UWM Wk 4 Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Rhetorical Analysis Discussion

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Task 1/Reading and Annotating: Close read “Relationships Are More Important Than Ambition” by Emily Esfahani Smith as many times as you need to read it so that you understand it. Also read the text “Article Types” to learn about the genre of this text. Annotate both texts.

Task 2/Composing to Learn: Make some notes about Smith’s article. You might try summarizing the difficult parts so that you can understand them better.

Task 3/Composing to Learn: Explore the publication The Atlantic online and make some notes as you ask yourself these questions: What impression do you get of this magazine? What are the topics covered? Who do you think is the audience for this publication? Does it seem like a serious magazine?

Tasks 4/Answering Questions: Write sentences to answer the questions below using your own words:

a. Smith begins and ends her article with the story of Rod Dreher and his sister Ruthie. Briefly summarize the differences between the two siblings and what Rod learned about life by reflecting on their differences.

b. Explain what the study in the Journal of Applied Psychologies tells us about how ambition affects personal relationships.

c. Explain what Tim Kasser’s research has discovered.

d. Explain what Helliwell and Putnam’s study has revealed.

e. According to another of Putnam’s studies, what is the benefit to people who attend religious services regularly?

f. Schwartz says, “Relationships are meant to constrain.” Explain what this means.

g. Smith quotes a passage from the novel Middlemarch by the author George Eliot. First, paraphrase George Eliot’s meaning in that passage, and then explain why Smith includes that passage in her article.

h. Describe your impressions of The Atlantic.

i. Notice how this article begins and ends. Notice what’s in the middle. Describe how Smith organized her article.

Criteria for success: Organize your answers into complete sentences. Write a work cited page for Smith’s article