Rhetoric

The keyword Rhetoric is tagged in the following 4 articles.

Rhetorical Analysis: Pauline Inklings in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

June 22, 2010 - 1549 words | Opinion » Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson proves to be an enduring literary illumination into the human psyche. This little novella, published as a Christmas story in 1886, took some of the first steps into early Modernism and provided the... Read Article »

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Anti-Rhetoric in Alanis Morissette's "Mary Jane"

April 30, 2010 - 2290 words | Music » Alanis Morissette

Rhetoric is commonly regarded as the art of persuasion. To take it a step further, Gerard A. Hauser states that Rhetoric is “An instrumental use of language. One person engages another person in an exchange of symbols to accomplish some goal. Rhetoric is communication... Read Article »

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Epideictic Oratory in Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"

April 21, 2010 - 1620 words | English » Ayn Rand

“I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone’s right to one minute of my life. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need” (Rand 684). So states Howard Roark, protagonist of Ayn Rand’s classic novel,... Read Article »

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A Generation of Men Raised by Women: Gender Constructs in 'Fight Club'

April 9, 2010 - 2505 words | Film and Cinema » Chuck Palahniuk

Throughout history has existed a prevalent theme of men and women being reliant on one another, despite the significant—though changing, and usually artificial—inequalities in areas such as education, career power, and political influence. Marc Antony of... Read Article »

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