Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the soviet state? or are they token gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the west, or to strengthen the soviet system without changing it? we welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. there is one sign the soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. general secretary gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, if you seek liberalization: come here to this gate! mr. gorbachev, open this gate! mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall! –“tear down this wall” speech, ronald reagan how does reagan use a rhetorical technique to convey his message? his use of repetition in the last paragraph emphasizes his message of change. his use of exclusive language in the second paragraph emphasizes different ideologies. his use of parallelism with questions allows for the comparison of different perspectives. his use of inclusive language and mention of hope emphasizes the importance of freedom.

Reagan's use of a rhetorical technique to convey his message is in the way that His use of repetition in the last paragraph emphasizes his message of change.

Explanation:

The last part of the speech not only emphasizes his message of change but it also emphasizes to whom he is speaking and what he considers has to be done to demonstrate that there is a real change coming from the Soviet Union to the world, he stresses the last lines to make a precise statement about who and how is the way to have security and freedom.

His use of repetition in the last paragraph emphasizes his message of change.

Explanation:

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)