Consider the following persuasive text. In a few sentences, briefly describe the text's main argument and identify how rhetorical appeals are used.
In a television ad for a local pet rescue shelter, various images are shown of abandoned pets that are
wounded, malnourished (poorly fed), or visibly frightened. A representative of the shelter cites statistics
indicating that over the past 6 months almost 300 pets were reported abandoned, malnourished, or
mistreated and that the shelter has surpassed its capacity in housing and treating 85% of these pets. A
celebrity appears in the ad, telling viewers how she has worked with this local pet rescue shelter for years
and therefore trusts that all contributions to the shelter go directly to help nurse lost or abandoned pets
and help the pets find good homes.

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Read the excerpt from”do not go gentle into that good night” which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?

How did hinojosa's mom's experience described in this story impact hinojosa's sense of who she is? 2. how is hinojosa's experience of the united states similar to your own? how is it different? 3. describe a time when you felt voiceless or powerless. what led you to feel that way? were you able to find your voice? why or why not?