SNACKS?!?!? Juan Williams by David and Connelly-Anne

David:
I rather enjoyed Juan Williams speech, but the best part was the foodafterwards, (not to include the tea!) Jaun's draw was very slow and steadyspeaker. He seemed very confident yet timid at the same time! His speechused a lot of Logos and historic information and it was more true to formof a classic MLK day speech!There was very little Ethos in Jauns speech. He never tried to overtlyestablish his own credibility. He did, however mention the people hetalked with or new, and that gave him Ethos through connection. What waslacking in Ethos was made up for with Pathos. Jaun talked about bombs,riots, Rosa Parks, King and Marshall, and the events that transpired.All and all, I though he sounded like a history teacher! Knowledgeableabout the facts, just not enthusiastic or overly emotional about relaying them!

CA:
I will agree with David, the so-called sweet tea at the reception was like liquid sugar!! For all of you who dipped out early, you missed a nice spread of food... maybe if food was served after every speech, I would be more inclined to go!!
On a more serious note:
Bringing Mr. Williams to campus was made possible by a gift from Wachovia Bank. The speech also was a kickoff for Black History Month. Juan Williams brigns his experience as a writer, national NPR correspondent, and FOX News analyist to Clemson to establish his creditability. For the most part, I think his speech could be placed into two sections: forensic rhetoric as he talked about Civil Rights and Voting issues of the past while giving examples of each, and deliberative rhetoric as a call to action of where America still needs to go on certain issues. I thought his description and conversations with Judge Marshall were extremely interesting since Marshall is a historical figure in the American Judicial system and the subject of Williams' book, Shaking Hands.
Mr. Williams throughout his speech used ethos, logos, and pathos to paint a picture of where African Americans had come from and where they were going. Williams named court cases, like Brown v. Board of Education and Smith v. Alright that dramatically changed the makeup of America's voting population. Williams was also able to cross examine each political system through naming things that both political parties have done wrong over the years. I think that Mr. Williams's speech was informative and not too long, and I like the fact that he openned up to questions from the audience and was approachable afterwards. As a whole, I actually enjoyed this presentation and think that in terms of rhetoric, Juan Williams is a master.