Rhetorical Analysis on The Virgina Charter 1606

Author: Lukin/ The leaders of the Virgina colony
Audience: The people of New Virgina
Tone: Straightforward, Serious
Purpose & Context of Argument: To inform the colonies of the laws of their new land.
How is it persuasive?
-Ethos: Sounds like someone of high credibility, ... I really dont think they would let someone write laws who wasn't.
-Pathos: I dont believe this peice of writing was written to involve any emotions
-Logos: The logic of this article was to lay down the laws so that there isn't total chaos among the new community.

Primary Document Response

The author of Destruction Of The Indies, argued that the Spaniards came to his native land and were "barbarous", violent people who killed and abused around three million of the Hispaniola people, leaving a mere three hundred standing. I agree with his opinion of the Spanish because he states ..."but the Massacre of the Wretches, whom they have so inhumanely and barbarously butcher'd and harass'd with several kinds of Torments, never before known, or heard (of which you shall have some account in the following Discourse) that of Three Millions of Persons, which lived in Hispaniola itself, there is at present but the inconsiderable remnant of scarce Three Hundred." Meaning these people came with such brutality that Natives had even imagined they could bring. I believe, as do most that this was cruel and fueled by people who thought of nothing but themselves in the sense of wanting to gain power, riches, and land. I believe that the Spanish coming to the land was an important part of history, but i believe that they should have went about things much differently.

My Writing Philosophy

My writing philosophy is just that...mine. I want everything i write to include a piece of me, to be original. I believe that the writer should always have some enjoyment or enthusiasm in their writing, and that's something I need to, and am willing to work on. I want the reader to be able to recognize my style of writing, because it is like no one Else's, and to feel what I did while writing. I need to allow myself to enjoy my work, and I hope I am able find that while being here at PSEC.

Summary of Charles Deemer Article

As i read this article i came across many strong views on university education. Deemer believed that education is supposed to be an experience, but the fact that the teachers aren't connecting is taking that away. He says that "The best "teachers" have always been actors to by their very ability to move an audience to an experience, an active engagement with and in the performance, a process fundamental to real education." What i believe he's saying is that the teacher-student relationship needs to be re-built, so that the respect given is equal, and that the student is actually excited to learn something.

Psec Essay from application.

GO GREEN; SAVE BEARS.




Polar bears, the highest up on the food chain in the Arctic, are now falling prey to it’s own climate. Increasing levels of heat-trapping gasses and carbon dioxide are causing drastic climate changes in our world today, severely affecting the colder regions.

When the southern edge of the Arctic ice cap melts in the summer, polar bears follow the retreating sea ice, sometimes leaving them stranded and forced to spend their summers living off their body fat. As global temperatures continue to rise, the annual sea ice in the arctic is melting earlier and forming later. Research shows that this leaves polar bears with less time to hunt and build up fat stores and more time fasting. At a press conference, here in Washington, Dirk Kempthorn, (Secretary of the Interior) acknowledged that “Arctic sea ice- vital for the polar bears’ survival- was clearly receding, and that scientific studies by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) estimated some 30% decline in sea ice by mid- century.” (A study by the USGS released last September projected a two-thirds decline in polar bear population.)

Polar bears becoming endangered is an upsetting ordeal. These magnificent bears help prevent overpopulation of seals in the wild. Without them, seals could rise to an alarming number causing a decline in fish, and other effects that we can’t even imagine. Any species becoming extinct is a disturbance in the circle of life, which leads to potentially catastrophic consequences. I believe we as people who live on this earth, should take care of it, and show compassion towards our helpless animals affected by things they have no control over. It helps me on an emotional level to be able to relate to another living creature when making personal behavior changes that may be inconvenient. Support going green, and save the polar bears.