Interviews

Interviews:

I was asked to interview 3 people , two where I worked, and one in a career that I was looking into. The questions I asked each individual were the following.

Can you tell me how you got to this position?

What do you like most about what you do, and what would you change if you could?

How do people break into this field?

What are the types of jobs that exist where you work and in the industry in general?

The first interview was my supervisor Pastor Brandon Rainwater, I recorded his responses to the questions here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9v0YqDrZZw

The Second and third interviews were not recorded, but I summarized their answers as best I could right after I conducted the interviews.

Philip Kinlow was the second person I interviewed, he is in charge of the media department at The Vine Christian Ministries, along with working for World Vision on their website.

He Got his position by first volunteering at world vision while he was in college and learning to be a website designer. Once he graduated they picked him up full time and he has been with them for 7 years. Getting involved in the company early was one of the best step he could have taken to getting a full time Job because he already knew the in’s and out’s of the company.

He loves that he can see a real impact on the world with what he is doing; it makes a difference for those who are misfortunate to see that progress can be made. The website he helps manage reports growth and results for World Vision. If he could change anything it would be the amount of people who cared about the poor, seeing the website is one thing, actually volunteering your time is another.

People break into this field by at first being an intern. That is the main way World Vision picks up new employees. People who are really dedicated and have proven themselves to be doing this for the right reasons are the ones that World Vision wants to hire. Schooling is also highly advantages.

Many types of Jobs exist in the industry of helping. Anyone can be a leader in his or her community by just volunteering at a soup kitchen. As far as the upper levels like administration it is more of a God calling then anything else. You can have the best laid plans and then next thing you know you can be living on the street. The main thing to remember is the golden rule. You treat people how you want to be treated and you will end up going where you need to go.

Rachael Konzalman is a manager of a Sunglass Hut in North Bend. I met her when I was shopping and I guess I amazed her with my knowledge of sunglasses because she offered me a job on the spot. I had to deny it at the time because I don’t have a car but I may pursue it down the road because it is something I am passionate about.

            Rachael Got her position starting out part time as a summer job, but quickly fell in love with the product that she sells, everyone needs sunglasses, and soon she got promoted to manager when her boss left the company.

Her favorite thing about her job is the environment. She likes talking to her customers and hearing their stories. It is a very stress free job with no pressure to do well. She would change her location if she could, at an outlet mall in north bend it’s hard to commute from her house, but other then that she loves it.

Usually people start out as a summer job worker and if you stay around long enough it is pretty easy to become a store manager, just so long as you don’t get into trouble and have a positive attitude.

Besides the employees and managers, who both sell sunglasses there is a whole corporate team that works on sales techniques, much like any other company. However as the buyers market switches to more of an online presence website developers are becoming more and more needed.

Three speech reflection

Pericles Funeral Oration: This speech stood out in my mind because of how old it was, but not just that, I was surprised by how well thought out it was. The speaker seemed to command the audience with his tone. He met the audiences needs after he told them what their needs should be. This speech is an early example of what it means to be a leader, Pericles was a leader and his words were a clear representation of his natural ability to lead. Pattons D Day Speech: The most memorable part of this speech was the language used by General Patton. Another thing that impressed me was the calmness that Patton showed on the eve before battle, talking to men who were going to die or be injured. Finally the values he expresses are great, courage, bravery, and honor. Patton says the right thing at the right time. Ronald Reagan Farewell Speech: The Emotion that President Reagan showed was genuine. The way he can talk to a video camera and it seems like he is talking to you, there is no other speaker deserving of the title the great communicator. His modesty is what makes him so believable, he says we more than I and it makes the audience feel included and proud to be an American. I completed the Lincoln and Pericles Forum, MLK I have been to the mountain top vs. mosses, Communist manifesto forum, and the Ho Reagan won the cold War Forum. I also attended the Debate on violent video games.

