Doukhnai Stockton Rhetoric Blog

Dear me, Deep down, we always knew we would end up at Stockton. Yes, you wanted to get away, live with roommates, and have the adventure of a lifetime. But we both know that our thriftiness and realism tops all else. Thus, we chose the safety school and dreaded the fact that life would more or less be the same. I remember the first few days of classes, the excitement of new subjects mingling with the anxiety of not knowing anyone . Slowly but surely, I started to speak up in class, make acquaintances, and feel more at home. After a few weeks of missing my previous life, I decided that Stockton wasn’t as “bad” as I made it out to be in my mind. I joined Gymnastics Club and was reminded of all the things I loved doing as a child. I felt involved and began to make some friendships! Being in Gymnastics Club really helped me establish myself in my own school and allowed me to have a home away from home. Fast forward to this semester, particularly this course. I wanted to take this ...

I first read this article during my Junior year of High School in my AP English Language and Composition class. I remember discussing the ethics and morals of boiling a lobster and how disgusted I felt after leaving class that day. To this day, I have not eaten lobster. Why? Because of Mr. Wallace and his existential crisis of an article. Re-reading this paper today was certainly different from reading it two years ago. Back then, I was ready to be upset about anything and everything. Thus, I wrote off lobster from my life. Now, I relate more to Wallace’s ending statements, in which he writes that he has “an obvious selfish interest…since I like to eat certain animals and want to be able to keep doing it.” This statement reflects the Maine Lobster Festival as a whole. On the surface, it is a fun festival in which one eats plenty of freshly cooked lobster. Digging deeper, we find that this festival is a place where lobsters are inhumanely boiled alive by the hundreds. It wasn’t unt...

Works Cited Claire Lowe (April, 2018) Ocean City joins South Jersey high schools eliminating class rank Retrieved 4/30/18 from: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/ocean-city-joins-south-jersey-high-schools-eliminating-class-rank/article_eb72b29c-df1a-5fd5-97e0-1fb7821ec615.html Opinions adequately supported? The opinions presented are adequately supported in this article. The author cites statements from Ocean City Principal Matt Jamison, Ocean City School Superintendent Kathleen Taylor, Kevin Burke, Dean of Academics at St. Augustine Prep, Mainland Regional High School Vice Principal Nathan Lichtenwalner, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District Superintendent John Keenan, and more. Are the facts verifiable? There are not too many statistical or numerical facts that need verification in this article. Though, meetings between “Vineland High School officials” and the Board of Education can be proven through searching school websites and administration...

Debunking the Junk Recently, President Trump has added Amazon to his long list of foes. In a Tweet, he stated: “ Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country...not a level playing field!” An uneducated, uninformed child, such as I, may glance at this Tweet and believe that Amazon is causing the loss of jobs and money for the United States Postal Service. This statement seems like a legitimate accusation on a powerful company that has monopolized and revolutionized online retail. Being the largest provider of online orders requires a partnership with a delivery system, thus: the USPS. While it may seem realistic for one company to cause the loss of money for another, this particular case proves to be false. Yes, the USPS may have had a “net loss of $2.7 billion for 2017,” but their “package delivery, howe...

Works Cited Edward C. Pease (2003) The National Rifle Association and the Media: The Motivating Force of Negative Coverage Retrieved 4/30/18 from: https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.stockton.edu/docview/216932565/B631523C505C4F1FPQ/1?accountid=29054 Opinions adequately supported? The opinions in this article are adequately supported. The author attributes ideas to Brian Patrick, who researches the “media of the National Rifle Association.” The author cites direct quotations from Patrick throughout the course of the article and even mentions Patrick’s novel regarding the topic of the NRA thriving amongst the bad press. Are the facts verifiable? This article is a review of the novel “The National Rifle Association and the Media: The Motivating Force of Negative Coverage by Brian Anse Patrick”. That being said, there are no facts presented by the author to be verified, rather the author restates claims from the novel and either agrees or disagrees. Is the material ou...

In the song “Shake Me Down”, by Cage the Elephant, there are many themes and ideas to be explored. Spoiler Alert!!! The music video ends with the lead actor dead, his wife shaking his body in bed, fruitlessly attempting to wake him up. From this, we know that all the metaphors preceding his death will somehow relate to his death. The scene begins with the actor waking up in monotoned, grey-colored bedroom, which metaphorically represents his dissatisfaction with the life he was living. He is seen tying his sneakers and suiting up for a jog outside, glancing over at picture frames of what seem like family, specifically deceased family. This moment occurs as the singer says the line, “Not a lot of people left around.” Later, the main character finds an old fort and reminisces on childhood memories through flashbacks. He sees a young girl who seems to be his daughter and holds her with a longing gaze. The daughter could represent someone he is leaving behind after he dies or someone he...

When I was a little girl, there was no such thing as “amazing hour”. It was simply called “bedtime”. I did not grow up around smartphones, tablets, or even very much television. My sister and I spent our time playing with toys and playing dress up in the basement with friends. Each night, our parents would read us stories to put us to sleep and later in life, we read our own books before heading off to bed! It wasn’t until a few years ago that technology seriously came into our lives (via smartphone) and destroyed the idea of a normal sleep schedule. Trying “amazing hour” allowed me to reminisce about simpler times when I would crack open my favorite book and read from dusk till dawn. During “amazing hour”, I read approximately 40 pages of a book, which is 100% more than I have read in the previous month. I went to sleep feeling youthful, peaceful, and quite proud of myself! My cell phone has quite an addictive quality to it, so being able to resist its willpower for the “amazing ho...