Faith McCullough
January 20, 2009
Period 11
AP English III- Brown
Rhetorical Structure: Figures of Speech
1.Alliteration- the repetition of initial sounds in adjacent words or syllables
Allusion- a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare.
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word for one idea or thing is used in place of another to suggest a likeness between them
Simile- a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared by the use of like or as
2. The opening phrase of King’s speech is an allusion to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. This was an appropriate and strong way to begin his speech because both speeches were strongly significant in history.
3. Declaration of Independence- “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”
Bible- “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together”
4. “Let freedom ring form the mighty mountains of New York.”
5. “…from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
6. “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.”
7. This figure of speech was a metaphor comparing segregation to slavery. Those words gave his audience some vivid imagery to picture. It also makes his audience feel as though they were one of the people in slavery. King was saying that slavery has ended, however the segregation and discrimination against African Americans has still exist among them even now.
8. “One hundred years” and “With this faith”
9. One effect of his repetition of “I have a dream” was the fact that not only did King have a dream and he believed in his dream, other African Americans even some whites believed that this dream would become a reality. Another effect of his repetition it would have a tendency to activate a person’s goals and ambitions. Someone might have thought that this goal or dream would never come to pass, but by repeating it gave them the drive to have faith in all their dreams.
10. The most powerful and moving part of King’s speech to me is the part where is talks about how “sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” This section of his speech appealed to me the most because it gives me a visual image on how men and women of all color would one day sit together. It’s hard to even imagine that there was so much segregation those years ago and to see the progression that our nation has gone through is amazing. Now blacks, whites, Hispanics, and all other nationalities and ethnicities can go to school together, eat together, and befriend one another. It would be amazing to see how young people would be able to discuss the wrongs of our forefathers and have the heart to make them right. The young and the old would be able to unite as one people and join hands to share their nation.
Understanding the Dream
1. King’s dream is to bring all races together and become equal, just as it says in the Declaration of Independence. He didn’t want one race to be greater than the other. He also wanted the country to unite to make United States a nation where all nationalities could come together and be one. Dr. King believed in equal opportunity for all. He wanted to see true justice, educational opportunity, and fair employment for men and women. Dr. King’s vision of equality was magnified in his I Have a Dream speech.
2. Some of the injustice acts against African Americans that was cited in his speech was when King states how “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked insufficient funds.”
3. American Dream- freedom and equal opportunity for all, a stable income for a happy family with a beautiful house
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Short Answer Questions
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
1. Edwards gives the effect of ventriloquism on a person so he can emphasize how easily and quickly death can come. One can be witty, smart, and or an all around good person, but one can never out wit or defeat death. He also wants to stress not only will death come, but destruction will come as well. He means destruction in a way of going to hell. One shouldn’t take death and destruction for granted or as a joke. One needs to be careful not to be so foolish. By giving the monologue of wickedness a human face, Edwards means to relate better to his audience and show them how realistic death and destruction is and it was easier for his audience to understand.
2. Taking in effect of the poetic devices of sound and rhetorical devices of direct address and repetition, the passage should be moving and effective because the words themselves are powerful. Edwards’s use of diction is so compelling and distinct it draws his audience into what he was saying. Also, Edwards tone of anger and disappointment in the sinners makes the audience want to learn more of what they were doing wrong and what they could do to improve that. Such words like fiery, fierceness, wrath, and fury also made the passage so effective. These words showed how firm God would be on the sinners.
3. This particular phrase signifies that sinners tend to depend on God for “peace and safety” when they need it. Sinners take God as a joke, but they soon feel his wrath when they find out that they “were nothing but thin air and empty shadows” (431[full ed.] 200 [shorter ed.]). Sinners are only dependent and reliant on God that they ask for what they want and expect to get it, but they do not want to completely accept Christ in their life. It’s kind of like sinners use God for what they want and then they are threw with him until they next time they need him, like a one night stand. It can mask a “natural man” because the man can display himself to be “holier than thou”, but he could actually be a hypocrite. He could try to be holy and live a true Christian life, but he can do what he wants to do behind closed doors.
