Rhetorical Analysis : Arjuna, A Warrior Prince Essay

How many times have you dropped those swimming classes? When was last time you put off in getting that enrollment for the gym? “Unlimited” ads campaign by Nike, appeals to its audience by showing people who even having certain difficulties, go after what they want and push their limits as much as they can, which is not a little. The ads feature a grown Sister competing in a triathlon, a transgender who runs with the National men’s team and a climber with no extremities. Nike didn’t choose these actors for its ads by accident, they are source of inspiration for all those athletes that always put the best of themselves in whichever the activity that passionate them is. People who would be the main target for this campaign.

Almost everyone in the world is familiar with the infamous Disney movie The Lion King, but very few have gone into detail and analyzed the rhetoric within the film. Each scene is filled with a sense of pathos that tugs on the emotions of the audience and inevitably pushes them to one side over the other. It is interesting to see how the voices, color, and actions of each character have such an effect on their personalities which then has an effect on the audience and leaves them judging the morals of the characters. For people who grew up watching the original Disney movies, this is a great film to watch in depth and really figure out the meaning behind each scene.

A leader has many responsibilities as a role model and caretaker for their people. Facing hard challenges and knowing how to deal with them is a part of being a great leader all of which are Chief Powhatan showed. Chief Powhatan whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh, was the superior chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607. In his address to Captain John Smith Chief Powhatan expresses how he desires peace between the settlers and the Tsenacommacah. He utilizes distinct rhetorical elements such as rhetorical questions, diction and argumentation to further support his view on what he desired to occur between his people and the English settlers.

The Bhagavad Gita uses the conversation between Pandava Prince Arjuna and his guide Lord Krishna to portray Hinduism world view and Krishna’s view on the different fundamental questions. When he’s facing a war, Arjuna is guided by Krishna to be a selfless leader, and dedication to the cause.

Based on Homer’s word choice in The Odyssey, he seems to be disgusted with Odysseus’s tone in Book 9. This is clear because in the text Odysseus tells Alcinous the king of Phaecians about his journey up to that time. He explained how his home in Ithaca was the loftiest of them all and goes on to state with no remark that he was detained by the goddesses for seven years. He states, “Loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart’s delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress, desired me…But in my heart I never gave consent.” (Line 20). This means that Odysseus sees himself as a lady’s man, he explains how the goddesses desired him and wanted him to be their “hearts delight”. Homer seems disgusted with Odysseus at

In the article written by Vincent Barnett, he explains the different reasons that Machiavelli might have written “The Prince”. He also mentions the lasting effects of” The prince” and also mentioned how Machiavelli was ridiculed and judged for his brutally honest writing. Barnett mentioned that Machiavelli had lost his job as the secretary to the chancery in Florence. After losing his job he was arrested, tortured, and became extremely bitter. One of the possible motives for writing “The Prince” was that Machiavelli was trying to get reinstated back into his old job. Machiavelli could have also intended” The Prince” to hit the audience as satirical. Possibly to poke fun at all the failures of the political leaders and to make them look unintelligent.

Many people wish they can drop everything important to them and isolate themselves from society; very few people will even attempt this, but Chris McCandless breaks societal norms to accomplish this goal. In Into the Wild, John Krakauer tells the story of this young man’s life to inspire the audience to chase their dreams through the use of logos, involved sentence, and anecdotes.

Award winning journalist and author, Jon Krakauer, in his book, Into the Wild, analyzes the life of Chris McCandless as well as the events that ensued his death. Krakauer’s purpose is to inform the reader about how and why Chris McCandless decided to embark on a journey into the wilderness of Alaska. He adopts an empathetic tone in order to impart to his readers that Chris McCandless was a very misunderstood young adult.

