foundational documents of Western culture and arguably the most profound analysis and celebration of love in the history of philosophy. It is also the most lavishly literary of Plato’s dialogues – a genius prose performance in which the author‚ like playful maestro‚ shows off an entire repertoire of characters‚ ideas‚
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Quang Thai Professor Allison English 101 2 September 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of the United States‚ explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining
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Graffiti and street artists a like have always had a reputation of being the anonymous voice of a nation of rebels‚ oppressed peoples‚ and free thinkers a like. Graffiti/street art could be found on just about any surface within and surrounding an urban setting‚ however it is up to the artist to depict their images on surfaces that could support their rhetorical appeal to the fullest. Artist like Banksy for instance‚ make a name for themselves when their work strikes a chord with just about everyone
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Act of War- The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation is a documentary film that depicts Hawaii’s history through the eyes of the Hawaiian people. Before I watched this film‚ I did not know how the Hawaiian Islands became part of the United States. I was surprised that Hawaiian annexation was an unfriendly takeover by the United States. This documentary was new to me‚ so it caught my attention right from the start. That’s why I choose this video for third
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Fast food nation This is a fiction movie taken by the omonym best seller of Eric Schlosser. Mainly the story aims to speak out the desease caused by the fast food system and to denounce the businessmen’s behavior of neglecting the events because of the great deal of money earned with this trade. Furthermore there are different secondary topics dealing with the story such as exploitation‚ illegal work‚ animal cruelty‚ poverty‚ drug addiction and sexual harassment at work. In order to depict
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Salutatory Address The last few years have just flown by‚ leaving behind loving memories of high school. It also became a long but fast year of hardships‚ trials and sorrows. But despite of those‚ we also experience opposite elements. I could associate a story I learned in Values – it is entitled “Steadfast in Facing Adversities – that for every trial‚ there is joy; that after every sorrow‚ there comes happiness. And today’s occasion may be one of the most awaited event for all of us. Sapagkat
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Dillard asks questions eight times throughout the piece. She asks rhetorical questions to evoke the human mind to inquire about existential issues. She isn’t forcing her beliefs upon the reader‚ but rather discreetly asks the reader to consider her perspective. Dillard isn’t looking for an answer‚ but rather‚ she is trying
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Rhetorical Analysis of Paired Arguments: Women’s inferiority in math and science Audience Analysis: "Sex Ed at Harvard" by Charles Murray Published in the New York Times‚ Murray is addressing a primarily liberal audience. However‚ it is read by a general audience both liberals and conservatives between the ages of twenty and sixty because it is circulated nationwide and internationally. This newspaper reaches the educated upper‚ middle‚ and lower classes. Murray includes himself in the same
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In Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln faces a deeply divided nation in midst of a civil war. Lincoln hopes to mend fences by making a moving speech using inclusive and optimistic diction ‚parallelism‚ appeal to Common Christian‚ and substantial amount of balanced syntax. Lincoln’s optimistic diction invokes a sense of unity and establishes common ground for both‚ North and South‚ to find a compromise. Instead of using "the South" and "the North"‚ Lincoln always uses “all” to connect
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Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a civil war over a matter that seems as destructive and corrosive as slavery is‚ it just pays tribute to the success rate of recovery for the a nation as a whole. Lincoln
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