Frozen Tears: Psychodrama in the Resolution of Trauma and Grief By Tian Dayton PhD‚ TEP “The deepest pain has no words‚” echoes the ancient Chinese proverb. Today’s trauma theorists‚ it would seem‚ agree. Time stands still and so do we when something frightening is happening that doesn’t fit into our framework for “normal.” We freeze like a deer in the headlights- locked in a trauma response that was coded into us from the beginning of survival‚ from the earliest development of the human brain
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with his opinion. One of those insulted people being Liz Addison. Addison’s claim argues that college is yes‚ much different‚ but in a positive way‚ especially in the community colleges. All together in her one sided- argument‚ she includes several rhetorical devices to persuade‚ inform‚ and emotionally prove her claim. These devices being ethos‚ and pathos‚ gives her a strong foundation and effective argument to the liberal audience she is writing her article to. In the very beginning of Liz Addison’s
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While giving this speech a thorough read and later analyzing certain details‚ there significant details about the speech that makes it stand out. The “grabber” or the introduction of the speech an important detail to take notice. Jesus begins to deliver the Sermon on the Mount with an example of anaphora. In the beginning‚ Jesus starts speaking of the Beatitudes and this section includes repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are
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uses statistical data and refers to experts such as a Princeton criminologist and a former Supreme Court justice in order to further convince his audience. He makes an appeal to emotion by mentioning rape cases within prisons. Through effective rhetorical strategy‚ Jacoby argues that imprisonment contains too many flaws to be used in the American criminal justice system‚ and suggests flogging as an alternative. Jacoby uses ethos within his essay by displaying a conservative yet credible persona
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Ware‚ Tyler J English 152 Professor Landon February 10‚ 2013 Essay 1 Religion & Sexism in “Sweat” When you think about women in the south in the 1920’s what comes to your mind first? Is it the hard work they did? Is it the fact that they were good family oriented women? Was it the way that they were self-sacrificing and took care of their husbands before themselves? Remembering the good can also come with some bad. Women in this time period had to go through many travesties‚
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Rhetorical Analysis of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech that fueled the hearts of Americans during times of hardship and uncertainty. Kennedy’s usage of rhetorical devices gives his speech the empowering and resolute tone necessary to evoke the emotions of his audience and sway their motives to agree with his own. Kennedy’s usage of asyndetons in his speech facilitate a more intense atmosphere‚ allowing his words to hammer even harder at the
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Speech Analysis Throughout the course of history‚ there have been copious amounts of famous speeches‚ given by many different people. From political figures to sports players‚ these people have provided deep thoughts and great insights about who they are and the world we live in today. Speeches also play an important and powerful role in both persuading and convincing large groups of people. Adolf Hitler‚ for example‚ somehow managed to persuade much of Germany to follow his beliefs‚ and actually
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Rhetorical Analysis on Martin Luther King Junior’s Letter from Birmingham Jail In Martin Luther King Junior’s Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ MLK uses ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos powerfully and effectively to present his argument that the discrimination of African Americans all over the country is unbearable and should be outlawed forever. King wrote the letter in Birmingham‚ Alabama after a peaceful protest against segregation which was King’s way of reinforcing his belief that without forceful‚ direct
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In the speech of Patrick Henry‚ in the Virginia Convention‚ he tries to persuade his fellow peers to think like him. Henry wants them to agree with his idea that war was the only option. Throughout his speech‚ he structures it to be very convincing‚ and well written. He plans out the way he presents this speech for this conference to make it compatible to the audience he is speaking to. Henry employs rhetorical devices to get his point across to these people. The devices he embodies within his speech
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control all aspects of its citizens’ lives. Freedom of speech and thought‚ emotions‚ individuality and privacy are scarce commodities under this regime. This must not make sense to the majority‚ yet still we do not rebel. You may well believe the party is managing our society well‚ there is strong evidence that this is not the case. As the party has gained more and more power‚ it has also taken away more and more rights. The issue of freedom of speech and thought can be examined in the context of the
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