McCain's speech

I think McCain delivered his speech with a lot of integrity. He opened up by being very humble, by announcing his call to president elect Obama, and how he was proud of him. I think he was doing this to connect with the majority of the American populace who voted for Obama, because his crowd in Arizona were ignorant rude people who started booing at the very mention of Obama's name. He showed that he excepted his fate and was acknowledged that the outcome was from the American's desire to change,and that he would continue to help the president to implement this change. His introduction used pathos to connect to the American people, so he would not look like, a bigoted prideful conservative that never backs down.

In his body his organization went from the past to the present to highlight the steps America has taken to change. He noted how Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T. to the white house, and how we have come as far as having a president who is African American. He also inferred that his was a valiant achievement that American's have made. He did this to show the incredible will of the American people to change their lives for the better.

McCain repetitively used the pronoun we to create a sense of unity to America. He also used a lot of introductory phrases to emphasize the importance of the next clause.

In his conclusion he then thanked everybody, which is a sharp contrast to the victory speech we watch in class of President Bush. He did this at the end because he wanted to show that the new change is the most important issue for America right now. He also thanked his supporters and campaigners at the end to stress that they were the backbone of the campaign, which can not go without notice. And at the very end he stressed the valiant stubbornness of the American people to never give up, and not for his marathon in competing in political positions, but to never give up thee will to make America the best society to live in.

Visual Argument

In German class, I am learning about how after the war the Germans initiated a guest worker agreement with surrounding nations to help rebuild Germany. A large percentage of the helpers came from Turkey, to help rebuild because the population of German men was significantly low. A lot of the Turkish people stayed after the rebuilding and there a a whole slew of different opinions about the Turkish still living in Germany. Recently, my class was learning about the radical right view, who thinks the turkish should leave. For homework we watched a video on youtube with a song and just one image remaining on the screen throughout the whole song. It was a poster of Turkish people with bags packed and their backs turned and on the top saying thanks for the help and next to the picture saying now leave, the national party. I think this visual effect is very effective for the national p[arty and many other Germans because they feel that the Turkish are taking over their culture and jobs, leaving a lot of the east Germans without work when the wall fell. The image's message is short which is perfect for a political poster that is on a sidewalk so people can fully understand it when they are passing by. It is also an effective location because a lot of people in Germany walk or ride bikes, meaning a significant amount of the population will see this poster.

I don't think this image is very effective to get the Turkish to leave because they have established a new home in Germany. I mere poster is not going to change their minds about that. Also the red and black colors that outline the picture and words, makes the poster look cynical which might lose some understanding with Germans who have mixed issues with this subject simply cause the poster is exuding bad vibes.

All in all I think the poster did a concise job in putting everything that they wanted to say on a single poster. The viewers will get the point immediately.