Samuel Butler‚ a famed novelist‚ once said “Self preservation is the first law of nature.” Although Benedict Arnold was born nearly a century before Butler‚ he must have held similar beliefs‚ as seen in his actions throughout the course of the American Revolution. The American Revolution began with the egregious debt in Great Britain‚ effects of their participation in the French and Indian War‚ which led to their constant creation of newer and more upsetting taxes in the colonies (Moore‚ Robert J
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The overlook of Brutus’s and Antony’s speeches are not similar at all in my eyes. Brutus’s speech was trying to show the citizen’s that there was no harm in killing Julius Caesar‚ which there was. Brutus partially manipulates the citizens by saying how much he really loved Caesar‚ but loved the city of Rome even more. The citizens were moved by his speech because of how protected they felt by his words. Brutus talks good of Caesar‚ saying how there are tears for his love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor
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goal is to influence the belief of an audience‚ convincing them to choose a side. The first persuasive speech I done I was nervous for some odd reason. When it comes to informative speeches I can talk a lot‚ but it’s different with persuasive speeches. Gaining the attention of the audience enough to persuade them is the major key to a good persuasive speech. Speech 3 was the longest persuasive speech being four to six minutes and it seemed to be the longest. With persuasive speeches‚ you want to provide
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1. What did I do well in my second speech? a. In my second speech‚ I think I did a good job in researching the subject which was Age Discrimination. I found five articles dealing with this subject. Some showing statistics and examples to make it relatable to the audience members that were present. My facial expressions was pleasant. I kept good eye contact with the audience members. When I was speaking‚ my voice got louder when I stated key words like elderly‚ discrimination‚ and older. I felt my
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ways in which text to speech technology (TTS) has created an impact towards adding an extra dimension to the usual reading practice is by allowing the physically challenged to be immersed in the online environment. The advent of social connectivity and the diversity of new technologies that bring people together have reached the realm of healthcare. Among the technologies that have been adapted by he healthcare sector is TTS‚ which is viewed as a potential remedy for speech-impairment. However‚ healthcare
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Crash By: Sahrah Abdul Paul Haggis’ 2003 film Crash is about Los Angeles citizens with very separate lives. They go through interweaving stories of race‚ loss and redemption. It shows us how we connect or disconnect with other people. Although we feel separated by a number of factors such as race‚ class‚ status or gender we are more connected than we think. The editing used in this film contributes
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Burhan Ghney Obama Victory Speech On November 4th‚ 2008‚ Senator Barack Obama had won the presidential election over Senator John McCain. Shortly after the victory‚ president Obama was giving his victory speech at Grant Park in Chicago‚ Illinois. In his speech he explains how America is a land of opportunity. He also preaches about hope and unity as a nation. He also reaches out to the entire American population‚ saying that change needs to come to America. His objective is to make everyone realize
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Bush’s speech is to justify his future military actions and to unite the Americans by appealing to their emotions. Bush used a variety of emotive language and stylistic devices to express his concern over the incident for the audience. Content and Theme Firstly‚ Bush structured this speech is very small paragraphs. When he delivered the speech he speaks very slowly and never speaks more than 6 sentences at a time. Also‚ he pauses very often to allow the audience to clap for his speech. This
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Wiesel opened his speech in a most humble clear tone‚ loud enough to be audibly heard‚ yet soft enough to portray the deep pain he obviously still felt as he told the story of how his father called out to him just before he died in the bunk bed above him and of how he was too afraid to go to his father’s deathbed for fear of the German guards. His opening reference to his father’s heavenly grave was an attention grabber. (Beebe‚ pp. 189‚ 14) He paused for effect and used short simple sentences in
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such as myself are rarely in the position to be forced to fight against the power. While it is difficult to put myself in the mindset of someone who would deem it necessary‚ I am aware of some injustices that I would rebel for: democracy‚ freedom of speech‚ and freedom of religion. The first thing that would make me want to fight back against any government is if my right to vote was inhibited. Just because I’m a minor and can’t legally vote doesn’t
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