Rhetorical Analysis of Funeral Oration by Pericles

By: Matthew Porter
4/16/12
There are many famous speakers in the world and even more famous speeches, the Funeral Oration by Pericles did more for the people of Athens with this speech than any other man could have. The Funeral Oration is significant because the speech departs from the typical formula of Athenian funeral speeches. (Ziolkowski) The speech is a glorification of Athens' achievements, designed to stir the spirits of a state still at war. The speech was delivered at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War after a funeral procession to honor those who had died so far. The Funeral Oration was recorded by Thucydides in book two of his History of the Peloponnesian War Although Thucydides records the speech in the first person as if it were a word for word record of what Pericles said, there can be little doubt that Thucydides has edited the speech at the very least. We cannot be certain of what Pericles actually said but the text that was recorded is what will be analyzed. The speech was given by the Athenian leader Pericles after the first battles of the Peloponnesian war. Funerals after such battles were public rituals and Pericles used the occasion to make a classic statement of the value of democracy.
As for the personal life of Pericles there were several events in his life that lent to his credibility. The name Pericles means “Surrounded by Glory” and it is a fitting description of his early life. He was the son of a wealthy politician he was able to pursue his inclination toward education. Not much is known about how Pericles’ learned to speak in such an effective manner but it was most likely part of a standard education. Pericles entered politics ant a relatively young age and in 461 BC his political rival Cimon was ostracized. Pericles was able to consolidate his political authority after a
democratic leader named Ephialtes was murdered; Pericles then became the undisputed ruler of Athens. While leading and initiating many attacks in the first Peloponnesian War Pericles was able to gain both military experience and public credibility. (Kagan) In 444 BC, the conservative and the democratic factions confronted each other in a fierce struggle. The ambitious new leader of the conservatives, Thucydides, accused Pericles of profligacy, criticizing the way he spent the money for an ongoing building plan. Thucydides managed, initially, to incite the passions of the ecclesia in his favor, but, when Pericles took the floor, he put the conservatives to shame with his public speaking skills. (Kallet) By the time the Peloponnesian War took place Pericles’ was well prepared in the public speaking forum. Having to stave off several personal attacks Pericles was experienced in saying the right thing at the right time.
It was an established Athenian practice by the late fifth century to hold a public funeral in honor of all those who had died in war. (Kagan) The bodies of the dead would be taken to tents for three days so relatives could mourn. The bodies were then carried in a funeral procession that led to a public grave. The last part of the ceremony was a speech delivered by a prominent Athenian citizen. Pericles was an obvious choice and in his speech, he chose to honor the dead by praising the city they had died to defend. His speech has three parts: first, Pericles discusses the glory of Athens; furthermore, the valor of the dead; and finally, he exhorts the people of the city. Pericles’ speech is a masterful example of audience analysis, as well as a classic illustration of figures of speech. All these factors added to the credibility of Pericles, He had knowledge,
trustworthiness, and dynamism.
The Speech is recorded by Thucydides and the most likely possibility is that Thucydides writes from his own memory of the event, in which case exact quotation is doubtful, though it is likely that Pericles' main points have been correctly recorded. (David) Pericles most likely did not use notes but instead tailored his speech for the audience at hand. This shows what a great communicator Pericles really was. There are many translations of the Funeral Oration, and there is even more than one English translation of the speech. In the speech Pericles relates the special qualities of the Athenians, redefining many traditional Greek virtues in a radical new light.
Pericles’ goal in giving this speech is to first praise the custom of public funerals for those who have died in war and then to praise the dead themselves. After this intro the speech then moves on to its main point which is a glorification of Athens' achievements, designed to stir the spirits of a state still at war. Pericles then turns to the audience and exhorts them to live up to the standards set by the deceased “You, their survivors, must determine to have as unaltering a resolution in the field, though you may pray that it may have a happier outcome." After this Pericles ends his speech by reminding the audience of the difficulties they still face and that sacrifices may have to be made to insure that the war won.
Pericles has no trouble evoking the pathos of the audience. Pericles gives examples of acts of valor to emphasize his point of praising the dead. The best example of gaining passion from the audience in the speech occurs when Pericles says, “This, then, is the kind of city for which these men nobly fought and nobly died. And it was for
this reason that I spoke at such great lengths about our city, because I wanted to make it clear that there is much more at stake here than for those who lack our advantages.” At this point in his speech, Pericles begins to draw his audience toward his point of view. Having regaled them with stories of the wonder of Athens, they can do little but accept the value of those who died to defend it. By today’s standards the arguments would not be considered wise, but they worked for the audience in front of Pericles.
