Essays on Ethos

Ethos

Ethos refers to the credibility of the person presenting his speech or an appeal he makes to authority. In other words, it is how well an orator convinces his audience, so that it can be confident in him as qualified to speak on a particular subject. Ethe (plural of ethos) can arise in ways such as one being a notable figure in the field in which he is speaking, for instance, a CEO in a company or a college professor in a certain faculty. Moreover, it can also arise due to one having vested interests in a matter, in Continue reading...

Introduction

In times of civil strife, leaders of nations, of religious groups, or military forces have addressed the public in such authoritative way through their powerful speeches. In some remarkable cases, their words served as catalysts to action and a result of it; reform (Crespo 2007). My research will be based on specific rhetoric devices used in wartime speeches, and one speech from the Pope.
This research topic is very significant in that it tries to bring out clearly the role of the war speeches; how they have been used in the past and the resultant reactions that followed. In Continue reading...

Organization

Abstract
The battle of grades as opposed to the battle of wits has always been an intriguing topic for the modern man. There are many people who possess the remarkable skill of attaining their objectives with the help of practical learning and experiences. Patrick Goldstein’s essay, “Tiger Mom vs. Tiger Mailroom”, talks about few of these talented people who made their fortunes on the basis of their skills and abilities despite their seemingly unfavorable academic statuses.
Thesis Statement: The practical implementation of a person’s ideologies is what plays the most important role in today’s fast paced Continue reading...

In his article Here Comes the Groom, Andrews Sullivan explains the need to have the gay marriages viewed through the same lens as are the conventional heterosexual marriages. In point of fact, the gay marriages, according to Sullivan are quite different from the informal gay relationships that have seen gay behavior treated as one among the worst vices in contemporary society. In the column, Sullivan, a liberal thinker, explains why the conservative thinkers ought to give a different dimension to same-sex marriages. Sullivan’s use of ethos is exceptionally calculated as he adopts different strategies and methods to explain Continue reading...

In the article, “Kanye, that Dame has Class” writer Rex Murphy compares the status of today’s celebrities, such as rapper Kanye West, against those of the past, in the form of singer Dame Vera Lynn, an artist whose work reached promenience during World War II. This comparison was intended for the Canadian audience of The Globe and Mail, who might not be as sympathetic to either artist. In the article, Murphy ultimately mourns the lack of class between the two classes of icons. The writer uses a moderately advanced vocabulary, direct asides to the reader, and long quotations Continue reading...

Dr. Martin Luther King's speech, I Have a Dream

Introduction;
The famous speech of Martin Luther King is widely known for its rhetorical appeals exploited by the speaker to grasp the attention of the audience and provoking their thoughts and feelings. In the referred speech Martin Luther King invested huge effort to stir the awakening urge under the political and social influence of the time in the year1963. Martine Luther King writes and spoke the speech himself. Thus, the focus on logos, pathos and ethos with the use of symbolism, imagery and diction was duly justified to cast a hold on the audience. In the context of referred Continue reading...

The Kite Runner is a novel written by Khaled Hosseini that revolves around themes of revenge and redemption, with the setting involving two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, and their exploits from childhood to adulthood that involves their home nation, Afghanistan, being torn by war under the attempted invasion by the former Soviet Union (USSR) and the reign of the Taliban. Rhetorically speaking, Hosseini wrote his novel to emphasize that there amicable relationships, filial and non-filial, can still be forged in the midst of unfortunate circumstances that are way beyond the control of the characters. The gravity of both Continue reading...

Institutions

In this paper, two central ethos for the public administrator will be looked. They are; the constitutional ethic presented by Kennedy, et.al. that makes the case that a public administrator should be guided by the Constitution in any managerial discretion decisions s/he makes. The second one is the argument Fredrickson makes the case that social equity should be the ethic that guides decisions in cases of administration discretion. This paper will compare and contrasts the two ethos.
The first etho ensures that the administrator works and makes their decisions basing on some action, but they should follow the guidelines Continue reading...

On Argument, What Some Call “Self-Writing,” and Trying to See the Back of One’s Own Eyeballs,” was written by Jim W. Corder. The author strongly defends “self-writing” and its central relation to rhetoric. In the first part of the essay, Corder talks about the unique version of Aristotle’s rhetoric by detailing five and not four rhetorical classes. The classes highlighted entail intellectual, willful, emotional, spiritual and corporal rhetoric. Corder adds a 6th class that discusses the rhetoric experienced by both the writer and the reader. He highlights that it is difficult for any person to realize “the Continue reading...

