On October 9th‚ 2012‚ then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to Parliament in reaction to the movement of Tony Abbott‚ the Leader of the Opposition‚ to have Peter Slipper removed as Speaker‚ due to some sexist and crude texts. She uses appeal to logos and ethos‚ second person pronouns‚ and ad hominem—yes‚ a logical fallacy‚ but one that has proven to be very influential to political audiences—to persuade her audience to discredit Abbott and understand her reasoning for defending
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diction. His words to his fellow soldiers before Eve of Saint Crispen’s Day strengthened them mentally even though they were outnumbered. This speech given by Henry V was based on what leadership was like in the Middle Ages. He uses a pathos rhetorical point of view towards the audience to grasp their attention on what mostly important in Henry V’s speech. It is ironic where he states‚ “If we are marked to die‚ we are enough to do our country loss; and if to live‚ the fewer men‚ the greater share
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How far would you say that Neo-Marxist have contributed to the continuing relevance of theories of social class inequality today? Social class inequality can be defined as the existence of socially created inequalities among and within classes. They can be attributed to various factors such as race‚ colour‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ income‚ etc. It is arguable that inequalities that exist in post-independence societies as well as the inequalities which exist between nations can be directly traced back
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the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting‚ Mr. Obama gave an immaculate speech to the mourning community of Newtown. Former President Obama realizes the need to prevent this issue of gun violence‚ and gave a speech to Newtown residents brimming with emotion and thought. Former President Obama not only spoke as the president‚ but as a loving parent to the grieving community of Newtown and all of America. While giving the speech as a parent‚ Mr. Obama used many rhetorical devices to portray the message
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During the 19th century‚ miners were exploited and exposed to inhumane working hours in their early teenage years. Florence Kelley delivered a speech focusing on the concerns of how child labor is portrayed as a type of abuse. Throughout her speech she used descriptive complex sentences‚ rhetorical devices and a passionate tone. “For Alabama limits the children’s work at night to eight hours‚ while New Jersey permits it all night long.” With this statement she compared how the states are permitting
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In his address to Ronald Reagan‚ Elie Wiesel attempts to convince the president not to visit the Bitburg cemetery. Weisel is well aware of President Reagan’s situation‚ and thus‚ he crafts his speech around rhetorical techniques‚ namely Concession Refutation‚ Repetition‚ and the Appeals. Throughout the speech‚ Elie Wiesel makes clear his appreciation for Israel‚ America‚ and President Reagan: “We are grateful to this country‚ the greatest democracy in the world‚ the freest nation in the world‚ the
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the speech. He also affirms this speech is the final speech at State of The Union Address after eight years of administration. Obama mentions about big changes America has been through‚ include wars and depression‚ the influx of new immigrants leads to a broken immigration system that need to be fixed. One of the unique strengths as a nation is a diversified community. He also briefly addresses about protecting our young generation from gun violence. Another point Obama makes during the speech is
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people to get around and have access to things. In 1996 Reeve spoke at the Democratic convention‚ trying to convince people to be on his side about passing the ADA. These are some ways he achieved this goal in his speech. Reeve used many literary devices to make a convincing and appealing speech. He started off by stating statistics about the American people. “One in five of us has some kind of disability” He uses this
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This is because of his evident hatred‚ and mistrust of the former rebel states‚ we know this is how he feels because he states in his speech to Congress in which he says “I am for negro suffrage in every rebel State. If it be just‚ it should not be denied; if it be necessary‚ it should be adopted; if it be a punishment to traitors‚ they deserve it” (Weise‚ et al. Pg. 99). Also‚ he states
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became integrated. Racism was a huge problem in Alexandria‚ Virginia‚ consequently‚ this lead to complicated times trying to bring the team together. In an effort to bond the team‚ Coach Boone took them to Gettysburg. This is where he delivered the speech I have chosen to analyze. Point one: Upon arrival he stated‚ “This is where they fought the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field‚ fightin’ the same fight that we’re still
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