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Analysis Of Majora Carter's Speech Greening The Ghetto

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Majora Carter is a talented and skilled environmental and economic planner. She is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, which is a group that fights for environmental justice solutions, using groundbreaking and economical projects with the help of the community. Majora Carter delivered a speech known as “Greening The Ghetto” in which she explains her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx. The introduction of her speech really captured my attention when she interloped an abandoned puppy she found in the rain back in 1998 with the fight against a waste facility created for the East River waterfront. Her introduction includes both a thesis and a clear preview of the main points to be discussed. I believe the speaker used a logical …show more content…

All the main points throughout her speech were very clear, concise and
I learned something new from every idea she spoke about. The speaker

could have improved the organization of her speech by comparing the criteria and eliminating alternatives that don’t meet the criteria.
The content of a speech is what hooks the audience into what the speaker is trying to convey. Majora uses both ethos and logos in her speech in order to persuade the audience. Logos was used when she was trying to express all the harmful aspects the environment faced. On the other hand pathos was used to explain how she is similar to the audience except for her past and experiences. Informal fallacies are used in this speech when she makes the argument personal as she mentions how different life is for her because of her skin color and economical status compared to those of a white wealthier person. The goal of the speech was to inform and persuade the readers to take action when it comes to sustainable development especially in poverty level areas across the country. I do think the speaker achieved the goal, I was hooked from the minute she opened her mouth …show more content…

Paralinguistics are a crucial aspect

of delivering a speech; the speaker must take into consideration accent, pitch, volume, speech rate, and fluency. Majora uses Paralinguistics appropriately throughout her speech and is able to convey her message without a problem. Carter pauses when necessary and enunciates to express to her audience the importance of what she is speaking about. The speech is completely free of vocal fillers due to the fact that she was well prepared and took her time when delivering her speech. The only aspect she could improve when it comes to the vocal delivery is when showing emotion like crying to stop and continue when ready because it is very hard to understand what she is saying while trying to hold back tears.

The physical delivery of a speech is crucial to attracting your audience and having them leave with some kind of impression. Facial expressions aide in bringing the speech to life. Some speakers naturally have a very expressive face but Majora is not one of those people she was consistent with her facial expressions and only changed them when she was really trying to get her point across. Eye contact plays a huge role

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