Succubus Revealed Chapter 14

Seth shot up from the chair, face filled with hurt and fury. It was surreal. For a moment, he looked like a stranger . . . and yet, he also looked like everyone I'd ever known. Everyone I'd loved. Everyone I'd hurt. â€Å"You,† he exclaimed, striding toward me. â€Å"How could you do that to me? How could you do that to me?† I had never heard Seth yell like that. I cringed against my chair, too stunned to react. Meanwhile, Hugh seemed to come to life. He had been as shocked by Seth's initial reaction as me, particularly since Hugh understood even less than I did about what was going on. He was still undoubtedly confused, but some instinct spurred him to action when he saw Seth advance. I didn't think Seth would've hurt me, but he was kind of scary just then. Hugh grabbed a hold of Seth's arm. â€Å"Whoa, whoa,† said Hugh. â€Å"Easy there. Everyone calm down.† Roman likewise seemed to suddenly realize something was wrong here. He'd been so excited by the developments, his face aglow as all his theories fell into place. Now events were moving in a direction he hadn't foreseen. He rose, mirroring Hugh's fighter's stance. Only, Roman was doing it defensively, coming to stand in front of me, in case Seth broke Hugh's hold. That didn't seem very likely. The imp was strong. â€Å"How could you do that to me?† repeated Seth, voice still roaring with fury. â€Å"I trusted you! I trusted you and I loved you!† I had witnessed all of this unfolding but hadn't dared allow myself to really and truly accept it. I had seen the impossible. I had seen Seth relive the lives of men he hadn't known – men he couldn't have known – walking back through the centuries of my long existence. Some voice inside of me kept saying, No, no, this isn't happening. This can't be real. It's some trick of Hell's. I was working hard not to process what I'd heard because processing it meant accepting it. But with those last words, Seth penetrated something inside of my numb self. He broke through, and I snapped. â€Å"I didn't! I didn't do anything to you!† I cried. I had to peer around Roman to meet Seth's eyes and almost wished I hadn't. They were cold. So terribly cold and hurt. â€Å"You cheated on me,† said Seth, straining against Hugh. â€Å"Cheated on me with my best friend. . . .† Yet, even as he spoke, I could see him falter. The feelings he'd felt as Kyriakos were real, but he was examining it now as Seth Mortensen. The mixed realities were confusing him. It was understandable. They confused me. â€Å"Seth,† I said desperately. â€Å"I didn't do that to you. Think about it. I love you. I love you so much.† Seth stopped struggling, though Hugh didn't relinquish his grip. Seth's features were still filled with hurt and confusion. â€Å"Not to me . . . to him. But I am him. I'm all of them.† Seth closed his eyes and took a deep breath. What had been reasonable and clear under hypnosis was becoming more difficult to grasp. â€Å"How? How is that possible?† â€Å"Past lives,† said Roman. â€Å"You're right. You were all of them. You lived all of those lives, long before you were born into this one.† â€Å"Reincarnation? That . . . that's impossible,† said Seth. â€Å"Is it?† asked Roman, regaining some of his confidence now that the situation was no longer escalating. â€Å"How do you know? Do you have a direct line into the way the universe works?† â€Å"So, wait . . . what about you guys?† asked Seth. â€Å"Are Heaven and Hell not real?† â€Å"Oh,† said Hugh wryly, â€Å"they're real.† â€Å"All of it is real,† said Roman. â€Å"And vastly more complex than any faulty human system can understand.† He turned to me, expression softening. I must have looked terrified. â€Å"What Seth saw . . . what he lived through. You knew all of them, didn't you? All of those identities?† I focused on Roman, afraid I'd lose my nerve if I looked at Seth again. I nodded. â€Å"Yes . . . they were all people . . . all men I knew in my life.† Hugh frowned. â€Å"How is that possible? I can get on board with reincarnation. I've seen enough to believe it can happen. But him always being reborn around you? You running into him – what was it, ten times? That's statistically impossible.† â€Å"The things we're dealing with aren't really governed by statistics and probability,† said Roman. â€Å"There are other forces at work here, forces that guide his rebirth. It was part of his contract, the deal you made as Kyriakos. What can you tell us about it?† â€Å"I don't know what you're talking about. . . . I don't remember . . . I . . .† Seth shook his head, the anger returning. â€Å"I don't want to talk about this anymore. Let me go. I need to get out of here. I need to get away from her!† â€Å"Seth . . .† I said. â€Å"But you're the key!† exclaimed Roman. â€Å"The key to unlocking Georgina's problems. You're the other contract, the one Erik was talking about. You're tied to her, tied to everything that's been going on with her.† â€Å"I don't care,† said Seth. He seemed to just barely be able to keep his emotions in check. â€Å"I don't care about your various and sundry plots! Do you have any idea what I just saw? What I just went through? I'm still not even sure I understand any of it! I don't understand who I am! All I know is her – and what she did to me.† â€Å"Seth,† I tried again. Or should I address him as Kyriakos? I didn't know. â€Å"Please . . . I love you. I've always loved you. What happened . . . it was . . . it was an accident. . . .† The look Seth gave me was dark and wary. â€Å"It sure didn't seem like an accident when I walked in on you.† â€Å"I never meant to . . .† â€Å"To rip my heart out?† he cried. â€Å"To destroy my world? My life?† â€Å"Roman,† said Hugh carefully. â€Å"Maybe we should give him some time to process this.† â€Å"We don't have time,† said Roman. â€Å"Hell can move fast – especially if they find out what we know. If we're going to save Georgina – â€Å" â€Å"I don't care!† said Seth again, this time with more vehemence. â€Å"I don't care what happens to any of you, and I certainly don't care about what happens to her. It's probably less than she deserves.† â€Å"She didn't do anything to you,† said Roman. â€Å"She's been a pretty solid girlfriend, from what I've seen.† â€Å"Seth,† I pleaded, knowing Roman wasn't quite getting it yet. â€Å"I . . . I'm sorry. It was a long time ago.† My words were terribly, terribly inadequate, but Seth was tapping into things I'd forced myself to block out – because they were too painful. â€Å"For you, maybe,† said Seth. â€Å"It happened over the course of centuries. One life for you. But for me . . . whatever you guys did with the hypnosis, it's all here now. All of those lives . . . those memories. Here in my head at the same time. It didn't happen ‘a long time ago' for me. It's like it just happened yesterday! All those feelings, all that pain . . .† â€Å"It'll fade,† said Hugh, not sounding as though he was certain. â€Å"What you regressed through is still fresh, and you weren't brought out of the trance properly. Give it time. Or . . . if you want, I can put you back under and make you forget this.† â€Å"And forget her?† demanded Seth. â€Å"So I can forget what a faithless, conniving bitch she's been to me?† â€Å"Seth . . .† I could feel tears forming in my eyes. â€Å"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. If I could take it back, I would.† â€Å"Which part?† he asked. â€Å"The part where you proved our marriage meant nothing to you? Or the countless other times you lied to me and broke my heart? Do you have any idea how I feel? What it feels like to be experiencing all of that at the same time? Maybe you've moved past it all and don't care anymore, but it's real for me!† â€Å"It is for me too. I . . . I love you.† They were the only words I managed to get out, and they still weren't enough. Where was all my usual glib charm? My ability to talk my way out of anything? I was still too choked up on my emotions, still reeling from the fact that looking into Seth's eyes meant looking into the eyes of every man I'd ever loved. I wanted to convince him how sorry I was and explain that having a long life hadn't dulled the feelings inside me. If anything, it had only provided more time for those feelings to sink in and punish me. I wanted to explain to him how I'd felt during that first transgression and how it had been a poor reaction to feelings I didn't know how to process as a scared young woman. I wanted to explain that most of my actions since then, especially the times I'd pushed away other lovers, had been weak attempts at protecting them. There was so much I wanted to say, but I just didn't have the words – or courage – to get any of it out. So, I remained silent, and the tears spilled out of my eyes. Seth took a deep breath, forcing. â€Å"Let me go, Hugh. I won't hurt her. I don't want anything to do with her. I just want to go home. I need to get out of here.† â€Å"Don't,† said Roman. â€Å"We need him. We need more answers, so that we can understand the contracts.† â€Å"Hugh, let him go.† I barely recognized the voice as my own. Roman looked at me incredulously. â€Å"We need him,† he repeated. â€Å"He's done enough,† I said flatly. In my head, Seth's words echoed: I don't want anything to do with her. â€Å"We've done enough to him.† When nobody reacted, I met Hugh's gaze squarely. â€Å"Do it. Let him go.† Hugh glanced between Roman and me and then made a decision. Still keeping hold of Seth's arm, Hugh steered him away from us and walked him to the door. Roman made more protests and took a few steps toward them, but I remained frozen where I was. I didn't look behind me, not even when I heard the door slam. Hugh returned, and Roman slumped back into his chair, sighing with frustration. â€Å"Well,† he said. â€Å"Once he calms down, we'll get him back and talk things out.