Talking about racism in the past can lead to a much more accepting view of the present if the person listening has any sense of rationality.  I have a strong view that people are equal and that there was no need or premise to assume difference based on something as trivial as the color of … Continue reading The Past Influencing the Present →

The September 11 Tattoos article is different than most of the other readings in that each tattoo has a different “author” or owner of the piece.  In taking a strict approach to answering the question of; how has the authors of civic discourse used Kairos in their argument, we can say that we do not … Continue reading Kairos in Tattoos →

In The Pursuit of Happyness, Christopher Gardner (Will Smith) talks about Thomas Jefferson and his wording of our three basic human rights in the Declaration of Independence; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  He says, “And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something … Continue reading Identity and Civic Engagement →

Ben Richie Rhetoric, in its most basic form, is the use of language.  As rhetoric is the use of language, a rhetorician is someone who has mastered and has a complete understanding of the use of language.  In Plato’s book Gorgias, he writes that he considers rhetoric a craft rather than an art or a science and … Continue reading Rhetoric and it’s Uses →