In your blog response, detail specifically three themes with support from the speech. 250 words.
The Great Dictator: Final Speech
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Charlie Chaplin was known for his comedic genius, dominating the silent movie industry. "The Great Dictator," which Chaplin starred, wrote, directed, produced, and scored, was essentially Chaplin's first talking movie. Released in 1940, Chaplin examines satirically the rise of fascism and the rise of Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco. Chaplin astutely displays the symbols and the soldiers that enforce dictatorships as well as confronts anti-semitism, This speech concludes the film. Watch the clip and identify three key themes that strike you. After identifying three themes, inspect the word document to identify how the speech appeals to the audience. Here, you will inspect whether pathos (emotional appeal), logos (use of facts), or ethos (the power of the speaker's persona and experience) are used to develop the themes. In your blog response, detail specifically three themes with support from the speech. 250 words. The Great Dictator: Final Speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4
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Joshua K.
8/18/2014 02:19:07 am
In "The Great Dictator" the three themes that truly strike obvious are that war is bad and will destroy lives, soldiers should be free willed and not be used as machines, and the fact that even God believes these ideas are true and therefore we should listen to him. The theme of war being so terrible truly strikes as pathos, the words playing strongly on the emotions of the people, stating that “We don't want to hate and despise one another” so people realize what was going on the in the war was wrong, striking everyone that was listening and being an emotional piece. The idea that soldiers are free willed is shown when it says “You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!!” This appears to be ethos as the dictator is also a human being and therefore they soldiers can realize even though the dictator may be considered higher rank and more respected, there is no reason for a mere machine to be considered any less of a human being. Whilst the army may use the men as killing machines or making decisions that slaughter the soldiers like cattle, it does not mean they have to accept this as they have their own free will to live by. Support also comes from the religious side when the dictator states “The kingdom of God is within man." This again applies to ethos, but in an ethical appeal due to the fact that the community is most likely strung together with religion, so everyone can relate and realize what the dictator says is in fact true and that they should listen and support his themes.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 02:55:53 am
Clear outline of themes. Nice selection of quotes and identification of the three key areas: logos, pathos, and ethos.
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Logan H
8/20/2014 05:57:58 am
Good job examining the ethos of the speaker through what words he said.
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Sophia M
8/21/2014 04:11:37 am
You did an outstanding job with identifying logos, pathos and ethos. You were very straight forward with you examples of each in the text, making it easy to follow along, and to see what you do.
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Christina D.
8/21/2014 06:06:27 pm
You explain your themes very clearly. I like how you used quotes to support your claims.
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Jesus Sarabia
8/21/2014 10:18:32 pm
I totally agree to this. men are not machines. They need to be treated with worth. the human is priceless and people should know that.
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Jesus Sarabia
8/18/2014 04:06:01 am
The author of this very thought out speech is a very strong speaker. The way He uses the ETHOS of the character to yell in the video changed and actually made me pay attention. The author did not only use the ethos, he also used PATHOS to convey to the people that they should not be taken over. The author explains how the dictators really act and what they really do. The author's tone is very biased because the author is speaking to his audience like he is trying to convince them that dictators are not the people that they appear to be. One theme found in this speech is Voluntary Slavery Through Service. The author explains that dictators "tell you what to do, what to think, and what to feel" and they pretty much make soldiers "fight for slavery". Another theme found in this is the "Machine" aspect to the dictators. The dictators are cruel, and don't care about anyone but themselves. If dictators actually cared about some people, they would be presidents. In this speech, it says: "Do not give yourselves to these machine men with machine hearts, you are not machines, you are not cattle, you are Men!" This is the mentality of the author being portrayed. The author states that the soldiers are treated like cows and also not cared for. Another theme found is that Men have Power. The author states: "You the people have the power, the power to build machines, the power to create happiness, you the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure". The author portrays this with this statement because the author believes that the power behind a dictator lies behind his support of people. So in other words, the people enslaved by a dictator have more power than him because the one dictator cannot take on a whole army himself.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 02:57:22 am
Focus first on identifying the themes. Use Ethos, Pathos, and Logos connected more directly to shorter quotes and then develop the analysis.
