Burkean Analysis of Colin Powell’s Dropout Prevention Speech Name George Mason University COMM200 March 5‚ 2012 Abstract This paper is a Burkean analysis of a speech given by Colin Powell at the launch of the America’s Promise Alliance’s Dropout Prevention campaign. Elements of Burke’s Dramatism theories are used to evaluate the effectiveness of Colonel Powell’s speech. Burkean Analysis of Colin Powell’s Dropout Prevention Speech Rhetoric as the art of persuasion was a key concept
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This chapter is devoted to the textual analysis of four proposed advisory speech acts‚ namely: advice‚ warning‚ suggestion‚ and urging in forty texts selected from the Holy Bible (the New Testament)‚ the Authorized Version of King James Bible in their English texts‚ distributed as follows: sixteen texts for warning‚ twelve for advice ‚ six for suggestion‚ and six for urging. 4.2 The Notion of Text According to Halliday and Hasan (1976:2) "A text has texture‚ and this what distinguishes it
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John F. Kennedy once said‚ “I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for President‚ who happens also to be a Catholic.” In this single sentence‚ he uses a method of Aristotle’s persuasive speech making. One of the greatest examples of using rhetorical strategies is indeed John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961. John F. Kennedy uses diction‚ syntax‚ and Aristotle’s method of persuasion in his inaugural address that not only made it uniquely his own
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To Follow in the Footsteps of History: A Rhetorical Analysis of President Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s Selected Speeches History has made another round in the United States of America for the past eight years in the White House; can there be affirmation of the next president to fulfill the high expectations? Observing President Barack Obama’s “Acceptance Speech” made in Chicago‚ IL in comparison to Donald Trump’s “NYC Speech on the Stakes of the Election”‚ critics have viewed how both candidates
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Dianna Jamil Professor Paulin SPEECH 142 13 January 2015 Movie Speech Analysis- Mean Girls The 2004 movie‚ Mean Girls‚ may be portrayed as the typical chick flick; however‚ there are essential scenes in the movie that exemplify great life lessons. After moving from Africa to an American high school‚ Cady Heron\ Lindsey Lohan‚ makes friends with the wrong group of people‚ which consist of three girls called "The Plastics”. The girls are able to change Cady’s viewpoints‚ decisions‚ morals‚ and actions
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first inaugural speech is an important part of the start of a presidential term and sets the stage for the years to come. In 1933‚ at the time the depression was the worst and many had lost hope in the government‚ Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) had to regain trust and stimulate action in his country. FDR graduated from Harvard and went right into politics becoming a senate‚ then vice president‚ later becoming the President. In the book‚ “Presidential Communication: Description and Analysis” by Robert E.
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Sara Simpson Brandon Gillette Philosophy 22 March 2017 Public Discourse Analysis Article: "Donald Trump’s Congress Speech (full Text)." CNN. Cable News Network‚ 01 Mar. 2017. Web. 18 Mar. 2017. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/donald-trump-speech-transcript-full-text/. The speech transcript presented above is Donald Trump’s full first address to Congress. This document presents arguments about current problems‚ Trump addresses these problems and provides a solution. Donald Trump is a
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Bianca Morrell SPEECH 100 Ms. Nguyen March 3‚ 2015 Speech Analysis Paper #2 Gender inequality has been a global problem‚ advocates for change have made movements and campaigns that we see in a speech Emma Watson holds at the United Nations. She wants to invite all males to participate in making this change. She believes that ethically men not take role of control‚ which would ultimately make us not become submissive. Emma Watson is Good Will Ambassador‚ and she explains how women chose not
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McIntyre Drake Writing 50 September 20‚ 2013 Chief Seneca Speech Analysis Chief Red Jacket recognized that Seneca culture was in jeopardy due to missionaries successfully converting some of his people‚ and decided to take necessary measures to salvage his peoples’ culture. Many aspects of the Seneca life had already been exploited‚ as the colonists continually took their land. In Chief Red Jacket’s address to missionaries he crafts a compelling speech that uses language masterfully to create a backhanded
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Efficacious Speech by Bush An Efficacious Speech by Bush Concerning the Sept. 11‚ 2001 Terrorist Attacks on America Ayşegül Altın Pelin Acartürk Yeditepe University Self-Evaluation: This was the first time we have analyzed a politician’s speech. We believe that this writing assignment helped us to see what kind of rhetorical devices Bush used to make his speech effective. After this assignment of examining an impressive speech and writing a rhetorical analysis paper about the speech‚ we decided
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