On behalf of my nearly 12‚000 fellow Ingalls Shipbuilding employees‚ it is my honor to welcome you to the christening of Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)‚ the 31st Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer. We are proud to celebrate another Ingalls ship built by the best shipbuilders in the world and are honored to have her namesake‚ Paul Robert Ignatius‚ with us. Paul Robert Ignatius was 18 years old in 1938‚ when Robert I. Ingalls‚ Sr. set the foundation for this shipyard. Our shipyard has now
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Speeches Essay Intro: Throughout history‚ the language of rhetoric has been harnessed and manipulated by public speakers throughout the world in order to effectively address key issues surrounding society and politics. The proposition that the enduring appeal of a speech lies in its ability to challenge and inspire is clearly demonstrated in both Anwar Sadat’s “Statement to the Knesset” (1977) and Paul Keating’s “Funeral Service for the Unknown Soldier” (1993). It is indeed the rhetorical treatment
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Elizabeth I utilizes powerful rhetoric in Speech 19 and the Golden speech‚ blending traditional female gender attributes with traits associated with male rulers in order to achieve her political goals. Her ability to combine attributes from both genders allowed her to succeed as a ruler‚ inspiring her people to believe that though although she was a woman she had all the capabilities to
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sets Antony in motion to deceive his murderers into allowing him to speak to Rome. In his speech to the Romans‚ Antony turns Rome against Brutus using repetition to convey the irony in his own speech and discredit Brutus‚ as well as‚ applying meter to add emphasis to the mutiny‚ and contrast Brutus’s speech allowing him to connect with his countrymen. Repetition is used powerfully throughout Antony’s speech to convey a multitude of thoughts‚ however‚ the repetition particularly lends to the irony
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Through the speech‚ you are expected to change the audience’s point of view within a short period. It may seem difficult‚ but‚ in reality‚ it is not. Remember that the key lies in the speech topic that you have chosen. It is essential to look for a speech topic that is contemporary and fascinating to the audience. Persuasive speech topics should be based on themes and ideas that the audience strongly feels about or may easily relate to. You should choose a topic that interests you. It will be
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Gianluca Tucci Ms. Scopelliti ENG 4UA-01 8 April 2009 Keating vs. Mersault Rousseau’s quotation‚ “Man is born free yet‚ everywhere he is in chains” implies that a person is gifted with great possibilities and potential. Unfortunately‚ the society surrounding that person is responsible for crushing that individual’s essence. Those who refuse to conform to such a society are judged negatively and consequently‚ feel alienated. Both Keating and Meursault are strangers in a society that wants
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the public to a particular point of view. Heath defines rhetoric as the art of persuasion. Likewise Elwood defines rhetoric as “the communicative means that citizens use to lend significance to themselves and to extend that significance to others‚” claiming that public relations itself is a rhetorical practice. Sproul (1988) has his own explanation and description of the “new managerial rhetoric.” Sproul explains that historically‚ rhetoric has been a tool focused on more greatly‚ but not exclusively
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Oratory and Rhetoric in Invisible Man Many fall victim to the influence of powerful speech—throughout history‚ public speakers have used oration and rhetoric to manipulate their listeners. Public speaking is an art‚ as it is often practiced and rehearsed. Politicians‚ for example‚ consciously employ the art of oration in hopes of gaining support‚ sometimes abandoning their own beliefs in order to cater to the audiences’. Similarly‚ the Invisible Man‚ in the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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Rhetorical Situation and Kairos Lloyd F. Bitzer described the concept of the rhetorical situation in his essay of the same name.1 The concept relies on understanding a moment called "exigence‚" in which something happens‚ or fails to happen‚ that compels one to speak out. For example‚ if the local school board fires a popular principal‚ a sympathetic parent might then be compelled to take the microphone at the meeting and/or write a letter to the editor. Bitzer defined the rhetorical situation
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Considering the time‚ the plot takes place in the late 50ies but is not affected by historical circumstances. Neither the outcome of the 2nd World War nor by the economical accretion of the United States‚ have an impact on the plot. Analysis of John Keatings Behavior Before one is able to interpret John Keating’s consciousness and his cognition‚ one need to understand and therefore analyze his behavior. In John Keating’s behavior lies a chronology of actions. Already in the first encounter with
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