A Rhetorical Analysis Student Suicide Speech
Purpose: General and specific purpose (and implied if different from stated purpose)
The general purpose for the speech is to urge all countries to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions for starters. Essentially a ‘cease and desist letter’ to both producers and consumers of cluster munitions. On other hand, specific purpose of the speech is to demonstrate aside from the obvious fatalities caused by cluster bombs, there are adverse effects as well on the survivors and their communities.
Non-verbal delivery
Laura Boushnak limits her movement around the stage. Her hand gestures do most of her talking. The latter and the former do complement each other as they focus attention on the speech and not her.
She uses a slide presentation of the photographs she took to emphasize the physical trauma cluster bombs have caused. In addition, her photographs seem to focus the survivors’ faces for added effect.
Strategies for Success
Her tone not only serious but consistent throughout the entire speech. Her tone …show more content…
She seeks to educate the audience that cluster bombs not only kill people, but also the human psyche.
She does some imagery to help the audience visualize some of her points. For example, in an effort to vividly portray what odds Mohammed faces in addition to his loss of limbs from cluster bombs she says, “Even before his disability, Mohammed's life wasn't easy. He was born in the Rashidieh Camp for Palestinian refugees, and this is where he still lives. Lebanon holds some 400,000 Palestinian refugees, and they suffer from discriminatory laws. They're not allowed to work in the public sector or practice certain professions and are denied the right to own property. This is one of the reasons why Mohammed doesn't really regret dropping out of school right after his injury. He said, "What's the point of a university degree when I can't find a job to start
The general purpose for the speech is to urge all countries to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions for starters. Essentially a ‘cease and desist letter’ to both producers and consumers of cluster munitions. On other hand, specific purpose of the speech is to demonstrate aside from the obvious fatalities caused by cluster bombs, there are adverse effects as well on the survivors and their communities.
Non-verbal delivery
Laura Boushnak limits her movement around the stage. Her hand gestures do most of her talking. The latter and the former do complement each other as they focus attention on the speech and not her.
She uses a slide presentation of the photographs she took to emphasize the physical trauma cluster bombs have caused. In addition, her photographs seem to focus the survivors’ faces for added effect.
Strategies for Success
Her tone not only serious but consistent throughout the entire speech. Her tone …show more content…
She seeks to educate the audience that cluster bombs not only kill people, but also the human psyche.
She does some imagery to help the audience visualize some of her points. For example, in an effort to vividly portray what odds Mohammed faces in addition to his loss of limbs from cluster bombs she says, “Even before his disability, Mohammed's life wasn't easy. He was born in the Rashidieh Camp for Palestinian refugees, and this is where he still lives. Lebanon holds some 400,000 Palestinian refugees, and they suffer from discriminatory laws. They're not allowed to work in the public sector or practice certain professions and are denied the right to own property. This is one of the reasons why Mohammed doesn't really regret dropping out of school right after his injury. He said, "What's the point of a university degree when I can't find a job to start