character introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode (lines 159-195) and how does this speech create tension? The bestowal of ruling legitimacy upon Creon sparks off the Greek tragedy. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ brothers of Antigone killed each other during their fateful battle for the Theban throne and Creon‚ as the closest surviving kinsman‚ rules as the Theban king. Creon then approaches the chorus of elders privately and pronounces his first speech‚ wishing to draw himself support from
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The speaker for the speech entitled Bursting the Antibacterial Bubble use very clear and vivid language. A couple of examples from the text include: “Today millions of Americans are trying to build a bubble around themselves and their families to keep out germs. The bubble is not made of plastic‚ however‚ but of billions of dollars worth of antibacterial hand wipes‚ tissues‚ soaps‚ and sponges.” The language included in this speech tends to be very clear cut and supported with numerous facts
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(Note: If a student were to give a speech on how to do a speech outline‚ this is what he/she might turn in for an outline of that speech. This is only an example to guide the creation of your own outline.) Speech Outlining Example General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ my audience will know the basic format and guidelines for preparing an outline. Introduction I. Open with impact: Imagine you are going to build a house
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Essay: Parts of Speech The term “word” is part of everyone’s vocabulary. Words are often viewed as units of meaning‚ such as when someone shouts “Fire!”‚ or as units of sentence structure‚ for instance when one is analyzing a sentence comprised of more than one word. Traditionally‚ these building blocks of language have been categorized under the label “parts of speech”. Members of the Indo-European group of languages have been analyzed in terms of parts of speech categories since classical antiquity
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Crystal Sotelo Public Speaking November 18‚ 2012 Effective Speech President Obama and John F. Kennedy are both effective speakers. I will critique President Obama’s Tucson Memorial Speech and John F. Kennedy’s Moon Speech. However‚ the speech of Obama was more effective than John F. Kennedy’s speech. An effective speech should have a public speaker who will either‚ persuade‚ inform‚ or entertain their audience. The public speaker should also have good eye contact with his/her audience‚ be
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Freedom of speech For the freedom of speech in specific jurisdictions‚ see Freedom of speech by country. "Freedom of expression" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Freedom of expression (disambiguation). For other uses‚ see Freedom of speech (disambiguation). Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously‚ but includes any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless
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Attention to Speech. Taglimonte (2006: p.8) suggests that it is “the style from which every other style must be calibrated”. William Labov devised a sociolinguistic interview designed to produce a range of types of speech. His main interest was to obtain and identify data that represented people’s casual speech‚ rather than speech that was altered due to the presence of an observer. Most of the interview was conversational and produced two types of speech‚ these were identified as careful speech “the interviewee
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Chapter 1 Quiz 1) Which of the following is an example of declamation? Selected Answer: Someone performing the Gettysburg Address 2) Churches services that encourage call-and-response speaker audience interaction is seemingly in violation of which of the differences between public speaking and conversation? Selected Answer: Public Speaking involves more clearly defined roles for the speaker and audience 3) In his speech about volunteering for the American Red Cross‚ Jacob used a
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PARTS OF SPEECH: “Parts of speech” are the basic types of words that English has. It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in English‚ so that you can understand grammar explanations and use the right word form in the right place. Here is a brief explanation of what the parts of speech are: Noun A noun is a naming word. It names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ idea‚ living creature‚ quality‚ or action. Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness
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Critical Thinking 1 Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech The 1960’s were a changing time for America. Soon to be gone were the conservative fifties as many post-war baby boomers became young adults. The youth of American was no longer content to continue with traditional thinking‚ it was a time for a revolutionary change. The changes would affect values‚ laws‚ education‚ lifestyles and entertainment. All of this would take place during a turbulent time for our country. The Civil
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