Oratory

Ryan Nickel Deacon Ames Church History 15 October 2017 Philip Neri St. Philip Neri was born in Florence on July 21st 1515. He was a Christian Missionary and founder of the congregation of the oratory. At 18 years old Philip went to live with a wealthy family member in San germano Italy to assist in business, but soon after he experienced a mystical Vision considered his Christian conversion. He lost interest in business and felt a call from the holy spirit so he set out for Rome. During his…

were extensively recorded and analyzed, Tubman's oratory has largely been transmitted through oral tradition and anecdotal accounts, making it more difficult to assess her impact as a Black orator. The institution of slavery profoundly shaped African American activism and oratory during Tubman's time. Enslaved individuals faced systemic oppression and violence, yet many found ways to resist through acts of rebellion, escape, and advocacy. Oratory emerged as a powerful tool for expressing dissent…

Kassie Tulenko In Kulick’s article “Anger, Gender, Language Shift And The Politics Of Revelation In a Papa New Guinean Village” he focuses on a synchronic view of culture and language in Papa New Guinea to argue for broader diachronic shifts. Kulick describes two languages, Tok Pisin and Taiap, and speakers’ use of code switching between these languages to index gender, intelligence, and sociability. The men use the formal language, Tok Pisin, which indexes education, Christianity, and progress…

An Analysis of the Mythic Storytelling of Marco Polo and the Detailed and Objective Cross-Cultural Descriptions of William of Rubruck This historical analysis will define the abstract mythic descriptions of Mongolian society that Marco Polo brings forth in contrast to the William of Rubruck’s objective and highly detailed analysis of cross-cultural interactions in Mongolian society. Marco polo tends to dramatize and abstract the mythic descriptions of Mongolians, which tends to discredit his…

neighbors as well as for strangers, and never turn their backs...their city blossoms, their people bloom” showing how important fair treatment for all is however that didn’t always happen (Steinberger, p. 11). With citizens who participated in the art of oratory to them, judging was based on who made the better argument instead of what was just or factual which is a similar issue facing the American system today. The US system in which the, few speak for the many, creates trouble between…

In analyzing this speech, it can be seen that it operated as a work of propaganda. By propaganda, it is here meant to refer to the deliberate and systematic use of media technology and discoursive tactics to persuade an audience on a matter. In this speech, Roosevelt has clear positions which he is trying to convince people of. He seeks to convince people that his economic policies (notably NIRA, banking regulations, and deviating from the gold standard) and that his notion of collective…

where we compete with other chapters in categorizes such as, drama, art, math & science, oratory, dance, music, and vocals. This gives us a chance to showcase some of the gifts we possess. Not until my junior year did I decide I wanted to perform a talent. I was stuck between acting out a monologue or reading an original oratorical piece. One of my Kudo brothers and I, came to the conclusion I would compete in oratory and he would perform a monologue. The judges voted in both of our favor in…

Saint Philip Neri is an interesting person. He was born on July 21 in 1515 in Florence, Italy. Symbols that stand for Saint Philip Neri are, the rosary, lily, and an Angel holding a book. The rosary stands for his love and devotion for God. The lily symbolizing purity and humility and an Angel holding a book symbolizing wisdom. Saint Philip Neri died on May 26, 1595 in Rome, Italy. He was canonized on March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. We celebrate his feast day on May 26. Saint Philip Neri’s…

ability to persuade and captivate his audience is clearly shown in his speech to the House of Burgesses. Henry’s phenomenal and persuasive oratory is able to convince his audience that Britain is the enemy by appealing to pathos, logos, and ethos and skilfull use of rhetorical questions; furthermore, he is able…

Frederick Douglass (born in 1818) spent his childhood and most of his early adulthood as an African American slave in Maryland. Later in his life, he escaped to freedom in New York, and became a prominent leader/spokesperson of the abolitionist movement. Given his firsthand experience with slavery, Douglass provided an account of his earlier life in his narrative autobiography The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, through which he not only detailed the horrors of…