She begins her speech with a rhetorical device when she states, “My loving people.” This establishes that she has a relationship with each soldier fighting alongside her and the people of England. Therefore, this is a strong use of ethos and
Sophia Calderwood, a young girl who grows into a sophisticated young lady who lived a harsh life. Sophia was a girl when her life was turned upside down and grew to be a lady as the war continued. As a patriot she was forced to be quiet and act as if she was a loyalist. She couldn’t voice her opinion since her hometown was full of the enemy. If Sophia were to speak poorly about the loyalists, she would be sent to a prison or she would be hung.
In the speech to the troops at Tilbury, Queen Elizabeth the 1st attempts to persuade her soldiers to fight the Spanish for god and country. While speaking to her soldiers, Queen Elizabeth the 1st builds an argument to persuade them that fighting the Spanish is commanded by God and that fighting the Spanish will help improve their country. The argument developed through queen elizabeth's use of pathos using her soldiers feelings of attachment to their country and god. Near the beginning of the speech queen elizabeth the 1st says “...under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you,...” when she says this she using ethos.
The worst bearing of both Rowlandson and Equiano has to face was being separated from their own love ones. Rowlandson was separated from her family and relations when her village was attacked then eventually lost her only child that was with her. Nevertheless, Equiano also endured tormented pain when he was parted from his sister while she was the only comfort to him at once. He was a young boy in a fearful atmosphere with nothing to convey a positive perspective. “It was vain that [they] besought than not to part us; she was torn from [him], and immediately carried away, while [he] was left in a state of distraction not to be describe”.
Adventure! Conspiracies! Tragedy! All of this and more is what Sophia Calderwood experiences in the novel, “Sophia’s War,” by Avi. Sophia’s simple life as a 12 year old New York City girl living in the times of the American Revolutionary War gets turned upside down after witnessing the hanging of the famous American spy, Nathan Hale.
Because of this, she’s expected to love him no matter what. The reasons stated within the passage would make no sense to any ordinary person, and would not be recognized as reasons to love someone. “She loved him for the way he sat loosely in a chair, for the way he came in a door, or moved slowly across the room with long strides. She loved the intent, far look in his eyes when they rested on her, the funny shape of the mouth”(pg 2). In order to justify her servitude to him, she unconsciously attempted to look for valid reasons to love him, which didn’t exist, which resulted in these inadequate
10. In the first chapter, the author was detailed describing: Eversmann’s point-of-view, explanation of the “chalks”, the explanation of the Somali civil war, the poverty, the rangers, the warlords, and the illustration of Seal Team six. However, since this chapter was told from Eversmann’s view, he could have shared his thoughts and his feelings other than what is currently going on in the military service. For example, the author could describe his loneliness or isolation from his family, such as his mother or wife.
Editha sacrifices her emotions that she may lose her lover in the war. She prefers to be a widow instead of preventing George from sacrificing his soul for his country. Editha is not an ordinary woman who wants to approve to her society that she is independent woman who can take care of herself in sad
Often times, literary works can easily distinguish between a good character or an evil character. Other times, a character can be very complex, which makes it difficult to characterize the character as good or evil. This complex character complex is known as Moral Ambiguity. In other words, readers are discouraged from identifying a character as purely good or evil. One particular character that can be views as morally ambiguous is a woman named Edna Pontellier.
He had low standards for her and for women in general. In the play he says he wants “a nice (Groping) simple (Thoughtfully) sophisticated girl . . . not a poet O.K.?” (1579). George clearly states his views here. He believes woman should act classy and not to have thoughts and be smart.
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl that lived during the Holocaust. She wrote a diary that was found after the Holocaust ended. One of her most famous quotes was, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. " This quote truly demonstrated her belief that mankind shows kindness and compassion toward one another. In her various quotes, we can find many reasons for her belief that man is overall good to one another.
Her ability to stimulate her audience’s senses with just her spoken language is outstanding. Her imagery in the speech is arousing and promotes confidence. She states, “...I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king...” Addressing some possible doubts of her troops. It was likely that the army of men was reluctant to follow a leader who was a woman.
Hello Ligia, Your analysis of Swinton 's essay is similar to my own, and I would agree with you that her essay is fueled almost entirely by emotion. Swinton clearly had her opinion made and Kristof, or any other writer, would likely be unable to persuade her. To compare hunting of animals, to rape and war, but to ignore the fact that we slaughter livestock every day is an example of Swinton picking and choosing facts that favor her opinion. Kristof on the other hand does make it seem that his strongest argument for hunting deer and other animals is population control.
George does not support the Spanish-American War and represents the anti-imperialist view. Editha is happy about the war and tells George that it is glorious, George responds to her, “But war[!] Is it glorious to
He states, “The truth which is the only beauty, is truth to human experience” (p.572). This can be applied to the story of ‘Editha”, because she did not view the truth as human experience. The truth about the war, to her, was that it is
