He was known for his inspirational speeches and open minded attitude. Dr. King took a deeper look into things to get the whole idea of the subject. Dr. King, being such a highly respected man, used Ethos thoroughly in his speeches. Ethos refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker. It is showed through tone and style of the message and how the reader interprets the different views.
The aim of a commemorative speech is to express feelings, arouse sentiments, and inspire. It is NOT j ust a list of a persons achievements, accomplishments and/or background; it is much more. Commemorative speeches depend above all on the creative and subtle use of language. Some of the most memorable speeches in history are commemorative addresses that we continue to find meaningful because of their eloquent expression. Two aspects of language use are especially important for commemorative speeches.
In his Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin recognized the merit of the virtuous life that Puritan colonist hold so dear. He began to see that a path of virtue not only led to moral perfection but also to worldly success. And while his path differed considerably from the Puritans, in many ways, they were similar enough to arrive at the same destination. After attending a sermon that defined the meaning of a virtuous life, Benjamin Franklin sought to achieve moral perfection. Like the Puritans, he planned to combat natural inclinations by building a life of strong moral preservation.
in the Examiner, places emphasis on the importance of having community service experience on one's resume. These two texts address the same subject matter, but they approach the issue uniquely due to the use of different literary styles that correlate with the tone of the messages. The comic article expresses its point through a harsher voice, but leaves the reader impacted by the truth behind it. On the other hand, the non-comic article, addressing the significance of volunteer work when applying to college, proves to be equally rhetorically effective, due to its relevant provision of facts and explanatory nature, as the comic text. .
However, while he did identify pressing issues in our country, he did identify how he would address these issues. In a speech, the arrangement of key points is an important factor for delivering a speech. Obama organized the ideas in his speech to run a general theme. His speech harkens to ideals held by our forefathers: economics, foreign relations and war. By arranging his speech in this manner, his speech became concise and cohesive.
He had an open door policy and build strong relationships with his staff. He listened, paid attention and built trust. Today’s leaders would benefit from taking the time to build relationships and make themselves visible to those that follow them. Building relationships leads to collaboration and the ability to persuade others to follow your lead. Another characteristic of President Lincoln’s leadership style was that he displayed good moral character.
I feel these laws have led to the historical development of security forces private as well as public because of the consistent need to grow, develop and protect. In creation of laws there is a test stage, what works and what may not, where it works and where is does not etc. and there is always going to be pros and cons. After reading the text, I feel that throughout history improved methods were structured to benefit security when and where needed. Why do you think the need for both private and public security still
By doing this he helps us relate a little better to what he is about to address. He uses his prior knowledge to make his point more concrete and credible, “ethos”. With the use of ethos he gives creditability to his speech and validity to his message. Implicating that everyone should listen; he is the authority. The speech is compelling because it possesses the necessary elements of effective and persuasive rhetoric; in summation, Obama’s rhetoric works.
Homan’s (2007) definition portrays this more holistic approach to ‘individuals’, stating that ‘Cultural competence is the capacity to respond appropriately to the various cultural environments in which we may participate, enabling us to strengthen our relationships and accomplish our mutual purposes’, adding that ‘Cultural competence is both a value and an essential set of skills in our mobile, fluid society’. More recently, Ben-Ari & Strier (2010) concludes that all fluid concepts of cultural competence currently share two basic assumptions. Firstly that it is a “necessary and sufficient ‘condition’ for working effectively with differences and secondly; that it can be taught, learned, trained and attained”; and therefore presumably measured? Miller et al. (2010) talk of ‘Camphinha-Bacote’s Cultural Competence Model’ (2002) which states that there are five key constructs of cultural competence – ‘cultural desire, cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural skill and cultural encounters’.
Rhetorical questions invite or challenge readers to agree with the argument and it makes the point to readers that you couldn’t possibly disagree. Rhetorical questions require common sense from the reader which concludes that it is a very powerful language technique used to persuade the reader in agreeing with the writer in ‘The Write Stuff.’ In the text ‘The Write Stuff,’ inclusive language is applied to make the reader feel engaged and drawn in to the text. Inclusive language aims to directly address the reader, either personally or as a member of a shared group. This type of language