The book's structure & rhetorical strategies/style.
How is the book organized? Which primary rhetorical mode does it employ, and does that mode serve that author's purpose? How would you define the author's style? Which rhetorical choices does the author use often, are they effective? Address the author's point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd person) as well.
The style of this book was a little different from what I am used to reading. I am used to reading a book with one set story and a few basic characters that travel through the story with you. With this book it is almost like each chapter is a whole different story just because with every chapter she is in a different location around the world. This made is a little difficult to read and get into but a few chapters into the book you can understand the writing style more.
The author mainly uses description in this book. She is very detailed about everywhere she travels and what specifically is happening in the area of land. I think that this made the book a lot more interesting to read because you could fully imagine the areas she was visiting.
She strongly believes that the world is in extreme danger because of what we have been doing to it. We have been over using its resources which is now causing it to slowly disappear.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Honors Blog #3
The author's credibility and background.
Do you think the author had the authority or experience to speak about this issue? What are the author's credentials? What might bias the author's argument?
Alanna Mitchell is an award winning journalist and author from Canada. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Reuters Foundation named Mitchell the best environmental journalist in the world in 2000 after an international competition. With that being said I do believe that she has the authority to write a book about the environment and its issues. She also has another book called Sea Sick which explains how the ocean is going through chemical changes at the hand of man and why that matters.
Mitchell has a degree in Latin literature and English literature from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. She also has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.
Do you think the author had the authority or experience to speak about this issue? What are the author's credentials? What might bias the author's argument?
Alanna Mitchell is an award winning journalist and author from Canada. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Reuters Foundation named Mitchell the best environmental journalist in the world in 2000 after an international competition. With that being said I do believe that she has the authority to write a book about the environment and its issues. She also has another book called Sea Sick which explains how the ocean is going through chemical changes at the hand of man and why that matters.
Mitchell has a degree in Latin literature and English literature from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. She also has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.
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