Author Archives: Charleigh Kondas
Pentadic Criticism: March For Our Lives
For this posting I will be analyzing the movement “March For Our Lives,” where on March 24th there were rally’s protesting guns all across America. Below are some images from the rally’s. According to the Pentad, here is how this … Continue reading
Metaphoric Criticism: Sports Motivation
I am doing my metaphoric analysis on the motivational speech “The Grind.” I have listened to this speech a multitude of times to inspire myself in athletics, and I have shown this video to inspire others. I think that it … Continue reading
Ideological Criticism: Canadian Politics
The selected artifact I will be discussing falls under the category of print materials from a particular campaign. This is technically a political controversy, as Canada’s current prime minister (Justin Trudeau) and his family visit India. Instead of acting as a … Continue reading
Generic Criticism, Generic Description
Find at least two artifacts that you feel might comprise of a genre This is a trend occurring for TV channels everywhere: reality football. Primarily supported by Netflix, reality football started becoming popular after other, more feminine, reality shows became … Continue reading
Neo-Aristotelian Criticism: Judge Rosemarie Aquilina
Rhetor The rhetorician of my chosen speech is Judge Rosemarie Aquilina. She is a mother of 5, attorney, and judge in the case of Larry Nassar. She has brothers who are doctors, “dedicated to healing,” and thus has no sympathy … Continue reading
Introducing…
Hello everyone! My name is Charleigh Kondas, and I am a senior English major here at Longwood University. The purpose of this blog is to explore the foundations of the criticism of rhetoric, and all of the different theories the … Continue reading
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