The theoretical exposition, rather than the narrative form, of Bootstraps serves to bring our awareness to the social stratifications that tangle American society and moreover the institutions of education. ... Rhetoric becomes the "art of persuasion," a ploy to power (Villanueva 76). ... The study of rhetoric forms a dialectical connection with the individual that does not impede on the growth of the self as a whole rather than a fragmented part of society. ... Through Villanueva's narrative discourse in stride with theoretical exposition, he illustrates how a rhetoric reform...

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He maintains control of his subjects by ramifying its ideology throughout a variety of political and social institutions, including religion, education and art. ... "Comrade Napoleon" seems to be a duplication of the "Beasts of England" both in form and influence. ... Indeed, this extract illustrates a shift in Comrade Napoleon's authoritarian strategy from imposing his power through physical force and direct interaction with the animals to instilling it in their minds as status quo through unconventional forms of repression while remaining invisible. ...

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Nevertheless, the careful reader notices a curious trend in many of Shakespeare's plays: many of Shakespeare's female characters exercise a rather great deal of delicate forms of power and influence, and often do so in unusual and even subversive ways that challenge traditional gender roles. ... In fact, Hermia deploys a clever and intelligent argumentative strategy to respond to the men and to maintain her own position and the right to direct her own destiny rather than have it chosen for her and uses the fine art of rhetoric to defend her ideas as opposed to simply her gender or se...

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