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    knows the writer is serious about ads in our schools. The writer clearly doesn’t want ads in schools because it influence the students into buying items they don’t need. The tone shows the author is very serious about what he/she have to say. Since the author cares‚ the reader cares. In the second letter‚ the author addresses why he/she thinks ads in schools are the best solution for the money problems. The writer makes valid points like the school needs money for clubs and sports. The author

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    boycott to his historical speech “I Have a Dream”. Martin Luther King presented his most inspiring speech on August 28‚ 1963‚ and it had a great impact on the United States. In his speech he emphasized phrases by repeating at the beginning of sentences. He also repeated key theme word in his speech including “freedom”‚ “we”‚ “our”‚ “you”‚ “nation”‚ “America”‚ and “dream”. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ also utilized appropriate quotations and allusions in his compelling speech. Using biblical verses and

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    Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Abraham Lincoln delivers an farewell speech to the brave soldiers who was willing to give away their lives for America. Lincoln’s purpose was to emphasize to the audience about liberty‚ freedom‚ and equality within the new nation. He adopts the speech in a solemn and hopeful tone to present to the audience how he felt about the soldiers who commit their lives for America. Through the use of repetition‚ and parallel structure Lincoln illustrates the importance

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    Martin Luther King Speech Analysis Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech which‚ he spoke to thousands of civil rights supporters has left a permanent mark in our country’s history. This unforgettable speech to improve life for African-Americans was incredibly effective. Through the use of metaphors‚ ethos‚ pathos‚ and non-verbals Martin Luther King made his speech reach the hearts of all his listeners. Martin Luther King used several metaphors in his speech to compare the

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    Armada. Elizabeth’s speech is a compelling call of loyalty to her country‚ her people‚ and to her God. Elizabeth’s motives for this speech were clear‚ she intended for her army to be valiant‚ but to also prove that she‚ a woman‚ could be a powerful leader in a world full of men. The Queen encourages her men‚ urges them of their duty and cause‚ confirms her commitment to them‚ and displays confidence in the fact that England will have victory over Spain. Elizabeth begins her speech by establishing her

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    A speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th‚ 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C. This speech was entitled “I Have a Dream” and was delivered in front of a crowd of three hundred thousand Americans. King’s intent with this speech was to support the American Civil Rights movement‚ which was a movement that was designed to provide true equality for all American citizens. Within this speech‚ King spoke of his desires for true equality amongst people of any

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    of how much carbon dioxide is put in the air per year‚ now I will go into detail with this and tell you about the many different statements‚ also their purposes for each‚ that she makes throughout this video. As well‚ I will talk about all of the rhetorical

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    RHETORICAL DEVICES & FIGURES OF SPEECH (Bringing Brightness and Buoyancy to Language: Prose & Poetry) 1. allegory: (Greek‚ ‘speaking otherwise’) It is a story‚ poem‚ or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning‚ typically a moral or political one. It has a double meaning: a primary or surface meaning; and a secondary or under-the-surface meaning. It is a story‚ therefore‚ that can be read‚ understood and interpreted at two or more levels. 1. Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is

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    Before she became famous‚ author J.K. Rowling had endured failure and hard times before becoming a bestselling author. In her commencement speech at Harvard University‚ Rowling effectively uses Ethos‚ Logos‚ Pathos‚ and other rhetorical devices to portray how in failure you realize and experience your greatest fears‚ and realize what you value the most. In her speech Rowling discusses her own failures in life which help to establish her credibility‚ or Ethos. The fact that Rowling herself is speaking

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    which they provide different environment using different rhetorical devices. In Hamlet‚ however‚ there are distinct characters who just gives one-dimensional‚ direct statements while couple gives multidimensional‚ deep statements to look more sophisticated. Claudius in particular uses all five rhetorical devices to not only make him look not only a nice man of heart‚ but also a strong leader in his speech. In the beginning of the speech‚ Claudius begins with common appeal to bring everyone’s

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