† â€Å"I don't think he's going to calm down,† I said, staring off at nothing. I don't want anything to do with her. â€Å"He's just in shock,† said Roman. I didn't answer. Roman didn't know. Roman didn't understand the full scope of our history together. He hadn't seen Kyriakos's face after my betrayal, the grief that had been so deep it had nearly driven him to suicide. That was part of why I'd become a succubus, using my soul to purchase peace for him in the form of forgetfulness. It was the only way to save him. But if he remembered everything now, if he really was Kyriakos reborn . . . then, no. He wasn't â€Å"just in shock.† I had done a terrible, terrible thing to him, and his outrage wasn't unfounded. A shiver ran through me as I thought about the instant connection I'd had with Seth, the feeling like I'd always known him. It was because I had always known him. Life after life. I'd always felt like we were bound into something greater than ourselves . . . and we were. Something great and terrible. Hugh dragged up a chair and sat across from me. He caught hold of one of my hands. â€Å"Sweetie, I swear to you, I had no clue any of that would happen.† I gave him a halfhearted squeeze back. â€Å"What . . . what did you think would happen?† Hugh glanced at Roman. â€Å"He asked me if I could hypnotize Seth and attempt some past life regression. I had no idea what it was for. Fuck, I had no idea it would really work, let alone walk us through nine emotionally damaged lives. Ten, since we now seemed to have fucked up this one.† I felt hollow inside, hollow and aching. I turned to Roman, astonished I could manage any sort of reasonable discussion when my world had just been destroyed. â€Å"How did you know it would happen? How did you figure all of this out?† â€Å"I only figured some of it out,† said Roman. â€Å"It was actually your stupid Santa stuff that tipped me off. About how that guy was worried about Santa being in two places at once?† He scoffed and raked a hand through his hair. â€Å"I started thinking about how everyone says your contract is fine and how Erik had mentioned a second contract. We'd already deduced Hell wanted you and Seth apart, but why? And I thought, what if it's like the Santa thing? There's nothing wrong with your contract or Seth's in and of themselves, but together, something goes wrong.† â€Å"How did you even know Seth had a contract?† asked Hugh. â€Å"Well, that's the thing. I didn't. And since Seth had never mentioned it before, it seemed he didn't know he had one either. And how could that be? I started thinking maybe it was because he hadn't made the contract in this life. I thought maybe Hell had a long game going on with him across lives, and hence . . . the hypnosis.† â€Å"Jesus Christ,† said Hugh, shaking his head. â€Å"You made a fuckload of deductions there.† â€Å"And they were right,† said Roman. â€Å"Georgina and Seth both have contracts with Hell. And those contracts don't work together.† â€Å"Why not?† I asked. That zealous gleam was back in Roman's eye. â€Å"What were we able to deduce about Seth's contract? What did he get?† The only thing I'd deduced was that Seth was never going to speak to me again. When I refused to answer, Hugh obligingly played student to Roman's teacher. â€Å"He got ten lives instead of one. The gift of reincarnation.† â€Å"Why?† asked Roman. â€Å"To find Georgina,† said Hugh. He paused, and I guessed he was replaying what Seth had described. â€Å"It sounds like he died in that first life, and when the time came for his soul to move on, he was aware of missing her. I'm guessing Hell wouldn't have gotten his soul then, so they made the deal to give him nine more chances to find Georgina and be reunited with her.† â€Å"He did find me,† I said flatly. â€Å"Over and over.† Betrayal after betrayal. â€Å"Yes,† said Roman. â€Å"And you were drawn to him without even realizing it. He certainly seemed to fit your dreamy artistic type each time. But you never made it work out.† â€Å"Which Hell was probably hoping for,† said Hugh. The imp in him was coming out, puzzling over how a contract like this would have been designed. â€Å"Hell has to be fair, but they always want an advantage. So, they probably went into the deal thinking a guy hoping to make amends with his soul mate could never do it if she was a succubus. Seth – or whoever – certainly didn't know that. He only knew that he was supposed to have forgotten her.† He thought about it a few moments more. â€Å"There's nothing wrong with that, though. That's hedging your bets on a contract. There's no violation.† â€Å"You're right,† said Roman. â€Å"And that's not the problem.† He focused back on me. â€Å"What was your deal? What was your contract for becoming a succubus?† â€Å"You already know it,† I said wearily. I was tired of the scheming and fallout. I want to crawl off, curl up in my bed, and sleep for the next five centuries. I wanted to renegotiate my contract and have my memory and heart purged of all pain. â€Å"Humor me,† he said. â€Å"Just tell me the basics again. The deal Niphon made with you.† â€Å"Roman, leave her alone,† said Hugh. I waved him off. â€Å"Fine. I sold my soul and became a succubus in exchange for everyone I knew as a mortal forgetting about me.† Roman looked so supremely satisfied and triumphant that I wanted to punch him just then. He nodded to Hugh. â€Å"And tell me Seth's again, to the best of your guessing.† â€Å"At a guess? He gets to live ten lives, all of which will put him near her, giving him the chance to find her and make amends with her. Hell gets his soul at the end of the tenth life.† â€Å"And why did Seth make the deal?† prompted Roman, practically trembling with excitement. â€Å"Because he remembered that – † Hugh cut himself off, eyes widening. â€Å"Exactly,† said Roman. He shook me in his excitement when I didn't react right away. â€Å"Don't you get it? Your contracts contradict each other! In fact, Seth's should never have even been written! He remembered you. He knew that you were gone from his life.† â€Å"He knew his ‘soul mate' was gone,† I said bitterly. â€Å"I don't think he remembered specifics. You saw how much trouble he had.† Roman shook his head. â€Å"Doesn't matter. I'm guessing your contract specifies forgetting you entirely. He remembered. By that happening, Hell violated your contract. Then, they wrote an impossible contract for him, claiming he'd have the chance to reunite with you – which again, implies a degree of remembering you.† â€Å"We don't know that exactly,† warned Hugh. â€Å"We haven't seen the contract and didn't get all the details from him. I couldn't follow if he got anything for patching things up with her or not.† â€Å"We know enough,† said Roman. â€Å"Seth wanted to be reunited with her and make amends. For that to happen, it would contradict Georgina's contract – specifying he forget her.† â€Å"I'd want to see the wording,† said Hugh. â€Å"I'm not trying to dash your hopes. I just know how these things work.† â€Å"Fair enough,† said Roman. â€Å"But can you deny that when Seth called her ‘Letha' last month, that was most definitely in violation of her contract? He remembered. Not consciously. But some part of him, deep inside, remembered her.† My thoughts were still moving sluggishly, but something clicked into place. â€Å"The transfer . . . the transfer came through the morning after I told Jerome about Seth calling me Letha.† â€Å"Yes,† said Roman. â€Å"That's why things were mucked up with it. I guarantee my dear father has always known about your contracts and has accepted them grudgingly, especially if Seth's contract allows for you two to keep running into each other. But, when you told the gang about the name, Jerome had a serious problem. He recognized the violation and tattled to his superiors as fast as he could, making them panic and act quickly – too quickly – to get you out of here.† â€Å"But . . . it already happened. Seth remembered. The violation took place,† I said, scarcely able to believe it. â€Å"It's like a tree in the woods,† remarked Hugh. â€Å"It only happens if they're called on it. Neither you nor Seth would have known about the contracts or any violation. You were oblivious. Jerome needed to keep it that way, get you guys apart and kill any chance of you figuring out what had happened.† â€Å"Hence the Vegas dream job,† said Roman. â€Å"It's like we talked about before. Forbidding you guys to be together would've drawn too much attention. A run-of-the-mill transfer, however, would've seemed like business as usual – if not for the screwup. Hell was so anxious to get it going that they sent you the memo before Jerome had a chance to meet with you. I guarantee everything you saw in Vegas was thrown together on a day's notice.† I drew my hand back from Hugh's and buried my face in my palm. â€Å"Oh God.† Roman patted my shoulder in a way that was probably supposed to be comforting but mostly made me grit my teeth. â€Å"God's not the one you've got to look to right now. Do you realize what you've got here, Georgina? A once in a millennium opportunity to thwart Hell! You can challenge them, call your contract into dispute. And Seth's. All you need to do is talk to him, get the exact details of – â€Å" I jumped up from my chair, finally giving way to all my own grief and fury. â€Å"No! Didn't you see his face? Didn't you hear him? He won't talk to me! Not now, not ever. And don't say he's just in shock again,† I warned, seeing Roman about to speak. â€Å"You don't know what I did, what it was like for him . . . back then. There's a reason I made him forget! He's not going to forgive me for this. Never. He didn't then and isn't going to now. Oh Lord. Why did we have to do this? Why did we have to make him remember? We should've just let him forget. . . . Everything was fine. . . .† My frantic pacing led me over to the living room window, where I drew back the curtains. It was late in the day now, the sunset turning the clouds orange. â€Å"Fine?† asked Roman, coming to stand beside me. â€Å"Hell was creating elaborate ploys to separate you and cover their asses! And they were killing his sister-in-law to do it. That is not fine. You and Seth have done nothing but play into Hell's hands all these centuries. Over and over, you find each other and lose each other, you bicker and fight, throw it all away on mistrust and lack of communication. Are you going to let that continue? Especially when they didn't even give you what you were promised?