Marianne Jennings" essay "The Real Generation Gap" tries to make the argument that differences between Generation X and the previous ones is widening and slumping in a downward direction. She urges parents to fight out against this downward slope but never can truly sway opinion because of her poor logos. She bases much of her arguments upon her personal experience as a mother, her own personal opinion, assumption, and the assertion that Christians (mainly Catholics) have the correct formula for living a moral life. Contradictions of her points and her harsh tone at times take away from her ethos. She does do an adequate job with her pathos when appealing to people's basic moral values and the simple organization of the five topics: "skills, knowledge, critical thinking, work, and morality" is also helpful (298). .
Contradiction is a problem that takes place early on in the first two paragraphs. She asserts that the members of Generation X "know nothing at all about John Wayne, [and] Babe Ruth" who she thinks would be proper role models. In the very next sentence she says, "[the members of Generation X's] favorite role models are the type of celebrities seen on MTV, ESPN, and the cover of People". The contradiction happens here because we realize that ESPN is a sports magazine which has featured Babe Ruth many times and that People is a movie magazine and that John Wayne was a movie star. Not only does this contradiction hurt her logos but it also harms her ethos. Since she states that these two men are proper role models, then we can assume that they are also her role models, but neither of the two are viewed as pure and entirely good; it is quite the opposite. Babe Ruth was known to cheat on his wife and it ended their marriage, yet in the first paragraph she speaks bad about how Generation X is full of "broken homes". John Wayne is also considered one of the worst actors by people currently in the field because he never has changed his character for any of his movies.
Jennings is finally able to say, "I love you", to Sal. ... The protagonist of the novel is obviously Jennings. ... It makes you feel incredibly sorry for Jennings. ... Jennings was able to survival the harshest moments. ... He made Jennings feel safe and comforted. ...
Jennings first position was for a Canadian radio station in which he anchored a Saturday morning radio show entitled Peter's Program2. This was just the beginning in a long line of success to follow Jennings. ... At 27 Jennings was promoted to ABC Evening News Anchor, this unprecedented promotion made Jennings the youngest Anchor to ever host the show2. ... In the years to come Jennings would gain many valuable relationships. ... It is this aspect of Jennings that has brought much of the respect and admiration that he currently demands3. ...
Two key Gaps Jennings writes on are the Skills and knowledge gaps. ... Next Jennings addresses the critical thinking gap. ... The last two gaps sighted by Jennings are the work ethic gap and the morality gap. ... The morality gap is the one which Jennings feels is the most grievous. ... Jennings As a result of all of these gaps in Generation X, Jennings believes that they lack the tools to be very successful in life. ...
The issue of having condom machines in the school locker rooms has come about. The machines might set a good example for the teens of our school to have safe sex, and bring extra revenue to the school. They also might confuse younger children, and could upset parents. This essay will explore both...
The fight was between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan. ... McKinley became the Wizard, The Cowardly Lion was William Jennings Bryan, and so on. ... In indecision William Jennings Bryan, the 36-year-old Congressman from Nebraska was soon elected as their candidate. ... They chose William Jennings Bryan as their candidate. ... William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan 51% to 47%. ...
On the prosecution was William Jennings Bryan, a former progressive presidential candidate. Also, Circuit Attorney General Arthur Thomas Stewart, and William Jennings Bryan Jr. were on the hearing. ... Then, Arthur Hays unexpectedly called William Jennings Bryan to the stand. ...
William Jennings Bryan, the thrice-defeated presidential candidate for populism, led the Fundamentalists in trying to oust the Darwinian "heresy" out of schools by legislative fiat. ... The Chief prosecutors were William Jennings Bryan himself and A.T. ... The John Thomas Scopes trial repressed the influence of Fundamentalism in public education and stripped William Jennings Bryan of his dignity as a key figure in American political history. ...
Well by reading the article "American Dreams" by Kevin Jennings, I have came to realize the way people view things in today's society. ... It describes how Kevin Jennings realized the most American thing he could have done was come out of the closet. ... Basically, I agree with Jennings, where you should not hide anything like that, because it will only hurt you in the long run, but you must realize there are some downfalls. ...
William Jennings Bryan, has polices that can help us. ... William Jennings Bryan's free coinage of sliver would expand the amount of money in circulation and counteract the phenomenon that I have described. ... William Jennings Bryan, the savior of the common people. ...
