REHUGO+2

REHUGO #1 **Rhetorical Precis: //Saving the World From Saws- One Finger at a Time//**
 * CITATION:** Parker, Kathleen. "Saving the World From Saws- One Finger at a Time." __The Washington Post__ 29 Sept. 2011. Post Opinions. 13 Oct. 2011 .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a columnist from The Washington Post, discusses the differences in conservative views, and liberalist views on the saw brake. Parker begins by talking about the issue, and then discusses the different views on the problem. Parker talks about this issue in order to show the differences in the political parties. By using this issue Parker is able to discuss the parties in a more interesting and engaging way.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I thought that this article was interesting because I had never heard of the issue before. I didn’t know that such a seemingly small problem could be such a big issue.

REHUGO #2

**Rhetorical Precis: //How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head//**
 * CITATION: ** Dowd, Maureen. "How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head." __The New York Times__ 8 Oct. 2011. The Opinion Pages. 13 Oct. 2011 .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a New York Times columnist, in her column //How Garbo Learned to Stand on Her Head// discusses how everything has benefits, and negatives. Dowd uses her personal expirence of struggling with yoga as an example of this. Dowd uses her struggle with yoga in order to show that even with what you may think are the simplest things there are benefits, and negatives. By using her personal story Dowd is able to connect better with her audience.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I really enjoy Dowd’s fun, and interesting writing style, and I look forward to reading more of her columns. I found this column interesting because her personal struggle made it much more personable, and more interesting to read.

REHUGO #3

**CITATION:** Parker, Kathleen. "What Obama Needs are More Women." __The Washington Post__ 25 Sept. 2011. Post Opinions. 13 Oct. 2011 .
 * //What Obama Needs are More Women// Rhetorical Precis**
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a columnist for The Washington Post, in her column //What Obama Needs are More Women// discusses how women are still marginalized in the workforce, particularly in politics. Parker discusses multiple examples of how women are still not comfortable in the workplace. Parker uses the specific example of the small number of women in the Obama administration in order to prove that women are still the minority. Parker uses these examples to show her audience that there are multiple occurrences of this.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I found this article to be particularly interesting because it was so surprising to me that women were still feeling marginalized in the work place. I thought by now it was better and that women thought they were equal.

REHUGO #4

**CITATION:** Dowd, Maureen. "Prospero's Tempestuous Family." __The New York Times__ 11 Oct. 2011. The Opinion Pages. 13 Oct. 2011 .
 * Rhetorical Precis: //Prospero’s Tempestuous Family//**
 * CATEGORY: ** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS: ** Maureen Dowd, a New York Times columnist, in her column //Prospero’s Tempestuous Family//, explores the family life of Steve Jobs. Dowd begins with Jobs’ parents, and then goes down through his family all the way to his daughter. Dowd discusses Jobs’ family in order to show that his life wasn’t as prefect and glamorous as it may have been made out to be. Dowd adds pieces of Jobs’ sister’s writing to the piece to connect the audience more to the family, and what was actually happening with them.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY: ** I thought this was very interesting because I didn’t know very much about Steve Jobs before reading this. I also thought it was interesting because I didn’t realize that his childhood was so unconventional.

REHUGO #5 **//The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid Rhetorical// Precis**
 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a New York Times Columnist, in her column //The Saudi Ambassador of Sangfroid// discusses how politicians in modern day must do what they do without letting threats, and plots deter them. Dowd uses Adel al-Jubeir the Saudi Arabian ambassador as a specific example, and uses his story as to help prove her point. Dowd uses Jubeir’s attempted assassination story, in order to use the example of how he was able to remain calm and focused through the whole thing to show how all politicians have to be this way. By including the discussion of Jubeir’s family in the article Dowd is able to connect with her audience in a more emotional way than just stating the facts.

REHUGO #6

**//Quality Over Quantity in Higher Education// Rhetorical Precis**
 * CITATION:** "Higher education quality: Quality over quantity in higher ed - OrlandoSentinel.com." //Orlando news, information, weather, hurricane coverage, sports, entertainment, restaurants, real estate, jobs, business, classifieds - OrlandoSentinel.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a Washington Post columnist, in her column //Quality Over Quantity in Higher Education// argues that universities are not preparing students for jobs in the real world. To help prove her point Parker uses statistics from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Parker argues against higher education programs in order to encourage her audience to push for reform. Parker uses quotes, and statistics to logical prove her point to the audience.

REHUGO #7 **//Celebrating Failure// Rhetorical Precis**


 * CITATION:** "Steve Jobs death: Celebrating failure - OrlandoSentinel.com." //Orlando news, information, weather, hurricane coverage, sports, entertainment, restaurants, real estate, jobs, business, classifieds - OrlandoSentinel.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a Washington Post columnist, in her column //Celebrating Failure// discusses how failure is human nature, and we should embrace it. Parker discusses this by using Steve Jobs many failures as an example of how success can come from failure. Parker discusses the good that can come from failure in order to get her audience to embrace their failures as a part of them. Parker is able to prove this to her audience by using all her examples from people who have had great successes in their lives.

REHUGO #8

**//A Farwell to Macho// Rhetorical Precis**
 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "A Farewell to Macho - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a New York Times columnist, in her column //A Farwell to Macho// discusses Hemingway’s sexism toward women, and how it may not be what it seems. Dowd begins by addressing the ways that Hemingway seems sexist towards women, and then discusses why it might not be what it seems. Dowd discusses disturbing parts of Hemingway’s life in order to show how Hemingway might be more sympathetic to women than people may think. By comparing Hemingway’s writing to the famous book “The Great Gatsby” Dowd is able to catch the audience’s attention with something else they may be familiar with.

REHUGO #9 **//Much Ado// Rhetorical Precis**
 * CITATION:** "Herman Cain sexual harassment: Much ado - OrlandoSentinel.com." //Orlando news, information, weather, hurricane coverage, sports, entertainment, restaurants, real estate, jobs, business, classifieds - OrlandoSentinel.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Kathleen Parker, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, in her column //Much Ado// explores the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, and wonders if the media is blowing it out of proportion. Dowd throughout her column reflects on pieces of a Q-and-A with Cain. Dowd discusses the sexual harassment allegations against Cain in order to, try to find out whether this is as big of a deal as it is made out to be. Dowd intends for her audience to be people interested in candidate Cain, and the presidential election.

REHUGO #10

**//Limits of Magical Thinking// Rhetorical Precis**
 * CITATION:** DOWD, MAUREEN. "The Limits of Magical Thinking - NYTimes.com." //NY Times Advertisement//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. .
 * CATEGORY:** Newspaper Article
 * PRECIS:** Maureen Dowd, a New York Times Columnist, in her column //Limits of Magical Thinking// discuses how even the most important, and influential people in the world are not perfect. Dowd uses Steve Jobs as an example of this, and draws on things from his life that were less than perfect. Dowd goes through Job’s life, and shows the audience that Jobs was not a perfect person in order to, prove to her audience that no one’s perfect. By using a very influential, and important person as and example Dowd was easily able to capture the audience’s attention.