Just barely twenty years old, Queen Elizabeth came into power during a time where few thought a woman could be a successful ruler. However, she defied all odds, bringing stability and power to her nation, allowing her to be seen as Britain’s greatest monarch. Her greatness stems primarily from her devote leadership skills epitomized in her speech in which she personally delivered to her troops, proving her to be an inspirational leader. As she stood in front of them, dressed in her white gown and silver breast plate, Elizabeth’s speech prepared her troops for the Spanish Armada heading their way in hopes of invading England. Along with preparing her troops and informing them of what was to come, Elizabeth’s words also persuaded her troops to trust in her and …show more content…
From the beginning of her reign she has placed her strength in the “loyal hearts and good will” of her subjects (285). She follows this by informing her troops that she will be lying down her honor and pride for her kingdom, her people, and her God. This gains the trust of her audience from the beginning and ensures their engagement and active participation throughout the rest of her speech. As she continues on, she uses the appeal to her audience’s emotions by describing herself as a feeble woman with the heart of a king which speaks to the patriarchal English society of the time. She promises her troops that she will take up arms herself if any foreign ruler dare to invader her borders. She reassures them that she will instruct them as their general, council them like a judge, and reward them for every one of their victories on the battlefield. She then praises them for all they have already done and promises them that they will be paid for their prior accomplishments and those that are yet to come. This instills a sense of pride into her troops and enables them to realize that their duties are not going
On September 5, 1995 Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech to the United Nations 4th World Conference during a Women Plenary Session, located in Beijing, China. Clinton spoke about how women around the world were not treated equally, how women rights should be equal to human rights, and the ghastly abuse and discrimination women faced around the world. The reason for the conference was to strengthen women, families, and societies in order to empower women to taking control of their lives and not be subject to such discrimination. She emphasized how education, health care, jobs, and political rights were not equal between genders and that the world needed to change. Clinton gave a very convincing speech because of her use of rhetorical techniques. The use of pathos, ethos, logos, and anaphora created a powerful, persuasive argument against the way women were treated around the world. Clintons main goal of this speech was to appeal to the audience and convince them that this is unequal treatment is an immense matter and needs to be addressed all over the world.
Margaret Thatcher, ex-prime minister of the UK, uses many different rhetorical devices in her eulogy to Ronald Regan. She effectively employs many different strategies. They all help make her writing more powerful.
Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy of the deceased president, Ronald Regan, had a purpose which was to comfort the people of the United States, and to brag on all of his policies that he created in his term. Thatcher uses various tactics such as antithesis, anaphora, and hyperbole to make her speech as appealing and comforting as possible for the American people. Using these rhetorical devices she is appealing to the mourning nation.
In a letter Abigail Adams rights to her son, John Quincy Adams, who is traveling abroad with his father, John Adams, she advises her son to take advantage of the opportunities he has to utilize his own knowledge and talents to improve his sophistication and obtain growth in expanding im his character. Abigail Adams carried a maternal tone to encourage her son along his journey throughout the letter. Adams supports her position by giving examples with pathos, analogies and allusions.
On August 20th, 1992 Mary Fisher addressed the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas in what is now one of the most famous speeches given in recent American history. Fisher, the daughter of a wealthy Republican, spoke on the importance being aware of the increasing danger of HIV/AIDS. Speaking from experience, Fisher is able talk about the danger of ignorance from the disease. She deploys metaphors and allusions pertaining to the Holocaust, as well as hypothetical experiences, to address a complacent, if not oppositional, Republican crowd. Fisher attempts to convince her political listeners of the very real danger that comes with ignoring HIV/AIDS. Fisher deploys a combination of the three appeals of logos, ethos and pathos to strengthen her speech as a persuasive argument. She expands upon her discussion by using metaphor throughout as an effective
On January 12, 1780, Abigail Adams, former First Lady, wrote to her son, John Quincy Adams, while he was abroad with his father and brother. Adams addressed to her son and future President to maintain his spirit to learn and grow. She expressed his purpose through her motherly tone, various religious and historical allusions, use of logos, rhetorical question with simple syntax and use of metaphors.
