The two main elements of Benjamin Zanders presentation that stood out the most to me was the exercises about impulses within music and how the audience was able to identify them within a classical piece and then the fact that nobody is tone deaf. The impulse within music and how the audience was able to identify them within a classical piece was significant to me because it was an easy way for those in the audience who had no experience with music to pick up the subtle ideas of how to follow the
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astronomer‚ mathematician‚ and author‚ Benjamin Banneker‚ in his letter addressed to Thomas Jefferson argues about slavery. Banneker’s purpose was to persuade Jefferson of the injustice of slavery and alter his view on it. Banneker adopts a formal yet condemning tone in order to appeal to Jefferson’s sense of moral character. He also uses several rhetorical techniques such as tone‚ diction‚ ethos‚ and pathos to make his position of the given subject clear. Banneker begins his letter by having the
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Lorraine Catienza October 22‚ 2012 Banneker’s Last Call Author‚ Benjamin Banneker‚ in his letter to Thomas Jefferson‚ warns about the issue of inequality among blacks in the new nation. Banneker’s purpose is to outline the contradictions of the Declaration of Independence and establish the rights of liberty to abused minorities. He adopts a didactic tone in order to lionize feelings of sympathy to stir his audiences. Banneker implements emotional diction‚ religious appeals‚ and logical reasoning
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Banneker Rough Draft #2 Decades before the Civil War‚ even when the nation was but a few years old‚ slavery played quite a controversial role in the United States. While writing the Declaration of Independence‚ exclusions of all references made to slavery avoided conflict in an attempt to hold the fragile young nation together during the critical period leading up to its independence. However‚ the leaders of the country knew the subject would pop up again. Just a few short years later‚ as the country
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Iago also uses the rhetorical strategy of logic to poison the thoughts of those around him. This method is especially used in conversations with Othello in order to manipulate and deceive him greatly. The way in which Iago uses logic is through fact-based arguments. He uses past occurrences to make predictions on present events – an approach that is likely to be believed since it is rooted in rationality. An example of this tactic being demonstrated is when Iago says to Othello: “She did deceive
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Rhetorical Analysis * A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF ANALYZING A TEXT‚ GIVEN SOURCE OR ARTIFACT. * No judgment- only analysis * Explores content‚ purpose‚ background (of author)‚ structure‚ and the topic of a text * RHETORIC IS THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE AN INTENDED MESSAGE * via argumentation‚ persuasion‚ or another form of communication. * Critical Reading- ask questions while you read (SOAPStoned) * What is the subject
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burst in overwhelm me. Boom! Wise cavalry charge forward and cut down me down. Boom! Canons blow me far away. Boom! My teacher hands back my essay. Three out of nine. Well it could’ve been worse I tell myself when my teacher hands me back the rhetorical analysis essay. I think back to the conversation I had with my mom months prior about the latest
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Every day we converse with friends‚ family members‚ and professionals in distinctly differently manners‚ especially when we are trying to persuade them of something. Through experience‚ I have learned which rhetorical strategies are most successful and integrated them into a fictional attempt to obtain $500 for textbooks from three people after depleting my funds. I varied the degree of formality in my register and tone‚ incorporated emotional appeal‚ and altered my level of transparency and the
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Benjamin A. Saenz‚ in “Exile: El Paso‚ Texas‚” illustrates‚ by means of anecdotes and narrative from his individual experiences‚ that to be profiled and identified by the color of your skin as a possible illegal immigrant is flippant‚ demeaning‚ and misguided. Through his experiences‚ being profiled in El Paso‚ a border town to Mexico‚ Saenz illustrates that looking Hispanic does not deem someone an illegal‚ does not categorize someone as a criminal‚ does not demand for a Hispanic to be profiled
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Benjamin Banneker wrote this letter to attempt to make the Secretary of State‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ aware of the oppressive and horrifying nature of the slave trade that Banneker’s ancestors had been in for generations. Banneker uses tone‚ ethos‚ logos‚ pathos‚ syntax‚ juxtaposition‚ and scheme to sympathize with Jefferson about former hardships to perhaps reach common ground. The tone of the letter is elevated and sympathetic‚ the sympathetic tone appealing to the pathos of the reader‚ in this case
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