† I rested my cheek against the glass, taking comfort in the coolness, refusing to listen to Roman's logic. â€Å"But Seth didn't remember until we made him.† â€Å"Not true. He remembered before that,† said Roman. â€Å"On his own, when he called you Letha. That's how this all started. Nothing we did here changed that.† â€Å"He hates me,† I said, fully aware of how whiny I sounded. Roman didn't try to deny it. â€Å"People forgive.† I scoffed. â€Å"Do they?† â€Å"They do,† said Hugh, coming to stand on my other side. â€Å"Seth must have – or whomever he used to be. Your husband. Why else would he have made that bargain in the first place to find you?† â€Å"Because he didn't remember what I'd done,† I said. I met Hugh's eyes. â€Å"He only knew that I was missing from his life.† â€Å"You answered your own question, sweetie. His love for you was stronger than his hate, if he was able to remember the one and not the other.† I wanted to argue with that but didn't know how. â€Å"I can't . . . I can't face him. You don't know what this is like. It's . . .† My lifelong fear? My greatest sin? â€Å"I just can't.† â€Å"We need to know about the rest of his contract,† said Roman. â€Å"We need all the details if we're going to see this through.† Hugh sniffed. â€Å"You keep saying ‘we,' but somehow I don't see you being the one filing the paperwork with Hell to challenge her contract.† When Roman didn't answer, Hugh added, â€Å"Which, by my estimate, we don't need any more of Seth's information for. We already have enough to question her contract's integrity.† â€Å"Question its integrity?† exclaimed Roman. â€Å"We have enough evidence to blow it wide open.† There was that metaphor again. Roman loved the dramatic. â€Å"Hell failed to hold up their end of the bargain. They told you they'd make everyone forget. Obviously, they didn't.† â€Å"It may not be quite that simple. Hell will question what you call evidence,† said Hugh. â€Å"But it can be done, right?† asked Roman. â€Å"You know how to do it – to file the necessary paperwork?† â€Å"Well, I've never done it before,† said Hugh. â€Å"Jesus. I don't know anyone who's done it.† I dragged my gaze from the window. â€Å"Don't,† I told Hugh. â€Å"It's not worth it. You don't know anyone who's done it because no imp who values his job or his life would ever try to get a contract revoked. I don't want you doing that for me.† â€Å"Hugh,† said Roman, looking over me like I wasn't even there. â€Å"You could free her. You could get her soul back for her. You could end this life she has – sleeping with strangers for eternity.† â€Å"Stop it,† I snapped. â€Å"Stop trying to guilt him into it. I made this choice. No one tricked me into being a succubus. They told me what it entailed and what I'd get.† â€Å"And you didn't get it,† said Hugh quietly. â€Å"It doesn't matter,† I said. If I didn't have Seth, one form of Hell was as bad as another. â€Å"I would do it for you,† said Hugh. â€Å"I'll file the paperwork. Maybe you knew what you were getting into, but that doesn't mean you don't have the right to change your mind – especially if you were played. If you want it, I'll help you do it.† â€Å"Why?† I asked, recalling all the times Hugh had become uneasy whenever we'd talked of challenging the status quo. â€Å"Why would you risk it?† â€Å"Because you're my friend,† Hugh said, his lips twisting into a bitter half smile. â€Å"And that still means something to me. Besides, give your pal Hugh some credit here. I might be able to pull this off with minimal punishment for myself.† A strange feeling welled within my chest, tight at first and then loosening. This day had become one impossible thing after another. Somehow, hearing Hugh say it made it more real. I was so used to Roman's ideas and dreams for undermining Hell that at times, it was easy to ignore them. But to hear Hugh saying this might actually work . . . I swallowed, feeling more tears were on the way. â€Å"I can't even imagine that. A world where I don't belong to Hell. I don't know what my life would look like.† â€Å"Like anything you want it to,† said Hugh, wrapping me in a hug. Behind me, I heard Roman sigh. â€Å"Well. I'll settle for one contract blowing up in Hell's face. I mean, Seth was already Hell-bound anyways, wasn't he? With or without any of this?† I winced. It was true. Seth's soul – once so bright and shining – had darkened when he cheated on Maddie with me. He'd come to my bed out of love but had still felt guilty over what he'd done. The mark of sin had tainted his soul enough that were he to die right now, Seth would go to Hell. Hugh cleared his throat and let go of me, suddenly looking uncomfortable. â€Å"It's funny you mention that. . . .† â€Å"Why?† I asked. â€Å"I hadn't seen him in a while and nearly didn't notice . . . but today when he was here, his soul . . .† Hugh shook his head. â€Å"I don't know what all he's done, but it's lightened. It's not the spotlight it used to be, but something's changed. Enough of the taint's gone now that I don't think he's marked for Hell anymore.† â€Å"Except, he is because of his contract,† I realized. â€Å"That was the price for all those lives. It doesn't matter how good he is.† I felt my legs grow weak again and had to struggle to stay up. Seth had redeemed himself for his sin. How? Probably through the sacrifices he'd made for his family. He'd given up the things he loved most for them – writing, even me. It was a remarkable feat, something few humans were able to rebound from. Usually, those who were damned stayed damned. But it didn't matter. Seth's soul could shine like a supernova and he would still go to Hell, because it was the same soul he'd had as Kyriakos, the one that had made the bargain to come and find me. â€Å"We don't know for sure,† I said. â€Å"He didn't make it clear if he definitely signed his soul over or if there was a wager, like he'd get to keep it if he made amends with me.† â€Å"Which doesn't really seem like it's going to happen at the moment,† said Roman. â€Å"So either way, he's damned.† â€Å"Unless we can break his contract too,† I said. â€Å"And we need his help for it.† Hugh gave me a sympathetic look. â€Å"Do you want me to try to talk to him?† I had hated myself for what I'd done to Kyriakos all those years ago, hated myself so much that I'd paid the ultimate price to be wiped from his memory. And after seeing the look in Seth's eyes earlier . . . well, honestly, if given the chance, I might very well have asked to be erased again. I couldn't stand seeing that hate, that disappointment in the eyes of someone I'd loved. I'd hurt him. I'd let him down. I wanted to hide and never see him again because if I faced him, I would have to face the failings within myself. That had always been a problem for me, I realized. I hated confrontation – especially when I was the one at fault. I'd continually run away from that my entire life. I forced a weak smile for Hugh, who stood there offering me a cowardly way out. No, I decided. If we were going to get Seth's help, it would be better coming from me. Would he talk to me? I didn't know, but I had to try. For nothing else would I have risked facing that hate and sorrow again . . . but for Seth's soul, I would. â€Å"I'll go to him,† I said.

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The benefits of team-working at City Top Corporation are: Synergy: This refers to the benefits that can be gained when people work together rather than apart (Campbell Craig, 2005). City Top Corporation benefits from synergy within teams because it promotes a higher level of productivity. Increased employee motivation: Team work is a way of enhancing employee involvement. They typically make jobs more interesting. They help employees meet their social needs. They also create social pressures on slackers to exert in higher levels of effort in order to remain in the teamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s good graces (Robbins, et al., 2003). Expanded job skills: The implementation of teams almost always comes with expanded job training. Through this training, employees build their technical, decision making and interpersonal skills (Robbins, et al., 2003). This enables City Top Corporation to have more skilled workers that can be rotated at any time, thus increasing productivity. Increased employee satisfaction: Employees have a need for affiliation. Working in teams can help them meet this need by increasing worker interactions and creating camaraderie among team members (Robbins, et al., 2003). When the employees at City Top Corporation are satisfied they can be retained as the need to leave will no longer be there. Efficiency growth: Teamwork is an important key to developing efficiency at City Top Corporation. Tasks are finished quickly and with great effectiveness. It helps to reduce workloads and employees get a chance to share their ideas to each other and share responsibilities. 3.2 Demonstrate working in a team as a leader and a member working towards specific goals, dealing with any conflict or difficult situations. According to (Sanborn, 2013) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The greatest leaders are those able to achieve the enviable balance of interacting with their team while still maintaining authority. Simply stated, a great team leader must never forget that he/she is still a team player.