Rhetoric Essays

Background of Pericles Funeral Oration             Pericles’ Funeral Oration stands as the grand exemplar of epideictic oratory, specifically the form of epideictic known to the Greeks as epitaphios logos, and to us as a eulogy. Delivered in 430 B.C.E., near the end of Pericles’ life and following the first year …

Good morning faculty, families and class of Two Thousand Twelve. I am honored to be here speaking to all of you today. I want to begin with a quote from Winston Churchill from a commencement speech he gave to his prep school in 1941, “Never give in. Never give in. …

Possible truth depicted in the news item provided may be that a meeting was held at mmankweng hospital emerging hall. The possibility at the above may be depicted in the photo taken by Elijah mushiana. The photo shows a vehicle parked in front of the hall and masses flowing into …

Through the utilization of passionate diction, depressing figurative language, and deceptive syntax, Anne Morrow Lindbergh describes the benefits and effectiveness of applying oneself to isolation, thus revealing the importance of seeking solitude. In order to illustrate the benefits of the “practice of the art of solitude,” Anne Morrow Lindbergh uses …

In George Orwell’s short story, “Shooting an Elephant,” the narrator, a young European sub-divisional police officer states, “that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This realization of British imperialism comes to him one day when he is pressured into shooting and killing …

The Rhetoric of Henry Highland Garnet in his “Address to the Slaves of the United States” Henry Highland Garnet exerted powerful rhetorical strategies to the abolition and Civil Rights Movements during the nineteenth century. His spiritual and loyal appeals complimented rigorous and sometimes conflicting principles as seen in his “An …

This Advanced Placement English Language course includes the study of rhetoric in conjunction with exposition, analysis, and argument. In accordance with College Board’s 2008 AP English Course Description, this course teaches “students to read primary and secondary sources carefully, to synthesize material from these texts in their own compositions, and …

Cordaid, The Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid, is an international development organization based in the Netherlands. The organization fights poverty, exclusion in fragile states, areas of conflict, and extreme inequality. In order to stand up for the world’s poorest and most marginalized communities, they raise funds in the …

Alliteration“Let us go forth to lead the land we love.” Allusion“I have sworn before you and all mighty God.” Personification“With history the final judge of our deeds” Metaphor“We are the heirs of the first revolution.” Hortative Sentence“So let us begin a new one…” PathosBased on the emotions of JFK. Cumulative …

Reading selections for this module: Edlund, John R. “Three Ways to Persuade.” Expository Reading and Writing Course: Semester One. Long Beach: CA State UP, 2008. 29-32. Edlund, John R. “Letters to the Editor in Response to ‘A Change of Heart About Animals.’” Expository Reading and Writing Course: Semester One. Long …