The speaker that said this is Tim Collins. He is a retired officer of northern Irish military commanding the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. He has fought in seven wars with them being 1st Gulf War, Colombia Drugs War, Zaire Army Rebellion 1991, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Iraq War. He is most known for his speech ”Eve of Battle”.
Tim Collins used allusions to make the listener feel a connection to this place. The regions were to create a connection between the environment and the soldiers by saying things that were mentioned in the Bible making them fill a connection with the place. The things that were referenced showed how the land had gone through so much and that the soldiers should be respectful. These allusions would have connected to the soldiers because they would have been mostly Christian or orthodox. An example was Collins saying “I can assure you they live with the mark of Cain upon them”. Which is a direct reference from the Bible being in Genesis 4:1–16, “Cain treacherously murdered his brother Abel, lied about the murder to God, and as a result was cursed and marked for life.” Overall using Allusions makes the listener get a connection to the place which makes the speech very effective.
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High modality words make the listener believe that they would win the war because of worlds that are positive. The call to action words that he used the words will and can because it make you think you will win. This is good because it boosts the soldiers moral even though they may die and it would help slur them into battle. This is very effective because it helps the soldiers think they will do something to help win the war but they may die as soon as they get on the battlefield. This makes the speech effective because even though they are going to a place full of war they will think of the
When They're driving, they go through the badlands. You could say their life is pretty rocky. The landscape at this point is a representative of how jerimiah can be up or down. With the threat of andreeson. They stop for gas in a small town and when they see cops they have to hide.the owner of this gas station name’s roxanna, Jeremiah's love interest. Roxanna offers the Land’s shelter and helps them find Davy. During this event the barn is right next to a hill. This means that finally Jeremiah's health is better. While they're staying with roxanna, she takes them on a picnic. Roxanna takes them to a coal fire site. This is reminiscent of a biblical scene of hell. This relates to Jeremiah's mental health. He knows he's close to Davy but cannot find him. The last significant scene is where Davy is lodged. When Davy fins Rueben, Rueben blackmails him to show him where he's lobbing. He's residing in a small house in a flatland. He lives there with jape waltzer and his so called daughter Sara. In the final scene, the landscape is a beautifully hidden gem. Waltzer shoots Jeremiah and because it's a flat land it describes him as flatlining. In conclusion the landscape is a analogy for Jeremiahs
Setting is an important element in East of Eden. Described are beautiful, panoramical views of the surrounding landscapes of the Salinas Valley, California. "The Salinas Valley . . . is a swale between two ranges of mountains. . . . . On the wide level acres of the valley, the topsoil lays deep and fertile. . . . . Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the watercourses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down" (Steinbeck p. 480). Steinbeck then goes on to describe the human history of these areas. The groups of peoples that lived there are described in sweeping generalizations. "First there were Indians, an inferior breed without energy, inventiveness, or culture . . . their warfare was a weary pantomime. Then the hard, dry Spaniards came explor...
Today, we have a lot of veterans who are coming home from war that are being displaced. In this chapter it talks about a Vietnam War soldier named Norman Bowker who arrives home from the war. In the chapter, Speaking of Courage from the book ‘The Things They Carried’ written by Tim O’Brien, Norman feels displaced from the world and everyone there. A returning soldier from the Vietnam War is driving around a lake on the 4th of July in his fathers big chevrolet, but then realizes he has nowhere to go. He starts to reminisce about his father, ex-girlfriend, and his childhood friend. Norman talks about all the medals he had won. He starts to think about his fathers pride in those badges and he starts to have a recollection about how he had almost own the silver star but blew his chance. He continues to drive around the lake again and again. He continues to imagine telling his father about the story of how he almost won the silver star, but failed to do so. This paper will analyze Speaking of Courage with the new criticism/formalism lens.
"There is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States—every man, woman, and child—is in action, and will be privileged to remain in action throughout this war. That front is right here at home, in our daily lives, and in our daily tasks."
The author illustrated his theme by placing certain words strategically in the novel to convince the reader that there was still peace. For instance Knowles uses the word Eden to give the audience a false picturesque landscape that resembled the watery shores.
Patrick Henry utilizes logos, repetition and allusions to convince his audience that they should engage in war in his “Speech in the Virginia Convention”.
