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Many people commented on McCain’s condescension speech. While they considered it a great speech, very few had an understanding of the factors that make a speech successful or rather the factors that make a speech be referred to as a great speech. Most people do not understand what makes some speakers like Martin Luther and Barrack Obama stand out as great speakers of all time. This paper will therefore analyze the factors of rhetoric and persuasion in McCain’s concession speech and point out how the factors of speech making were put into interplay to enable its success. One of the scholars that have had research in the field of speech is Sarah King. In her book Human Communication as a field of study, King points out that communication is a dynamic field that is practical and theoretic and which has a great influence on all aspects of human life. On his part, Burke (p. xiii) points out that what appears to be a common text or speech carries a lot of hidden meanings behind it that most listeners or readers fail to recognize. A speech could contain several forms of imagery that are used as weapons for change and persuasion. To get the hidden meaning, one must have a clear understanding of how rhetoric motives are created without the recognition of the listeners or readers. The main aim of rhetoric motives is for persuasion on one part and identification on the other part. Basing on our text of analysis, we will identify rhetoric based on the latter; identification. After a long period of the campaign between the Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his counterpart Barrack Obama of the democrats, the race eventually came to an end on Tuesday night of November 4th when Barrack Obama was elected president of the United States of America. It was during this night of the election that John McCain honorably accepted the outcome of the elections and therefore gave his concession speech in Phoenix, Arizona to the whole nation. Description of the speech In his speech, McCain recognizes the effort by Barrack Obama to restore the hope of the Americans during such a hard time both economically and socially. He points out that this was a difficult campaign but finally he has to acknowledge his defeat by honoring the choice of the Americans. He also congratulates his former rival Barrack Obama for having persevered and endured the long and difficult journey without wavering until he finally came out as the person to which Americans entrusted their beloved country. He also acknowledges the historical nature of the victory. To him, this victory was not just for the democrats, but it marked a history for the African Americans as a whole because from the outcomes, the injustices that had been committed to them had been put aside. Americans had learnt to give due honor to whoever deserved the honor without considering his color or origin. In his speech, McCain does not forget to mention the differences that had occurred during the campaign but this, according to him are things of the past and should be
Franchising a business is always a complicated procedure that requires a great effort to be put to bring a profit later. In order to start or expand a particular business, one should meticulously examine all the factors that might influence business success over time. Some of the most crucial factors are the overall natural conditions, customers’ average profile, and position in the world economy. In the course of this paper, the aforementioned features will be analyzed in the context of Panera’s opening in Bangkok, Thailand. First of all, the profile of both the country and the company should be briefly discussed in order to evaluate the company’s major goals on the market. Panera is a bakery and café network, established across the US and Canada. As Thailand is a country with well-developed infrastructure and services, the level of competitiveness among the representatives of fast-food chains is quite high (OEC). Hence, before introducing the business to the Asian market, a company has to analyze its reception by potential customers, especially those of Bangkok residents. Speaking of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the city is considered to be cosmopolitan due to the variety of cultures and ethnicities present across its area. According to the latest data, the population of Bangkok constitutes more than ten million residents (“Bangkok Population 2020”). Such numbers lead to a high rate of diversity in the city, which means that the market has to be diverse in order to satisfy all the groups of potential customers. Thus, even a food restaurant with many competitors has a chance to become profitable once it manages to address its target audience properly. Another important aspect of the analysis is the examination of the natural and environmental conditions of a given area. When it comes to Bangkok, the area is at a high risk of floods during the summertime, as it is considered to be the rainy season in Thailand (“Sustainable Management of Natural Resources”). The Chao Phraya River with its delta in Bangkok increases the probability of seasonal floods. In terms of other geographic aspects, Bangkok is placed on a flat and relatively low surface, which makes the city even more cost-efficient. Although there are many organizations and governmental projects on saving the environment from floods, the risk is still present. The situation with the environment and pollution is critical due to a high number of factories and plants across the city (OECD). Hence, the amount of solid waste and emissions into the water is dangerous for the residents. Such a factor leads to the relevance of environmentally friendly facilities in the city in order not to deteriorate the situation. The prod
