Essays on Speaker

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Nowadays, the role of English can be hardly overestimated. Being a truly global language, a pathway to greater opportunities and the window to broader knowledge and other cultures, English keeps widening the horizons of its possibilities and functions. At the same time, teaching English as a foreign language requires taking great responsibility and, therefore, it often appears as a truly challenging task. This research aims to consider the importance of teaching English as a second language and the implications that may arise during the learning process so as to define key tendencies and principles in ...

Presidential Inaugural Address is the first speech that a politician says as president and which outlines his objectives and challenges as the newly elected head of the country. In his address, Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama called on all Americans to unite the common efforts in the fight against the crisis and in improving the world both at home and abroad. He began his speech with a description of the current disappointing situation in the country, including the social and economic spheres of life. Next, he moved to the more general and global challenges of foreign policy, which he ...

One of the most common devices that songwriters use to emphasize an idea or a motif in their work is repetition, both of standard words and onomatopoeias, written out sounds. In Kanye West’s song “Famous,” the speaker wants to emphasize some of the difficulties that go with being famous and dealing with famous people, particularly the disconnect between the idea that famous people have somehow come to deserve their fame on a moral level, as opposed to the often significant moral lapses in their lives. In the video that West made to accompany this song, there are nude ...

William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” is one of his easiest to read and, simultaneously, one of his most interesting poems. It covers several themes but the main theme is of aging, and the passing of time. The unhappy speaker muses about his impeding old age, and how this reminds him about the importance of love. Shakespeare uses many literary and stylistic devices to convey and enhance this theme. As the title suggests, the poem is in Shakespearian sonnet form, with fourteen lines and a rhyming scheme. The speaker and setting are inextricably linked and are central to the poem. ...

Introduction

The poems represent discontentment of two different writers who have negative feelings about the communist war taking place in Vietnam. In the song, “What Plant is Not Faded,” the speaker is a Chinese who participates in the war, but does not like the situation of the war as well as not subscribing to the idea of war (Evanson, 21). The voice of gloom is witnessed as he attempts to express his disapproval of the war. In the other folk song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” the speaker is a teenage girl who is entangled in the agony of ...

The poem “Love In Place”, written by Nikki Giovanni, is dedicated to the theme of love. It is clear that the poem is very personal and the poet shares the most intimate thoughts and emotions that she felt her life. In her sonnet the Giovanni tries to identify what is love and what this feeling means to her. Thinking about her past memories, the speaker tries to understand whether she has ever fallen in love in her life. This question seems to be rather significant for the poet. Moreover, while thinking about love, she tries to find some evidences ...

One of the predominant elements of the 2016 Presidential election in the United States was the ways in which the American press underestimated the appeal that Donald J. Trump had, first among Republican voters in the primaries and then among American voters in the general election. National polling had the Democratic nominee, leading Trump by a significant enough percentage for the media to assume that Clinton would end up winning the election. Despite winning the popular vote, though, she failed to carry several states that had voted Democrat for more than three decades, and those electoral votes gave the ...

Thesis: Through a first person speaker, Collins uses language, imagery and form to convey his theme of lonely, one-sided love.

Introduction First person speaker Failing relationship Speaker still in love Language and Imagery “boat rides” etc “sometimes” and “more often than not” Form and Rhyme Free verse Occasional slant rhyme 5. Conclusion “The Breather” by Billy Collins is an interesting poem which conveys the theme of lonely love. Not that many poems cover the darker, isolated side of love, and this could be partly what makes this poem so memorable. Collins uses a seemingly mild-mannered, pensive speaker to narrate the poem, which creates a contemplative, conversational tone for the reader. Conversational language and imagery are also noticeable throughout, allowing ...

When unpacking poetry, readers should make themselves aware of the multiple denotations words may have, especially words that feel very familiar. Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” stands as a perfect example of why this practice is crucial in gaining the entire meaning of a poem. After realizing how the words “rosebuds” and “flower” potentially mean more than just their botanical connotations, the reader discovers a deeper understanding of the poem, noticing a shift in the speaker’s audience, the poem’s tone, and the speaker’s character. Ultimately, the poem reveals itself to ...

