Thursday, November 21, 2013

Churchill and Hirohito being honest,credibility

  In all speeches credibility and honesty should be key so that it builds your ethos and its gives you more authority to speak on a topic.
  In Churchill's speech he starts if by building his credibility by starting off saying that he knows that he a new Prime Minister but he had plans to be put in action, "Mister Speaker, on Friday evening last I received His Majesty's commission to form a new Administration. It was the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties, both those who supported the late Government and also the parties of the Opposition." He goes on in his opening by being honest and appealing with ethos. Emperor Hirohito is being honest towards the end of his speech after he gives notice that Japan had lost the war against America and now its time to make amends, "The welfare of the wounded and the war sufferers and of those who lost their homes and livelihood is the object of our profound solicitude. The hardships and suffering to which our nation is to be subjected hereafter will be certainly great." He makes his point that Japan has lost but now that America is threatening them, he is honest to what might happen if the nuclear bomb is dropped.
  Even though Hirohito has credibility and is honest, in other parts of their speeches it lacks or there is a bit more exaggeration. "Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage  is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization." You can see how the credibility is lost because of the overstatement that is said. In Churchill's speech it differs because he doesn't sugar coat anything, "We have before us and ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, bye sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark and lamentable catalogue of human crime."

2 comments:

  1. I liked your ideas in your blog. to improve the blog, you might what to expand more on some of your ideas. I found that, especially after quotes, you could add more analysis, Other than that though, I thought this was a strong and well done blog. Good Job!

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  2. Nakijah, I agree with Megan. We need more analysis here; keep your quotes short--just use two-three word phrases for emphasis and clarity. And proofread, please!

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