Essays on Orator

Question 1

The former president of the United States, Barrack Obama, exemplified effective and good leadership. He had a unique perspective that made him a suitable commander of the free nation. Firstly, Obama understood the importance of unity and his symbolic representation of a united front in the United States. He believed that the region could only function as a unit by providing all citizens with equal opportunities in employment, education, and healthcare. Another essential quality of leadership exhibited by Obama was his ability to connect and communicate with an audience. He was an exceptional orator. Obama had the power to ...

Abstract

This paper is a wiki page entry on rhetorical theory and concept. The introduction provides the definition of the concept rhetoric by two scholars - Aristotle and Kenneth Burke. According to the scholars, rhetoric is an art of communicating effectively by persuading the audience. Aristotle, the proponent of the concept, highlights three important elements that should be present for rhetoric. These elements are identified as ethos, logos, and Pathos. The entry further presents the history of the concept by looking at the different views of the concept of the ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. The ...

Art of oratory is one of the most valuable skills, which helps to convey your position beautifully and competently to a wide range of listeners. Not many people have the innate ability for such performances. Those who have mastered the secrets of oratorical skills have the potential to become an interesting personality and achieve overwhelming success in almost any field (business, politics, art, etc.) A real orator must possess a number of qualities that make him an ace of public speaking. Firstly, he needs to be erudite in order to pick the right words for processing his thoughts at ...

Introduction

The leader on whom I choose to write is one who is engaged in the social sector. He is currently working with a company headquartered in Bethesda, USA and is heading a social project promoting maternal health across the continents of India and Nigeria.

The big five personality dimensions

The big five personality dimensions model proposes that an effective leader is one who displays the five attributes of being neuroticism, agreeableness, extroversion, conscientiousness and openness. One of the dominant personality dimensions displayed by this leader is that he is an excellent orator. This translates to the fact that he is extrovert and sociable. This ...

William Jennings Bryan stood three times as the Party's candidate for the American President, being a dominant force in the Democratic Party’s populist wing; he was not only politician from Nebraska but also Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson and a prominent orator of the United States. Because of his pacifist position on First World War, Bryan resigned. He was an opponent of the gold standard and banks, a strong supporter of popular democracy and a devout Presbyterian. As a Presbyterian this man opposed bringing politics into religion or religion into politics. He believed that in the ...

Ideology and ideograph commonly in political discourse are concepts that are mostly used to have support for political positions. The words used in such cases do not have meanings that are clear but then they are used to bring out the impression of clear meaning.

Michael Calvin McGee used this term in a more clear way. He claimed that many people used the term without knowing its meaning clearly as a synonym for doctrine in political organizations. When human beings are put together they think and behave differently than when they are separated from each other (Mc Gee p.120). Collective ...

Plan: Differences

Audience: Students struggling in their lives Purpose: To inform and entertain their mind on the power of humility Categories of Comparison: Personal life, way of talking and teachings Brainstorm: Comparison paragraph rough draft

At that time, the religious leaders and the teachers of the very arrogant, proud and, they were attention seekers. They demanded re from the people of the world especially by uplifting themselves and their social status above the rest of the people. Their teachings were riddled with pride and arrogance only similar to that of leaders who the world, who were interested ...

As a prominent orator, author and abolitionist in (1818-95) Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He soon went on to become a world renowned anti-slavery activist at the age of 20 when he managed to escape from slavery. As well as classics of American autobiography, Douglass’s three autobiographies are also seen as important works of the slave narrative tradition. From his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s, and earlier on in the 1840s his abolition activities, Douglass’s work as a reformer had a wide range.

Douglass achieved fame internationally as a writer and a persuasive and inspiring speaker in the 16 ...

African-Americans have lived a miserable destiny under the harsh institution of slavery. They have long endured the cruelty of racial discrimination and social segregation within a country where liberty, democracy and freedom are considered as national ideals. The name “Negros” is not just a simple term, but it is a humiliating adjective that are applied to black Americans to ridicule their race. The blacks have to bear the cruelty of a nation whose economy depended on their labor, yet refuses to recognize their potential as a person. The society upholds to their principle that color of the African-Americans defines the entirety of their being- no ...