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Jessica G
8/18/2014 04:08:45 am
Three themes that were evident within Charlie Chaplin’s speech in The Great Dictator were: unification is a valuable quality; the decline of humankind is the responsibility of everyone, and the impulse for people to be helpful and perform actions with good intentions. Chaplin presents the importance of unity by describing dictators as people who make promises for political expediency. Chaplin’s approach to this is by promising that if everyone becomes unified as one, it can free the world. He also emphasizes this point by stating “The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all,” as well as repeating several times towards the end of the speech, “let us all unite!” Chaplin states that our knowledge has made us cynical, we think more than we feel, and we would rather have machinery than humanity. We all currently spend a large amount of time on our technological devices that we believe can cure boredom and make life tasks more manageable, but, according to this speech, we have become so heavily relied on machinery, that it results in greediness. Also, humans have always striven to know as much as possible due to curiosity. The more we know, our actions become more skeptical. The main point Chaplin wanted to make about this theme was that humanity must be restored because not only past decisions, but also the decisions we make in current time affect the successfulness of the human race. Lastly, Chaplin presents the theme in which humans have an impulse to be kind and helpful. “We all want to help one another, human being are like that. We all want to live by each other’s happiness…we don’t want to hate…” This theme runs alongside the importance of unity and makes up most of the speech. Pathos was one of the strongest and most visible techniques used in this speech because Chaplin spoke in what his audience believed in and what they were personally going through. He uses pathos to not only sympathize with the audience but as well as to spark anger. Chaplin used phrases such as “You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!” in order to have the audience feel empowered, but also insulted. If I was personally in the audience, I would have felt enraged and more incline to stand up for myself and prove them wrong, that I am neither machine nor cattle.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 02:59:35 am
Strong analysis of the themes of the piece. Wonderful academic voice. Make more explicit the connections to how he convinces through logos and ethos.
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Erica B.
8/21/2014 03:39:10 am
Great observations and findings. I especially like your connection between the impacts of our actions, past and future. The theme of unification appeared strongly presented to us both. Excellent word flow and way of presenting your evidence.
Cole H.
8/21/2014 05:03:58 am
I really like the way you use the quotes. You fit them into your writing very well. I still have difficulty fixing quotes into my writing without it sounding strange. Your writing flows nicely and that is something I strive for.
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Harleigh P.
8/18/2014 04:43:58 am
Three themes that can be seen from "The Great Dictator" are that the human race has become too much like machines, that cannot think for themselves, nor do they have a conscience to influence their decisions, and that dictators or generals of war manipulate humans to get their way.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:01:13 am
You have the framework of the analysis here. Allow yourself some more intellectual space to develop your specific points.
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Frida Ø.L.
8/21/2014 05:07:42 am
I agree with the three themes you have identified from "The Great Dictator." The theme of humans no longer having the conscience to make proper decisions was something that I had not though about, but I would agree that is is an example of pathos seeing how our conscience is tied together with our emotions.
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Christina D.
8/21/2014 06:12:11 pm
I agree that one of the themes was the idea of people being like machines. You chose the perfect quote to support this theme.
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Zach C.
8/21/2014 10:23:36 pm
Your outline and organization of themes within your post made it extremely easy to understand, and therefore easier to read. I also found that your selection of themes was interesting as well. I look forward to reading your future posts. Keep up the good work!
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Zach C.
8/18/2014 04:45:28 am
In Charlie Chaplin’s speech in The Great Dictator, three themes are developed. The first of this series of three is when Chaplin states:” don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel, who drill you, diet you, treat you as cattle, as cannon fodder!” The theme of controlling your own future is clearly appealing towards Pathos, for this statement makes the audience feel empowered to do so. As Chaplin began to state this, the audience would feel as if they were able to achieve anything that they set their minds upon, mainly due to the fact that Chaplin’s argument is that they should never hand over their free will, but should control their own future as they see fit. Another theme within this speech is that people need to come together in order to create a more perfect world. This is evident when Chaplin states:” Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.” In this statement, Chaplin is saying that not a group of people, but everybody should band together in order to make this world more perfect by eliminating negative influences such as national barriers, slavery, greed, and hate. This theme appeals towards Logos, as it is not easy for one person to change the world, but when a group of people work towards a common goal; nothing is impossible. The final theme within Chaplin’s speech closes the speech. This theme appeals towards Pathos, as Chaplin states:”Soldiers! In the name of democracy: let us all unite!” The audience felt empowered yet again, however, unlike last time, Chaplin incorporates unison in order to make any cause seem pure.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:03:29 am
Strong analysis of the themes. Spend a little more time connection logos, pathos, and ethos by connecting it more specifically to the evidence you are using.
