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    Strategy case study: Starbucks-sacrificing dividends for growth Starbucks has grown a lot since it’s opening in Seattle in 1985. It went from 17 stores‚ to over 15.000 stores all around the world in 2010. But they are changing their strategy‚ and purpose. They started closing down shops‚ and refocused on the Starbucks experience‚ which would increase customer’s willingness to pay and also increase profitability. They even payed their first dividend 2010. That ment a huge change of purpose. But

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    RHETORIC THEN AND NOW Great Books Discussions 1st Year: Semester 2 March 11‚ 2014 Gorgias‚ written by Plato at about 380 B.C.‚ is a Socratic dialogue focusing mainly on the aspects of rhetoric‚ and how it is used. Socrates‚ the main speaker‚ is having discourse in Callicles’ home in Athens‚ Greece. Callicles was an Athenian political philosopher back in those ancient times. The main character of the discourse was Gorgias‚ who was a Sophist‚ which meant that he was a teacher of philosophy

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    influenced revolutions and constitutions all over the world even centuries after being written. Despite it’s success deriving partly from its implications‚ the document would not have been so momentous had it not used such effective rhetorical strategies. Thomas Jefferson attempts to gain the support of the unresponsive colonists through claims aimed at their judgment and emotional vulnerability. Jefferson presents his grievances and points‚ in an orderly fashion‚ consequently appealing to the

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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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    they crossed over boundaries and did not look at class or status‚ jeans were simple and anyone could wear them. For the common man and unpretentious‚ they stood for the symbol of the American West free spirited and self-reliant. This way of thinking did not stand for a long time‚ according to Davis‚ because at the end of the day‚ social status still counts. Davis states that once Jeans hit the mass marketplace what they stood for changed. Jeans were no longer the same to all people because they became

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    What is Rhetoric? If you ask a college age adult that question the chances are that they will not know the definition of the word. Some of them might recognize it in as one of their freshmen classes but most do not know. The internet and social media has taught us to believe that rhetoric is for “old people” and nobody uses it any more. How then is a single video of police violence‚ taken from a specific perspective‚ used to influence the entire world and incite them into rage? If Rhetoric is such

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    Allison Hoover Chapter 5 notes I. Formal Components of Narrative Rhetoric II. In narrative rhetoric a story is told to make a point. In some cases the entire work of rhetoric is a story and the main point is implied. In other instances‚ the rhetor may use a number of small stories to make a point. In still other instances‚ the rhetor may refer to‚ but not tell in any detail‚ a widely known story. This type of narrative is somewhat similar to enthymematic argument and is used most often in

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    Rhetoric Essay on Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech A president’s inauguration address can indicate his vision for his next term‚ rally the country‚ and make his play for the history books. President Obama’s speech had no soaring JFK moments and even extracting significant lines to discuss was rather difficult. The speech was unified by a “journey” metaphor and by repeating “We‚ the people.” The president brought God into the climate change debate‚ upheld the role of government as a collective

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    Rhetoric is everywhere in our daily lives; our home‚ our work‚ even our presidential elections. At the beginning of Thank You for Arguing‚ Heinrich lets his son believe he has won an argument‚ but the author himself is the real winner of the conversation and the prize is a tube of toothpaste. Scenarios like this take place hundreds of times a day‚ most of the time unknowingly. Rhetoric is a social necessity in this every-man-for-themselves world. Bush used an example of rhetoric called code grooming

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    The crisp summer air filled the local park‚ the sun burning down‚ everyone wanted some fresh air-the park was packed. A young couple lounging on the fresh grass having a barbecue‚ the juicy aroma of sausages floated through the park‚ making everyone hungry. Across from the couple parked precariously on an old patch of grass was an ancient ice-cream van. The old‚ decrepit van had been in the family for years‚ paint peeling‚ bodywork rusting‚ the ice-cream van was fit for the dump‚ but as if transfixed

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