Rhetorical Analysis of Cofer

Judith Ortiz Cofer believes that the combination of her gender and ethnicity is the perfect storm to create a very specific type of discrimination, which is often accidental as her anecdotes show. Cofer makes her argument through anecdotal evidence and then lays out her conclusions in plaintive language at the end of her essay, “For them life is a struggle against the misconceptions perpetuated by the myth of the Latina as whore, domestic, or criminal.” As an analysis of her essay “The Myth Of Latin Women” yields, Cofer does not go outside of her personal experience to make her Continue reading...

The essay “Never Just Pictures” by Susan Brodo is one that uses objectivity as a style to present cultural criticism. Her reaction to other works such as the “cult of the cadaverous” is her way of showing her criticism to bizarre American cultures. On never analyzing just pictures, it is easy to think of popular advertisements that have influenced the lives of people. Advertising is one of the most popular ways in which manufacturers can increase awareness on their commodities. However, easy it is for advertisements to convince people in the public to purchase things, but they do not Continue reading...

“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written by Martin Luther King, was documented in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement. African Americans were fighting a constant battle for equality between blacks and whites. The document stands as a true example of the period of growth America experienced, as we see the word “Negro” appear throughout the works, but must notice this word is no longer used today. King also plainly tried to show the growing pains America experienced through the purpose of his letter, which is that King desires freedom. He wants freedom for the African Americans. In an attempt to Continue reading...

Judith Sargent Murray is an outstanding female author and one of the first proclaimers of feminist ideas of the United States in the 18th century. With the pen name "Constantia," her essay “On the Equality of the Sexes” saw his auditorium in the highly respected Massachusetts Magazine in 1790. In the essay, she cultivated and shared to wide public enlighten ideas in defense of female political rights, economic independence and improvement of education for women. Using her intellectual strengths and a word sword sharpened by pathos, logos and ethos, the miniature “weak” woman finds strong arguments in witty opposing Continue reading...

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In the article, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by Momaday the author examines the cultural Kiowas community that lives in the Rainy terrain. The region has one of the harshest weather in the world since the winter brings blizzards as the earth cracks beneath the feet. The author journeys to the native place in Oklahoma to be at the grave of the grandmother. The author’s grandmother lived during the end of the Kiowas generation. For more than a century, the Kiowas controlled the entire plains with an armed fist since they considered war as a sacred place. An Continue reading...

Maureen Dowd has established herself as one of the nation’s leading editorialists and commentators, and it is clear that she is an expert at applying the classic rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos in her writing. Maureen Dowd’s essay “Our Own Warrior Princess” tells the story of her niece Jennifer’s experience as an organ donor. This text does more than just provide a narrative, though: the event gives Dowd the opportunity to consider her own feelings about organ donation, and after she’s done so, she encourages her readers to share her new point of Continue reading...

Introduction

The reality of HIV/AIDS, the world’s third leading cause of death was put in perspective by Mary Fisher-the daughter of a wealthy Republican at the Republican Convention in Houston in 1992. HIV/AIDS is a sexually contracted disease that attacks and paralyzes the human immune system leaving individuals vulnerable to attacks by opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis, malaria and diabetes. The importance of the speech by Mary Fisher is that it changed the political atmosphere and appealed to humanity in the political process that surrounds policy making and funding of HIV/AIDS. Her speech, titled ‘A Whisper of AIDS’ made Continue reading...

. To go through a Life Painlessly is to have not lived
In Jonathan Franzen’s article, “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” the author uses different appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos to differentiate loving and liking something. He successfully uses his style to convince the audiences that even though loving something might lead to anger, pain, and despair, going through a life painlessly is to have not lived. This encourages the audiences that even though liking an object might not come with the aforementioned consequences, life is full of risks and every person should always try Continue reading...

Civil Rights Movement by Janice, D. Hamlet

There are quite a number of personalities who left a mark in the lives of many people because of their roles in the fight for equality of all persons. In the history of the Civil Rights Movement, one such woman stands out. Janice D. Hamlet, in the article Fannie, Lou Hamer: The Unquenchable Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement presents one such character. In the article, Hamer is presented as one of the few individuals who merged ethos and their personality in making public addresses that created an outstanding image in the minds of her audience.
According to Hamlet, Continue reading...

English

Introduction
Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have
favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing Continue reading...

English

Introduction
Several medical and health organizations have recognized marijuana’s medical value. In fact, some of these medical organizations and other prominent associations have
favorable medical marijuana positions such as the AIDS Action Council, American Academy of HIV Medicine, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, AIDS Project Rhode Island, just to name a few (Logos). Medical experts say that there is substantial evidence that have proven that marijuana is safe and effective for some patients (Ethos). My point is that marijuana is not to be considered as a purely illegal substance because of its medicinal value (Metacommentary). Essentially, I am arguing Continue reading...

