his church in Chicago‚ Illinois. In his speech‚ he focuses on the idea that we as society can not dwell on how others feel because of their upbringing‚ and reminds us to worry about the more current and relevant issues. Obama uses several different rhetorical strategies in order to convey the central message of his speech. The speech is directed towards undecided voters and the majority that form the union. The recurring triggers that influenced this speech and made it increasingly urgent were the
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In the speech Cori Bush presents to the people for being elected as the United States Congresswoman‚ she used direct diction to express her emotional connection to the audience to reassure the people that she is for and with them due to her personal life experiences that allied with the ones of the people she is speaking too.Her tone reflects a deep compassion for serving the people and fulfilling the leadership role they need and giving them a sense of hope. In her campaign speech‚ Bush’s use of
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1.What impact did the events of 9/11 have on your sense of security/vulnerability? The events of September 11th brought a harsh reality to light. I remember sitting home thinking this wasn’t real and when I finally did catch on and see this was really happening I was overcome with fear. I wasn’t sure if we as a nation were safe or what would happen next. I kept saying to myself “How they can say they are here to protect us and this happens?” 2. Doyou agree or disagree with the U.S. response to
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aanslagen van 11 september 2001. Dit onderwerp vonden we zeer interessant‚ vooral omdat niet helemaal zeker was wat de gevolgen van de aanslagen nou daadwerkelijk waren. We hebben ons met dit onderwerp wel in de vingers gesneden‚ het was namelijk niet gemakkelijk om uit te vogelen wat de gevolgen daadwerkelijk waren. Nadat we éindelijk wisten hoe we van start moesten gaan‚ ging het maken van dit werkstuk vlekkeloos. 2. Inleiding Het was een normale dinsdagochtend‚ de ochtend van 11 september 2001
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THE IMPACT THAT SEPTEMBER 11‚ 2001 CAUSED THE UNITED STATES The Outline A. The first thing I will discussing will be judicial. 1. The American justice system B. The second thing I will be discussing will be emotionally 1. How people felt about the war 2. Hate crimes against middle-east Americans C. The third thing I will be discussing will be economically 1. The personal safety of Americans 2. The routine mistakes of our critical infrastructure
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To What Extent were Muslims Affected by 9/11? On September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen hijackers took control of four passenger jets departing from U.S. airports. Two of those planes collided with the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York‚ the third plane hit the Pentagon‚ and the remaining plane was redirected and crashed in an empty field. Altogether‚ nearly 3‚000 people died‚ and the blame was immediately placed upon the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda. (http://timeline.national911memorial
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against Britain. At one of the meetings‚ Patrick Henry‚ an attorney and politician‚ gave a speech explaining his position on why the colonies should go to war. In his speech‚ Henry successfully applied the rhetorical strategies of metaphor‚ imagery‚ and repetition to convey his argument that a war against Britain was the only right course of action. At the Virginia Convention‚ Henry implemented various rhetorical strategies to convince the colonies to declare war on Britain. He stated that it was natural
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The Rhetorical Effectiveness of Legally Blond Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) delivers the student address at Harvard Law School’s 2004 graduation ceremony in the movie Legally Blond. In the film Elle is a misguided student who gets accepted into law school upon false pretenses‚ merely to get back with her ex-boyfriend. He broke up with her because she was not suitable to be a future Senators wife‚ he claimed she lacked intelligence and only had her looks to depend on. Everyone’s doubt pushed her
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After the 2001 September 11th attacks‚ the Bush administration needed a secure place to keep its enemies captured in the “war on terror”. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had already established “black sites”‚ or secret detention centres‚ all over the world. However‚ the Bush administration needed a location outside of international law so they could keep detainees indefinitely while interrogating them without legal intervention. They also needed a location that would not become a target for
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Mostly everyone knows about 9/11 and it goes down as one of the scariest days in U.S history. I can say myself that 9/11 has impacted me in so many ways to make me the person I am today. You may be wondering what I mean but surely enough by the end of my college essay‚ you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Since that day my life has been changed in so many ways. My Muslim background is very important to me and I take pride in it but people also have a different opinion on this religion. My
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