What makes someone a great explorer? What kind of qualities should one have to reach their greatest potential as a voyager? How about the quality of examination? Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca shows through certain rhetoric techniques how the characteristic of observation is essential to being a wise adventurer. One way he portrays this is through the rhetoric strategies of diction. Another way he establishes his qualities is through irony. One more way he accomplishes showing his audience his traits is through symbolism. Though he had shown how he was wise adventurer through both irony and symbolism, one of the simplest ways was through diction.
Is it not wonderful when one can see how the simplest structure of a paragraph can change the whole meaning of it, or how the simplest addition to the paragraph shows emphasis on a certain subject? Cabeza de Vaca writes in his journal about the things he observed while exploring, through these writings he conveyed how it is important to observe as an explorer and learn through these observations. One way he shows this is from the use of the rhetoric technique, diction. “Against Cabeza de Vaca’s advice, Narvaez sent the ships farther along the shore in search of a rumored port where his army might rejoin them, but the ships were never seen again… he told them…it was never a time when one should command another- that is every man for himself! With that, Narvaez and his crew disappeared, apparently lost at sea.” (pg 29 Cabeza packet). This shows how de Vaca knew what would happen. He had observed these habits and the words used by Narvaez to know that he would not keep up well enough with his men to avoid being lost. They also convey that the likeliness of Narvaez, with his men, surviving was slim to none by saying that “his army might rejoin them” might was the key word. It conveyed that he knew and readers of his journal, also, knew what would happen. If Narvaez would have observed his surroundings and took the time to observe his experience and leadership status at exploring like de Vaca, he might have not went on to disappear and not be seen again. But Cabeza did not just reveal that the quality of observation is important through diction. He also proved his point through irony.
Is it not weird when one can have different views from another when they were born in the same household? But the household only believed in one thing and one of the views happens to favor the household, therefore it is considered to be correct. However, the other outlook on the topic was correct and completely logical, and ironically proves to be very helpful. Confused? Cabeza de Vaca explains this through his writings in his journal. Theses entries convey how observation is vital for the success of survival when voyaging. One way they prove this is through irony. “The Relation of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sought to recount (with remarkable understatement) his sufferings and many brushes of death and to explore his complex feelings regarding the Native Americans and his own country men’s dealings with them.” (pg. 30 Cabeza packet). This explains how though Cabeza de Vaca was from Spain he thought differently than them. Spain’s whole outlooks on Native Americans were different than his. He respected them and treated them as people while Spain did not. This would later help de Vaca, for when the Spanish came to escort de Vaca home the Native Americans stood by his side still willing to help him. They refused to believe that Cabeza was Spanish like them, since he had treated them as people. Cabeza de Vaca had an army of his own without realizing it, which is why observation is critical. He knew if he was to be treated that way, he would dislike it, he would have no loyalty, or/ and he would want to fight back. The observation value was not just to observe what you can see but also what you cannot. He does not just capture that theory through irony, but also through symbolism.
A cane is a hollow lightweight stem of a tropical plant, especially bamboo, used in various ways in the house and garden (Encarta Dictionary). Why is cane so important? Cabeza de Vaca enlightens this word while writing his journal. He does this by using the rhetoric strategy, symbolism. “The people we come to know there are tall and well- built. Their only weapons are bones and arrows, which they use with great dexterity. The men bore through one of their nipples, some both, and insert a joint of cane two and a half palms long by two fingers thick. They also bore their lower lip and wear a piece of cane in it half a finger in diameter…..from October to the end of February every year, which is the season these Indians live on the island, they subsist on roots I have mentioned….in these two months, too, do they take fish in their cane weirs.” (pg. 30 Cabeza packet). This conveys why the term cane is so important. Cabeza uses symbolism along with repetition to emphasize it. Cane represented who the Native Americans were, their culture, their source of life, and their mannerisms. He uses the cane to describe things that he observed that he could not explain. The cane shows their strength by mentioning that it pierces them. It conveys how much pain they can take but also their flexibility. By stretching their skin they show that they were an easy society. The cane expressed the Native Americans more than one can describe, that is what Cabeza observed. Only a wise and successful voyager can truly understand the importance of the examination of the cane , and that is why Cabeza was an intelligent explorer. And he proved this through a variety of rhetoric methods.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was an intelligent explorer. He proved this through rhetoric skills while writing in his journal. One way he proved he was wise was through diction. Another way he had established that he was clever was through irony. The last way he conveyed that he was a sensible conquistador was through symbolism. De Vaca proved that he was not just an ignorant conquistador like Christopher Columbus, but was, in fact, quite intelligent.
