Rita Panahi's opinion article 'Good Looks Do Matter', appearing in the Herald Sun, on Monday, August 19, 2013, draws attention to the issue of people'e appearances, and contends that in today's society, good looking people "do better in life" than their "plain counterparts". Panahi argues to her numerous audiences, including parents, women and employers, that not only do attractive people do better in the workplace, but they are also more intelligent, better looked after as children, and lead an altogether happier life. She also employs various persuasive techniques, such as statistics, expert opinion and cliches, as well as factual, informative and humorous tones to reinforce her arguments.
Panahi uses a variety of persuasive techniques to argue that more attractive children are better looked after. Her use of expert opinion and statistics, as well as appealing to family values in order to better connect with the parental audience, helps Panahi to make more of a lasting impact with her arguments. Using evidence from a study by the University of Alberta, she draws attention to parents' preferential treatment of their "pretty progeny" over their less attractive children. Though stating that all parents do this subconsciously, she immediately draws in parents by forcing them to consider how they treat their own children, while also positioning children with siblings to consider how they themselves have been treated by their parents. Panahi continues along this shocking line of information by further stating that not only do parents treat their attractive children better, but they also take more care with them, observing them with "greater vigilance". While the "ugly ducklings" were allowed to "wander away", attractive children were three times more likely to be strapped into the shopping trolley and watched more closely.
His says that she is a breath of fresh air, which includes he get good laughs in teaching her. ... Rita does not want to be funny and make Frank laugh. ... Frank says to Rita, that is what we do; we call it education. ... They have a good relationship, which, they are both enjoying very much. ... The play fulfills this because of the serious matters combined with the humor Rita and Frank express. ...
Do you agree with Rita that she is now "educated"? ... In this essay I will discuss whether Rita really does in fact get an educated, whether education changes Rita's life, or whether she has just found a "better song to sing". ... To me she has just changed the way she perceives things and looks at life. ... I can do without you" Frank felt useless in the beginning when he doubted his abilities to teach Rita "everything" and now Rita comes to him and says I don't need you anymore I know "everything". ... Rita wants to experience more in life, she wants to gain a better understanding...
The traditional "good" woman has many stereotypical characteristics. ... I believe that Rita is a traditional "good" woman. ... Rita is always smiling and chipper towards everyone, no matter how unhappy they might be. ... She describes the male version of the "good" guy. ... So implying that she would have been very fine and even happy with doing much more than the typical stereotyped "good" women would normally do. ...
The experience of Summer school challenges Rita's view of the world. How does Willy Russell make this clear to the reader with his use of literacy devices and the cultural references in the play? The experience of Summer school challenges Rita's view of the world. ... An example of Rita being with friends and having a good time is:- "A crowd of us stuck together all week. ... Rita's attitude towards Frank has changed. ...
She can't go with Frank's high-class people, because of their beautiful english and good manners that she doesn't feel, she has. But she then can't go out with her own people because all they do is go downtown and into the pub. ... Rita makes her own decision to change and that decision enables her to do better for herself, in her life. ... She doesn't realise what she is doing, as she doesn't have a choice that she knows, of acting differently. ... She is determined to do better in life and she starts that, by getting a good education. ...
Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio (Biographical Information-Rita Dove 1). ... Anyone can write a poem, but when do you become a poet? ... Because "when she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987, Rita Dove became one of the youngest writers to ever receive the honor, and only the second black person to do so..."" (Rita Dove Home Page). ... As a matter of fact it has been said that "Nearly all of Rita Dove's poetry deals with aspects of history Dove puts a light on the small truths of life that have more meaning than the actual historical facts - (A...
Rita received he "hidden wounds" in an unfortunate marriage. ... Rita was then free to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a nun. ... The poem said Rita "sought wholeness" in the passion of Christ. ... On Good Friday, 1441, she prostrated herself before e a crucifix and begged Christ for some small share of his suffering. ... Rita died of tuberculosis on May 22, 1457. ...
Frank does not use swear words. ... Rita does not have good things to say about her education. ... The class system does not want Ritas to become middle class. ... Rita does not think of "working class- as a culture. ... Rita feels it does not exist; it's a myth created for them. ...
In the play Denny sounded more like monster trying to ruin Rita's life. ... Denny wants Rita to quit her education and have a baby. ... In the book the play ended with the scene where Rita and Frank talk about Rita's options for where she will be spending her summer and those are going aboard to France with Tyson and his friends, going to her mother, having a baby and going to Australia with Frank. ... This scene shows that Rita did not go to Australia with Frank and nothing romantic happened between them. This helped me eliminate Rita's options and see that Rita was now smart ...
