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    Jefferson’s address applies the principles of the founding Americans to the occasion of a presidential election. It shows those basic principles in a sketch of the limited government. He was very big on loyalty to the Constitution and its principles. Kennedy spoke very broad on liberty, peace and democratic freedoms, and addresses his words to both Americans and people abroad. A big theme to his speech was the role of the United States as a world leader in making the liberties to other regions…

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    Civil War Poetic Devices

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    Guns N’ Roses is a anti-war protest song about how war only creates more hate and how it has been going on for so long and no change has occurred. The song presents examples of anaphora, allusion. and personification in order to set the tone, include multiple perspectives, and to highlight diction which creates pathos. Anaphora, which means the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. In the song there is an example where he says “Look…

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    free, it’s now trapped as this puppet, with the strings being controlled by my watcher. She tells me when she thinks something is stupid, or just doesn’t sound right. She tells me that I have to follow the directions and find rhetorical devise like, anaphora and diction; and I have to use words like, passionate and despise, instead of, love and hate. She tells me that I have to write more, or I have to write less. To make matters worse; I’m on a time…

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    Journal for about three years now and is continuing to further his career through outreach and mentoring. He is the author of “ The Power of 100” and bases most of his articles around racial, social, and political issues. His use of colloquial tone, anaphora, and personal experience help to engage and persuade his audience towards his argument in each article. King is almost solely known for his matter-of-factness in his articles. He highlights the most prominent social issues in a fashion…

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    On April 10, 1962, as the United States emerged from recession, the nation's largest steel companies raised their prices by an unjustifiable amount. President John F. Kennedy was not so pleased with the outrageous decision of the steel company. John F. Kennedy addresses a speech to the press on April 11, 1962. The speech was a classical argumentation, rhetoric, and cause and effect. The president uses strategies such as diction uniting the American people and persuasive appeal, putting pressure…

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    Anna Quindlen's Analysis

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    Anaphora and epistrophe is used in the ending to further emphasize Anna Quindlen’s argument by tying all of her ideas together in a compelling way. In order to expound the minimal effort that could have been used to change the outcome of the tragedies caused by Kip Kinkel and Sam Manzie, Quindlen uses the phrase “if only” (9) repeatedly. This brings about the theme of the importance of treatment once again as she suggests “if only there had been long-term intervention and medication” (9) and “if…

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    chest, around behind, fingertips stepping down your spine, one hand on your hip, maybe your shoulder, the other sliding around your rib cage” (26) to fabricate a personal tone. He describes this familiar procedure to create an air of safety. The anaphora of “your” conjures memories of doctors’ visits past, making the essay relatable to personal experience. Chambers Three and Four maintain obvious differences, but Church binds them in stating “Nothing promises doctor like a stethoscope” (27),…

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    introducing the necessary steps it takes to become a courageous scientist it is proven that, “uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful.” Barry candidly characterizes scientist needing passion, patience, and vigor when embarking upon research. This anaphora contrasts the scientific process through repetition by showcasing uncertainty as seemingly negative; but…

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    regarding the Vietnam War, in his speech “Beyond Vietnam,” by utilizing biblical allusion, anaphora, and use of diction. The pro-social justice and anti-war speech were delivered to state MLK’s opposition to the war to the people of Riverside Church in New York. In this speech, King is evident in his stance regarding Vietnam and expresses his hopeful ideas of growing as a nation by employing biblical allusion, anaphora, and use of diction. Firstly, King utilizes biblical allusion to compare…

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    In John F. Kennedy’s “We Choose to go to the Moon”, there are multiple examples of rhetorical devices throughout the speech. These devices include anaphora, metonymy, and parallelism. When Kennedy says, “no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space”, he is used parallelism to emphasize that space is just as dangerous as anything else, but it is our choice to go. Almost everyone supported this risk taking idea, but the way in how he delivered his words was what gained his support…

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