In “The Tamarisk Hunter,” author Paolo Bacigalupe elaborates on the theory of Trickle Down Economics. The Trickle-Down theory claims that by giving more freedom and power to wealthy sources, individuals will become able to contribute more to society. In other words, their economic involvement is theorized to advance overall societal wealth. Bacigalupe satirically approaches this theory in that he further stresses how the water and resources in the short story do not gradually reach the lower class. But rather California, representative of the upper class, hordes all of the water in the West and it by no means trickles down to those like Lolo and his

“We’re not intimidated by hatefulness" were the words that rang out from Jagmeet Singh when a unidentified woman approached him, harassingly, at a conference last year. On September 6, 2017 a community group held a meet and greet for the newest New Democratic Party candidate, Jagmeet Singh, which was supposed to be an encouraging and uplifting social event until Singh was interrupted by a woman spewing hateful speech and yelled comments about Islam even though Singh is a practicing Sikh of the Punjabi heritage. This demonstrates that there can be arrogance and hate in the world as well as a country that claims to be a cultural mosaic that welcomes all ethnicities and cultures. It can also be seen that when faced with an awkward situation, how

The Bhagavad-Gita focuses primarily on a conversation held between a god called Krishna and his mortal cousin, Arjuna. This conversation happens right before a battle between Arjuna and his brothers, the Pandavas, and their cousins, the Kurus, over who should be in charge of the kingdom. Arjuna doesn’t want to kill his family and seeks guidance from Krishna on what is to be done. The two have a lengthy conversation regarding the many paths to understanding, the primary goal for this period’s religious tradition. Krishna is careful not to place one of the three paths or yogas (literally joining together, the way or the path to the ultimate reality) ahead of the others. For Arjuna, however, karmayoga (discipline of action) is more readily applicable

In the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, lectures Pavada Arjuna, a fierce warrior, about the dangers of delusion. Arjuna’s delusions about death, mortality and honor hinder him from fulfilling his dharma, or duty, in the middle of a battle. However, Krishna argues that Arjuna must achieve Brahman, a spiritual realization of absolute reality, to be free of his delusions and find peace (BG 2.72). The Bhagavad-Gita therefore proposes that detachment from the delusions originating from the physical world and the ideas that accompany it, will solve the human condition.

Krishna tells Arjuna that bodies do not matter, therefore, it does not matter if Arjuna kills the people he knows. (Bhagavad Gita, pg. 5) Arjuna may be helping these men to get closer to happiness. Each person goes through reincarnation or samsara. In each life, they get closer to non-existence by doing good things, or good karma, and fulfilling their duty or Dharma. Krishna explains to Arjuna that it is his Dharma to fight in the war. It is superior to inaction. (Bhagavad Gita, pg. 9) The belief is that attachment binds one to material things with desire, and this holds one to existing, so he/she must detach. Detachment helps one become closer to non-existence or Brahman, which is ultimate happiness. In the end, Krishna reveals that the Path of Wisdom is how to “attain Supreme Peace.” One who has wisdom is not binded by their acts/ desires, so the person is purified. (Bhagavad Gita, pg. 14)

Disobedience often reflects a person’s ethical ground—and displays a person’s beliefs that something is morally incorrect. Through disobedience, cultures gain the ability to evaluate situations in their entirety and construct decisions built off of careful consideration of the effects of their actions. Arjun, in The Bhagavad-Gita, exhibits disobedience through his initial decision not to engage in combat on the battlefield; but, Arjun also discards his duties as a warrior through his protest. The Bhagavad-Gita, through Arjun’s rejection of war, reflects the concept of dharma (duty), jnana (knowledge), and yoga (discipline), which are integral components of Hinduism.  Throughout The Bhagavad-Gita, Arjun is constantly reminded of these very concepts through his conversations with Lord Krishna, concepts he would otherwise have failed to realize if he did not consider discarding his warrior duties and did not reject the ideas of fighting against his own kin. The Bhagavad-Gita, through the momentous protest of Arjun, showcases the concepts of religious duty and obligations while also showcasing the philosophies of a higher spiritual power and acting for the benefit of society as a large.

Feelings originate from the dimension of your Higher or Greater Self. You need to be quiet inside to catch those whispers in your heart. Emotions can disturb this inner silence and peace. Therefore it is vital to become emotionally calm and to heal and release repressed emotions. Only from your feeling which connects you to your soul can you make balanced decisions. By being quiet and peaceful, you can feel with all of your being what is right for you at a certain moment. Making decisions based on emotions is making decisions from a non-centered position. You need to release the emotions first and get in touch with your inner core where there is clarity.