Recognizing between arguments and non-arguments . 3

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Recognizing between arguments and non-arguments

An argument. Conclusion: Stephen Harper was truly terrible for science in Canada.

Not an argument.

An argument. Conclusion: Punk rock was stillborn.

Not an argument.

Both interpretations are possible. An argument. Interpretation: Here it is interpreted as an argument if the speaker specifies the employment rules of the company and offers evidence. The first and the second sentence are premises. The third sentence is a conclusion.

A non-argument, speaker’s opinion.

Interpretation: Here the case is a non-argument, as the speaker simply expresses their opinion regarding the subject’s tardiness and supposes that the new company would not employ the subject for this reason. A statement ...

Qd. One of the interviewees talks about validation and fear. Validation and fear of what and why do you think it was so important for him? The speaker speaks about validation and fear of our desired goals. Thus, when one experiences a desire for something, he usually fears the failure, thinking that his struggling will only bring him disappointment. That is the fear, which keeps the majority from doing anything about their dreams. However, by validating it is possible, one is motivated to move towards his target with even higher persistence. "Your brain says it works, it may not ...

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were both influential poets of their times, and they have each retained their popularity over the years since. Both poets often tackle the theme of spirituality, but their views differ; Dickinson approaches the topic from the position of the afterlife, whereas Whitman contemplates spirituality from the perspective of life on earth. The two poets differ in that Dickinson often writes from the perspective of someone who has already died, whereas Whitman uses speakers who are still alive on earth. The speaker of Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” is a ghost, ...

English is the main language of communication used in the East Asia as a lingua franca in all types of international contacts. It is, hence, not surprising that the problem of appropriate teaching of English in schools, colleges, and institutions occupies not only the minds of professional tutors and young students’ parents, but also politicians who understand the importance of English in the world. The internationally recognized status of English as the major language of worldwide communication has been formed by a number of historical and economical factors, including colonization periods in East Asia and the international importance of ...

Most of the poem is a speaker's account of a woman who is undressing. The speaker calls and entices the mistress to come into bed. Further, the speaker believes that he will only be in content if he engages in coitus with the mistress. The next lines describe the act of gradually undressing the woman piece by piece. He compares her pieces of attire to different things such as her girdle, which he compares to elements in the heavens. He tells of the woman's beauty and compares his exploration of the woman's body as that of the exploration of ...

Alfred Prufrock, the speaker of Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and Nick, the protagonist of Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River,” have certain traits in common but there are also difference between them. Both characters have are avoiding certain things; Prufrock avoids propositioning the woman he loves, and Nick avoids confronting memories from the war which still haunt him. Similarly, both characters suffer with anxiety. Prufrock is too anxious to speak frankly to the woman, and Nick suffers from PTSD and this affects him in everyday life. The two characters differ, however, in that Prufrock chooses ...

Most people have only heard of the rhetoric concepts of ethos, pathos, logos, Telos and Kairos, but they do not know what they mean. These terms are used mainly by Aristotle (book writer/author) in explaining how rhetoric functions. In ancient Greek, the works corresponded with rhetorical situations (Aristotle 33). The terms are used in advertising, especially in persuading the audience. The three common basic words used in persuading are ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos is referred as credible or the ethical appeal (Aristotle 89). Therefore, it means convincing people based on the character of the individual, for example, in ...

The Greek word “dialogos”, meaning conversation, is the point of origin of dialogue writing.

Rule Governing Dialogue Some simple rules that govern dialogue writing include a purpose; convey the tone and plot of the conversation. It must give insights on character traits of people involved and must action the conversation forward. “As a writer, you draw on your lifelong practice of dialogue in creating your characters’ dialogue” (Weinman 5)

Punctuation of dialogues

Quotation marks must be used at the beginning and end of dialogue. The comma should be used after the speaker tag when it precedes conversation and inside the conversation when speaker tag succeeds it. The period is used inside quotation marks if the quote ...

