Rhetorical Analysis Of What Is An American By Harold Ickes

One of our greatest leaders, Abraham Lincoln, once argued, “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” (Letter to H.L. Pierce, April 6, 1859). As Lincoln was fighting for freedom for all, he believed that it was morally wrong for one human to own another. He also thought that it was wrong to take away a chance of freedom from others. This relates to Thomas Paine's beliefs: He believed that if someone supports freedom, then they must to join the fight, and if they don’t then their children will have to suffer the consequences. On November 20, 1776, the American forces retreated from Fort Lee because the colonist were struggling to fight against the British. After the American forces retreated, Paine, a political activist and governor of Virginia, wrote a series of sixteen pamphlets called The American Crisis to lift the colonist's sagging spirits due to the devastating loss. In The Crisis No. 1, Paine implements language, a hopeful tone, and diction, to convey his purpose of persuading the men in the colonies to enlist in the war in an effort to retaliate against Great Britain, and assist the army to victory so the future generations don’t have to suffer.

The excerpt from Mary Oliver’s “Building the House” serves as a way to describe what happens during the poetry writing process. Although Mary Oliver believes that writing poetry is hard work, she uses extended metaphor, juxtaposition, and point of view to describe the writing process in comparison of building a house, which shows that Oliver sees poetry as something that involves mental labor which is a different challenge than physical labor .

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining why it was not considered treason. By establishing his credibility and appealing to ethos, pathos and logos, Jefferson successfully wrote an informative, impactful, and inspirational document.

Jimmy Carter is a well known Democratic president who served between 1977 to 1981 who strongly opposed opening the Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. His writing on the preservation of the refuge came after his term as president while new proposals were being put forward for drilling. Carter’s argument is very effective at encouraging the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge to be protected. Carter effectively uses logos, ethos, and pathos to construct a strong argument for the refuge to be preserved.

Emotional appeals were used in both Bush’s and Henry’s speeches. In Bush’s speech, he reminds his audience of when Iraq attacked America at a moment of vulnerability a year before his speech was given. This surprise attack was brought up several times in his speech because of the emotion brought forth remembering the thousands of American lives taken during the Iraqi attack on September 11th, 2001. During this time an emotional appeal that refers to a recent event will get a strong reaction from the audience. In Henry’s speech, pathos is used to elicit values of freedom. Henry induces fear of slavery and steps on his audience's masculinity by saying: “They [Great Britain] tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable adversary.” “ Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?” Therefore, Bush and Henry both utilize pathos in their speeches; Bush uses pathos in a repetitive way to remind his audience of the recent past attacks on America by the Iraqi regime and Henry exercises pathos to induce fear into his audience and elicits values of

In Patrick Henry’s speech, he uses pathos as a rhetorical appeal to make his audience think about their options. In lines 9-10, he states “For my own part I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery.” Mr. Henry wants his audience to think about being a slave to Britain, having to do everything that Britain would want us to do. That is exactly what will happen if we don’t fight for our country and our freedom. Patrick Henry also uses pathos in lines 103-104, “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?”

Henry’s usage of pathos in his speech to the Virginia Convention was meant to make his audience, who are the colonists feel hatred towards Britain for its ill-treatment of them and begin a war between them. Pathos was used by Patrick Henry when he mentioned that Britain was plotting something against the colonists by sending armed military units to the colonies. In his speech he asked, “Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?” (Henry 102). The audience is asked a rhetorical question

Pathos is the rhetorical device where the speaker emotionally motivates their audience. Henry uses pathos as a way to arouse fear and hatred of the British, but also to spark a devotion and willingness to fight for their “country.” The use of pathos allows for the colonists to feel Henry’s patriotism and his sense of pride to fight against the British

GRANT HACKETT OR GRANT SMACKIT, why are we spending so much time recording his melt downs?

On March 23, 1775, He gave a speech to be remembered as the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech. Less than a month away from the Revolutionary War Patrick Henry addressed the House of Burgesses. The men in the House of Burgesses argued against staging a war opposing the British accordingly the men did not want to raise a militia, although other northern countries did. Patrick Henry uses pathos to convince the men of the House of Burgesses to raise a militia or voluntary army to fight against the British. The members might feel obligated to side with Patrick Henry when viewing the emotional situation the colonisers are in.

In his article “Lost in America,” Douglas McGray focuses heavily on the problem of isolationism in the U.S education system in order to prove that changes in the education of young Americans must be taken. “Lost in America” was issued by Foreign Policy magazine in 2006, which reveals that McGray’s audience includes American legislators involved in the elaboration of the American curriculum policies. McGray, who is the Editor in Chief of The California Sunday Magazine and Pop-Up Magazine, discusses that America has an isolationist education system that fails to embrace worldwide perspectives. To support his argument in the article “Lost in America,” McGray builds credibility through the use of anecdotes that surprises and shocks his audience,

In every article it is important for a writer to be logical with his or her work. Andrea Leskes provides many examples in her article, A Plea for Civil Discourse, to provide a clear understanding of her facts and her views on teaching civil discourse to college level students. She provides evidence to support her facts to show that teaching civil discourse could be beneficial to students in the future. To be seen as logical, Leskes must use data and statistics that appeal to her audience. She also must meet the general standards and goals of her audience.

John F. Kennedy’s Visions of an Improved Way of Life in America In the election year of 1960, two very qualified candidates, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, each with very different views of the world fought to win the hearts of Americans. One specific advertisement narrated by John F. Kennedy was able to do just that. He captured the hearts of millions ranging from young to old, black to white, rich to poor. John F. Kennedy had many opinions on current American issues and new ideas on how to fix these ongoing problems, in ways Americans could unify and work together.

Philippines it was never below 75 degrees and the humidity was always almost at 100 making working in outdoor regions physically and emotionally draining. It was so hot the air conditioners would freeze up and we would have to wait for them to thaw again. After being apart for 6 months, my wife was able to come to the Philippines also. We moved into a small apartment off base and in order for protection, we had a German Shepard dog. This pet was trained to attack Philippine people. We needed protection because where we were located, American women were safe, but they didn’t like American males. American women could go wherever the pleased but American men had strict rules to follow. One day, it was lightning and thundering out and in our apartment building base we took Patsy, our protective German Shepard on a walk. The thunder scared Patsy which made her take off for home as fast as she possible could run. When we got to our apartment again there was a Philippine guard standing next to Patsy. Patsy was shaking because of the thunder and the guard was shaking because of

Even after the Japanese invasion of China, the Spanish Civil War, the German and Soviet invasion and annexation of Poland — war in Europe and the Pacific — the American people still favored a non-interventionist policy. In spite of this, by the mid-1930’s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt cautiously prepared America for war. By 1941, they sign the Atlantic Charter with Britain and supplying resources to fight Germany. Furthermore, the US builds up its naval presence in the Atlantic and engage in an undeclared war with German submarines. This evolution is not only militarily, but also rhetorically. In his 1941 State of the Union address, he offers his Four Freedoms (freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear), which should be shared by people’s globally. “For Roosevelt, like Wilson, the goal was a new world order...” continues Reynolds, “Americans had defined the conflict of 1914–18 as a world war after they entered it, Roosevelt was already using that terminology before Pearl Harbor in order to prod Americans out of isolationism into