Place Making
Place Making Observations
The auditorium doors remain locked unless there is an event which signifies the idea of a sanctuary for the arts. The walls of this place are filled top to bottom which is special to the type of expression that resonates within the walls. It is a busy building and has these extensive staircases that seem never ending that lead to long hallways. This building is especially cool because of how the academic places surround the auditorium as if creating this comforting barrier of knowledge around the product of learning. Creative freedom welcomes all who enter here and you feel accepted when you walk in the doors.
Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetoric has no single definition therefore it can be interpreted depending on topic. According to William Duffy, "One way to understand what makes rhetoric effective is whether it is persuasive, but effective rhetoric can mean other things" (Duffy, 253). If you look at a speech and analyze its rhetorical purposes you can determine that its rhetoric purpose is effective communication. Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Channing explains rhetoric to be "a body of rules derived from experience and observation, extending to all communication by language and designed to make it efficient" (Duffy, 253). To understand the rhetorical and persuasive purpose of Truman's 1950 speech, you must consider the wartime efforts of the government. His goals when speaking to these smaller cities on tour were to effectively speak to the masses about his policies, including higher minimum wages, low cost housing, stronger social security, and creating a national health insurance plan. These concepts are crucial during wartime and therefore effectively encouraged people to stand by him through the war because of all the policies he was putting in place.
Connections to Literature
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Aleida Assman
Visual rhetoric requires a reflection of legitimacy that is judged based on the function of the imagery. Specifically paying attention to the image of Truman and the Senator on the train, there is a rhetorical purpose of advertising his campaign and the idea of working together with smaller communities with the intentional handshake and moment caught on camera.
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Sonja Foss
Monumental history plays a large role in meaningful narratives of the past by providing specifically formatted memory to works of art to display events of the past. Regarding Truman's speech, there is a certain meaningful and positive outlook on his tour of the west to promote a narrative that fits a forward-moving country during a time of war. His tour serves as a monumental event to highlight Truman's efforts to help smaller communities thrive.
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Nancy Small
Public memory is a project that is ongoing and constantly being built upon as our present becomes history. An event that happened 75 years ago is still a relevant memory to people living now. In the future, the years we are living in real time will become memories that future generations seek to preserve and monumentalize for the next few generations will look back on.