It showed how one incident happened right after another following a similar script. Gladwell used hand gestures to demonstrate the similarities of the actions seen in videos recorded by the school shooters. I appreciated the organization of his speech. He started off giving facts and then into ideas of the reasoning’s behind school shootings. I didn’t get a vibe that his information what at
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Red Cloud’s speech was directed towards all white people who were taking the Sioux Nation’s land and to the United States government. In his speech he asked for help from the whites to bring peace and put an end to the hostility between the Native Americans and the white people. Red Cloud was the chief of one of the Sioux tribes. He asked for help and informed all of the white people that Native Americans were the same as the whites. He told them that the Native Americans wanted peace and were only
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I think Gutman is quite rational during his speech because the main body of his speech is reasoning and his emotional language is not heavy. He showed his humor several times to attract his audience in a moderate way. For example‚ he made a joke of American President Obama’s picture and finished it quickly to continue presenting other research results. The middle part of his speech is not quite relevant to his claim that smile can make people embrace a longer‚ happier and healthier life. In that
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duty‚ world leadership and dedication. These similar topics can be seen many times throughout the two speeches even though the speeches were made for different reasons. Pericles’s speech eulogized the Athenian soldiers who died in the war against Sparta in 431 B.C.E. and comforted their families. Whereas‚ Obama’s speech was written to address the state of the union and inform the citizens of the United States of tasks ahead to help improve the nation. Both speeches however‚ are still highly respected
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the future. King’s speech can be separated into three main parts‚ past‚ present‚ and future. In these sections King used the same three strategies over‚ to make the speech easy to follow and understand. King uses anaphora‚ repetition at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize the past aspect of his speech. He repeats “One hundred years later‚” to show how racial segregation is still as much of a problem as it was a hundred ago. In the fourth paragraph of his speech King reminds everyone
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generation. Three things influence a generation: an important event‚ an important person‚ and an important part of the culture. From the ‘80s there are three lasting definitions: Reagan’s “Berlin Wall!” speech‚ Ms. Howe (a progeny of the age)‚ and the popular music of the decade. The “Berlin Wall” speech is the most notable event of the decade‚ and its impact on global politics has lasted into the modern age. Ms. Howe grew up in the ‘80s and has thus been influenced by that age. What she does with her
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George W. Bush Addressing the nation after the 9/11 attacks George Bush begins the speech with a solemn address and informs the people of America about the tragic events that unfolded. The aim of this speech was to reassure the public that they are now safe and the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The use of inclusive pronouns‚ such as ‘we’ and ‘our’‚ is just one of the ways in which he builds a sense of unity and togetherness with the audience. He makes it feel like he is equal to them
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Barbara Bush’s Commencement Speech Barbara Bush has a very good ethos as a writer. Throughout her speech she utilizes that‚ along with much pathos to help bring across her message: that today a new world is forming‚ and the students of Wellesley College are the future of society‚ so find where you think you fit in to society‚ not where others say you have to go. In her speech‚ Barbara Bush discusses how she went to the People’s Republic of China‚ which is where the future of society will be
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should not be used in vain and those of royal blood and heavenly creatures are supposed to be superior to the common person in a way or another. Elisabeth‚ however‚ in her speech demonstrates to her nation that she considers
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Close Reading Mrs. Burnett A Midsummer Night’s Dream Analysis When Titania argues with Oberon about ownership of the Indian boy‚ their relationship is not only affected‚ but the society is affected negatively as well. The argument over the Indian boy causes major difficulties in the weather and seasons. Titania defying her gender role also causes problems because she is not obeying the demands of her husband whom she should. She “ha[s] forsworn his bed and company‚” which means she rejects
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