David Foster Wallace Speech Analysis

On the evening of the 16th of October, 1859, John Brown, an abolitionist fighting for rights for slaves, lead a raid of 21 armed men on the federal armory of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, which now is West Virginia. John Brown did this in attempt of freeing slaves. The raid lasted two days, and was ended by a military force lead by Robert E. Lee. Brown was later captured and sent to prison for the charges of treason. On November 2nd, 1859, Brown gave a statement to the court addressing his action. He denied all charges, and felt no guilt about his actions only because it was for the greater good. One month after he was sentenced to death, he was hanged on December 2nd 1859. Brown uses diction and repetition to prove his innocence and challenge

Demagoguery is polarizing propaganda that motivates members of an ingroup to hate and scapegoat some outgroups. In the two speeches “Inaugural Address” by Governor George Wallace, and “Share Our Wealth” by Senator Huey Long, both use similar demagoguery strategies. The Governor of Alabama George Wallace gave speech while entering office, argued that Alabama deserves the “freedom” to stay segregated. As then Senator of Louisiana Huey Long gave his speech with a insight to get Americans out of the Great Depression his main argument was to share wealth throughout society to bring a fair well balanced society, that is a fair chance to life, liberty, and happiness. Claims that Wallace makes are, segregation should be kept forever, Alabama is an honorable state, and desegregation can be dangerous also a few claims that Long’s makes are; to care for the veterans of our wars, to limit poverty, and lastly to limit fortunes to a few million dollars.Wallace and Long share the same strategy of demagoguery as they both are seen though Nationalism meaning love for one’s nation. Wallace and Long also use fallacies as Wallace uses False Analogy while Long uses a different strategy which is Straw Man. Wallace and Long’s claims both represent demagoguery as they both have political leaders and seek to gain power by both using Nationalism. The effect the claims might have on the audience toward Long’s claim is the state will appreciate and continue to support long opposed to wealthy people might feel irritated as they losing money, and the effect on Wallace’s claims on the audience are mostly negative as because wallace wants Alabama to stay segregated.

A Liberal Arts education has helped people to lead a life of great circumstances. The message established in “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar is clear. Throughout the article it talks about the misperceptions of going to a liberal arts school and how it affects the outcome of ones future. Throughout the passage Ungar states misperceptions of a liberal arts education and then after he gives his response on why he disagrees. When addressing “The New Liberal Arts” I agree with Ungar when he states the misperceptions throughout the article. The misperceptions are what society has developed about people who graduated from Liberal

In a commencement address, David Foster Wallace addresses the real purpose of liberal arts education, which he boldly says has nothing to do with knowledge, but rather awareness to the world outside of our own. Wallace uses an anecdote of an average person miserably shopping for groceries, stuck in his or her little world. The anecdote carried into a message telling the audience that they had to escape their “default setting” and think consciously about the other worlds besides our own. Wallace is describing the process of extracting meaning from the content and students can receive that too if the curriculum is designed for a purpose greater than memorization. The same goes for subjects outside of liberal arts as well, such as the maths and sciences. These classes can be an useful and perhaps more enjoyable when they become more than mindless coursework and tests, and instead a breeding ground for critical thinking skills and real-life application. If class material were to be more accessible, students could actually care what they are learning about since they are going to use what they learn everyday. Such concepts are what students should really be taking away from

Asa Hutchinson is running for governor. He is telling the audience that he should be Arkansas' governor for many reasons: he opposes Obamacare, he wants to cut taxes for middle-class families, and he'll make the ecomony his top priority.

For this second paper we will be looking at two of my favorite articles/books we’ve had to read for this semester so far. The David Wallace Commencement address, which focuses primarily the concept of how we perceive and worship things throughout our daily lives. The Augustine book, looks at the human soul and our drives to complete tasks that benefit us and our way of rational and non-rational though the use of our free will. Both of theses readings in a sensible aim at administering the same message, that we are capable of choosing how we look at the world and what we do with what we have. In order to justify that statement, we will look into these readings and our lectures to find evidence that these points exist; particularly the aspects

across. By leading his marches in a peaceful manner, he showed that he respects his followers and that he wants to lead them in a good way. After all of the speeches and protest, Martin went on to write a book on why he leads on peaceful marches. “Stride Toward’s Freedom: The Montgomery Story” was the book he wrote and this tells a reader all about why he led his followers down a peaceful pathway. By have individualized consideration, King shows his followers that they can get more people’s attention for equality.

