A tragic Figure of a View from the Bridge In his play A View from the Bridge‚ Arthur Miller tells the story of Eddie Carbone‚ an illiterate longshoreman‚ who has an incestuous love for his niece‚ which drives him to his own tragedy. The story is set in 1950s America‚ in an Italian American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The play has the ingredients of a traditional Greek tragedy‚ complete with Alfieri‚ a narrator that fulfills the same purpose as Sophocles’s chorus from his plays
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Joseph Stalin: dictator of USSR from 1927-1953. Ruled by terror and transformed peasant society to industrial and military super power. Revolutionary politics and strategy brought him to power and he sent enemies to labour camps or execution during the “purge”. “I believe one thing only‚ the power of human will”... “But it is nothing: a brave man should always be brave” (31.. talking about his wife’s suicide)... “soviet power in Russia is the base‚ the bulwark‚ the refuge of the revolutionary movement
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KC Nguyen Paulina Tong Edoardo De Armas Justin Wang Anh Nguyen OUTLINE WORKSHEET INTRODUCTION ATTENTION GETTER: On January 1‚ 1863‚ President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which stated that any person held as a slave in any rebellious state was from there on free. On December 6‚ 1865‚ the 13th Amendment was ratified which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. As time has past‚ we in America today face a different kind of slavery. PSYCHOLOGICAL ORIENTATION
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Speech Analysis Paper Name Institution Speech Analysis Paper I selected a speech that was given by Manal- Al Sharif. The speech was entitled “A Saudi woman who dared to drive”. The speech was delivered sometime in June 2013. It was presented in a worldwide set of conferences referred to as TED (Technology‚ Environment‚ and Design) conference. TED provides live streaming of dialogues and address an extensive array of topics within the practice of science‚ culture and research. The speech was
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Speech to Entertain: A Guide Joann Babin Rationale and Definition If your instructor assigned you to do a speech to entertain‚ you are lucky. Since so many public speaking text book authors declare entertainment as one of the three major goals of a public speech‚ it is a great skill to practice. It is hard to deny the value of entertainment. Humor has been used to soothe many difficult situations. At a board meeting in San Francisco where there was a heated debate about closing Golden Gate
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was viewed as a military figure and a politician. Hamilton rose in his life and he became a good man throughout his life until he was killed. He had some problems but he figure them out. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11‚ 1755 in Charlestown but he states he was born in 1757. Hamilton’s mom was Rachel Faucett Lavien. She was a British and French Huguenot descent. Hamilton’s father was James Hamilton who was a Scottish trader. Hamilton and his
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In Abraham Lincoln’s second Inaugural Address‚ the audience expects a lengthy speech on politics‚ slavery‚ and states’ rights‚ but is actually embraced with encouraging words about mending the broken nation after the effects of the Civil War. Lincoln does this by using ethos‚ pathos and tone with in his speech to reach out to his audience‚ and make them feel as if they are held responsible to help they’re beloved nation when it is in need of care. Within Lincoln’s ethos‚ pathos‚ and tone he persuades
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SPEECH WRITING Format of a Speech: 1. Salutation 2. Introduction of the speaker and the topic as the case may be. 3. Expression of one’s views 4. Compare and Contrast your views with others 5. Use of illustrations to impress meaningful pictures on the minds of the audience‚ and thereby‚ stimulate interest‚ highlight important ideas‚ and facilitate learning. 6. Summing up or Conclusion Purpose of a Speech: To convey information orally to a large gathering of people‚ forcefully and convincingly
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THE MIRACLES OF WATER INTRODUCTION Attention-Getting Opener: W. H. Auden‚ an English poet once said “Thousands have lived without love‚ not one without water. How many of us gave not even a second thought on the importance of water? How much water is wasted each day by everyday people like us because we do not think water is that important to us? Preview: Today‚ I would like to share with you some of the miraculous functions of water to a human body which are: I. avoids dehydration‚ II. aids digestion
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