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Rolling Stone And Stanley Mcchrystal: A Case Of Muck-Raking, Westley (West) Fletcher
Rolling Stone And Stanley Mcchrystal: A Case Of Muck-Raking, Westley (West) Fletcher
Communication Studies
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The Features Of The Voice Of African American Tradition: An Analysis Of African American Rhetoric For The Influence Of The Call Response Technique, Laura Venezia
Communication Studies
This project explicates the nature of the rhetorical strategies, especially the call response, used by various African American artists and orators (Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Public Enemy). The techniques include the interplay of repetition and heightening emotion provided especially through 1. using the “call response” directly, 2. announcing jeremiad warnings and rallying cries, and 3. using potent images to arouse emotions—the objective correlative.
Keeping History Alive: David Mccullough And The Debate Between Popular And Academic History, James R. Allen
Keeping History Alive: David Mccullough And The Debate Between Popular And Academic History, James R. Allen
History
The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between academic history and popular history through David McCullough, one of the most successful popular history writers. It attempts to reconcile the schism between the two schools of thought, and provide a middle ground where each can stand.