4. The Great Awakening was a time of a spiritual wave through the whole United States. The “haste” and “little time” gives rise to the tone of the sermon because it stresses how little time sinners have to get themselves together until the end time. The sermon also informs sinners how quickly they need to give their life over to Christ. That is also why Edwards displays a tone of anger because he doesn’t want to feel responsible if those sinners go to hell. He supposes that the ends of times are near because God is gathering more and more of his elect. During the Great Awakening, a lot of men started to become priest and felt that they had a conversion experience with God.
The Souls of Black Folk
1. Dubois “fine contempt” proved to be insufficient when he was a young boy in New England. When a young girl came to his schoolhouse she refused to take his card. This experience made him realize that he was different. His “fine contempt” proved to be insufficient because he was an African-American. Dubois’s ethnicity put him in a category of ignorance and unintelligence. Even though he has accomplished so much, none of that mattered because he was black. Dubois gets on a very personal level with his audience by giving them examples of his personal experiences. The audience can then realize that no African-American is better than the other, even if you knew the encyclopedia from front to back, you still would be labeled as a Negro that doesn’t know anything. Dubois’s personal experiences add to the argument by that black and white relations still have not changed. This argument proves persuasion to the black community.
2. The dramatic numbered list by assessing Washington’s ideas. Dubois establishes why Washington brought up these ideas and all the repercussions that came along with them. He realizes that Washington makes his decisions in a hasty manner and does not think about them. Dubois makes it very clear that Washington wants change to happen overnight. He also realizes that he isn’t willing to do the work required to follow through. Like stated before, Washington does not think about his decisions and he doesn’t consider the consequences if everyone does not agree with his plans and does not follow through with them.
3. Dubois intercuts “The Souls of Black Folk” with “Sorrow Songs” because he wants to create an illusion of a flashback. “Sorrow Songs” were songs that slaves would sing when they were working in the cotton fields. They were a way the slaves could relieve themselves without getting caught from their master. These songs were also a way to look forward to the things that could come in the future, like freedom. Dubois wanted to demonstrate the difference in time then and when he wrote the book. Again, he wanted to show how relations between races haven’t changed. Some things might have might have been much worse then, but they still have not changed.
1. Edwards gives the effect of ventriloquism on a person so he can emphasize how easily and quickly death can come. One can be witty, smart, and or an all around good person, but one can never out wit or defeat death. He also wants to stress not only will death come, but destruction will come as well. He means destruction in a way of going to hell. One shouldn’t take death and destruction for granted or as a joke. One needs to be careful not to be so foolish. By giving the monologue of wickedness a human face, Edwards means to relate better to his audience and show them how realistic death and destruction is and it was easier for his audience to understand.
2. Taking in effect of the poetic devices of sound and rhetorical devices of direct address and repetition, the passage should be moving and effective because the words themselves are powerful. Edwards’s use of diction is so compelling and distinct it draws his audience into what he was saying. Also, Edwards tone of anger and disappointment in the sinners makes the audience want to learn more of what they were doing wrong and what they could do to improve that. Such words like fiery, fierceness, wrath, and fury also made the passage so effective. These words showed how firm God would be on the sinners.
3. This particular phrase signifies that sinners tend to depend on God for “peace and safety” when they need it. Sinners take God as a joke, but they soon feel his wrath when they find out that they “were nothing but thin air and empty shadows” (431[full ed.] 200 [shorter ed.]). Sinners are only dependent and reliant on God that they ask for what they want and expect to get it, but they do not want to completely accept Christ in their life. It’s kind of like sinners use God for what they want and then they are threw with him until they next time they need him, like a one night stand. It can mask a “natural man” because the man can display himself to be “holier than thou”, but he could actually be a hypocrite. He could try to be holy and live a true Christian life, but he can do what he wants to do behind closed doors.
