The Heart of Motivation Ever since the birth of human existence, the desire to live was embedded in human’s the moment they started seeking food, water, and sexual desires, but nowadays are much more than our brainless ancestors who only seek their natural needs like others god’s creation, individuals started developing craving for other needs, the source that drives them to achieve their needs. Motivation serves as a guiding beacon to us, it directs individuals' actions and decisions. Michelle Zauner's excerpt, "Crying in H Mart," is a poignant exploration of these motivations, weaving together personal narratives of grief, cultural identity, and familial relationships. As Zauner navigates the complexities of her own motivations and those …show more content…
Initially reluctant to confront her pain, Zauner embarks on a soul-searching quest to honor her mother's memory. However, beneath the surface of this seemingly straightforward tribute lies a complex interplay of emotions and psychological processes. As Zauner reflects, "Every fall I have to scroll through the photos I’ve taken of her gravestone to reconfirm the date engraved...to willfully feel something that never quite feels like the thing I’m supposed to be feeling" (Zauner 1). Zauner's actions, such as remembering every detail of what her mother specifically ate, as she “never seem to forget is what my mother ate.On special occasions, half a dozen oysters on the half shell with champagne mignonette and ‘steamy hot’ French onion soup from Jake’s in Portland.” (Zauner 2) and also include Korean dishes reminiscent of her mother's recipes, serve as acts of remembrance and tribute, but they also function as a coping mechanism for Zauner to confront her grief indirectly and maintain …show more content…
Throughout the excerpt, Zauner grapples with the complexities of her cultural identity, seeking to reconcile her Korean roots with her American upbringing. As Zauner reflects on her mother's culinary preferences, she muses, "I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy" (Zauner 3). Zauner's quest for cultural authenticity is also a means of asserting her individuality, a rejection of the homogenizing forces of assimilation and a reclaiming of her own narrative in the face of societal
Within an excerpt from, “The United States of Wal-Mart,” John Dicker explains that Wal-Mart is a troubling corporation. Dicker begins his article by discussing why the store is so popular within the news in an age of global terrorism, coming to the conclusion that Wal-Mart has a huge scope in the United States and that it has more scandals, lawsuits, and stories than any other supercenter. Continually, he goes on to explain that Wal-Mart outsources jobs and their companies demands makes it hard for employees to have livable wages and good working conditions. Furthermore, Dicker addresses the claim that Wal-Mart provides good jobs, by destroying this perception with statistics showing how employees live in poverty and that their union scene
In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer wrote about Christopher McCandless, a nature lover in search for independence, in a mysterious and hopeful experience. Even though Krakauer tells us McCandless was going to die from the beginning, he still gave him a chance for survival. As a reader I wanted McCandless to survive. In Into the Wild, Krakauer gave McCandless a unique perspective. He was a smart and unique person that wanted to be completely free from society. Krakauer included comments from people that said McCandless was crazy, and his death was his own mistake. However, Krakauer is able to make him seem like a brave person. The connections between other hikers and himself helped in the explanation of McCandless’s rational actions. Krakauer is able to make McCandless look like a normal person, but unique from this generation. In order for Krakauer to make Christopher McCandless not look like a crazy person, but a special person, I will analyze the persuading style that Krakauer used in Into the Wild that made us believe McCandless was a regular young adult.
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April of 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of several civil rights activists who were arrested in Birmingham Alabama, after protesting against racial injustices in Alabama. Dr. King wrote this letter in response to a statement titled A Call for Unity, which was published on Good Friday by eight of his fellow clergymen from Alabama. Dr. King uses his letter to eloquently refute the article. In the letter dr. king uses many vivid logos, ethos, and pathos to get his point across. Dr. King writes things in his letter that if any other person even dared to write the people would consider them crazy.
A motivation is a reason someone has for doing something a certain way. The Tiger’s Heart is a story written by Jim Kjelgaard in which the protagonist, Pepe Garcia has been making decisions based on forces within him. These forces all contributed in their own ways for Pepe’s decision making and outcomes in the story. These forces have helped define what Pepe is as a human being within the story. The forces motivating Pepe are security, fear and courage, greed and exploitation, and power. These forces motivated Pepe.
