For our first assignment, the Rhetorical Analysis Essay, my class was assigned to pick one of three topics from in our textbooks read, summarize and analyze arguments. I decided to write about June Jordan’s article “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You.” The goal of my essay was to analyze June Jordan’s teaching methods of Black English in America. My essay is responding to black language in America. It’s positive, negative sides and the effects that mainstream language can have on those who speak Black English.
I believe that “owning” the tangible helps to build moral character, but there is a fine line where “ownership” can become detrimental. “Ownership” is not detrimental until the object becomes idolized. “Owning” the tangible goods helps to build sense of self. As Aristotle claims, “ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral character.”
Speech Annotation Report “The Boys of Fall” refers to the season of fall and when you think of fall, you think of Friday night football games. Several speeches, songs and even poems have been written about these times. Now when I think of the Boys of Fall I refer to the Friday Night Lights Coach Gaines “Sincere Warfare” speech. Coach Gaines uses several rhetorical devices, such as ethos, pathos, logos, hyperbole’s, and anaphora. A hyperbole is defined as a big exaggeration.
Prompt: How does the possession of an object reveal certain characteristics that an individual carries ? Growing up, many children attach themselves to an object such as a blanket or a stuffed animal. These objects give the child comfort and serenity when in an environment in to which he or she is not accustomed. Author’s use rhetorical devices such as figurative language and symbols in order to help reveal certain characteristics pertaining to one’s identity.
Spencer, The things I carry are what makes me the person I am today, my intangible and tangible objects are equally as valuable. The thing I carry which sets me apart from the majority of our peers is my lacrosse stick. To me my lacrosse stick represents my drive and perseverance through everyday struggles. My lacrosse stick holds a great weight considering me without my lacrosse stick is like a baseball player with no arm to pitch with. I carry my lacrosse stick with great pride, my lacrosse stick has shaped me to become the student-athlete I am today.
Brave new world (speech) “People will come to love their oppression, to adore technologies that undo their capacities to think.” Written in 1932 by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t want you to think of this as a vague literary quote, but a warning of what is happening right now in the 21 st century. Technology is literally in our pockets, our homes, our cars, it is now a ubiquitous part of our daily lives.
Imagine this, you’re out on the frontline, you’re gone 3 days constantly fighting. Grenades are thrown, flares are shot, keeping you awake, Finally silence all around you fall asleep. You wake up tied up with a gun to your face. Hello people of the young readers forum.
An object that has great significance to me is, a Build-a-Bear I got from my grandmother for Christmas almost ten years ago. He’s brown with black and grey highlights and his name is Honey. This specific bear is still so important to me because sadly, my grandmother passed away in October of 2013. Obviously when I first got it, I wasn’t thinking about the thought or meaning of the gift, I was just so ecstatic that my grand mom’s voice was coming through a bear. I went everywhere with him, wouldn’t put him down for anything.
On the 27th of October in 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a speech called “A Time for Choosing” on behalf of Barry Goldwater. His speech was so popular that it is also known as “The Speech”. Afterwards, Ronald Reagan ,also known as The Great Communicator, was thought of by many people as a great political speaker. This speech was given to endorse the Goldwater campaign, even though Goldwater lost the election. The Speech launched Reagan’s political career into action and he later went on to be the Californian governor and President of the United States.
The rhetorical strategies she chose to use for her argument ensured she presented the most thought provoking, impactful speech. As her Ted Talk continues to reach millions of listeners around the globe, her hope is to breakdown those perpetuated stereotypes and convince the audience to reject the single story by seeking and more importantly, sharing diverse
Oprah Winfrey uses her Cecil B de Mille acceptance speech to cast light on societal issues of corruption, discrimination, objectification, and racism. Oprah’s speech reflects an age and dialogue of constant controversy and arguable division surrounding allegations of sexual assault, mistreatment, and the seemingly unthinkable idea of an underlying patriarchy within the film industry. Oprah explores and conveys these ideas through the use of various persuasive linguistic and oratorical techniques. This is seen through her use of ethos and pathos when creating an emphatic delivery and appealing to the emotions of the audience when utilising anecdotes. This is also further seen through her repetition of female pronouns when persuading the audience
In the essay What We Can Learn About the Art of Persuasion from Candidate Abraham Lincoln: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Three Speeches That Propelled Lincoln into the Presidency, Michael Loudenslager analyzes the rhetorical devices used by Abraham Lincoln that made him the most prominent political figure of the day. When Loudenslager’s analysis is employed to real world applications in various business ventures, this knowledge can be extremely useful in becoming a successful persuader in every facet of life. To begin, Loudenslager gives a brief overview of Lincoln’s extensive legal career. This history in and of itself is not terribly important to the overall message of the essay, but it helps outline a context with which Lincoln became the
Objects, things and even places become precious as a way to hold on to identity that has been there for quite some
However I still have one true possession- my mind. My mind is mine. It cannot be taken away from me. It is always hungry for new knowledge, because the more it knows the more it is; the more I am.
They tell Todd “he has big shoes to fill”. 3. Where and how is student voice engaged? The student’s voice is first engaged in the classroom.