Nobody has contemplated precisely on the complicated phenomenon why English has become so widespread and common all over the world. The ability to communicate in English fluently does not awake the feeling of surprise or pleasure on the foreigner’s faces. However, it is a rational and logical issue that English seems to be an international language or a lingua franca. From the historic point of view, one should mention Latin and its role all over the world. Many centuries ago, Latin was considered to be a lingua franca as well. However, after the Roman Empire lost its power ...

Edgar Allen Poe wrote “The Raven” in 1945. The poem shows how lost love can lead to depression. Depression, and mental illness in general, is a topic common to many of Poe’s works, and he often uses an unreliable narrator as one of the primary means of showing such depression. Following the death of the woman he loved, a male speaker narrates “The Raven,” and through this first person account, the reader is allowed a glimpse of his descent into madness. Through the poem, Poe demonstrates to how the experience of losing a loved one can propel someone ...

1.Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, in his Harvard Commencement speech lined out the ways in which new technologies resulted in the progress. To my mind, due to new information technologies, it actually became possible to business to better satisfy needs of customers. The speaker pointed out that economic success considerably depended on the character of the person. Allan was sure that “national welfare and specifically material prosperity relied to a greater degree on the personal traits of people who lived in the planet” (Greenspan, 1999, 1). No matter what goals anyone strives to achieve, they should try to work ...

Codeswitching is a process that usually happens with speakers who master more than one language. These speakers are capable of using one or another language during their conversations depending on the topic or interlocutor that they have their conversation with. Weinreich defines a bilingual person a following way: “who switches from one language to the other according to appropriate changes in speech situations” (Weinreich 73). There are many different social factors that may provoke a speaker to apply codeswitching to the conversation, it usually happens when the speaker wants to relate to the social class, age, gender or ethnicity ...

Communication between people takes place every time and everywhere. Language is extremely powerful tool which helps people to understand each other's needs, wishes, expectations, convey meaningful messages and just reach a desired consensus. However, it often occurs that the way people speak, how they behave during a conversation, is much more important than what they actually say. The function of our facial expressions is “to convey delicate shades of emotion and intention” (Burling, 2015), as it is much easier than to do with a language. Likewise, observing people speaking or reacting to the co-speaker, not even hearing the words, ...

Burns, “A Red, Red Rose,” analysis

This poem solely focuses on the type of love that is above everything even the earth. “A Red, Red Rose,” is a typical love that would compel the speaker to walk thousands of miles to meet with his lover with no issues. Red Roses are usually associated with love. The repetition of red depicts the paradigm of not just the seriousness but also the emphasis put by the man. The speaker introduces the poem with a simile: his love is like a recently sprung red rose. The poet also utilizes other literally devices such as alliteration. “And I will” ...

Communication Improvement

The skill I consider for communication improvement is listening. I am going to improve on listening skill through paying attention to the speaker and listening to information attentively. I will focus on understanding the message being delivered and asking relevant questions.

How I will know if I am getting better

In communication, I will consider paraphrasing information from the speaker and seek for clarification. This ensures as the audience I am listening and interested in understanding the information delivered. In conjunction with clarifications, I am supposed to ask pointed questions. These questions are essential in requesting for more information to have a full understanding of the topic or ...

Communication Breakdown Cases

Introduction Communication between the nurse and the patient is central to compassion, empathy, and care. However, the instances of communication breakdown are enhancing, and there is a surge of complaints in recent years concerning the attitudes of staff members. This paper reviews three case scenarios with an aim to explore the possible reasons for communication breakdown. A holistic discussion on these factors along with the suggestions is expected to impart a good idea of fundamental communication problems that have existed in different healthcare settings. a. The communication broke down because of the careless approach by the nurse towards a ...

Informative Speech

Informative speeches can be classified into four categories. These include Descriptive speeches Definition speeches Explanatory speeches Demonstration speeches Descriptive speeches provide a detailed and clear picture of a place, animal or a place using words (Lucas, 1998). At the end of the speech, the audience has a clear vision of the subject.

