analytic essay on stephen jay gould writing

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Was told to rewrite paper with more quotations. Rewrite introduction with quotation and be more specific. Only source to be used is the book listed below and I uploaded pdf of the chapters to be used. Quotations will need page number according to the pdf. Goulds writings are are non-fictions essays.

Here is the original instructions:

Write an analytical essay that explains to your reader how one recognizes Gould’s unique writing voice. In doing so, you should try to, very briefly, touch on the rhetorical terms that are covered in the first two chapters in A Rhetoric of Argument (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) however, the majority of vour paper should be structured around the characteristics of his writing. In addition, vou will be including quotations and paraphrases from his essays to illustrate your points. You must refer to at least three of the essays to show typicality. You need not read beyond what we will read in Modern American Prose, but you do want to come up with a solid thesis and defend it with the texts we have read. Include atleast 5 quotations with page numbers.

The three writing style to talk about in the essay is:

1. Long quotations
2. Subjects are in 19th century
3. Precise vocabulary/Use of big words

You should critique (positively and negatively) the ways in which he chooses to present his arguments. Does the style work for you, or does it have flaws? Remember that Gould is writing for a specific audience and he defines that audience in “Prologue.” The bigger question is whether this works for the audience he hopes will read his work. Need neither approve of nor appreciate Gould’s writing, but you do need to demonstrate careful analysis, treat the topic appropriately, present your points skillfully, and hold my attention.

Only use this book for the essay:
Use chapter seven in the book Modern American Prose: Fifteen Writer +15 by John Clifford and Robert DiYanni. Use the essays “Prologue”, “Flaws in a Victorian Veil”, “Women’s Brains”, and “ Evolution as Fact and Theory”.