Rhetorical Analysis redo

-Author
King James and a council of authors he chose seem to be the authors, though there is no clarification to exactly who it is. I also thought that it could have just been a scribe that was assigned to the council while the nobles discussed the terms of the document.
-Audience
The Audience, by the context of the writing, seems to be the Virginian colonists, as well as anyone who may live near and around these two colonies.
-Tone
The tone of the First Virginia Charter is boring, legal, serious, and nationalistic. First of all, the charter is a legal document, which in itself make it very legal and roundabout in vocabulary.Secondly, It takes on a nationalistic attitude throughout the entire document by uplifting the King and talking about how good England was.
--Vocabulary
The vocabulary is somewhat confusing because it was in old English and had multiple spelling and grammatical differences.
-Purpose and Content
The purpose was separation of the land according to King James' wishes and to convey the boundaries and regulations of the new colony.
--Main Idea/Thesis
The main idea was to tell the Virginia Colonists and the surrounding people the boundaries of the colonists’ land and what they own within that land
-Persuasion
--Ethos (Emotions)
Being a legal document, there is not a lot of emotion, although there are small amounts of emotion when it comes to the safety of the colonists, being under English control.
--Pathos (Character)
The character is authoritative as in they state the document in the name of the monarchy multiple times. It is also possessive in the terms that they speak as if the land they find is theirs.
--Logos (Logic)
The logic of the King (assuming he is the author) is that the land is “unclaimed”, as in, not owned on writing, so the throne has the right to claim it and everything on it for themselves.

Rhetorical Analysis

-Author
King James and a council of authors he chose
-Audience
The Colonists of Virginia
-Tone
Boring, Legal, Serious, and Nationalistic
--Vocabulary
Large vocabulary of old English with no interesting details
-Purpose and Content
Separation of the land according to King’s wishes
--Main Idea/Thesis
To tell the Virginia Colonists and the surrounding people the boundaries of the colonists’ land and what they own within that land
-Persuasion
--Ethos (Emotions)
Being a legal document, there is not a lot of emotion, or at least that I noticed
--Pathos (Character)
Authoritative and in the name of the monarchy
--Logos (Logic)
Since the land is “unclaimed”, the throne has the right to claim it and everything on it for themselves.

In "Destruction of the Indies [An Excerpt]", Bartolome de Las Casas faces us with an utter disgust for the Spanish treatment of the Indians. According to him,"The Spanish....so inhumanely and barbaruosly butcher'd and harass'd (the Indians)....That of Three Millions of Persons,....there is at present but the inconsiderable remnant of scarce Three Hundred." The Spanish tormented and tortured the Indians so much that it became, according to Bartolome, almost a game for the Spanish. Agreeing with Bartolome on the inhumanity of the Spaniards, what the stories in this excerpt remind me of is in the new Rambo movie, the segment right after the soldiers took the missionaries' village, and they were throwing fragmentation grenades into the rice fields and betting on which man out of four would die first.

It both sickens me and amazes me as to how a human could become so prideful, or so hateful of another people that they would treat them worse than they do animals. Bartolome proposes this comparison when he says,"...that they treated them...not as Beasts, which I cordially wish they would, but as the most abject dung and filth of the Earth..." The Spaniards gladly would have saved a horse before an Indian just because a horse was more expensive. This apathy for human life shows not only a blatant disrespect for the Native people, but also a very early form of racism. Some may argue that since the Spanish had a very small amount of income, they had to use the Natives to increase that income. To compare this to today, (sorry Tre, I gotta use you man) If I were to tell Tre that, because he was black, and therefore "not as good" as me (not true, just an example), to go work and give me all the money since I had a low source of income, that would be racist. Now, if I beat him and almost killed him because he wouldn't work for me and he was black, that would be really racist. If I am considered racist for suppressing a single person because of his or her skin color, then why wouldn't the Spanish be considered racist for doing the same thing to an entire people who couldn't understand them?

