My Self-My Self-TransformatioTransformatio
nnJad Husayni
OverviewOverview• Summary• Rhetorical Situation• Rhetorical Strategies• Various Audiences
Summary-beforeSummary-before• Social habits- spent too much time hanging out
with friends• Study habits- never spent much time studying• Lack of motivation and discipline lead to many
excuses
Summary-duringSummary-during• Context- my dad arranged for me to shadow a
heart surgeon to see if medicine was something I like.
• Description- the surgeon took a blood vessel from the patient’s knee and reattached it around a blocked artery in the heart
• Aftermath- it was interesting to me how much the human body could recover from, and I liked the idea of changing someone’s life
Summary-afterSummary-after• Differences- I do my homework • New Motivations- Never let myself slack off and I
use my resources • Lasting effects- the experience helped me mature
in a way I never expected to
Rhetorical Situation-Rhetorical Situation-Rhetorical TriangleRhetorical Triangle
• Audience• Communicator• Message
Rhetorical SituationRhetorical Situation• Purpose-kairos
Rhetorical SituationRhetorical Situation• Context- use rhetoric to describe a position shift I
have had
Rhetorical StrategiesRhetorical Strategies• Description- I used this to portray who I was
before my position shift.
Rhetorical StrategiesRhetorical Strategies• Narrative, Illustration, Cause and effect• I combined these three techniques to try and
portray what was happening around me, along with what I was thinking during this time.
Rhetorical StrategiesRhetorical Strategies• Exemplification- this is the main strategy I used to
describe myself after my position shift occurred.• To use examples best portrays how different I am
now compared to last year.
AdaptationAdaptation• Our setting compared to others• Examples of how the approach would be
different