American Jeremiad Rhetorical Analysis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a government website that provides information about various diseases, disabilities, disorders, etc.. The CDC provides multiple webpages about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that list and provide information about causes, treatments, variations, and signs/symptoms of the disorder. On their informative pages, they use rhetorical devices to better portray their message. The CDC effectively uses the three rhetorical devices, pathos, ethos, and logos, to reach their goal of informing their target audience and providing a clear perspective on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

America has survived for 241 years thus far. The question is not "why?"- but rather "how?". America succeeds despite being an improbable idea by depending on God and also changing it’s perspective when problems do arise. President Abraham Lincoln and author Anna Quindlen show how this is possible using Ethos and Pathos.

Throughout selected pieces of American rhetoric, common themes have been shared when expressing individual’s ideas. One common theme shown is that God is on ones side through a battle against those who take American’s

Over the past few weeks of class, we have covered the first five chapters of our textbook, written by George Brown Tindell and David Emory Shi called, “America, A Narrative History.” Each chapter told the reader a narration of the history of America, as opposed to an expository version of America’s history. Each chapter had its own main idea over a portion of history, along with many details that cover the importance of the main idea. As a reader, one may obtain a deeper appreciation for the country 's history, prior to entering the class on the first day. The most important aspect of history, besides the battles that are fought, is the different cultures that make up today’s modern America.

Through the various primary sources, a theme of hypocrisy is introduced, revealing the constant contradiction of freedom in America during the 19th century. This theme is exemplified in “America”, a poem written by James Whitfield. The poem begins with the lines, “America, it is to thee, / Thou boasted land of liberty, - / It is to thee I raise my song, / Thou land of blood, and crime, and wrong” (Whitfield “America” 1- 4). Within the first four lines of the poem, Whitfield introduces the notion that America, albeit boasting of freedom, is truly a land of wrongdoing. This idea is further enhanced later in the poem, as it is mentioned, “Oh no; they fought, as they believed, / For the inherent rights of man; / But mark, how they have been deceived / By slavery’s accursed plan” (Whitfield “America” 37 -

According to Abraham Lincoln, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Not only did the purpose of John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity serve to establish a successful society, but one can assume that it was to also set a positive universal standard for all of future’s upcoming societies. However, considering the tragic events that America has caused, one can also agree that the society mentioned in John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity is full of unrealistic expectations when compared to today’s society. Whether or not that is true, when that particular U.S. History lesson that discusses such American atrocities is over, it is crestfallen

There stood thirteen men and women, each with a rope around their arms and legs

Response: Andrew Carnegie, George Eastman, and J.P. Morgan are captains of industry because they are philanthropists. Eastman is a philanthropists because he donated over 30 million to the college ¨U of R¨ and supported dental clinics for people who could not afford it. He did this because he is a good person and a leader. Morgan is a philanthropist because he donated 60 million dollars federal government. He did this because he is a good person and a leader. Carnegie donated more than 350 mill and build over 2,500 libraries. He is philanthropist and a strong

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Johnson did use the word session very repetitively . I think it's because he wanted to inform the people that congress and he are working hard to make an influence on America. For him to mention how the session has accomplished over the last year and how hard they word really shows that they care about the American people. It makes the audience feel like they can come out of poverty with his plans. The imagery you used I like it remains me of the saying the sun will always sunshine no matter what. Johnson gives a lot of hope to the people by being personal and he also had a firm voice and action plan. This made congress and the people feel like they have a sense of trust with

The article I decided to analyze was written by PhD candidate Jo Morgan, titled “US hate crime legislation: a legal model to avoid in Australia.” It is plainly stated in the abstract section of this paper, that the Author, examines the the barriers to achieving hate crime victim status. This is a much more complex issue than the typical white on black hate crime. The intent of Jo is to showcase that there are groups of people who are the direct victims of hate crime, but that the American judicial system (that he feels Australia is likely to emulate) doesn't adequately protect people. Throughout his paper, especially in the first half,

The 13th amendment of 1865 made people consider the use of slavery as a legal form of punishment for criminals. The amendment raises concerns over if African Americans were ever actually free in the United States. Although it states that the institution of slavery is illegal, it also states that slave labor is legal if in the form of punishment for incarcerated criminals. In 13th, Ava DuVernay employs the use of ethos, logos, and pathos through a variety of ways. Through the use of these techniques, Ava DuVernay connects them with vivid imagery to really drive her point that the 13th amendment did not necessarily end slavery, it just added a loophole that enslavers were able to use.

Times have changed and now part of being American is that people should question that because of what America has turned into. Margaret Atwood illustrates her disappointment in America because of how it's changed now to how it use to be in her article, "A Letter to America," where she expresses how America has gone through change for the worse. Atwood explains how America was great before, but has changed into being something way worse now. In the article, "In the Ruins" by Nicholas Lemann, he describes how America isn't how it used to be and how the government system is corrupt. Lemann expresses how America has always been bad and that's not changing because of how some states are being treated, like New Orleans. Although Atwood and Lemann's views are different they utilize allusions to show how America has to start acting like a community, and how the

In Marjane Satrapi's word-specific panel about refugees fleeing north on page 89, she indicates the perilous situation of the war through taxis escaping flaming iconography. The bombing of border towns in the Iran-Iraq war forces residents to abandon their homes and belongings in the hope of finding refuge in the northern cities. The foreboding, chaotic scene underscores a period of turmoil in Iranian history. The words of the panel state, “After Abadan, every border town was targeted by bombers. Most of the people living in those areas had to flee northward, far away from the Iraqi missiles.” Satrapi sets the backdrop of warfare with intense, slightly militaristic words such as “targeted,” “flee,” and “far away”. This being a word-specific panel, the graphic

In Allen Ginsberg’s “America,” the speaker angrily blasts America in a one-sided argument. In this poem America is personified and is addressed by the speaker as if it were human. After calling himself America the speaker asks several rhetorical questions that make the reader think about America’s ethical and moral values while questioning its goals and ambitions. In essence, the speaker presents to the reader those unanswerable questions that neither himself nor him as America are able to answer.