Rhetorical Analysis Of Booker T. Washington - 2458 Words

It is not very often that one stops to pay attention at the many ways we encounter rhetoric in our daily lives. It is used in most forms of communications and it is ultimately the way people things get done. Rhetoric is the form in which people influence or persuade one another and it can be found everywhere from television ads to Facebook posts. I have chosen to analyze my personal writing to examine how my rhetorical choices change when I am writing across different platforms such as e-mail, class papers and a class review post? From my analysis, I have found that my writing style changes to adapt to the purpose and audience of the writing across the different platforms. A Class Paper Always being interested in American history, I decided to take the course to complete my general education requirement at the University of Central Florida. The class was very inspiring and I particularly enjoyed writing my essay on Booker T. Washington, an accomplished man who is many times overlooked when discussing history in the late 1800’s. When writing the essay, it was necessary to research Washington’s life to discover the important work he did during his time, and ultimately explain how his accomplishments influenced modern day America. In Keith Grant-Davie’s, â€Å"Rhetorical Situation and Their Constituents† he explains the rhetorical situation â€Å"as a set of related factors whose interaction creates and controls a discourse† (350). Essentially the rhetorical situation is the eventsShow MoreRelatedRhetorical Analysis Of Booker T. Washington815 Words   |  4 PagesTwo great leaders in the late 19th and 20th century of the black community were W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Even after of slavery, African Americans fought for their equal rights and opportunities. During the time of unfair treatments, few people found the courage to speak out on their beliefs for a change. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois regularly coherent their opinions and stand for what they believe is right. However, they sharply disagreed on strategies for black social and