I need help with three writing assignments swa #7,9 and 10

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Joel Garreau, “Friends Indeed?” (258-63); Frank Paiva, “A Prince Charming for the Prom (Not Ever After, Though)” (273-77)

Questions of Evaluation (93-102); George Saunders, “My Amendment” (333-36)

Discuss essays; assignment for Essay #3; watch clips of Rachael Ray’s “30 Minute Meals” online

SWA #9 –Discuss the tone that Saunders uses in his essay. Carefully examine the words he uses to convey his point(s). Make a list of adjectives and adverbs Saunders uses (do not include this list as part of your SWA, however). After you examine your list, you’ll probably begin to see a commonality. Does he seem to be serious or joking, ironic or straightforward, condemning, approving or dispassionate, lighthearted or depressed, loving or angry? How does he seem to feel toward his subject matter? Provide quotes from the essay to illustrate your assertions. Is the tone consistent throughout?

Here is an example of a tone analysis.

Mary Elizabeth Williams, “Rachael Ray, My Dinner Hooker” (300-302)

Discuss Williams’ essay; SWA #10; topics for Essay #3

SWA #10 – In her essay, Williams writes, “Rachael Ray is my dinner hooker—fast, reliable, a sure bet.” Given the backdrop of humor in her essay, discuss how Williams means this as a compliment—and how some readers might misconstrue it as an insult. Do you see any danger in using humor the way Williams does in this essay?

SWA #7 – In their essays, both Garreau and Paiva attempt to define the idea of “friendship.” According to the authors, what are some of the criteria that define “friendship”? Refer to both essays in your response, and provide a works cited page following the guidelines in LDK 143 – An Essay or Chapter in a Book (Essay, in Edited Book).