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Rhetorical Analysis Jessica Lynch
D’Ajah Chattine
Mrs. Prudhomme
English 3
October 3, 2016
“The truth is always more heroic than the hype”
Jessica Lynch is a former United States Army soldier who wrote “The truth is always more heroic than the hype”. Jessica lynch gave this speech at House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 24, 2007. She shared this speech to address misinformation from the battlefield.

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