The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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transition between the 17th and the 18th century‚ characterized by belief in human reason and revolutions in political‚ religious and educational principles (Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points: firstly how people become immature‚ secondly
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the moral philosophies of David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Although I will be discussing several ideas from each philosopher the main theme of my paper will be dealing with the source of morality. It is my opinion that Hume’s sentiment based‚ empirical method is more practical than the reason based‚ a priori theory of Kant. According to Kant moral law must be known a priori‚ and must be able to be universally applied to all beings. Kant asserts that empirical explanations of morality may only be used
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Hume and Kant offered two differing views on morality. Hume’s philosophy regarding moral theory came from the belief that reason alone can never cause action. Desire or thoughts cause action. Because reason alone can never cause action‚ morality is rooted in us and our perception of the world and what we want to gain from it. Virtue arises from acting on a desire to help others. Hume’s moral theory is therefore a virtue-centered morality rather than the natural-law morality‚ which saw morality as
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“We Can Do It!” is a Wartime propaganda released by Howard Miller in 1943. It was part of the national campgain in the United States to put women in workforce.In the face of difficult war time and labor shortages‚ women were need to run factories‚ industries‚ civilian service and even the armed force. Government also launched few more advertisement showing that women can do more than they expect. Before War‚ women were treated as a baby producing machine and a caretaker‚ because women were only
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Kant Touch This – A Look into Moral Significance of Action Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is not an easy read. Kant’s writing is very dense and he uses a unique vocabulary. I am going to try to explain Kant’s three Propositions‚ and then show how the third Proposition follows from the first two. It’s hard at a glance to see how they are connected‚ but I am going to try to clarify the text so we can see it more clearly. We will also look at examples that can help give
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Can we define art? Of course we can define art. According to dictionary‚ art is the quality‚ production‚ expression‚ or realm of what is beautiful appealing or of more than ordinary significance. But in the eye of some artist included Morris Weits‚ they believe art is undefined for many reason. According to Morris Weitz‚ he point out a few theories of art and argues in his article “The Role of Theory in Aesthetics”‚ that they are lacking to the extent that they cannot satisfactorily cover all of
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HEWLETT-PACKARD discovers Marketing Summary: H-P‚ founded by two Stanford graduates in 1945‚ has grown to become one of the top computer related companies in the world. The initial product portfolio consisted of a device for measuring sound and a line of electronic testing devices. In 1968‚ HP came up with its first minicomputer which found immediate industrial application and in 1972 it introduced a handheld calculator which sold exceedingly well‚ despite a higher price. However‚ competition
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Can We Say "NO" To Recycling Dr. Nadia El-Kholy. English 113. Tamer Wadid Shalaby. Final Draft Paper. Lately the earth’s capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished‚ due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff‚ and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called "recycling". This new approach seemed quite successful at the beginning‚ until its true identity appeared. Recycling first started as man’s
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In her stimulating and insightful article‚ “The Way We Lie Now1‚” journalist Megan Garber addresses the abnormal‚ evolving relationship today between technology and deception. “Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth-but easier than ever to get caught‚” (15) this opening statement by Megan Garber summarizes her whole article in just one condensed sentence. By hiding behind the screen of a phone or a computer‚ lying is easier than ever‚ but also increases the chances
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