Stylistic Analysis of Obama’s Inaugural Speech Abstract Higher level English learners always pay attention to English public speech‚ especially those inaugural speeches. They take them as fine literary efforts and good analysis material. This paper tries to give an analysis of Obama’s inaugural speech from stylistic perspective‚ in order to help to better appreciate Obama’s presentation skills. Keywords: stylistics‚ syntactic‚ lexics‚ rhetoric Barack Hussein Obama was elected to be the forty-fourth
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Brief Speech Analysis of Shirley Chisholm Abstract This essay is a brief evaluation of the speeches given in the documentary of Shirley Chisholm. The tools used to analyze the speeches are identified throughout the paper. It concludes an analysis of the introduction‚ body‚ conclusion‚ language‚ and delivery. The accomplishments of these tools are discussed to give an overall evaluation. The sources used to identify the tools are internet and non internet based to conclude the analysis. Keywords:
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is certainly one to remember. It’s memorable not for its length‚ but for the effective content that it beholds. He entices readers by the use of strong rhetoric techniques. His inaugural analyzes style of writing‚ such as diction‚ tropes‚ schemes‚ and syntax‚ and applies the concept of it effectively throughout the speech. A reader performs rhetorical analysis to examine how authors attempt to persuade their audiences by looking at the various components that make
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George Lakoff and Mark Johnsen (2003) Metaphors we live by. London: The university of Chicago press. Noter om layout: Sidetall øverst Et par figurer slettet Referanser til slutt Innholdsfortegnelse i Word: George Lakoff and Mark Johnsen (2003) Metaphors we live by. London: The university of Chicago press. ...................................................................................................................... 1 Noter om layout:...................................................
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This chapter is devoted to the textual analysis of four proposed advisory speech acts‚ namely: advice‚ warning‚ suggestion‚ and urging in forty texts selected from the Holy Bible (the New Testament)‚ the Authorized Version of King James Bible in their English texts‚ distributed as follows: sixteen texts for warning‚ twelve for advice ‚ six for suggestion‚ and six for urging. 4.2 The Notion of Text According to Halliday and Hasan (1976:2) "A text has texture‚ and this what distinguishes it
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like Germany and Japan having been putting in high-energy‚ low emissions plants for the past decade or two. In fact the reason this hasn’t been adopted widely is because‚ according to Tim Buckley from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis‚ “as soon as you spend 50 per cent more‚ building a 10 per cent more efficient‚ lower emissions power plant‚ you increase the cost of electricity.” While at the same time the cost of solar panels is dropping by 10% each year. So it’s much more logical
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Burkean Analysis of Colin Powell’s Dropout Prevention Speech Name George Mason University COMM200 March 5‚ 2012 Abstract This paper is a Burkean analysis of a speech given by Colin Powell at the launch of the America’s Promise Alliance’s Dropout Prevention campaign. Elements of Burke’s Dramatism theories are used to evaluate the effectiveness of Colonel Powell’s speech. Burkean Analysis of Colin Powell’s Dropout Prevention Speech Rhetoric as the art of persuasion was a key concept
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To Follow in the Footsteps of History: A Rhetorical Analysis of President Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s Selected Speeches History has made another round in the United States of America for the past eight years in the White House; can there be affirmation of the next president to fulfill the high expectations? Observing President Barack Obama’s “Acceptance Speech” made in Chicago‚ IL in comparison to Donald Trump’s “NYC Speech on the Stakes of the Election”‚ critics have viewed how both candidates
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first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the President. In the book‚ “Presidential Communication: Description and Analysis” by Robert E.
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Dianna Jamil Professor Paulin SPEECH 142 13 January 2015 Movie Speech Analysis- Mean Girls The 2004 movie‚ Mean Girls‚ may be portrayed as the typical chick flick; however‚ there are essential scenes in the movie that exemplify great life lessons. After moving from Africa to an American high school‚ Cady Heron\ Lindsey Lohan‚ makes friends with the wrong group of people‚ which consist of three girls called "The Plastics”. The girls are able to change Cady’s viewpoints‚ decisions‚ morals‚ and actions
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