Blogs about: Rhetoric
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Coenotes
Coenotes (cee’-no-tees): Repetition of two different phrases: one at the beginning and the other at the end of successive paragraphs. Note: Composed of anaphora and epistrophe, coenotes is simpl… more →
The Daily Trope
Effective Speaking Presentations to Groups
wrote 9 hours ago: Using your Voice for Effective Speaking. A practical guide to developing and using your voice better … more →
Liability? Responsibility? No, Sustainability.
wrote 15 hours ago: I’ve been looking for a transcript of the remarks Johan Lubbe made yesterday, on behalf of the Natio … more →
Rhetorical Toolbox
wrote 15 hours ago: I found this reading interesting because as a linguistics major, I could relate a lot of it to what … more →
Applying Rhetorical Tools
wrote 17 hours ago: My professor told us that whether people are aware of it or not, everyone uses rhetoric. Once I lea … more →
How to Disagree with a Blog Post
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wrote 1 day ago: So we’re still getting great numbers of page views at James MacDonald Preaches on Finances on … more →
What you don’t know about the Boston Tea Party
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wrote 1 day ago: Boston Tea PartySometimes we approach history with doubt, especially when it comes to stories about … more →
Benghazi, Libiya Coverup
wrote 1 day ago: Benghazi, Libya Coverup … more →
Back to the (Obamacare) Future?
wrote 1 day ago: “Selling Elderly on Medicare Is Not Easy” is the headline to an article written March 3, … more →
Glossary, May 7-16, 2013
wrote 2 days ago: an anatomy of key memes, phrases and obsessions in Wall Street Journal editorials and other precinct … more →
Coming up roses
wrote 2 days ago: One dark and stormy night, it was raining cats and dogs. Timmy tried to sleep like a log, but you ca … more →
Coenotes
wrote 3 days ago: Coenotes (cee’-no-tees): Repetition of two different phrases: one at the beginning and the oth … more →
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
wrote 3 days ago: I listen to this video regularly, especially when I wonder about being on the right path. I have nev … more →
Prozeugma
wrote 3 days ago: A common word shared by multiple parts of a sentence, with the common word occurring at the beginnin … more →
Conflicting media reports regarding Syria - US/Israel Rhetoric
wrote 3 days ago: I decided to put this blog together in regards to conflicting statements on news reports regarding S … more →
Essential Reading for Composition
wrote 3 days ago: Magic is in the air, I’m certain. My daughter is asleep by 8:30pm and we even did yoga before … more →
Personification
wrote 3 days ago: Personification: Reference to abstractions or inanimate objects as though they had human [or animate … more →
Writing for Social Change
wrote 3 days ago: Writing for Social Change is based on the longstanding tradition in Western culture of using literat … more →
Great Gatsby, Copyright, and the Public Domain
wrote 3 days ago: Is the Great Gatsby in the public domain? The book was written in 1925 and Fitzgerald passed away in … more →
Good writing is...
wrote 4 days ago: Good writing is writing that makes something happen in the world—if it is good, writing perfor … more →
