Rhetorical Analysis Essay President Obama’s 2009 Inaugural Address In January of 2009 President Barack Obama addressed his country for the first time as president of the United States of America. Not only did he address his nation but he left them with a sense of empowerment. With the use of rhetoric‚ Obama and his speech writers were able to greatly influence their audience. In the speech as a whole‚ Obama used anaphora with the word “our”. This was not only a good move from a political
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In the case study Nike: Managing Ethical Missteps and Seizing Opportunity‚ we explore the story of Nike: the world’s leading seller of athletic wear. As some may know and others may not‚ Nike was actually started (similar to FedEx by Fred Smith) from a college paper by Phil Knight which conceptualized importing athletic shoes from Japan into the United States. In 1964‚ Knight teamed up with a colleague and launched Blue Ribbon Sports‚ a distributor of Japanese athletic shoes which also marketed its
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Body: analysis of key rhetorical themes Ethos Appeals: In typical Lange style‚ the address to the Oxford Union opened with the effective use of humour which built his credibility via ethos rhetorical appeal. This approach instantly set the tone of the speech‚ engaging the audience‚ and effectively highlighted the clear differences in opinion between New Zealand and both the US and UK‚ on the nuclear issue. Leading up to the debate both US and UK political circles had been vocal in the disapproval
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Rhetoric is the aim of persuading the audience by using reading‚ writing and speaking through communication. It gives us a better understand how and why we respond to certain messages. Also how we are persuaded to believe what we believe‚ and how we can persuade others to share our beliefs. Rhetoric involves how to make arguments and what kind of writing will make you argument most convince your audience or reader. Andrea Lunsford‚ professor of English at Sanford University said that getting your
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In today’s world‚ Nike and Wal-Mart are two big corporations that play a vital role in many lives. They both started from humble beginnings and have become a big phenomenon not only in the United States‚ but globally as well. Through what I would call very smart business concepts both have been able to grow exponentially over the past few decades. Wal-Mart has been able to pretty much dominate retail while Nike has been able to pop up first in peoples mind when it comes to sports apparel. Wal-Mart’s
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The Classical Greek relief‚ Nike Adjusting Her Sandal resides in the British Museum. It was taken‚ along with other iconic marbles‚ from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin between 1801 - 1805 in an effort to preserve them. 1 This collection of Elgin marbles at the British Museum recently has become controversial‚ as Greeks want a key part of history back. The United Nations (UN) has worked tirelessly to find a solution‚ however neither Greece nor the United Kingdom (UK) is ready to settle. Greek curators
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YOUNG CHAN KIM May 9‚ 2010 Mr. /Mrs. Personnel Manager Nike Sports Korea nikehr@nike.co.kr Dear Mr. /Mrs. Personnel Manager I would like to apply for Sales of the 2010 Nike Summer Internship Program. I saw the public notice that you are looking for people who can contribute‚ grow‚ think‚ dream and create. I am a qualified person whose Nike wants and I enjoy challenges with my passion. I love sport for watching‚ playing and talking. When I was young‚ I played soccer every day‚ also
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Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate MGT/448 November 2010 Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike was established in 1972 by Phil Knight. This marketing company is famous for their athletic shoes and apparels sold in some 140 countries (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 154). Nike does not manufacturer any of these products they only design and market them. These products are manufactured in other countries such as Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ and China‚ where the cost of labor is low. For years Nike has had repeated
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within developing countries with particular emphasis on Nike outsourcing history. Summary: Overview/history of company; Nike is one the leading shoe and athletic clothing company in the United States and probably one of the largest in the world. In 1993‚ Nike’s yearly revenue became as large as the NBA‚ NFL‚ and Major League Baseball’s television deals‚ ticket sales‚ and merchandising sales combined. In addition to their phenomenal sales‚ Nike has marketed itself so thoroughly that it has literally
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Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in an Article In a blog posting from 2007‚ Pharinet asserts her beliefs about the pressing modern issue of whether or not everybody should go to college. Due to the controversial nature of this topic‚ many well-executed rhetorical strategies are needed in order for Pharinet to convey her point and convince the reader that her argument is valid. In her article‚ “Is College for Everyone?” Pharinet utilizes many rhetorical strategies such as a calm‚ reasonable tone
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