“Give me liberty‚ or give me death!” Patrick Henry’s famous words still remain in history to influence our country‚ but many Americans generally neglect this phrase. We often take our freedom for granted without understanding how our Founding Fathers fought for our liberty from Britain. As Americans‚ we should respect our country and the freedom and rights given to us. We shouldn’t take this for granted because so many people around the world are unfortunate to not have this gift that most of us
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These lines are from Thoreau’s essay‚ Civil Disobedience. In Civil Disobedience‚ Thoreau speaks out in a personal voice‚ where he exemplifies the Transcendentalist movement and philosophy he follows. The tone of these lines are portrayed by the use of the language‚ which indirectly describes that he feels negatively toward the State “forcing” people to live their life in in accordance to the set regulations of the State. In these particular lines‚ he demonstrates his opinion on how he will not be
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Former president and Illinois State Senate‚ Barack Obama‚ in his “Keynote address” at the 2004 democratic Nation speech‚ shares an insight to his background and to the future of America which he invisions. Obama’s purpose is to convey the idea that‚ America‚ which is the land of dreams and have had a big impact on his family and his heritage could be the America which people can also reach and accomplish their goals. In his appreciative tone‚ Obama shows his gratitude towards his parents‚ and his
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Still focusing on the scene at 1:24:10 to 1:25:40 and on pages 114-117‚ both the author and the director establishes their use of pathos as previously noted. However‚ on the terms of ethos‚ only author demonstrates the use of them as director’s use of ethos is not present in this scene. The author establishes his use of ethos by providing the player’s personal thoughts on the situation. An example of one of these thoughts if found on page 116 when the author states that “One of Rob’s McClanahan’s
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This passage‚ taken from pages 167 to 169 of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus‚ depicts Kambili’s thoughts while watching Papa-Nnukwu perform an Igbo prayer on the veranda. Adichie utilizes the use of repetition and descriptive imagery to manipulate pacing. She also uses imagery to characterize Papa-Nnukwu and to emphasize his passion towards his gods. The passage ultimately presents the beginning of Kambili’s curiosity towards the traditional Igbo culture. Adichie manipulates time throughout
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Aneta Leja 04/13/2024 Jazz Media Assignment #6. Gilberto was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova songwriter and Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Stan Getz and Gilberto’s song is very smooth and romantic. The song features smooth‚ sultry vocals by Astrud Gilberto‚ accompanied by the melodic saxophone of Stan Getz. Musically‚ "The Girl from Ipanema" is characterized by its gentle bossa nova rhythm‚ characterized by syncopated guitar chords and a laid-back groove. Getz’s saxophone solo adds
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In the excerpt‚ "Self-Reliance" written by American writer‚ speaker‚ and key figure in the Transcendentalist movement Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the ideas of intuition‚ independence‚ and inherent goodness in humans and nature are promoted. Throughout the excerpt‚ Emerson emphasizes that by being self-reliant and avoiding conformity‚ you will transform into a better version of yourself. People must follow their conscience and reject the opinions of society to reach self-actualization when an individual
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ACT 3: * After his first confrontation with the witches‚ Macbeth worried that he would have to commit a crime to get the crown. He seems to have gotten used to the idea of killing because the body counts has risen drastically. * Since the first prophecy of the witches came true Macbeth feels that he must kill Banquo and Fleance so that the second part from becoming realized. * Fleance survives which suggests that there is no escape from the witches’ prophecies. * Macbeth and Lady
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Faulkner cautiously celebrated his accomplishment with a message that will forever change the field of literature. Under his belt‚ Faulkner went on to write a vast collection of poems‚ short stories‚ and more. Throughout his speech‚ he used rhetorical devices such as tone‚ modes of persuasion and extrinsic proofs to directly convey his message‚ that of which was wildly neglected by many authors of literature until brought forward by Faulkner. His speech‚
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alone‚ and couldn’t stop.” At first the audience is led to believe the speaker is upset over the fact he lied‚ but by the last sentence it becomes apparent he was crying over his lack of faith. Irony is undoubtedly the most significant use of a rhetorical device in the entire passage. It’s established that the entire story will be based on irony when Hughes’ contradicts himself in the first sentence saying he was saved‚ “But not really saved.” Another example of irony‚ is the preacher’s sermon. It’s
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