In the novel Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers, and Rebels, Alyssa Quart explores the idea of buying hand-made products instead of mass-made products in chapter seven titled Beyond Mass Marketing. This specific chapter describes the movement to encourage the public to buy hand-made products. The outsiders argue that the mass produced products are wasteful to the environment and that they are impersonal to the individual consumers. Mass produced items are often poorly made, have a short time of functioning usage, and greatly contribute to a wasteful consumer culture. They also argue that by buying products straight from the creator so that the consumers know where they are coming from, it produces a unique sort of trust …show more content…
Most of Etsy’s members subscribe to the mantra “Mass production is over.” At last count, the site hosted 17 million listed items and enjoyed 1.4 billion monthly page views. It grossed $525.6 million sales in 2011 (Quart 165). An appeal to logic includes using facts to explain Quart’s point and reasoning. When she used the facts and figures on one of the online companies that sells hand-made crafts, she used the facts to show how big of a company they are which ends up showing that the outsider’s movement is growing and the public is becoming more and more aware of what is going on. Quart also uses pathos, an appeal to emotion, very effectively in parts of the chapter without using it as an overload. An appeal to emotion is defined as a literary device that is used as “a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader” (yourdictionary.com). She uses the emotional appeal to use Callie Janoff’s statements by explaining Janoff as someone who spends most of her time hand crafting goods and is the founder of ‘The Church of Craft’, which is a communal group that is known for handcrafting goods, such as, mostly knitwear or older materials just sewn together. Quart then uses Janoff’s statement, “Our consumerism plagues our quiet lives, filling it with broadcast noise and boxes of macaroni and cheese. But when we make something, we are filled with satisfaction, the kind you feel to your very core” (Quart 163). She uses this to produce a good response in the
The speaker of the speech is Florence Kelley. She was a political and social reformer that fought heavily for the fairness of children’s rights in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The occasion for writing this piece was the amount of children working in factories during the period to support their families. The intended audience of the speech were America’s leaders since she wanted to give children regulations work hours. The purpose of writing this speech is to get her message across which is that children should have to be work in the factories, that is for older men and women.
When people think of someone in their family who provides for them many think of their mom or dad. Although, that is not always the case. Darry is the older brother and provider to Sodapop Curtis and Ponyboy Curtis in the book The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Darry’s parents died in a car accident so he was left raising his two younger brothers, which are sixteen and fourteen. Although Darry can be harsh, he still cares deeply about his brothers and their lives.
Being clear-headed is a trait that will help in any type of survival situation. Making the correct decisions will help you survive, so being calm and clear-headed allows you to make the right choice and keep you from panicking. In the article “Lost In Death Valley” by Kristin Lewis, three women went on a vacation trip through Death Valley when suddenly their car stopped. They didn’t panic but instead went on foot to look for resources. “...Discovered something incredible: three trailers and a small covered porch...
“Industry has come. Industry had gone. It lasted 1/267th s long as the indian village.” Duncan criticizes how human nature strives to attain bigger and better things. This, however, never leaves one satisfied.
Dallas The book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two gangs who did not like each other in the hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the middle of the 1960s. The theme of the book is growing up and learning about life. One character who stands out in the story is Dallas because he comes from the poor side of town. He is a static character.
The book “Outsiders” in written by Malcolm Gladwell and it is about the stories of extremely successful people. In this book he discusses this thing called the 10,000 hour rule. I do not believe in the 10,000 hour rule.
In chapters 16-20 of the novel, “Cue for Treason” by Geoffrey Trease, Kit and Peter went to the Peel tower to look for Tom Boyd, as he did not come back from the tower the night before. Peter went in and Kit stood watch for anyone coming. Peter discovered the plot of the situation because he overheard two men talking. The plan was to murder the Queen. The murder would happen in the middle of the play, King Henry the Fifth.
I See Friends Shaking Hands, Saying 'How Do You Do? ' Dan Dreiberg is tasked with being the first of The Watchmen to be told of the Comedian 's demise. The last words of the discussion are tailored on the coat tails of Rorschach as he finally states to the second Nite Owl, that it was he who quit when all was going to hell. Nostalgia is expressed through both the emotions presented in the panel as well as amongst the general theme that is set. An alter ego next to his shield of identity that has long been forgotten despite the memories of their desired future remaining in it 's wake.
Through the Eyes of the Impoverished The novel The Glass Castle is more than just thousands of words typed on simple, yet small, white sheets of paper; it is a memoir that recounts a time when a young girl went through heart wrenching struggles to find food to eat, enough water to bathe in, and parents who actually acted like parents. Jeannette Walls grew up with an unsteady family that included a few kind siblings, an alcoholic as a father, and a mother with her head in the clouds. It is obvious life was never easy for this author as she managed to keep the household together, constantly calming her dad down after an alcohol driven burst of rage, or reminding her mother that it was necessary she pulled herself out of bed to go work to help
The poem “America” by Tony Hoagland dramatizes the conflict of life in America today. To many, poetry is a confusing group of words, but if the reader looks underneath the surface there is usually a deep hidden meaning of those words. In “America” the speaker is turning the words into metaphors to show the corrupted way of life Americans live. He uses key images in these metaphors to get the reader thinking. A key image is a word or phrase that doesn’t necessarily mean the literal object but instead shows characteristics of an unsaid object or idea.
Eighner's intention in this essay is to condemn consumer wastefulness. Eighner clearly gives some insight of consumer wastefulness. America is a consumer based country that usually consumes and wastes products especially food. Eighner wants to show consumers that they should care about what they dispose and pay attention on what they can save that would be useful to them. Eighner's tone is this essay is very formal.
Global warming, pollution and climate change are issues that are widely discussed nowadays. This brings consumers to get more involved in researching the material content of the clothes they are wearing and their impact on the environment. As a matter of fact, manufacturers are frequently blamed by the consumers for releasing harmful chemicals in our ecosystem. This drives companies to grow their concern over sustainability and ethical issues, especially in the fashion industry (Moisander & Personen, 2002). Global companies such as Adidas, H&M or Reebok have been launching recycled and sustainable products, and words such as “fair trade” or “organic” are increasingly being used in marketing.
As freedom is a life acceptance by everyone, including yourself, it makes life a lot easier. Is freedom really about being accepted? In his short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town” Ambrose Flack is revealing that true freedom is about being accepted. As in the story, Flack shows on how when the Duvitches had moved to town, they were limited in freedom around the community. I believe that true freedom is about being accepted because as the town did not accept the Duvitches at first, it became hard for the family to live and the town thought that they did not have the same value as them.
(Argument) When any person sells something that might benefit another, there will be competition, and the economy will benefit from it. (Document) It is human nature to challenge everything, and, as people, they will find a “need for improvement in everything” (Doc 6). (Analysis) This quote says that no item or object is produced perfectly in one person’s eyes.
The novel ‘Nada’ written by Carmen Laforet is a twisted heart-breaking tale about a year in the life of the 18-year-old female protagonist Andrea. Throughout this year, Andrea spends in Barcelona with her relatives, she developed various relationships, both homosexual and heterosexual. For the purpose of this essay I will discuss Andrea’s highly affective homosexual relationships with her best friend Ena and her aunt Gloria and how she views and describes both woman differently. I will also briefly contrast her homosexual relationships with that of her heterosexual relationships with Pons and her uncle Román. I will begin with discussing Adrea’s relationship with Gloria, as this relationship began before her relationship with Ena did.