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    uses in his speech is pathos. Near the end of his speech, he says, “I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death,” to which the audience replies, “Live, Brutus! Live, live!” He uses it to gain sympathy from the audience, to make sure they really understand how much they want Brutus to live. He is saying that if they think he has done wrong, they will let him kill himself for the good of Rome. All of the Pathos repeatedly used in Brutus’s speech is very effective

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    few centuries back when the man by the name of Patrick Henry delivered his famous speech titled “Give me liberty or give me death!” As interestingly as it sounds, the diction of this man has been very powerful that until today, citizens of the United States nominate it as a great impact. And why wouldn’t they if it’s about a man who is urging the population to desire Patriotism in America. Just before the country entered the Revolutionary War against England, his speech was heard around the colonies

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    was well known for her speech “Ar’nt I A Woman?” (www.notablebiographies). Truth expressed a tone of passion, power, and informality throughout her speech. In her ”Ar’nt I A Woman?” speech, Truth employs a passionate tone. She expresses her passionate tone when she discusses her personal life and the things she went through as a women and especially a woman of color. According to the famous orator , “Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And arn’t I a

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    is the one made by Old Major shortly before his death. It is a speech that seeks to ensure that the animals on the farm come to realize their rights and to spur them towards rebelling against their human masters. A consequence of this speech is that it has considerable ramifications, since it ends up leading to the revolution against Jones, the owner of the farm and makes the animals take control over the entire farm. Old Major’s speech is an important aspect of the story because it is what sets up

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    why he and his conspirators has killed Caesar. He starts out by saying in Act III, Scene 2 line 20, “ Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” He was telling the crowd that yes, he loved Caesar like a brother, but he wanted what was best for Rome. Brutus and his conspirators didn’t

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    would say dogs are the best pet in the world; however, some say cats are the best. In George Graham Vest’s Tribute to the Dog, you may be convinced that dogs are the best because of how loyal they are, the story is so intriguing, and how the speech appeals to your emotions. Dogs would “embrace the wintry winds to lick the hand that offers no food.(Tribute to the Dog pg94)”. Vest was a lawyer for his client whose dog was shot. They are now in court and Vest uses his speech which contradicts everything

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    Brutus speech he starts off by saying “Friends,Roman, Countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar,not to praise him. The evil that men do live after them; the good often interred with their bones; so let it be with Caesar.” That’s his way of saying I don’t expect you all to think about the good or at least all the good Caesar has did/done as much as you think about the bad. “He was my friend,faithful,and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious And Brutus is a honourable man”. Antony

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    A speech given by a woman who was born into slavery speaks about the injustice towards women. In this speech she combines many points of view, which Women all over agree with her. This speech is not only intended for African American women, but intended for women everywhere. For example, “Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! Ain’t I a woman?” This is talking about even after all of her hard work towards doing what is called “manly

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    and Rhetoric in Invisible Man Many fall victim to the influence of powerful speech—throughout history, public speakers have used oration and rhetoric to manipulate their listeners. Public speaking is an art, as it is often practiced and rehearsed. Politicians, for example, consciously employ the art of oration in hopes of gaining support, sometimes abandoning their own beliefs in order to cater to the audiences’. Similarly, the Invisible Man, in the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, lives each

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    Truth is the creator of a very powerful speech and later poem, “Ain’t I A Woman?” Truth’s real name is Isabella Baumfree. She believed God gave her this new name and she described it: “Sojourner because I was to travel up and down the land showing people their sins and being a sign to them, and Truth because I was to declare the truth unto the people." This new name reflected a new mission to spread the word of God and speak out against slavery.” This speech that she gave was recited in 1851 at the

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