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Cole H.
8/21/2014 05:12:33 am
You are straight forward when you write, so that is good. When it comes to quotes, though, I try to shorten it as best as a can. When I take a quote, I try not to use the entirety of it, but I shorten it to be just a line or so so that the audience doesn't re-read it all. This may just be a personal preference, but it is a suggestion.
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Jesus Sarabia
8/21/2014 10:20:45 pm
I think the way Chaplin said the speech really made the speech powerful and made it so touching. when i listened to the words said in the speech, i thought that the author really meant what he was writing, at that is what makes it special.
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Caitlyn H.
8/18/2014 05:05:02 am
A theme that is within “The Great Dictator” is that all people are given equal opportunity in their lifetime to make something of their life and no person has the right to interfere with another person’s success. Ethos is used in the speech as one may note from the way that Chaplin uses the concept of greed and entitlement when referring to the progression of the world and its technology. An example of this is when Chaplin says, "Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate; has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed," (Chaplin). He also attempts to use ethos to motivate the audience by describing the cruelty that is received by the soldiers when they are obedient to their leaders. Chaplin suggests “Soldiers: don’t give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel, who drill you, diet you, treat you as cattle, as cannon fodder!” (Chaplin).
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:25:12 am
You have a clear progression of ideas here. Work on integrating the quote earlier in your paragraphs and developing more specific analysis after the quote.
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Gabriel H.
8/18/2014 05:22:04 am
When you listen to/read this essay, many themes appear. Three big themes that appear are that everyone should help one another, people should be able to be free and choose for themselves, and that we are squandering our life. The first part is almost entirely about how everyone should help everyone else. He uses ethos when he repeats “We…”in the first paragraph. He says “We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another.” as if he is speaking on behalf of the people. He also uses pathos when he says “I’m sorry”, since he is attempting to appeal to the hearts of the people. When he is talking about how everyone should have freedom and the right to chose, he is saying things like “ Soldiers: don't give yourselves...cannon fodder!”, which is an attempt to appeal the soldiers anger and sense of self. He also uses ethos when he is saying that the soldiers should not give themselves to unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts.He is using his persona and power to run down the men and make them seem weaker than they actually are, in addition to appealing to the hearts and want for freedom and the war to end in the soldiers. It is outright said that they have lost the way of life. At first, Chaplain uses pathos, saying that life can be free and beautiful, but greed has poisoned men’s souls and locked the world in hate and bloodshed. This is a direct appeal to the desire for the equality that many people strive for, and creates a sense of shame. Chaplain then goes on to say what great things mankind has developed, and how they squander it. With this he creates a further sense of shame among the people, and makes them want for better and greater things, and all the worthless hate to end.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:27:37 am
Good selection of evidence and clear development of ideas. Work on how you begin--focus less on the components of the task and more on the core ideas expressed.
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ColeH
8/18/2014 06:16:09 am
In the final speech in The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin develops many themes many themes were present. Three such themes were the ungratefulness of the people who exploited power, the recovery of the people and the need for the people to work together. The first theme of ungratefulness was directed to the greedy men who allowed their selfish desires to shape their actions. “We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in; machinery that gives us abundance has left us in want,” says Chaplin. Using ethos, he shows how unappreciative people have been when they have so much to be happy with. The second theme of recuperation of the people more of a pep talk. Chaplin instills optimism using logos when he says, “The hate of men will pass and dictators will die, and the power they took from the people will return.” He is sure to tell the people that the dictator cannot live forever and eventually, someone else will step in and change things. This lastly comes to the third theme of unifying as a people. “’The Kingdom of God is within man.’ Not one man, nor a group of men, but all men: in you!” Chaplin quotes. He uses ethos in order to convince the audience to become united in the cause. He reminded them of the quote written in the Bible to assure them of what he is saying. Chaplin also uses pathos when he says, “Let us fight for the new world…that will give men a chance to work…” Charlie Chaplin points out all the things that the people lack in order to stir up their feelings and unite. Chaplin’s use of the themes of ungratefulness, recuperation, and unity, as well as the three appeals logos, ethos, and pathos create a powerful and convincing speech.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:58:49 am
You are clearly using a framework for moving through the text. Make your opening more complex to your paragraph. Give more intellectual space to your analysis of the quote.
