Rhetorical Analysis Of Burning Beethoven

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Eric Einhaus Mr. Vitale AP English 11 23 September 2015 SOAPSTone 2 Speaker: Erik Kirschbaun, author of, “Burning Beethoven: The Eradication of German Culture in the United States During World War I.” Occasion: The article takes place in the modern day, as an opinion post on the New York Times. Audience: This argument is directed towards the public, but would interest those with German influence in the United States. Purpose: To express the importance of German-American culture over the past two centuries. Subject: The article analyzes how German Immigration influenced America and how it became extinct. Tone: Kirschbaum feels dispirited about the downfall of German-Americans and ponders how German America vanished abruptly during World War

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