Speech Evaluation Assignment #2 1. Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuW4oGKzVKc a. Speaker: John F. Kennedy 2. When the speech was given? September 12‚ 1962 b. Historical events surrounding the speech? Proving America’s energy and skills by deciding to send man to the moon. c. What was society like in that time frame? Society in 1960’s was marked as a time of great social changes. The civil rights act ended segregation in public facilities and racial discrimination
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The poem “The Flea” by John Donne takes a very in-depth look at the lives of two characters that appear to resemble the infamous tale of Romeo and Juliet. Overall‚ in the poem the flea represents a metaphor for the unity between two beings‚ the child they create‚ and the lack of innocence and guilt that the two are left with. Each stanza has the ability to set a different mood due to what the flea is representing in that moment. Throughout the poem‚ the flea is able to represent many things. During
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satellite‚ Sputnik‚ into space on October 4‚ 1957‚ commencing the Space Race; then they continued by launching Yuri Gagarin‚ making him the first person to orbit Earth” (FactCite). About five years later‚ on September 12‚ 1962‚ President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University in Houston‚ Texas. Kennedy wanted to rally the audience to support NASA’s Apollo Program. This program’s sole purpose was to send a man to the moon in the next decade. If the president had kept this mission a secret‚ the
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A Speech of Passion and a New Beginning of Peace: John F. Kennedy “Inaugural Address Speech” On January 20‚ 1961 John F. Kennedy made an outstanding speech after being sworn in office. John F. Kennedy is the second youngest president after Theodore Roosevelt who was elect as president in 1961 and had made one of the greatest speeches that have been caught and seen by many nations. This fourteen minute speech of President John F. Kennedy has given a powerful appealed on Logos‚ Ethos‚ and Pathos
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech The 20th of January 1961‚ John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural speech to the people of the United States‚ but the speech is not only intended for them but also for the rest of the world. He gives his speech in a time were the world is troubled by the cold war - the USSR exploding some very large bombs during testing and then masterminding the building of the Berlin Wall separating East from West Berlin‚ but it is not only Berlin that is divided‚ the world is divided
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Robert F. Kennedy’s speech Abdulrahman Alsaif Prof. Christopher Ruh Mar 20‚ 2016 COMS 151 Question A1: In what way do you see and hear Sen. Kennedy acting ethically as a public speaker? In other words‚ how was his speech the kind of public dialogue our book defines as an "ethical and civil exchange of ideas and opinions among communities about topics that affect the public?" According to Cindy L. Griffin in her book Invitation to Public Speaking (2015). Civility is an important part of being
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Sonnet 65 (Shakespeare) 1 Since brass‚ nor stone‚ nor boundless sea‚ 2 But sad mortality o ’er-sways their power‚ 3 How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea‚ 4 Whose action is no stronger than a flower? 5 O how shall summer ’s honey breath hold out‚ 6 Against the wreckful siege of batt ’ring days 7 When rocks impregnable are not so stout‚ 8 Nor gates of steel so strong‚ but time decays? 9 O fearful meditation! Where‚ alack‚ 10 Shall time ’s best jewel from time
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was sworn into office in Washington‚ D.C. on January 20‚1961. On the same day he delivered one of the most memorable speeches in history. He spoke about several different topics such as‚ poverty‚ nuclear testing‚ freedom‚ democracy and most importantly‚ unity and support for the country. Kennedy’s main argument was to change not only America‚ but around the world as well. He brought up many great arguments which convinced the audience
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Angeles Police chasing O. J. Simpson in his white Bronco on June 17‚ 1994. 2. Listener relevance link: • The O. J. Simpson trial was one of the most watched court cases in history. The television ratings for the verdict were extraordinary; ninety percent of people watching television at one o clock on October 3‚ 1995 were watching the verdict being read. 3. Speaker Credibility: 4. Thesis statement with main point preview: • In this speech I am going to tell you about O. J. Simpsons early
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Sonnet A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy; the Sicilian poet Giacomo da Lentini is credited with its invention. They normatively consist of fourteen lines. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto‚ meaning "little song." By the thirteenth century‚ it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. Conventions associated with the sonnet have evolved over its history. Writers of sonnets are sometimes called "sonneteers‚" although
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