Definition speech

This type of a speech explains a theory or a topic regarding a particular subject. Explanatory speech It is sometimes referred to as a briefing (Lisa, 2016). It is similar to a descriptive speech since they both clarify a topic. This type of speech, however, places emphasis ...

The problem of obesity in the society is a challenge to many people as the problem appears to occur in people of all age groups. Obesity is dangerous as it causes complications such as high blood pressure stress. The videos look at the eating habits among the people that mainly cause obesity among the people in the world. According to the video, obesity is not caused by increasing possession of wealth. Obesity is thus mainly poor eating habits that people undertake in their homes or their work places without knowing. The videos show that obesity is not caused by ...

Evangelism is defined as spreading the message of Christianity, both to people who are already followers of the religion as well as those who belong to other faiths. The principle of evangelism is that it is not only sufficient to be aware of the teachings of Jesus Christ, but to share that knowledge and information with members of the community, friends and family. Evangelical preaching can be in the form of both one to one interactions as well as large scale preaching to a substantial number of people . In the first instance, the principles of the Christian religion as ...

Understanding the customs and ways of thinking of other cultures has a great importance in business negotiations. Knowing how to behave, to make a good impression and build a relationship of trust will help to simplify communication and create a solid base for cooperation. Various online resources that contain the basic information about the cultures of different countries can greatly assist in achieving this purpose. But it is crucial to remember that each country has its own, unique culture, which is reflected in the way the people of the country to do business. In contrast to Australians, Indians do ...

Tennyson, “The Eagle”. Discussion Question: How is the solitary eagle’s strength emphasized in the first stanza? Does the reader “join” the eagle in the second stanza? How or how not? The reader joins the eagle in his dive in the second stanza through the metaphorical comparison with a thunderbolt. Captivated by the bird’s masterful and exact description in the first part of the poem, the reader has no choice but to follow the eagle’s majestic fall towards the water. This is also achieved by the personification of the predator, as the author uses pronouns “he”, and “ ...

[Sociology] [Group work meeting] Recently I attended two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Both meetings were held on Friday, July 29, 2016. There were more than 15 members present at the meeting. From the very beginning a secretary and two speakers greeted everybody who attended an appointment and, after a while, discussed the main purpose and major goals of the meeting. They began with a moment of silence which was followed by a Serenity Prayer. At both meetings, a member read the 12 steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. I saw some members from the hospital. There were patients as well ...

Group leadership in an organization is a critical role which facilitates group discussion and the resolution of conflicts. The members of the two groups are involved in discussions which are aimed at making decisions that are crucial to them. The first group involves members of the politics of sociology department who are trying to decide which courses they should cut and add into their department. The second group involves a group of individuals looking to raise funding for a playground in the neighborhood for their children. A team leader influences the outcomes and the productivity of a discussion. The ...

HILLS LIKE ELEPHANTS. THE MAIN IDEA OF THE STORY AND ITS CONFLICTS.

Introduction:

background on both authors and texts

Summary of the text

Thesis statement: Jig and Paul being characters of different stories by different authors revolt against norms of the American patriarchal society in the first half of the 20th century.

The topic of homosexuality and alienation of the main character in “Paul’s Case”

Examples and explanations Summary of the issues discussed in the story and conclusion Difficulties of communication Examples and explanations summary of gender roles in the story

Symbols used in the story and their explanation

Examples and discussion Summary of use of form and content of the story Issues discussed in the story Discussion of the issues Summary of discussed issues ...

HILLS LIKE ELEPHANTS. THE MAIN IDEA OF THE STORY AND ITS CONFLICTS.

Introduction:

background on author and text

Summary of the text

Thesis statement: In his short story, Hemingway discusses such issues as gender role, drugs and alcohol and so forth. Difficulties of communication Examples and explanations summary of gender roles in the story

Symbols used in the story and their explanation

Examples and discussion Summary of use of form and content of the story Issues discussed in the story Discussion of the issues Summary of discussed issues Conclusion. Hills Like Elephants. The main idea of the story and its conflicts. "Hills Like White Elephants" written by Ernest Hemingway was first published ...