Segment 17 of this excerpt really stood out to me above all others in this document. though. It is in this segment that he boldly calls the encomendores and other Spaniards in the Americas three things; murderers, tyrants, and provokers of war. Though he is very blunt in this segment, I agree completely with every word. The Spaniards were just a group of Tyrants and murderers that took advantage of the innocence and and humility of the Indians and provoked war with them for no probable cause. Though others may see a cause or a reason, I do not. The Indians were a peaceful people that could have easily risen up to equal or above the European standard of living.

My Writing Philosophy

In all my writing I strive to make a point, prove that point through facts and logical thinking, and state this information in such a way that it is understood. In doing so I will get my point across in the way that I mean to and with as much information as is need to do so. This will hopefully, in turn, cause the reader to generate their own opinion on the topic I am writing about. My reason for doing so is that, just as Deemer states, I will not be the "teacher" of the topic I am writing, but another idea based in facts among a pool of them. This will cause a sort of forum-like discussion which will then lead to alternative thought processes.

ENGLISH COMPOSITION AS A HAPPENING

In this essay, Deemer speaks about the frailties and flaws of the modern school system (modern being 1967). He makes a point to clarify that the teacher's thought should not be the common thought of the class, it should be an idea in the pool of ideas that is the classroom. It seems as though Charlie Deemer has a firm grip on the reality of the classroom environment, which is stated in the second paragraph when he writes,"The "teacher" speaks from his place in the front of the classroom, sheltered more than likely by the wall of his podium, while the class in the rear listens or pretends to." When writing about this topic for the second time, he makes comments that point toward the fact that it doesn't matter how the class is taught, or where the teacher is standing, as long as it causes the class to learn.

Farther in the essay, Deemer states his solution to the problem the educational society faces. "If a framentation and lack of mutual participation by the class and the "teacher" (we need a new word) in a genuine educational experience constitute the disease, then a unified, joint experience should provide the remedy." Here Deemer expresses that he believes that there is actually a solution, instead of only whining and griping for one. He also suggests in multiple places how the modern university is just a factory for molding students, making them accept answers instead of thinking and coming up with their own.

Deemer also writes multiple times about what he calls "the Happening", which is I believe, the same as an experience. According to Deemer, in order to have this experience, a student must have the mind to have a different opinion from his instructor, and not have the instructor's opinion be the rule. This can be achieved by his solution of having a joint classroom where both the teacher and the students interact and have input. Though it may not be perfect, he is very firm in his ideas and believes that what he thinks is best, which is relayed through his writing, giving the reader a feeling of boldness in his or her own ideas.

PSEC entrance essay

A community is a group of people or animals in a certain environment existing together. In a community there are usually leaders, followers, government of some sort, and the concerned citizens who help wherever we can. I believe that I am a follower or a leader. I help where I can and when asked will answer anyone's call for help. I joined a group at church called CORE, where we help the community, give out sodas on hot days with bible verses, read books to learn more about God's character, and help out at youth group and church.
The C in CORE stands for commitment, which i like to put in all parts of my life. We are already required to read a book and we haven't even had our first meeting yet. Because this is something I love I give my heart and soul into it and I hope to put the same amount of effort and commitment into my schoolwork and will share my love of Jesus anywhere I can.
The pressure of the teachers will be nonexistent and I will have to be the one that initiates work in the classroom. This is a lot like my walk with God, which I see as a contribution to my community. Because I love God I strive to love people, and because I strive to love people I will learn as much as I can so that I can help people as much as I can. I want to get to know these people and "get inside of them", find out what they are made of and what they hate and love. This love for people is in my mind the greatest contribution I can make to my community.
If I love people and show them the life of living a relationship with God then I can help them find joy and love unending. If I can share this love with one hurting person I will have done this community the greatest contribution I humanly can. I have improved the life of someone and, whether I know them or not, I love them. I would like to put this same commitment into my schoolwork at PSEC.