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"I Sing Of Cruelty And Compassion Together": Reading Thomas Nashe's Religious Rhetoric Through Kenneth Burke's Perspective By Incongruity, Charles Jeffrey Moody
"I Sing Of Cruelty And Compassion Together": Reading Thomas Nashe's Religious Rhetoric Through Kenneth Burke's Perspective By Incongruity, Charles Jeffrey Moody
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This study considers the late 16th - early 17th century English writer Thomas Nashe’s various texts through a rhetorical lens as informed by the 20th century rhetoric scholar Kenneth Burke’s works. Nashe remains an enigmatic character in English literature as he presses the boundaries of appropriateness in various ways, and, despite his attempts to guide his readers to Christian application, the texts present problems for reconciliation with a Christian motive. However, Burke’s discussion of perspective by incongruity and the dramatistic pentad provide a helpful set of terms for understanding how Nashe’s texts work to accomplish such a motive. This study …
The Native American Occupation Of Alcatraz Island: Radio And Rhetoric, Megan Engle
The Native American Occupation Of Alcatraz Island: Radio And Rhetoric, Megan Engle
Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee
In order to draw attention to the numerous social and economic plights facing indigenous populations, a group of Native American protesters occupied Alcatraz Island from November 1969 to June 1971. Throughout the nineteen months of occupation, protesters received much attention from the media. While in theory this coverage may have been beneficial, the media presented the story in a largely negative and inaccurate light. Upon review of the literature, it becomes evident that the media used racist and poor journalistic practices to diminish the protest. To counter this biased view, the occupiers released their own news via radio. A comparative …
Faces Of The Past And The Ethical Display Of Bog Bodies In “Kingship And Sacrifice”, Julia Marie Walsh
Faces Of The Past And The Ethical Display Of Bog Bodies In “Kingship And Sacrifice”, Julia Marie Walsh
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Metaphor Theory And Its Relation To Social Policy, Victoria Anita Voorhees
Metaphor Theory And Its Relation To Social Policy, Victoria Anita Voorhees
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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