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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WELCOME ADDRESS A warm and pleasant evening to all those who are present here. If there are no stars‚there won’t be any beauty in the sky. If there is no difference of opinions there won’t be any creative and innovative ideas. Similarly if there is no Annual Function in our school‚ there won’t be any chance for our young and dynamic children to uphold the pride of the institute‚ to catalogue the challenges we face‚ the endeavors we made andthe success we achieved and to show what we were‚ what we
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unconstitutional and inhumane. We hate war as much as anyone does it is ugly; it causes misery‚ suffering and death... Unfortunately‚ we have no choice but to protect ourselves. In order to bring protection to the American people‚ the American people must be assured that the dangers are eliminated. The only reasonable way to do this is through war. In other words war is the answer and war should continue until Americans live without fear. If we do not protect ourselves... who will do it for us
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Ethics Position Paper Q575 – Dr. Elliot June 7‚ 2010 University of Phoenix Introduction Today‚ people can make decisions that can have a profoundly positive or negative effect on their family‚ their employer‚ coworkers‚ a nation‚ and even on the entire world. The life we lead whether professional or personal reflects the strength of a single trait: our personal character. Ethics are different for each person both on a professional and personal level. For the most part‚ people want to be known
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quality products will always yield the best outcome in any situation. It is quite simple‚ like when you take a girl whom you really like out on a date. You do not think about the price of the food she chooses or how much money you will need to spend for gasoline. Rather‚ you think about how much this person means to you and you set all other less important things aside. Of course‚ spending every cent in your pocket is not the right thing to do‚ but giving as much as you can in the smartest way possible
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in 1997‚ the Freedom Writers all went to Washington‚ D.C.‚ where they presented their diary to the United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley. During this trip they also honored the Freedom Riders by holding a peace march and prayer vigil at the Washington Monument for victims of intolerance. The Freedom Writers Diary has photos of this‚ and I can only imagine what a touching site this must have been. In 1998‚ their senior year‚ Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers won the Spirit of Anne
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A Commencement Address Joseph Brodsky It is unavoidably true that evil consumes the world we live in. We see the presence of evil in the masses whether it is through the news or with our own eyes. Encountering evil is inevitable‚ and that is a thought that both Joseph Brodsky and I share. Brodsky writes‚ “…for the most interesting thing about Evil is that it is wholly human”. He insinuates that’s the root of all Evil is innately human‚ which provoked me into questioning the validity
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dreamed of slaying dragons. Both of these women‚ one a fictional character and another a historical idol‚ have become points of inspiration for women. ‘How Mirka Got Her Sword’‚ by Barry Deutsch‚ is about a young Jewish girl who dreams of slaying dragons. She endures a magical pig‚ a witch‚ her step-mother‚ and fights a troll to make the people of her town believe that she actually isn’t insane and that she’s telling the truth about monsters. Deutsch uses a sequential structure to help the story move
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The freedom Writers Essay In “The Freedom Writers”‚ “Mrs. G” has to find some way to catch the student’s interest‚ help them to do work‚ and maybe even try to understand their problems in life. What starts out as a grade‚ turns into a pathway from the students to the teacher that leads to respect‚ strength‚ and understanding. As the teacher reads the students journals‚ she begins to realize that these students live tragic lives and because of that‚ it causes separation in her classroom between
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once thought. After we have come to the conclusion that we can’t just be anything‚ we decide that we need to be something. Lorrie Moore displays this in her short story ‘How to Become a Writer’. This story goes into great detail‚ about this persona that is referred to as ‘you’‚ going through situations that have affected its choice to become a writer. To some‚ these insignificant details may seem unnecessary and may take away from the story. On the other hand‚ I think that these details add substance
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