Chicken Tikka Masala

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Chicken Tikka Masala "There is no purpose in extending the talks any further" Even though this is one of the most famous Robin Cook (1946-2005) quotes, it never kept him from throwing speeches himself. Cook was the British Foreign Secretary, in office between 1997 and 2005. He was a well known face in the Labour party, mostly known for his ethical awareness. The speech known as “Chicken Tikka Masala speech” was held on the 19 of April 2001. The location of the speech was at the Social Market Foundation in London, and the main objective was to bring the subject of “multiculturalism” to debate. The people represented at the event is most likely from a various aspect of political stands, because the Social Market Foundation states that “We are a leading cross-party think tank, developing innovative ideas across many economic and social policy areas.” . The target group is also serious, well-educated adults with an interest in politics. Even though Cook appeals to the audience’s logic, and not to a certain political ideology, he does not emphasize his statements with statistics or concrete examples, but instead he makes use of common sense e.g. “the idea that Britain was a "pure" Anglo-Saxon society before the arrival of communities from the Caribbean, Asia and Africa is fantasy”.Due to the fact that the Romans and Vikings had settled in Britain, for a long time before the Anglo-Saxon community, and that immigration is not something new, but something that has been occurring for quite a long time and is not a new phenomenon in British history, thus not a threat to the Britishness. An additional appeal form, pathos, is being applied in the speech. This is shown clearly when Cook is appealing to the patriotic feeling “We should be proud to be British.”. Besides the logos and pathos, it can be argued that ethos is also represented throughout the speech. Even
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