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My project focuses on President George W. Bush’s speech, titled (Message to Suddam). I initially break down President Bush’s speech using Burke’s pentad criticism. In his speech, President Bush utilizes various forms of rhetoric, rhetoric in which I am going … Continue reading →

Questions I am answering: 1. How do Presidents utilize ethos to persuade the public to swing a certain way in their favor for military action? 2. What Presidents have done this: in which cases have they had to utilize this … Continue reading →

Certain images stand out against the cruel world that is its background.  Relating to the article in which we had read about Sandy’s letter home from the warfront shows that in the purest of evil, a more innocent image stands … Continue reading →

The recent use of chemical weapons in Syria has not only gained world attention but has caused the discussion of possible military intervention.  The United States government has been trying to point blame at whoever is responsible for the use … Continue reading →

Thich Quang Duc was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon intersection in 1963.  Quang Duc was protesting the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem.  Several … Continue reading →

For my project I will be focusing on the Syrian conflict and how President Obama utilizes rhetoric to influence not only the American people but to influence foreign leaders and congress.  I will draw comparisons to previous presidents who had … Continue reading →

Court cases throughout the ages utilize “mortification” and “scapegoating” often to win the case for either party.  Going back to the Casey Anthony Trial in 2011, the evidence pointed towards Casey Anthony as guilty; however, after certain evidence was thrown … Continue reading →

  After examples were given in class last week, I had time to better understand the use of the pentad.  A current and ongoing example is the United States vs. Syria and the ongoing conflict surrounding the use of chemical … Continue reading →