Continuing with the theme of "the rhetoric of religion", please read the following article entitled "The Disappeared" by Salman Rushdie. This article originally appeared in the New Yorker Magazine in September 2012.
While you are reading Rushdie's essay, take note of any rhetorical devices the author uses. What is Rushdie's purpose for writing this essay and is he able to create a cogent point? For background information you may want to check Wikipedia entries regarding the fatwa placed on Salman Rushdie.
After reading your essay please write a 500 - 700 word base level analysis. The analysis is due Monday/Tuesday and will be revised with more specific discussion questions after in-class discussion on Monday/Tuesday.
Additionally: Write at least one full paragraph analyzing the above photo (it's from an episode of The Simpsons many years ago).
While you are reading Rushdie's essay, take note of any rhetorical devices the author uses. What is Rushdie's purpose for writing this essay and is he able to create a cogent point? For background information you may want to check Wikipedia entries regarding the fatwa placed on Salman Rushdie.
After reading your essay please write a 500 - 700 word base level analysis. The analysis is due Monday/Tuesday and will be revised with more specific discussion questions after in-class discussion on Monday/Tuesday.
Additionally: Write at least one full paragraph analyzing the above photo (it's from an episode of The Simpsons many years ago).
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