The Incoherence of the Incoherence According to the reading , Ghazali has his own viewpoint about God. He disagrees that God is the agent . According to Ghazali an agent must be willing, choosing and knowing and God does not…
English 5001
The Circle of Education
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Mike Calou Commentary Week Five In the excerpt from the “Study Methods of Our Time”, Giambattista Vico is comparing the study methods of the ancients with the modern (18th century) methods. Vico says that the ancient methods had merit. The…
Research Proposal -5001
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Research Proposal Rhetoric has gained much prestige during the past century. Rhetoric is a powerful tool to sway the world into emotions . For the purpose of this research, I will focus on Quintilian’s theory on the Art of Emotional…
Liu–Comparative Rhetoric is Tricky (#1)
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Seemingly, it is human nature to try and reach an understanding of a lesser known concept in terms of a similar well known concept. In contrastive rhetoric, for example, scholars compare Western rhetorical traditions to that of other cultures…
Reasearch Proposal
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I propose to examine the extent to which current standards and trends in teaching composition to high school students support language acquisition for mainstreamed intermediate English learners. I will explore several questions using both primary and secondary sources. Do current…
Research Proposal – Murder Mystery
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I propose to write a rhetorical analysis of the Murder Mystery genre, specifically focusing on P.D. James’ novel, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. I am interested in Murder Mysteries because they are mental puzzles. The reader must examine…
Keeping it Real: Exploring Essential and Real World Ways to Motivate Students in the Writing Classroom
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I teach Junior and Senior English at a local alternative ed school. My year so far has been spent trying to perfect a balance between teaching the “essential” state mandated standards my district pacing calendar requires and teaching the real…
Research Proposal
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I’m still having trouble narrowning my focus. But here goes. During one hour of televison, many commercial advertisments will air. Some of these advertisements seem foreign to me, and my only explanataion for my lack of any connection with the commercial…
A New Thought
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Tina Bell Dr. De Vries 5001 Commentary Week 4 12 March 2009 A New Thought I guess I’m just going to admit that I struggled greatly with the reading this week. During the past few days, I have considered…
The use of rhetorical and compositonal elements in the Harry Potter series.
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I would like to research the rhetorical and compositional elements used in youth fiction, specifically the Harry Potter series, and to investigate what arguments are being made and the devices used to influence those arguments. This research area is important…