Ellen’s Commencement Speech Rhetorical Analysis Graduation caps fly into the air‚ cheers erupt‚ and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University’s class of 2009‚ but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836
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what he is saying by the end of his speech. Gladwell‚ in the speech on school shootings is very convincing. There are three main devices he used in order to get his point across which is reasoning‚ emotion‚ and credibility. Here I will be explaining how he has come to use each device to win over the majority of his audience. Gladwell uses reasoning throughout his speech and does so very well to get his audience on a foundation of facts. One part of the speech he talks about is a person’s thresh
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politics…” During the State of Union speech Obama spoke on many of these topics such as raising minimum wage‚ expanding civil rights‚ ensuring prosperity and insurance for generation to come.This was a really good speech and very persuasive. While the speech was happening many notes were taken and i witnessed how almost half of the political part was clapping ( the democrats) and the other half ( the republicans) did not fully agree with Obama. In Obama’s speech he says that his goal was to have a
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I think the speech I connected with the most in the opening ceremony was the main speech given by Dr. Marie LePage. It was not the whole speech‚ just one paragraph. Doctor LePage said that even though she had all this expertise in her field‚ sometimes she had this doubt that she belonged there with her colleagues‚ or even that she did not know she was doing. I missed a large portion of the next part of the speech because I was stuck ruminating on this confession of Dr. LePage. I had been struggling
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more different groups will go into space. One of his most impactful uses of rhetoric apostrophe to personally address the school children‚ “And I want to say something to the school children of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttles takeoff. I know it’s hard to understand‚ but sometimes painful things like this happen.” Reagan uses an interruption in his speech personally stating “I” clarifying to the children that science and exploration despite the risks must
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After analysing Barack Obama’s victory speech first thing that comes to mind is his strong delivery. His delivery style exuded confidence and it had a clear sense of purpose. He drew in the audience using the pause and gave them ample time to process the information in between. The language he used was simple but he used them to great effect to deliver strong messages. He formed a connection with the audience using inclusive language. He made the speech about the audience using words like We‚ Our
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Mariel Harrison Professor Daniel McGavin Rhetorical Analysis ENC1102 M/W 11AM On May 10‚ 1994‚ Nelson Mandela was elected South Africa ’s first black President‚ in that country ’s first truly democratic election. Before his presidency‚ Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and as a direct result ended up spending twenty-seven years in prison. He became a symbol of freedom and equality‚ while the apartheid government condemned him. After his release in February‚ 1990‚ he helped lead the transition
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how they enjoyed hearing her speak. Her ability to keep the audience engaged and waiting for her next line to come out was evidence of how connected she was with them. It is rare to see someone be able to hit each of the emotional components of a speech. Each one
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In the gun control speech by Barack Obama on January 5th 2016 he uses different rhetorical features like allusions‚ anecdotes‚ catchers and cliches‚ dialogue and choice of pronouns. These features help to enhance his speech. One of the features Obama is allusions which he uses by choosing the topic of children affected by gun violence to support the main topic of gun control. Adding the topic of children affected by gun violence is a strong supporting topic because in America there is a lack of
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The context of this speech is that on January 18‚ 1986 the Challenger Shuttle exploded seventy-three seconds into flight. Aboard this aircraft was Christina McAuliffe‚ the first teacher in Space‚ who served as an inspiration for school kids nationwide. The speaker of this speech is Ronald Reagan‚ the President at the time‚ and his audience is the citizens of the United States. During his speech‚ Reagan creates a sense of unity and also expresses his feelings of grief. The purpose of each is to convince
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