It must first be noted that positive connotated words are embedded throughout all of Eisenhower’s speech, which includes the following: devotion, hope, superiority, confidence, and victory. However, when referring to the opposing side,- the Germans- words with negative connotations pervade the context in order to depict the contrast between the two sides and provide a strong sense of nationalism to the American Soldiers. Pathos is mainly developed through providing these soldiers or the audience with a sense of hope. At the very beginning of the speech, he offers support by telling the soldiers that the all the world’s eyes are on them and when they march, all of the world will walk with them. Another example is seen in the quote,” I have full
Powers personifies war throughout the first page and extends it to the next, this is an example of a semantic field. For instance "the war rubbed its thousand ribs against the ground in prayer" and "the war fasted, fed by it's own deprivation." This emphasises the power of war because and gives it a body, a shape, "war" is no longer just an occurence or situation, it is a being. In addition Powers uses anaphora with his constant repetition of "The war" in linked clauses creating a powerful, pulsing effect. The first line: "The war tried to kill us in the spring" highlights the power of war because the sentence is so short and without embellishment; Powers states the fact plainly, making it clear to the reader that there is no doubt war is brutal and murderous. The sentence "The war had killed thousands by September" is also short and unfeeling. Powers offers no opinion or emotive language, he does not attempt to save the reader from facing the true horrors of war. Also in the first line Powers juxtaposes death with "spring" the season of new life; emphasising that no good force can hinder war, it is merciless, unstoppable and very powerful.
No earth, no air, no light-” (page 61) Stories told about how beautiful life was before the war, beautiful towns people once called home now remain as empty plains of rubble after the bombs have destroyed them. ‘“ If the old bell had been hanging in the steeple it would have rung to announce midnight, twelve solemn iron kongs which would have woken the villagers from their sleep and startled any small creature new to the village and unaccustomed to the noise. But the bell had fallen from its height weeks ago, and now lay buried in silence beneath rubble;”’ (page 7) The damage to a once beautiful place was caused quite simply by greed, greed for something that was not theirs. The wolf’s wise words were correct “ When a wolf clan battles another, it’s usually over territory, Probably this is the reason for your warring,” (page 59), this war was over territory, people wanting to take what was not theirs and having the power to destroy anything that got in their way, leaving everyone and everything caught up in an unpleasant mess.
Dr.King builds his argument to persuade his audience that American involvement in the Vietnam war.He uses rhetorical devices such as ethos and pathos to move the audiences emotions and establish credibility among the audience wanting the audience to not be silence in addition convince them that the war in Vietnam is unjust plus persuades them to take a stand.
When the war breaks out, this tranquil little town seems like the last place on earth that could produce a team of vicious, violent soldiers. Soon we see Jim thrown into a completely contrasting `world', full of violence and fighting, and the strong dissimilarity between his hometown and this new war-stricken country is emphasised. The fact that the original setting is so diversely opposite to that if the war setting, the harsh reality of the horror of war is demonstrated.
Sir Winston Churchill’s speech, ‘We Shall Fight on the Beaches’ was a wonderful piece of moving rhetoric. The diction that Churchill uses to deliver his message is not so advanced that one cannot understand him easily, but still manages to portray a sense of Churchill’s deeply intellectual status without being condescending. It is a very inspirational piece, a moving speech, and a powerful call to action aimed to uplift the downtrodden population of Britain at the time. Churchill responded to the need for inspiration with his now-famous speech. His use of rhetoric not only inspired Britain, but was a powerful tool that brought about a final victory over the Nazis.
In closing, W.D Howells is successful in his use of these methods of argument. “Editha” paints a clear picture of the men who must fight and the people who casually call for war. He proves Editha’s motives are unworthy of devotion. After all, it is easy to sit back and call for war when it will be the common enlisted man who will die to provide this luxury. In the end, Howells made his point clear. War never comes without sacrifice or consequence.
...is story, Hemingway brings the readers back the war and see what it caused to human as well as shows that how the war can change a man's life forever. We think that just people who have been exposed to the war can deeply understand the unfortunates, tolls, and devastates of the war. He also shared and deeply sympathized sorrows of who took part in the war; the soldiers because they were not only put aside the combat, the war also keeps them away from community; people hated them as known they are officers and often shouted " down with officers" as they passing. We have found any blue and mournful tone in this story but we feel something bitter, a bitter sarcasm. As the war passing, the soldiers would not themselves any more, they became another ones; hunting hawks, emotionless. They lost everything that a normal man can have in the life. the war rob all they have.
This war-torn land shows nothing but death and the dying. The ground is muddy from the rain, it’s dank and sodden. Up above the trench line is barbed wire and … nothing else. No birds, no animals … no people. A few dead bodies of the brave men going to assassinate the enemy by night fall, but stopped dead in their tracks, they got picked off by the sharpshooters. No! No one ever makes it! Never! There is a constant sound of gun blasts and the sound of explosions from the grenades. The dark is lit up by the flashes of the guns against the silver clouded sky. Nobody dares to look up for more than a few seconds otherwise they will be taken out.