Monthly Archives: February 2018

(source: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechtokillamockingbird.html ) This snippet is from To Kill a Mockingbird, where Atticus Finch is giving his closing statement to the court. As he defends Tom Robinson, he shames the court in a tactful way about their ignorance and bigotry … Continue reading →

This post will discuss the rhetorical situation of Jennifer Lawrence’s acceptance speech at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment in 2017. The rhetor, Jennifer Lawrence is a popular American actress that has participated in more than 20 productions. Her esteemed … Continue reading →

Emma Watson’s 2014 HeForShe Campaign Speech at the United Nations In her 2014 HeForShe campaign speech to the United Nations, rhetor Emma Watson, British actress and U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador, officially launches HeForShe and extends a formal invitation to men … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=EwdcJKiP_Ck In this situation, the rhetor is Herb Brooks, The coach of the 1980 Lake Placid USA Ice Hockey team. It’s meant to be a motivational speech to get the players mentally prepared for their game. This speech was given … Continue reading →

“President Obama Speaks at 9/11 Museum Dedication” May 15, 2014 The rhetor of this speech is President Barack Obama and the topic which he is speaking is the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The purpose of his speech … Continue reading →

  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 →

This ad uses the triangle from chapter 2 to show strength in women.

This ad campaign is a representation of the emotional connection from the first chapter.  The reason this is is emotional connection is because every woman knows the what it feels like to be told to shut her mouth and to … Continue reading →

The concept of graphic movement is how an image, such as an advertisement, makes a person move their eyes to either the message or a product through the use of lines, slow curves, horizontal shapes, etc. The image above is … Continue reading →