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Gabriel H
8/21/2014 03:57:52 pm
You seem straightforward and that you get to the point, which is good. However a few of your transitions between ideas seem a bit sudden, but they are not a big problems.
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Shaina L.
8/18/2014 06:27:16 am
In Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator", the three most prominent themes are the voracity that afflicts man, the humanity stolen from man due to hatred from his fellow man, and the need for man to regain his happiness. According to Chaplin, “greed has poisoned men’s souls”, meaning that greed renders men’s souls into a state that could be its destruction, but not without hope of an antidote. Chaplin also states that greed “has barricaded the world with hate”, closing off all sources that would nullify it and containing all that would feed into it. The development of machines has removed the humanity in man; however, according to Chaplin, the development of two machines, “the aeroplane and the radio”, had brought together men and restored some of the humanity taken from them by their fellow man. Chaplin then tells the people gathered before him to not submit to “these unnatural men”, who have become as cold as the machines they constructed to the point where not a drop of humanity is to be found nor accepted in their “machine minds and machine hearts”. He also states that men “are not machines” that can be built and controlled by another and that men “are not cattle” that submit themselves to their masters, but that men are men whose hearts contain “the love of humanity” that even hate cannot pierce. Given power, “dictators free themselves” of promises made to the people and take away their ability to create a world of happiness and security by enslaving them.
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Jessica G
8/20/2014 02:10:38 am
My first impression while reading this was how impressive your vocabulary was. You gave clear ideas and supported them with examples from the speech. My only advice is that some of the short statements you quoted could have been paraphrased and the reader would have still understood your point. Other than that, I loved your post. :)
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 04:00:54 am
Strong use of quotes for support. Develop how these themes are developed by the three appeals: logos, pathos and ethos.
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Sophia M
8/21/2014 04:44:41 am
I agree with Jessica, your wide range of vocabulary just made it that much more interesting. Although you could do with less lengthy quotes and more explanation for why they are supporting your themes. Great job :)
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Frida Ø.L.
8/21/2014 05:23:14 am
I agree with Jessica, your use of vocabulary was very impressive. Even though you could have used some longer statements and quotes, I think the use them fit in well as a whole and made your paragraph flow nicely together.
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Sophia M
8/18/2014 06:40:58 am
The three themes that I see to be blatantly obvious in Charlie Chaplin's speech that are delivered in "The Great Dictator" are the following: do not let the developing world shape you as a human being, unification is vital for happiness, and the people are the ones that ultimately obtain the power. The first theme is presented to the listener/reader when Charlie Chaplin says "Do not give yourselves to these machine men with machine hearts, you are not machines, you are not cattle, you are men!". I do not people that Charlie meant this literally, I believe that he was trying to tell the men not to give up who they are. Charlie appeals to these men using pathos because he is incorporating emotion. The second theme is publicized to the reader when Charlie explains that there can be “unity of all of us” and that if “universal brotherhood” it formed then so is happiness. He is captivating the audiences by using ethos; he uses the word “brotherhood” to make it more relatable and simultaneously desirable. Charlie also states “The kingdom of God is within man.” Whilst stating this, he emphasizes the importance of being united and there not being a higher power or dictator. At the end of his speech Charlie proclaims, "You the people have the power, the power to build machines, the power to create happiness, you the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure". He uses pathos to share the enormity of the people's power with the people.
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Caitlyn H.
8/19/2014 10:38:30 pm
I love the fact that you don't beat around the bush and get straight to the point that you are trying to prove. You justified your theses very well with great supporting quotes from the speech itself. When you are referring to the concept of pathos, I found it very useful that you defined it so that way your audience could better understand your argument.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:39:22 pm
You clearly understand the themes. Work on developing more deeply how the modes of persuasion (logos, ethos, and pathos) are used.
