"A Message for My Brother" [electronic resource] : The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial as Rhetorical Situation / A. Cheree Carlson and John E. Hocking.

An examination of letters left at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. between November, 1984 and April, 1986 revealed that the memorial serves as a rhetorical situation that urges its visitors to eloquence. The memorial is an excellent proving ground for situational theory becaus...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Carlson, A. Cheree
Other Authors:	Hocking, John E.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Subjects:	Catharsis. Content Analysis. Death. Discourse Analysis. Grief. Interpersonal Communication. Letters (Correspondence) Rhetoric. Rhetorical Criticism. Symbolism. Veterans.