(Antigone) a Theban Play by Sophocles – Creon’s Inaugural Speech In Scene 1 of Antigone by Sophocles‚ Creon‚ who is now king‚ addresses the elders of Thebes. Read the speech carefully. Complete the “Close Reading Dialectical Journal” and “Argument Analysis” to annotate and analyze the speech as prewriting. Then write an essay in which you identify the purpose of Creon’s speech and analyze how he uses rhetorical strategies to achieve his purpose. General hints: ▪ Use SOAP information
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John F. Kennedy famously stated “I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for President‚ who happens also to be a Catholic.” This quote explains that although Kennedy is Catholic‚ it doesn’t mean that he can’t be a president. Kennedy is from the Democratic party which he states and is also Catholic. He can be both. A plethora of civilians will go along with Kennedy. John F. Kennedy was an influential figure in American history for the reason being that
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The Price of Freedom (An Observational Essay on the Freedoms discussed by Kennedy and King) Freedom is not free. A phrase that is heard many times when one is growing up‚ but that is not always pondered and thought about. Throughout the history of the United States‚ there have been multiple struggles for freedom and equality. For example‚ the struggle for the freedom of slaves in the 1860s and beyond‚ or the fight for women’s rights in the 1920s. Anytime one group attempts to gain their freedoms
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President John F. Kennedy did what no other president had done and challenged the citizens to question if they are doing anything to change the world together. Kennedy made this challenge as his closing statement in his 1960 Inaugural Address. He made sure to make people ask themselves what they have been doing for this country to actually change it and to see if they could work in unity as a whole country. It has been about 58 years since Kennedy gave that speech and i believe that we have somewhat
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her prejudices and listen to his arguments; mainly that the time for talking has passed and the only thing left to do is raise arms. Paine wields the argumentative appeals‚ Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos in a strong and yet eloquent way that adds immense power to his disputes with Britain. Paine begins by establishing a credible ethos that he adapts throughout the discussion. Paine “offers nothing more than simple facts‚ plain arguments‚ and common sense” and is not “induced by motives of pride‚ party or
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JOHN F KENNEDY PAMELA ANDERSON 11/30/13 WORLD HIST P.8B MR. JEAN John f kennedy was assassinated on November 22 1963.
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Kennedy stated in the Inaugural Address‚ “We observe today not a victory of party‚ but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end‚ as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal‚ as well as change.” John F. Kennedy gave his Inaugural Address on January 20‚ 1961. Kennedy captured a sense of security and an outlook of idealism‚ which reassured Americans of their nation’s strengths and inspired them to serve their country and the world. John F. Kennedy presents the audience with Ethos‚ Logos‚ as well
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abolitionist was individual freedom and they were very impassioned about this cause‚ Sojourner Truth mainly used ethos and Biblical references in her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech to appeal to her audience based on her character as a woman‚ Harriet Jacobs applied mostly pathos in her raw and first-person narrative Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ and lastly Frederick Douglas utilized primarily logos and political references in his fervent “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech. Each method of
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Prior to President John F. Kennedy’s election‚ The cold war continued between America‚ China‚ the Soviet union‚ and Germany‚ America was facing civil unrest regarding race and segregation with extraordinary figures like Rosa Parks fighting for equality‚ and lastly tensions rising high with the soviet union shooting an American plane out of the air- the same year President Kennedy is elected. Assuredly‚ America was facing a great deal and basically implanted in the right very center of a chaotic time
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president?John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday‚November 22‚1963 at 12:30 pm in Dallas‚Texas.While riding in a presidential motorcade to a plaza‚Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy.He got arrested for the state crime‚ but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby.The assassination of John F. Kennedy was unjust because he took the US economy out of the recession and he worked for the Civil Rights for African Americans;however‚people believe that the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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