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. The first source relating to Princess Diana’s car wreck was a news report from the British Broadcasting Company, which informed the world about Princess Diana’s shocking fate. The public was saddened and stunned when the British news reported that Princess Diana had not survived the accident. Because the news report was from the British Broadcasting Company, the text has strong enough ethos to educate the people on what occurred the night of the princess’s death without the public questioning the source’s validity. The report as well had strong logos: “The …show more content…
princess’s Mercedes car was apparently being pursued at high speed by photographers on motor bikes when it hit a pillar and smashed into a wall” [British Broadcasting Company 29]. This example shows that the reporters are using logic facts to inform people. Throughout these selections there is no evidence of pathos. By telling the story of what happened and recounting a series of events in chronological order, the planner uses narration for the pattern of development in this selection.
The writer clearly categorizes the news report in terms of the events that happened that night. In Queen Elizabeth’s speech to the British public, she speaks of her daughter in-law positive qualities in order to demonstrate what a good person Princess Diana was. She pays tribute to Diana, while also thanking those who brought gifts and paid their respects. Queen Elizabeth uses pathos to encourage people to cherish their memories of Princess Diana. In this selection, her pathos is strong when she states, “we are all trying in our own different ways to cope” (Queen Elizabeth 29). Appealing to logos, she uses facts about the great attributes of her daughter in-law. “I admired and respected her – for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys” [Queen Elizabeth 30]. Her ethos is strong because she knew the princess herself and was very respected by the people of Great
Britain. The queen uses description to arrange her speech by describing what an honorable person Princess Diana was. She states commendable characteristics of Princess Diana. “She was an exceptional and gifted human being” [Queen Elizabeth 30]. In the third source, Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, wants his audience, the world, to know his sister as he knew her. He strives to encourage everyone’s last memory of his sister to be as beautiful as she was.
Eulogies are filled with deep feelings and great love. Margaret Thatcher’s eulogy for Ronald Reagan was filled with rhetorical devices that helped people feel the feelings that she poured out. Margaret Thatcher pours out her love and honor to Ronald Reagan through parallelism, repetition, and her language choice.
Poverty is huge deal a huge topic in today’s society and not many people take consideration on this important topic. In the short essay by Diana George “Changing the Face of Poverty; Nonprofits and the Problem of Representation” she uses several key rhetorical methods to argue how poverty is being represented and how it limits on what poverty actually is. George begins building her point by using illustrations in the essay to explain how poverty is not being represented properly by nonprofit organizations. Then asks for other people’s opinions on this topic to help get her point through. She also uses the title of her essay to get her overall idea through. All of these points are very important and should be taken in consideration when talking about poverty.
Former Prime Minister of England, Margaret Thatcher, in her 2004 eulogy for Ronald Reagan, exemplifies both his impact and legacy on the world. Throughout her speech, Thatcher memorializes Reagan’s performance in office as well as the decisions he made as a person by illustrating their time together to the reader. By utilizing these examples, the reader can then understand Thatcher’s overall claim that Reagan was one of the most profound leaders in history; however, the impact of Thatcher’s use of diction and sentence arrangement both provoke thought in the reader and allows him or her to comprehend her message on a more sophisticated level.
In this assignment, I will closely analyse the speech made by Earl Spencer for the funeral of Lady Diana, considering the complicated context and literary devises he uses to affect his audience. The speech was written as a funeral speech for Diana's close family and friends, but also, more importantly, for the public, as it was broadcasted worldwide. In the speech, although it's primary purpose is to pay respects to his sister; he uses the opportunity to promote Diana's charity work, and to raise controversy within the royal family. He never directly says it, but when analysing the text his feelings towards the royal family are apparent; from the fact that he mentions, " she needed no royal title to continue…" this comment is particularly clever because of its indirect subtlety, but the meaning behind it would still be clear to the audience, because of the media coverage of recent events.
Ethos, logos, and pathos are one of the most important literary strategies for writing an effective essay. In the essay “Why I Want a Wife”, Judy Brady focuses most on her use of pathos to try and emotionally connect with her audience. Brady also strategically uses ethos and logos to successfully make a point to the readers of Ms. Magazine that a wife's duties are greatly exceeding what is acceptable. Although Brady uses all three of these strategies, the one that most successfully appeals to her audience is her use of pathos. Brady’s first two sentences start with a pathos.
