Mason Schultz Essays - Entertainment, English-language Films

Mason Schultz Dr. Muak ENG 223 31 October 2017 Inglourious Rhetoric Inglourious Basterds is arguably one of the brashest and most daring American war films in history. As a film, Inglourious Basterds is divided into five chapters, each rich in the use of rhetorical devices. Chapter two, however, is the focus of this analysis. Chapter two, entitled "Inglourious Basterds", is where we are first introduced to Lieutenant Aldo Raine. Raine is a proud Tennessean, a former moonshiner, and commanding officer of the Jewish-American military unit known as the "Basterds." Lieutenant Raine delivers an emotion-wrenching speech in order to motivate his special team, a collection of Jewish-American soldiers with a particular vengeance against the Nazis. Set between 1941 and 1944, the film Inglourious Basterds rewrites the history of WWII to incorporate Jewish revenge against the Nazis. The Basterds, comprised mainly of Jews, are placed in a reverse role of history in order to embody a vengeance not traditionally shown. They have been given the opportunity to ter rorize the Nazi Army with brutal murder and post-mortem rituals such as scalping. The audience for Lieutenant Raine's speech is easily comprehendible. At the time of Lieutenant Raine's speech, the Nazi were rounding up all people of Jewish decent and forcing them into concentration camps, or simply executing them. When Lieutenant Raine assembles the team of Jewish American soldiers, he was giving them a chance at retribution and a chance to fight back. The fact that his audience is made up of soldiers with Jewish Heritage makes the receptivity of his speech even more effective. Kairos is the use of particular moments to evoke the necessity for action. Lieutenant Raine's speech capture's in words what is most immediately appropriate for his particular audience to hear. By using the events of World War II, such as the Holocaust, Lieutenant Raine is able to make his speech seem timely and necessary. Within his speech, he also speaks about the exigency (urgency) of this mission, Raine says, "Now, y'all might've heard rumors about the armada happening soon. Well, we 'll be leaving a little earlier. We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. And once we're in enemy territory, as a bushwhackin' guerrilla army, we're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only... killin' Nazis." By saying this, Lieutenant Raine creates a sense of urgency within his soldiers. Stating that they will be deployed immediately adds a level of confidence to his speech as well as describes to his soldiers the importance of this mission. Lt Raine gives his soldiers (The Basterds) a speech, which at first glance, appears to be a conventional "let's do this" speech. However, after analysis, intriguing parallels to the scene prior surface. He tells his men that they will be hunting and killing Nazis. This is fueled by the scenes first presupposition, Nazis are bad. Raine takes this presupposition a little further: he justifies that it is okay to kill Nazis because "A Nazi ain't got no humanity." When he says they're going to kill "anyone wearing a Nazi uniform," Raine successfully reduces the Nazis to a symbol, just as Landa reduced the Jews to symbols in the previous scene. The difference between Raine and Landa is you know where you stand with Raine. He may come across as a bloodthirsty savage, but his is steadfast in his stance against the Nazis. The second presupposition active is Raine's speech is the shared belief that they are terrorists. In his speech, Raine compares the Basterds to "Bushwhackers." Today, a " bushwhacker" could be any kind of surprise attacker. However, to Raine, coming from rural Tennessee in 1944, the term would have had a very specific meaning. Bushwhackers, in the Civil War, were small bands of civilians who would skulk through the night, kill people, and steal property. All of this was done outside of any military jurisdiction for the purpose of dismantling the enemy. They, in practice, became terrorists. Raine plans to kill Nazi soldiers, behind enemy lines, in the most ferocious way possible, so as to frighten and terrorize them. "Sound good?" he swaggers to his men, who all respond in the affirmative. This enthymematic reasoning, present in Lt Raine's speech, is used to support his position and

20 Quotes About How to Give and Get Respect

20 Quotes About How to Give and Get Respect How often have you heard employees complaining about the lack of respect in the workplace? According to  an  HBR  survey  conducted by Christine Porath, associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business,  and  Tony Schwartz, founder of  The Energy Project, business leaders need to demonstrate respect to their employees if they want better commitment and engagement in the workplace. The survey results, as quoted in  HBR in the November 2014  states: Those that get respect from their leaders reported 56% better health and well-being, 1.72 times more trust and safety, 89% greater enjoyment and satisfaction with their jobs, 92% greater focus and prioritization, and 1.26 times more meaning and significance. Those that feel respected by their leaders were also 1.1 times more likely to stay with their organizations than those that didn’t. Building Employee Value Every employee needs to feel valued. That is at the core of every human interaction. It does not matter what rank, or office the person holds. It does not matter how important is the employees role in the organization. Each individual needs to feel respected and valued. Managers who recognize and empathize with this basic human need will become great business leaders. Tom Peters The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. Frank Barron Never take a persons dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you. Stephen R. Covey Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. Cary Grant Probably no greater honor can come to any man than the respect of his colleagues. Rana Junaid Mustafa Gohar It is not grey hair that makes one respectable but character. Ayn Rand If one doesnt respect oneself one can have neither love nor respect for others. R. G. Risch Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, youve got to give it. Albert Einstein I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. Alfred Nobel It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.   Julia Cameron In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others. Criss Jami When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title. Mark Clement Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver. Muhammad Tariq Majeed Respect at the cost of others is disrespect in effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson Men are respectable only as they respect. Cesar Chavez Preservation of ones own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures. Shannon L. Alder A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a womans heart. Carlos Wallace From the moment I could even understand what respect was I knew it was not a choice but the only option. Robert Schuller As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others. John Hume Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace - respect for diversity. John Wooden Respect a man, and he will do all the more. How Management Can Convey Respect to Employees The culture of respect should be religiously adhered to by every person in the organization. It has to percolate from the higher management to the last person down the structure. Respect has to be proactively demonstrated, in letter and spirit. Various forms of communication and engaging social interactions can build an environment of respect for employees. One business manager used an innovative idea to make his team feel valued. He would send out a message on their group chat every week or two on what his targets and achievements were for the week. He would also welcome suggestions and feedback on the same. This made his team sense a greater level of responsibility towards their  work and would feel that their contribution had a direct bearing  on  their employers success. Another employer of a mid-size business organization would invest an hour of the day meeting up with each employee personally over lunch. In doing so, the business manager not just learned important aspects of his own organization, but he also communicated his trust and respect to each employee.