Lou Gehrig
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
-The interests and concerns of the audience that the speaker was addressing was the love of the game. Fans went to watch the Yankees play, which meant Babe Ruth, it was not until later that they started noticing Lou Gehrig. He spoke what was true to him that audience was supportive of his position. He adapted well under the circumstances, it is always hard to say by to something or someone you love. He had to speak in from of thousand of fans and walk away from the game he loved.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
_ He expressed his purpose by telling everyone what they have been reading in the papers. The way he drew the audience into listening to him was by the game he played. When he was done playing and after everything in the papers they were drawn. The speech was full of emotion, it was a day of sadness. It was hard for him, but “"Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." (ESPN website).
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 or other language effects?
- The speech had aesthetic, it was beautiful he talked about how he was lucky. He was an amazing player that I wish I could have watched. The speaker used beautiful prose to make his point effective.
Abraham Lincoln
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
- The concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing was the loss of men in the war. The audience was supportive to the speakers position. He adapted well although it was a different time from today.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
- He brought up the past in opening his speech. He used logic behind his speech to draw the audience in. He talked about how great the people are. The emotion was pride, “of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” (Audio of his speech).
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 or other language effects?
- the element that helped the speech was eloquent. He used repetition and beautiful prose to make his point effective.
Martin Luther King Jr.
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
- The interest and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing is freedom, where everyone is equal. The audience was really supportive, they clapped cheered, they were on Martin Luther King Jr’s side. He adapted well, he pause when he needed to, to allow time for the crowd to calm down.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
- He expressed his speech with pride, and confidence. He used logical evidence, he used what he believed would happen and said it convincing allowing him to draw his audience in. The emotion was pride. Pride that America would soon be equal.
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 or other language effects? .
- There was aesthetic elements in Martins Luther King Jr. speech. He used repetition in his speech, “I had a dream”. His point was made loud and clear. By using repetition he forced the speech to stick in peoples head.
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
-The interests and concerns of the audience that the speaker was addressing was the love of the game. Fans went to watch the Yankees play, which meant Babe Ruth, it was not until later that they started noticing Lou Gehrig. He spoke what was true to him that audience was supportive of his position. He adapted well under the circumstances, it is always hard to say by to something or someone you love. He had to speak in from of thousand of fans and walk away from the game he loved.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
_ He expressed his purpose by telling everyone what they have been reading in the papers. The way he drew the audience into listening to him was by the game he played. When he was done playing and after everything in the papers they were drawn. The speech was full of emotion, it was a day of sadness. It was hard for him, but “"Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." (ESPN website).
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 or other language effects?
- The speech had aesthetic, it was beautiful he talked about how he was lucky. He was an amazing player that I wish I could have watched. The speaker used beautiful prose to make his point effective.
Abraham Lincoln
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
- The concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing was the loss of men in the war. The audience was supportive to the speakers position. He adapted well although it was a different time from today.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
- He brought up the past in opening his speech. He used logic behind his speech to draw the audience in. He talked about how great the people are. The emotion was pride, “of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” (Audio of his speech).
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 or other language effects?
- the element that helped the speech was eloquent. He used repetition and beautiful prose to make his point effective.
Martin Luther King Jr.
1. What were the interests and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing? (Consider the history of the time.) Was the audience supportive of, neutral, or hostile to the speaker's position? How well did the speaker adapt to his/her audience?
- The interest and concerns of the audience the speaker was addressing is freedom, where everyone is equal. The audience was really supportive, they clapped cheered, they were on Martin Luther King Jr’s side. He adapted well, he pause when he needed to, to allow time for the crowd to calm down.
2. How did the speaker express his purpose in what he had to say? How did he use logic to bring the audience into listening to him? What was the resulting emotion as the speech was concluded?
- He expressed his speech with pride, and confidence. He used logical evidence, he used what he believed would happen and said it convincing allowing him to draw his audience in. The emotion was pride. Pride that America would soon be equal.
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 or other language effects? .
- There was aesthetic elements in Martins Luther King Jr. speech. He used repetition in his speech, “I had a dream”. His point was made loud and clear. By using repetition he forced the speech to stick in peoples head.
