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    quote to establish the natural ways of man, and later lists criticisms of the issues he sees with men during this time. Emerson also uses a rhetorical question to ask his listeners how to fix these issues of man, and finishes off his speech with anaphora…

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    to refocus on issues such as radical islam, the economy, and the size of the government. Pataki announced his bid for presidency in a video, released the same day as his formal announcement, May 28th 2015. In his announcement video, Pataki employs Anaphora in an effort to convince the audience that he is at their level. In Patakis main announcement speech that he gave on the aforementioned date he enjoys a greater variety of devices, including Allusion, Pathos, and Ethos. A number of times in…

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    to the Nation on the Terrorist Attacks.” In this time of tragedy, George W. Bush delivers this speech in order to calm, and reassure the nation that everything will be okay. Bush’s speech successfully achieves this through his diction, multiple anaphoras, and ability to appeal to…

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    were many faults, from Mendez to the desert to themselves, even. By villainizing so many different aspects, the audience is overwhelmed by the impossible struggles Mexican immigrants face. However, Urrea reveals the biggest perpetrators through anaphora. He implements the phrase “No, it was” in the beginning of the sentences in which he accuses the two nations’ administrations (134). As the blame is shifted from the Mexican government and its selfish officials that don’t care about the people…

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    One of Queen Elizabeth’s famous speeches is delivered to motivate the troops at Tilbury as they await the Spanish armada in 1588. The infamous speech incorporates both rhetorical influence and women empowerment. Queen Elizabeth’s brief speech utilizes rhetorical strategies of diction, epiphora, and tone that play an important role in encouraging the troops to fight for their queen and country. Queen Elizabeth had a difficult task, to convince her subjects that she was a worthy and sovereign…

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    their lives for granted. She wants them to know that anything could happen, but one should not live in fear of it. She also uses a variety of literary devices and techniques that contribute to the effectiveness of her poem, such as: personification, anaphora, and imagery.…

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    In the novel, First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung uses forgetting the past as a motif. Ung writes: " I was even more determined to make myself a normal American girl. I played soccer. I joined the cheerleading squad. I hung out with my friends and ate a lot of pizza. I cut and curled my hair. I painted my eyes with dark makeup to make my eyes more round and western. I'd hoped being Americanized could erase my memories of the war"(235-236). This quote is significant to my visual and the book…

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    have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted…” (King 4). The rhetorical technique that Malcolm used was the rhetorical appeal of ethos to demonstrate credibility towards all colors, which established common value. Meanwhile, King used anaphora to tell the reader that their is hope on…

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    The inaugural address of the president has always been the primary step in the new government. It’s the first time that the president can tell the American people the plan they have made in leading the country and how they will legislate that plan. These speeches are always powerful and memorable , and John F. Kennedy's was no different. Through the use of rhetoric, he was able to clearly describe his plan for the nation, a plan of peace, fellowship, and celebration. Kennedy's use of antithesis,…

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    In my community, you must be sixteen years old to get a job, and rarely does a sixteen year old work more than a couple hours a day, a couple shifts a week. However, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the issue of child labor, awful working conditions, and low wages were major concerns. By using a forceful tone, Kelly argues that child labor laws are important and necessary all around the country for the benefit of all the citizens. Kelly discusses the truth about the negatives of child labor…

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