Evaluate how TWO speeches you have studied employ rhetorical devices to represent visionary ideas Powerful speeches affirm universal values which remain prevalent in human nature’s aspiration to productively approach the future. Noel Pearson’s speech “An Australian history for us all” (1996) and Anwar Sadat’s “Statement to the Knesset” (1977)‚ through effective use of rhetorical devices‚ creates textual integrity to explore visionary ideas: establishing the need for change by examining “the past
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SPEECHES Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier: Paul Keating Context: * 11th of November 1991 on Remembrance Day in memory of all those who died or suffered in al wars and armed conflict * Speech coincided with the 75th anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended WW1 * In commemoration of this historic event the remains of an unknown soldier from the Western Front were returned to the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial and a funeral ceremony was held * Funeral ceremony
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Module B: Critical Study of Texts Shakespeare’s Hamlet Theme Quotation “O villain‚ villain‚ smiling‚ damned • villain.” “That one may smile‚ and smile‚ and be a • villain.” “Seems‚ Madam? … I know not seems” • “God hath given you one
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‘Interpretations of texts can shift and change with time and place’ Considering your time and place‚ reflect on the ways in which context has shaped your critical interpretation of the prescribed texts and how your understanding of rhetorical devices have led to your appreciation of the speeches. Throughout time society has been presented with very unique and moving leaders who have successfully delivered speeches that will remain timeless and invaluable due to their powerful themes and
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Lester B. Pearson Born 23 of April 1897 died 27 of December 1972. Lester B Pearson was one of the greatest Canadians ever. During his life‚ he was a professor‚ historian‚ civil servant‚ and a politician‚ he was also very talented at sports‚ and making friends. He was born to Annie Sarah‚ and Edwin Arthur Pearson‚ who was a church minister. At the age of 16 he graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute‚ and in the same year studied at Victoria College‚ at the University of Toronto
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mind is Lester Bowles Pearson. He did not shape the world’s history but he did shape Canada’s history; he made Canada to what it is today‚ he introduced Universal Medicare to all Canadians‚ and he created the United Nations peacekeeping force. To begin‚ Lester B. Pearson helped make Canada. He made it to what it is to this day‚ he is the Prime Minister “who gave Canada the identity that we have today” (thegauntlet.ca). One of the things he did was give Canada its flag. Pearson went to the House of
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promotion of these imperative values‚ he argues that the pathway to reconciliation requires an acknowledgement of the Aboriginal abuse that has created lasting effects‚ including the 1996 Wik Decision which inverted the previous success of the Mabo Case. Pearson reiterates the need to acknowledge the past‚ present and future by alluding to several figures such as then-Prime Minister‚ John Howard. He promotes justice though the misconception of guilt‚ repeated throughout the speech‚ by condemning the Prime
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Winning the Nobel Prize (2007) and Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) are both worthy speeches because they evoke a personal response in their intended audience and offer solutions to complex global issues. These issues are complex because they do not have a clear answer and hence‚ remains a controversial topic and reverberates across time. Therefore‚ the solutions offered by these speeches also resonates beyond the contextual audience and holds value for the modern responder. Lessing spoke
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Module B General Ethics ● Ethics is a branch of philosophy which is the systematic study of reflective choice. There are three key elements ○ involves questions requiring reflective choice (decision problems) ○ involves guides of right and wrong (moral principles) ○ is concerned with the consequences (good or bad) of decisions ● Problem situation exists when we must make a choice among alternative actions and right choice isn’t always clear. ● Ethical problem situation is one where choice of actions affects wellbeing of others
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the prescribed speeches to shape the audience’s understanding of how knowledge of the past sheds light on the present" - HSC 2013 Speeches form an interpretation of historical events and values which are moulded around the speaker’s opinions and ideology. Paul Keating’s ’Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ 1993 and Noel Pearson’s ’An Australian History for Us All’ 1996‚ demonstrate a contrast between how a historical and contextual understanding of these speeches helps create the
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