Rhetorical Analysis: The Challenger Address

(http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/apr/22/greatspeeches1 ).The time magazine has JFK’s inaugural speech as one of the greatest speeches of all time. Another reason JFK is so well known is because of his tragic assassination. On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was in a car with his wife and two other people driving in Dallas when he was shot. John F. Kennedy is a president that will never be forgotten.

“On this day 390 years ago, the great explorer of Francis Drake died aboard ship off the coast of Panama. In his lifetime the great frontiers were ocean, and a historian later said, He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it: Well, today we can say of the Challenger crew: Their dedication was, like Drake’s, complete.” He relates the death of the members of the Challenger to famous explorer, Sir Francis Drake. He is trying to show that even sir Francis died, his crew continued to fund exploration missions, just like he will continue to fund for NASA’s missions.

The hero dies to old self in order to be reborn and made new. For example, in The Eskimo of Bering Strait, there were many examples such as the mother being swallowed by an elephant to improve her vision and the Maui being swallowed by his great-grandmother to get more wisdom. Heroes can go back and forth, in and out of the belly without fear. As stated in the novel, Beowulf goes into

This article is a description of Sir Francis Drake’s voyage, detailing the specific events that transpired throughout the voyage. Throughout this paper I will be comparing and contrasting these two voyages. Sir Francis Drake and Ferdinand de Magellan both had a fleet of five ships that accompanied them on their voyage. In both voyages only one of the ships survived with most of the crew being either lost of dead. Both Drake and Magellan had some trouble with their crew.

This quote from Reagan’s speech highlights just how adamant he was about continuing space exploration. If space exploration was exterminated due to the crash, then they would have died in vain. “And perhaps we’ve forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle; but they, the Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs brilliantly.” He speaks on how the crew members were brave and full of courage, which shows that space exploration isn’t 100% safe. Reagan says “On this day 390 years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard ship off the coast of Panama.

Rhetoric is the art of effective argumentation and discourse and is the study and art of speaking and writing well, being persuasive and knowing how to compose engaging writing and presentations. From political debates, face book posts to 140 character tweets Rhetoric is actively shaping our experience and the world in which we live in. The quote attributed to the poet and philosopher George Santayana (1863 –1952). "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." These words hold true when we think of the world we currently live in, of investing in education, in ourselves and striving to become better in what we do, influence others and find our way in this world.

Freedom Is Ringing We are inspired by great speeches because of the way they are rhetorically crafted to make us feel. The best speeches are not the ones that are informational, it’s the ones that tug at our heartstrings. John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, Martin L. King ’s I Have a Dream Speech, and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms State of the Union Address use a variety of literary devices in their speech to motivate and cajole their audiences to defend our liberties.

In the opening year of the Peloponnesian War, 431 B.C.E., Pericles delivered, and according to Plato may not have written, a speech praising Athenian democracy while also remembering all the Soldiers that had died in the service of Athens. He took the opportunity to reinforce the Athenian constitution and to let people know that the deaths of their Soldiers was justified to uphold the democracy. Pericles cites that when Athens goes to war it goes alone. He goes onto to say that when other countries go to war against Athens that they must bring their “confederates” (Funeral Oration of Pericles) with them if they are to stand a chance at victory.

Reagan even goes to compare the Challenger Seven to the explorer Sir Francis Drake. Reagan states that on the day three hundred ninety years ago, Sir Francis Drake died aboard a ship doing what he was best at. Reagan also even goes to say how a historian once said, “He lived by the sea, died on it, and was buried in it” and that the Challenger Seven were just like Sir Francis Drake and how their dedication to what they were best at was complete now. All of this is an attempt by Reagan to once again rationalize the deaths of the seven so that they are not mourned as much as they are honored for their sacrifice. He also is saying all of this so that it is seen that the Challenger Seven died doing that they were best at, not with something they were not willing to do even with the risk of death present.

Although he 's son, Hanoun doesn 't think his story checks out. The stories are important to characters In Haroun and the Sea of Stories, because they allow people to be known by others, they gives them a job, and they makes them happy. There are many ways for people to acknowledge you, in the book, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, a way people to be well known is by stories. In the book, Rashid is a storyteller making people all over know who he is.

Reagan uses allusion, or reference to past literary works or people, with Sir Francis Drake in order to use a common day of loss; it would remind the people of a historical figure that connects with the disaster of The Challenger. “On this day three hundred and ninety years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard a ship off the coast of Panama.” (Reagan 2). This quote provided the audience with a comparison to one of the most considerable explorers; depicting a picture of the fallen heroes to be seen as intrepid and “dedicated to their cause.” (Wagoner 1).

“Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, influenced nearly every living American who ever learned to read(Porter William.). ” Theodor’s books have introduced millions of children into the joy of reading. The books teach morals and responsibility.

Some background information tells us that in 1492, Spain was the first country to sail to the western hemisphere or across the Atlantic Ocean to colonize American land. At the peak of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, their

Inventing George Washington reminds one to look at the author of historical documents and their purpose or personal gain for writing. One should take the facts and gather information to make ones ' own opinion on the subject or person at hand. Just as writings and oral communications can be recorded for public record, it can also be distorted, exaggerated or even belittled to the beholder’s opinion. This all depends on the reporter 's viewpoint, however. This can be seen in the recent campaign for presidency reports from various media sources as they tend to stretch the truth or even hide the things that make their candidate

Regan’s use of ethos, logos, pathos was to make an emotional connection to the families of the Challenger Seven, and to the citizens of the United States. President Regan establishes his credibility and trustworthiness by his credibility as the President of the United States and saying that the Seven were seen as heroes. Regan says, “but they, The Challenger Seven, were aware of the dangers, but overcame them and did their jobs” (Regan 2). Regan wanted the people of the US to know how brave these The Challenger Seven really were. Regan than follows with this quote, “we mourn seven heroes: Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe” (Regan 2).