Rhetorical Analyses for the Four Readings Gettysburg Address Exigence: Dedication of the national soldier’s cemetery Audience: Citizens of the U.S.‚ the union soldiers‚ state governors and party officials. Constraint: How short the speech was‚ going of topic‚ and people who did not agree. Occasion: U.S. national cemetery at Gettysburg. Intended to change: The purpose was to talk about why people fought for our nation; who died in courage that in the end‚ there would be a nation. Emancipation
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America in the 1960’s was far from what the Great Emancipator idealized when he issued a declaration in which all slaves were granted their unconditional freedom. Society lived in contradiction to the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Supreme Law of the Land‚ deliberately putting barriers on the Black vote and implementing the ‘Jim Crow Laws’. United States was polarized‚ no doubt‚ and the Black community was the target of segregation and inequality. Blacks everywhere suffered from inhumane treatment‚ violence
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Luther King makes a response to an article published in the Birmingham newspaper about his activities in the city. He believed that the criticisms of the clergymen deserved an answer. This applies to the statement made in the beginning of his letter “My dear fellow clergyman.” Throughout the letter his serious and matter-of-fact tone made a deep impression on the reader so that empathy is created towards the African American community. The letter was based on a total of nine criticisms; one of them being
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In his letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. employs many rhetorical techniques in order to persuade his audience to understand his ideologies. MLK uses diction and pathos‚ as well as allusions to solidify his arguments throughout the letter. Martin Luther King Jr. makes careful choices in his diction which strengthen his arguments. He makes an effort to not offend or criticize his readers. He begins the letter with‚ "My Dear Fellow Clergymen." (p261‚ ¶1) This not only establishes
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The world as perceived for our fellow natives is gradually evolving into what America has transformed in actuality.The Gettysburg Address proposed by Abraham Lincoln serves for the sole purpose of conceding and pledging to advance and execute the undertaking the servicemen in The Civil War unfortunately failed to obtain. In order for this to be accomplished‚ Lincoln conveys his speech with a blend of honor and a powerful utilization of verbage to transmit his primary ambition and both motivate and
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On November of 1863‚ just months after perhaps the bloodiest battle at Gettysburg‚ the atrocious Union president Abraham Lincoln recently gave a speech talking nonsense about “preserving the Union” and equality of all “men.” That madman spoke about the “significance” of keeping the Union united‚ however‚ he never mentions the reasons why the Confederacy has seceded. In addition‚ the man was reported to be referring to this war as a “test.” This begs the question of Lincoln’s ignorance. How can a
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Persuasion in English is everywhere in all human communication. It happens in every stage of life and every kind of encounter‚ from the most intimate to the most public. This act is not surprising actually is common because humans are social animals and need to work together in groups of all sizes: family‚ tribe‚ nation‚ international bodies. But humans are also independent thinkers with differing and often conflicting ideas. In English persuasion is just as with any other language‚ it is a major
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Memory In the “Gettysburg Address” and the lecture “Hope‚ Despair and Memory” the topic of memory is touched upon. Memory is an essential part of our existence‚ but is all of it necessary? While it is true that‚ “Without memory‚ our existence would be barren and opaque‚”(from “Hope‚ Despair and Memory”) do all memories provide enough benefit to us to warrant their existence? If you could erase some of your most difficult memories‚ would you do it? While I do see value in some painful memories‚ for
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and had his life ended too early in the President’s Box of Fords Theatre. His Gettysburg Address demonstrates why we now see him as that great man—he did not antagonize‚ nor did he show disrespect to the dead‚ even those who fought for the Confederacy. He treated them all as people of one country‚ and honored them all equally. Lincoln’s respect for every man living‚ fighting and dying in the war gave the Gettysburg Address its lasting power. Using primarily pathos and ethos in his speech‚ Lincoln gave
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I feel that Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” is the most compelling of all the speeches that I read . Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was the most compelling speech because of the way he wrote the speech with a sad‚ somber tone and also hinted towards equality and freedom for all men. In the very beginning of the “Gettysburg Address” written by the 16th president of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln‚ reminds the public what the United States of America was founded upon; the
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