the people‚ in order to form a more perfect union”1 - On March the 18th 2008 Barack Obama opened his speech on race‚ in Philadelphia‚ with this sentence. From the open sentence you can see that this speech isn’t any speech‚ perform by any orator. It’s a speech with a main message‚ performed for the people‚ to creates a brighter future for all the American people and to change history. Obama’s speech on race was a part of his campaign while he was running for the presidential election in 2009. He speaks
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Respond to the following prompt: "There are 3 Rhetorical Devices (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos). Provide a quote from each of the two speeches that best represent the use of each of the rhetorical devices. Keep response to a minimum of 1000 words.” In the 1960’s‚ civil rights were becoming a very present and evident concern to the people of America once again. Issues were being brought up to leaders that could and had the authority to actually help out and do something about these said issues. John F
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Edward Snowden’s speech about the NSA and its deceitful practices was more effective in persuading the audience than Barrack Obama’s speech defending the NSA. This is due to Snowden‘s speech having a greater appeal to the viewer’s sense of logos‚ ethos in comparison to Obama’s speech. Snowden’s speech is more persuasive then Obama’s speech in terms of logos because of the flawed reasoning behind Obama’s central messages. Obama’s tries to convey that the American people should “focusing on facts and
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Alfred Green In his speech‚ Alfred M. Green helped to unite the Union by using various rhetorical devices to help express his three arguments about why African Americans should be allowed to enlist in the Union army. In these arguments‚ Green points out that dwelling on the discrepancies and mistakes of the leaders of the past is not going to help the black community in the future and that they must fight to improve their status in society. Green also comments that African Americans should try to
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prosperity was beginning to disintegrate. America was in a downward spiral towards corruption‚ poverty‚ chaos‚ and financial instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack
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laws and regulations regarding labor. Children are put to work in harsh conditions‚ conditions often deemed difficult even for adults‚ and are forced to work ridiculous hours. Florence Kelley gave a speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905. In her speech‚ Kelley uses repetition‚ pathos‚ imagery‚ logos‚ and carefully placed diction to express how child labor is morally wrong and inhumane. In her opening paragraphs‚ Kelley uses an antistrophe to emphasize
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com Staff. "John F. Kennedy." History.com. A&E Television Networks‚ 2009. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. "John F. Kennedy." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ 2015. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. "Life of John F. Kennedy." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. JFK Library Foundation‚ n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
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In the summer of 1969‚ Edward M. Kennedy proposed a speech to the American citizens to “apologize” for his actions and unsuccessful attempt at trying to rescue his dear friend Mary Jo. On July 18th‚ Edward Kennedy‚ the current president‚ hosted an annual cookout on Chappaquiddick Island‚ inviting Kennedy campaign secretaries‚ one of them being Mary Jo Kopechne. Around 11:15 P.M.‚ Edward offered to drive Mary Jo home‚ despite the “possible” alcoholic drinks he may have had. She accepted‚ and not soon
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What were the speaker’s goals of the speech? (Recall the three main goals that we discussed in class). To pose a question for society and try to answer it in the best way he can but also in hopes for someone to find an exact answer one day‚ also to reignite the people to think more about space and future interactions with our people or other beings. b. Discuss the historical or societal context in which this speech falls. For example‚ Dr. King’s speech was delivered during a time when marginalized
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women‚ and “peace in every corner of the world.” Malala begins her speech by saying first in Arabic‚ “Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim” and then translates
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