Ran, Feifei, Jake, Danqing
ESL220/SS10/ Stahl
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This is mainly talking about biracial people to become
part of one racial society to be accepted and not being
discriminated.
Thesis:
◦ American society makes being biracial feels like a
blessing than a curse.
- Are labeled to several categories.
- Biracial people feel pressure.
- Others force biracial people to choose one racial.
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 News
Papers
 Journals
 Personal
Essays
Who reads this/these
publications?
◦ People who likes
reading News
Paper.
◦ Journalists
◦ Writers
◦ College Students
◦ Parents
◦ Biracial people
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Published:
◦ From the Newsweek
magazine issue on
February 13, 1995
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Written by a college
student from University
of Tennessee.
◦ Brian A. Courtney.
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Tone
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Language:
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Serious
Tries to persuade the
audience and tell his
opinion what he felt
about being biracial.
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The writer has not given a good logical
conclusion about how he will do in the future.
Needs a solution about biracial problems.
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The writer has given logical examples.
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Has given strong personal experience.
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The writer makes the audience to think
emotionally and think deeply about this
situation.
He uses logos, pathos and ethos very detailed.
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“We feel the need to label everyone and
everything and group them onto neatly
defined into categories. Are you a Republican,
a Democrat or an Independent? Are u African
– American, Caucasian or Native American?”
Specific
 Clear
 Very convincing
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“Bourgie”, This means I dress very white – a
pastel colored polo, a pair of navy chinos and
hiking boots.” “ a comment like this would
have angered me, and I must admit that I was
a little offended”.
Anger
 Embarrassment
 Humiliation
 pride
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“ I blame society for not acknowledging us as
a separate race. I am speaking not only for
people who, like my self, are half black and
half white, but also for those who are half
white and half Asian, half white and half
Hispanic, or half whatever”.
Very honest
 Seriousness
 Respect toward other race
 Idealism
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