By giving this background information on Surnow's beliefs, Mayer is giving readers small clues in order to illustrate how Surnow used conservative characteristics to use in the creation of the show. ... Not only do they voice their concerns on how the show is sending negative messages to the viewers, but they offer intelligence on how to run an effective interrogation. ... Mayer is presenting this information to readers to show how 24 is having a negative effect on the real world. ... She does not explicitly show her emotion in her essay, but if the reader pays attention it is clear th...

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Swift intentionally uses the essay to draw attention to the horrible economy in Ireland and how oppressed it was by England. ... Taking advantage of this, Swift decides to come up with an absurd proposal to catch the reader's attention. ... The risk of bringing up the topic did pay off a bit though because it unconsciously causes the reader to think about how much the economy actually affected households during this time. ... Using his false proposal as a plot device, he was able to keep the readers' attention and their unpleasant interest of hoping he was only joking about mutilati...

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He proposes an idea so outlandish, so unorthodox, that it cannot help but catch his readers" attention. ... In saying that there was a new source of "venison" for the "gentlemen" of the country, he mentions that the rich young men have "of late destroyed their deer", giving it a barely controlled, annoyed quality, making the audience, if at least a bit intelligent, realize how subtly he hints of their wastefulness. ... He adds that there are plenty of both sexes in every country "ready to starve for want of work and service", signifying the unemployment problems, causing the reader to visuali...

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Furthermore, critical reading can be specified based on the canon in which the reader classifies it. ... Similar to how a Canon can mold the interpretation of pieces of literature, pieces of literature can mold the form of a Canon. ... Quality from my perspective has to to with how the literary piece catches my attention. ... Now, because living in a utopia is not possible, the reader understands that this is not a functional society hence the term, dystopian fiction. ... If not that, they contain a moral lesson that guides the reader into understanding what things one should avoid to prevent ...

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Donnell starts the essay with an immediate fishhook, "I"m cool like this:" (367) in order to firstly grab the reader's attention and secondly to make the initial point about just how cool he is. ... He starts out his fourth paragraph using, "Once upon a time ." only to describe the story of how "niggas" came to be, and how they differ from black people. ... Other examples of Alexander just using language to catch the reader's attention includes the almost humorous introduction that he uses with his neighbor to show how even though many claim to want to know and experience other cul...

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Atwood's purpose is to inform readers and help them develop opinions about the gruesome topic. ... " I feel that Atwood's technique of factually comparing porn to alcohol helps the average American reader relate to something they are more familiar with, and thus better understand how the addictions come to pass. ... Addressing women would catch the attention of female readers and spark an interest in them to keep reading. ...

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In an analysis of this text, the reader understands how poverty has difficulties overcoming nature disaster and how they survive as an individual without power. ... Through this passage, the reader understands that Jillian is a person who is willing to help others and knowing how to control her emotions. ... This is illustrated when the author writes," she tore outside, barefoot, to catch Aisha and make amends for her behavior two days earlier" (78). ... After the tragedy happened, the government still not pays attention to the villager's life. Though these details, the reader b...

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Likewise, Carson's usage of words like "evil " and "irreversible " catches the reader's attention, which in turn causes them to lean toward the author's argument. ... This quote stirs emotions within the reader, helping them lean toward the author's debate by making them feel shameful for allowing the destruction of everything through something as flimsy as a spray. ... The quote appeals to the emotion by making the reader feel insulted in the way that most people feel when they come to a realization of a truth in which no one wants to open their eyes to. ... In the futur...

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