the political ad titled “Yes We Can.” The ad aired during the 2008 presidential campaign‚ Barack Obama vs. John McCain. This paper will first describe the political context of the ad‚ second describe the ad itself‚ and finally make an argument about why the ad was effective. This ad was effective and has become famous because of the use and continuous repetition of these three simple words that can inspire a generation‚ unite a community‚ and move a nation: “yes we can.” Throughout time this slogan
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Article: How can we train leaders if we do not know what leadership is? - Barker - problem: Leadership is usually not defined‚ there are multiple definitions (skill‚ ability‚ role‚ action‚etc…)‚ the focus on the leader rather than upon the process of leadership - new revolutionary paradigm: transforming leadership - definition leadership: leadership is the reciprocal process of mobilizing‚ by persons with certain motives and values‚ various economic‚ political and other resources in a context
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imagination‚ clumsily bump your way through the room‚ and generally navigate through the house‚ right? Of course you would. The blind are not helpless‚ and can sometimes “see” more than we can. But wait- if you can’t see‚ how did you know where your bed was? Where the wall was? Or the door? Anthony Doerr‚ the author of All the Light We Cannot See‚ uses Marie-Laure‚ a young blind girl‚ to help illustrate one of the main themes in his book -that light and substance only truly exists in your head- with
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In Anthony Doerr’s book All the Light We Cannot See‚ there were many acts of bravery‚ however three characters exceed the others; they are Marie Laure‚ Etienne‚ and Werner. They all showed numerous acts of bravery throughout the book. They faced threats to themselves and other’s but they were calm and brave and managed to get through them. Marie Laure exhibited bravery often in the book. At the beginning of the book‚ when she first became blind‚ her father tried to teach her to get around in the
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Pathos is used quite often throughout Obama’s ‘Yes We Can’ speech. He uses examples of certain changes that had been made in the eight years that he was in office‚ to show how far we have come as a nation. Anaphora is used throughout this small portion of his speech. He keeps repeating “If‚” which makes the things he is saying sound unachievable in eight short years. He leads the portion of the speech with‚ “If I had told you eight years ago…” almost making it seem impossible. After stating a few
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In Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See‚ Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero. Werner is an undersized boy with ears that stick out and hair that is “snowy‚ milky‚ [and] chalky (24)”. His image is the Nazi ideal; but his ideas are not. Werner questions everything and is not appeased by the simple and easy answers. Werner works to find these answers within his life‚ radios‚ and truth. Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero due to his abnormal childhood as an orphan‚ his unwilling
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All The Light We Cannot See‚ by Anthony Doerr‚ proved the bonds of family were able to create hope‚ even in the hardest of times. The bombings of France during World War Two caused lots of stress and anxiety for the people who were residents of France. Families were separated from each other and many children were left alone. Marie- Laure was one of the many people who was left stranded in a building while bombers flew over cities. She had lived with her great uncle‚ Etienne‚ for four years at the
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the audience will uncover a level of manipulation in the advertisement and immediately display indifference toward the topic. Appearances denote a powerful interpretation and can maintain the simplicity and comprehension of the illustrator’s desired points while incorporated with appropriate rhetorical devices. The image “We Can Do It” utilizes pathos and ethos to encourage and persuade women to work in World War II and challenge their rightful
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When we change how we communicate‚ we change who we are. Communication can be used to alter a persona‚ depending on how they carry themselves by the language they use. Language can be easily manipulated by concealment or exaggeration‚ to create an ideal character. Similarly‚ words that wield power have a great effect on the user when used in appropriate contexts. On the other hand‚ those who are limited by language are incapable of modifying their identity. When used to your benefit‚ communication
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Can we rely on corporations to be ethical and responsible? “Can a building have moral opinions? Can a building have social responsibility? If a building can’t have social responsibility‚ what does it mean to say that a corporation can? A corporation is simply an artificial legal structure. But the people who are engaged in it‚ whether the stockholders‚ whether the executives in it‚ whether the employees‚ they all have moral responsibilities.” – Milton Friedman Introduction In this essay
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