell (pp.183–188)
  • Part VI, “A Concise Handbook”
    • “Fragments” (pp. 602-607)
    • “Faulty Parallelism” (pp. 610–611)
• Consider how Orwell writes of his experience shooting an elephant. What factors influenced his decision to shoot the elephant?
• Find supportive evidence within the readings from The Longman Writer and outside sources regarding consequences of making decisions under pressure.

The Assignment:

Write a 1- to 2-page essay explaining whether Orwell’s decision was justified.  Use supportive evidence to reinforce your position. Be sure to include the following:

• Explain Orwell’s decision to shoot the elephant and include at least one citation from Orwell to support your position.
• Cite at least two examples from the reading or outside sources (e.g., books, journal articles, web articles) in support of your position. Note: Wikipedia will not be accepted as an outside resource.
• Check for and correct fragments and faulty parallelisms in your writing.

Formatting Expectations:

• Indent the first sentence of each paragraph. Block paragraphs are not acceptable for this Assignment.

Format: 3 double-spaced pages, 12 pt. font, 1″ margins, MLA

 

Audience: Academic

 

Genre: Academic Summary-Rhetorical Analysis Essay 

read the blogge and make the Rhetorical Analysis essay

This is the topic: 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/07/women-stop-changing-your-name-when-married

Also, do not use any opininon from your own

 

* Use logos, ethos, and pathos as a thises statment 

1page outline

3pages the essay 

the total is 4 pages 

 

As the manager of human resources (HR), the firm’s chief executive officer (CEO) frequently asks you to describe what issues may arise in the workplace as a result of increasing diversity of the workplace. This will enable him to be better prepared to address these issues. For example if a particular religious minority will be increasing in size in the local community, this will probably be reflected in your workforce, and the CEO would like to train the supervisors in any issues that may be encountered.

From any of the following changes in workforce demographics that you may have observed in your work experience, describe how those changes may have specifically impacted productivity, group behavior and teamwork, work assignments, and any other area on which you would like to comment.

Sources of these demographic changes may include race, religious, age, and gender.

Possible sources to use for gathering your information could be as follows:

 

• Your current or prior work experience
• Anecdotes from family and friends who have long work experiences 

150-250 words

Clenzo is a company that provides house cleaning services in major urban and suburban areas. Marketers at Clenzo developed a short, humorous video promoting the company’s services and hope that customers who see the video will be so entertained that they will pass it on to their friends and colleagues. The marketers at Clenzo are using