4. The Great Awakening was a time of a spiritual wave through the whole United States. The “haste” and “little time” gives rise to the tone of the sermon because it stresses how little time sinners have to get themselves together until the end time. The sermon also informs sinners how quickly they need to give their life over to Christ. That is also why Edwards displays a tone of anger because he doesn’t want to feel responsible if those sinners go to hell. He supposes that the ends of times are near because God is gathering more and more of his elect. During the Great Awakening, a lot of men started to become priest and felt that they had a conversion experience with God.
The Souls of Black Folk
1. Dubois “fine contempt” proved to be insufficient when he was a young boy in New England. When a young girl came to his schoolhouse she refused to take his card. This experience made him realize that he was different. His “fine contempt” proved to be insufficient because he was an African-American. Dubois’s ethnicity put him in a category of ignorance and unintelligence. Even though he has accomplished so much, none of that mattered because he was black. Dubois gets on a very personal level with his audience by giving them examples of his personal experiences. The audience can then realize that no African-American is better than the other, even if you knew the encyclopedia from front to back, you still would be labeled as a Negro that doesn’t know anything. Dubois’s personal experiences add to the argument by that black and white relations still have not changed. This argument proves persuasion to the black community.
2. The dramatic numbered list by assessing Washington’s ideas. Dubois establishes why Washington brought up these ideas and all the repercussions that came along with them. He realizes that Washington makes his decisions in a hasty manner and does not think about them. Dubois makes it very clear that Washington wants change to happen overnight. He also realizes that he isn’t willing to do the work required to follow through. Like stated before, Washington does not think about his decisions and he doesn’t consider the consequences if everyone does not agree with his plans and does not follow through with them.
3. Dubois intercuts “The Souls of Black Folk” with “Sorrow Songs” because he wants to create an illusion of a flashback. “Sorrow Songs” were songs that slaves would sing when they were working in the cotton fields. They were a way the slaves could relieve themselves without getting caught from their master. These songs were also a way to look forward to the things that could come in the future, like freedom. Dubois wanted to demonstrate the difference in time then and when he wrote the book. Again, he wanted to show how relations between races haven’t changed. Some things might have might have been much worse then, but they still have not changed.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Comparison Analysis
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/fashion/04SHOPPING.html?_r=1&hp
Lit. Response/ NY Times Article
1. 508 words/1,103 words
2. 24 sentences/43 sentences
3. 38 words/77 words
4. 10 words/3 words
5. 21 words/34 words
6. 10 sentences/8 sentences
7. 41.7%/18.6%
8. 8 sentences/13 sentences
9. 33.3%/30.2%
10. 9 sentences/5 sentences
2 sentences/1 sentence
6 sentences/2.5 sentences
Lit. Response/ NY Times Article
1. 508 words/1,103 words
2. 24 sentences/43 sentences
3. 38 words/77 words
4. 10 words/3 words
5. 21 words/34 words
6. 10 sentences/8 sentences
7. 41.7%/18.6%
8. 8 sentences/13 sentences
9. 33.3%/30.2%
10. 9 sentences/5 sentences
2 sentences/1 sentence
6 sentences/2.5 sentences
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Atlanta Exposition Address
Faith McCullough
November 23, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Atlanta Exposition Address
Booker T. Washington was a well respected man during his time, and the respect for him continues today. Many people, black and white, looked up to Washington because of the truthfulness in words, intelligence, and respect for all races. In The Atlanta Exposition Address, Booker T. Washington explains how the Negroes and the whites had to come together and unite to have any progress with the nation. He also explains how that this progression of change would not come about by forcing it; Negroes would have to endure some struggles and trials to get to the point of social equality. “I think that the according of the full exercise of political rights is…not an over-night, gourd-vine affair” (Page 7). Change would not come over night and Washington knew this. When doing anything, everyone has to wait for the right time to come.
