Cristina is a normal American 15-year-old teenager. When her group`s counselor, Michelle Ferrer, says she can speak two languages, it turns out that Cristina does not have correct geographical knowledge about the Philippines.”
I will put this quote in the first paragraph of my paper because it effectively demonstrates the credibility of data he shows later on. Furthermore, this quote is an illustration, one of his rhetorical choices. Also, it is positioned in the first part of “Lost in America”, so it attracts the audience`s attention. His primary audience is American educators and parents who are concerned about their children`s education, and government officials. Therefore, by directly showing the example of a girl who cannot distinguish the difference between Philippines and China, this quote clearly argues that his intended audience need to face the problem of Americans` indifference to other cultures, especially languages. McGray suggests that his intended audience take some corrective actions such as focusing on their children`s education about other cultures and increasing the foreign language classes.
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This quote shows his different tone which is one of his rhetorical choices in “Lost in America”. For other examples of the problem, he does not show his emotions or opinions after he mentions the problem. However, in this quote, he successfully demonstrates his idea that Americans` inward-looking perspectives is an obstacle to be globalized, and he conveys his feeling by using negative word choices such as “anachronism” and “provincial tendency’. By changing his neutral tone to negative tone at the moment, this quote stands out in comparison to other quotes, help the author show his disapproval, and his primary audience, American educators, parents who are concerned their children`s education about foreign languages, and government officials would change their perspective of foreign
I will put this quote in the first paragraph of my paper because it effectively demonstrates the credibility of data he shows later on. Furthermore, this quote is an illustration, one of his rhetorical choices. Also, it is positioned in the first part of “Lost in America”, so it attracts the audience`s attention. His primary audience is American educators and parents who are concerned about their children`s education, and government officials. Therefore, by directly showing the example of a girl who cannot distinguish the difference between Philippines and China, this quote clearly argues that his intended audience need to face the problem of Americans` indifference to other cultures, especially languages. McGray suggests that his intended audience take some corrective actions such as focusing on their children`s education about other cultures and increasing the foreign language classes.
“Over the …show more content…
This quote shows his different tone which is one of his rhetorical choices in “Lost in America”. For other examples of the problem, he does not show his emotions or opinions after he mentions the problem. However, in this quote, he successfully demonstrates his idea that Americans` inward-looking perspectives is an obstacle to be globalized, and he conveys his feeling by using negative word choices such as “anachronism” and “provincial tendency’. By changing his neutral tone to negative tone at the moment, this quote stands out in comparison to other quotes, help the author show his disapproval, and his primary audience, American educators, parents who are concerned their children`s education about foreign languages, and government officials would change their perspective of foreign