Dream” speech and King George VI’s wartime speech both have a meaningful place in history, as they equally well-written and similar in many aspects. The first comparison between the speeches are how they were adjusted based on the speaker’s ability to speak. MLK is a confident and strong speaker, who knew how to use his voice captivate an audience. Thus, MLK’s speech was adjusted to include many rhetorical devices such as repetition, alliteration, allusions, and metaphors. These rhetorical devices…
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Lincoln addresses a divided nation. Near the end of the horrific Civil War, both the North and the South are still angry with each other. His speech speaks to both sides of the split nation to put aside their issues that divides them in order to heal their broken nation. Lincoln uses several rhetorical strategies in his speech. His diction, speech, and syntax help to achieve his purpose of bringing the country back together. Lincoln’s positive diction creates a feeling of cooperation and forgiveness…
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Ellen’s Commencement Speech Rhetorical Analysis Graduation caps fly into the air, cheers erupt, and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University's class of 2009, but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes, causing more than 1,836…
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Nov 24, 2014 JFK Rhetorical Analysis A strong leader is one who can evoke a sense of security, inspiration, and idealism into their audience. To put it simply, John F. Kennedy was unquestionably somebody who could move a crowd. On January 20, 1961, this young leader was sworn in to office and gave one of the most memorable and moving speeches of all time. As with most inaugural addresses, strong rhetoric is used to persuade the audience about the speaker’s purpose in a confident and influential…
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Writing my rhetorical analysis of “Theater Counts: How Theater Education Transforms Students’ Lives” by Gwen Middleton and Mary Dell’Erba helped me gain confidence in my writing abilities. I discovered that I could write a sufficient amount on a limited topic, and I was able to experiment with new techniques. My writing activities for this assignment were different from my assignments at the start of this course. In this essay, I tried allowing my analysis’ content to control the structure of my…
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Nov 24, 2014 JFK Rhetorical Analysis A strong leader is one who can evoke a sense of security, inspiration, and idealism into their audience. To put it simply, John F. Kennedy was unquestionably somebody who could move a crowd. On January 20, 1961, this young leader was sworn in to office and gave one of the most memorable and moving speeches of all time. As with most inaugural addresses, strong rhetoric is used to persuade the audience about the speaker’s purpose in a confident and influential…
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character who is confident in his abilities. These qualities are revealed many times throughout the story, but prominently in Act 1 when Cyrano is in a poetic duel with Valvert. Valvert attempts to demean Cyrano by insulting his rather large nose. His plan backfires when Cyrano respond with a long list of insults Valvert could have used instead. Instead of getting embarrassed, Cyrano stood his ground. This reveals a lot about his character. Cyrano de Bergurac is a proud and confident…
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Similarly, echoed within Anwar Sadat’s “Speech to the Israeli Knesset” is the rhetorical emphasis of values regarding unity and peace. Sadat, constructs a groundbreaking speech exploring the conflict between Egypt and Israel and transforming all conventions of political diplomacy. It is valued for its emphasis on achieving justice on fair terms as well as establishing a basis for international peace by building on a hope of bilateral peace between the two nations. “It is not my battle alone, nor…
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Mark Quayle Communications 2/23/2012 Impromptu Speech Self Evaluation 1. I started off my speech by simply asking a rhetorical question to grab the audience’s attention, however I stuttered when delivering it and I feel like I could have came across more confident with my delivery. I also attempted to talk positive about a big city in South Carolina to grab the attention too. 2. One good example I used to deliver my main points would have to be Myrtle Beach. My subject was South Carolina and I felt…
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Atticus’ power of persuasion, but that would not stop him from striking a match in his closing argument that would set ablaze the heads of many. In his closing argument, Atticus used the rhetorical devices-- ethos, logos, and pathos-- to convince the jury of Tom’s innocence. At times, Atticus would use the rhetorical device ethos to reassure the jury of his credibility. Throughout the testimonies given by the witnesses, several accounts of discontinuation…
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