motif throughout her speech 2. Atwood frequently adopts an ironic tone in order to appeal to both Logos and Pathos. She uses logic (Logos) to undermine logic (appealing to Pathos) and this can be shown in the paradoxical line ‘We con-artists do tell the truth’. Overall this paradoxical voice and polyvocal shift between the complexities of an academic argument to simple description of a narrative engages all intellectual levels of her audience. The universal purpose of the speech is made engaging through
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in the whole dang military!” His time would come in WW2 where he would get his shot at a general position. During this time Ike would show supreme leadership. His wartime speech is not just a call to action but‚ a call for America to act as one. In this speech he called all those who knew the struggle of war. This made the speech heartfelt which would inspire all who listened. He clearly defined the enemy and gave you‚ the listener the goal. These skills have been built through years of work. This
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of his speech praises what the founding fathers did for this country‚ his speech soon develops into a condemnation of the attitude of American society toward slavery. Douglass begins his speech by addressing "Mr. President‚ Friends and Fellow Citizens." Here‚ he is likely addressing the president of the Anti-Slavery Society — not the president of the United States. It is noteworthy that Douglass considers himself a citizen‚ an equal to the spectators in attendance. Throughout this speech‚ as well
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detriment. Power is transient therefore‚ gains or losses in power can significantly impact on an individual’s human experience. Three texts permeated by power struggles include Shakespeare’s catastrophic play Antony and Cleopatra‚ Ridley Scott’s film ‘Gladiator’
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In late 1950s and during 1960s‚ the Soviet-US tension started to reach its peak. After Khrushchev ended the speech with saying “We will bury you‚” the Communist tried to proof that the era of capitalism over‚ which means that people are reached to the final destination as Karl Marx (a first person to come up the idea of the communism) stated in the communist Manifesto. The Cold War could be seen as the time that dictatorship of the proletariat tried to spread the communism and become a real communist
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Have you ever faced a challenge? In the passage “My People” and “Speech to the Young” discusses importance of opportunity for young people who are growing up and searching for their identity. In both passages young people are searching for their identity through different situations. In the two texts both characters have problems with following their dreams. In the text “My People” a young girl named Lindsey got accepted to a fancy college and she can’t attend it due to payment issues. “My hopes
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awls and needles and axes. (Tenskwatawa) Tenskwatawa viewed the American culture as corrupted‚ because the only things the whites are doing is taking advantage of his people and just making them needful and basically slaves. However‚ he said in the speech he don’t understand how someone can has the right to sell someone to each other‚ much less to strangers. He wanted to know why you want to sell
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I have always been terrified of giving speeches‚ the night before a speech I usually can not sleep just thinking about standing in front of a large audience. After reading these tips‚ I will incorporate tip # 3 into my next speech. By using tip #3‚ I’ll feel more comfortable speaking to three people instead of the whole class; and it will also help me remember to look to all parts of the class when speaking. Dear Mrs. Ohs‚ When sending email to your professors we must remember to be professional
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it‚ shall we? You know‚ when we consider all the hate speech on Islam right now‚ you’d think that we’d be a lot more sensitive with what we teach to our kids. You know‚ promote acceptance‚ world peace and those sorts of things. But instead‚ we’re stuck with The Merchant of Venice: an Elizabethan Playbook of sexist beliefs‚ overt racism and unfair treatment of minorities. I’m sure‚ Ms Jones‚ you will agree that a play which incites hate speech and physical assault towards religious minorities has
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The Gladiators by Fik Meijer Book Review Everyone knows or has an idea on what a gladiator is. Many people get their perspectives of a gladiator from mainly get their information from movies and shows. In the book The Gladiators‚ by Fik Meijer‚ he goes in depth from the beginning of gladiators to how it gradually disappeared in the Roman empire. Meijer describes this bloodthirsty sport very well and provides great information on every aspect of the sport. His facts are backed up with a lot of
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