Professor Fernando Ganivet SPC 3540 – Persuasion October 22‚ 2013 Kennedy-Nixon Debate Analysis There may be more truth to the old saying‚ “it’s not what you say but how you say it.” On average‚ 93 percent of meaning found in communication comes from nonverbal messages (Mehrabian 1967). Nonverbal communication is the wordless transmission of information through body language‚ gestures‚ tone‚ space and appearance. The first televised presidential debate is a pivotal example of how pervasive
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different people of different ethnicities congregate? In today’s American society‚ there tends to be a lot of separation with the many different races of people. Even though the immigrants may be present in this country‚ we are not intermixed as a whole. Kennedy and Quilden‚ two very intelligent authors with very contrasting viewpoints. United or divided‚ that is the true question. America as many may know‚ is a country bounded by the label of “the melting pot.” This title once described the country to
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A Confederacy of Dunces Characters 1. Every character is connected leaving no loose end. I. Ignatius i. A modern Don Quixote. ii. Hates modern society. iii. Prefer the middle Ages‚ obsess with Boethius. II. Myrna Minkoff "The minx" i. Have different perspective from Ignatius. ii. Is fascinated with Ignatius. iii. Ignatius and her do things to impress each other even thought they are separated. III. Irene Reilly i. Long time widow. ii. Thinks Ignatius is a child. iii. Drink a
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President John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. Ironically Kennedy had visited Arlington National Cemetery and during his visit made the statement “I could stay here forever”. On November 22‚ 1963 JFK was assassinated in Dallas Texas. His wife Jacqueline Kennedy made linal decision to have JFK buried at Arlington gravesite with burials of his children also beside him(Ashabranner 59-67). Eternal Flame was placed at JFK’s memory that will go on forever( Ashabranner 60). Senator
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address in January 20‚ 1961 was a good representation of the enormous amount of things that were taking place in that setting. Kennedy’s inaugural address enlightened America and the world on his goals for his presidency; within his speech he used a form of comparing and contrasting‚ repetition‚ and exposition. Applying these helps Kennedy’s address inspire his audience. Kennedy takes advantage of one of his most prominent strategies‚ repetition‚ to emphasize his various
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44th president‚ Barack Obama‚ in his 2009 Inaugural Address‚ discusses the economic decline within America. Obama’s purpose is to be rid of the economic decline of America while remaining true to America’s roots. He adopts a determined tone in order to inspire the Nation by appealing to the Nation’s history‚ struggles‚ and duties as U.S. citizens. Obama begins his address by paying oath to previous generations before him. He appeals to the audience by making references to the past narrating that
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Top 100 Speech- John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the historical effects of John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address. Central Idea: The Civil Rights Address of John F. Kennedy led to a change in civil rights in the Unites States. Introduction I. Attention Getter: “Today‚ we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. … It ought to to be possible‚ in short‚ for every American to enjoy the privileges
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Kennedy was believed to be one of the most influential and charismatic presidents in the history of the United States. However‚ although he was thought to be a fair leader‚ his level of integrity and ethical behavior were in questioned due to the numerous
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John F. Kennedy‚ our 35th President who won in the 1960 election‚ was also the youngest man ever to become President. In debates against his Republican opponent Richard Nixon‚ he was very refined‚ energetic and able. His platform talked of aggressively moving forward into the new decade‚ for “the New Frontier is here whether we seek it or not.” As our new leader he asked: “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country.” The “New Frontier” really became and symbolized
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Monday to address some of his legislative priorities. More broadly than that‚ the speech was remarkable for its clear and unapologetic defense of Progressive ideas. Although there were many aspects of the speech that reminded me of the 2012 campaign (“America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class”)‚ in equal parts it was novel to me in its straightforwardness. Overall‚ the speech was effective in clarifying where the president stands at the start of his second term
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