Assignment Institutional affiliation Date Slavery was a major issue that separated the Northern and Southern States. The documents provided a better overview of how a leadership could affect the people of a given country. The Cornerstone speech became so known for Stephens’s declaration that the perpetuation of slavery was the main goal and objective of the succession and the confederacy. Based to his own argument‚ he articulated that the government was founded based to this idea. The foundations
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In his speech to Civil War veterans in Osawatomie‚ Kansas‚ Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed that‚ “the object of the government is the welfare of the people” (p. 140). Furthermore‚ Roosevelt claimed that the welfare of the people is dependent on each citizen having equal opportunity to pursue the American Dream and advance their station in life. Therefore‚ the government has an obligation to provide equal opportunity to all of its citizens in order to ensure this moral requirement is met. However‚ trusts
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them personally or just knows their type. The people in the jury are devoted to following the church and try to be pious and humble. With this speech the Inquisitor serves a double purpose: having the jury forget Joan’s piety and warning them that no matter how humble or god-loving you are‚ the church knows best. The multiple warnings throughout the speech are used both for warning the jury members not to do the heretical acts mentioned but also do not congratulate or empower anyone who does these
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2012 Hillary Clinton‚ Gay Rights are Human Rights Hillary Clinton’s International Human Rights Day Address at Palais des Nations was delivered on December 6‚ 2011‚ in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ to mark the celebration of Human Rights Day. In this speech‚ Clinton challenges the members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize that LGBT Rights‚ (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender)‚ are Human Rights. Through the use of definition‚ contrast‚ comparison‚ and logic‚ Clinton skillfully
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How Will He be Remembered? People will always remember Bill Clinton‚ for what reason‚ however‚ might be different. Some might remember him as a wonderful president who helped our country pull through the millennium unscathed. He protected our environment‚ promoted education‚ strengthened our economy‚ dropped the crime rate‚ dropped our nation’s poverty levels and had some victories with international policies. At the same time we have health care that is falling apart‚ some problems with the military
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Avid Speech This was my first year of participating in the avid program‚ and to tell you the truth‚ I wasn’t sure what to expect. However‚ I feel that with the help of Mr. Kaiser’s freshmen avid class‚ my first year of highschool will become one of my most memorable. From field trips‚ to tutorials‚ our class has been extremely interactive with one another. We have gone on a total of 3 field trips. One to Pacific Lutheran University‚ one to UW Tacoma‚ and one to Evergreen State College.
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At the diversity speech‚ we were given the wonderful opportunity to listen to the stories of three very different women: Dr. Xiaoyi Liu‚ Pia Driessen-Knittle‚ and Bernadine Lewis. Listening to these women speak really opened my eyes to how different we all truly are from each other. Although these women were probably some extremes of diversity‚ it demonstrated a good sense of differing backgrounds. Regardless of where these women came from‚ they found themselves here in America‚ on stage‚ speaking
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encompass all that a person is. A Ted talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned about the dangers of single stories. A single story is essentially a stereotype built by limited knowledge or interpretations of something or someone. The point of her speech was to say that both people and culture are more complex than the one side people are aware of. This remains true with identities. A person
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HILLARY CLINTON All can agree that this year is a very special year for presidential candidates. One candidate could be the first Morman president. One who could be the oldest president. Another who could be the first black president. And last‚ but not least‚ one who could very well become the first women president! This one woman‚ as we all know‚ is no stranger to the White House. Yes‚ she has called it her home before. She lived there for nearly eight years. Her name is … Hillary Clinton
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I would personally vote for Hillary Clinton because she is a politician who the Americans can trust with our government. She is the best choice out of the four candidates‚ with the most experience working for American politics. Furthermore‚ the other nominees’ ideas for America and beliefs do not stand up for what I believe in personally. Hillary Clinton is someone who I look up to and would want to vote for‚ as she shares my views on issues such as immigration‚ LGBT rights‚ and debt-free college
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