When attempting to influence an audience it is important for the speaker or writer to establish the relationship he or she has towards the audience from the beginning. Whether reading or listening, the receiver will establish the speaker’s virtue and goodwill towards the audience. Nevertheless, it is important to note that a messenger may also perverse this in order to use this in his or her favor. For example, Brent Staples, in his essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”, presents himself as a literate yet dangerous interlocutor. One can see this from his paragraph, due to his use ...

In 1963, the then U.S. President, J.F. Kennedy, went to Berlin to show the support of the US for West Germany, just 22 months after East Germany, backed by the Soviet Union, had erected the Berlin Wall to restrict free movement between the West and East. The speech was given on the steps of the town-hall of Berlin suburb of Schoenberg (Evans 2). The speech was delivered to Berliners and was intended to give Berliners hope and freedom and reassure them that they had a future in their endeavors as well as their beliefs. Attending the speech was the ...

Principles

Greenberg identified several time management techniques as explained below: Assertiveness: The assertiveness technique allows the individual to express their desires and satisfy personal needs in a manner that does not hurt the feeling of others. Greenberg argued, “If you act assertively, you are usually achieving your needs while maintaining effective interpersonal relationships” (150). Active and reflective listening: Active and reflective listening helps in conflict resolution and promotes a good relationship between parties. As Greenberg claimed, "The listener creates awareness on the speaker's part that the listener cares enough to understand his or her views really by reflecting the speaker’ ...

Chapter 9

1 Gain-framed messages are more effective compared to the loss-framed messages. Gain-framed messages are more persuasive especially when the behavior is associated with preventive actions. Gain-framed messages change beliefs and attitudes towards certain behaviors such as smoking which leads to avoidance. Gain-framed messages involve gaining the desired outcome or preventing an undesired outcome. 2 The climax order of arguments puts one's best material for argument first while the anticlimax order saves the best material for last. The pyramidal order sandwiches the best points in the middle of the argument. Both the anticlimax and climax order have been proved effective ...

The video under analysis is “Sleep for College Students” by Chloe Lee. The speaker talks about the importance of sleep for college students, underlines the negative effects of not getting enough sleep and provides some pieces of advice about falling asleep quicker. The structure of the presentation is clear and consists of an opening, body part, and closing. The speaker starts her speech with talking about her personal experience, and it also catches the attention of the audience and introduces the topic of the presentation. The opening includes direction concerning the structure of the speech while the closing includes ...

It is the year 1921; a race riot is plaguing the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Armed White American men are destroying the once thriving and vibrant community of African Americans. Looters enter the African American owned buildings and businesses and many homes and infrastructures are on fire. Large trucks roll down the road, carrying stolen household goods from African American houses. Buck Colbert Franklin, a black attorney, is watching all these commotion from outside his burning law office. It took only two days for the Tulsa Race riot to make over 10,000 black residents homeless, and destroy ...

The book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison provides a broad perspective over which a number of issues can be understood. The exposition of the story can be drawn from the point of view of the narrator who provides an in-depth analysis of major chronological events. The speaker aids the audience’s understanding of the psychological growth and moral well-being of his personal development. The nameless narrator tells his life story effectively making it easier to establish the appropriate cognitive progress of the individual. In general, the speaker transforms from a naïve African-American young man, growing up in a ...

Paper One: Language Development and Cognitive Development

Developmental Domain: Language Arts/English/EFL Sequence of Events: Instructor began the lesson with an introductory activity, asking the students what they did the previous evening. Students were encouraged to answer questions about their daily activities. After this, students reviewed their homework assignment, which was a worksheet about the book that they’re reading. Students then read the next part of the book—Where the Wild Things Are—and did an in-class exercise with the new part of the text. Students were then asked to cut and color monsters for a play of the book.

Reflection.

Because this is an ESL classroom ...

Reading this article, I learned a lot about communication and what advantages an individual or the organization as a whole can enjoy when communication is conducted in a rightful way. Commitment conversation according to Kofman, are structured around promises and offers. The speaker and/or the listener during the commitment conversation must take some commitment to ensure that the promise or the offer is achieved. The information from this article was very relevant for my future leadership career. Kofman talks about the importance of promises. In our everyday conversations, we always make promises. I have made promises on many occasions. ...

