George Saunders’s speech to the graduates of Syracuse was a mix of emotions. The speech is so different from the generic speeches usually heard at graduations. Saunders tells a good life lesson that we should work towards kindness over selfishness. He presents the story of a schoolmate named "Ellen" who was treated as an outcast. Saunders regrets acting mildly while another person suffered. He wants the Syracuse graduates to know that people often remember the kindness that others do for them. He
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Sabrina Scheld 12/5/12 Stock Market During the George H.W Bush Term (1989-1993) George Herbert Walker Bush became president on January 20th‚ 1989. His theme of his presidency was of harmony and conciliation President H.W Bush entered his presidency during a period of a radically changing world. The Soviet Union was beginning to collapse‚ the Berlin Wall fell‚ and after a long forty years‚ the Cold War headed towards its end. During Bush’s term of presidency‚ the stock market was impacted
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prosperity was beginning to disintegrate. America was in a downward spiral towards corruption‚ poverty‚ chaos‚ and financial instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack
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The first and second inaugural addresses compare and contrast in many ways to show the different views of national identity that Abraham Lincoln shows throughout the speeches. They compare because of issues to end the war or defuse the possibility of war. They contrast in many ways also‚ in the first address Lincoln believes that the issue of a war will pass over the country and not be much of an issue. He also gives chances to the people that have started this conversation to end what they started
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Martin Luther King uses a plethora of rhetorical devices and strategies throughout his speech about freedom‚ often tying in certain opinions or emotions to them. Three specific strategies he uses are‚ his diction‚ his use of metaphors and devices which cast freedom into a good light‚ and his use of metaphors and rhetorical devices tying dark things to oppression‚ thus portraying the current lack of freedoms and liberties in a decidedly bad light. Martin Luther King uses fairly simple vocabulary
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Many rhetorical devices are used in the article‚ “Factory Farming Ignores the Suffering of Animals.” This article contained many innuendos‚ euphemism‚ dysphemism‚ hyperboles‚ horse laugh‚ downplayers‚ and weaselers. A type of innuendo that is used in this article is that Oliver Broudy asks a good amount of loaded questions to Peter Singer about animal rights. For example‚ Broudy (2009) asks‚ “And finally‚ it turns out that a wood chipper is not the best way to dispose of 10‚000 spent hens” (p. 1)
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The youthful energy found in John F. Kennedy’s speech is evident throughout. He had just won a long hard fought campaign‚ yet chose not to focus on the policies that helped him win specifically. The goals he has are illustrated in strong appeals to emotion‚ by making a connection with the everyday American citizen. He personalizes his speech in looking forward to the future while using the past as an example. Kennedy remains active with his words by never relenting on the main goal he has of unison
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Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition
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How does Obama use rhetorical devices in his speech effectively to engage his audience? Throughout Obama’s speech he uses many different examples of rhetorical devices such as alliteration‚ personification‚ triad‚ allusion and an inclusive pronoun. Alliteration is used effectively in Obama’s speech. An example would be “depths of despair to the greatest heights of hope”. The fact that he goes from the worst to the best corrects the listener’s minds and provides an insight into just how good things
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behind a desk‚ with hands clasped in front of him he began his speech. Known throughout the country as the man who took eighteen thousand dollars for personal gain he seemed nervous at first. Who would not be nervous standing up to entire country? As the speech progresses he becomes more confident. Looking less and less at his notes‚ unless it it to cite or bring up a fact‚ he gains confidence that carries him throughout the rest of the speech. Even though he is being filmed- it can be awkward just talking
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