Source #7: Kennedy, Janice. “Where the Rich and Famous Go to Play; D.C.’s Storied Mayflower Hotel.” Dawson Creek Daily News, May 20 2008, ProQuest Central, http://search.proquest.com/central/docview/357805325/9CBD16687AC14D89PQ/8?accountid=8285 Within Where the rich and famous go to play; D.C.’s storied Mayflower Hotel, Janice Kennedy speaks on the history and controversy within the notorious Mayflower Hotel. Being a journalist […]
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RA6: Afterword
RA6 Within “Afterword” in his City of Rhetoric, David Fleming proposes a new ideal of thought towards “place and community”. Fleming wraps up his argument by showing the “purpose” of his writing and his overall stance on the neglect of domestic public life. Fleming shares that the, “ neglect of domestic public life under this […]
RA5: Cities of Rhetoric
RA5 Within “Cities of Rhetoric” in his City of Rhetoric, David Fleming proposes a new ideal of thought towards “place and community”. Fleming continues to ponder this thought by reevaluating the main case study that lies at “the heart of this book”, referring to the strong evidence for a close relationship between physical location and […]
Introduction to Website
Within my commonplace, the discussion of the Mayflower Hotel is one of great interest. The dissection of the cultural, political, social, and economic status has thoroughly been discussed to show the audience the key interests at hand. The use of multimodal instances combine word and image to bring about a new definition of the Mayflower […]
Mapping Commonplaces: Rhetorical Analysis of Text
A Contextual Analysis of the Mayflower Hotel: Multimodal Perception The Exterior of the Mayflower Hotel Within a contextual area, one can find many factors of influence that become attributes for said area. This can be deemed true when analyzing the location and commonplace of the Mayflower Hotel. Located on Connecticut […]
Mapping Commonplaces: Word Map
When contextualizing information for the Mayflower Hotel, I wanted to portray my information in a way that shared both written text and image, to provide an overall sensory impact. The words provided above are formed in a map to pan out the District of Columbia itself. The Mayflower Hotel is placed at the center; with […]
The Mayflower Hotel MultiModal: Timeline
Above is a timeline of key cultural and political that have occurred at the Mayflower Hotel. This is an example of how these historic events shaped the hotel.
Is Social Media the New Source of Rhetoric?
Within the world of social media, the audience pulls the strings. However, does this mean that we the audience are the form of persuasion? Are we the root of online/social rhetoric. The answer is a simple yes, we are the source of all our rhetoric on social media. However with such rhetoric, there is a […]
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The District of Columbia’s Architectural Style The District of Columbia has been known for its key architectural style, orderly and symmetrical, Washington, D.C.’s early Roman influences have distinguished it from every metropolitan city in the nation. Tall columns, symmetrical shapes, triangular pediments, domed roofs — Neoclassical features can be found anywhere and everywhere in […]
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Rhetoric Within the “Real World” Within our society, we see rhetoric and persuasion all around us. Our society is full of persuasive information to relate ourselves with a product or particular material. The concepts of rhetoric tend to be applied through the uses of ethos, logos, and pathos to contend to a wide audience population. […]