Flashcards on Rhetorical Analysis and Greek Plays

Flashcards generated from lecture notes on rhetorical analysis, Greek plays, the Holocaust, conformity, graphic novels, and nature vs nurture.

Rhetorical Analysis

Identifies particular strategies that an author uses to appeal to or convey an idea to a particular audience.

Main Purpose/Message (in Rhetorical Analysis)

Why did the author write this? What strategies help build the main purpose/message?

Annotation

Synonymous with active reading, though the focus is on closer analysis, not overall comprehension.

SOAPST

An abbreviation for Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone.

Greek Theatre Origin

Started in 6th BCE as a part of religious festivals, especially the Great Dionysia festivals in honor of Dionysus, the god of fruitfulness and vegetation, particularly wine/merriment.

Greek Tragedy

Depicts the downfall of a noble hero through pride/fate; hero encounters limits from gods or nature and achieves some revelation or recognition.

Skene

A tent located towards the rear of the stage in Greek Amphitheatres, which also served as an entrance for the gods.

Oedipus Cycle

A series of plays, including Oedipus Rex, detailing the life and tragic fate of Oedipus, who unknowingly fulfilled a prophecy by killing his father and marrying his mother.

Rhetoric

A skillful use of language; the goal of persuasion is to change others' point of view or to move others to take action.

Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle

Considers the speaker, subject, and audience equally to be effective in persuasion.

Logos

Argument based on facts, evidence, and reason, or what is logical.

Pathos

Argument based on feelings, appealing to the emotions and the sympathetic imagination, as well as to beliefs and values.

Ethos

Credibility and ethical appeal of the speaker/writer.

Holocaust

Of Greek origin, roughly translates to 'sacrifice by fire for God.' Proper noun describing a particular period in human history.

Shoah

Hebrew word that means 'catastrophe' that is used to describe the Holocaust.

Fascism

An authoritarian form of government led by a powerful dictator that suppresses political opposition and criticism and emphasizes aggressive nationalism.

Antisemitism

A certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews, their property, community institutions, or religious facilities.

Genocide

Comes from the Greek word genes (birth, race, or a similar kind) and the French word cide (to cut/kill).

Nuremberg Laws of 1935

Established by Hitler to protect 'racial purity'. Government assumes all control of Jewish religious institutions. Jews were forbidden to practice law or medicine, must always carry identification cards, and passports must be stamped 'Jew'.

Kristallnacht

The night of broken glass. A government-sanctioned night of anti-Jewish riots and destruction in November 1938.

The Final Solution

Nazi leaders adopt a policy of mass execution. Deportation of Jews from Nazi-occupied countries across Europe to extermination camps in Poland begins in 1942.

Concentration Camps During the Holocaust

Were primarily used for slave labor or labor camps.

Death Camps During the Holocaust

Were designed and dedicated to the efficient murder of Jews and other victims.

Sighet

Town in northern Transylvania where Elie Wiesel lived and which was mostly unaffected by World War II until the deportation of its Jewish population in 1944.

Conformity

Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to match other people or a group norm.

Identification (Conformity)

Adopting the views of someone liked or respected without much question because they value the opinion of the leader.

Compliance (Conformity)

A change in behavior without a change in opinion; going along with the group, public conformity.

Internalization (Conformity)

A change in behavior and opinion both publicly and privately.

Graphic Novel

One long story that eventually reaches an end with more realistic topics (though a wide range of genres exist) and is generally more serious and reflective.

Icons (in Graphic Novels)

Any image used to represent a person, place, thing, or idea.

Panels (in Graphic Novels)

Boxes in which the words/pictures appear, read in sequences just like new books are read.

Behavioral Genetics

The study of hereditary and the environment of behavior.

Nature

Biological or genetic influence on development.

Nurture

Environmental influences on development, including experiences, relationships, interactions, and religion.

Buchenwald

Town in which Elie Wiesel was liberated from Buchenwald concentration camp.

The Holocaust

The systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during World War II.

Discrimination

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone based on their membership in a social group.

The Nazi Regime

The state-sponsored systematic persecution of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.

Gestapo

The German state secret police during the Nazi period, notorious for its brutal methods and operations.

Collaborator

A person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.

Nazism

The ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Party, characterized by extreme nationalism, racism, and totalitarian control.

Communism

A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Extermination Camps

Centers established by the Nazi regime for the purpose of efficient mass murder, primarily through gassing. Also known as extermination camps.

Resistance

The act of opposing or resisting authority or control.