Introduction

Much can be said about human nature. Why people are so competitive? The reasons can be endless but the core is power. The competitive nature of humans can be traced from the ancient times. Every person just like every government seeks wealth and power on a day to day basis. Consequently, when people and governments get the power they have always wished for, they develop the fallacious presumption that they have the necessary wherewithal that subsequently gives such person or government the right to interfere with the affairs of the not so powerful people or countries. William J. Fulbright Continue reading...

- INTRODUCTION
Whether businesses should have good corporate ethos and business ethics in order to be successful is one would hope, no longer under question. This implies that no one is required to justify the significance of having ethical business organizations as argued by Milton Friedman (Friedman, Savage, & Becker, 2007)). However, it is still crucial to determine how good corporate ethos and business ethics influence the performance of a business.
Business ethics and corporate ethos have been used interchangeably over years to define the achievement of business success through ways which honor the ethical values and respect communities, people Continue reading...

The essay ‘Decolonising the mind’ is drafted by Ngugi wa Thiong'o' is a non- fiction craft over the politics of language in African literature. The obvious point focussed throughout the essay is the behaviour of African towards the other imposed languages, which was far more different from their own customs. Ngugi emphasised over the negative impact of induced colonial languages by pointing over the limited access of African for education and learning of such new languages. The coherent style adapted for writing the paper intends to emphasize over the reality of decolonized language for implied audience (literary students and Continue reading...

Complex texts form a key component of the common core in literary analysis. The ideal of such analyses are often farfetched and readily disputed. According to King, gaining real comprehension of common texts is hard for many scholars especially those in the preparatory phases of their studies. Often, the content, as well as structure have certain remarkable semblance relevant to the analyses within. This essay will exploit the various structural and content related paradigms of complex texts, emerging from the works of Stephen King. In the essay, I have analyzed my writing toolbox using ideals like the rhetorical triangle Continue reading...

Ericsson, Stephanie. "The Ways We Lie." Trans. ArrayBack to the Lake: A Reader for Writers (Second Edition). 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. 336-343. Print.
In her essay, “The Way We Lie,” Stephanie Ericsson states a well-known fact that everyone lies, while she also argues that every lie is not essentially bad, but accepting lies turn them into a “cultural cancer” and lead to severe consequences. With structure and style of writing, Ericsson supports her claim by appealing to logos, pathos and ethos, namely: she appeals to the logos by describing historical events and facts to Continue reading...

“BP Fuels America. America Fuels BP” is a 127-second disguised-as-informational/promotional clip launched by BP on May 20th, 2013 on Youtube. The clip is constructed as a series of rotating short animated sketches, which are accompanied and text information with facts and slogans and relaxing though spirited music. In my opinion, the commercial is a decent attempt to establish positive emotional connection between the company and its customers (which include virtually every adult in the U.S.) by appealing to the common American values and emphasizing company’s positive impact on the economy and the environment, with the latter being particular Continue reading...

Introduction

Martin Luther King gave his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, before a crowd of 250,000 supporters and a television radio audience of hundreds of millions worldwide. It is widely considered one of his greatest speeches and indeed one of the greatest of any American in the 20th Century, with a brilliant use of Ethos, Logos and Pathos to support the Civil Rights bill being debated in Congress and to call for full and equal citizenship for all people in the United States. Today the speech is best remembered Continue reading...

“Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported from Detroit” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc) is a commercial that introduces Chrysler 200 automobile, rebranding Chrysler by positioning it in direct relation with Detroit city, as it is observed from the title of the commercial, which is also the slogan of the advertisement: “The Chrysler 200 has arrived. Imported from Detroit”. The commercial makes use of ethos, logos and pathos to reach its audience, the targeted customers for buying the Chrysler 200 automobile, and to position it on the market as a Detroit product, rhetorical mechanisms that will be further investigated in this essay.
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Speakers who are distinctly blessed with the art of speaking have a way of communicating that with no doubt many people identify with. One such orator and icon of the black people in America is Malcolm X. he may not have been alone because others suh as martin Luther King Junior were also so good in speaking their minds out but Malcolm X stands out as a very persuasive orator because he had a way of speaking his mind strongly without mincing words. He could also point out facts without fear of being intimidated neither by the society nor Continue reading...

Introduction

This is a speech where the speaker persuasively requests the citizens to elect him. After reading it, we realize that it qualifies to be rhetoric hence we can analyze it rhetorically. Concerning the rhetorical situation, the occasion that leads to the opportunity or need for persuasion in this speech is campaign. Therefore, the historical occasion is the campaign by various politicians hence Roversi’s objective in this speech is to persuade citizens to elect him as their country representative. He establishes his personal credibility, confidence, and character in a convincing manner. This is what is termed as ethos. In Continue reading...