“I shall not commiserate with the parents of the dead who are gathered here. But this is good fortune – for men to end their lives with honor, as these have done. Those of you who are the right age must take comfort in the thought of more children.” Instead of sympathizing with the families of the dead he asks for more sacrifice from the people of Athens.
Sound logic is key to any successful speech, For Athens to win this war they need to continue to make sacrifices. Pericles’ statism is so strong that he believes in putting the group before everything else. Individual happiness and well-being are nothing next to the well-being of the Athenian state. “Everyone always speaks well of the dead, and even if you rise to the greatest heights of heroism, it will be hard for you to get the reputation of having come near, let alone equaled, their standard.” The people of Athens considered themselves to be the most noble in Greece. Pericles gives the highest nobility to those who had died in the war and lets the audience know that they can’t measure up to the example that the fallen have given. With this Logic one can draw a loose version of the motivated sequence, there is no attention grabber, but none is needed, Pericles is giving a funeral oration and people are listening. The problem is
implied, Athens is at war. Sacrifice is the solution, Athens is great, but for it to remain great more lives must be sacrificed. Pericles gives an extremely detailed visualization of what Athens is and what it stands for. The way that The Athenians can help him is to not “shy away from the risks of war.”
The speech is full of rhetorical devises such as antithesis, repetition, and the way that Pericles stresses certain syllables. In the original Greek version of the speech there is a rapid succession of ending syllables that are the same on words beginning with the letter e, this is called proparoxytone. This is a deliberate effect used by Pericles at the climax of his speech to engage the audience even further. Pericles also uses alliteration when he says, “public life falls to reputation for capacity, class considerations not being allowed to interfere...” In this way Pericles is able to gain empathy through the use of repetition.
Pericles is a master of the language of inspiration; with both sensory and figurative imagery he is able to gain empathy from the audience. Sensory imagery is found throughout the speech. Thermal imagery is mention when Pericles says, “flame of the departed.” Gustatory Imagery is found in the, “fruit of freedom.” Both Kinetic and Auditory present in the sentence, “And I could have wished that the reputations of many brave men were not to be imperiled in the mouth of a single individual, to stand or fall according as he spoke well or ill.
Pericles uses language to communicate his ideas of what an ideal society looks like to him, “The freedom which we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life. There, far from exercising a jealous surveillance over each other, we do
not feel called upon to be angry with our neighbor...” Pericles also achieves a sense of identification with the people of Athens by pointing out that they are a democracy, “Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy.” Redemption is possible Pericles says if the people of Athens can continue to sacrifice for the greater good of the state.
The idea that the Athenians are able to put aside their petty wants and strive for the greater good of the city is a central theme of the speech. Bound together by bonds of mutual trust and a shared desire for freedom, the people of Athens submit to the laws and obey the public officials not because they have to, but because they want to. Athenians had thus achieved something quite unique, being both ruled and rulers at the same time. (Hutchinson) This had created a unique type of citizen. Clever, tolerant, and open minded Athenians were able to adapt to any situation and rise to any challenge. They had become the new ideal of the Greek world.
In a closer look at Identification it is clearly visible that Pericles identifies with the audience on three different levels. The audience identifies with speaker because not only is he a politician, he is also a general. There is also a special bond with the audience on a topic. Many of the people in the audience would have known people who had died in the war and were about to be buried. The deepest connection of topic is the fact that they are Athenians; Pericles praises Athens to bond with the audience because he is from Athens as well. Pericles again inspires the audience to heighten their admiration for the dead; He says the right thing at the right time and thus identifies with
the situation.
As Pericles ends his speech he does so in a way the reinforces himself as the leader of Athens, “I have paid the required tribute, in obedience to the law, making use of such fitting words as I had... And now, when you have duly lamented, everyone his own dead, you may depart.” This is a subtle way of letting the audience know that he is in charge. He was picked for the duty of giving the oration, and he has the power to keep the people there. Pericles is in control of the situation the entire time and this speech gives him the opportunity to give the Athenian people their confidence and willpower back.
The people of Athens had no idea that when they were electing Pericles they got so much more than a great politician, the got a great speaker. Pericles identifies with the audience so well that he is able to ask so much without being afraid of rejection. Pericles uses his confidence as well as some rhetorical devices to gain trust from the audience. More trust probably wasn’t what Pericles needed; he had the credibility of a politician, a general, and a wealthy man. The logic in this sound argument is easy to understand when you take a step back, Pericles flatters the audience and gives them something worth fighting for, he then asks for more sacrifice and the audience is so moved by the speech that they will gladly do anything for their leader.