The Peloponnesian War enveloped the ancient Greek world between Sparta and Athens and changed it forever. Before the war, the two cities had quarreled for decades, and during the war, the events shifted power from Athens to Sparta, making it the most powerful city-state. The two war periods are separated by a truce of six years. However, after the Athenian surrender, the war ends. In Thebes, the ancient world noted playwright, Oedipus Rex, was an analytical tragedy illustrating the critical events that dominated past events. Despite the undeniable historical and literary value, the play represents a vital medical interest since it mentions an epidemic that devastates Thebes. The reactions of the Athenians and the Thebans in their respective ordeals call for a comparative essay as described by Thucydides and Sophocles. In Thebes, the congregation, including women, old and young men, and the priest, has been impacted by the plague. As seen in Sophocles, the herds are victims of the epidemic since the plague has caused infertility, making labor in vain. Therefore, the entire Thebes is overwhelmed in misery, the people are grief-stricken, and the whole of Thebes is in despair due to the plague, which has laid waste to the city. In the accounts by Thucydides, the result of the Athenian plague is entirely social, moral disappearance throughout the time the curse lasts. In his words, Thucydides says, “the plague was so overwhelming that men, unable to predict what to come, were indifferent in every rule of both law and religion” (The History of the Peloponnesian War:ii:52). Further, in his description of the effects of the Athenian plague, Thucydides shows that not only was their religious strife, but they also were in doubt concerning the events attributed to the epidemic. Both Thucydides and Sophocles show the religious elements of society if greatly affected due to the plagues. In the history of the Peloponnesian War, the plague struck everybody regardless of their piety to the gods. The congregation’s reaction to the religious uncertainty was they felt the gods had abandoned them, resulting in no more worship since there were no benefits attributed to worshiping. While the refugees from the Athenian countryside were forced to seek refuge in the temples, the temples themselves were considered sites of great misery. Soon, they became the place for the dying and the dead. The Athenians pointed to the plague as evidence that the gods disregarded Athens and favored the Spartans. In an oracle by the god of medicine and disease, Apollo, he was to fight with the Spartans if they fought with their might. In the Peloponnesian War, the events associated with the war were a fulfillment of a previous oracle that predicted. Thucydides says, “A Spartan (Dorian) war was to come, and with it was pestilence” (The History of the Peloponnesian War:ii:54). Sophocles’ lens, the plague comes from religious pollution, and the god Apollo requests that Thebans exile from the previously unknown moral noxious decay. When Creon c
Cinderella, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, tells the story of a young child, Cinderella, whose mother dies and her father re-marries a cruel step-mom who has two daughters. In spite of the continuous mistreatment by her step-mom and stepsisters, Cinderella does not return evil for evil; she stays true to her mother’s wish that she be good and pious. Fortunately, luck finally smiles upon her; she wins the heart of the prince in the Kingdom, and they get married. The story, Cinderella, insinuates that people with higher power and social class should hold higher moral character over those of a lower social class and those who act piously would eventually ascend to a higher social standard. On the other side, the evil ones are defeated by the power of good. However, the story also implies that women must depend on their good character in hopes of finding a man who can take good care of them, especially in financial matters. In the story Cinderella, the message communicated is that those who are rich tend to have a higher morality than those who belong to lower socio-economic classes. In contrast to the noble acts and intentions of the Monarchy – the King and specifically the Prince, characters belonging in the lower socio-economic classes appear as having comparatively lower moral standards. The stepmother and her daughters, and even Cinderella’s father, are all portrayed as evil and they are representatives of the lower class. The stepsisters mistreat and despise Cinderella. “Is the stupid goose to sit in the parlor with us?” (Grimm and Wilhelm Para. 2), they ask as they set forth the pattern of continuous mistreatment of their stepsister. This evil nature is true of their mother and stepfather too. On the other hand, the king and prince appear as inherently good, with the prince willing to give the poor maiden a chance to try to fit the shoe of royalty even though it seems most unlikely she is the girl he is looking for (Grimm and Wilhelm Para. 13). Similarly, Cinderella portrays the concept that those born into a lower economic class and acquire a similar moral character as those of a
