1) I found Whitney Houston’s rendition of the National Anthem that was sung at SuperBowl XXV. It has gone down in the pages of history for being particularly moving, so I will analyze the pathemata used in her performance to explain her successful use of rhetorical devices.
2) In the equivalent of a 4-5 double-spaced paper, analyze this image, especially for its pathetic appeal.
· a. describe the context: I found the video on youtube. The Gulf War had just ended which was an important time period in American History. The audience was all of the Americans watching the superbowl in person or on tv. Most Americans were heavily affected by “The Mother of All Battles” and were searching for something to really rejuvenate their American pride.
· b. explain the emotion(s) this image provokes and how (IOW: what is it in the image that provokes the emotion?): This performance provided Americans with a sense of unity, a swell of pride, and a pat of comfort.
· c. explain what sort of behavior this image inspires: This performance encouraged Americans to rejoice that the war was over and to reunite as a nation.
· d. what is the interpretation that ties the affect to the desired behavior? What does it ask you to believe?
· e. does the image appeal to stereotypical "types" such as those Aristotle describes in his analysis of age groups? I think there are many different symbols that resonate with different audiences (more discussion in my analysis.)
3) Post your analysis on your blog.
4) Submit your analysis for in-class review and review the analyses of your review partners on the assigned class day.
5) Link the URL for your blog post to your webfolio by the due date on the syllabus.
Trevence, this is not quite hefty enough for a final project. Pump it up a bit, and it'll work. It's fine to analyze this video for pathemata, but it must be the equivalent of at least a *7-8* p. *researched* paper. That means, you'll need to bring in the sources we read in here, k?
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