Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896)‚ Swedish inventor and philanthropist‚ was a man of many contrasts. He was a son of a bankrupt‚ but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature. He made a large fortune but lived a simple life. He was cheerful in company‚ and often sad in private. A lover of mankind‚ he never had a wife or family to love him‚ a patriotic son of his native land‚ he died alone on foreign soil. He discovered a new explosive‚ dynamite‚ to improve the
Premium Sweden Invention Nobel Prize
Landrieu‚ of New Orleans‚ recently gave an address before the controversial removing of a monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee. In his speech‚ Mayor Landrieu has to justify and explain in a way that will not cause major ripples on either side of the issue. To achieve this‚ he brings in quotes‚ facts‚ and historical connections to voice his stance. The speech starts out with a short welcome message which leads into an overview of the rich history of New Orleans. In the opening line‚ he thanks the
Premium Black people Race African American
The speech that the Pope gave to Congress was very powerful. He reached out to many valuable arguments. I believe that Pope Francis touched a lot of strong key points. He makes people think about these elements that are forceful throughout our whole nation. He always delivers a great message to everyone of the Roman Catholic faith. There are many key points that are very effective within Pope Francis’s speech. His effectiveness within speech tells us that the Congress members of this nation‚ all
Premium Christianity God Jesus
Christina Dayton Engl 111-14N October 12‚ 2011 Rhetorical Analysis Midterm Essay Former President George W. Bush gave a powerful speech addressing the people of America after the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 against the American government and its citizens. Bush used simple‚ yet authoritative‚ language to convey the message of firm leadership to listeners across the globe. The tone he used was one that brought feelings of wrath‚ fearfulness‚ and sympathy to his audience by
Premium George W. Bush President of the United States
The road to the white house In this text I will write analysis on Donald trump’s speech. The text will specifically concern about rhetorical devices which were used by Donald trump on his victory speech on November 9th. But first I think it will be great if we start with a little but important information which has got something to do with trump. In my opinion Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election is all due to the statements which Trump made during his election campaign. The president-elect
Premium United States President of the United States Donald Trump
past and helping them rebuild their future. In order to gain his country’s trust Obama appealed to his audience through emotion and credibility and used rhetorical tools like allusion. With the uses of rhetorical tools‚ Obama was able to create a speech that induced hope and relief in his audience. From the very beginning of his speech‚ Obama addressed the emotions of his listeners. He recognized the crisis that the country was in and how it affected American citizen as this time. He knew with
Premium Barack Obama President of the United States United States
In Queen Elizabeth I of England’s speech she speaks to her soldiers at Tilbury to persuade them to fight harder. Queen Elizabeth I was Queen of England in 1588 during the invasion into her country by Spain after the former Catholic Mary Queen of Scots was executed by Elizabeth. After the execution‚ she wanted to remind her troops that she had faith in them and persuade them to trust her by delivering a speech to them at Tilbury. After she delivered her message to her troops‚ they showed an overwhelming
Premium Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Mary I of England
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
Premium Barack Obama Rhetoric President of the United States
Margaret Thatcher‚ in her eulogy speech to Americans about the former U.S President Ronald Reagan‚ used pathos and anecdotes as rhetorical strategies. In order to connect with her audience‚ Thatcher employed pathos throughout her writing. By mentioning Reagan’s sense of humor‚ his recovery from his failed assassination attempt‚ his passion for the United States‚ Thatcher is marking each of her words in the hearts of her audience. Especially because this is an eulogy‚ it was important for Thatcher
Premium President of the United States Ronald Reagan United States
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
Free Rhetoric Legally Blonde