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    forces. Even though African Americans were not allowed to fight for their country during the year of 1861‚ Alfred M. Green uses many powerful strategies in order to get them prepared to fight in this war when the time came. Green uses an abundance rhetorical strategies to argue his message and speak back to counter arguments that his actions he’s encouraging may lead to. In the first three paragraphs in which Green is speaking‚ he maintains a positive tone. Green addresses the negative counter arguments

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    As one of the only powerful female monarchs in English history‚ Queen Elizabeth must have been wary of her words. In this specific speech‚ she attempts to bolster the military morale by providing a profound speech to ensure the success of repelling the Spanish Armada. Her use of various sentences‚ pathos‚ and parallelism itself‚ convinces the listener that victory is inevitable. Queen Elizabeth successfully reinforced the military morale through the variety of sentences applied while providing

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    44th president‚ Barack Obama‚ in his 2009 Inaugural Address‚ discusses the economic decline within America. Obama’s purpose is to be rid of the economic decline of America while remaining true to America’s roots. He adopts a determined tone in order to inspire the Nation by appealing to the Nation’s history‚ struggles‚ and duties as U.S. citizens. Obama begins his address by paying oath to previous generations before him. He appeals to the audience by making references to the past narrating that

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    King Jr. was able to bring about a change for African Americans was by motivating his audience during rallies‚ by delivering great rhetorical speeches. He brought about awareness to the nation and his followers with his speech “I Have a Dream‚” delivered on 28 August 1963‚ at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. He connected with his listeners through the rhetorical appeals Karios‚ Telos‚ Ethos‚ Logos‚ and Pathos. King’s speech is most remembered because it proved such a crucial step towards the

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    The midst of the 1960’s was a time of turmoil and grief where blacks that were supposedly alleged to be equal after the Civil War received complete isolation from the equity that America was supposed to abide by. But‚ Martin Luther King Jr. shined a beacon of hope and took action against racism that was tearing the United States apart through his iconic “ I Have a Dream” speech. King effectively uses a plethora of linguistic devices‚ such as extended metaphors‚

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail In King’s essay‚ "Letter From Birmingham Jail"‚ King brilliantly employs the use of several rhetorical strategies that are pivotal in successfully influencing critics of his philosophical views on civil disobedience. King’s eloquent appeal to the logical‚ emotional‚ and most notably‚ moral and spiritual side of his audience‚ serves to make "Letter From Birmingham Jail" one of the most moving and persuasive literary pieces of the 20th century. In Birmingham

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    Brave New World Chapter 9-10 1. Rhetorical device (can use diction‚ sentence structure‚ grammar‚ etc) and/or Logical Fallacies: Identify 5 Rhetorical devices or Logical Fallacies in each chapter and discuss what effect it has on the tone‚ message‚ etc – in other words‚ what is its significance? Quote with page number Rhetorical Device/ Fallacy Effect ** This is the MOST IMPORTANT part‚ so make this really insightful** “Zip‚ and then zip; zip‚ and then zip; he was enchanted.” pg. 143 Epanalepsis

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    be remembered in our nation’s history. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only had a way with his powerful words‚ but also with the way that he carried himself in a professional and highly educated manner. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used several rhetorical devices in his‚ “I have a dream speech‚” but none more powerful than the point he was trying to convey to the African American community and to the nation that was listening. He would not stop until African Americans had justice‚ real freedom‚ and rights

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    Henry convinced colonists to fight against Britain; he uses four main rhetorical devicesrhetorical questions‚ allusions‚ imagery‚ and parallelism. Through these devices he softens his tone to get his fiery messages across. With rhetorical questions he suggests the answer he wants the colonists to make. Likewise‚ as he uses imagery‚ colonists can better understand the whole picture. One device that he employs is asking a rhetorical question‚ which is a question that is not meant to be answered but

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    In the short story ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe we see how first person narration keeps the audience engaged. Poe demonstrates this through the use of the techniques of foreshadowing‚ perspective and analogy. These techniques add to the reason in why the audience is continuously engaged. Throughout the story Poe uses foreshadowing to demonstrate how first person narration keeps the audience engaged. Poe uses foreshowing for certain first person narration throughout the short story to

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