The two previous pieces render that motivation is used to benefit oneself, such as to return back home to family or to become more enlightened. However, The Good Soldier by Michael Griffin, proves that not all people are motivated to help themselves. Kauzlarich Cummings’ motivation to help Izzy’s daughter was not recognition or compensation, but righteousness. The idea of human decency is about being understanding of others situations, and helpful and compassionate to them in times of conflict, and Cummings did just that. Morals and instinct took over after he was presented with the situation of finding immediate medical care for a 16 year old girl who was injured by a bomb. After a number of pointless phone calls, Cummings did what he knew was right. Although Kauzlarich didn’t know if the girl was a citizen or if she was allowed to receive help on an American military medical facility, he helped Izzy’s daughter regardless (Finkel 45-65). Cummings’ motivation shows that in order to overcome mental obstacles people need to be dauntless and comprehensive. Overall this piece shows that, unlike the Odyssey, motivation can be based off of selflessness and compassion. The lesson learned from this selection is simple. Helping others is the right thing to do and it can make people feel better about themselves. Cummings makes a statement at the end of the story that he had never felt so content
People have long considered general theories of motivation, and the question regarding the specific motives that direct and energize our human behavior has undergone tremendous speculation. To this day the question still stands: what is it that humans seek most in life? In an effort to answer this question, Abraham Maslow proposed what he called the hierarchy of needs. Maslow theorizes that human beings are motivated to fulfill this hierarchy, which consists of needs ranging from those that are basic for survival up to those that promote growth and self-enhancement (Kassin 300).
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
Analyzing the codes used in the University of Arizonas Natural Science On-line Class Attendance Policy, a genre emerges disparaging the traditional view that knowledge is sharpened through the exchange of ideas. To make the class more appealing to non-traditional students the University has designed an attendance policy which does not eliminate traditional forms of interaction, but instead devalues them subversively thus discounting their necessity. Connotations within the policy divert the unsuspecting student into a particular learning mode. This mode, unappreciative of the insights a typical class would normally culture, does not encourage the student to be "present" mentally, an imperative aspect of becoming educated in a cyber class. Therefore by establishing the existence of these de-prioritizing codes, and the extent to which they must inevitably shape the interpretation of the text, we can clarify the level of interaction the policy genuinely intends. We see then the probability of students relating to the individualistic tone of the policy and discounting the requirements to attend to and with others.
In a quote by John Mill, “Does fining a criminal show want of respect for property, or imprisoning him, for personal freedom? Just as unreasonable is it to think that to take the life of a man who has taken that of another is to show want of regard for human life. We show, on the contrary, most emphatically our regard for it, by the adoption of a rule that he who violates that right in another forfeits it for himself, and that while no other crime that he can commit deprives him of his right to live, this shall.” Everyone’s life is precious, but at what price? Is it okay to let a murderer to do as they please? Reader, please take a moment and reflect on this issue. The issue will always be a conflict of beliefs and moral standards. The topic
In a persuasive essay, rhetorical appeals are a very important tool to influence the audience toward the author’s perspective. The three rhetorical appeals, which were first developed by Aristotle, are pathos, logos, and ethos. Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience, logos appeals to the facts or evidence and ethos exhibits the credibility of the writer.
The movie trailer “Rio 2”, shows a great deal of pathos, ethos, and logos. These rhetorical appeals are hidden throughout the movie trailer; however, they can be recognized if paying attention to the details and montage of the video. I am attracted to this type of movies due to the positive life messages and the innocent, but funny personifications from the characters; therefore, the following rhetorical analysis will give a brief explanation of the scenes, point out the characteristics of persuasive appeals and how people can be easily persuaded by using this technique, and my own interpretation of the message presented in the trailer.
Artificial intelligence should not be continued. Artificial intelligence has many benefits to your society, humans and AI will eventually begin to replace people’s jobs, they have no emotions, and they will outsmart humans so we will not be able to control them.
Jonathan Kozol revealed the early period’s situation of education in American schools in his article Savage Inequalities. It seems like during that period, the inequality existed everywhere and no one had the ability to change it; however, Kozol tried his best to turn around this situation and keep track of all he saw. In the article, he used rhetorical strategies effectively to describe what he saw in that situation, such as pathos, logos and ethos.
The Johnson Family has many members, the focus of the assessment is the couple, Celie and Albert. Celie’s abuse began at a young age, with her father sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions. These assaults led to two pregnancies, each time the child was removed by her father only moments after birth. First, Celie had a son named Adam and later had a daughter named Olivia. Celie is unaware if her children are safe for the majority of her life, only finding out many years later, that they are safe and healthy.
Motivation and emotion are usually viewed as two psychological features that seemingly share cause-and-effect relationship. We often see motivation as something that stimulates a person to act and behave to achieve a desired goal, while emotion is the feelings that emerge from the motive or drive itself, from the actions caused by the motive and from the achievement or failure of the desired goal. However. Motivation has been defined in different ways over the years, but a common component of the different definitions is that motivation is a force that energizes, activates and directs behaviour. In 2006, Franken defined motivation as the “arousal, direction and persistence of a person’s behaviour”. Motivation has been defined in various ways