Rhetorical Devices In Fight Song

Each person has the right to follow their dreams. Sometimes those dreams are fulfilled, but sometimes they are put on hold when life demands individuals to pursue something more practical. If an individual is willing to fight for what they want, anything is possible. As shown in Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa's desire is to continue boxing in the ring. The Commission Chair denies his request, due to his age, although he has passed all of the required tests. Rocky Balboa challenges his denial by appealing to the Commission Chair's logic, ethics, and emotion. During this session, Rocky effectively uses logos, ethos, and pathos to lead the Commission Chair to a decision allowing him to obtain his license to box again. This speech is effective in its portrayal that as long as one has done everything in their power to achieve their goals, that no one should have the power to stop them.

The type of rhetorical text that I decided to analyze is a television ad. This ad is an anti-smoking ad titled “Last Dance”. This commercial features a family consisting of a mother, father, and son. It shows a family who has come to accept the tragic circumstances of not quitting smoking. In this case,

The song "American Pie', by Don McLean, was a dominate rock-and-roll hit in 1971. McLean illustrates famous rock star artist and songwriter Buddy Holly, who died in a plane crash in 1962 by using rhetorical strategies. The different potential interpretations of this song made it one of the most controversial songs from the 1970's. McLean was hitting home with many emotional resonances defining moments in the recent American experiences.

In the persuasive passage,” Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education by the National Association. The author uses persuasive techniques in the passage. For example, the author uses pathos which describe someones emotions, like anger or sympathy. The claim in the passage is that, dodgeball is not good/safe for kids. This shows that, “NASPE believes that dodgeball is NOT an appropriate activity for k-12 students in PE” (1).

The author uses two intricate rhetorical strategies in this passage such as anecdotes and similes. The author carefully explains how the two sons in the story go to war and then come back with post traumatic stress disorder, abusing drugs and alcohol, explains how they suffered extreme jitters, and how they couldn’t sleep. The author’s purpose was to show the reader how hard it can be to go to war and that the government is not doing enough to put an end to the one million new veterans that may take their own lives.

Did Chief Joseph not want to fight anymore, or did he physically and mentally lack the strength? In the surrender speech I Will Fight No More Forever, spoken by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (a Native American tribe of the Wallowa Valley in Northwest Oregon) and translated by Lieutenant Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Chief Joseph talks about how the rest of the chiefs or generals are dead. He uses the word killed at first, according to Lieutenant Wood’s translation. After he uses killed for the first time, he goes on to use dead and lets us assume everyone who was dead was killed. This speech was given in the Bears Paw battle on October 5, 1877. He and his people were being forced to move to a reservation, so in retaliation, he tries to move 800 of his people 1,100 miles to Canada. He talks about how he wants to look for his children later on, as well. His tone is sad and dreary, really quite pessimistic. Throughout the text, there were the three appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. In the speech, they use some more than others – here’s how.

Imagine you were a woman. How much pain are you willing to go trough I order to meet the social standards of society? Would you try plastic surgery, starving yourself, or shove things down your throat? Women have become so self-aware of their physical appearance to the extent where they are willing to do any means necessary to receive their desired figure.

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It explains to the reader that no matter how many times a man fails or succeeds in his life, it comes down to whether or not they give it there all or not.

Rhetorical Analysis of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle The Jungle, being a persuasive novel in nature, is filled with different rhetorical devices or tools used by Sinclair to effectively convey his message. Sinclair’s goal of encouraging change in America’s economic structure is not an easy feat and Sinclair uses a number of different rhetorical devices to aid him. Through his intense tone, use of periodic sentencing, descriptive diction and other tools of rhetoric, Upton Sinclair constructs a moving novel that makes his message, and the reasoning behind it, clear.Sinclair’s use of periodic sentences allows him to cram details and supporting evidence into his sentence before revealing his interpretation of the evidence. Take for example, “Here

Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones is influential because it talks about the chaos surrounding the Vietnam War and protests concerning the war. The Rolling Stones believe that the chaos of war has spread outside the realms of war as was traditionally known.

The symbolism in this song is that life is hard for other members of the society. This song regards a man trying/ resolving to alter his ways before starting to change the world. This

Throughout In Cold Blood Capote goes through the lives of the killers, Dick and Perry. Both convicts released from jail and at first glance seem to have a lot in common, but as the book continues the reader can see that the two characters are in fact very different. To characterize the killers Capote frequently uses flashbacks into their pasts, giving the reader a sense of what their lives were like and why they became who they are. Capote also utilizes detailed descriptions of the men’s appearances, quirks, and habits to characterize the murderers.

In the competitive soda industry brands feud as they try to persuade people that their products are the best. In 2004 Pepsi introduced the one-minute commercial “ Way of the Kung Fu” targeting towards_______. They used logos, pathos, and ethos to persuade the target audience that Pepsi will bring you a step closer to being skilled in martial arts, Pepsi is a drink of celebration, and if monks like Pepsi you will too.

“Take back my life song , Prove I'm alright song ,My power's turned on , Starting right now I'll be strong ,I'll play my fight song ,And I don't really care if nobody else believes ,'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me ,Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep , Everybody's worried about me.” When I think back in my life I hear this song and it “ Proves that i'm alright.” When I think my “Powers turn on” and “Starting right now I will be strong”. When i'm down “I really don't care if anybody else believes” all that matter is that I believe. “I still got a lot of fight left in me” and I won't give up for no one. “I have been losing friends” and i've been think so I can't sleep “I’ve been chasing sleep”. When I think “everybody is worried about me”.