There can be a consensus among literary critics about the fact that poetry provides the utmost scope of exudation of literary quintessence and aesthetic appeal on the part of the literary artist. The literary artist has the liberty to use a number of metaphors that is a type of figure of speech in which a kind of expression is used for the purpose of referring to something that is not literally denoted by the expression. A metaphor thus goes on to suggest a similarity between the signifier and the signified in the literary work. Thus, metaphor can very well ...

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3. How is the setting in the stories listed below essential to our understanding of the events in these works? The setting of the story, The Lottery, stirs the readers to the very core as it helps in setting up the ambiance that leads to the climactic sequence in the course of the narrative. The description of the beautiful day and the open space in stark juxtaposition to the final barbaric act in the course of the story makes one understand the dichotomy between the societal norms and logical outlook. Right up to the very end, one is unable ...

Formalist Criticism of My Last Duchess

My Last Duchess is probably the best example of the dramatic monologue, a poetical form that was invented and applied essentially by one of the foremost Victorian poets, Robert Browning. A dramatic monologue should certainly have a character who speaks to some particular person, mainly certain silent listener, in the manner of a dramatic speech and has to take place in specific physical setting like that of a drama. The poem My Last Duchess definitely belongs to the dramatic monologue because it, at first, possesses three formal elements, such as an occasion, a speaker, and a hearer. Secondly, the ...

In Memoriam A.H.H- Alfred Lord Tennyson Tennyson’s long poem is an intriguing account of his long grief for his departed friend. In the poem, Tennyson expresses his sadness about his friend’s death and at the same time addresses several concerns at the time about humanity, religion and the world of his time. The poem presents conflicts between religion and nature, of which Tennyson resolves to reconcile himself to reality at end of the poem. Tennyson’s grief exposes the turmoil that he goes through in understanding the nature and religion and the reason for grief in life. ...

For this experiment I chose violating conversation norms to evaluate the reactions of others. Normally when people converse, they expect the listener(s) to give indications that they are understanding the words and ideas of the speaker. This includes head nodding or uttering sounds such as ‘hmm’, ‘aha’ or saying ‘I see’, ‘OK’, ‘Really?’ etc. I planned to break this norm and be an unresponsive listener. It felt awkward to break this norm, as I immediately sensed the difficulty in going against the custom. People react to listener’s reactions and comments to keep the flow of conversation. In ...

“Snapping Beans” by Lisa Parker is a narrative poem depicting a college-age girl and her relationship with her grandmother. Through an interaction about the speaker’s college experience, readers learn of the vast differences between the two women’s lives. The relationship between the two women appears loving and tender. One example of this is in lines 21-23 where the speaker describes how her grandmother touches her face: “She reached the leather of her hand / over the bowl and cupped / my quivering chin” (Parker, line 21-23). Nonetheless, despite the affection between them, they are clearly living in ...

Fears and Expectations in The King’s Speech

Speech impediments are often the highlight of ridicule which leaves traumatic and ongoing scars in the individual. The King’s Speech highlights these scars by portraying in detail King George VI’s battle with his speech impediment. His stammering has caused him to lose confidence in himself, most especially with all the expectations that people latch onto him as part of the royal family. These viewpoints are often attributed as a lack of skill in the individual rather than being seen and tackled in a more serious regard. King George VI, or Bertie to his close relations, stammers more ...

Presentation Evaluation

Our team gave a group presentation regarding the comparison of Amazon and Alibaba. After considering my performance as it relates to the grading criteria, I would say that my strongest area was my design or my message, and my weakest area was my presentation style. This is because my research was complete, and my message was clear, but our delivery had certain flaws which could be addressed. I think, in terms of the team as a whole, I would say our presentation style was strongest, or our message, but our design was weakest.

Presentation Message generally complete, but citation was lacking

The criteria for the message states ...

