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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Campaign Songs In Modern Elections, Lottie Elizabeth Peterson
A Rhetorical Analysis Of Campaign Songs In Modern Elections, Lottie Elizabeth Peterson
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Since the U.S. presidential election of 1800, candidates have selected campaign songs to underscore their political platforms. The literature on politics and music suggests that in modern campaigns, the significance of music rests not in the song itself but in the artist behind the song and the image associated with that particular artist. This analysis sought to convey how the very process of selecting a campaign song is a profound rhetorical act, and that songs chosen even in modern elections have a specific meaning and purpose tied to the political contexts in which they are embedded. Using an adaptation of …
"Woman Arise!": Political Work In The Writings Of Lu Dalton, Sheree Maxwell Bench
"Woman Arise!": Political Work In The Writings Of Lu Dalton, Sheree Maxwell Bench
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In 1872, Mormon plural wife, educator, and suffragist Lucinda Lee Dalton began writing fiery political essays and insightful poetry for the Woman's Exponent from her small community in southern Utah. Through her writings Dalton endeavors to shape the opinions of Exponent readers by working within public discourse toward the goal of equality for women. At times both optimistic and troubled, she uses the rhetorical strategies of humor, irony, reason, identification, and persuasion to educate men and women on disparities and to encourage women to participate actively in their own emancipation. She often engages in a dialogical process with other writers …