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Author Archives: Emily Snyder
More Propaganda and Visual Rhetoric
While reading the chapter on visual rhetoric and how certain artists/creators can do things specifically to gain attention or a response, I was brought back to themes that have been discussed in both my art history and my literature course … Continue reading
Art as Rhetoric
Recently I completed a paper for my art history class in which I compared two pieces of art that I felt were used for political propaganda. This paper pushed me to consider the real impact of images and how each … Continue reading
The Caesars Knew How To Work A Crowd
This week, a discussion in my Roman history class really reminded me of some of the things we have learned about in regards to rhetoric through this course. In depicting the accomplishments of Julius and Augustus Caesar, many authors and … Continue reading
TED Talks Give Information a Voice
The idea of a TED Talk is something new that I’ve recently been introduced to, but the whole concept fascinates me. Bringing together the world’s best and brightest to speak and inform people is a great idea that will keep … Continue reading
Political Frustrations
A Presidential Debate featuring vastly different ideologies. Two men arguing with each other to prove their side. Two men not accomplishing their goal. This week I watched the last presidential debate (which was actually my first debate of the election … Continue reading
Study in St. Petersburg!
This week I attended an Education Abroad fair to get some information about potentially studying abroad at some point throughout my college career. I ended up walking out of the fair with at least 12 different pamphlets that give me … Continue reading
How to Gain 100,000 Followers with One Tweet
A recent example of pathos that immediately comes to my mind is something that is a very current issue, and still a concern. The other night, I think it was perhaps September 30, a young girl, Kara Alongi, tweeted “There … Continue reading
Musings About “The Bread, My Sweet”
Sometimes it amazes me how rhetorical techniques can overlap to even further the success of the rhetorician. I’m thinking of this specifically because the other day I thought about which movie in my life had made me cry the most. … Continue reading
It Really Didn’t Seem That Weird
Three days ago on twitter, a young hockey player that I follow tweeted the caption “Didn’t take long…” and a photo of his smile, which featured either a missing or an extremely chipped tooth. I quickly laughed it off and … Continue reading
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Tagged connections to life, hockey, networks of interpretation, RCL, rcl1213
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Join or Die
Getting involved at my high school always seemed like such a chore: picking out which activity sounded the most impressive, attending meetings, actually participating, doing some project to get credit for being in the group, etc. This not only added … Continue reading
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Tagged college meetings, connections, persuasion, RCL, rcl1213, rhetoric
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