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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Sara Simpson Brandon Gillette Philosophy 22 March 2017 Public Discourse Analysis Article: "Donald Trump’s Congress Speech (full Text)." CNN. Cable News Network‚ 01 Mar. 2017. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/donald-trump-speech-transcript-full-text/. The speech transcript presented above is Donald Trump’s full first address to Congress. This document presents arguments about current problems‚ Trump addresses these problems and provides a solution. Donald Trump is a
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Bianca Morrell SPEECH 100 Ms. Nguyen March 3‚ 2015 Speech Analysis Paper #2 Gender inequality has been a global problem‚ advocates for change have made movements and campaigns that we see in a speech Emma Watson holds at the United Nations. She wants to invite all males to participate in making this change. She believes that ethically men not take role of control‚ which would ultimately make us not become submissive. Emma Watson is Good Will Ambassador‚ and she explains how women chose not
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Rhetorical Analysis of Michelle Obama Speech First Lady of the United States‚ Michelle Obama‚ expressed her thoughts on why Hillary Clinton was the ideal candidate to acquire the status as president‚ during her speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 25‚ 2016. Mrs. Obama’s purpose is to persuade all people of the United States to vote for Hillary Clinton. She creates a hopeful tone in order to convince the audience of why Hillary is the perfect selection as the next president. Michelle
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McIntyre Drake Writing 50 September 20‚ 2013 Chief Seneca Speech Analysis Chief Red Jacket recognized that Seneca culture was in jeopardy due to missionaries successfully converting some of his people‚ and decided to take necessary measures to salvage his peoples’ culture. Many aspects of the Seneca life had already been exploited‚ as the colonists continually took their land. In Chief Red Jacket’s address to missionaries he crafts a compelling speech that uses language masterfully to create a backhanded
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For Ms. Raisman’s speech‚ the last three canons of style‚ delivery‚ and memory‚ coincide and dwell amongst each other. Stylistically‚ robust and deterministic language defines the entire statement. Raisman does not make this address to for self-gratification‚ but for the purpose of challenging U.S.A Gymnastic to create a safe and accountable environment for athletes to train‚ while also addressing society as a whole to hear women when they speak of abuse or concerns of misconduct. The harsh tone
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VII. Impact of Speeches The impact of the 2016 DNC speech was left on the first night of the convention. According to Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post (2016)‚ there were more than 28 hours of live programming over the four days of the Democratic National Convention. Even though‚ the first lady’s speech came on the first night of the convention‚ “it held the championship belt against all other for the next three days’’ (Cillizza‚ 2016). She stood alone amongst the best of the politicians in
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