Question 1

The speaker referred to the following four critical areas that are key attributes of talent productivity leaders: Employee engagement Goal alignment Cultural alignment Organization agility. The talent management leaders raised the bar of their enterprise performance by focusing on the four aforementioned talent management areas. Question 2 The business organizations and enterprises must respond to the following four critical trends in response to the challenges related to talent management in 2013 and thereafter: Complex new work environment that arises from changes in the structure of organizations. These complexities lead to innovations in achieving tasks by following latest standards.

Changing workforce demographics is the second challenging trend that involves multiple generations with diverse set of experiences.

Next ...

For all my colleagues, I would like to discuss how the behavior of each of the members of the conversation at an office affected the end result of the conversation. Firstly, communication is supposed to be a back and forth process and each person involved in a setting for making a decision, needs to participate, voice their opinion and they are heard. Similarly, other people in that setting need to listen to the speaker while they are talking so that a message is conveyed properly. When everyone sat down with one person at the board jotting down the ideas ...

As it is well known, rhetoric is an art of discourse, an art of persuasion and information of particular audiences in particular situations. Rhetoric became an art that was taught to students in Ancient Greece, and during centuries it was one of the most important subjects in the course of humanities. Nevertheless, some scientists are of the opinion that true rhetoricians are not taught but born, just as good writers or singers, and that teaching rhetoric is a much more difficult task than teaching foreign language or arithmetic. In Ancient Greece rhetoric was mostly a means of political persuasion, ...

The three types of traditional Japanese theater are Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku. Noh is the original Japanese theatrical form, and uses music and symbols to allude to past events or myths in Japanese history. There are five different types of Noh plays, ranging from focusing on Gods to the loss of a loved one. Kabuki is a theatrical form developed in 1596 to appeal to the mass public; that is, the common people and merchants. Women were forbidden to perform in Kabuki plays, though it was founded by a woman. Kabuki plays traditionally feature bright costumes and lots of ...

Research Paper

Judging the Quality of English Judging the Quality of English There are two main approaches that can be used to judge the standard of people’s English, both spoken and written. The prescriptive approach relies on the use of a set of rules and standards that prescribe how English should be used, whilst the descriptive approach relies more on an understanding of how English is used as a tool for communication in reality (McBee Oryulak, 2012). These two different approaches give an insight into how judgements can be made about the quality of the language. The purpose of this ...

Three poems, which have been chosen for this paper: “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, “A Supermarket in California” by Allen Ginsberg, and “Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats, are all very different and belong to different literary trends. However, they all are focused on the subject of death, which they depict from different standpoints, systems of beliefs, and values. In the first poem, “Because I could not stop for Death”, Emily Dickinson describes death using the image of a gentleman, who takes her into his carriage: “He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage” ( ...

Introduction

Many people think that there may not be any rhetoric in a movie. The movie is an object of entertainment. That is why many researchers do not take it for serious. The thing is, the main objective of the movie is to transmit a certain information. And we can only measure the success of the movie by measuring the success of transmitting. We do not always comprehend it, but in most cases we are touched and influenced by the rhetoric means and technique used in the movie. Our task is to research the key characteristics of rhetorical principles applied ...

Description

My task was to analyze the advertising strategy of Bourjois, which is a French cosmetics Company. The company often deals with the manufacturing of high-end make up products. I had no Idea of the company, and consequently, the first task that I embarked on was going on the internet in order to get more information regarding the company. I was able to get useful information regarding the activities of the company mainly from the company’s website. I further got information regarding the advertising process and Bourjois advertising practices from several different articles on the internet. I recorded things ...

The Institutional Affiliation

“The gift of fear” by Carlos Andres Gomez The gift of fear is a Tedx talk performed by Carlos Andres Gomez, a popular poet, speaker, writer, and actor. As a speaker and performer, Carlos won liking and admiration of masses, including students, young people, and adults. He talks about things that matter to everyone, about problems, or feelings, or states that are familiar to many people. The gift of fear is one of such stories, the story which many people were ashamed or afraid to tell, the story that touches and impresses.  At the beginning of the talk, the ...