In our modern society, speech and knowledge of its impact and implications are essential to the growth of relationships and the access point to opportunities. By understanding how to for a person to gain trust and influence in a relationship. This is of polite speech for personal gain and the building of trust can similarly be seen in our government, our schools, and in our local establishments. As representatives of our interests and concerns, government officials must have the trust and faith of their constituents in order to become elected for their respective poisons and gain status in the political realm. Polite speech is often used by these figures in hopes of garnering popularity and appearing genuine to their constituents. An example of this can be seen though former President Barack Obama. During his presidency, Obama commonly addressed the nation as “my fellow Americans.” This single phase and example of polite speech was critical to his success and popularity as a politician and president; by addressing the public as friends or comrades, Obama was able to connect on a deeper level to his constituents, garnering their trust and respect right from the start. He used this polite speech to gain favor of the American people and advantageously …show more content…
One such example would be when a student refers to their teacher as “ma'am” or “sir.” By using these authoritative pronouns, power is given to the teachers, thereby making the interaction more favorable, allowing the student to gain more trust and respect from their teachers. Similarly, by using phrases such as “May I use the restroom?” as opposed to “I need to use the restroom”, students can earn the respect of their teachers and create a stronger relationship with them. Simply changing a few words to make a phrase or request can drastically change the tone and reception of the
“A Modest Proposal” was written in 1729 by a satirical author by the name of Jonathan Swift. Swift studied at the University of Oxford and was also know for his popular writing in Gulliver’s Travel. The purpose for his satire “A Modest Proposal” was to enlighten the citizens of Ireland about their hardship and suffering. He informed them about their scares of food, money, and property, but provided a possible solution to their problem. To persuade the people Swift adopts a comforting and friendly tone to his audience for the people to react to his solution.
James Petersen’s book, Why don’t we listen better? Communicating and connecting in relationships, outlines the requirement for a continual use of good communication, through a series of actions and steps, by the practice of comprehending, dynamic listening, and actively perceiving. Listening then becomes a creative force that creates a context in which the development of a communicative relationship can foster.
In 1729, Jonathan Swift published a pamphlet called “A Modest Proposal”. It is a satirical piece that described a radical and humorous proposal to a very serious problem. The problem Swift was attacking was the poverty and state of destitution that Ireland was in at the time. Swift wanted to bring attention to the seriousness of the problem and does so by satirically proposing to eat the babies of poor families in order to rid Ireland of poverty. Clearly, this proposal is not to be taken seriously, but merely to prompt others to work to better the state of the nation. Swift hoped to reach not only the people of Ireland who he was calling to action, but the British, who were oppressing the poor. He writes with contempt for those who are oppressing the Irish and also dissatisfaction with the people in Ireland themselves to be oppressed.
Pamphlets were often used to spread ideas throughout Ireland in the late 1600s, however, many were discarded and ignored. “A Modest Proposal,” by Jonathan Swift, uses the pamphlets to his advantage by proposing a ridiculous idea to show how messed up the state of Ireland was. Swift proposed that the babies of all the poor would “contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands” or in other words, improve Ireland 's economic problems and standard of living (Swift). His main reason for proposing this drastic idea was because women continued to have children they could not provide food or anything for in some cases and Swift’s idea would make the children “beneficial to the public” (Swift). For these reasons, Swift looks at not only the politicians to blame for the poor conditions but the citizens of Ireland as well. In “A Modest Proposal”, Swift uses harsh
Take a little bit of salt, pepper, and lemon juice, set the oven to 350 degrees, and cook for 4 hours. This is a perfect recipe for those cold winter nights, or busy hours at a tavern. Though, what is this recipe for? It’s for the babies of Dublin. Not for them to eat, for them to be eaten. Jonathan swift, the author of “A Modest Proposal” had a purpose when it came to the writing of this satirical piece, and that purpose was to raise awareness about Ireland’s poor estate. But, he needed a way to do this, and that way had to be interesting enough to catch the attention of other people. Through the use of satire, metaphors, and other literally devices, Swift informs the public about the famine and poverty that is spreading all over Dublin.
A satire uses irony or sarcasm to make a point. Many authors use satire to bring society’s attention to political, social, or economic problems in a somewhat humorous way. Some authors even use satire in an attempt to correct the religious practices of the society. Satire is an effective way to highlight problems because it is non-threatening but it grabs the attention of the reader. Jonathan Swift wrote his satirical essay “A Modest Proposal” to bring attention to the political, economic, and social problems of Ireland in 1729.
In “A Modest Proposal,” the speaker uses provocative diction, logos, and an ironic tone to convey his message of social critique and the injustices faced by the impoverished Irish under British colonial rule; the speaker has a shocking proposal for consuming Irish babies. The speaker’s choice of provocative diction plays a crucial role in conveying his message effectively. For example, Swift describes children as “the most delicious, nourishing and wholesome food” (Swift 4), evoking a feeling of disgust. He uses provocative language to shock and create a reaction from the audience. He employs vivid and descriptive language to describe the conditions faced by the impoverished Irish.