- Introduction & Thesis Statement
This essay seeks to conduct a critic evaluation of the article Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics by Andrew Moravcsik. This article explains the reason as to why liberalist theory is the best theory to explain the relation of nation-states in the international system. Moravcsik is of the view that the state actors in the international system are more likely to cooperate than compete in the international system (Moravcsik 516). He argues that the international institution in the international system such as the United Nations exemplifies the need for cooperation among nation Continue reading...

Wes Moore's self-titled memoir/biography The Other Wes Moore depicts the similarities and differences between himself and his identically-named neighbor from childhood, who turned out to have a much different life. In the first chapter, "Is Daddy Coming With Us?" Wes Moore uses ethos, pathos and logos to help establish the harsh yet unique and multifaceted childhood both Weses had. This childhood allows him to become the man he is today, but establishes the throughline of tragedy that will follow him and the other Wes Moore throughout the book.
Wes Moore is a soldier, public speaker and philanthropist who is Continue reading...

Video Games

English

Introduction

The article “Breeding evil?”, from Economist.com, makes use of rhetorical strategies to question arguments about the use of video games (Economist.com). Video games, like other forms of emerging recreational technologies have been facing critically analytical reviews on their perceived and observable negative impact. Video games are among the most popular forms of entertainment with the young generation all over the current world. It has been observed that a greater majority of teenagers and young adults are spending considerable amounts of time playing video games on their various devices. 
This trend has attracted  the attention and subsequent ire especially Continue reading...

Rhetoric is derived from two Greek words meaning "public speaker" and "oratorical." Aristotle developed the five cannons of rhetoric which are memorization of the key persuasive points, persuasive argument, arrangement of language, development of a communication style, and effective delivery of the speech (Garver, 1995). Aristotle argues that, the personality of a speaker, the logic of his/ her argument and the emotional state of the audience can all donate to the supremacy of a rhetorical speech.
Rhetoric is something that we use constantly in our everyday life. Unbeknown to us, we have been using the persuasive appeals of pathos, Continue reading...

Advertisement refers to a form of communication and marketing strategy employed to manipulate, persuade, and convince consumers or a particular group of people to adapt a new course of action or continue with their previous behavior. The main goal of employing advertisement is to change consumer behavior, beliefs, and values towards a particular product or service with the aim to increase the sales volume, profit margin, and market niche. In most cases, people presume that advertising/advertisement means to sell, but this is not the case because advertisements inform and notifies consumers about various products available in the market. However, Continue reading...

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The Sougha Program by the Khalifa Funds encourages local artisans to use their artistic skills in designing cultural artifacts that will not only be a source of income but also maintains their cultural heritage. The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development creates self-employment opportunities to people leaving in the rural areas that do not have required skills to seek employment. Art and Crafts have become an integral way of seeking market opportunities around UAE in that the local artisans can exhibit their products during festivals. Sougha program has transformed a number of lives around the UAE because local artisans get Continue reading...

Academics is based on the pursuit of knowledge, since essay writing is also part of academic research, therefore essay writing strategies and concepts are equally important. Essay writing was nothing new to me when I started taking the English 105 class since I had written numerous essays in high school. When I started taking English 105, there were several essay writing concepts that I was already familiar with the essay writing concepts of Author, Audience, Purpose; Thesis, Topic Sentences, etc. The essay writing concepts that I learned in High School certainly helped me improve my essay writing skills but Continue reading...

The elements of ethos, pathos and logos are all essential components of argument; they are vital ways of conveying a message in a way that a)makes sense and b) is emotionally effective. Three writers in particular were skilled at using these aspects of argument: Martin Luther King, Jr., Jim Hightower and Arundhati Roy. In their respective works, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," "Rebellion Is What Built America" and "Come September," ethos, pathos and logos are used to great effect to create emotional and logical appeals for their arguments for the benefit of a potentially hostile audience.

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Introduction

This speech titled “A More Perfect Union” was presented by President Barack Obama on March 18, 2008 adjacent to the historical site of the signing of the US Constitution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The speech was given in response to video footage showing Obama's pastor commenting racially against Israel and America. Various news rooms and media outlets played the clip repeatedly on radio, television, YouTube, and podcasts. To start with, Obama’s speech attempts to address the US citizens on their concerns about his affiliation with Reverend Wright. Second, the speech attends to the prevailing and sustained racial issues found Continue reading...

This paper is based on the thesis to analyze the usage of informative and conversational tone purposefully and effectively by author to serve the purpose of his writing: to educate and inform his readers about the facts, and the journey across the historical timeframe of the extraordinary fruit: the oranges. Also, how the significance of the use of historical excursions together with the story-telling style of writing and tone appeal to ethos and pathos of the overall writing, which altogether drive the readers into the world of his non-fiction story about oranges. John McPhee is a celebrated writer who Continue reading...