For this essay , your job will be to explain a conflict
hat you are aware of that centers around language ( hint : almost all conflict centers around language ) and explore where the breakdown occurs and the consequences . To get started you can ask yourself the
following questions : Did the speaker / author make bad rhetorical choices?Was the speaker imagining something that they didn’t do a good enough job of asking the audience to imagine? Was the distance between the speaker and the audience too far?Did the author anticipate objections of a clearly defined audience?(These are examples to get you thinking-don’t limit yourself to these ideas .Your job is not simply to report what went wrong , but rather to explore, analyze and explain it , and finally be able to make an arguable claim about the consequences . You should be prepared to explain and give examples and cite least two of the following. You may use any other research that you would like to , but you must at very least cite from two of our authors
King says that if you can’t or won’t take writing seriously, you should close the book and do something else.Do you think he’s talking about writing alone or also being a reader of writing?
Flower says that “good writers do more than simply express their meaning.”
Flower argues that there are three important steps to analyzing your audience’s knowledge, attitudes and needs. How can understanding/anticipating these three things about your audience help you to “pinpoint critical differences” between you and your reader?
Flower argues that there are three important steps to analyzing your audience’s knowledge, attitudes and needs.
Orwell says that “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity” and that “What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, not the other way around…the worst thing one can do with words is surrender to them”.
the authors says “You are a god in language.”Agree or disagree?
Requirements
o Have a clearly defined and specific language conflict
Make a clear and arguable claim about it
o Cite from two sources that are helpful And discuss them with your point of view.
o Minimum 4 pages
o MLA format
o MLA citation rules