Television and the Rhetorical Analysis May 9th‚ 1961. Newton N. Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates
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a lot about whom she is and her qualifications. Just about every paragraph she either has some sort of statistical evidence or an example of why texting and driving is bad. She does not have any real connection to the audience she is trying to address. The author uses logos a lot in this text to support her many claims as to driving while texting. One thing she mentions is‚ “according to the New York Times‚ one in five drivers admits to texting while driving on a somewhat regular basis‚ and
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Analysis of Prompt #6 Is driving an SUV the American way? According to the creator of this bumper sticker‚ it’s not. The purpose of this bumper sticker is to make a statement to Americans driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that driving these oversized vehicles is hurting the U.S.A by emitting large amounts of emissions into the ozone‚ polluting the air they breathe‚ and increasing the demand of oil from foreign countries. The illustrator of this sticker emphasizes his beliefs by using the American
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Thomas Maxwell 4A Current Event #4 Back in October Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy gave a nearly irrelevant opinion. The case being about Civil Rights of a jury and his opinion being about the inadequate conditions faced by the inmates in solitary confinement. At the same time Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disapproved of Justice Kennedy’s claim and went as far as to say “a far sight more spacious than those in which his victims‚” regarding to how the conditions of these prisons are
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Newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) made his First Inaugural Address March 4‚ 1933. FDR spoke with an openness and frankness about the current economic condition of the U.S. He placed the blame squarely on the “Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion‚ rejected
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ President John F. Kennedy delivered arguably the greatest inaugural addresses ever given. While many argue that he was only accepted for his good looks and charming personality‚ his widespread acceptance owes credit to his many literary elements. Kennedy’s use of diction‚ imagery‚ and tone allow for a very persuasive presentation and supply him the ability to completely engulf the listener’s attention. Kennedy’s ability to persuade his listeners is not merely an inherent gift
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“The Case for Single- Child Families” Mckibben "The Case for Single –Child Families." first appeared in the Christian century in 1998. In this essay Mckibben aims to convince his readers that having one child doesn’t mean that you’re child will follow the single child stereotype‚ and that the environmental status of our planet will worsen if we continue to have a growing population. "If we keep heating the planet at our current pace‚ the seas will rise two feet in the next century.” Personal
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Pearl Harbor. The purpose of President Roosevelt’s "Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation" was to educate the nation on what had happened on December 7th. He also wanted to justify his reasons for needing to go to war with the Empire of Japan. Each and every word in this distinguished speech played on the emotions of the american people‚ and it provided significant support for his purpose. The powerful words Roosevelt used in the address gave strong support that grabbed the American peoples’ attention
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Byoungho Kang Trent Hudley English 122 17 February 2013 As Families Change‚ Korea’s Elderly Are Turning to Suicide “As Families Change‚ Korea’s Elderly Are Turning to Suicide” is an article of The New York Times. The article shows us an increasing suicide rate of old people in South Korea because of Korea’s social changes. Author‚ Sang-hun Choe‚ is well known as a Pulitzer Prize-winning South Korean journalist. In terms of his career‚ he began his journalism career as a political reporter
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documents on Oswald. New lines of inquiry were opened and individuals who had not previously given evidence were persuaded to come forward. Most important of all‚ pieces of evidence such as photos and sound recordings were subjected to scientific analysis using the most up-to-date methods and equipment. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) completed their investigation in 1979 and they finally came to a discrete verdict that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy‚ one of which
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