The speech that was most effective was from “ We are Marshall” by the Head Coach Lengye in the movie We are Marshall because of the organization, rhetorical appeals, and the diction. To begin with, Head Coach Lengye preaches “For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd.” Coach Lengye references the past to show that history never fades. We now will tackle the most prevalent of the three, rhetorical appeals, Coach Lengye continues
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Carl Schramm, a previous President and C of the Ewing Marion, had a brilliant discourse at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign class of 2009 because the audience was engaged, he used humor in his speech, and he related to everyone’s problem. Carl Schramm humored his group of onlookers by telling jokes of his self and the graduate understudies. Attempting to draw in with the group of onlookers he needed to distinguish things that they can identify with. Schramm raises his go about things
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TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK – EVENING Crowds of people move slowly along Times Square. Cars and taxis are snarled in traffic. the presence of horns honking makes it difficult to hear the discussions. Children running and giggling on the streets in the cold weather of New York. Director: Positions everyone. We will start the show in 5. People are rushing throughout the room finding their positions. One person is placing the lighting in the perfect area. The smell of coffee and breakfast dishes fill
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the attention of the audience, establish credibility, introduce the topic, and encourage the audience to listen (Insider, 2014). This makes the introduction extremely important to the success of the speech. Goals of the introduction are to get the attention of the audience, establish listener relevance, begin to establish speaker credibility and goodwill, and identify the thesis (Verderber, Verderber, & Sellnow, 2011). There are several ways to grab the attention of the audience. A startling statement
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Adapting to suit an audience Many factors can affect how you communicate with an audience. Things like their age, ethnicity and gender matter. Since everyone may have a different cultural background, certain things may not be socially acceptable to say or do. For example if the audience is a group of children or young adults, it wouldn’t be acceptable to raise your voice when you are angry or upset because it would frighten rather than intrigue them. Also when dealing with audiences with different ages
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Berger exemplifies Vaucanson’s pursuit of perfect mechanical models for life by contrasting it with his own body in shambles. Vaucanson aims to master life in the universe by use of mechanics, and hopes that Newton’s equations will allow him to create life. He spends weeks precisely calculating the ratios for working parts in his duck, yet his own body parts fail to function. In the first discussion seen between him and Abbe about his work, we see Vaucanson’s focus shift from the design of his work
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Event’s Reflection The first event that I attended that was relevant to this class was the play that the school put on called Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party. This was a play that explored sexuality and growing up in a small town. This play relates to the class it that it brings up the idea of sexuality and becoming comfortable with your own identity. At first I was kind of uncomfortable with the play, not because of the content but because of the very eccentric acting that was slightly overdone
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Those who loved the classic film "Edward Scissorhands" played by Johnny Depp have probably always wondered if that movie will ever have a sequel or a remake. IB Times reported about Tim Burton's thoughts of a sequel regarding one of his masterpieces and unfortunately, his answer is a no. The 57-year-old director told Entertainment Weekly about his experience with Edward Scissorhands 25 years ago. And when he was asked if he is thinking of a sequel, he compared the idea to revisiting a nightmare
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In the article "Videogames, Avatars, and Identity" by Jack Waggoner (2009) the author utilizes the rhetorical device ethos. This rhetorical device is employed throughout the text to reassure the audience of any doubts they had about the factual claims stated in the passage. Waggoner (2009) also incorporates multiple individuals that are educated on this topic. For example, in the beginning of the article, the author uses two different quotes from Marvin Minsky and Janet Murray; Minsky is an MIT scientist
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defacing of other strategies, X captures the attention of the audience and consistently persuades them that they are part of the solution. “Whether you're educated or illiterate, whether you live on the boulevard or in the alley, you're going to catch hell just like I am. We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.” Here he establishes that he is fighting for the same cause as the audience, that they are all together in the same boat which tunes into
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