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Zach C.
8/21/2014 10:17:32 pm
Your analysis of the first two themes you found within the speech was excellent. I found it easy to read and just as easy to understand. However, I feel as if your analysis of the final theme was a little weak, as it lacked an explanation. If you work on this, your future posts will be a lot better.
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Shaina L.
8/22/2014 02:31:35 am
I agree with Caitlyn; you were straightforward with the points that you wanted to get across and avoided excessive use of superfluous phrases. Your direct references to ethos and pathos were good additions to your piece.
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Christina D.
8/19/2014 01:32:21 am
In The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplain gives a speech to a crowd with three main points. One theme is encouragement for people to help each other instead of hating one another. In the third paragraph he states, “We think to much and feel to little. More than machinery we need humanity...we need kindness and gentleness.” He explains that we need to focus on helping and being kind to one another, rather than hate each other. The second theme is the idea that people should come together instead of driving apart. He provides that technology has brought us closer together and that “The very nature of these inventions... cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all.” Then, in his third theme, he reminds people not to despair under the bitterness of peoples' greed. “Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men.... You are not machines! You are not cattle!” He tells soldiers not to give in to themselves to those who want to enslave them.
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Caitlyn H.
8/19/2014 11:00:26 pm
The structure of your writing is remarkable. Your thoughts flow in a logical order and your word choice makes sense. You seem to be comfortable with the subject which explains why you were successful in defending your argument. On top of the transitions and vocabulary, the content seems logical. For example, you use your quotes as a part of the explanation instead of putting them there simply because you need support. Your writing was very well rounded and impressive.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:42:00 pm
You have a good selection of details. Work on how the modes of the appeal advance the themes, rather than writing about them separately. Logos would be more the evidence of the current situation that faces the people or what other dictators have done.
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Joshua K.
8/21/2014 03:39:34 pm
This piece was quite interesting to read, as it seems very straightforward and clear in its approach, to immediately tell the reader what you're going to talk about. Then it proceeds to explain the details very clearly so practically anyone can comprehend the situation, which makes it a very nice read.
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Natasha Arrington
8/19/2014 02:41:53 am
While watching this clip of Charlie Chaplin's inspirational scene, I've found three themes. One of which, he spoke of the way the world could be a better place. He rather help people and keep the humanity. Chaplin states, "the way of life can be free and beautiful but, we have lost the way." He's saying that the war has made them lose their way of life. A chance for peace to ever come about with the chaos being held would be to shift their emotion and to be more considerate. Instead, they've made feelings an invisible affair. Which led to the second theme when he introduces greed, where he says "greed has poisoned men's souls." Greed has restrained society's actions. It has made them apathetic and full of hate. They have lost their humanity and that they've lost their ways of being kind and helpful. Here is where pathos was identified by reason of the emotion he brought. Leaving people thinking about how they are becoming capricious, illiberal and selfish.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:45:22 pm
Good selection of details and analysis of the text. Logos are the facts of the situation and I would argue that when "the dictator" outlines how the way has been lost, this is where this method of persuasion occurs.
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Joshua K.
8/21/2014 03:37:59 pm
I enjoyed reading this text as it was nice and detailed and easy to understand where you were coming from, but also the way you tell the reader what is going on and convince them. This made it very easy to comprehend.
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Nash P.
8/21/2014 04:19:23 pm
You did very well summarizing what Chaplin was trying to say and you selected some nice quotes to convey the meaning of the speech.
