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    way to preserve tranquility and to protect the nation. He utilized the rhetorical device of anaphora to accentuate the actions necessary to ensure the success of creating strong relations between the United States and Soviet Union. Kennedy repeated the phrase‚” let both sides‚” along with an inspiring suggestion to promote the idea that peace will put a stop to major disputes and allow countries to cooperate. Kennedy also used his speech as a platform to convince the American

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    the world and his people. In his letter “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he justifies civil disobedience as an answer to social injustice. In hope to convince the clergymen who questioned his movement‚ King Jr. forms many strong arguments using rhetorical devices such as metaphoric relations and allusions. Social injustice and unjust laws was an important component of King’s letter. He argues that breaking an unjust law‚ if executed correctly‚ is a form of respect towards authority and a community.

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    this idea by implying throughout chapter three that Chris McCandless was idealistic with his nonconformist philosophy‚ unprepared for hardships before he disappeared‚ and by indicating McCandless had a secret sociopathic nature. He illustrates rhetorical devices in order to give insight into why McCandless’ death was important‚ and to crucially build his character. Krakauer aims his book towards an audience who is interested in exploring or adventuring‚ or anyone McCandless-esque who may aspire to pull

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    Machiavelli isn’t necessarily a teacher of evil because of his courtesy to educate others about past history and persuade people to think differently. We are shown from the Prince that although Machiavelli does have an admiration for ones fortune and skill (virtue). Although there is a set of controversial approaches that he tries to suede people in a position of power to adjust themselves. With this we can learn that although there is to be some success in the mist of violence shown through his

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    Machiavelli’s plan included the dismissal of the affection of virtue of the nobility as well as the significance of an honest people. Even though Machiavelli may have had other motivation for the writing of "The Prince"‚ Machiavelli states that a prince would be praiseworthy by many if he could achieve the fifteen virtues and vices that Machiavelli lists off in chapter fifteen. After‚ however‚ he writes‚ "But because he cannot have them‚ nor wholly‚ observe them‚ since human‚ conditions do not

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    from the party conference. Therefore I chose to study these speeches in order to judge political rhetoric and grammatical features used. I will look at things such as repetition‚ pronouns‚ metaphors and rhetorical questions as well as comparing the study to other language and power theories. Alan Finlayson of East Anglia University‚ theorized on the language used in political speeches and the use of rhetoric is a strong constant throughout. His research has bought up strong pointers also found

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    observations is extremely pragmatic. In consequence‚ it was surprising when‚ in chapter 25‚ Machiavelli began to speak‚ quite frankly‚ about the role of fate and fortune in a principality‚ saying that‚ "...fortune is arbiter of half of our actions‚ but also that she leaves the other half‚ or close to it‚ for us to govern" (98). This at first glance appears to be a far more fanciful notion than the ones that Machiavelli had previously maintained. However‚ as we delve deeper into Machiavelli’s work‚ we are

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    (Arthur Miller uses a wide range of rhetorical devices to achieve his message.) He begins with personifying paranoia: “I know that its paranoid center is stilling pumping out the same darkly attractive warning…” (Miller). By personifying paranoia‚ it gives this fear and anxiety life‚ as if it was

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    Machiavelli’s The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli lived from 1469-1527. During his life he spent time both very well respected and exiled from society. In The Prince Machiavelli shares what he thinks are the greatest attributes of a strong leader. Though this was written hundreds of years ago his incites seem to still be applicable to many modern situations. Machiavelli survived an incredibly tumultuous period in his region. Growing up Machiavelli’s family was financially comfortable though not incredibly

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    use of these documents. MLK proved everyone’s right to equality. It was important to use these references because these documents created the foundation of our country‚ which was not being followed. Style: There was a lot of repetition and anaphors used in the speech. Some examples of the anaphors were the part when MLK repeated “I have a dream” at the beginning of each sentence. He also had a part of the speech where he repeated the phrase ‘100 years later” and “Let freedom ring” at the beginning

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