Conventions

Like Hillary, first lady Michelle Obama has been very influential with her speeches as well. Over the past eight years, first lady Michelle Obama has been known for her great speeches at the Democratic National Convention. The most recent speech was at the 2016 Democratic National Convention when she spoke highly of Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in terms of rhetorical criticism. The way she spoke about Clinton and her campaign run was one of the biggest reasons why I chose First Lady Obama as

Constitutional Convention was held at Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. The purpose of the convention was to revise the articles of confederation. However, what happened instead was an entirely new system of government being created to replace the failed articles. The true results that came forth from the convention is known today as the United States Constitution. Many topics were discussed during the convention, many which have been changed or altered in the decades after the convention. Nevertheless

"Letters from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King and "Keynote Address at the First Woman's Rights Convention" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony It was Thomas Jefferson who uttered the words "That all men are created equal...." However, over one hundred years would pass before these words would mean anything. Equality among all Americans would come with the adoption of the

force to compel our enemy to do our will” (Clausewitz, 2008, pp.: 75), which reached the pinnacle in the mid-twentieth century. Theoretically, these wars were highly organised, fought in uniforms and confined by law, such as The Geneva Convention and The Hague Convention introduced in the early twentieth century. However, “war made states, and vice versa” (Tilly, 1990), war has been changing its characters in

2016 saw the Republican National Convention July 18-21 in Cleveland, Ohio and one week later July 25-28, the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. These conventions both had the fanfare of National Conventions of old and the added benefit of an economic increase to the local business and tourism industries in each of the areas. The venue also brought continued animosity, a media frenzy, protests. and boycotts that escalated on the road to each convention, continued through to the election

all states except for Rhode Island held a convention in Philadelphia (Henretta, 2012, pg.184). The convention later known as the Philadelphia Convention. The goal was to determine the future of the Republican Government. The nationalist composed of an elite group of well-educated men. Unfortunately, the most influential members such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Sam Adams, and Patrick Henry would not be attending (Henretta, 2012, pg. 185). The convention would back down from the demands of delegates

Michelle Obama’s 2016 Democratic National Convention Speech was beautifully presented; as she spoke about the issues that faces Mrs. Clinton as well as herself, education, health and welfare of this nation as a whole and why Hillary Clinton should be the next president of the United States of America. As I listen to this speech I realized that Michelle Obama uses rhetorical devices and appeals throughout this entire speech, and frankly since her purpose is to persuade the people of the this country

UNFCCC The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was opened for signature in June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where it was signed by 155 States and the European Union (EU), was then entered into force on 21 March 1994 having been approved by 193 States and the EU as of January 2011. This Framework Convention on Climate Change acts as an alliance to mediate disagreement involving many parties and

In the action adventure film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson uses a variety of conventions and cinematic techniques to explore and amplify the emotional intensity of particular scenes. The film follows a traditional action adventure plot whereby heroes defeat villains in a battle where good triumphs over evil and disputes are resolved by physical force or violence. It’s the story of a young, ordinary hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who lives a peaceful life at Bag End, until Gandalf

the ways the author expresses this is through the narrative convention of style or mood. In this piece the convention of plot is also utilised by the author to develop this idea. Characterisation is another narrative convention successfully utilised to explore this theme. By themselves these elements are nothing, but when together, they effectively portray the theme of deception in the fantastic short story Killer. The narrative convention of style or mood is a major component which represents the