Visual rhetoric

In this statement, Kerry addresses what he believes to be the American dream, and expresses his pride in the American people. He discusses values; stating that oftentimes superficial matters are glamorized, over what he believes to truly be important, such as family and hard work. The values that he does find important he surmises them to be what unifies Americans, by prioritizing these values he gathers that individuals will have an equal chance at living up to their full potential. This…

Both Brutus and Antony are able to use the skill of rhetoric to get what they want, but who used it better? Antony is cunning and uses rhetoric effortlessly in his speech. After Brutus speaks to the crowd, Antony is next and he persuades the people to his side by countering Brutus about everything he said. His speech is powerful and he moves the crowd so deeply they begin to riot and kill innocent people. Antony used pathos and grabbed the Roman people's attentions by getting to their…

Welles used sound to establish and further enhance the viewer’s attention to the meanings of what is portrayed on screen. Another impressive use of sound in Citizen Kane is the sequence after the end of the newsreel announcing the death of Kane. We are exposed to a room, dimly lit and shallow (unlike the deep and wide banquet room), full of men. The camera focuses on Mr. Rawlston, who, while he speaks, performs a myriad of motions towards and against the camera – all of which are enhanced…

The three sample pieces I chose to include in my portfolio are an argumentative English essay, a book report written for an AP science class, and a lab report. These pieces illustrate my proficiency in multiple subject areas including research and argumentation. The first piece presented in my portfolio is an argumentative essay written for my AP Language and Composition course. The given essay, written by Edward O. Wilson, and AP prompt were taken from the 2009 AP Language exam, found on the…

One is a booming voice, definite in its meaning and stance, resounding from the Lincoln Memorial to hundreds of thousands of protesters; the other, a quiet but purposeful voice, speaking to a calm audience within a town building. Each are known to be one of the most important promoters of peace in modern history; the manner in which they communicated their messages were so similar, and, at the same time, strikingly different. The most renowned of their speeches, being Dr. Martin Luther King…

Rhetoric, it has been around since before ancient Greece and it is one of the most important components of literature and communication, yet many people have no understanding of it, or even what it is. This may be due to the fact that rhetoric has deep and complicated concepts with so many different perspectives to look at it, or because it is in essence actually so simple. Creating a concrete definition of rhetoric would be extremely difficult because of the many different meanings it has…

Washington. Dr. King wished to speak about the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that was transpiring in the country. Throughout his speech King uses rhetoric that enhanced his firm stand for equal rights. This speech, filled with progressive, intellectual, and thought-provoking rhetoric was a turning point for the country, reaching the hearts and souls of millions. Through a passionate and serious tone, Martin Luther King begins his speech by creating a sense…

In their article, “Conventional Wisdom Tells… What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet,” Cerulo and Ruane claim that names and labels can effectively reshape an individual’s past, present circumstance, or future path. This essay was written for a sociological textbook, which would be primarily viewed by college students taking a sociology course. The essay is therefore stylistically different. It maintains the flow and structure of an essay, but differs…

A speech is the communication of thoughts in spoken words. It made by someone who is speaking in front of a group of people (Merriam-Webster, n.d). In order to satisfy your audience expectations, we need to prepare our speech very. The speech like the other type of communication has its rules that need to be followed in order to avoid miscommunication or misunderstanding. We are required to construct our speech according to the principle laid out in chapter 10. In the following paragraphs, we…

The CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios, Steve Jobs, delivered the Commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford on June 12, 2005. In his speech, he addressed life lessons he had learned that kept him going through hard times and inspired him to succeed. The purpose of his speech was to excite and inspire fresh college graduates about their world and futures. His first piece of advice is to trust in something in order to keep going. His second is that the only way…