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    Petition to Waive the University Mathematics Requirements Gordin Adams’ argument is effective because of his persuasive appeal to logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos. In the beginning of his petition‚ he starts with his general occupation and present education. Adams ends it with a clear purpose of why he entered college. From this part‚ he shows credibility and character. Adams adds in much more ethos to defend his claim by first representing himself as a person; the high achievements he has earned during

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    successful in their attempt. The murder of Julius Caesar led to a funeral. At the funeral‚ there are speeches given by Brutus and Antony. Brutus’ speech was to persuade the people that their action was best. Antony’s speech was better at persuading the people of Rome because of his use of pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos. Antony uses ethos a few times during his speech. Antony is credible because he was Caesar’s friend. In the play‚ he states‚ “He was my friend‚ faithful and just to me.” (3.2.87). This statement

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    the nation at the battlefield. He gave a speech titled "The Gettysburg Address" in which he used compelling ethical and emotional appeals to successfully inspire the citizens of the union to continue fighting the civil war. The President uses terms such as "hallow" and "consecrate” as a means of appealing to the citizens’ religious beliefs‚ which at the time were a central part of one’s personal values. Since the majority of people present to hear the speech were Christian‚ Lincoln’s references to

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    language and morality (b) preaching and acting (c) writing and speaking (d) vulgar English and incorrect pronunciation (e) ordinary life and the theater 4. In line 17‚ “common speech’’ refers to (a) metaphorical language (b) current slang (c) unaffected expression (d) regional dialect (e) impolite speech 5. Which of the following words is grammatically and thematically parallel to “tone’’ (line 21)? (a) “solemnity’’ (line 21) (b) “pulpit’’ (line 21) (c) “stage-declamation’’

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    Foster presents the themes of "The Epic of Gilgamesh" as a model of what  human knowledge and experience really is. He suggests that sex is a requisite for becoming human‚ which is to be succeeded by the idea of love and unity with another human being (not necessarily in a sexual sense). However‚ Foster explicitly includes the notion that these unifications are as mortal as human beings themselves‚ and are ultimately "doomed to disintegrate". Through this deterioration of a human relationship‚ Foster

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    The topic of climate change has been a major debate among politician. On Tuesday‚ September 22‚2009 President Obama gave a speech regarding climate change at the United Nation. Within his speech‚ the president builds an argument that nations must join together to combat the impact of climate change. The author uses reasons about the effects of climate change‚ what tactics they tried to reduce climate change‚ additional challenges they still need to overcome and diction choices to strengthen the

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    continually happy and integrate into social situations. Therefore‚ I challenge society to transform their rhetoric of mental health awareness by utilizing the identification frame‚ which will bring unity to tough social subjects such as depression. A good example of identification framing can be found in the Ted Talks video‚ “The taboo of

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    A Summary of the Major Rhetoric Concepts Kairos (Isocrates) The fundamental concept of ‘Kairos’—fitness for the occasion‚ or the right moment/timing for something—is a recurring topic in Isocrates’s writings. The consistent advocation and practice of this concept may constitute his most significant contribution to rhetoric. A first- handing knowledge of Kairos’ rich and elusive meanings can be obtained by reading through Isocrates. For what has been said by one speaker is not equally useful for

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    BA in English and Communications Freshman English 2 Term Paper Final for grading The importance of the art of rhetoric The art of rhetoric was very important starting from times of a great orator Cicero and as the history is filled with good or bad orators even today‚ we can assume that it continues to be one of the trickiest things to the present day that needs attention and hard work in order to succeed as a speaker or leader. The

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    ANGELLO‚ VALERIUS R. | BEF/0126/T.2011 | 0718027959 | angellovale@ymail.com | MSECHU‚ JERRY F. | BEF/0111/T.2011 | 0713298717 | Jerrymsechu@yahoo.com | KIPESHA‚ MANSWETUS | BEF/0141/T.2011 | 0762561701 | mboggo12@gmail.com | Question 3: Discuss The Foster Greer- Thorbecke Index as a method of measuring poverty. Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 POVERTY 2 1.2 CATEGORIES OF POVERTY 3 1.2.1 The absolute poverty standard 3 1.2.2 Measuring Absolute Poverty 4 1.3 Relative poverty standard:

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