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Logan Harless
8/19/2014 04:16:03 am
Chaplin’s character uses three themes to develop the structure of his argument in the speech. His theme that human beings should share a common desire for good and should not divide themselves along racial, national or other borders is used in the first portion of his speech. Mingled in this portion and later in the speech is a theme that explains what issues the world faces and what the future of these issues is. Despite his mention that the world’s problems end themselves with the death of men, Chaplin’s character still goes on to push for more immediate change. After giving what he sees to be the proper way of living and what the world’s problems are, the character Chaplin is playing switches to a theme of action, and grows more passionate and energetic as he enters this theme. This theme is one that expresses his belief in the power of the people and desire that they use this power to achieve liberty. Because the character’s speech is in generalities and its hardest factual support is that the radio and airplanes have united humanity more so than ever before, it is the ethos and pathos appeal that Chaplin uses to put power behind his character’s final speech. Chaplin chose his final sentence carefully; it targets pathos by using a word with powerful connotations within his particular audience, “In the name of democracy”. The word democracy is the fifth word from the end of the speech and is not used until that occasion, at the very climax of Chaplin’s ethos buildup. Chaplin’s character’s ethos is also interesting in how it is used to persuade and add impact to the themes of the speech. He does not look at the camera, instead he stares at a single spot slightly below it and speaks calmly and with a constant tone until he reaches the point in the speech in which he first gives a command to the audience “do not despair”. The camera angle changes and so does the character’s peaking manner. He begins to look around the crowd, shifts the tone of his speech from calm to passionate and slowly raises his volume as he continues to speak. These actions encompass the second and third themes of his speech, one of the world’s problems and the other of what the people’s actions should be and together carry the speech to a close.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:49:56 pm
An interesting approach to mechanics of the presentation through film. Build in the use of logos, pathos and ethos more specifically and utilize longer quotes.
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Erica B.
8/21/2014 03:44:20 am
I liked how your detailed process of writing allowed me to actually envision the speech and the character that was delivering it. The scenes went in order with your evidence, which I think helped for a better and more clear way of comprehension.
Nash P.
8/21/2014 04:24:22 pm
nice use of the video's actual appearance to state your message, It highlighted the meaning and the tone in which Chaplin was speaking.
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Frida Øvregaard Lunde
8/19/2014 05:52:34 am
The three themes that strike me the most in this speech from “The Great Dictator” are: men’s greediness towards objects and power (and the hate and intolerance that can follow), loss of humanity by rise of machinery, and that through unification – not through war – can we achieve the happiness we want in our lives. Chaplin’s character’s warning that “greed has poisoned men’s souls” is an obvious statement of the first theme, and shows the reader that the hate and intolerance that lessen our humanity are caused by greed. The statement “machinery that gives abundance has left us in want” suggests that having more things will still not satisfy our greed. This reference to “machinery” also ties together with the second theme of how we are losing our humanity because of the greed that machines encourage in us. The third theme is very clear, seeing as Chaplin’s character encourages us, the people, to unite several times throughout his speech. “Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power, let us all unite!” and “Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance,” are two examples of him encouraging unification. Chaplin’s character then proceeds to speak about the great quality of life and how it is “free and beautiful,” and, “a wonderful adventure” if we, the people, decide to make a change and fight for a better future. I think that pathos and ethos are used mostly in the second and third theme. The second theme has pathos because it is saying how we are losing our humanity due to machinery, and it has emotional appeal because we don’t want to lose our humanity. The third theme has pathos because we want to be united. Loving and caring is in our nature, not the hatred that comes from greed and that leads to wars. Logos is used throughout the whole speech to ensure that it a factual and motivating speech that will stick with the people that read it. Lastly, ethos is used in the whole speech. Chaplin’s character’s words are captivating and hold great power and add to the experience of the whole speech.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:53:32 pm
Clear articulation of the themes. Work on tying the evidence that you are using for the themes to pathos, logos, and ethos more specifically, rather than making general statements at the end.
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Shaina L.
8/22/2014 02:49:07 am
You did very well to state your themes as well as to support them. I think you could have inserted little reminders of which themes were what in the second half of your piece. It would also function to add a bit more variety, sentence wise, to that portion.
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Erica B.