Bibliography


Ziolkowski, John (1981). Thucydides and the Tradition of Funeral Speeches at Athens. Arno Press. ISBN 0-405-14057-6.

Thucydides “History of the Peloponnesian War,” 2.34 - 2.43.1

David (1997). A Historical Commentary on Thucydides. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08419-4.

Kagan, Donald. The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, 83 Viking Press.

Kagan, Donald (April 2003). The Peloponnesian War. Viking Press. ISBN 9-780-64165-469-5

Kallet, Lisa. Money and the Corrosion of Power in Thucydides: The Sicilian Expedition and its Aftermath. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001 ISBN 0-520-22984-3

Hutchinson, Godfrey. Attrition: Aspects of Command in the Peloponnesian War. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Tempus Publishing, 2006, IABN 1-86227-323-5.

Ban on violent video games debate

Pro: Gui Chevalier and Andee Price

Con: James Bowsher and Nik Borisov

Andee Price: Columbine teen shooters played violent video games. Watching video games turns into action. Rise in porn addiction, domestic violence and physical abuse. Desensitized morals. In video games you are taking part in actively killing something. 

James Bowsher: There are no video games without violence, in the sims you can slap your wife. There is not necessarily a connection between video games and Columbine.

Video games are strategic. Educational games have violence. There is no substantial evidence that there is substantial harm caused from video games.

Gui Chevalier: There are games that have no violence such as the wii fit. (Boxing?) There are actual results in the brains amygdala. Kids insert themselves in the games. So that the child is literally immersed in the game. A ban on violent video games for children under the age of 18 lets a child's mind develop properly.

Nik Borisov: There is correlation but not causation. There is an old way of thinking that new video games are bad. ESRB already has a rating system. Games can have therapeutic benefits. If the violence and the facts matched up there would be murder on a mass scale. It is better in games than to do it in real life. Brain activity of course there is brain activity, there is emotions that go into the game, it gives you the ability to experience of actions rather than face the consequences. The con side wants to take power away from the parent and gives it to the government.

-Matt Porter

President Obama's full speech on killing of Osama bin Laden Analysis

Who is the speaker, what are their qualifications and background?
Why are they speaking at this time? What is the purpose of the speech? What type of speech is this?
President Barack Obama is the speaker of the commemorative speech. He is the president of the United States of America and was previously a senator from Illinois. He is the first black president and was born in Hawaii. THe reason for giving this speech is to inform the American people as well as the entire world that an operation had been carried out that had resulted in the death of the terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Again, this speech is commemorative and Obama is speaking at this time because he had received conformation of the success of the mission, even though the actual operation had occurred a week before the announcement.