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  At City Top Corporation the employees are faced with different situations on a daily basis and these tasks are solved in a team format. In order to successfully achieve a goal the team formation has to be intact. Tuckmanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s stage of group development is used at City Top Corporation as well as Belbinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Team Role Theory for structure and interaction. The ways in which conflicts are handled will impact greatly on the performance of the team. The four general stages of group development are forming, storming, norming and performin g. This is used to describe the path that most teams follow on their way to high performance. According to (Tudor, 1999) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Forming is where orientation to the task and testing is done; Storming is where emotional response to task demands is done; Norming is where open exchange of relevant interpretation/discussion is done; Performing is where emergence of insight and solutions is done; and adjourning is where appreciation of the importance of groups and individuals takes place.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  Some groups, however, hardly ever reach the adjourning stage. Belbin defines a team role as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular wayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  (Belbin, 2009, para 1). There are nine behaviours or team roles present at City Top Corporation, namely: plant, resource locator, co-coordinator, shaper, monitor/evaluator, team worker, implementer, completer/finisher and specialist. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Each team role has its parti cular strengths and allowable weaknesses, and each has an important contribution to make to a team,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  (Belbin, 2009, para 2). According to (Utley, 2011) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"plantà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ team role is symbolized by a light bulb and represents someone who uses creativity and imagination to solve difficult problems. The shaper is symbolized by a whip and represents someone who is driven to overcome obstacles and thrives on challenge and pressure. The other team roles are clearly reflected by their titles.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  Dealing with any conflict When a team is formed, disagreement or the need to express oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s differences will arise. Conflict tends to arise from short temper and tight deadlines. Therefore solutions must be made to suppress the numerous conflicts that may arise. When dealing with conflict you should listen to the opinions of others, acknowledge, respond and resolve the remaining differences. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Man aging conflict is one of the toughest yet most rewarding skills to acquire and it is a skill that does not come naturally,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  (DeJanasz Schneider, 2001). 3.3 Review the effectiveness of the team in achieving their goals. The teams formed at City Top Corporation are not as effective as they should be in achieving goals. They need to have diversity of knowledge and experience so that they can overcome whatever challenges they face. The teams at City Top Corporation need to utilize the ethical code of behaviour when working with their group members. They should respect each other and try to eliminate conflict as best as possible. The goals that are set within the teams are always achieved but with continuous use o Belbinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Team role model the team can be much more effective. Therefore eliminating all the negative things that affect the team, tasks can be done quickly and effectively. 4.1 Explain the factors involved in planning the monitoring a nd assessment of work performance. In order to monitor and assess the work performance of the employees at City Top Corporation several strategies have to be put in place. These strategies include performance assessment and surveying clients and customers. Performance assessment This is said to be the process by which the employeeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance at work is examined and evaluated. This assessment allows the managers at City Top Corporation to evaluate measure and assess the efficiency of their employees. This enables them to improve and optimize productivity as the factors affecting their performances will be highlighted and eliminated. Surveying clients and customers This is also used to measure employeeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance at City Top Corporation. This is mainly done when the manager wants to assess the performance of the employees in regards to their customer service skills. City Top Corporation makes a customer satisfaction survey that en quires about their service as a method of measuring the employeesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ performance. Several factors involved in planning the monitoring and assessment of work performance are: Effective goal setting: The goals set should be challenging but achievable. The manager of City Top Corporation has to track the progress of the goal against how well the goal is achieved. After the work performance is monitored and assessed the employee should be rewarded for their accomplishment. This increases productivity, job satisfaction and employee retention. Employee appraisals: This helps to identify the current skills of the employees and the skills that need to be worked on. Communicate and clearly defining tasks and goals. 4.2 Plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of individuals Every individual will have the need to further develop their knowledge and skills. In identifying the development needs of the employees at City Top Corporation their learning styles have to be known, they should also part-take in individual learning that will encourage lifelong learning. Some of the development needs of the individuals at City Top Corporation includes: customer service skills, decision making skills, interpersonal skills, etc. In order to plan and deliver the assessment of the development needs of individuals, several procedures have to be put in place. Set Effective Goals: The goals set at City Top Corporation should be aimed at the employees developing a new skill. For example: Do a marketing research on the number of persons that prefer our services to that of our competitors and present your finding at a meeting. Communication: Ensure that the task given was clear and that the employees know what the expected result should be. Based on the previous example, if the task is communicated effectively and done correctly the employee could develop research skills and presentation skills. Support: The manager should provide the employees with the necessary resources to complete the marketing research given. Performance assessment: Suitable tools should be used to assess the progress of the marketing research. Documentation: Be sure to document the process and results of the assessment that was done. Feedback: Discuss the findings with the employees involved, identifying the strengths and weaknesses found. Ask about the challenges faced and suggest strategies for improvement. Training: Train the staff based on the skill that was needed to carry out the task so as to meet their development need. 4.3 Evaluate the success of the assessment process. After training the employees with the new skill set, the manager needs to evaluate the assessment of the training process. The result of the training must be evaluated in regards to the job performance or productivity. There were several pros and cons of the assessment process carried out, however it was relatively effective. There was an increase in productivity and communication within the organization and the employees became a little more satisfied with their jobs as they have now become more equip in a particular field. The performance of the employees was also improved because they have a better understanding of the task that should be done. However, if the goals of the individuals are not aligned with the business strategy, time and resources can and will be wasted. 4.4 Explain ways to motivate staff to achieve objectives. Motivation can be defined in a number of ways. The most known meaning is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Å"so mething that drives us to do what we do.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ According to (Daft, 2008) motivation can be defined as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the forces either internal or external to a person that arouse enthusiasm and persistence to pursue a certain course of action.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  Staff can be motivated to achieve objectives in more ways than one. City Top Corporation use various types of motivational approaches/ theories to motivate their employees. These include Abraham Maslowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hierarchy of needs and Frederick Herzbergà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s two-factor theory. Maslowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hierarchy of needs This suggests that people are motivated by five sets of needs in ascending order of importance. These motivators are physiological, safety, social, esteem and self actualization needs. People are motivated by the lowest sets of needs that remain unfulfilled. As needs at one level are satisfied, people try to satisfy needs at the next level (Pride, et al., 2014). City To p Corporation uses this theory to motivate staff by ging them reasonable pay which satisfy their physical needs. The employees are all treated with respect and this allows them to satisfy the social need. Herzbergà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Two Factor theory Based on (Pride, et al., 2014) this theory states that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are influenced by two distinct set of factors. Motivational factors including recognition and responsibility and hygiene factors including pay and working conditions.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  City Top Corporation uses this to motivate their staff to achieve objectives by recognizing their success in the completion of a task as well as delegating responsibilities to them. C.T.C also ensures that the working conditions and pay given are suitable. Conclusion Recommendation References Belbin, M., 2009. [Online] Available at: https://www.belbin.com/rte.asp?id=8 [Accessed 17 March 2015]. Campbell, D. Craig, T., 2005. Organ isations and the Business Environment. 2nd ed. Burlington : Elsevier Butteworth-Heinemann. Daft, L., 2008. The Leadership Experience. 4th ed. USA: Thomson South- Western. DeJanasz, D. Schneider, 2001. In: Conflict: Sources and Solutions in Interpersonal skills in the organization. s.l.:The McGraw-Hill Companies, pp. 241-256. Pride, W., Hughes, R. J. Kapoor, J. P., 2014. Business. 12th ed. USA: South Western-Cengage. Pride, W. M., Hughes, R. J. Kapoor, J. R., 2014. Business. 10th ed. USA: South Western Cengage Learning. Robbins, S., Odendaal, A. Roodt, G., 2003. Organisational Behaviour: Global and Southern African Perspectives. 1st ed. Capetown: Pearson Education South Africa . Sanborn, M., 2013. [Online] Available at: www.marksanborn.com/blog/how-to-be-a-great-team-leader-and-team-player/ [Accessed 18 March 2015]. Tudor, K., 1999. Professional Skills for Counsellors: Group Counselling. London: Sage Publications Ltd.. Utley, R., 2011. Theory and Researc h for Academic Nurse Educators: Application to Practice. USA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