8/19/2014 06:03:14 am
Three evident themes shown within Charlie Chaplain’s speech in “The Great Dictator” include, essential unification of mankind, the initial and natural good that lies in human beings, and the acknowledgement of the evil that can easily conquer the seemingly innocent. Chaplain identifies his belief in the natural good of human beings when he states, “We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another.” His speech directs his listeners to claim that innocence yet again and base one another’s satisfaction on the premises of its thriving practices. Chaplain’s list of “once” beneficial concepts now believed to have turned against the better prospects of humanity, explain his taking towards the ease of which human beings allow their own creations to turn in contradiction of their purposes. He expresses the fact that men are not machines and have a mind of their own, to prove to the world. To appeal to his audience, Chaplain constructively uses pathos and logos. He points out the faults in the system, following with the glorious results of the solutions, leading to a better society. Chaplain’s comments on unification are often repeated and therefore strongly significant, as Chaplain quotes in one concluding statement, “Soldiers! In the name of democracy: let us all unite!” He calls for the people to place humanity over machinery, and kindness over cleverness. He expresses the ways in which the war has destroyed such values, in conclusion to his speech.
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Jessica G
8/20/2014 02:06:45 am
I agree with all of your points and noticed how similar our themes were. I love how your writing flows through helpful quotes, vocabulary, and in-depth explanations. I was mostly impressed with the way you worded your themes in the beginning. Good work!
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:56:26 pm
Clear articulation of the themes. Build how this evidence reflects logos, pathos and ethos.
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Torin C.
8/19/2014 10:47:28 pm
The three themes of "The Great Dictator" are of the nature of man, perversion of great inventions of man due to greed, and the free will of men and soldiers. Charlie Chaplin uses Pathos in the beginning when he is talking about the nature of man, Pathos is the use of emotion in a speech, book, novel, etc.. He uses pathos again when he refers to the soldiers and the poor people who despair because of the greed of man. It's in my opinion his attention grabber; he uses pathos to grab the attention of the men and women listening to him. He uses Logos when he is talking about the genius of man and the way that man’s inventions that were meant to bring people closer together are now pushing them away, logos uses logic and reason to support your writings. He uses Logos to show just exactly how man has used his gift of genius and kindness and squandered it. He uses Ethos when he quotes a passage from the Bible the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke -"The kingdom of God is within man"; Ethos is the use of authority to persuade the truth. He states that in the words of God the almighty and most benevolent, his kingdom doesn't lie in one man or a group of men but in all men's hearts. These are common ways of persuasion, or of voicing your opinion that really helps people to open up and understand to except your beliefs as the truth.
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Logan H
8/20/2014 06:15:46 am
I think your choice of logos is an interesting way to look at use of facts in the speech but I am not sure about your definition of ethos.
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Ms. M
8/20/2014 03:59:35 pm
You understand the messages presented. Incorporate more specific evidence. Ethos would relate to his refusal of his role as dictator and his critique of dictatorships.
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Gabriel H.
8/21/2014 04:00:08 pm
Your ideas seem pretty good, however you seem to use somewhat repetitive language. It is not a big problem, but it is something to be mindful of in the future.
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Nash P.
8/20/2014 04:35:36 pm
Charlie Chaplin was renowned for his comedies, however; in his most serious production, 'The Great Dictator,' he gave a speech that was striking on many levels. Chaplin put the three modes of persuasion to good use; Ethos, or trust and credibility, Logos, consistency and logic, and Pathos, which is emotional persuasion. Chaplin used all three in his great speech, and examples of this are quite striking;
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Ms. M
8/21/2014 07:32:30 pm
Build in more analysis of the themes as you discuss how the method of persuasion is used. You have the structure here.
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Jared C
8/23/2014 02:22:06 am
In “The Great Dictator”, the speech revels three themes to the reader. One is that war is evil and that it will destroy our lives and our world. The next one is that the soldiers of our armies should be free willed and not used to bring death and distortion upon the world. The last one is that god himself believes in the ideas of a free man and that we should believe in the idea. The first theme has to do with pathos. It has to do the emotional appeal of the people because it plays on the emotions of people. He says that “We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another.” People see that we are good at heart and the things happing in the war was not what the people wanted but what men with greed wanted. The next theme is shown when Chaplin says “You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!!” this theme has to do with ethos because the soldiers see the dictator, the highest rank in their military, being human. The soldiers then see there is no reason for a mere machine to be considered any less of a human being. Even know the army orders them to become killing machines and be slaughter like cattle they do not have to listen to these orders and that they have their own free will. The last theme also has to do with ethos. The dictator says “The kingdom of god is within men” the people listening to this are probably strung together with religion so everyone is able to relate and understand that the dictator is true about this themes.
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