Pathos. How does he stir emotion?
President Obama Uses his words to create deep emotion first of sorrow when he describes the events of 9/11 and how many americans lost their lives. The President goes on to describe how there were far reaching effects of the attack how children would never see their parents again and parents would never embrace their children. On a new note Obama describes the way the American people pulled together in those tough times, even donating blood to those who were injured. Finally he leaves the audience with hope for the future when he says, "But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to."

What values are praised? Why are these
values relevant for audience?
The two main values that are praised in this speech are patriotism and the anti terrorism effort. Obama says, "Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who’ve worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome." The people behind the scenes who worked to make this outcome possible are valued because it was through their efforts that Osama was killed. Patriotism is valued when Obama talks about the fighting men and women of the United states. "We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage." These values are relevant to the audience because their effect is relevant to the audience. Without the people who had these values the result would have never been possible.

How does he visualize the future?
President Obama does not paint a clear picture of the future but rather an open view of what may come. Obama remarks, "The cause of securing our country is not complete." Obama does not say that Osamas death is the end of our military effort in Afghanistan, instead he says. "his death does not mark the end of our effort." The effort to stop terrorism will continue.

MLK vs. Moses

One figure of speech that MLK uses is similes when he he refers to his cause "like a mighty stream." Another figure of speech is anaphora when MLK repeats the phrase "If I had sneezed" and then follows it with a prediction for the future.
MLK was a great public speaker and because of this people would travel far and wide to hear is message. His message was simple, equality for all people. He was also a great leader like moses MLK foreshadows his own death by saying "I have seen the promised land. I may not get there with you."
MLK and Moses know that they are not the ones who are in control. God is in control and both Moses and MLK know that their people will get to the promised land.
The ending of the speech is rhetorically effective in that it the link between Moses's speech and MLK's point to a better future for their people.