AI and neural networks can be viewed as a new tool of self-expression for artists that can help replicate and mix different styles of art within one artwork. Historically, the development of a new tool in art led to increased artistic activity, the creation of new genres, and the exploration of new possibilities. AI offers artists a different level of interaction between their ideas and a final product, as it introduces powerful electronic instruments into the process. AI and neural networks can lower the entry barriers into art, simplifying the work process with various artistic tools present these days and offering beginners its advice (Aue, 2018). Art history is as long as human history itself; art has experienced incalculable changes and shifts while accompanying humankind since the dawn of time. To some extent, modern art incorporates all of its previous histories, making art a complicated subject to study. Moreover, the accelerated development of new artistic tools complicated the picture even further. Therefore, the entry barriers into the domain of art are constantly rising. AI can be the tool that changes the status quo by incorporating and simplifying other tools and experiences within it, thus helping novice artists along their path. A widescale use of AI and neural networks in art contributes to their further development and improvement. The use of neural networks in the art domain already helps humanity understand its own nature better – the learning pattern
Saudi Arabia is one of the members of United Arab Emirates (UAE) countries whose main language is Arabic with Islam being their main religion. The Saudi citizens are willing or they desire to communicate to their visitors who goes there as tourists, on business trips or any other legal activity but they face many challenges on their attempt to communicate to them. Some of these challenges include language barriers and ethnocentrism. Most visitors communicate in English but since the Saudis’ are native speakers of Arabic language, they cannot communicate in English thus becoming one of their key challenges. The Saudi people normally face such judgments from other people particularly their visitors who feels uncomfortable associating with them due to the difference in social life, cultures and society (Gudykunst & Kim, 1992). Therefore, these citizens are willing to communicate to the visitors, but they despised especially the foreigners who run businesses in Saudi, as well as the international organization personnel present in the country. The aim of this context is to examine what makes the Saudi citizens desire to communicate to their visitors; their intercultural willingness to communicate (IWTC), ethnocentrism barrier and language barrier. Intercultural Willingness to Communicate (IWTC) People have a general tendency to approach or keep away from communication. Intercultural willingness to communicate means that the Saudi citizens are enthusiastic to put aside their differences in cultural backgrounds and give their visitors a warm welcome as well as communicate to them in an effective way (MacIntyr et al, 2003). It also demonstrates why an individual will communicate while another one will not under similar culture. Since intercultural willingness to communicate is an appreciated behavior, the Saudi citizens are very right to practice it because it can enable some of them create healthy relationships with visitors from different parts of the world. Moreover, IWTC can also help them appreciate other cultures even when they go to foreign countries because they may be willing to embrace it and thus blend well with the citizens of such countries. Unwillingness to communicate conversely is described as a constant tendency to prevent and or de-appreciate oral communication. One of the main reasons for not being able to communicate is fear. Communication anxiety is the level of an individual’s fear or uneasiness connected with either authentication or expected communication with another individual or people. Generally, it is stated in several studies that connect high communication apprehension (CA) to lower self-esteem and fewer favorable opinions from others, CA in students of various countr
This is an analysis of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ book focusing mainly on a combination of interpretation and evaluation of the book. In interpreting the book, the main area of discussion will be supporting the meanings of the work whereas in evaluating the book, the focus will be coming up with the literary merit of the book based on the criteria for evaluating literature books. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is a dystopia book because it displays tentative fiction. The set of the book is in the future somewhere lying within the current boundaries of the United States. The book reveals several universal truths that surround the lives of women about their relationships with men. Some of these truths revealed in the book include male chauvinism, the perception of women as tools of sex and procreation, and the view of women-only restricted to work in the house. Offred is the protagonist in this piece of literature. She is a handmaid to the commander, Fred, meaning that she belongs to the commander as a concubine (Atwood, 30). The name Offred comes about because she is of Fred. At the beginning of the story, an attack by terrorists kills the US president and causes chaos in the country. A military coup staged by a group known as ‘the sons of Jacob’ (Atwood, 24), succeeds. It takes over the government and removes institutions such as Congress. It forms a new government that is theocratic and dictatorial known as