English 101 Seattle
Task 2 ( by using pg 283- 285)
In about one page (probably between 300 and 350 words typed), respond to the following prompt, or a specific issue you found interesting, about this week's essay. Two goals are especially important for these write-ups: first, that you demonstrate real thoughtfulness about the text which exceeds comprehension and summary -- you must ask yourself questions about the readings and try to answer them; second, that your response demonstrate your familiarity with the text (that is, your response should prove to me that you have done the assigned reading).
Prompt: This week’s essay is actually a speech which was translated and written out by a member of the audience. The speech was originally delivered by Chief Seattle in response to the offer of a treaty to his tribe. While the speech has been variously translated and no longer represents the exact words of Chief Seattle, it remains, as presented, a powerful and intriguing document. You might comment on a number of ideas here, and I would like to leave this prompt open for you to do so. I’m especially curious, though, how you react to this essay. Does it strike you as ignorant, as Seattle suggests, “because the red man is a savage and does not understand” (284)? What is the appeal of this speech? You might take a moment to consider the rhetorical approach of Seattle’s speech – is it primarily a logical, ethical, or pathetic (emotional) argument? Do you find yourself agreeing with Seattle? If so, analyze why that is. What effect does it have on your appreciate of the speech’s rhetoric that it has been translated from the original? Does that fact somehow make the speech less potent to you? Again, why is that?
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