General Patton’s Speech to the Third Army Analysis

Matthew Porter
2/24/12
Analysis of Famous Speeches
Professor Gillespie

General Patton’s Speech to the Third Army

General George Smith Patton, Jr., was born on November 11, 1885. To say that Patton Grew up in a military family is an understatement. He was related to General Hugh Mercer who served in the American Revolution, His great Uncle Walter Patton died in the Civil War from wounds sustained at the battle of Gettysburg. After a rough start at the Virginia Military Institute Patton left and enrolled in the United States Military Academy. In 1912 Patton attended the Olympics and placed 12th overall in the pentathlon. He took fourth in fencing and after the Olympics he studied under the French “Master of Arms” After this Patton was made the “Master of the Sword” and he was the Army’s youngest ever. It was at this point that he both taught fencing techniques and designed what would be called the Patton Saber. Patton served in an expedition to capture Poncho Villa. Although they failed in capturing their target they did kill two high ranking Mexican soldiers. This made Patton somewhat famous across America. In World War One Patton rose through the ranks from Captain to Colonel. Patton started the war instructing Tank operators and then later commanding tanks in battle. After one particular battle Patton was wounded and was in a hospital until the end of the war. In the years before World War Two Patton met Dwight D. Eisenhower and the two of them developed what was called the armored doctrine that would be used in World War Two. Ten years before the attack on Pearl Harbor Patton wrote a defensive plan entitled “Surprise” it was a plan predicting an air attack on the Harbor. Patton was placed in command of Fort Mayer when Germany was launching it’s first attacks in Europe. Colonel Patton was then promoted to brigadier general after taking command of the 2nd Armored Brigade. On April 4th 1940 he was promoted to Major General and later given command of the 2nd Armored Division. Patton Was in Command of the United States Third Army in the build up to World War 2. It was from his first days as acting leader of the Third Army that Patton put a strong emphasis on forward movement and the need to stay in contact with the enemy. After serving in the North African Campaign and lowering casualty rates due to his strict standards. This discipline was rewarded by quick victories. These performances were rewarded and Patton was given command of the Seventh Army. It was after the Sicily Campaign and the day before the invasion of D-Day that Patton delivered his famous speech. After the speech the Seventh Army stormed the beachhead and took control of the German defenses despite several German counter attacks.
Throughout his illustrious career General Patton was a leader who earned respect. The best example of the way he did this was in the North Africa campaign, his soldiers liked serving under him because they believed that their chances of making it through the war were better than with another general. Patton made some unpopular decisions, but he did them to restore discipline to the army. By the time of his speech Patton’s credibility in front of the Third Army was well deserved. He was a seasoned and successful General who had been in many campaigns. Patton had not been taught in depth on rhetoric by any school and this is evident in his style of speaking, it has a style that is informal. Patton gave several versions of the same speech but the one before D-Day is the most popular. His delivery is loose, not sticking to one style, and he used a multitude of colorful language. However, even though his speech was so informal it was full of characteristics of general rhetorical style, such as victamage and metaphor.
The immediate audience, being the Third Army, was full of young men who were about to face one of the biggest challenges of their lives, some would not live through it. The secondary audience was the whole armed forces of the United States; Patton’s speech was passed around throughout the Army on leaflets. The large audience was full of tension and on the eve of battle. The audience gave Patton the respect which was call for, revered silence at the appropriate times and laughter and shouting at other times. The goal of the speech was to inspire the men; they hung onto Patton’s every word. The audience was extremely receptive to the arguments that Patton presented. The command of the Third Army had been using propaganda to make the men feel more confident in battle, the men had been told that one of the Germans machine guns had a “bark that was worse than it’s bite”(Decker). The men of the Third Army had many hopes and fears. Of the four hundred rookies that were at the speech, many were concerned about going into battle for the first time, but Patton addressed those fears in his speech when he called the men a team. Patton was in control the whole time he was giving his speech; he didn’t pay attention to constraints especially when it came to his use of language. He did so to gain the trust and respect of the audience. When analyzed as a drama, the Agent would be Patton, the scene would be the war camp, and the purpose was to evoke. The act was the speech itself and the agency would have been the Army.
The text of the speech comes from an unknown soldier who had the presence of mind to type up the document and have the speech distributed. General Patton never used notes because he always knew what he was about to say to his troops (Blumenson). Some unknown clerk had the presence of mind to make a carbon copy of the speech to save for posterity. More then 200 copies of the pamphlet that were handed out still exist, but there are only two know carbon copies that exist in collections.