Is it not wonderful when one can see how the simplest structure of a paragraph can change the whole meaning of it, or how the simplest addition to the paragraph shows emphasis on a certain subject? Cabeza de Vaca writes in his journal about the things he observed while exploring, through these writings he conveyed how it is important to observe as an explorer and learn through these observations. One way he shows this is from the use of the rhetoric technique, diction. “Against Cabeza de Vaca’s advice, Narvaez sent the ships farther along the shore in search of a rumored port where his army might rejoin them, but the ships were never seen again… he told them…it was never a time when one should command another- that is every man for himself! With that, Narvaez and his crew disappeared, apparently lost at sea.” (pg 29 Cabeza packet). This shows how de Vaca knew what would happen. He had observed these habits and the words used by Narvaez to know that he would not keep up well enough with his men to avoid being lost. They also convey that the likeliness of Narvaez, with his men, surviving was slim to none by saying that “his army might rejoin them” might was the key word. It conveyed that he knew and readers of his journal, also, knew what would happen. If Narvaez would have observed his surroundings and took the time to observe his experience and leadership status at exploring like de Vaca, he might have not went on to disappear and not be seen again. But Cabeza did not just reveal that the quality of observation is important through diction. He also proved his point through irony.
Is it not weird when one can have different views from another when they were born in the same household? But the household only believed in one thing and one of the views happens to favor the household, therefore it is considered to be correct. However, the other outlook on the topic was correct and completely logical, and ironically proves to be very helpful. Confused? Cabeza de Vaca explains this through his writings in his journal. Theses entries convey how observation is vital for the success of survival when voyaging. One way they prove this is through irony. “The Relation of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca sought to recount (with remarkable understatement) his sufferings and many brushes of death and to explore his complex feelings regarding the Native Americans and his own country men’s dealings with them.” (pg. 30 Cabeza packet). This explains how though Cabeza de Vaca was from Spain he thought differently than them. Spain’s whole outlooks on Native Americans were different than his. He respected them and treated them as people while Spain did not. This would later help de Vaca, for when the Spanish came to escort de Vaca home the Native Americans stood by his side still willing to help him. They refused to believe that Cabeza was Spanish like them, since he had treated them as people. Cabeza de Vaca had an army of his own without realizing it, which is why observation is critical. He knew if he was to be treated that way, he would dislike it, he would have no loyalty, or/ and he would want to fight back. The observation value was not just to observe what you can see but also what you cannot. He does not just capture that theory through irony, but also through symbolism.
A cane is a hollow lightweight stem of a tropical plant, especially bamboo, used in various ways in the house and garden (Encarta Dictionary). Why is cane so important? Cabeza de Vaca enlightens this word while writing his journal. He does this by using the rhetoric strategy, symbolism. “The people we come to know there are tall and well- built. Their only weapons are bones and arrows, which they use with great dexterity. The men bore through one of their nipples, some both, and insert a joint of cane two and a half palms long by two fingers thick. They also bore their lower lip and wear a piece of cane in it half a finger in diameter…..from October to the end of February every year, which is the season these Indians live on the island, they subsist on roots I have mentioned….in these two months, too, do they take fish in their cane weirs.” (pg. 30 Cabeza packet). This conveys why the term cane is so important. Cabeza uses symbolism along with repetition to emphasize it. Cane represented who the Native Americans were, their culture, their source of life, and their mannerisms. He uses the cane to describe things that he observed that he could not explain. The cane shows their strength by mentioning that it pierces them. It conveys how much pain they can take but also their flexibility. By stretching their skin they show that they were an easy society. The cane expressed the Native Americans more than one can describe, that is what Cabeza observed. Only a wise and successful voyager can truly understand the importance of the examination of the cane , and that is why Cabeza was an intelligent explorer. And he proved this through a variety of rhetoric methods.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was an intelligent explorer. He proved this through rhetoric skills while writing in his journal. One way he proved he was wise was through diction. Another way he had established that he was clever was through irony. The last way he conveyed that he was a sensible conquistador was through symbolism. De Vaca proved that he was not just an ignorant conquistador like Christopher Columbus, but was, in fact, quite intelligent.
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you did fantastic work with columbus and cabeza de vaca. I gave you 9s for each. so your comments would be 30-36; but, now I can't give you any grades for any recent assginments, because you didn't do them. :-(
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