Purpose – Didion's purpose in the passage was to make the audience question about our "morals". He points out that being right or wrong is all completely subjective and no one has the right nor the power to assume it is correct. Didion's usage of imagery is above extreme. By using imagery the author illustrate his examples clearly for the audience to judge the ethic of human conscience. And beyond that nothing is fundamentally wrong or right. The author's tone is assuredly calm and knowledgeable
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Although it is the strong feelings that an individual displays about particular aspects of society that arouse interest in a speech, it the way that these are presented that allows a speech to transcend contextual bounds and continue to captivate audiences. Although he lived over 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle really knew what he was talking about when it came to the art of rhetoric. I know that it’s highly unlikely that you have read his 4th century BC treatise ‘Rhetoric’, unless
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must be learned by adversity, regarding the uncommon humanity of people. She conveys a lyrical tone toward her audience of a society of people in need, such as homeless people. Ascher purpose is to make people reflect on why they do certain things and to reinforce compassion within a society. She does this by adding a ton of imagery, historical information and religious symbolism to make the audience feel empathy and a strong connection. Throughout the essay, Ascher uses imagery to help
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Audience: Mr. Hewitt’s article is targeted towards Republicans in congress and in a way to the American people. Persuasive purpose: Mr. Hewitt’s purpose is to convince his audience aka the GOP representatives who are planning to vote against upping Pentagon spending. He attempts to persuade his audience that reducing pentagon spending would be disastrous to the country and the world Argument: He argues that reduce pentagon spending would cause the military not to be able to successfully protect
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country to ease any fears amongst citizens and to assure that he was qualified to handle such a dire situation. In his speech, Bush uses organization, tone, and diction to achieve his purpose of connecting to his audience on a more personal level. In his Address, Bush discusses the events of 9/11 in a chronological and orderly fashion, helping
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indignation at such suffering, and appeals to audiences Christian sense of justice. Among all of the reformer’s speeches, his The Hypocrisy of American Slavery, had the most powerful and persuasive tone. Dorothea Dix and Horace Mann both
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claims that in order for the citizens of New York State to experience true freedom, they must fight for the ratification of a new and powerful central government. Hamilton fights for his cause through the usage of compelling diction and changes in tone. Hamilton utilizes compelling diction in order to persuade the people of New York State. He starts his passage with “...unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government” in order to hint that another formation of a new
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ENGL510 – Foundations of Professional Communication Writing Assignment 4 – Procedural Message Below you will find three documents: 1. The assignment itself – pages 2-3 2. A set of formatting guidelines for writing instructions – page 4 4. The criteria that will be used in grading the message – page 5 Please read all of these carefully and let me know if you have questions about any of them. Please save your assignment as a Word document using the file name “4yourlastname,” and
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hesitancy in approving Trump’s intelligence, which contrasts to how the writer had confidently described other people as ‘smart.’ Since the author, who the audience perceive to be a credible professional in evaluating exceptional intelligence, is reluctant to establish a mutual connection between Trump and the characteristic of being smart, the audience will believe that Trump isn’t really intelligent. Eventually, they
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Book 1: The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins 1. Who is the speaker (his credentials, expertise, why the writer would be an authority on the subject)? The speaker is Alexandra Robbins, who is a journalist. She is an authority on the subject because she was an overachiever herself. She attended Walt Whitman High, which is where main students in the story attend and went to Yale University for college, which is a highly difficult and competitive. 2. What is the occasion (time and setting and why
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