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    American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia about child labor laws. To successively persuade her listeners‚ Kelley used versatile amounts of strategies‚ ranging from repetition of key words‚ to ethical appeal and even inserting political allusions. Florence Kelley utilized persuasive techniques to convey her message that she is dearly passionate about. Kelley used repetition in her speech to show that children are deprived from sleep and that they work the least favored shifts because of

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    to chide the male advocates on their superiority complexes‚ Truth declares that women have equal capabilities as men‚ and‚ thus‚ deserve to have equal rights. By using a stellar combination of tone‚ repetition‚ anecdotes‚ rhetorical questions and allusions‚ Truth lays out an bold and impactful argument advocating the rights of women. To begin‚ Truth opens up her speech by establishing a colloquial tone. She refers to the other advocates at the convention as children‚ and continues with warm‚ familiar

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    Essay About Odysseus‚ Adonis‚ and Thor Section I: "Odysseus Is The Most Cunning Man in the World" Odysseus‚ son of Procris and Cephalus of the Royal House of Athens‚ played a major role in the Trojan War. However‚ the legends of Odysseus do not begin until after the great war. At the end of the war he was separated from the rest of the Greek armies and was forced to wander for ten years until he was reunited with his family. His journeys in those ten years were very similar to Jason’s journey in

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    emphasized phrases by repeating at the beginning of sentences. He also repeated key theme word in his speech including “freedom”‚ “we”‚ “our”‚ “you”‚ “nation”‚ “America”‚ and “dream”. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ also utilized appropriate quotations and allusions in his compelling speech. Using biblical verses and references to national documents like the Declaration of Independence. He used specific examples to ground

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    Does the Toughest Job Deserve More Pay? A Rhetorical Analysis of Anna Quindlen’s “The Wages of Teaching”. In the job field‚ teaching has always been previewed as a nine to five‚ easy money career. It is salary based‚ with weekends and summers off. In the 2005 editorial of Newsweek Magazine called “The Wages of Teaching”. Anna Quindlen fights to boost teacher’s salaries. Quindlen’s ethical appeal combined with a strong emotional appeal ties her audience into her cause. With the use of strong

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    that no one but God dares. The poem tackles the themes of the existence of evil and the awe and mystery of the creator. The poet employs a cluster of figures of speech and allusions. He uses alliteration as in: burning/bright‚ frame/fearful. There is also a metaphore in the comparison of the tiger and his eyes to fire. The allusion in the poem is for God or Satan by "Immortal hand or eye" and for hell or heaven by "Distant deeps or skies". Blake makes a call for transgression and conquering human limitations

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    includes short but essential allusions to his letter. The allusions are there to‚ again‚ emphasize the goodwill of the black community but also to once again establish the urgency of making a real change. His first allusion is when he refers to the “...eighth-century prophets [who] left their little village..” in order to carry their religious message to as many other places

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    figure who opposed Joseph Stalin and was eventually exiled from the Soviet Union‚ much like Snowball was exiled from Animal Farm. Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was a Russian leader who helped found the Soviet Union. Napoleon is also an allusion to Napoleon Bonaparte because the pig Napoleon gained absolute control as did the human Napoleon. Squealer is propaganda because whenever something happens especially when it makes Napoleon look bad‚ squealer spins it so Napoleon is always the hero

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    Humans are the most complex beings to ever walk the face of the Earth. Unlike the other primates who have inhabited the planet‚ humans have massive brains for their body size (Rettner). Not only are our brains massive‚ but they contain much more folding than those of other mammals (Rettner). This increased brain ability allows humans to see the world in many different ways‚ creating thousands of unique facets. Poets such as Yusef Komunyakaa and Rudyard Kipling have discovered that one of the best

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    cause. 7. Patrick Henry’s most famous quote‚ “give me liberty or give me death‚” contains parallel structure. He was willing to die for his cause. If he did not get the freedom‚ then he would rather die. 8. Patrick Henry used allusions in his speech. One of his allusions comes from the Greek story of “The Odyssey.” In the story‚ the sirens are creatures that lure man away from their course. Henry compares the sires to the habits of men that try to close their eyes to not see what is truly

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