Cited: Remember the Titans. Dir. Boaz Yakin. Perf. Denzel Washington. 2000. DVD.
Cited: Remember the Titans. Dir. Boaz Yakin. Perf. Denzel Washington. 2000. DVD.
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Chapter 4, we learned the various aspects of an audience, when preparing a written or electrical document. How did I consider my audience needs and interests as I developed the presentation about Great Calls marketing strategy? I put myself in their shoes and considered the expectations that a manager of a large cellular company would expect. I recognized their time is valuable and I would need to be quick and direct. I also thought that I would have to put together a presentation that was professional and eye catching and brought valuable information to helping them direct the company to a new solution to increase customer attention. Who was my audience? The people I am presenting to are five managers of Genuine Cellular, who I assume are…
Throughout "The Gettysburg Adress", Abraham Lincoln utilizes multiple elements of rhetoric and style within his speech to achieve his purpose and communicate with the audience.…
In 1906, Upton Sinclair published his book, “The Jungle,” which discussed the harsh treatment and exploitation experienced by immigrants in the United States. In his book, Sinclair was quoted in saying: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” While this held true in 1906, Sinclair’s wise words still apply to many aspects of today’s society. Although, in theory, mankind knows better than to act in a particular fashion, we fail to develop healthier habits, even though it could cost us the annihilation of life on our planet.…
Respected, strong and intelligent, three great synonyms for Remember the Titans’ Coach Herman Boone, yet like the rest of race, he was not always treated as an equal. Throughout the film Coach Boone deals with many everyday struggles, yet his responses deliver a very important lesson. Early in the film when the team is boarding the bus for camp, Coach Boone faces a problem when Gary demands half of the team to be white and states they “don’t need any of his people on defense”, referring to the black students. This is the first time that the audience sees how Coach Boone stands for disrespect and discrimination as he proceeds to humiliate Gary and his friend, establishing the respect he demands, in front of their peers, by repeating that he…
In the years, 1863 and 1865, Abraham Lincoln gave two of the most powerful speeches in history. The first speech, “The Gettysburg Address”, was an empowering piece that gave comfort to the public when the Union most needed it. The other speech, “The Second Inaugural Address”, was an influential speech about Abraham Lincoln returning to office for a second term. Both speeches, utilizes rhetoric through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos to support Abraham Lincoln’s viewpoints of the Civil War.…
Conflict can be resolved between individuals when they truly accept the different values others possess and learn to acknowledge this diversity. Acceptance was what was needed in order to overcome the racial and cultural barrier. When Julius says “Attitude reflects leadership, Captain” it causes Bertier to realise what was needed to be done in order for the team to unify. Coach Boone makes an inspirational and significant speech at the battlefield of Gettysburg. The background non-diegetic triumphant music suggests that both sides are beginning to change, that they were starting to accept and respect each…
On November 19, 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave a reverent and humbling speech for the soldiers who had given their lives at the battle of Gettysburg for the reform and advancement of the country. He states that the brave men who here gave their last full measure of devotion” should be highly esteemed for the sacrifice they made. Lincoln establishes his ideas through the usage of rhetorical devices such as, an appeal to ethos, parallelism, and juxtaposition.…
Sand between my toes and enjoying some sun while gathered around with a group of friends is what I call, a definition of a great time. The ad Tampax Pearl from Seventeen magazines sells the product through the use of rhetorical fallacies logos, ethos, and pathos. There are six fallacies, and throughout the magazine they are represented by the text, the women in the white bikini, and the beach: false cause, hasty generalization, non sequitur, and appeal to ignorance, false authority, and bandwagon. In the background are the sounds of waves clashing against one another, the sun beginning to lower, and the scent of a bonfire. The game of limbo used as an entertainment to influence laughter, and competition spread to one another.…
Well-known Sci-fi writer, Ray Bradbury, in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, illustrates that relationships reflect who individuals are and who they want to be. Bradbury’s purpose is to promote the idea that a person should have the courage to listen to their own beliefs and thoughts of happiness rather than to blend in with society. He adopts a disoriented and poetic tone in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences on a non-realistic scale in his young adult readers.…
Racism is a theme that stands out from the rest as it affects everyone in Coach Boone’s team. In the film, racism is a large-scale issue that is addressed and resolved. An example of Racism in the film is when Gerry says, “I don’t wanna play with any of those black animals,” this shows that Gerry is making a racist comment toward the other race different to his own. This example is an obvious sign of racial discrimination toward the team.…
Modern society has advanced into the age of technology, in which people rely on cell phones, music players, and even communicate through social networking. Facebook is the leading social networking site, and is the basis for Hal Niedzviecki's essay "Facebook in a Crowd". Two rhetorical devices do support the argument that is presented later in the essay, and they are humor and pathos appeal. Niedzviecki also uses a narrative form of writing to tell a story about a man with a near seven-hundred online friends on Facebook, but he does not know any of them. Facebook has become an issue for some people, and that becomes a personal issue for the narrator, that develops the argument being expressed throughout the essay.…
A film technique that relates to the leadership taken by Coach Boone is the dialogue. He has conversations with all participants in his team, but at times he can embarass them. For example, when Petey fails to catch the ball on a full throw, coach Boone yells at him as if he is across the other side of the field, he made shore that Petey would get it into his mind that he needs to pick up his slack. Another example is when Gerry is demanding coach boone…
This is because each parent defines success differently. The question of how to raise a child…
Herman Boone is a respected character in the film. He had to accept the new team and the old coach, Yoast which was now the assistant coach. Both coaches had to learn to work together. They finally accepted each other and the titans went on to win the state championships. Yoast started to accept Boone when he heard Boone talk about the fight at Gettysburg where black and whites had been fighting against each other. Through dialogue, Boone revealed to the players “If we don’t come together at this point “ about how the futility of battle, how it had torn families apart, dividing friends, creating rifts. Yoast then realized why Boone was so harsh on the team .He realized that Boone wanted to overcome the continual racism. This was shown by the use of camera angles extreme close up and close up to show the emotion from Boones speech. It showed how he was tormented by the continual fighting, sad that the players were continuing the same fight years ago. Yoast realized that Boone was only trying to bring the individual players together as one…