The specific purpose of this speech was to inspire. Patton starts by going right to the point, “Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit.”(Patton) The general claims that Americans love to fight. He points out that Americans value a winner, and despise a coward. Patton then gives three specific reasons why the men are there. The first is they are there to defend there homes and loved ones, secondly for their own self respect, and finally because they are “real men” who like to fight. Patton gives an example to emphasize the importance of drilling and always being alert. He speaks about a man who fell asleep at his post and because of it 400 men were dead. Fortunately they were Germans and nor Americans. Another example that Patton gives is of an officer who had a bullet through his lung and yet he was able to kill a German without having a gun and then he managed to shoot another. Patton used this example to illustrate the point that a man can still fight even if he is wounded or unarmed. The first account of the 400 Germans who were killed was met with silence because the soldiers did not know which side had lost the men, but when they found out “The men slapped their legs and rolled in glee.”(Hirshson)This testimony was believable because many of the men had heard of the stories of General Patton fighting in North Africa and Sicily. The story was excepted because the men needed confidence that the enemy would not be as alert as they would be the next day. For that specific audience the argument was effective, sound, and ethical. The men of the Third Army didn’t want to hear lies on the eve of battle; they would have wanted some glorious truth. With a different audience Patton’s language could be viewed as vulgar and obscene. His examples could be scene as to graphic, but it was what the men of the Third Army needed to hear, it was the right thing at the right time.
There is little traditional origination in the introduction to Patton’s speech. The introduction states why the men are there in three points, but those points are not revisited at any great length in the speech. Almost every new paragraph brings another point to the speech. This format is is extremely effective for an inspiring speech because it keeps the audience on the edge of their seat in anticipation of the next point. The order of paragraph is well executed. The first paragraphs after the intro are meant to reassure the men that most of them will not die, and that their drilling has paid off. The third paragraph takes a new turn it warns of the dangers of not being alert by showing how the enemy was not alert. The men reacted to this positively; this may have set the tone for the rest of the speech because Patton demonizes the Germans even more in the following paragraphs. Patton says he pities the enemy, that is how confident Patton is in his men. Patton continues by saying, “My men do not surrender” and gives an example of a hero who didn’t surrender even though he was at gunpoint. There is no clear single purpose to the speech other than to inspire. The evidence that General Patton gives is spaced well and they give clear understanding of his ideas.
The style in which Patton delivered his speech is a mixture of the motivated sequence as well as a commemorative speech. He grabs the audience with his presence and reputation alone. The general presents solutions to the problem of the German war machine; the solution is simple, “Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts.” Patton uses visualization well in his examples of what can happen when men are not alert, as well as what can happen when a man refuses to surrender. The latter event exemplifies what will occur if his solution is implemented. The call to action is for the future, Patton didn’t want his men to have enough time to dig foxholes or to dig in anywhere, he wanted them to have forward momentum. This speech enhances group identification and the feeling of unity and bonding.
Language is used to give many clues about the speakers’ views of the opposition. One of the most explicit lines in the speech is, “We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket.” Patton Hates the Germans, from the language he uses he implies that he literally enjoys killing German soldiers. On the other side of the spectrum He spoke about himself in a similar manner, calling himself a “son of a bitch”. Patton uses coarse language to emphasize both the evil of the German Army and the powerfulness of himself and the American Army. Patton was once asked about his use of profanity by his nephew he responded by saying, “When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty... You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity." Patton has an incredible use of language to emphasize his points and it does come off eloquently in an odd way. The audience was used to that kind of language so they were able to look past the profanity and see the true message of the speech. This speech would not have been the same without the profanity.
The goal of Patton’s speech was to achieve identification with his audience and evoke action. Patton achieves identification through nationality, rights of passage, group membership, and most of all language. The audience identified with speaker because he is their leader, they wanted to listen to him. The audience identified with the topic because Patton used the language of the army to talk about war. The audience identified with the situation because they were on the eve of battle, they needed a motivational speech. Some other ways that the audience identified with Patton was through sensory imagery. Patton is mostly visual in his speech, telling stories about battles, but he also mentions food in his speech so that the soldiers use gustatory. Sensory imagery is present when Patton says, “When shells are hitting all around you and you wipe the dirt off your face and realize that instead of dirt it's the blood and guts of what once was your best friend beside you, you'll know what to do!" There is Auditory from the shell, Kinetic, thermal, and tactile from wiping off “dirt” that was really blood and guts. Patton used literary imagery as well, he used simile to compare a group of truck drivers to links in a chain. “All of the links in the chain pulled together and the chain became unbreakable.” Alliteration can be found in the first sentence, “this stuff that some sources sling” starts the speech off on the right note of tone color. Repetition is used to intensify Patton’s goal of having a quick war, “The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home.” Patton wanted the war to move quickly to minimize the losses to his army.
This speech is considered one of the most motivational speeches of all time; It was at a crucial point in history, right before America was about to launch the biggest amphibious assault in history. It is a perfect example of how a person can adapt what they say to their audience. This speech can give us a clear view of what The Army was like in World War Two. This speech accomplishes its goals to motivate the men of the Third Army and more than that it gives the audience a glimpse of General Patton’s Life. He completed all of his jobs to the fullest and executed every order. He motivated and got the most out of each soldier he commanded. It was his style of speaking, his credibility, and his audience adaptation that made his speech such a success.


Bibliography
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