Assertion Analysis #7

In Sitting Bull's (Hunkpapa) quote, he is referring to his people and the "white man." At first, he indicates that he is a "red man" which can be deciphered as a Native American. He is saying that it is not a destiny for his people to be assimilated to the white kind, as to try to inherent and adapt to their white culture and disowning their own native culture. In addition, it is not necessary for Native Americans to be like the White people. He is stating that they may be poor, but they are free and no white man should control them. He may be indicating that his culture might die out soon, but he has a sense of hope for it to continue forward.

Sitting Bull used specific rhetorical devices into his assertion. Specifically, he uses the rhetorical device known as syntax. He adds long sentences into his assertion, along with the majority of short sentences. He also uses a long periodic wait into a few of his short sentences.These specific sentences have a short statement following along with a reason afterward. For example, "We are poor... but we are free." The result of using this rhetorical device is to show the reader or listener what the main point of his assertion is through short sentences that are clear and visual. It also causes the audience to understand that white people will not control his people.

Assertion Analysis #6

In the stated quote by Chief Joseph, he explains how he is tired and exhausted of all the various hurrendous acts of killing and murder. Furthermore, he is also tired of fighting. In this assertion, he is stating the different problems that occur during his time. For example, fighting, chiefs and old men dying, and struggling to survive in the freezing cold. Chief Joseph surrenders due to his current condition during that time and how he was tired of all the problems. In his percpective, he is saying that surrender is freedom at last. Surrender will break all his ties with the problems that occured while he was fighting. Therefore, it is not a weakness, but instead a method of strength. He does not want to admit defeat, but emphasizes that surrender is better. He is suggesting that the rest of his people should surrender along with him.

Chief Joseph uses different kinds of rhetoric devices in his quotation. Such examples may include the use of Pathos, syntax, and repition of diction. In this particular assertion, he uses Pathos to emphasize a tone of emotion towards the audience. His purpose was to make the audience feel a certain feeling, such as sadness, to make people understand his point of view. By using Pathos, he was able to express how surrender is not an action of cowardness, but a method of having to not experience any more of the terrible problems happening while fighting. An example of using Pathos would be when he said, "It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death."

Assertion Analysis #5

In the assertion quoted by John Lame Deer (Lakota), he explains how his people may seem like they have problems, but in reality, his people are on the right track and have survived without the needs of the white men. It seems like he is stating how his people's lives were difficult, and how it would usually be a problem for the white men, but it wasn't as a problem for his people because they were still able to manage without those fundamental needs. In addition, he describes how the white men tell them that these fundamental things are needed to have a civilized society. Throughout this assertion, the author is explaining how before the white men, referred to as "they," arrived into his people's society to convert them into a civilized group of people, they were fine as it is with or without the white men. Therefore, he blames the white men.

The author uses various types of rhetoric and literary devices. Naturally, he uses the rhetoric device, Syntax, into his quotation. He basically chooses specific words to join together to create phrases and sentences. For example, when he explains, "...we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves." In conclusion, due to the use of syntax, the effect on the audience was to show them his main point. By stating these, the author was able to influence the audience to understand his point. Also, by grouping these specific words, the audience was able to interpret what happens after the other and how each of those sentences connect together to prove a point.

Assertion Analysis #4

In the assertion provided, Poe specifies that an author must not think about what he/she will include in their story, but instead to think what effect will it bring amongst the audience. If an author doesn't apply the effect they intended to put on the audience, then that author has failed their first step and therefore, the whole story. For an author to be successful in his/her writing, they must be unique in their writing. In addition, he explains that if an author is to succeed with this "Unique of Effect," then they will achieve the fullest satisfactory. If not, they will leave the audience blurred and lose their attention. He also explains that a wise author must not start their story with incidents and the event, but instead an effect that the whole story will be about. Therefore, everything in the story must lead up to that effect.

Edgar Allen Poe's style in his assertion contemplates to people what his actual reason for this writing is about. He uses literary devices such as metaphor, figure of speech, and diction. He uses the rhetoric device, metaphor, to show the audience what he really means. For example, when he explains his idea through the metaphor of the painting. Using figure of speech, he was able to use other devices such as metaphor and hyperbole. Poe's style of writing is unique and uses specific nouns to express the ideas he is saying.

Poe's style of writing has encouraged many people to follow his steps and learn from their mistakes. With this specific assertion, the audience was able to interpret what he was saying and therefore, authors were able to learn from the best and become successful authors. Poe has exerted many of his knowledge towards us.