2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute
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British army is healthy and warm‚ the rebel army is freezing to death with no clothing and very little food. Most of the men have only enlisted for six to nine months. The only thing is‚ a question remains; should I reenlist? For the sake of my well being and health‚ I shall not reenlist due to three main reasons; illness‚ lack of basic needs‚ and the difficulties I’ll face if I reenlist. By February 1‚ 1778‚ about half of the 8000 soldiers who enlisted were ill because of the flu or smallpox
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On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered a speech titled “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. The speech’s purpose was to address racism and to motivate the civil rights activists to fight for the Negroes’ freedom. Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech was rhetorically effective due to: the eloquent delivery of his speech through repetitive phrases‚ his reputation and reference to Lincoln‚ and referring to historically significant documents to back up
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The speaker of the well known speech‚ ‘I Have a Dream’ was its very own author‚ Martin Luther King Jr. This speech was mainly about freedom and equality for African Americans. King emphasized on African American history‚ and how him and his people have been treated. The argument he used was that the African Americans have gone through enough and they deserve freedom and equality as much as white people. To support his argument he uses three appeals; emotional‚ ethical‚ and finally logical. An
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Significant Event Angelis Delgado Sanoguel Professor Bennett Intro to Psychology January 24‚ 2015 Significant Event Psychological Perspectives Significant event Introduction Events in an individual’s life shape of the personality traits in an individual. The impressions of the events can be deep set that it can remain as a fresh memory for a longer period of time than normal and cannot create the specific driving force in an individual to achieve and move in a particular direction. There are many
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people are content with being used by others‚ and ignore their own happiness. Explanation/Proof for theme: ‘Now I Have Nothing’ is a poem by Stella Benson‚ exploring how in society‚ there are some people who are letting themselves be used. In the first two lines‚ the speaker talks about having nothing‚ and losing dreams he had. The first line mentions that the speaker does not even have the joy of loss. The second line tells how he was losing his dreams‚ using past tense to state that his dreams are
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In Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream‚” his extensive use of imagery‚ repetition‚ and metaphor‚ as well as an appeal to the reader’s sense of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos‚ persuade the audience to have faith and optimism in the face of despair and prejudice. His speech empowers and encourages the audience to make a stand against discrimination and the status quo. Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ King begins his speech with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation‚ which
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rhetorical appeals in order to effectively portray a message? Martin Luther King used multiple forms of rhetoric to convey his notion‚ establishing an influential speech. He was known to be a powerful leader through his oratorical speeches. In his speech‚ "I Have a Dream‚ Martin Luther King essentially used pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos to transmit his message to his audience. Martin Luther King displayed pathos in his speech to initiate an overall ambience of empathy towards his message. Martin Luther King states
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come only once in a year. Birthdays are usually the occasions for rejoicing and feasting. Relatives and friends gather on the occasion and offer their blessings. They bring with them beautiful presents. My last year’s birthday was truly special and memorable for me. The morning began with a trip to the temple. After coming home‚ my mother served me delicious breakfast. Then my mother and staff became busy in decorating the house. They went to the market and bought balloons‚ party ribbons and clown
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The effect of repetition of words and phrases on the main messages contained I have a dream is an inspirational speech delivered by Martin Luther king to emphasizeover the critical situation of negroes‚ who are still living in the dark age. Whereas he examinesthat how the blacks are suffering in the crucial situation‚ to convey the true feelings of AfricanAmericans. This is an argumentative and persuasive appeal to the readers in order to makethem aware about the duality that is among the blacks
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