Like stated before, Washington was well respected for the truthfulness in his words. Washington spoke his mind and that is what a lot of people liked about him. Though many people liked him for his truthfulness, a number of people didn’t. For example, when Washington was asked to give his “opinion of the exact condition, mental and moral, of the coloured ministers in the South…” (Page 5) Negroes began to get mad and stop sending their children to Tuskegee. Although this probably hindered Washington in some ways, it didn’t stop him from doing what he knew what he was supposed to do and that was to “speak in the interests of the Tuskegee school and my race…” (Page 4).
“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress” (Page 2). Washington respected all races because he knew that they would all have to come together for the nation to progress into a greater nation. Once this happens, Negroes would be given political rights just like whites and would now have a chance to be apart of society. Washington started this trend of becoming part of a white society when he became one of the jurors of the Atlanta Exposition. Just speaking at the exposition was a great privilege, but being able to judge others was an even greater privilege. This event proved that Negroes had to work their way up to the top. They more than an education now; they needed confidence to know that one day there would be equal opportunity for blacks.
November 23, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Atlanta Exposition Address
Booker T. Washington was a well respected man during his time, and the respect for him continues today. Many people, black and white, looked up to Washington because of the truthfulness in words, intelligence, and respect for all races. In The Atlanta Exposition Address, Booker T. Washington explains how the Negroes and the whites had to come together and unite to have any progress with the nation. He also explains how that this progression of change would not come about by forcing it; Negroes would have to endure some struggles and trials to get to the point of social equality. “I think that the according of the full exercise of political rights is…not an over-night, gourd-vine affair” (Page 7). Change would not come over night and Washington knew this. When doing anything, everyone has to wait for the right time to come.
Like stated before, Washington was well respected for the truthfulness in his words. Washington spoke his mind and that is what a lot of people liked about him. Though many people liked him for his truthfulness, a number of people didn’t. For example, when Washington was asked to give his “opinion of the exact condition, mental and moral, of the coloured ministers in the South…” (Page 5) Negroes began to get mad and stop sending their children to Tuskegee. Although this probably hindered Washington in some ways, it didn’t stop him from doing what he knew what he was supposed to do and that was to “speak in the interests of the Tuskegee school and my race…” (Page 4).
“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress” (Page 2). Washington respected all races because he knew that they would all have to come together for the nation to progress into a greater nation. Once this happens, Negroes would be given political rights just like whites and would now have a chance to be apart of society. Washington started this trend of becoming part of a white society when he became one of the jurors of the Atlanta Exposition. Just speaking at the exposition was a great privilege, but being able to judge others was an even greater privilege. This event proved that Negroes had to work their way up to the top. They more than an education now; they needed confidence to know that one day there would be equal opportunity for blacks.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Yellow Wallpaper
Faith McCullough
November 18, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Yellow Wallpaper
In the story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins, the main character portrays a “true woman” who submissive, loyal, and faithful. She would be considered part of the cult of true womanhood. Though did all these things for her husband, John, he treated her as if she did not have any say or opinion at all, not even on her own health. John was certainly convinced that she was sick and had a nervous condition. It can be inferred that John made her obtain this nervous condition because being part of the cult of true womanhood could take a strain on one. She probably was just tired and exhausted from the work. Since he was a physician, everyone including their friends and family believed him. His wife did not even believe she was ill but he was the man of the household and the highest of authority, so she had no other choice but to go along with what he believed to true. Perkins reveals the woman’s separation but not entire divorce from the cult through the character’s diction and disobedience.
Throughout the story there were various moments, closer to the end, where the woman deliberately disobeys her husband because she is trying to find out different things about the nursery wallpaper. “He thought I was asleep first, but I wasn't…” (Page 9). When the woman was told to go to sleep she did not do as she was instructed. She was trying to expand her knowledge on what was on or in that wallpaper, and by making her go to sleep John was preventing this from happening. Another example of the woman defying her husband’s authority was when she creeps during the daylight just like the women in the wallpaper, knowing that she should not. “I always lock the door when I creep by daylight. I can't do it at night, for I know John would suspect something at once” (Page 13). Though she knows that her husband would be suspicious of her if he saw her creeping at night, she was willing to take that chance so she might find out more about the yellow wallpaper.
