For example in the speech Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty Roosevelt states‚ “If we keep the faith for our day as those who came before us kept the faith for theirs‚ then you and I can smile with confidence into the future. It is fitting therefore‚ that this should be a service of rededication‚ rededication to the liberty and the peace which this statue symbolizes”(Roosevelt 13). This part in Roosevelt’s speech defines an American because Roosevelt
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Assignment Institutional affiliation Date Slavery was a major issue that separated the Northern and Southern States. The documents provided a better overview of how a leadership could affect the people of a given country. The Cornerstone speech became so known for Stephens’s declaration that the perpetuation of slavery was the main goal and objective of the succession and the confederacy. Based to his own argument‚ he articulated that the government was founded based to this idea. The foundations
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In his speech to Civil War veterans in Osawatomie‚ Kansas‚ Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed that‚ “the object of the government is the welfare of the people” (p. 140). Furthermore‚ Roosevelt claimed that the welfare of the people is dependent on each citizen having equal opportunity to pursue the American Dream and advance their station in life. Therefore‚ the government has an obligation to provide equal opportunity to all of its citizens in order to ensure this moral requirement is met. However‚ trusts
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them personally or just knows their type. The people in the jury are devoted to following the church and try to be pious and humble. With this speech the Inquisitor serves a double purpose: having the jury forget Joan’s piety and warning them that no matter how humble or god-loving you are‚ the church knows best. The multiple warnings throughout the speech are used both for warning the jury members not to do the heretical acts mentioned but also do not congratulate or empower anyone who does these
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During the first centuries CE of Roman art history a new art style emerges that illustrates a dense form of realism and naturalism. Realism in Roman art represented everyday activities of the era and historical events. Roman artists still relied upon and borrowed from ancient Greek Classical style‚ but unlike the Greeks artist’s work which the central theme was focused on mythology‚ the Romans primary subject of art was civic leaders and military triumphs. Roman were practical people and far less
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Avid Speech This was my first year of participating in the avid program‚ and to tell you the truth‚ I wasn’t sure what to expect. However‚ I feel that with the help of Mr. Kaiser’s freshmen avid class‚ my first year of highschool will become one of my most memorable. From field trips‚ to tutorials‚ our class has been extremely interactive with one another. We have gone on a total of 3 field trips. One to Pacific Lutheran University‚ one to UW Tacoma‚ and one to Evergreen State College.
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At the diversity speech‚ we were given the wonderful opportunity to listen to the stories of three very different women: Dr. Xiaoyi Liu‚ Pia Driessen-Knittle‚ and Bernadine Lewis. Listening to these women speak really opened my eyes to how different we all truly are from each other. Although these women were probably some extremes of diversity‚ it demonstrated a good sense of differing backgrounds. Regardless of where these women came from‚ they found themselves here in America‚ on stage‚ speaking
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encompass all that a person is. A Ted talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned about the dangers of single stories. A single story is essentially a stereotype built by limited knowledge or interpretations of something or someone. The point of her speech was to say that both people and culture are more complex than the one side people are aware of. This remains true with identities. A person
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true events from Roman history. This play presents varying perspectives on not only characters such as Julius Caesar‚ but also on events and situations such as the assassination of Julius Caesar and the political instability and conflict in Rome. Gladiator‚ an epic film directed by Ridley – Scott‚ parallels Julius Caesar not only through story line‚ but correspondence can also be seen through characters. Through the use of literary as well as dramatic techniques‚ both Shakespeare and Ridley - Scott
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THE LAST SPEECH OF PRESIDENT NAPOLITANO : BETWEEN FARAWELL AND WARNINGS. Italian President of Republic‚ Giorgio Napolitano delivered a special speech on New Year’s Eve. He starts confirming the assumptions on his resignation‚ but he also directed strong words of warning to Italian politicians and of hope to citizens. 31st December is the day when leading political figures traditionally welcome the new year with a reflection on the past one. In this occasion with a 21 minutes speech aired on television
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