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Recipient designation Recipient Address Dear Mr. /Mrs. Recipient Enclosed is the recommendation report in response to the investigation that aims to resolve issues being faced by Liveit Inc.This recommendation report will discuss what Liveit. Inc. needs to do in order to ensure that all the students enrolled at the Penn State University campus are well aware of the services being offered. It will also throw light on the some of the features of Facebook, which is the most formidable competitor for the company’s online platform. In consideration of these features, the report will discuss how ...

Introduction

Quintilian on linguistic education: In the article of Harris and Taylor, the importance of an orator in relation to education and their impact on the society is well elaborated. The best orator should not only be perfect in speech but also in aspects relating moral character and advancement of the roles of a citizen. The orator should guide the citizens on matters of both private and the public interest. This therefore shows that linguistics play a very crucial role in the advancement of western education. This is indicated by the rhetoric of Quintilian who was very distinguished as an orator. ...

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was published In 1845, and was immediately successful in the U.S. and abroad. At the time, it was seen as both a powerful autobiography, an effective political polemic condemning slaver, and great art (Sisco 195). The Narrative has become the most famous slave narrative, a genre of literature that was extremely popular throughout the 1850’s and 60’s, and has “received tremendous scholarly and pedagogical attention in recent decades” (Blight). Douglass would go on to become the preeminent abolitionist in the country, the most famous black American of his ...

Introduction:

The article talks about how the different ethical perspectives in the most modern world have lead to different answers to many problems. It seems that everything can be justified using the modern ethical theories as promulgated by John Stuart Mills and Immanuel Kant. It is the approach, or the perspective of looking at the things that leads to a different answer every time. In other words, there is no definitive answer to the ethical dilemmas. For example, the author of the article cites the example of closure of General Motors plan in the United States of America. He states that ...

The classic American myth of rags-to-riches can be seen in the lives of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. These self-made aspects of their lives can be seen in the narratives of the stories of their lives. Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass became very successful in achieving their goals. Their lives paint a clear picture of self-made individuals who fought odds in their lives and struggled to become famous and highly revered individuals in America. Even though they were separated, by time, place and circumstances, the two writers had a similar chronology of life events in their narratives. Benjamin Franklin is an ...

Art reflects the society that creates it. Sculpture as one component of art is very valuable for it can supply information on the development of a societies’ culture. Sculpture can assist in describing social life of a particular community by physical representation of ideals and ideas of civilization. Through their sculpture, pottery and temples Greeks art emphasized the accomplishment and importance of human beings. Mostly Greek art was created in honor of gods which were created in human images for example the statue of Apollo belvedere. The Roman art concentrated on decoration of personages who were crowned heroes in various ...

It has been roughly 7 decades since the Second World War came to an end, culminating in a much-anticipated victory of the Allies over the countries representing the Axis Power. While gradually defeating the major belligerents, as Germany, Japan, and Italy, and fighting their way forward towards the heart of the evil alliance, aka Germany, the forces of the USA, the UK, France, and the USSR would often encounter specific facilities for prisoner detention. Concentration camps used to be detention facilities in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, the year that the Allies inflicted a crushing defeat on the Axis Power, ...

Chapter Four: Why does there need to be a strong balance between logic and emotion?

The purpose of a good argument is to persuade the targeted audience. In order to achieve this goal, the orator needs to bring solid claims, which to reach people, appealing both to their logical reasoning senses, but also to their emotional side. “Good argumentation involves a balance between sound logic and critical emotions” (Makau & Marty, 2001, p. 113). Makau and Marty (2001) argue this claim by explaining that emotion is a human feeling connected to morality, influencing people to stand up for what they consider morally right, such as protecting the forests and wildlife or enforcing the persons with disabilities. The authors ...

Assignment 4.1

Abortion Abortion, the deliberate or spontaneous act of inducing labor and removal of the fetus from the womb, has always been there from time immemorial and will always be , despite the strict laws and penalties posed by many nations of the world. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation journals, BBC (1987), the very act of abortion dates back as far as 1550. The ancient world of the Romans and Greek are reported to have been practicing abortion. Greece in particular seemed to be in many records of abortion practices. In this ancient era, the countable elective abortions ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Analysis of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address In his eulogy to President Abraham Lincoln, Senator Charles Sumner, noted that the Gettysburg address was a monumental act. He further added that Lincoln thought, the world will forget what he said, but he was mistaken, as the world did remember and the speech was more important than the battle itself. This in a nutshell proves the significance and the effect the speech had. In an extremely reverent speech, Lincoln not only bids a fitting farewell to the martyred soldiers, but through the tone, subject and manner of his speech, sends a message of unity to the ...