In addition to diction, Perkins’s main character conveys a tone of disobedience to disclose the woman’s separation with the cult of true womanhood. The main character’s tone suggest that she was ready find out things on her own and not have to rely on her husband. She was amenable to chance her relationship with her husband. He could have sent her to Weir Mitchell, a man that was just like her husband and her brother, but worse. Although she had to gamble her “freedom”, her disobedient behavior led her to a fascinating discovery that indeed shocked her husband.
In conclusion, Perkins uses the main character’s diction and tone to express her separation from the cult of true womanhood. She illustrates how being involved in the cult of true womanhood takes a toll on a woman and causes them to want to separate from the cult and become their own woman.
November 18, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Yellow Wallpaper
In the story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins, the main character portrays a “true woman” who submissive, loyal, and faithful. She would be considered part of the cult of true womanhood. Though did all these things for her husband, John, he treated her as if she did not have any say or opinion at all, not even on her own health. John was certainly convinced that she was sick and had a nervous condition. It can be inferred that John made her obtain this nervous condition because being part of the cult of true womanhood could take a strain on one. She probably was just tired and exhausted from the work. Since he was a physician, everyone including their friends and family believed him. His wife did not even believe she was ill but he was the man of the household and the highest of authority, so she had no other choice but to go along with what he believed to true. Perkins reveals the woman’s separation but not entire divorce from the cult through the character’s diction and disobedience.
Throughout the story there were various moments, closer to the end, where the woman deliberately disobeys her husband because she is trying to find out different things about the nursery wallpaper. “He thought I was asleep first, but I wasn't…” (Page 9). When the woman was told to go to sleep she did not do as she was instructed. She was trying to expand her knowledge on what was on or in that wallpaper, and by making her go to sleep John was preventing this from happening. Another example of the woman defying her husband’s authority was when she creeps during the daylight just like the women in the wallpaper, knowing that she should not. “I always lock the door when I creep by daylight. I can't do it at night, for I know John would suspect something at once” (Page 13). Though she knows that her husband would be suspicious of her if he saw her creeping at night, she was willing to take that chance so she might find out more about the yellow wallpaper.
In addition to diction, Perkins’s main character conveys a tone of disobedience to disclose the woman’s separation with the cult of true womanhood. The main character’s tone suggest that she was ready find out things on her own and not have to rely on her husband. She was amenable to chance her relationship with her husband. He could have sent her to Weir Mitchell, a man that was just like her husband and her brother, but worse. Although she had to gamble her “freedom”, her disobedient behavior led her to a fascinating discovery that indeed shocked her husband.
In conclusion, Perkins uses the main character’s diction and tone to express her separation from the cult of true womanhood. She illustrates how being involved in the cult of true womanhood takes a toll on a woman and causes them to want to separate from the cult and become their own woman.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Annotated Bibliographies
Anonymous. (1975). Career Advice. Nursing, 5(12). Retrieved November 14, 2008,
from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=103&sid=331f910f-0312-4b94-9f4f-12f1f93b1160%40sessionmgr104
This article “provides professional advises on problems connected with the nursing practice in the United States, particularly on career matters. The article explains the inquiry on work-study programs for pediatric nurse specialists; inquiry regarding nursery service offered by hospitals; educational requirements to advance from a graduate nurse into Public Health nurse.” These were the main points of the article. I really enjoyed this article because it gives real life examples with real people. It was something the author’s audience could relate to. Since the audience would be able to relate to the people in the article, it presents a pathos appeal. Rather than give fact after fact, the author decided to appeal to the emotion of his audience. One flaw that was identified was that there were no facts or statistics that may establish ethos. The authors credibility has been lost because his audience would not know if the information he was giving were true or not. This article helped me in determining my profession by showing me the downs of becoming a pediatric nurse. This article did not just tell about the good things about this career, it told about the bad as well. The argument could be made stronger by adding a little more statistics and facts.