the Republic of Gilead. From this, it is clear that the story touches a bit on some of the current issues going on in the US. Because it is a superpower and also taking into account its position on Islamic extremists, it draws serious oppositions to itself. This might be the reason for the terror attack at the beginning of the story. Offred then tells of the moment when she and some other women, to be taken in as handmaids, had to ‘sleep on army cots. They were forbidden to speak aloud and were under tight security. The men guarding were called ‘angels’. They patrolled outside the former football gymnasium that they were held. She narrates how they were forced to try and use their bodies to strike a deal with the Angels but they were under strict orders not to look at the girls. This is where the oppression of women began. They were treated with disrespect and stripped of their powers. According to the US constitution, minorities and women are given a lot of consideration and power. Women have equal rights as men and most of them are independent of men. But when the republic of Gilead came to be, the constitution was suspended. This was followed by freezing the ac
I do not enjoy shopping much, either for food or clothing. I prefer buying clothes online. I cannot say I have any particular preferences for brands, but I have some favorite stores. I look for excellent service, high quality, and moderate prices. Quick delivery and discount system for loyal customers also matter. When shopping for food, I prefer big supermarkets. They provide the variety of goods and an opportunity to choose what I need. I usually shop once a week, and I have certain preferences in foods I buy, but I can also take some others in case my favorite ones are out of stock. There are two nice supermarkets in my neighborhood which provide excellent customer service and products of high quality. The biggest value I get from my favorite stores includes goods of high quality. One of them has a department with farmer’s vegetables. I am a frequent visitor there. One of the decisive factors for choosing this or that store is its availability. I would not go to a place which is too far from my house. Another thing I value is a discount system. I suppose everyone likes buying something cheaper than expected. As for buying products, I prefer those brands which I already know. I can try something new on friends’ recommendation or after tastings at the store. If I were a business owner or senior level manager, I would study the customers’ preferences and provide lower prices for the most popular goods. I would also organize special offers which change every week. It would keep customers interested. As for the lifetime value, I would introduce a system “the more and longer you buy – the bigger the discount is.” It would stimulate customers’ loyalty and thus build customer equity for the store or company.
The author of this chapter, Alan Greenblatt, focuses on the increasing trend of aging around the globe thus the title, The Graying Planet. In his piece of work, he highlights some of the major aspects that are associated with the demographic change in both developed and developing nations. One of the major concerns is the economic aspect of the trend as far as the needs of the elderly in society are concerned. In the last few decades, the composition of the world’s population has changed dramatically. Some of the nations that have experienced an increase in the proportion of the elderly include China, Japan, and the UK among others. Greenblatt gives several reasons to justify the increment, especially in the developed nations. One of the main aspects is the increase in life expectancy. This can be attributed to the technological advancements that have led to the establishment of good healthcare as well as sanitation facilities. Additionally, most people know their nutritional requirements besides being able to access healthy food. Infant mortality rates have also declined following medical advances in most nations. With the prosperity in most of the social aspects within many nations, researchers have found out that life expectancy increases 2-3 years a decade. However, prosperity in some societies does not entirely contribute to the increase in the aging population. As Greenblatt points out, some nations have policies that have contributed to the increase. For instance, China’s one-child policy has led to a decrease in the number of young people within the nation. The involvement of women in education and careers makes them delay in getting married while others remain unmarried. For instance, in Japan almost half of all women who have attained thirty years of age are unmarried. Undoubtedly, the demographic change has brought about changes in the society that are outlined in the chapter. Greenbelt asserts that many nations have come up with a retirement policy to increase the legal age for retirement in an attempt to enhance the productivity of the aging population due to the increment of the competition of resources between the elderly and young generations (457). Most of the European nations and America have embraced the policy. Greenblatt also highlights the efforts that some of the governments have made to ensure the acceptance of the policy by many employers. For instance, some governments subsidize the operations of the employers besides educating them on how to cope with the seniors who are their employees. However, the chapter does not give the take of the aged on the policy. The question of the reaction of the youn