Speeches

about these, I have strived to include rhetorical devices in other speeches. An example of this comes from my job talk, in which I argued that my skills “will help me find further consumers who will be interested in what I say. And what I say will be knowledgeable because of my background in film and film studies” (Moss, 2015). This shows that I have continued to use rhetorical devices, in this case anadiplosis, in my other speeches, but I can still use more and thus improve my…

Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln and Kennedy Speeches Political speeches have produced some of the most organized, articulated, and aesthetic language throughout history. In their first and second inaugural addresses respectively, John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln presented to the country a beautiful collection of lines, many of them still remembered to this day. These artfully written speeches were not written in such style on accident, as the mastery of syntax, diction, and trope are used to…

for many great speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, President Reagan's Challenger Speech, and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. All three of these speeches come at a time of despair in America. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. Reagan gave his State of the Union Address the same day the U.S. Space Shuttle, the Challenger, exploded. President Kennedy’s inauguration speech came at a time when the future of America was unclear. All three speeches showed…

known throughout America as a crazy rich man that is now running for president. In his campaign speeches, he has said preposterous things that have shocked many Americans. In this cartoon Donald Trump is the U.S. president and it’s making fun of how he would act if he were to be the president. The Cartoon takes the ideas and thoughts of Donald Trump that have been presented by him in his campaign speeches and puts it into action as he in the Cartoon he is the President of the United States of…

highly respected. At the time, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was unknown to the public where Gehrig says, "Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth…" that quote has stayed throughout america and has shaped many great speeches in our time. This quote shows that Lou Gehrig had a selfless perspective on his life and situation, and in the end, all he wanted to do was thank the fans and the Yankee organization for making his life so great even though he knew he was going…

when they hear Caesars will. Antony knew that by showing the will, the people the mob would see him as a hero for reading it as they grieve his death. After reading the two speeches, do you agree with Antony’s statement, “I am no orator as Brutus is,/But (as you know me all) a plain blunt man”? After reading the two speeches I disagree with Antony stating he is “no orator as Brutus is, but a plain blunt man”(III.ii.220). I disagree with Antony portraying himself as a plain blunt man because…

Courage, it takes a lot of courage to accomplish a dream. Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton both took a courageous act when they gave their speech. But because of their bravery they both achieved their goal, of equal rights. Even though the topics for equal rights were different they both, got the point across in a similar way. The three main ways that these two important people showed courage in their writing was by, using a serious tone, giving biblical allusions, and showing ethos…

Both Brutus and Antony give competent speeches at the funeral of Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's, Julius Caesar. Brutus tends to appeal to logos and ethos while Antony focuses on appealing to the pathos of the audience. When all is said in done, however, the circumstances combined with Antony's skilled demagoguery made his speech the more compelling for the audience of the two. Brutus’s speech, despite not being quite as successful as Antony’s speech, still has its merits along with its flaws.…

church services. Not only did she speak at church, Winfrey also stated her passages to all of her friends and family. Oprah Winfrey has become successful over time because of the many obstacles she has had to overcome. Oprah Winfrey has used her speeches in order to be successful overtime. Katherine Krohn states, “She loved to speak-for anyone who would listen” (21). To be successful, Winfrey had to be able to communicate with everyone. She had to be confident in herself, and be able to…

now. Deliberative speech is all about the future of things, what needs to be done and why it needs to be done. Aristotle is one that is interested in seeing how rhetoric works instead of why it works. Aristotle is not only known for his types of speeches, but also for ethics and the virtues known as practical wisdom. Aristotle finds practical wisdom to be the ‘nature of virtue’. As a student of Plato, and Plato following Socrates, they believed that practical wisdom as the true nature of…