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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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    Leticia Portillo Sheperd AP English & Composition September 21‚ 2014 A Rhetorical Analysis of "Birthday Party" In the "Birthday Party‚" Katherine Brush shows what- at a glance- seems to be a non-suspicious dinner between a happily‚ "unmistakably‚" married couple; yet‚ when examined closer is obviously a dinner gone wrong. Her use of syntax‚ along with other literary devices‚ help show how a book shouldn’t be judged by its cover. This story starts off in a light-hearted manner

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    Michelle Barrow English 111-l4 Mrs. Louis April 11‚ 2014 Two Political Speeches‚ One powerful Message Two great inspirational political figures‚ hold audiences captive with their patriotism‚ leadership‚ and compassion speaking of our past‚ our present and our future. President Obama plays big brother with our youth‚ demanding they take responsibility for their education‚ embellishing that the future of our country depends on them. Sarah Palin in her Vice-Presidential speech‚ confronts

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    representation of ideas that captivates audiences.’ In compelling speeches it is not only the content‚ but the appropriate use of rhetoric techniques and structure which reveal and emphasise key ideas and captivate the audience. This has been shown in Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) as well as Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech‚ the Keynote Address at the Beijing Conference on Women (1995). These two speeches focus on the role of women in society and effectively discuss it in

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    Respond to the following prompt: "There are 3 Rhetorical Devices (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos). Provide a quote from each of the two speeches that best represent the use of each of the rhetorical devices. Keep response to a minimum of 1000 words.” In the 1960’s‚ civil rights were becoming a very present and evident concern to the people of America once again. Issues were being brought up to leaders that could and had the authority to actually help out and do something about these said issues. John F

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    Greatness is what comes from change. And leadership comes from those who seek to help and lead. Good Morning‚ staff‚ teachers and fellow grade 9s. I am here today as Emily‚ the candidate running for Grade 9 Representative. But most times I am just Emily the student who is just another classmate‚ friend or stranger. We have arrived at a time where we need to find a person to represent the Grade 9 students of Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School. This could be a time of change. This could be a time

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    Every time you go through school you have new teachers. They all have different ways of trying to get to know you. But one thing they all have in common‚ they start by calling roll and sometimes saying someone’s name wrong. Then after that they ask you a ton of question‚ like who is your favorite person. I said “Martin luther king jr.” because without him the world would have never changed. This brings me back to my third grade class. Where I really started learning history and seeing how important

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    “It ’s Funny Because He ’s Fat” By x A research paper submitted to x in partial fulfillment Of the requirements for PWR 1-DW Stanford University Stanford‚ California March 9‚ 2011 Introduction The quote listed in the title comes from 2009 box-office hit The Hangover. The events that incite Mr. Chow (played by Ken Jeong) to say laughing “it ’s funny because he ’s fat” feature Alan Garner (played by Zach Galifianakis) charging

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    Katharine Brush’s short story “Birthday Party” contains many literary elements that make the story unique and memorable. Brush’s purpose for writing this piece is to teach two valuable lessons: things are not always what they seem and every action has its consequence. To achieve her purpose‚ Brush uses literary devices such as irony‚ tone‚ point of view‚ etc. to make readers feel as though they are living in this captured moment along with the characters. Situational irony plays a big role in this

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    Speech-Related Activity: 1-minute Speeches Aims: Practice quick analytical thinking‚ expression of opinions Level: This works best with more advanced students‚ and in smaller groups. Materials: Pre-made topic slips‚ a clock or watch for keeping time. Roles: Each speech requires a speaker and a timekeeper. Procedure: The student to perform the speech randomly selects a faced-down strip of paper containing a topic. The student has a short period of time (3 – 5 seconds)

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