Dr. Martin Luther King was an inspirational figure who fought to the death, nonviolently, for racial equality for African American people all over the United States of America. He has motivated millions around the world throughout his lifetime, and even after then, has encourage people to fight with your words, not your actions toward the difference you want to see and be. In an article published in a magazine of a religious organization devoted to helping those in need, Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez implements the ideas of Martin Luther King and his views of nonviolence to convince the audience that using nonviolent approaches to fight systemic injustices is most effective by utilizing juxtaposition, appealing to the audience sense of emotions, and making sure the audience knows that he is a part of this peaceful movement along with them. When addressing the audience, Cesar Chavez makes sure that when he refers to the reader, he uses important words such as “our” and “we” throughout the entire passage. “So we balance the strategy with a clear understanding of what we are doing.” and “We are also convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.” are two of ample amounts of examples that the author use to let it be known that he is a part of the irenic movement just as much as the reader is. In an attempt to engage the reader, the word “we” gives the reader a certain amount of responsibility and a right to confront confrontation nonviolently after reading the article. He implies that to win a battle at the expense of violence is not really winning because “A victory won with violence is one won with strings attached.” When things get violence between a party of the oppressor and the oppressed, the consequences of a vicious aim could eventually end in insult and casualty. But when you deal with oppression nonviolently, the oppressed is bound to have the upper hand. Now that the author has the reader's attention by incorporating the word we, he also plays into their logic. An aspect that is to be paid close attention to is the mention of God in the beginning. “Our conviction we that human life is a very special possession given by God… and no one has the right it take it for any reason.” In this quote, Chavez mentions God to remind the reader that they have a spiritual duty to fulfill: no matter the argument, to not take a life because it is not your place. This article was published in a religious magazine so the mention of a religious entity provides the opportunity to set the audience, who are seeming to be religious, accountable to a duty that is said to be morally correct. The last strategy that is used to highlight the importance of nonviolent resistance is the use of juxtaposition. Juxtaposition is used in the article to prove a point without ignoring the counterpoint or the down side of it. “We advocate militant nonviolence as our means of achieving justice for our people but we are not blind to the feelings of frustration, impatience and anger which seethe inside every farm worker.” While establishing that nonviolence is utilized to obtain justice in the long run, the author also clears up anything that can be misinterpreted, such as that the struggles that some people endure is not taken in vain. Juxtaposition is used because it gives a clear look at the situation and poses two contradicting information of important together in one complete thought, which in this case is that nonviolence is always the strongest fight.
Revision
This essay happened to be on of my best, considering I recieved a 4+ on it and that was the highest score I got on a Rhetorical Analysis. In this essay, though we are supposed to make more than just grammatical and spelling changes, that was all that seemed to be changed. I changed my explanation of the rhetorical devices I choose because my original ones were vague.
Is steel worth the lives of americans?
At a news conference in 1962, former President John F. Kennedy addresses the issue of a spike in the cost of steel in an effort to persuade steel production companies to lower their prices. he also forecast to fix this bike in steel prices will create if this problem continues to persist. Kennedy accomplishes this using emotional and logical appeal, while also establishing force teaming. Kennedy begins his speech referring to the struggles American families are already facing with soldiers being killed in the woods and wage cuts. “....when we are asking reservist to leave their homes and families for months on end and servicemen to risk their lives-and four were killed in the last two days in Vietnam-and asking union members to hold down their wage request” (Kennedy 6). Kennedy triggers sympathetic affection from the audience by using the struggles of Reservist and union members to make the audience feel as though they are connected with the effect of the rise and steel prices. In addition, in line 16, Kennedy states, “.. to accept a situation in which a tiny handful of steel executives who pursuit of private power and profit exceeds their sense of public responsibility can show utter contempt for the interests of 185 million Americans. Kennedy appeals to steel executives to describe the damage they will eventually cause. This may convince still executives to rethink their rigid prices of their steel. Along with pathos, Kennedy uses logos as a way to demonstrate the directive effects that American families will experience as a result of steel prices rising. He elaborated on this by stating “If the rise in the cost of steel is intimidated by the rest of the industry, instead of recline, it will increase the cost of homes, autos, appliances, and most other items for every American family” (Kennedy 22). Kennedy planted this scenario inside the head of steel companies in an effort to show them the impact they have on society and the economy. He continues to explain the major effects they are causing when saying “It would increase the cost of machinery and tools to every American businessman…” (Kennedy 25). By addressing this, he appeals to have the same companies will eventually be impacted by this change. Furthermore. as a way to connect with the people watching his news conference, Kennedy tries to use force teaming. In particular, he includes “we” and “our” in his effort to describe one of the effects that will occur from steel prices rising. His use of force teaming creates a connection between him and the people listening to his speech. As a result, Kennedy makes citizens feel as though he is as much in for with the actions that occurred within the economy as the government is. Though Kennedy does create a scenario as if he will be just as affected as the general population, Kennedy is a rich white man who will never face the struggles of the general population. Moreover, this influences these companies to help lower steel prices because they feel as if they can create an impact within the steel enterprise. Throughout Kennedy’s speech, he uses multiple rhetorical strategies to influence a change in steel prices. Pathos and logos where are utilized to demonstrate the cause-and-effect of rising steel prices. Forced teaming was used as a way to establish a connection between citizens and Kennedy himself. In summary, Kennedy’s use of these rhetorical strategies and devices encouraged a change in rising steel prices.
revision
In this essay, the revisions I made were mostly grammatical and spelling errors. Due to this essay being my first rhetorical analysis, I didn't fully understand how to properly write one, so this caused me to rush through this essay and just write anything to get it finished. In addition to these changes, I changed my third body paragraph a little bit because I didn't understand what forced teaming meant, so I used it in the wrong context.
Women unite
United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright gave a commencement speech for a group of women. This group of women were the 1997 graduating class of an all women’s college named Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. In this speech, Albright discuss the issues within the United States and how women can impact or create solutions for these problems instead of just letting men handle them. She provides logical appeal, parallel structure, and forced teaming. Beginning her speech, Albright starts with a statement discussing one’s purpose in life whether you can choose to live “narrowly and selfishly” or choose “to act with confidence and faith” (Albright 2). Then, she uses this phase in comparison with America and provides insight on how America as a whole is making a difference. Specifically, Albright states how instead of just leaving the Berlin wall as a memory, the government worked hard to provide a better future for every country involved in NATO. By using the US as a form of a credible source for the effect of going the extra mile, she’s influencing women that they can too, provide a better future for the citizens of the United States. Further into Albright’s speech, she uses a method of cause and effect when discussing how women of the United States are working towards a change in preventing war. In lines 21-25, she says “We could turn our backs now and risk renowned war...instead we are renewing our commitment in insisting the parties meet theirs, to implement the Dayton Accords.” As a result, she’s giving these women hope to change the future as they go on into the real world. Also in this quote, she’s using “we” in the form of forced teaming, as stating though she holds a form of political power, she too will be affected by the war, just as citizens will. Throughout Albright’s speech, she uses various different rhetorical strategies to convey her message, which is to influence women across the U.S. to stand up and use their power, though it may seem as if they have none. The specific rhetorical devices she uses in this passage are parallel structure, cause-and-effect, and forced teaming.
revision
In this essay, I had to make many changes. This was one of my worst essays, considering the fact the I did not finish my second body paragraph. I was off to a good start, but due to me being last minute, I cold not get my essay finished in time. I had to write half of my second body paragraph and the last two paragraphs of this essay in my final draft,