Jonathan Swift was ahead of his time. Most of his stories are satirical and meant to be funny, but were harshly chastised as being a actual idea in the eyes of the general public. His strengths, in writing terms, are irony, overstatement, and good ol' sarcasm. His mannerisms are a expressionistic and simple, to say the least. Every sentence trickles instead of flowing. A Modest Proposal is a attention grabber. It, at first, make the reader think that Swift is legit about selling children. Later on they realize he is addressing a problem in Ireland, that is a famine, and sneakily taking a jab at the English across the pond. In modern times, Swift is considered a rhetorical genius in his writing not to mention getting a point across. England tried to solve many of Ireland's problems, but failed in the most miserable way. They made it worse in fact. A Modest Proposal is a perfect example of how a book can be judged by the cover.
The essay “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathon Swift is the proposal to the Irish people to sell and eat their babies. In “A Modest Proposal”, Swift plays the role of a troubled economist who wants to help the country of Ireland, who proposes that, in order to help fight the poverty and overpopulation of Ireland, the children of the poor parents to be sold as food to the rich. As a result, he claims that not only will the population be reduced, but the earnings of the poor will grow if they sell their children. He proposes that the meat of the children of Ireland would be a treat to both the English and to Irish property-owners, and would therefore be highly wanted after for special occasions. In the essay the author Swift gives the readers six reasons why this idea is good. First, it would greatly lessen the number of “Papists” or Roman Catholic, because they were over run, the women were the main “breeders” or mothers of the country, and their
The obsession is thus dangerous and risks the minds of the people involved like those of the sceintists and mathematicians mentioned above. 8. It has been said that “one problem of mathematics is that you can’t prove it (or even accept it) except on its own terms”. To what extent does this apply to the understanding of this film?
The purpose of this paper is not to teach you, or to show you how interpersonal communication is essential to everyday life at home or work. But, I am going to do my best to at least show you how essential communication skills are in all areas of life by using me as the example. My plan is to focus on some of the elements of interpersonal communication that we have been touching on this semester. While reading our Interpersonal Communications Book, three goals kept being highlighted that I personally wanted to accomplish by the end of course. I’m sure that by now have noticed that I keep referring to my topics as goals. The reason why I’m doing so is because I’m still on that learning curve…an ongoing process. If can recall back to all of our assignment in this course they all bring one collective point. That point is that, Interpersonal communication is an essential skill in everything that we do in life.
Interaction is a significant part of our daily lives. Oral communication with others is inevitable, and therefore it is crucial for us to acquire the skills to do so correctly. Aside from simply stating words or expressing ideas, oral communication serves various purposes. Oral communication allows an individual to express emotions, ideas, and feelings; it gives people the ability to empower, inspire, and motivate those who listen; and it allows people to share knowledge and traditions, as well as build their self-esteem. Oral communication is also useful in leading us to new discoveries, ideas, cultures, and perspectives (O’Neill). Thus, oral communication serves several different purposes in daily life; yet each of these purposes are connected to an even larger purpose. According to the textbook Communication: Making Connections, “Effective communication is critical to living successfully in today’s soc...
Speech is vitally important for a variety of reasons. I believe that our words can increase or decrease our level of happiness or even have a positive or negative effect towards our future. Speech helps us as a society to resolve issues in a respectful manner; it helps us get important points across and convey messages, it also helps us structure our ways of communicating. The importance of speech is giving us the ability to make situations more...
It’s been said, “you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family” this quote is so true when it comes to family relationships you can’t choose them but you’re stuck with them for life. Things can often get tough and when family relationships get tense it can only make life a lot more difficult than what is necessary. My communication goal is to better improve my current relationship with my teenage brother, we have both have not been getting along lately as well as I would like (teenagers and their mood swings…) and I want to change that in a more effective way by using the skills I learned in interpersonal speech. In this paper I tried to complete my goal of improving and maintaing a solid relationship with my brother I applied perception checking, listening, and self-disclosure to better communicate and understand my brother. I used the concepts of self-disclosure, perception checking and responsive listening because those three concepts applied the closest to each situation. With each one I felt that I understood how exactly to communicate using them and that they fit in well with what was going on between my brother and I.
One of the main aspects in communicating is listening. An effective listener is one who, not only comprehends how the speaker feels but, also understands what they are stating. Building a strong connection between the speaker and the listener is one of the first steps to become a good listener. By building this connection speakers should first be in an environment with open minded listeners, it makes them feel more comfortable to state their opinions, feelings and ideas. Listeners should avoid being judgmental. The individual does not have to agree with the ideas, values or opinions of the speaker; however, to fully understand them, one must put aside their criticism. Speakers will believe that they can trust the listeners with their information when they know that they will not be judged. Miscommunication happens frequently, listene...