– through “genre shift”‚ “statement types” and “stasis theory” (Fahnestock 332). In terms of a “genre shift”‚ Fahnestock argues that the genre of writing changes based on the audience one is writing for. She focuses on two of Aristotle’s forms of oratory to define the genres in play – forensic and epideictic (332-333). Fahnestock classifies scientific reports as forensic – their main focus is on proving and defending facts (333). The typical audience of these reports tend to have the requisite background
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was an African-American social reformer‚ abolitionist‚ orator‚ writer‚ and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland‚ he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement from Massachusetts and New York‚ gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time he was described by abolitionists as a living counter-example to slaveholders’ arguments that slaves lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens. Even many Northerners
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45 they both showed the determination and perseverance. The story Arguments against Ratification at the Virginia Convention shows determination by fighting for ratifications‚ “...he once again uses his oratory talents as well as his legal skills to try to guide public affairs as he presents impassioned‚ imaginative‚ and negative arguments”. The men made many solid arguments and thought it out well in order to get all nine votes. In The Federalist Papers
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works had represented many mental illnesses that had existed during that time. Brett Zimmerman has mentions that‚ “These scholarly achievements are reflected occasionally in Poe’s writings‚ where we certainly find some references to rhetoric and oratory.” Many of his work reflect on his past and many of his works are similar to each other not only due to the basis of the characters but also due to the fact that Poe mostly wrote mystery short stories and his stories show some truth about human nature
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States‚ serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War its bloodiest war and its greatest moral‚ constitutional‚ and political crisis. In doing so‚ he preserved the Union‚ abolished slavery‚ strengthened the federal government‚ and modernized the economy. Gettysburg‚ Penn was the site of a three-day battle in July 18 between the union and the confederation. Which was a huge turning
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at times. I agree with Lewis theory that ethical innovation is impossible. Everything we base ourselves on according to rational thought‚ morals‚ ethics‚ what is right and wrong‚ has been passed down to us in every kind of information from oratory to internet. We have not come up with a new creative idea of how to act in ethics. You don’t read in a screaming headline‚’ NEW WAY TO BE ETHICAL. We have just acquired the way to act through the way mankind has evolved. Maybe if
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are the things which drive me learn. In my personal studies‚ I have learned a plethora of things beyond what is normal. For example‚ I play six instruments‚ just because I am passionately curious. When I was in the tenth grade‚ I wrote an original oratory to compete with on the speech and debate team. The topic was standardized testing originally‚ but I quickly realized that testing was not the problem; the American public education system is fundamentally flawed. I had falsely assumed that standardized
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internationally with the end of World War II. In 1927 Eisenhower wrote for the American Battle Monuments Commission in Washington and Paris‚ and gained valuable exposure to European geography and culture‚ information he would apply throughout his career. Oratory continued to play a significant role in his life when he served as a chief military aide to Douglas MacArthur‚ U.S. Army Chief of Staff in 1933‚ where his duties included writing speeches and policy papers. This opportunity provided Eisenhower with
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EL382 Freedom from Oppression: Literature that Changed the World “The Invisible Irish” Re-asserting literature from below: memoir as a means of establishing postcolonial identity and/or history. 2012‚ Mark: HD 90% “Memory is not about recovering a past but about the production of possibility-memory is a recreation‚ not a looking backwards‚ but a reaching out to a horizon‚ somewhere ’out there ’”.1
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Julius Caesar’s rise to prominence up until 60BC transpired due to a number of factors. The first of these being his family background and Marian connections‚ which at varying stages of his life were both a help and a hindrance. We can also note that most of his marriages were used to gain political and financial resources accentuating his connections to powerful families and individuals. This rise to prominence can also be attributed to Caesar’s opportunistic nature and vast ambitions coupled with
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