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We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis Essay or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page This metaphor compares the immense landscape of the Rainy Mountain’s continental interior to his grandmother’s memory instilled in her bloodstream. By using metaphors, Momaday reminds young individuals of their traditional life by comparing memories with the present. Momaday was inspired by his Kiowa roots and his ancestors to write The Way to Rainy Mountain. In No Name Woman, Kingston uses the same rhetorical device but for a different purpose. For example, she writes that â€Å"[b]ut one human being flaring up into violence could open up a black hole, a maelstrom that pulled in the sky (Kingston 240). † In this quotation, Kingston utilizes a metaphor to compare the village’s violence towards her aunt’s ways of not conforming to the physical representation of their culture as the opening of a state of confusion which is described as a black hole. By Kingston learning from her aunt’s mistake, she can figure out how to set her own value system. Either stick with the traditions from her Chinese culture or conform to different ways in the American society. Another way Kingston and Momaday manipulated language to reflect on oral traditions was by using similes. A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. When reading both passages, I came across a number of similes comparing their oral traditions with different purposes. For example in The Way to Rainy Mountain, Momaday wrote â€Å"[g]reat green-and-yellow grass hoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh (Momaday 130). † In this quotation, Momaday explained how a corn field in the summer time is dry and when walking through the field the stalks of the corn plant may sting you. Therefore, the grass hoppers are acting as the stalks of the corn plant and when grass hoppers jump up they are stinging you, just like the tall stalks of the corn do. This simile compares the harsh conditions of the Rainy Mountains to the memory of his grandmother’s death at the Rainy Mountains during the spring. Momaday remembered his traditions mostly through his grandmother, and he used his memories to remind future generations of their traditions. In No Name Woman, Kingston writes that ‘[l]ike a great saw, teeth strung with lights, files of people walked like zigzag across our land, tearing the rice (Kingston 239). † Kingston is comparing the files of people who raided their property and home to a great saw. The teeth of the great saw strung with lights represent the bright lanterns that the villagers were holding during the dark nights. Finally, the files of people who walked in a zigzag direction across their land, represents how they ruined and destroyed their crops and livestock during the raid. This quotation represents how Kingston used the occasion of when they disturbed her ancestor’s home to kill her aunt as an example of one of her aunt’s mistake. She uses this mistake as a reminder of the establishment of her good morals in America. Despite that both passages use the same rhetorical devices, they establish their purposes using a different style of writing and a different tone. Momaday’s tone was convivial while Kingston’s tone was more stern yet entertaining. Momaday’s style of writing was archival because he spoke often of his grandmother while Kingston style of writing was collective because she spoke of her Chinese village to explain how everyone conformed in the same way. The author’s different styles of writing attract different audiences. Momaday uses a historical approach to storytelling while Kingston uses a personal and social approach. Both authors engage their readers by using metaphors, similes, and an individual style of writing. Yet they use these rhetorical devices to make different points and to draw different conclusions from the past. Ultimately, these rhetorical devices convey the oral traditions in each passage that provide the history of different cultural groups. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Rhetorical Analysis of â€Å"Ground Zero† by Suzanne Berne Suzanne Berne, the author and first person speaker in â€Å"Ground Zero,† uses the essay to recount her visit to the site of the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001. The burning information, or exigence, that she must get out is that Ground Zero is vastly different in person than it is in the thoughts of those who have never experienced it. She believes that the empty space is really not empty at all. The primary audience that Berne is trying to appeal to is tourists who are just seeing Ground Zero for the first time. Her purpose for appealing to this audience is to provide a new way of looking at the empty space that is Ground Zero. The secondary audience is those who have never personally experienced the sight of Ground Zero. Berne aims to explain that seeing Ground Zero in person will have a moving effect on them. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page The final audience is the construction workers at the site. She uses her essay to tell them that their work inspires a sense of hope in those who visit the site. Berne’s ethical appeal includes her credentials. She is a credible because she wrote â€Å"Ground Zero† from personal experience. She saw the empty space first hand as a tourist in Manhattan. She was greatly moved by what she saw on the day she visited. Her logical appeal is to prove that seeing the former site of the World Trade Center in person leads one to believe that it is not just an empty space. The space is filling back up, and hope exists in the vicinity. Berne proves this thesis in paragraph twelve when she writes, â€Å"But it is unbelievable, to stare at so much devastation, and know it for devastation, and yet recognize that it does not look like the devastation one has imagined. † She continues to prove her thesis in paragraph twenty with the sentence, â€Å"Soon I was outside once more, joining the tide of people washing around the site. † This shows that the space is truly not empty. Lastly she proves the thesis further in paragraph twenty by writing, â€Å"And by the act of our visiting–whether we are motivated by curiosity or horror or reverence or grief, or by something confusing that combines them all–that space fills up again. † For emotional appeal, the Berne’s tone throughout the essay is very solemn with an air of amazement. â€Å"Ground Zero† inspires a mood of enlightenment and hope in the reader. Often times, people visit a place with only an idea of what they will experience. Upon arriving, they realize that their assumption was wrong and what lies before them is entirely different from their expectations. â€Å"Ground Zero† is a narrative essay that is organized into both short and long paragraphs. The diction that Suzanne Berne uses is mature and descriptive, but it could be read by eighth grade readers and up. The syntax found in the essay is composed of short sentences, long sentences, some dialogue, and some lists. The imagery presented by Berne is very vivid in the reader’s mind. The most obvious examples are found in paragraph nine with her description of the cemetery. Imagery can also be found in paragraph eighteen throughout Berne’s description of the honor guard removing the dead from Ground Zero. Figurative language, specifically a simile, can be found in the first sentence of paragraph six; it is used to describe the amount of light she sees. The first sentence of paragraph seven contains a metaphor comparing Ground Zero to a bowl of light. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Everyone else got to decide what would become of their lives, while she was now going to have everything decided for her. While Kim tells her story, she makes several statements that key on the readers’ emotions and get us to take her side. Kim uses good imagery when she tells about her village being burned down and her clothes scorched off. She says â€Å"I saw an airplane getting lower and then four bombs falling down. I saw fire everywhere around me. Then I saw fire over my body, especially on my left arm. My clothes had been burned off by the fire. Anyone who could imagine this happening to a nine year old wouldn’t be able to help feeling sorry for this person. To make matters for the little girl worse, she was then forced to become a poster child for the Vietnamese government to show the rest of the world. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Kim’s freedom to become what she wanted was taken from her. While telling her story, she does a very good job using these rhetorical pathos to make the reader feel sorry for her and take her side. In the story, â€Å"Untold Stories of Kindness†, an American soldier tells about the brutal reality of war.He explains that even though you may not agree with the reason for the fight or even know the truth behind the war, if you are a soldier, you have to do your job and continue fighting. He hits on the point that people want to help each other even in times of war and despair. He says that if everyone will just accept people who are different, the world will be a more peaceful place. His idea that people always want to help each other is supported by an example of a time he remembers people helping each other during his campaign in the Iraq war.After one particular fire fight that lasted nearly eight hours, Iraqi civilians helped the American soldiers clear the streets of wounded men and try to aid their injuries. People would also care for children, rebuild hospitals and schools, and feed the poor. The author of this essay uses strong imagery to make the reader have emotion towards his story. He tells about the time when insurgents detonated several car bombs killing over a hundred people. The number of people killed in this incident helps to emphasize the reality of all the people who dying in this war.He says â€Å"Cars were covered in blood as if they’d been hit with a paint sprayer. † This makes the reader try to imagine what he had to see and tries to make the reader feel the same emotions he has toward the situation. The rhetorical pathos used here are very similar to the pathos used by Kim in her story. Both of these essays made good points support the logic behind the statements and opinions in their stories. They also used good details and imagery so the audience could picture some of the things they had to see. The imagery in these stories tried to make the readers feel emotional and take the authors’ sides. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Facebook provides much more information about a person than can be interpreted when first meeting that person. Analyzing George’s Facebook page will give insight on how a struggling college student can keep a smile on their face while dealing with everyday problems. George’s Facebook page consists of a variety of rhetorical tools, such as the language used in status updates, analytical photographs, and interesting background information, in which he uses to explain his life as an inspired film maker/photographer in a college environment. His use of Ethos through his posted videos and background information and Pathos through photographs, unveils the life that he lives. George utilizes many options that Facebook provides to prove that this is his page. He was born on October 11th, 1990. He currently resides in Flagstaff, Arizona but is originally from Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He has listed the two companies that he currently works for, one as a director, the other as Audio Director/Utility. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Along with jobs, he has many links to television, music, and movies, some of which he has either participated or helped produce, pointing to his primary role as an amateur college student film maker. The audience that George is targeting is mainly fellow college students, with family as the secondary audience. His page suggests this due to the fact that he posts many statuses relative to fellow college students. Some posts are relative to family members only, and others are to both audiences. Furthermore, his emphasis on links to music videos proves that he is being himself; not trying to be somebody, but showing others his true self. His audience primarily consists of fellow college students, with a mixture of semi-professional film-makers. The purpose that George is trying to present seems to be very foggy. He has listed two emails, his home address, along with his phone number, and various instant messenger screen names. The reason for these listings could possibly be that he is open for contact, a possible job opportunity or he could be open to meet new people. He posts various links to websites, videos, songs, and sometimes to interesting articles. In any given post of his, he includes his thought about the subject at hand, which can be taken as a form of independency. It seems as if he is more informational rather than having a direct and concise purpose. George portrays his ideas in ways that explain his passion for film in general, which can be an example of an inspired college student whom hopes to be widely known one day. As previously mentioned, George emphasizes the media expressed on his page. He lists many movie quotes from popular movies, such as Transformers, Austin Powers, and Batman: The Dark Knight. His music selection varies greatly, from Susan Boyle to Red Hot Chili Peppers even to Lil Wayne. Movies listed are not any different, as he has Public Enemies, Iron Man, The Boondock Saints, Saving Private Ryan, and Rafiki marked as favorites. It is possible that he may not watch much television because he does not have nearly as many television shows listed as he does movies. Heroes, Family Guy, The Colbert Report, and South Park are the only shows listed. Although he does not have any books listed, there are a few that he has recommended to others such as Of Mice and Men, The Giving Tree, and The Harry Potter Series. The activities listed are Broadcasting and eating, in that order. These activities/interests listed can be interpreted as essentials for a college student majoring in Film. He has listed a few family members, his relationship status and political view as well, which can be associated with this author’s Ethos and Logos. George reveals himself as a credible source for many topics. With his employment and education listed, he gains credibility and becomes appealing to others that are in the same boat. Listing only his current employers rather than all of his past employers, he emphasizes his current situation as a part-time worker and a full-time college student. Adding to the fact that education comes before work, he only lists his job titles and not what his job entails, which may add to his credibility as a film student. Many of the videos he posts or talks about are very intriguing. His input about a short film or trailer may suggest his strive for perfection, in terms of film and how it is produced. Serious posts pertaining to ideas ranging from campus food to life in general give him a foundation to which he uses as his credibility as an informative person. George appeals to many people’s emotions through pictures and his economy of words in posts. His profile picture is of him posing in front of a lake in Las Vegas. Most of his pictures are of him only, but some include close friends and/or family members. He has many pictures that are publically viewable, which appeals to his Pathos as a person. It seems that he emphasizes his role as a college student, living with no fear or reprimands. Although his previous profile pictures are of either close friends or himself, on his timeline he has included co-workers, which may emphasize his role as a hard-worker and a college student. The overall page layout supports his purpose of primarily informing others of himself as a person. George effectively presents himself as a college student by offering insight into his own life as if you were one of his friends. He presents his personal information as if he were going to a career interview. By being himself and not trying to be someone, he appeals to many as a friendly person who takes pride in himself and everything he does. He keeps the inspiration included by the numerous posts about various topics, from film trailers to interesting articles to everyday happenings. If he was more conservative and professional, he would lose the vast majority of his audience; fellow college students. Including short films he may have participated in and films he is deeply interested in learning about, he keeps his credibility as a film student. In combining his serious opinions about various film topics and his humorous approach, George presents himself as himself; a person who is striving to be the best, by taking it one college day at a time. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Life or graduation as the author describes it is advancement to the next distinct level of growth. Sometimes it can be sudden and many times a soft and natural process. In the autobiographical essay, The Graduation, Maya Angelou applies three rhetorical strategies an expressive voice, illustrative comparison and contrast, and flowing sentences full of imagery to show personal growth of being caught in the adversity of racial discrimination. In an expressive voice, Angelou paints a vivid picture of a little black community anticipating graduation day in your past. Visibly with anticipation She describes the children and the teachers as being respectful of the now quiet and aging seniors. Even though it is autobiographical, an unforgettable voice in the first six paragraphs describes how they, the black children in the town, felt and acted before the voice changes to a narration in the seventh paragraph. Her meaningful voice builds the tension as she demonstrates racism destroying t he undeserved. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page The same consistent, voice introduces Angelous strategy of comparison and contrast. By comparing what the black schools dont have, such as lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis courts, nor climbing ivy, reveals not only a clear illustration of what luxuries the white schools in the forties had but also how unjust the system was. The adults at the graduation focus on the differences that were previously left unspoken. This is a dummy paper. It was taken from an essay website. The black principals voice fades as he describes the friendship of kindly people to those less fortunate then themselves and the white commencement speaker implies that the white kids would have a chance to become Galileos. nd our boys would try to be Jesse Owenes The authors emotions vary from the first proclamation that I was the person of the moment to the agonizing thoughts that it was awful to be a Negro and have no control over my life to the moment of epiphany: we are on top again. Angelous rhetorical strategy of comparison and contrast serves as effectively as her brilliant, flowing sentences sprinkled with colorful simile and imagery. Poetic phrases describing a voice like a iver diminishing to a stream, and then a trickle or the audiences conditioned responses as Amens and Yes, sirs began to fall around the room like rain through a ragged umbrella paint vivid images. This is a dummy paper. It was taken from an essay website. In long flowing sentences, unspoken emotions are revealed in phrases such as lost tears were pounded to mud, and then to dust and passions expressed in the climactic denouement phrase the depths have been icy and dark, but now a bright sun spoke to our souls, as the black society rises, or graduates, above the ignorance and ugliness of discrimination. Angelou succeeds in portraying personal growth under the guise of a childs memory by using a strong expressive voice, striking examples of comparison and contrast, and long flowing sentences. Red-ribboned diplomas are not awarded at every stage of growth; more often our hearts just soar when our wings take flight above adversity. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Haven’s purpose in writing about this seems to be to show how much this generation does write compared to what others have said in articles and research papers. While talking about the impact that the young generation of today has on society, Haven seems to have a respectful tone for what they’re doing, as a young generation, in their writings in order to make her audience feel as though they should respect this generation’s work as well. At the very start of the article, Haven writes, â€Å"Today’s kids don’t just write for grades anymore. They write to shake the world. † In those two sentences alone there is a lot of power and it immediately grabs ones attention and forces them to question,† What is she talking about? † As you continue to read, you get a sense of who her target audience is for this article. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page â€Å"The study [of writing] refutes conventional wisdom and provides a wholly new text for those who wonder ‘whether Google is making us stupid and whether Facebook is frying our brains,’ said Lunsford. Just from reading that you know Haven wants the stigma that this generation is going to shreds through technology to stop and she seems to be addressing those that have so much to say about the young generation taking advantage of the social media available to them. Also, because this article is about technology and its effect on this generation, it could also be addressing people both young and old. After expressing opinion on how today’s children write, Haven starts providing proof to back her statements up. The place she’s getting her evidence from is a study done at a prestigious university known as Stanford University. In the study 189 students were to gather all the writing they did and out of 15,000 pieces gathered, only 62 percent of the writing was for their work. This is how she proves that the kids of today â€Å"write to shake the world. † To even further prove her point she uses one of the students that participated in the study as an example and almost a symbol for today’s young generation. She also uses the fact that the student went to get a Stanford’s master degree in modern thought and literature and a master’s degree from the University of Sussex in artificial intelligence to make him seem as though he is qualified to speak on behalf of an entire generation so that the audience feels as though he is qualified to speak on this topic, but are her sources good enough to prove her opening statement? The fact that most of her paper only talks about positive things coming from this generations writing makes paper seem a little less convincing that the stigma shes writing against is false. However, there were a few things that were from a negative point of view about this argument discussed in the paper along with evidence to back up why one shouldnt go against her point of view. For example, in the section about redefining â€Å"writing† Haven writes, â€Å"Some nevertheless insist that writing today sub-standard, littered with too many LOLs and OMGs. However, Lunsford noted that Stanford students were adept at different writing for different audiences. She addresses the critics that complain about the new text terms of this day and age with the fact a specialist in this area says that this generation is able to distinguish between different audiences. So with the question being does Haven tactics work on her audience when trying to convince them that this generation is equipped with great writers, the answer is yes. Her sources come from a liable, trustworthy, well credited place and the evidence she grabs from her sources backup her argument very well. If anything shouldve been changed about this essay, its the amount of arguments she rebuttals. She couldve found some stronger points that have been made on the other side of the argument, which would have definitely made her a lot more convinced that the source she is using is correct. Overall, as a reader, I am quite convinced that the young generation of today does shake the world through their writing due to the fact they are well adapted to the technology today and the teachings of the past. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Rhetorical Analysis: Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle returns to his hometown of Washington D. C. in the year 2000, during his tour around the country, to perform for the people of D. C. During his show Killin Him Softly Chappelle effectively uses rhetorical strategies by engaging his audience, understanding the culture he is addressing, as well as exemplifying the problem with racial stereotypes and the disparity of police brutality between the African American community and the white community. As Chappelle walks out onto the stage the crowd whoops and hollers as he takes his place in front of the microphone. As the camera scans over the audience it becomes distinct that the demographic for this show is African American. Chappelle knows that his Jokes are appropriate only to this audience because of the way the jokes push boundaries. He understands that his audience will be able to understand his Jokes because most of them grew up in the same neighborhood and experienced the same racial stereotypes that he did. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page For example during his performance he commonly refers back to the audience and waits for their agreement. When talking about a very good friend of his who is white he Jokes about how this friend of his would be constantly under the influence when he would cross paths with a police officer. Chappelle then turns to the first row audience members and says now we all now what would happen if one of us walked up to a police officer high continuing on to make a Joke about police brutality. Now if the audience had been predominantly hite then they would have not been able to relate to that Joke as well. This shows that Chappelle understood whom his audience was and how to engage them because of his prior experience growing up in a predominantly African American community. Also, because of where he grew up Chappelle understood which racial slurs and stereotypes were commonly used again African Americans. He makes several Jokes about the stereotypes he has come up against while eating chicken. He comments on when he went to a restaurant and the server made a comment on what Chappelle as going to eat. This shows that because Chappelle is from an African American decent he can connect with the demographic in his audience. He identified that the majority of his audience was of African American decent as well, so he tuned his jokes to connect with them. He can also connect with the African American males in the audience because he has experienced racial profiling with police officers. He knew that the majority of the men in his audience have gone through profiling while driving on the street. That is why when he cracks the Joke the audience goes crazy ith laughter because they realize how true the statement is because they themselves have experienced this many times. He knows the context and the culture that is in his audience making him successful as comedian. Chappelle is very clear on what his message is throughout the routine because he knows exactly what he wants to say about society. Most of his Jokes focus on police brutality and profiling as well as making fun of the African American society itself. several of his Jokes he refers to his white friend. In all of the Jokes he contrasts the ifference between the way his white friend is treated and the way he himself is treated. Now although he is using humor and the audience is laughing they reside with an uneasy feeling of how true the statements and Jokes actually are. He doesnt always talk about his stories; throughout the show he mixes it up to keep the audience interested. For example after telling three hilarious stories about racial issues he started talking about Sesame Street and how mean they are to Oscar, the character who lives in a garbage can. By taking a break from the bigger social issues and talking about smaller issues for a small amount of time as well as incorporating real life stories, Chappelle is able to effectively get his purpose across. Chappelles stand up routine was a credible and entertaining way in which someone is able to identify the rhetorical situation. Chappelle was able to address the rhetorical situation effectively because of his ability to analyze the demographic of his audience, understand the community and the context of his Jokes, and by being extremely clear on his purpose. