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    Britain to victory during the Second Word War‚ but also was prolific writer. He passed on January 24th‚ 1965. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values

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    Ethos In Julius Caesar

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    “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools‚ because they have to say something” (Plato). This theme becomes prevalent in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy. In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver eloquent speeches to the plebeian crowd discussing Caesar’s recent death. Brutus‚ who arises after Caesar’s death as the next leader‚ speaks only to appease the crowd‚ but Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar’s‚ speaks to rally the people for his causes. Throughout the

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    1. Doesn’t the same hold for all the other things? Don’t you call shapes and colours admirable on the account of either some pleasure or benefit or both? 2. Doesn’t this also hold for sounds and all things musical? 3. And certainly things that pertain to laws and practices – the admirable ones‚ that is- don’t fall outside the limits of being either pleasant or beneficial. 4. Doesn’t the same hold for the admirability of the fields of learning‚ too? Conclusion. Whenever one of two admirable things

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    individuals would represented equally from people of all backgrounds; most would come from middle class families or lower. He argues that the reality is rather harsh: “class can accurately predict chances for both survival and success” (293). In the oratory speech by Stephen Cruz‚ he discusses the glass ceiling he personally experienced. Although he came from humble beginnings‚ he slowly seized the opportunities provided‚ and with natural talent‚ he achieved success envied by his peers. However‚ this

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    Essay #3 In Plutarch’s classic literatures‚ Plutarch gives us his view of women and the roles they played back in his time. He illustrates how caring and encouraging‚ how determined‚ powerful and manipulative women can be. But this is only relative to the roles that women play in their personal and social life. The first example of how Cornelia is illustrated as a caring mother‚ the read says she take “upon herself all the care of the household and the education of her children.” Also‚ Plutarch

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    | |MLA Citation |Obama‚ Barack. "American Rhetoric: Barack Obama -- Speech to the Nation on Passage of New Health Care Reform Bill ." American Rhetoric: | | |The Power of Oratory in the United States. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. | | |. | | |MLA formatting by BibMe.org.

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    broad subdivision of all styles into 2 classes literary and colloquial and their varieties. These generally include from three to five functional styles. Galperins system of styles 1. Belles-lettres style (poetry‚ emotive prose‚ drama) 1. Publicist (oratory and speeches‚ essay‚ article) 3. Newspaper (brief news items‚ headlines‚ ads‚ editorial) 4. scientific prose 5. official documents. Arnolds system of styles 1. Poetic 2. Scientific 3. Newspaper 4. Colloquial. Screbnevs system of styles Number of styles

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    Macbeth vs. Hitler

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    Iron Cross for his bravery in War World I (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise‚ 2010). Both of these men were loved by their people‚ but used the method of manipulation to gain power. Hitler soon discovered his talent for speaking a powerful oratory‚ “His hoarse‚ grating voice‚ for all the bombastic‚ humourless‚ histrionic content of his speeches‚ dominated audiences by dint of his tone of impassioned conviction and gift for self-dramatization.” (Wistrich‚ 1997) . In act III‚ scene I‚ Macbeth

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    generals” in order to continue running their prosperous domain (p.76). One of Rome’s most highly educated instructors was that of Marcus Fabius Quintilianus. He was a senator‚ lawyer‚ teacher‚ civil servant‚ and politician whose concentration dealt with oratory; the art of public speaking. Although he was well noted for his fancy and decorative way of speech‚ Quintilian was also recognized as one of the first to develop stage-based learning through a program founded on rhetorical studies. “Quintilian emphasized

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    Throughout this article I will be analyzing the rhetor Eric Thomas and his speech‚ How Bad Do You Want It through the Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. The Neo-Aristotelian Criticism style is a style that focuses on analyzing the style and manner of the speeches ability to deliver an idea to its intended audience. This criticism style focuses mainly on the rhetor‚ otherwise the speaker‚ and analyzes the entire speech in the qualities of; the emotional and physical qualities of the speaker‚ the audience

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