Response to Donald Trump Speech

Benjamin Nguyen                                                                                                           Ms. Moccia

9/25/16                                                                                                                            Ap Language

                                                  Response to Donald Trump Speech

     Donald Trump's speech appealed to both the ethos and logos within me, primarily. Mr. Trump's development of ethos and his credibility by presenting the flaws of his opponent Former Secretary Clinton allows his voters and potential voters to see him in a better light. Trump states, "This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton: death, destruction and weakness. But Hillary Clinton’s legacy does not have to be America’s legacy." This statement shakes even further the already faulty credibility and ethos of Former Secretary Clinton while also playing slightly on pathos, addressing an encroaching fear such as ISIS. Mr. Trump's clear cut usage of facts and numbers appeared greatly to the logos and sensibility within me, awakening some previously unknown statistics about the condition of our country. Mr.Trump states, "Homicides last year increased by 17% in America’s fifty largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years." This powerful realization played on logos with a slight notion of pathos, Mr. Trump has a way of adding emotion within each of his other rhetorical devices, to create an even more effective statement. By these reasons, Mr. Trump's speech was light years ahead more effective then Former Secretary Clinton's, and relied heavily on the usage of pathos and "pretty words." 

Bush's 9/11 speech reflection

Benjamin Nguyen
Ms. Moccia
9/15/17
AP Language

                                                         Bush's 9/11 Speech reflection

     As a New Yorker, President Bush's speech spoke to me on different levels then other states might have felt. Having the attack so close to home, especially where my father worked only a few blocks from, Bush's speech resonated with me now that I'm older and more able to understand how evil people can truly be. Bush speaks about how, " a great people have been moved to defend a great nation", and it reminds me of the recent news of Colin Kaepernick of how he refused to stand in honor of our flag and troops fighting over seas. Even today in school, Kaepernick's influence has impacted the amount of people in our classes standing for the pledge. I have always and will always, stand in honor of our symbolic flag and the justices that it stands for. Bush's 9/11 speech has reminded me of this conviction that I hold so dear and has made me even prouder to be American.

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Ben's testing Post- 9/15/16