Brian Fairchild
Christina Strobel
Elizabeth Edgar
April 17, 2011
CRE 101
Phyllis Salsedo
Preliminary Assignment
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Lou Gehrig's Farewell to Baseball / Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream"
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
Each audience had its own individual intentions when they came to hear the speakers. First, Martin Luther King Jr’s audience came to hear about freedom and how change was needed for the African American race. Next, Lou Gehrig’s audience arrived to listen and get involved in his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease. They were all concerned whether he was going to be able to play again or even live. Then, Abraham Lincoln's speech was brought about to inspire the soldiers about battle and the turning point of the war. This audience had an approach to see where they were going and if end was near. Each audience had a totally different reason from coming and listening to the speaker but as a whole they all were supportive of the words that came out of the speaker’s mouth. Moreover, these speakers adapted to each audience in there own ways. They would improvise, indulge and most of all believe in what they said which made the audience intertwine with them and there heart filled discussions.
2. How did the speaker use ethos, logos, and pathos?
Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln and Lou Gehrig all used ethos, logos and pathos within their speeches. First, these three great speakers used ethos by all being themselves in their own characteristic ways showing passion and symbolic sympathy. They would each state moral elements in dramatic literature. Then they would all make a point that involved pathos like death, freedom, or justice. These words show how they consider themselves lucky and blessed even with the issues. Logos were displayed with heart touching moments like how Lou Gehrig said he is “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” or when Martin Luther King Jr. said “I have a Dream.” Finally, all speeches had there own method of displaying ethos, logos, and pathos but were all set out to get across a point that change was needed.
3. Were there aesthetic elements that helped the speech to be tightly woven and eloquent? Did the speaker use language elements, such as repetition or beautiful prose, to make his or her points?
All three speeches were motivating and inspirational in order to guide the audience to believe in what was being said. Each speaker sought that there would be sacrifices made but the outcome could and would be beautiful. All of the audience would then strive for the same changes about, even though they were three different points for each speech. All of the announcers showed physical emotion but at the same time held some of it back in order to get through the words that struck the listeners. Furthermore, sympathy could be derived from any one of these three famous speeches because sometimes a speaker must use it to motivate his listeners and would repeat it to bring the audience back to the same conclusion of why they were all there. We believe that sometimes repetition is needed in order to get a point across and weave the audience closer together and let them know the problem is diverse and not individual.
4. What is your overall impression of the speech?
Our overall impressions of these three speeches are that they all had an intention to motivate people and make them believe in their ideas. These three famous speakers all included a great dream of there own and wanted people to hear them and also share the same dream. One speaker was to inspire people to keep moving even if they were headed down an ending situation. Another speaker let his audience know that there was a path for everyone and that it should be shared by all colors. The last speaker wanted an end to an ongoing problem. Through these three famous speeches you can see the similarities of all sharing a hope for something to change. However, at the same time you see the differences that one speaker is looking for an alternative outcome.
Christina Strobel
Elizabeth Edgar
April 17, 2011
CRE 101
Phyllis Salsedo
Preliminary Assignment
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Lou Gehrig's Farewell to Baseball / Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream"
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
Each audience had its own individual intentions when they came to hear the speakers. First, Martin Luther King Jr’s audience came to hear about freedom and how change was needed for the African American race. Next, Lou Gehrig’s audience arrived to listen and get involved in his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease. They were all concerned whether he was going to be able to play again or even live. Then, Abraham Lincoln's speech was brought about to inspire the soldiers about battle and the turning point of the war. This audience had an approach to see where they were going and if end was near. Each audience had a totally different reason from coming and listening to the speaker but as a whole they all were supportive of the words that came out of the speaker’s mouth. Moreover, these speakers adapted to each audience in there own ways. They would improvise, indulge and most of all believe in what they said which made the audience intertwine with them and there heart filled discussions.
2. How did the speaker use ethos, logos, and pathos?
Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln and Lou Gehrig all used ethos, logos and pathos within their speeches. First, these three great speakers used ethos by all being themselves in their own characteristic ways showing passion and symbolic sympathy. They would each state moral elements in dramatic literature. Then they would all make a point that involved pathos like death, freedom, or justice. These words show how they consider themselves lucky and blessed even with the issues. Logos were displayed with heart touching moments like how Lou Gehrig said he is “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” or when Martin Luther King Jr. said “I have a Dream.” Finally, all speeches had there own method of displaying ethos, logos, and pathos but were all set out to get across a point that change was needed.
3. Were there aesthetic elements that helped the speech to be tightly woven and eloquent? Did the speaker use language elements, such as repetition or beautiful prose, to make his or her points?
All three speeches were motivating and inspirational in order to guide the audience to believe in what was being said. Each speaker sought that there would be sacrifices made but the outcome could and would be beautiful. All of the audience would then strive for the same changes about, even though they were three different points for each speech. All of the announcers showed physical emotion but at the same time held some of it back in order to get through the words that struck the listeners. Furthermore, sympathy could be derived from any one of these three famous speeches because sometimes a speaker must use it to motivate his listeners and would repeat it to bring the audience back to the same conclusion of why they were all there. We believe that sometimes repetition is needed in order to get a point across and weave the audience closer together and let them know the problem is diverse and not individual.
4. What is your overall impression of the speech?
Our overall impressions of these three speeches are that they all had an intention to motivate people and make them believe in their ideas. These three famous speakers all included a great dream of there own and wanted people to hear them and also share the same dream. One speaker was to inspire people to keep moving even if they were headed down an ending situation. Another speaker let his audience know that there was a path for everyone and that it should be shared by all colors. The last speaker wanted an end to an ongoing problem. Through these three famous speeches you can see the similarities of all sharing a hope for something to change. However, at the same time you see the differences that one speaker is looking for an alternative outcome.