In this essay, Barbara’s use of pathos is strongly evident, when she discusses how people will talk a lot about cancer but won’t talk about other issues in our society. She uses extremely emotional words like “rape and domestic violence.” Her choice of words can grab the attention of her readers, making them feel intrigued about the topic she is discussing. Therefore, it is clear that Barbara’s use of emotionally loaded language is stronger in her essay “Not So Pretty in Pink” compared to her other essays, making it more persuasive.
Countries have been known for what they might particularly stand for. Some might also be known for those that stand for the nation itself. For the country of England, Lady Diana Frances Spencer was vastly known for her constant engagement in the kingdom’s social issues. She was a child activist and was quite popular in media due to societies’ fascination with English royalty. Princess Diana used this to her advantage and, “she devoted herself to her sons [Prince William and Prince Harry] and to such charitable efforts as the battle against the use of land mines” (Diana, 2014). Her life in mainstream media helped to have her be heard beyond the boarders of England and she became an icon to the world for her gracious poise and outreach to the people of average society. With her marriage to Prince Charles of England, each aspect of her life was broadcast and the pressures consumed her. She then decided to pursue outreach interests of her own. “Diana served a strong supporter of many charities and worked to help the homeless, people living with HIV and AIDS and children in need” (Diana, 2014). Her work through charities for children and those with AIDS helped to create a friendship between herself and Sir Elton John.
It was only last August that the familiar world of U.S. evening television programming was interrupted by a terse bulletin, stating only Princess Diana of Wales had been injured in an auto accident in France. However, moments after the first bulletin, a second news flash interrupted, ominous in the complete lack of details, gravely stating that an update on the Princess Diana’s condition was coming. The update, as promised, came, succinctly describing her having recently died in a French hospital, after being removed from the wreckage of a late night automobile accident. Later, other details were added in further reports, especially how motorcycle-riding photographers and reporters had pursued her sedan at high speeds. Some eyewitnesses had also been quoted as saying the motorcyclists had swerved in front of her car, causing the driver veer away from the cyclists and into a wall.
The Princess’s funeral brought together a gathering of the powerful (English royalty) and the beautiful (Hollywood’s finest), and the poor. More than a million mourners crowded the streets of London to toss flowers upon her casket. Even as it was happening before their eyes, no one could believe it was real. In the days and weeks that followed her death, everyone was trying to figure out what she had meant and why the world was responding to her death with such grief. Was it her flaws, her failures, her struggles with her weight and her self-esteem, and her refusal to be inhibited by them? Was it her good works and the way she touched the common people, the handicapped, drug addicts, and lepers. Could it have been the way she broke away from her failing marriage and reinvented herself as a single mother but still the “Queen...
It is important to understand the background of the person doing the reporting of events as it can influence what they think and say.
In the report “Who could kill a child?” the two journalists produced a web based article which is easily accessible for its viewers on their mobile phones and tablets. It also uses short paragraphs which are well-organised so it is easy to read. The article also uses media to further convey the message of ‘who could kill a child’ by including three photographs of young filicides that have occurred in South Australia. This is done to make readers emotional and remorseful about the events that have taken place. Although The Advertiser has been published as a daily publication on South Australian’s tragedy which has generalised a huge focus. The journalists have also used many photographs in this article to capture the reader’s attention. They have used many pictures including one from the car being pulled out of the water, a family photo, a photo of the two boys, the brother of Damien Little visiting the growing memorial sit at Port Lincoln wharf and many more. These have all been used to make the reader feel something from the incident that has
In 1995 Diana had separated from the public life and the Queen asked Charles and Diana for an early divorce as a result of Diana’s panoramic interview where she discussed Charles’s disloyalties and previews recordings (Oglesby, Pamela). For a while Diana dated another man in secret, Hasnat Khan, a British surgeon. Later she began dating Dodi Al-Fayed, son of her host for the summer of 1997, Mohamed Al-Fayed. Diana was seen with Dodi in many places. This was a feast for the paparazzi and the press.
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It’s time to make the right decision. I believe that you will make the right decision and bring justice to my client. Firstly, the use of technical codes is very evident throughout this article, the front page article released by Woman’s day takes up over two thirds of the front page making it very intriguing for the public. The headline reads “Diana tried to kill me” and this is presented in a way to make the readers believe that it is a quote, when in fact it is not.