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    The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison takes place in Ohio in the 1940s. The novel is written from the perspective of African Americans and how they view themselves. Focusing on identity, Morrison uses rhetorical devices such as imagery, dictation, and symbolism to help stress her point of view on identity. In the novel the author argues that society influences an individual's perception on beauty, which she supports through characters like Pecola and Mrs. Breedlove. Furthermore, the novel explains how

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    individuals tend to allow other relationships to trigger personal insecurities within. One must be capable to share a vision with others to achieve enlightenment and self-awareness. In “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, the author utilizes various rhetorical devices to convey the importance of perception and sight. In the narrative, the author writes the story in first person point of view through an unnamed narrator which enables the reader to visualize, experience, and perceive a deeper insight into

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    Rhetorical strategies are a great way for an author to get their tone and what they want to share to their reader. In Barbara Jordan’s Becoming Educated she uses rhetorical strategies to do just that. Jordan uses repetition and diction to increase her effectiveness of her message. She does so that the reader can also relate to what she is going through. By using repletion and diction she weaves these rhetorical devices throughout her experience to increase its effectiveness to convey her voice and

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    stemmed his disbelief in religion. His ironic tone and vivid imagery plays a key role in the development of the conflict and the complications that he faces. In order to dramatize suspenseful moments and magnify key points, he uses an array of rhetorical devices. Immediately, Hughes directly states his thesis in the first two sentences of his introductory paragraph: “I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen. But not really saved.” His thesis serves as an example of a paradoxical statement because

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    is an issue that needed to be rectified. Malala Yousafzai and Hillary Clinton use rhetorical devices such as logos, allusion, and repetition in their speeches.”Address to the United Nations, July 2013” and ”Excerpts from speech given for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995” are the speeches used to stress the importance of women and their rights. Primarily, Hillary uses the rhetorical device logos to persuade the audience of why women’s rights are important. According to paragraph

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    The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Assessment Essay Many authors, public speakers, and debaters use a number of rhetorical techniques to persuade the audience. One famous author who utilized these techniques was Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The main character, Julius Caesar, was seen as a threat to Rome and killed by a group of conspirators. This upsets Caesars good friend, Mark Antony, and he decides to speaks to the citizens of Rome about it at his funeral. One of the conspirators

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    Rhetorical devices are devices that are used to convey a meaning to the reader and create emotions through different types of language. Elie Wiesel uses rhetorical devices such as personification, metaphors, and rhetorical questions to emphasize and establish the theme of losing faith. One of the rhetorical devices that Elie Wiesel uses to create and further emphasize the theme of losing faith is personification. An example of personification being used for this purpose in the novel is, “Never shall

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    Brent Staples, in his literary essay “Just Walk On By”, uses a variety of rhetorical strategies. The devices he uses throughout his essay effectively engage the audience in a series of his own personal anecdotes and thoughts. He specifically shifts the reader's perspective towards the unvoiced and the judged. Within the essay, Staples manipulates several rhetorical strategies, such as perspective and metaphor, in order to emphasize the damage stereotypes have caused against the mindsets and perceptions

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    Rhetorical Forces in “The Telephone” In the excerpt from the essay, “The Telephone” by Anwar F. Accawi, uses a variety of rhetorical forces that are expressed throughout the text. These rhetorical forces help the reader understand his positive attitude towards time. Although there are many present, some of the most prominent forces are stylistic devices like imagery, repetition, and similes He also displays a unique syntax, and rhetorical appeals like pathos occur in his text. His use of

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    Rhetorical Devices in American History Rhetorical devices are an extremely effective tool in persuasion. People have used these devices in the past to unite large bodies of people to join hands in history. American history has shown rhetoric in action when conducting the influential documents that shaped our nation. These are documents like Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream”, Abraham Lincoln's “2nd Inauguration Speech” and “Gettysburg Address”, and Patrick

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