Classick, S. (1999). News From the Society. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses,
4(1). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=14&sid=f76a8b0b-b9ea-4285-9d9b-b6ffd4f117fa%40sessionmgr9
This article is about “the activities to standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing education (preparation), the scope and standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing (clinical), and certification needs of pediatric advanced practice nurses (competencies).” I chose this article because it gave a variety amount of information that I know will be useful to me choosing the career the suits me best. These are the three main points in the article. The article presented to me rhetorically by establishing ethos. It gives percentages on a survey concerning Pediatric Advancing Practice Nursing (PAPN) certification. The article also establishes the author’s credibility. The information becomes convincing and reliable to the audience. Though this was a good article, it had some flaws. One flaw that I recognized was that the author could have elaborated more on the factors regarding advanced certification. She only gave main points on the topic. For example, she gave three points on the internal factors and three points on the external factors. The three internal factors were “certification is a personal challenge, certification will be required in the future, and validity of current exams.” The external factors were “certification will increase salary, certification is required by employer, and cost of certification.” Although this was a flaw, this did not affect or change my decision in wanting to do this profession. Not only could the author have provided more examples, the author could have enlarged more on the preparation on becoming a PAPN rather than giving little detail at all. Not explaining the preparation was one flaw that made me not interested in the article, but it still did not change my mind on the profession that I have chosen.
Fitzpatrick, L. (1977). Nursing. Signs, 2. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3173212?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=5&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Foster, R. (2008). One Voice on the Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice.
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 13(2). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=102&sid=1a631c33-bdf4-45fa-86f8-7e85b5155312%40sessionmgr109
Heikes, J. (1991). When Men Are the Minority: The Case of Men in Nursing. The Sociological Quarterly, 32. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/4120914?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=11&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Hoff, T., Nelson, J., Whitcomb, W. (2002). Thriving and Surviving in a New Medical Career: The Case of Hospitalist Physicians. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43. Retrieved Novemmber 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3090246?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=2&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle&cookieSet=1
Graf, E., Halfer, D., Sullivan, C. (2008). The Organizational Impact of a New Graduate
Pediatric Nursing Mentoring Program. Nursing Economic$, 26(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=16&sid=dc4797ca-35b1-4166-9d7f-b4a99ca23349%40sessionmgr2
Stone, E. (1995). Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Do They Have a Role in
Your Practice? Pediatrics, 96(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=9&sid=d9cd6b43-24dd-498d-9ca9-d99958b594a8%40SRCSM2
from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=103&sid=331f910f-0312-4b94-9f4f-12f1f93b1160%40sessionmgr104
This article “provides professional advises on problems connected with the nursing practice in the United States, particularly on career matters. The article explains the inquiry on work-study programs for pediatric nurse specialists; inquiry regarding nursery service offered by hospitals; educational requirements to advance from a graduate nurse into Public Health nurse.” These were the main points of the article. I really enjoyed this article because it gives real life examples with real people. It was something the author’s audience could relate to. Since the audience would be able to relate to the people in the article, it presents a pathos appeal. Rather than give fact after fact, the author decided to appeal to the emotion of his audience. One flaw that was identified was that there were no facts or statistics that may establish ethos. The authors credibility has been lost because his audience would not know if the information he was giving were true or not. This article helped me in determining my profession by showing me the downs of becoming a pediatric nurse. This article did not just tell about the good things about this career, it told about the bad as well. The argument could be made stronger by adding a little more statistics and facts.