Barack Obama July 29, 2010 Speech on Education

Barack Obama, the President of the United States gave a speech on Education during the National Urban League Centennial Conference. He spoke at the 100th anniversary convention of the National Urban League in Washington D.C. He was addressing the Urban Leaguers on the importance of reforming the American Educational system for better education of the American children. The issue of Education reform sounded an alarming issue to him since he termed it as “the economic issue of our time” (The CNN Wire Staff). Obama uses words and people’s examples on how the education sector can be reformed. He begins ...

The historians have maintained that Tecumseh was born in 1768 near Springfield, Ohio. It is believed that the murder of his father by invading Virginia frontiersmen led to his abhorrence of American’s intrusion into Indian homelands. As an adolescent Tecumseh was considered a superior hunter; later he was described as a great warrior. Although he developed a hatred of white invaders Tecumseh was opposed to abuse of war prisoners. Many of the early historians considered him a savage noble. This assumption was probably based on cultural differences. Tecumseh was a phenomenal leader, orator and warrior. In this treatise a discussion of his achievements will ...

Christology

Introduction Although he lived in the 1st century, Jesus is still one of the most influential individuals in the history of humankind and the most influential individual in terms of Christianity, leaving his teachings to travel through time and space, being transmitted from generation to generation. This essay discusses about Jesus as a prophet and as a religious reformer, correlating these attributes of Jesus with Christology.

Body

Jesus the Prophet Jesus communicated with his contemporary through “poetic teaching, paradoxes and hyperboles”, transcending them from their quotidian human concerns related to politics, social welfare, oppressions, etc., to a world of infinite grace, ...

The Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959 played a crucial role in Cuba’s history as it ended another term of tyranny and oppression under Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and the benchmark for Cuban reform. Batista’s regime alienated the country through his strict security infrastructure to silence public demonstrations and linking the country to organized crime syndicates and foreign control. The public did not take Batista’s actions lightly and protested against his regime, calling his resignation in office. The protest did not just come from the working class of Cuba, but also from the younger generation that have been made ...

“Helen” and “To Helen” by H.D and Edgar Allen Poe respectively both talk about one woman though they hold immeasurably distinct views of her. She is the subject in the two poems. In “Helen” the orator supposes that the quintessence of Greece detestations is Helen and on “To Helen” the orator deems Helen is the incarnation of total Greece represents and loves. From the title of “To Helen”, we can tell that the orator feels close to her and respects her very much. Furthermore, the poem goes on to show adoration and honor. Also, he employs beautiful words like ‘ ...

Introduction

Athens is the capital of Greece with unique cultural practices distinct from other cultures. As the author describes, funeral ceremony is one practice different from that of other societies. During the Peloponnesian war, the city lost so many heroes and so a special ceremony had to be organized in their honor. Three days before the ceremony, bones are brought and laid on the already raised tent and so friends and family members are allowed to bring gifts to pay homage to those who have fallen in the battle and appease the spirits. When the day of the ceremony came, one ...

‘Name’

‘Instructor’s name’ Plutarch or Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, is a Greek writer and historian, known for his famous works, ‘Parallel lives’ and ‘Moralia’. Plutarch primarily was a priest at the Apollo Temple at Delphi, but he also served as a magistrate in Chaeronea and held office as an archon (a title for a specific public office). He lived from 46 to 120 AD and started his biographical works by writing about the Roman rulers from Augustus to Vitellius. His biographies can also be classified under studies about character and leadership traits, rather than as purely historical account of yesteryear rulers. This does not ...

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 by the government. ...

What is the difference between Zinn, Johnson, and the Consensus interpretation of the Civil War? Include an analysis of Abraham Lincoln. What evidence does each use? Critique each one. Which is superior and why? The main difference between Zinn and Johnson in that their interpretation of the Civil War relates precisely to what is considered to be the central issue of the war, slavery. While both Zinn and Johnson praise the morality of abolitionists, Zinn does not believe that the North was really concerned about the plight of slaves, and instead focuses more on the inequality that had ...

