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Denise Arellano

Mr. Yerkes

AP-Lang & Comp

23 April 2018

In Luce’s speech she it at a “Woman’s National Press Club” trying to convey her point

across about journalism and conveying her side to get more people to understand it. Luce is an

American journalist and politician and based on her speech she went on to denigrate the

American press (journalism) and the public’s demand for irony stories. Even though Luce is

throwing American press under the bus, Luce is really grateful to be there giving her speech

when there is more qualified people (who could be making the speech she was honored to speak)

but she was the guest of veneration.

In the beginning of Luce’s speech she is being honest to her audience and being

appreciative towards the people who allowed her to be there. When a chance Luce gives

examples that she knows most of her audience will understand, she is making herself sound

younger and trendy. In the third paragraph Luce is explaining how the press asked for her

opinion and she gave them an enhanced version of just that. Overall she was giving the listeners

allegory examples because she knew what they wanted to hear. Luce says that journalist

“exaggerate on what happens and then play down the faults” but most people would rather hear

the truth even though it might be really boring.

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In the middle of her speech Luce answers a question on “what is good journalism” and is

it out there somewhere in the world to be found by people. Luce tells the audience her personal

and professional opinion on American Press to show that she is not biased towards reality while

she is trying to convey her point. Inside the American Press they get a hold of every aspect to

“..spark the readers eyes, politics, diplomacy..”,and what is happening world wide (being to have

updates for where ever). While the Press is trying to be motivated but true to the stories by just

adding some more unrealistic details to their stories.

To conclude Luce ends her speech complimentary details toward the American Press by

being impartial but at the same time baffling the audience by making the audience rearrange

what they think about their reliable sources.