Classick, S. (1999). News From the Society. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses,
4(1). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=14&sid=f76a8b0b-b9ea-4285-9d9b-b6ffd4f117fa%40sessionmgr9
This article is about “the activities to standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing education (preparation), the scope and standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing (clinical), and certification needs of pediatric advanced practice nurses (competencies).” I chose this article because it gave a variety amount of information that I know will be useful to me choosing the career the suits me best. These are the three main points in the article. The article presented to me rhetorically by establishing ethos. It gives percentages on a survey concerning Pediatric Advancing Practice Nursing (PAPN) certification. The article also establishes the author’s credibility. The information becomes convincing and reliable to the audience. Though this was a good article, it had some flaws. One flaw that I recognized was that the author could have elaborated more on the factors regarding advanced certification. She only gave main points on the topic. For example, she gave three points on the internal factors and three points on the external factors. The three internal factors were “certification is a personal challenge, certification will be required in the future, and validity of current exams.” The external factors were “certification will increase salary, certification is required by employer, and cost of certification.” Although this was a flaw, this did not affect or change my decision in wanting to do this profession. Not only could the author have provided more examples, the author could have enlarged more on the preparation on becoming a PAPN rather than giving little detail at all. Not explaining the preparation was one flaw that made me not interested in the article, but it still did not change my mind on the profession that I have chosen.
Fitzpatrick, L. (1977). Nursing. Signs, 2. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3173212?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=5&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Foster, R. (2008). One Voice on the Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice.
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 13(2). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=102&sid=1a631c33-bdf4-45fa-86f8-7e85b5155312%40sessionmgr109
Heikes, J. (1991). When Men Are the Minority: The Case of Men in Nursing. The Sociological Quarterly, 32. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/4120914?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=11&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Hoff, T., Nelson, J., Whitcomb, W. (2002). Thriving and Surviving in a New Medical Career: The Case of Hospitalist Physicians. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43. Retrieved Novemmber 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3090246?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=2&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle&cookieSet=1
Graf, E., Halfer, D., Sullivan, C. (2008). The Organizational Impact of a New Graduate
Pediatric Nursing Mentoring Program. Nursing Economic$, 26(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=16&sid=dc4797ca-35b1-4166-9d7f-b4a99ca23349%40sessionmgr2
Stone, E. (1995). Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Do They Have a Role in
Your Practice? Pediatrics, 96(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Pit and The Pendulum- Lit. Response
In Malloy’s analysis on The Pit and the Pendulum, she focuses on three main points on the story. The first main point is that Poe uses apocalyptic imagery to establish his narrative framework. A lot of Poe’s symbolism and allusions comes from biblical events or something pertaining to the bible. For example, by General LaSalle coming to save the narrator, LaSalle represented, somewhat, The Second Coming of Christ. The general was viewed as rescuer or sort of like a savior. The second main point was that “…Poe associates the divine in The Pit and the Pendulum not only with infancy, but also more generally with special states of consciousness” (Pg. 88). By falling in and out of consciousness, the reader interprets the narrator’s state of mind and being. The third main point was “the narrator’s consciousness promotes rather than eases his sense of isolation and terror” (Pg. 90). For instance, in the story the narrator tries to realize his true state, but before he thinks about it, he is afraid that he might be deceased. These three main points are heavily argued in the analysis and help prove Malloy’s argument.
Even though, Malloy proves her point very effectively, her analysis does contain some flaws. She tends to inform the audience of how other author’s do things, instead of focusing on Poe’s artistry. A reader can get easily confused on who or what she is trying to explain. If this happens Malloy will lose her audience’s attention and that is never a good thing to do. Malloy should concentrate more on Poe’s writing than the writing of other authors. Overall, Malloy did an excellent job establishing her purpose and proving it.
Even though, Malloy proves her point very effectively, her analysis does contain some flaws. She tends to inform the audience of how other author’s do things, instead of focusing on Poe’s artistry. A reader can get easily confused on who or what she is trying to explain. If this happens Malloy will lose her audience’s attention and that is never a good thing to do. Malloy should concentrate more on Poe’s writing than the writing of other authors. Overall, Malloy did an excellent job establishing her purpose and proving it.
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