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample By summarizing his childhood experiences, Cooper is able to clarify that being a teenager and being attracted to the same sex is not an easy obstacle to overcome. Cooper is able to draw the reader in with personal and private life experiences from his early teenage years. In the first paragraph, Cooper expresses his infatuation with his ninth-grade classmate Theresa Sanchez. Every week he evaluates with curiosity the new books she hides under her copy of Today’s Equations and he is intrigued with the fact that she is more mature than everybody else. However, as the reader moves through the body paragraphs, the subject shifts from Theresa to Cooper’s personal experiences with his friends. Cooper intentionally organizes the essay between the two characters to show contrast, to keep the reader entertained and interested, and to also provide the reader with consistency while reading the essay. Even though Cooper jumps back and forth between characters, it is effective because interchanging between the two characters keeps the reader entertained and at ease. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Behind his writing, Cooper retells the untold story of every boy who has ever had trouble accepting their selves. Throughout his writing, Cooper introduces a variety of different rhetorical devices. First he starts with detailed imagery while describing scenes as he saw them in his childhood whether they are about his mom, or his peers. Then he moves on to anecdotes that are so in depth that he leaves the reader blushing in embarrassment, and that leave the audience not only wanting, but yearning to read on. And then he moves on, using diction that is both attention grabbing and interesting, even while describing the simplest scenes. Grady Rogers, one of Cooper’s good friends, was the first person that he knew he was attracted to. While describing him, Cooper uses words like â€Å"sturdy (Cooper 121)† and â€Å"boisterous (121)† or â€Å"gapped-toothed (121)† to illustrate how he sees his close friend. This use of imagery provides an illustration for the reader to distinguish how deep Cooper’s feelings are for his friend. In addition to using a vivid use of imagery, Cooper also uses anecdotes to portray what his friend was really like. By using impacting anecdotes such as when the author describes Grady coming out of the pool, the reader is able to infer Cooper’s astonishment when he discovers he was attracted to his close friend. â€Å"The instant Grady shot from the pool, shaking water from his orange hair, freckled shoulders shining, my attraction to members of my own sex became a matter I could no longer suppress (121). † The personal anecdotes were more meaningful, and more moving, than the use of plain descriptions Cooper uses while describing his experiences at school. Throughout the essay, Cooper is also able to use a diverse choice of words. He uses words like â€Å"akimbo (122)† and†iridescent (122)† or â€Å"barbaric (127)† to illustrate what he was seeing as a young teenager. His use of diction reflects not only what he saw as a teenager, but also how he sees the scenes looking back at them as an adult. These uses of brilliant word choice is able to keep the reader interested in the story, illustrate his personal experiences with exactness, and is also able add to the use of imagery used in his essay. By using all of these elements, Cooper ties in a conclusion flawlessly. In the end, Cooper is able to find himself and he is happy about the person who he was turned out to be. He is able to justify that nobody should be afraid of admitting they like the same sex, because in the end, no one else’s happiness matters. Overall, Bernard Cooper’s essay:†A Clack of Tiny Sparks† features great promise to anyone and everyone who is fortunate enough to read it. Works Cited Cooper, Bernard. A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood. Cohen, Samuel. 50 Essays. Boston: Bedford St. Martins, 2007. 487. Rhetorical Analysis free essay sample Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth: Rhetorical Analysis In Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, he focuses on the harm global warming does to our planet. He wants to persuade people that global warming is real, and that they should contribute to the effort of slowing, even completely stopping, global warming. Gore uses a variety of ways to appeal to pathos and logos. One of the first things he does, is explain global warming, he them proceeds to show a short, funny cartoon to describe global warming.While this short is not exactly accurate, and looks like it is taken from The Simpsons cartoon, it is comical, and he uses this short to intrigue his audience. After drawing us in, he keeps us attentive by sprinkling these little emotional holds into his argument. Gore tells us in the beginning about his son being hit by a car when he was five years old. We will write a custom essay sample on Rhetorical Analysis or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page This anecdote causes an overwhelming sense of sympathy and alarm but also wonder of how this relates to the argument.Then, Gore tells us tells us that the awful accident made his realize he wanted to do something important, wanted to do something to change the world, and that something was to spread the â€Å"global warning. † Almost fifty percent of the facts Al Gore uses also carry an emotional appeal, but they also are appealing to logos. Such as, if only half of Greenland and half of Antarctica melted water would cover so much land, including the 9/11 memorial, that the world maps would have to be redrawn, and he also tells us that global warming causes intense weather conditions, including hurricanes.Gore provides an audio track of a man describing hurricane reports that were coming in after making this point, and in the track the unknown man repeats â€Å"I can’t take it anymore, the water is up to my neck,† creating guilt in the audience. We contributed to that. Al Gore does a great job of presenting an appeal to pathos and logos. Al Gore uses more than just humor and anecdotes to relay information, however. He also uses expert testimony, and quantitative data by presenting a variety of charts, graphs, and pictures created by scientist, to prove his point.Gore uses a chart that shows how carbon dioxide and temperature correlate. When carbon dioxide rises, so does the temperature. At the time of the documentary, the carbon dioxide level was higher than it has ever been. He also uses a chart to show the ten hottest years in history, at that point in time, they all occurred within 14 years before. He places a higher thought of the two charts and other unmentioned, by saying that they were before unseen by the public.In addition to humor, anecdotes, expert testimony, and quantitative data to prove his point, he also throws just a few plain old facts at us. For example, Gore tells us that 200 towns and cities in the west have broken temperature records, and that science textbooks have had to be rewritten because it was before thought impossible for a hurricane to take place in the South-Atlantic, but then there was one. The hurricane was caused by warming of waters ocean wide. Al uses his variety of vehicles to present information to his advantage.While Al Gore does do a nice job of making his point, it would all be somewhat of a waist without established ethos. If he had no ethos, we would not take anything he said into consideration. When Gore introduces himself, he says, â€Å"I’m Al Gore and I used to be the next president of the United States. † Some people think that this may hurt him, but it is very untrue. He has to be a highly intelligent and well thought of man to run for president, and the votes were said to be â€Å"too close to count. Gore also establishes ethos through his dress; he is very well put together and professional. Al Gore has also written a book about global warming, and he would not be well enough equip to do so if he did not know a vast amount about it. This little piece of ethos helps him most to be taken seriously and for his audience to know that he knows what he is talking about. His audience is almost important to his ethos, and his audience is simply everyone in the world. Global warming is an issue for everyone who lives on this planet and Gore makes sure that he gets the word out. He even said that he knows that he has given his speech over one thousand times worldwide. Al Gore’s high level of ethos helps him to better appeal to the people of the world to spread the word on global warming. Al Gore was highly successful in furthering his message. When you take everything that he says and the methods he used to relay information, there is no doubt that he did.If he tells a small, or large, group of people about global warming, they are going to tell people they know about it and the word will spread. The way Gore gives his message was key. Everything he says is easy to follow and understand. He avoids anything that could cause confusion and backs up everything he says with something that correlates. For instance, the frog animation. Some people do not believe in global warming because it is gradual, but when you put a frog in water and slowly raise the temperature it also is unknowing.This example can turn skeptics into believers. Everything Al Gore says and does in his documentary adds to the success in thoroughly presenting his message. In Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, he uses an appeal to people’s logos and pathos through various techniques to persuade his audience that global warming is here and harming. His high level of ethos and knowing his audience well helps him to be taken seriously on this matter and over all being successful in giving his message to the world.