Richard Buchanan's Rhetorical Analysis: Declaration By Design

Leonard Pitts’ piece was effective from the start even though his piece was written in a ranting manner. This is because the author pours opinionated pathos into the piece and it happened to be the feeling of everyone in the country at the moment. The author also dismisses his ethos as a paid column writer to say what the normal American with average communication skills would say. Most paid column writers would probably not use the words, ¨you monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard¨ (Pitts). However, even though he is dismissing his credibility this works for him because it makes him a relatable speaker and makes the reader want to continue reading.

Founding Father Patrick Henry, in his “Speech at the Virginia Convention,” emphasizes the necessity to take a stance against Britain by waging war in the name of freedom. He employs a compelling and provocative tone in order to communicate the message of taking up arms and to fight for what is right. Henry’s purpose is to display American strength and power to embolden American colonists in their renouncement of the British tyranny.

The subject of environmentalists is one that is just asking for a series of childish bickering amongst fully grown adults. No one can ever agree to disagree because everyone wants to be right. Of course, that is impossible, but God forbid that people just come to a reasonable agreement to leave opinions as they are, opinions. Mr. Edward O. Wilson does a very good job illustrating how pointless these political arguments are. How does he do this? He simply writes his own passages, setting himself in the shoes of both of the opposing parties.

The author of this article is known as ‘The Economist.’ The Economist is a magazine-format newspaper. The Economist was founded by James Wilson in September, 1843. Their main priority is to write stories on political views.

Prior to Lincoln's election in 1869, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed the expansion of slavery into the northern territories through popular sovereignty. Along with the Fugitive Slave Act, this forced the primarily Republican north to actively support slavery. Although few northerners called for the abolition of slavery, their views aligned with Republican sentiments: to contain slavery in its existing States. Consequently, Republicans gained support in the North and Western territories. Abraham Lincoln, a Republican leader from Illinois, established his stance on slavery during his 1858 Senate campaign. Aligning with Republicans, Lincoln condemned his opponents' views on slavery, denouncing the Dred Scott Decision that declared the

On the night of April 4 1968, people gathered to listen to the wise words of Robert F. Kennedy. What many thought was going to be a political speech soon took a twist, and the news of Martin Luther King’s assassination was announced and out to the public. Gasps and tears quickly erupted while everyone was gathered around Robert Kennedy’s pickup truck as he stood high above all trying to bring hope and comfort to those who lost someone that fought for their equality, rights and freedom. Kennedy's speech was powerful and successful because of the way he showed empathy to the crowed. He related the tragic scenario to his own life bringing comfort to the many broken hearted and showed both sides of the situation using contrasting forms. Lastly, Kennedy’s speech consisted of repetition with the use of anaphora.

A library can be a repository of knowledge or a squirrel’s worst nightmare. With this in mind an angle of vision is being created. An angle of vision is not simply written, it is carefully and deliberately constructed through the proper use of five rhetorical strategies. Word Choice, Sentence Structure, Overt Statements, Figurative Language, and Selection and Omission of Details are the strategies used by writers to create the angle of vision. To understand these strategies I have written two paragraphs that are similar in description yet carry vastly different angles of vision.

Composed by Thomas Jefferson and the representatives in the general congress on the historic date of July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was an expeditious response to the many acts legalized by the British Parliament prohibiting the colonists’ freedom, and a dismissal of a partition to the King by the First Continental Congress. Not only did it oppose British acts of tyranny, but it was also an incentive for many other universal revolutions. Within Jefferson’s argumentative masterpiece, “The Declaration of Independence,” he both condemns the British for their repressive actions, and appeals to all developed countries, although predominantly to both the cruel

The language Bradford uses in his excerpt is very effective towards his audience as in the use of pathos and different point of views. The main reason and purpose for his whole writing is to tell the history of the plymouth plantation, and the daily struggles of the pilgrims. With this said it could be concluded that the point of view of Bradford could be affected or altered. The point of view in this excerpt is first person which is told on the view of Bradford himself. He himself sees what is happening from his perspective which would make his writing more thorough and accurate. Since his writing would be more detailed it affects the audience differently as his point of view is now broader and give the audience a sense of current situation.

Nicholas Carr used many Rethorical Analysis tools to give his article a closer connection between his readers and the text itself. He gave examples of each tool to better understand identifying and using them. Each tool takes part in strengthening, weakening, or even developing Carr’s argument differently towards the reader.

Gerald Ford: President Ford frequently relates to the audience by using religion: “I have asked your help and your prayers, not only when I became President but many times since” and “Only the laws of God, which govern our consciences, are superior to [the constitution]”. By using religion, Ford identifies a common trait with the people and makes him relatable to the average American. To show authority, Ford identifies with the people through religion, but also by proclaiming that he is the president, and no matter what his members of the cabinet may say, it is his decision to make. Ford justifies his decision to pardon Nixon through his own moral beliefs about everyone being equal and deserving of peace. George W. Bush: George W. Bush uses a sense of unity throughout his speech, whether it be how everyone came together to help or show support or how America and its people were going to respond to this act of terrorism.

In an age where people spending less time investigating individual art objects, the simple cup has a captive audience. In the time, it takes to drinking a cup of coffee the viewer has time to contemplate the form, feel the weight and surface. Stinson continues to make functional work in her studio.

Visually, the Lady’s Writing Table and Chair is breathtaking. Ebony, mahogany, boxwood redwood, and thuya wood make up the various colored wooden panels for which the frame of the desk and chair are constructed. The shape of set is quite unusual in the fact that there are no hard edges. Every corner is curved and sides of the desk fluctuate inwards and outwards like an ocean wave. This use of concave and convex shapes is inspired by 18th century French Rococo in which artists would try to emulate a sense of lightness and elegance through their furniture and art pieces. Rococo influence is also present in the “C” and “S” shape curvature seen in the legs of the desk and the back of the chair. Furthermore, the organic shapes utilized in Art Nouveau and

While all these design elements of Restoration Hardware point to men as their target audience, it is the decoration and architectural elements that pull the women towards this brand. Throughout the rooms, each space is decorated differently to construct the same atmosphere (figure 6–10). Old illustrations of leaves or technical drawings of lights and other devices hang on the wall. Heavy stone carvings sit on the tables. Large books with yellow pages that lost it’s binding, old New York Times, and antique scrabble game sets populate the empty surface of the furniture. Occasionally, a deer skull is mounted on the wall along with some fur throws thrown across the sofa. All these decorative elements can be summed into two groups. The illustrations,

Washington resigns from his presidency, and he presents the farewell address in a newspaper that became published September 17, 1996. Hamilton, his secretary, drafted the first address for him. Washington says, “the basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government” (216), and during the Colonial Era the people did not have that right because the crown led the government. The 13 colonies were under the British rule and their extreme taxes, and they revolted resulting in the American Revolution. George Washington along with the rest of the founding fathers joined together in the creating of the Constitution. In his address he focuses on his best achievements, and what concerns him. Washington’s farewell address expresses the growth in America from the Colonial era through his resignation, and also a warning for future complications.