What would you really expect of someone who is to narrate his experiences as a slave ,teaches himself how to read and write , narrates about his passage from childhood full of ignorance to adulthood and self realization, his aborted attempt to escape, and his final successful escape attempt from slavery , followed by a short discussion of his time in the north? It is just such a man who we meet in Frederick Douglass own novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave .Through what he says about himself, about people around him ,the society that he lives in as , ...

Speech Critique

Introduction Critique about something or somebody is a process of positive, independent, critical, and unbiased evaluation for better and systematic analysis and interpretation. In order to express or write the critiques of something, one has not only to examine the event or the person very carefully, but also to discover the various aspects that are important for its complete understanding. So, it makes good sense to understand that critiques can be regarded as the useful interpretation of a particular subject. As far as this writing is concerned, I would discuss the critiques of the public meeting which I attended last ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is also characteristically honest: "There ...

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- Ida B. Wells - was a brave journalist, a dominant organizer of the anti-lynching campaign, a daring newspaper editor, and a strong-minded orator. She led the way for the Civil rights movement and was exceptionally important to the blacks’ rights. - Tuskegee Institute - a private college that was historically a black university situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. The institute became famous in training African-Americans to be pilots in World War II. - The Atlanta Compromise - The “Atlanta Compromise” was the brand name of a famous speech by Washington in Atlanta, in the year 1895. It was to assist the African-Americans to completely ...

The main idea of this book was to point out that great language skills including both writing and spoken language indicate great mind and should be developed by everyone who wants to be a successful and respected leader. This book stands out compared to many other biographies of Abraham Lincoln due to the author’s innovative approach. Fred Kaplan in his book “Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer” makes a profound research of Lincoln’s personal growth as a writer and orator, rather than a political leader. Lincoln’s early years of life and his political success are what most of the biographies of ...

Contrary to popular belief, the issue of African-American racism and slavery in the United States did not begin in the early 1970s. Slavery has already begun in the early 1700s with most of these slaves transported from Africa and other far-flung regions, while some African slaves married Hispanic Americans who were also treated like slaves. Many slaves had resigned to their faith and considered themselves lucky if they would have gained their freedom in those days. However, like the recent slavery and racism movement in the 1970s, there were those who dreamed to remove the boundaries raised by slavery. ...

What if Edmund Burke were alive today? London and Washington D.C. are bound together in so many ways whatever his modern views might be he would be an influence on the politics of both countries. Would he still be the conscience of morality for conservatives? In this essay we will look for insight to his moral and political perspective on the East India Trading Company and the French Revolution. We neither think of the modern American ‘celebrity’ conservatives as having empathy for workers nor as being particularly fiscally responsible. Maybe that is why Edmund Burke’s reputation as ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the most important orators of the 19th century, and a well-regarded abolitionist leader. He is also well known for his autobiographies, which provide a detailed account of his childhood as a slave, his unofficial education, and his eventual escape from slavery. In this essay, Douglass' life and writing will be detailed, in terms of its importance to the overall canon of American literature and the emancipation movement at the time.

Growing up as a slave in Maryland, he was separated from his biological mother and endured many trials and tribulations. Learning how to read from the wife of ...

Aristotle and Ethos: The Course and Consequence of Rhetoric

ABSTRACT

Aristotle’s Rhetoric detailed the components of persuasion, atomizing a form of communication that he recognized as indispensable to the Democratic process. He concluded that rhetoric in the hands of well-educated and trained philosophers could attain the status of art. Based on an understanding of human nature, the practice of rhetoric came to serve the purposes of men who understood human nature only too well. Today, the practice of politics has given rise to the cynical use of a rhetoric aimed at manipulating public opinion through superficialities.

Aristotle’s conception of rhetoric was based on – among other things – notions of ...

Introduction

A lot has been talked about the power and intensity of President Barack Obama’s speech that was presented on March 18 2008. It was a speech that was directed on issues to do with race, and its main focus has always been on the willingness of the orator to talk about race issues within the public, which are normally rarely spoken at all. The President also expressed the inner desire, through the speech, about the idea of moving the whole country to a better and new position. There has also been concentration to the main purpose of the speech, a projection ...