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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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    Arianna Nelson Abraham Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Address Rhetorical Essay Abraham Lincoln’s speech addresses the issues of slavery and how the civil war could have been avoided. Lincoln appeals to the American people’s sense of jingoism and references the bible to create a common ground for the people to relate with. During Lincoln’s inaugural address he appeals to American patriotism by saying "we" and "our" to unite his fellow people. Lincoln states "Fondly do we hope‚ fervently do we pray"

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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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    Bradley Myron 8/15/15 Summer Assignment Mark Antony Speech Analysis In Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar‚ we can find one of Shakespeare’s finest examples of rhetorical work. The speech itself could serve as a thematic synopsis to the play Julius Caesar. Perhaps more than any other of Shakespeare’s works‚ Julius Caesar is a play that relies on rhetoric—both as the art of persuasion and as an artifice used to veil intent. Already distrusted by the conspirators for his friendship with Caesar

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    aspect of this novel has not yet been explored- and that is what rhetorical devices were used. Rhetorical devices are often times used subtlety throughout the entirety of the novel‚ which helps move the purpose of the work along whilst keeping the reader indulged. The range of the types of devices used is broad‚ but there are some that stand out a bit more than others. In this analysis‚ only chapter 3 will be used to display the devices used. Diving right into it‚ the first strategy stands out immediately

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    A Sample of Complex Stylistic Analysis J. Galsworthy. The Broken Boot (E.M. Zeltin et. Al. English Graduation Course‚ 1972‚ pp.88-89: finishing with the words ".. .walked side by side.") Text Interpretation The passage under analysis is taken from John Galsworthy’s story "The Broken Boot". It is about an actor whose name is Gilbert Caister. For six months he had been without a job and a proper meal. He ran into a man whom he had come to know in a convalescent camp‚ a man who thought a

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    Rhetorical Analysis “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”: The Truth and Reality Freedom is never willingly given‚ thus it must be demanded. Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” which was originally written to seven white clergymen‚ enumerates the bitter experiences of segregation. Dr. King’s purpose was to convey what it feels like being an African American in a town where injustice lives. He creates an indignant tone in order to convince his readers the necessity of immediate action

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    The rhetorical device that I think is most effective in Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is logical appeals. King’s purpose for using logical appeals is because he is stating facts and injustice rules in the society. The effectiveness of the rhetorical appeal logos is working because it made me put myself into their shoes and all that they had to experience just because of their race. For example‚ the letter says in paragraph 1. “If I sought to answer all the criticisms that

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    Nelson Mandela’s use of Rhetorical Devices Speech Response Carlos Eduardo S. Moliterno Emerson College In my speech about Nelson Mandela’s speech‚ “Apartheid has no Future” I talk about Mandela’s rhetorical situation and devices he uses to captivate his audience. The thesis of my speech stated: Mandela uses primarily the channels of logos (logic) and pathos (emotion) to captivate his audience and deliver a powerful‚ organized and inspiring speech. When analyzing my speech‚ I felt that I was clear

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