Topic 2: The Warrior Hero Actor‚ Christopher Reeve‚ once said‚ “What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power‚ but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone has his or her own idea of what makes someone a hero. Sometimes this idea has to do with one’s culture or status in society. Homer’s Iliad‚ and Virgil’s Aeneid‚ use epic literature to present
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The power of ethos is reflected by the influence of each contributor of the declaration. One contributing factor to the success of the declaration was the the multitude of social identities including but not limited to race‚ age‚ and class. The other was Stanton’s connection to various activist groups. With these circumstances followed by using the Declaration of Independence as the blueprint‚ the authors who signed the historical document displayed significant credibility. Although it would seem
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Although over 2000 years old‚ the use of Greek Philosopher Aristotle’s Modes of Artistic Proofs have proved relevant still in todays society and are recognised as key elements in the art of persuasion. The three techniques comprise of Ethos – the ability to display the “persuasive potential of the speaker’s character or credibility” (Herrick‚ 1997)‚ Pathos – the emotional appeals to put the audience in the correct frame of mind and Logos‚ which tends to appeal to the audience’s sense of logical reasoning
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the writer will ask themselves three questions that will let the critic be able to decide whether it appeals to ethos‚ pathos‚ or logos. For example‚ John and Abigail Adams wrote many heartfelt love mail that contained ethos‚ pathos and logos to and from each other when American was getting on its feet. John and Abigail Adams long distance letters to and from each other explain ethos credibility of compassion for each other‚ logos logic of impact in each other’s belongs‚ and pathos emotion that
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tools ever used. By establishing ethos through Uncle Sam‚ kairos by being used during
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Ethos is one of the three rhetorical appeals‚ alongside pathos and logos. Ethos is best defined as “the character or reputation of a rhetor” ( ). By character we are referring to the reputation‚ moral strength‚ and personality of the rhetor. When we appeal to ethos‚ we create an image of ourselves that is credible so that our audience will listen and hopefully agree with what we have to say. It refers to the character‚ appearance‚ and credibility of whom a message is coming from. There are two types
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Auditing a brand is one of the best ways to get an in-depth understanding of brand equity and current brand standing in its specific markets. Understanding a brand and how they compete against competitors on what they have to offer is very important. Brand auditing is a way for companies to identify and evaluate problem areas to end up with a positive result. It is a way to figure out where the company’s current state is at in the markets and also see what changes can be made in order to improve
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Reverend Charles Caleb Colton‚ a writer of pros and poetry‚ once said‚ “Corruption is like a ball of snow‚ once its set a rolling‚ it must increase”. Once corruption has started‚ there is so many people involved‚ greed sets in‚ and it’s so big of a problem it is so hard to stop it or leave it alone‚ and once you’re in too deep it’s difficult to get out. Under those circumstances‚ a book called “Animal Farm”‚ by George Orwell‚ was an allegory. It was published on the heels of World War II in England
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King or Warrior? For most people‚ thinking about becoming an adult conjures images or memories of leaving behind their reckless ways‚ settling down‚ and becoming more responsible. Just as growing up in today ’s culture means becoming more reserved and restrained‚ the same is true in Beowulf. Beowulf would rather remain a fearless warrior than become King‚ because to be a good King‚ Beowulf must leave behind the warrior lifestyle that gained him so much fame and glory. As a young warrior‚ Beowulf
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The rain beat down on the sundered battlefield as the lone warrior struggled to find shelter. In his current state he would not stand a chance should he be attacked though the piles of dead enemy and ally spoke that who or whatever had caused the sundering had left no survivors except him. He glanced ahead and saw what he thought might be a cave if he approached and it was just an indentation in the small cliff he’d most likely die here and his most likely unintentional sparing would be for nothing
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