The document discusses the communicator's experience with his brother over time. It begins by describing their close brotherhood as young boys and idolization of one another. It then shifts to explaining how as they grew older and developed new friends, his brother began experimenting with drugs which damaged their relationship and caused tension. Finally, it discusses how his brother realized the harm caused and sought reconciliation, though it took time and patience to restore their brotherhood.

1. P1 Component 2
Mitch Echelberger
“Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that .”
(Martin Luther King Jr .)

2. Content Overview
 The Position Shift  Rhetorical Strategy
 Before  Narrative
 Shift  Description
 After  Tone and Diction
 Compare and Contrast
 Rhetorical Situation
 Communicator and Audience  Changes
 Purpose and Topic  Differing Audiences
 Medium and Context

3. Before
 Solid 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.

4. Shift
 We 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.

5. After
 Drew realized all the
harm he caused.
 Desperately wanted
reconciliation.
 Unable to immediately
adjust.
 Patience served as a
virtue.
 Brotherhood restored

6. Communicator and Audience
 I am the communicator to the audience .
 Audience would be my classmates/college
students, as well as my college professor.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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