“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out

hate; only love can do that.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)

P1 Component 2Mitch Echelberger

Content Overview The Position Shift

Before Shift After

Rhetorical Situation Communicator and

Audience Purpose and Topic Medium and Context

Rhetorical Strategy Narrative Description Tone and Diction Compare and Contrast

Changes Differing Audiences

BeforeSolid brotherhood.I was under my

brother’s wing, he was a source of guidance.

I idolized him, wanted to be just like him when I grew older.

We were inseparable.

ShiftWe grew older and

developed new friendships.We became less connected. Influenced by his new

friends and began to experiment with drugs.

Experimentation led to addiction.

Tension and mutual change in feelings.

I didn’t like him this way, he didn’t care.

Relationship at all time low.

AfterDrew realized all the

harm he caused.Desperately wanted

reconciliation.Unable to

immediately adjust.Patience served as a

virtue.Brotherhood restored

Communicator and Audience

I am the communicator to the audience .

Audience would be my classmates/college students, as well as my college professor.

Topic and Purpose

Topic Brotherhood is very important to me.

Purpose Allow people to reflect on their own relationships. Show the dangers of drugs. Don’t be strangers to loved ones.

Medium and Context

Medium Podcast posted to blog. Transcript posted to Blackboard. No feedback from audience.

Context Tough to stay within the time constraints. Left things out due to time limit. Mix of telling my story and getting point across.

Narrative

I used this technique for the majority of my podcast.

Allowed audience to ease into my shift smoothly.

Personal accounts from myself provides ability for audience to connect.

Comfortable technique.

Description

I used description to give the audience a first hand view.

Provided people who don’t know me with a closer look at my life. Feelings Struggles Outcome

Tone and Diction

Tone Didn’t go overboard. Changed during dialogue. Calm tone to get point across easily.

Diction Rather simple so I could relate to everyone. I chose way this to keep the audience interested.

Compare and Contrast

Podcast was used to show the shift. Uniformly for clearness. Went from good, to bad, and back to good. The podcast went from personal stories,

enlightenment on the subject of drug abuse.

Changes

I would make a few changes for different audiences.

Children and elderly Leave out explicit fight description.

Family and Friends Focus more on application to society

Summary

Rhetorical Situation Purpose

Have people reflect on their relationships, as well as be aware.

Topic Audience Context

Rhetorical Strategy Compare and Contrast Description Narrative

Work Cited

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” "Martin Luther King, Jr.." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2012. 11 October 2012. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/martin_luther_king_jr.html