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    Shakespeare twice‚ once from MacBeth‚ and at the end of his eulogy saying‚ “I paraphrase the words of Shakespeare: Good night‚ sweet princesses. Good night‚ those who symbolize a new day. And may the flight of angels take thee to they eternal rest.” Both speeches differ largely in the figurative language used in each.

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    frighten his enemies. In Shakespeare’s Henry V‚ there are specifically two speeches that are most well known even to this day‚ the speech before Harfleur and his St. Crispin’s Day speech. In both speeches‚ Henry’s goal is to inspire his soldiers to do their best in the upcoming battle. However‚ Henry uses different tactics in the two speeches‚ showing a difference in character. With a close comparison with the two speeches‚ one can see that he keeps his semi indifference with status gaps with an added

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    Chap 1. Purpose for persuasive strategies a. To strengthen commitment i. Move readers further along the scale in the direction they were already headed ii. Listeners may vaguely remember these arguments but had not considered them carefully iii. Very common approach b. To weaken commitment iv. Moving listeners closer to the middle of the scale v. Hostile Audience: An audience this is strongly committed in opposition to the views of

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    In this essay I will be talking about both John Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches about the berlin wall. The second paragraph is my interpretation of Kennedy’s speech. The next paragraph is about Reagan’s speech. Then‚ I’ll explain why I think Kennedy’s speech was more convincing to actually tear down the wall. After naming a couple individuals that Berliner’s knew and liked‚ Kennedy uncovered a corroded Latin saying and updated it‚ in German‚ applying it to Berlin. Then‚ with the group on

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    | |What did Abraham Lincoln actually say about education? In this special section‚ we gathered together a small sample of excerpts from his | |speeches and writings about this vital subject. Everything shown is from The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln‚ a multi-volume series edited | |by Roy P. Basler and others. Documents which appear on this website are linked after the quotation.

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    Domestic Abuse Judith Ewing. Vital Speeches of the Day. New York: Dec 2006. Vol. 72‚ Iss. 26; pg. 793‚ 2 pgs Abstract (Summary) A speech by Judith Ewing‚ abuse counselor and deacon of Christ Episcopal church‚ is presented. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year it was launched with the most tragic event people have experienced in many years: the murder of a wife and her four children by her husband. On the steps of the State House in Columbia‚ on Oct 2‚ 33 life-sized cutouts depicting

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    lives of everyone. December 7‚ 1941 “a day that will live in infamy‚” and 9/11 “a major attack on American soil‚” are the attacks that changed the lives of American citizens forever. The presidents present their speeches by their tone‚ purpose‚ and audience. Roosevelt’s and Bush’s speeches both have a serious tone. President Roosevelt’s tone was commanding since he called the attack “a day that will live in infamy.” Bush wants to bring “justice” to the terrorist that invaded and attacked America

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    Failure‚ Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included

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    The Purpose of Revolutionary Speeches The “Crisis No 1” written by Thomas Paine‚ was one of the many great speeches written during the Revolutionary War. Speeches like “The Crisis” have inspired people even in this day and time to fight for their country. Speeches like Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”‚ are some of the most important speeches of the Revolutionary War. Speeches during the Revolutionary War were used to persuade people‚ including the common man‚ of their beliefs‚ and to boost soldiers

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    Comparison of the two speeches ” I have a dream” and ”Yes we can”. The two speeches by Martin Luther King and Barrack Obama are similar in the way that they both talks about human rights‚ and they both have a dream that people in America can be free and equal treated. Both of them managed people who were important for them in the speech‚ like their family. Both of them want to see a change in the American society. They have a proverb they use. The two speeches are different in the way that

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