Thomas Jefferson was an important person to the US when he was the president, the people was trying to talk with him about his cuote "determine never to be idle... it is wonderful how much may be done if we are doing". Jefferson was trying to talk with the people about his cuote but the governor of the state stop him saying, "DO NOT continue talking about that Thomas", Jefferson answers to him "Why? I don't need your permission". Then the governor did not say anything to him. Then over the time president Jefferson did not talk to the people governor did not say anything to him, after he left the presidency he was killed and the people was mentioning his cuote, but the governor was trying to stop the people from mentioning that cuote. Present

Martin Luther king was an influential speaker who fought for equal rights of blacks. MLK was a smart man, a brave man, and a man with a dream. He was much more many things other than those 3 examples. Martin Luther King Jr used many devices to fight for an nonviolent way he used Allusions and loaded language. Martin Luther King used a biblical allusion of when Moses saved the slaves of Egypt from the constant punishment given without fighting in a violent way. MLK reminds us of a time of similar troubles “Moses set out to lead the children of Israel from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom of promised land.” Mlk is somewhat like Moses who will lead Africans to a brighter future with a non-violent route, but Martin Luther King Jr is opening

In the article The Unexpected Value of the Liberal Arts, the goal is to spread knowledge to others on how social and liber degrees can befit all. Expressing the beneficial skills and life stories helps to shed light on these degrees being viable opportunities that are not just associated with those of wealth and social influence. The author George Anders continues with this goal throughout the article by giving examples of modern people while attending college, changing their ideals, and adapting to situations that better themselves through changes of majors or utilization of college groups. The argument is that former stereotypes relating to liberal arts is not valid and that many opportunities can be opened by perusing this degree.

A commencement speech is a speech given to graduating students to congratulate them on earning their degree and used to give them a few words of advice before they go. However, commencement speeches do not always have the same message. The speeches will vary between speakers and I will analyze two commencement speeches and show how different they can be from one another. These speeches are: Jim Carrey’s speech hosted at Maharishi University of Management and Bill Gates speech hosted at the University of Harvard. The differences analyzed between the speeches will be the general topic, how the topic is delivered, how the text appeals to values and emotions, how the topics are made credible, and the evidence behind the claims.

Violence out struck in the riots for the removal of the statue of Robert E. Lee. The white supremacy group wanted to rebel against the counter protesters spreading racism and violence as a way to intimidate. The brutal clash over a statue has overthrown into the U.S. having a huge impact, making a crisis arise. The President has argued if he should have both of the groups be condemned for their actions, but all the people disapproved of his speech given. On the other hand, while war has become a greater threat of the act of violence by the United States. The continuation of blood being shed, after 16 years of war people just want the warfare to be terminated by winning and targeting other important disputes. There will constantly be violence

I am not proud that I have been a follower of the wrong crowd most of my young life. As I mentioned before, no one’s best interest was at hand. It would be wrong of me to say that these people caused my bad decisions; I made my own choices. And, in those choices, I chose to do things that were not wise. Stanley states that if we were to ask ourselves this question with every scenario presented to us, many mistakes can and will be avoided. He states that, instead of doing something because that’s what you’ve always done or because that’s what you peers want you to do, ask yourself what will be wise for your tomorrow. I feel that if I had asked myself this question, I would’ve been off to a better start in my adult life. In saying that, I will choose to ask myself this question throughout my time at Colorado Christian University, and after. I also found the article “On the purpose of a Liberal Arts Education.”, by Harris, R., quite intriguing. I, like many others, didn’t feel I needed the knowledge provided by my general schooling. I also, in recent times, have wondered why it is required to take certain courses when it will not pertain to one’s field of study. I found myself challenged and enlightened by this article; I found myself understanding that, when one knows many fields of study, they can better help and serve others around them. One part that was truly

Trump started his speech with thanking the citizens of the United States of America and thanked President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for their help during the peaceful transition of power. He then moved on to mention that this is not just a mere transfer of power from one administration to another or from one party to another. Rather, it’s a transfer of power back to the people from Washington D.C elites. Trump talked about how the elites of Washington D.C prospered while the jobs left the country and the factories closed. Moreover, he mentioned the struggles of the family across the country while the “establishment” enjoyed the benefits. Trump suggested that this day is about the people who were ignored by the “establishment” and

Writing this commencement speech for you tonight was hands-down one of the most stressful things I have ever done. For days, I toiled over what to speak about, worried that as you sat there anxious to graduate I would bore you, or say the wrong thing. I tried to write a witty and funny speech designed to entertain you, but a lack of ability ultimately forced me to give up. This speech is the culmination of hours of brainstorming, three rejected rough drafts, editing galore, and finally me just putting my heart and soul on paper. It, as practically all commencement speeches do, contains all the expected words of praise and well wishing. It does not say anything that has not been said in the past, or that will not be said in the future, save