Who is

Rhetoric

Specific things that represent all what that word is worth. After I have taken time to think of what rhetoric really is…I think first of the Constitution written in ever classic form, but that is only the start. After more time in thought…I think of something…maybe someone…that…. I see rhetoric as a person, someone who is faceless and is slightly fazed out of focus. 

To me, this person is a man. It looks as if he is over 25 years old…it is hard to tell. This figure whom I see is the deeper representation that allows me to grasp rhetoric as a tangible picture. 

For all I know he could be who I want to become—an older me! Though I think…what if he is not. I feel this uneasy foreshadowing. Sadness…if he who represents what I am not now…will ever be who I am. My eyes become glassy, and my heart swells into a knot. Will I ever reach…

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Have you read Plato?

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"In fact, from the perspective of background knowledge, it makes better sense to treat singular and general terms in the same way. To illustrate, a good deal of evidence indicates that individuals naturally tend to think of specific referents even for general terms (Anderson & McGaw, 1973; Rosch, 1975; Smith & Medin, 1981)." 

Reference

Marzano, R. J. Building background knowledge for academic achievement, research on what works in schools. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2004. 34. Print.

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