"Candide" is a book that was written by Voltaire and in this book, Voltaire is satirizing society’s emphasis on lineage when he explained about Candide's mother not marrying his father because his father could "only prove seventy-one quarterings" and this refers to his family tree.
Answer:
In "Resistance to Civil Government," Henry David Thoreau uses ethos in order to help his audience gain trust in him. ... By using ethos in this rhetorical situation, Thoreau is attempting to inspire trust in his readers and establish his own credibility.
Explanation:
To understand an author's purpose for writing, a reader must consider (you can choose more than one option if you think they apply):
1. The name of the text. The title of their work usually give us an idea of what is the author focusing on. The choice of words is a very important decision.
2. The author's use of language. With this, the reader can understand which is the author's believe about the subject and what he or she is trying to tell us.
3. The author's approach to discussing the topic. He or she will probably focus in some determined aspect of the topic, and this will tell much about his or her purpose for writing the piece.
Answer:
He tries to reason with his son why smoking is a bad thing to do by threatening to disown him.
Explanation:
Yevgeny Petrovitch was a court prosecutor and single father of the seven-year old boy, Seryozgha in the book 'Home' by Anton Chekhov.
Yevgeny's house keeper (or Governess) had just informed him that she caught his son Seryozgha, smoking! She wanted Yevgeny to address the issue before it got out of hand.
In an attempt to solving the problem, Yevgeny expressed his anger and displeasure at what the young boy had done and threatened to disown him as his son. He did this reasoning that his son would grasp the enormity of what he had done.
The three reasons for which Yevgeny was angry with Seryozgha are:
1) that Seryozgha actually smoked at a young age.
2) That Seryozgha lied about the number of times he had smoked.
3) That Seryozgha stole by taking tobacco that belonged to Yevgeny from his table
