Summary Of This Is Livicated By Anne-Marie Woods

Imagine the pressure of being expected to follow your culture’s traditions even if you want to rebel and create your own identity. Carrying on traditions can be difficult for many young people who are searching for their identities as they grow up. Two texts, “Life in the age of the mimis” by Domingo Martinez and “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz, tell about the struggles of losing one’s culture. One shows the reader that forgetting your own roots simply because of being ashamed or embarrassed can really harm you, while the other demonstrates that forgetting your culture for the sake of fame and fortune can also do the same damage.

Kennedy asks the audience to work with a goal to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world,” which reveals that he uses the audience’s emotions of suffering due to brutality and contempt and commands them to replace it with the pleasant feeling of gentility (Kennedy). This appeal to the audience’s emotions inspires them to act emotionally and empathetically when carrying out Kennedy’s message of compassion. Kennedy uses an emotional appeal toward the end because he has already gained the audience’s trust and argued from a logical standpoint, so now, in his closing statements, he must leave the audience with strong emotions that will linger in their hearts and remind them why feeling empathy and compassion is essential to improving the world. During this part of the speech, Kennedy uses an inspiring tone to persuade listeners that unity will bring about a better world. Kennedy states, “Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people,” inspiring listeners that through dedication to a common cause, they can end the division and violence that plagues the United States (Kennedy). By using an inspiring tone, Kennedy convinces his listeners that they have the ability to make a change with the purpose of causing

His appeals to pathos, from the call to patriotic duty to the hopeful vision of a brighter future, stirred the hearts of his audience, giving a deep sense of national pride, unity, and aspiration. His appeal to logos played a crucial role in the shaping of his message and by acknowledging the challenges facing the nation, Kennedy demonstrated an understanding of helping the nation in need. Kennedy’s address serves as a testament to the power of words to inspire, unite, and mobilize a nation towards the common goals of the

Throughout Kennedy’s speech you can see many different types of these devices first off, I would like to bring your attention to parallelism. The definition of Parallelism is “Uses of words or phrases in a similar structure”. In his speech he come right out of the gate in the first 5-6 paragraphs and begins to show this. For example on Page (283) Kennedy says, “To those who old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty for old faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of co-operative (SAS) ventures. Divided, there is little we can do, for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder”. Furthermore he then directly goes into his next statement by saying “To those”. I also think that one of the man reasons his speech captivated not only America's people but many other nations, was due to how he connected with the audience.

John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech is certainly one to remember. It’s memorable not for its length, but for the effective content that it beholds. He entices readers by the use of strong rhetoric techniques. His inaugural analyzes style of writing, such as diction, tropes, schemes, and syntax, and applies the concept of it effectively throughout the speech. A reader performs rhetorical analysis to examine how authors attempt to persuade their audiences by looking at the various components that make up the art of persuasion. Moreover, it is most essential to be able to understand the relationship among the speaker, subject, and audience, which President Kennedy adequately exploits in his speech.

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.

The distinguishing voice Kennedy establishes is defined by his use of an inspirational, determined tone. It is evident that he has a goal of getting the audiences attention to understand his points in a meaningful way.

Whether one would like to admit it or not, change is a difficult and not to mention uncomfortable experience which we all must endure at one point in our lives. A concept that everyone must understand is that change does not occur immediately, for it happens overtime. It is necessary for time to pass in order for a change to occur, be it days, weeks, months, or even years. The main character, who is also the narrator of “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”, realizing that “things felt less foreign in the dark” (Russell 225), knows that she will be subject to change very soon. The author makes it evident to readers that the narrator is in a brand new environment as the story begins. This strange short story about girls raised by

Similarly, Robert Kennedy’s speech also concerns with the assassination of a great man – civil activist Martin Luther King. In his speech, Kennedy, as in Mark Antony’s eulogy, also uses repetition, especially anaphora, to augment and stress the purpose of his speech – that peace and solidarity, instead of anger and division, should be the response to such a devastating event. In his speech, he describes the appropriate course of action in response the recent assassination, “What we need in the United States is not division;” urges Kennedy, “what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom, and

While talking about how the US can be bitter about MLK’s death, he says, “We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization -- black people amongst blacks and white amongst whites, filled with hatred towards one another.” America is at a crossroad- it can either continue discrimination and loathing, or, as he says later on, America can learn from this experience and move towards peace and equality. Using plain folks appeal and parallelism, Kennedy shows the need to act responsibly- the brighter future exists so long as the right steps are taken. After talking about MLK, Kennedy states that “we will have difficult times in the future. It is not the end of violence; it is not the end of lawlessness; and it’s not the end of disorder.” By using parallelism, plain folks appeal, and repetition, he shows his audience that the civil right leader’s death won’t be the last- the worst has yet to come. It’s not only them who this rule of life applies to, but him, and the entire country, as well. Later on in the speech, he encourages everyone to “... dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the lift of this world.” Kennedy, in his final statements, refers to the Greeks in a historical allusion while endorsing the idea of peacefully going about MLK’s death. America’s current situation is not a foreign one- people ages

Kennedy, it is clear that the audience to his speech feel empathy for Martin Luther King Jr and all of the people who his death affected. He states, “ I have some very sad news for all of you, and, I think, sad news for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world; and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.” (RFK’s speech) Kennedy’s statement breaks the news of Martin Luther King’s death to many people of the USA and makes them feel empathy for Martin Luther King. This inspires people to take action in the world because it helps them realize that things need to be changed and that Martin Luther King shouldn’t die for nothing. Also toward the beginning of the speech, Kennedy inspires the audience to take action. He explains, “Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in the cause of that effort. In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it's perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in.” (RFK’s speech) These examples support the argument because they show how Kennedy’s words inspire the world to take action.

Kennedy used pathos the most out of the three throughout his speech. For example, “… when we are asking Reservists to leave their homes and families for moths on end, and servicemen to risk their lives…” (line 9-12). Using pathos in his speech makes kennedy able to connect with the audience on more of a personal level. Letting the audience know that he knows what they are going through and he understands what they are feeling. Pathos is what makes a speech personalized and relatable; it was a smart choice to using for Kennedy’s speech. Kennedy also says “… as I do…” (line 16). Saying that shows the audience that not only does Kennedy understand what is happening but he feel what the people are feeling

Kennedy uses pathos to reach out to his nation, hitting in their heart the experiences of what the United States has gone through and has surpassed by working together. A leader must bring a strong emotion in their speech and use their technique of pathos selectively to push the buttons of their crowd. John F. Kennedy uses his pathos by reaching out to the poor people out there, telling them that the role they play is very essential. They do not need to be tricked by the communist wealth and be forced to live by the communist regime. Instead, they can ignore

Robert Kennedy Speech “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.” (1968) explains that the death of Martin Luther King Jr, will affect their community but they must remain calm. Kennedy uses the motivational appeals of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos multiple times in his speech in order to get the message through his audience that went to support his conference campaign.

Kennedy launched his speech at both the ears of the crowd and out over the air waves by making his first words of his famous speech, “I am proud…” (Eidenmuller 1). His conviction to not being suppressed, instantly rallies the crowd behind him as he charges on with his speech (Eidenmuller 1). He continues on to address “the fighting spirit of West Berlin”, rallying even more of the crowd behind his message of “freedom”, individuality, and unity against those who would threaten such things (Eidenmuller 1). In the very next line of the address, he again repeats the phrase “I am Proud”, immediately using elements of parallelism to aid in his deliverance to both the opposition and the free (Eidenmuller 1). Many of those present that day spoke little to no English, and as such, his use of rhetorical devices, such as parallelism, helped scale