“Hitler is a monster of wickedness, insatiable in his lust for blood and plunder” (Churchill). These are the words of Winston Churchill, who was the British Prime Minister. Churchill, in my opinion, is the most effective political leader when it comes to power of language, manipulation, and words. Despite being known as a great speaker, the speech he made after Germany invaded Russia was what really showed how powerful he is. He used the elements language, words, and manipulation to make the people understand his side.
Abigail Adams’s Letter On January 12th, 1780, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her son John Quincy Adams, to help guide and support him on his “second voyage to France” (line 3). Throughout, she uses emotion mixed with information to help convey her message to John. Abigail Adams, being the concerned, loving mother she is, uses rhetorical strategies in her letter to advise her son. Pathos was used to assist her in motivating John Quincy Adams.
In this eulogy, Margaret Thatcher uses three main rhetorical devices to convey her message such as repetition, ethos, and pathos. Thatcher uses these three specific devices to prove Ronald Reagan was an outstanding man.
It has been sixteen years since the tragic death of Princess Diana. Although she passed away on August 31, 1997, those she left behind strive to continue her legacy of love, zest for life, and compassion. The articles about Princess Diana’s death use many types of rhetorical devices to convey their purpose to the reader.
In front of a large open room full of America’s elected politicians and representatives, Winston churchill gave a speech regarding the country’s entrance into World War Two. The newly war bound country is still under the shock of the events of Pearl Harbor and has declared war on the Axis powers. Winston Churchill is sitting Prime MInister of Britain, and he is a huge political figure in the war. His political ability can be likened to his fantastic and intellectual speaking abilities. Churchill uses different tones to address himself, the reasons that the war started, and the reasons why the allies will win. He also uses allusions and metaphors to convey vivid imagery of the state of the war. Along with his vocal ability, Winston Churchill also uses conserved gestures and body movement to show professionalism. The speech was given as a reassurance to America’s government along with the American public that the allies should and will win the war. Even though he believes that the allies will win, it is quite
In, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” written by Benjamin Franklin (one of the Founding Fathers) in 1747, brought up the disparities that were between men and women within the judicial system. Also, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” also briefly points out, how religion has been intertwined with politics. All throughout “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” Benjamin Franklin uses very intense diction and syntax to help support what he is trying to express to the rest of society. Also writing this speech in the view point of a women, greatly helps establish what he is trying to say. If Benjamin Franklin was to write it as a man, the speech my have not had the same passionate effect as it currently has.
On June 11, 2004, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered a eulogy to the American people in honor of former United States president, Ronald Reagan. In this eulogy, Thatcher uses parallel syntax and diction to create a sense of not only sadness, but pride in the hearts of the American people. Through the use of parallel syntax and diction, Thatcher is able to effectively convey her message to her audience in a very meaningful and powerful way. In the first paragraph Thatcher says, “I have lost a dear friend”, by saying this she is connecting herself to her audience. She is letting her audience know that she had a close relationship with Ronald Reagan, and that we can believe what she is telling us.
On June 11, 2004, the former prime minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher delivered a eulogy in honor of former president Ronald Reagan, she declares Reagan as a great man and president. Thatcher develops her ideas by analyzing all he has done using parallelism, repetition, and ethos. Using Reagan’s accomplishments and personal experiences, she amplifies how great of a man he was in order to make the nation comprehend what Reagan did. Thatcher opens her eulogy with “We have lost a great president,” indicating that the speech she gives with apologetic and heartfelt tone is not only to the American people, but to everyone else.
Through her speech, Queen Elizabeth inspired her people to fight for the country of England against the Spaniards. Queen Elizabeth persuaded the English troops to defend their country with rhetoric devices such as diction, imagery, and sentence structure to raise their morale and gain loyalty as a woman in power.