Mikea Cooper Ms. Christian ENGL111-801 February 25‚ 2013 Rhetorical Analysis The Pound Cake speech by Bill Cosby a well-known actor‚ comedian‚ and Philanthropist delivered a controversial speech called The Pound Cake Speech which was presented on May 17‚ 2004 at the NAACP Gala at Constitution Hall in Washington‚ DC. In this speech‚ Cosby was highly critical to members and divisions of the African American community in the United States. He criticized the use of African American dialect
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Invincible Ignorance” Flowers‚ Jazmin January 26‚2013 ENG105 M.Zafonte “Invincible Ignorance” by Thomas Sowell appeared in The Bismarck Tribune as apart of his syndicated column on December 24‚ 2012. Are gun control laws effective? Are guns really the problem? Or is it people that are the problem? Sowell answers each of these questions and states his opinion strong and clear. His tone‚ diction and background all play roles in his rhetorical strategy for his article
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A large number of college graduates argue that their loan debt is comparable to a life sentence. In the article “A Lifetime of Debt? Not Likely” by Robin Wilson‚ argues that the college loan debt is not always as severe as some say and it almost always pays off in the long run. The article by Robin Wilson is effective in convincing the audience that taking out college loans in beneficial in the long run because she uses specific examples‚ logos and pathos appeals‚ structure and style to convince
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Rhetorical Analysis Abraham Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” and Emily Dickinson’s “Success is Counted Sweet‚” are two inspirational pieces of art that fall under two different types of discourses. The “Second Inaugural Address‚” is a great example and definition of what Rhetoric is. It encompasses all four resources of languages- argument‚ appeal‚ arrangement‚ and artistic devices. “Success is Counted Sweet‚” doesn’t cover the four resources of language that apply to rhetoric; therefore‚ it
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The Crucible Rhetorical Analysis In the late 1940’s through the late 1950’s McCarthyism was a wide spread epidemic here in America. The government had a very intense suspicion that there were influences of communism on our soil. Many were accused and prosecuted for “un-American activities” throughout the states. The FBI had no grounds or evidence to stand on when accusing these people. The Salem witch trials in The Crucible were very similar to these situations. Witten by Arthur Miller The Crucible
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English 280‚ Section 25 February 6‚ 2013 Defending Our Voting Rights: Rhetorical Analysis Voting is a very touchy subject in America today. With the economy the way it is people are paying more attention to the government than before. In his article Defending Our Voting Rights; Jeffrey Toobin argues that Republicans systematically attempt to disenfranchise Democrats. He argues that the Republicans go to great lengths to try to win elections. Jeffrey Toobin adequately supports his stance by
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The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless by David Mindich starts out by stating the focus of his article is the declining interest in news‚ and young people are not watching it anymore. The demographic that watches news now are getting older and older. You can notice this by looking at the commercials that are shown during the news. They appeal to an older demographic in general. Mindich uses logos‚ ethos and pathos to convince us that there is a collapse of big media‚ and that the consequences
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Rhetorical Analysis- “What Is Poverty” By: Jo Goodwin Parker J.G. Parker releases her story about living on the streets in her essay “What is Poverty?” The message that J.G. Parker’s essay is trying to show is told through caustic comments and creative hints throughout her essay. If you look past the wall of emotion that she throws on the reader‚ the proposition of her story is clear. J.G. Parker tries to explain poverty so that her audience‚ or those who oppose her thought of poverty‚ does not
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editorial cartoons‚ rhetorical questions‚ comparison and contrast to present his stance on gun control and the safety of American citizens. Pratt begins his article with an anecdote that opposes the behavior and beliefs of members of Congress and unifies himself with his audience by saying‚ “if they get their way‚ we will see even more of these horrific tragedies.” This technique establishes the article as informal and personal. It is a great way to peak the reader’s interest and capture their
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Architecture must be taken as the language with emphasis not only on the construction of "words" but also the meaning of "spiritual" decoding. He also urged (Carol Blair 1999) to "look beyond the symbolism of the rhetorical text and to examine the rhetorical importance of eloquence with its consequences and its partisan - the material power of eloquence" beyond the aims‚ intentions and motives. "In distinguishing between what the text means (symbolic level) Dependency)‚ Blair reminds
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