The X Factor In the excerpt from Malcolm X’s “Message to Grassroots‚” Malcolm X uses effective stylistic devices such as colorful figurative language‚ effective repetition‚ and powerful diction to persuade his audience of his argument. Malcolm X feels strongly that America has treated the people of color unjustly‚ and he is angry about it. He is arguing that minorities need to forget their differences‚ so they can unite in a common cause to gain equality and liberty. Too‚ he says blacks‚ and
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Michelle Barrow English 111-l4 Mrs. Louis April 11‚ 2014 Two Political Speeches‚ One powerful Message Two great inspirational political figures‚ hold audiences captive with their patriotism‚ leadership‚ and compassion speaking of our past‚ our present and our future. President Obama plays big brother with our youth‚ demanding they take responsibility for their education‚ embellishing that the future of our country depends on them. Sarah Palin in her Vice-Presidential speech‚ confronts
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Section B: The Cold War‚ 1945-1975 Source A: A cartoon published in a British newspaper on 24 October 1962: Kennedy and Krushchev are shown as gunslingers. Castro is on the donkey. The message of the cartoon is that the superpowers are close to having a fight. Fidel Castro is leading them into this and Castro is from Cuba. In the cartoon‚ I can see is Kennedy is standing up to the threat of Cuba and USSR. They were representing as villains who are riding into town. Khrushchev is larger and therefore
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However‚ both of these quotes are either eliminated or butchered in the transition from the book series to the movie adaptations‚ like many other aspects of the book series. In the novels‚ the characters experience great character development‚ and their background stories and relationships shape the story. However‚ the movies eliminate these characteristics‚ resulting in the creation of an entire‚ separate entity from the book series. A multitude of characters are robbed of their dynamic selves
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Kyla Matthews Sobey English 1302-002 09 November 2012 The Heart and Mind: The Message in R.S. Thomas’ “Remembering” “R.S. Thomas writes about the people of his country in a style that some critics have compared to the harsh and rugged terrain” (R.S. Thomas). Thomas grew up with a father who was a sailor and lived in British ports with his mother. He started his early schooling late which was “only pursued sporadically until his father found steady work with a ferry boat company” (R.S. Thomas)
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Santiago is an old fisherman who always is accompanied by a faithful friend named Manolin. The bad luck of Santiago is extended to 84 days and was so bad his reputation as a fisherman who the child’s parents forbade the boy to fish with him after the first 40 days without success at sea. Although mandolin wasn’t fishing with the old man he always worries about his well-being and does its best to be with him and helps in every way possible. One of the differences of the book and the movie is
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What different persuasive approaches would you use on the following audiences: a boss‚ a peer‚ a challenging person‚ or an open-minded person? Why would your approach differ? When trying to persuade my boss I believe it is important before you say anything‚ make sure you have valid facts and information you are going to present to be persuaded. You have to make sure you know exactly what you are talking about and be prepared to answer any questions the boss you will have. This makes it easier
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Telling stories is quite different than reading stories. In reading‚ the person is following another’s cadence‚ word choice‚ and feelings. In telling‚ we can see the personality and individuality of the raconteur‚ rather than the script. Eye contact is also important and a story teller establishes a personal connection with the listeners‚ rather than placing the barrier of the volume between people. In Waldorf‚ even the poorly memorized story will far outweigh the ‘recited’ version in many instances
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On Thursday‚ October 11th‚ 1492‚ after Christopher Columbus interacted with the American people‚ he recommended that they should be converted to his holy faith by love rather than force‚ so that they could be freed from their error. Subsequently in aspiration converting the multitude to their holy faith would acquire large dominions and great riches and all of their peoples for Spain. Moreover‚ he believed that the American people could easily be converted to Christianity‚ due to the reason that
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Stephan Jay Gould’s "The Median Isn’t the Message" Stephen Jay Gould was a paleontologist‚ evolutionary biologist‚ and a historian of science. He spent many years teaching at Harvard as well as at New York University in his later life. Gould‚ along with Niles Eldredge in 1972‚ published the theory of punctuated equilibrium. Their theory stated that creatures had long periods of evolutionary stability occasionally marked with rapid periods of advancement‚ unlike the previously accepted idea of phyletic
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