Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election was celebrated in his hometown of Chicago‚ Illinois. He gave this speech in an open park‚ with hundreds-of-thousands of his supporters. Obama starts his speech by telling everyone that anything is possible in America. Next‚ he congratulates senator McCain on his campaign. Then‚ he starts thanking his supporters and he then talks about the change he hopes to make as president. After thanking everyone‚ he then goes to talk about problems that
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To prepare for my shield speech‚ I used time in class to write my outline and consulted other around me about my ideas. I thought of first representing each point with a book‚ and then later came to the idea of a bookshelf I could put props and pictures on. I admit that I did procrastinate while writing my speech. I could’ve used my time in class better to figure out what I was going to say. My slip‚ which I folded very many times so it was very small‚ was chosen first. I wouldn’t have made the slip
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Throughout Anthony’s speech‚ she alludes to past successful revolutions‚ and compares historic events to the women’s suffrage to encourage victory. References to the American Revolution and the abolishment of slavery lie throughout Anthony’s speech to establish her point. For example‚ Anthony discusses the dissatisfaction of women with their government by referencing the chant from the American Revolution‚“taxation without representation” (Anthony 1). Incorporating this familiar chant‚ she established
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down on potential threats has become priority. Not only are there threats of mass violence‚ but racist speech and sexist speech‚ that some would define as fighting words. A question to ask is when does speech become a fighting word. Having to decide what speech is protected by the first amendment‚ worthwhile‚ and what speech has no social value and is not protected‚ worthless‚ is controversial. Speech that is defined as worthless include: lewd‚ obscene‚ profane‚ libelous‚ and fighting words. Focusing
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Why we say sorry: Mr Rudd said sorry for the Stolen Generation in his apology speech‚ but why exactly are we sorry for this blemished chapter in our countries history? The Stolen Generation were children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent that were forcibly removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government because they had white blood. This in itself is bad‚ but yet‚ the government at that time didn’t acknowledge this and continued life without even thinking
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In the reading‚ Free Speech policy has been brought back to the attention as the UC regents would like to prevent the students from prejudice. The new policy proposed was reprimanded by some regents and Jewish group as it seems too weak and the issue has gone way too far. It brings national attention to UC on how to make the universities’ environment more welcoming for multicultural students. Also with the emergence of social media‚ it is easy for students to broadcast their racist views. Universities
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This image is of Henry’s Saint Crispin’s day speech with Henry standing above his soldiers who are gathered around him in their war attire with swords and other weapons listening attentively to his words encouragement. These excerpts are significant to the play’s characters because without this speech there is no telling how Henry’s soldiers would have done in battle or what the outcome of the Battle of Agincourt would have been. These quotations demonstrate Henry’s ability to persuade others and
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Peacemaker‚ Malala Yousafzai‚ in her speech at The United Nations Youth Assembly‚ describes the need for human rights and dismisses the ways of the Taliban. Yousafzai’s purpose is to emphasize the dire need for civil rights for everyone. She uses forced teaming‚ credibility or ethos‚ and anaphora to promote her agenda of human rights. To begin‚ Malala Yousafzai uses forced teaming to increase her influence on the audience. Forced teaming is a technique in which the speaker frequently uses words such
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legislation through Congress to establish the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).In this speech‚ the purpose Lyndon B. Johnson outlines his vision and goals for "The Great Society‚" a massive web of government programs and legislation aimed at societal improvement and progress. This speech was given during the University of Michigan’s graduation commencement ceremony on May 22‚ 1964 in Ann Arbor‚ Michigan. The speech that was delivered was persuasive‚ however the intended audience (college graduates)
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Obama Education Speech In September of 2008‚ senator Obama stated in his speech that he would make a beneficial change to the nations education system if elected president of the United States. His speech was effective in stating the main purpose and reaching the intended audience. I stand by every one of Obama’s proposed changes to the education system and it’s importance to our nation. Considering the academic ranking of the United States to other Countries‚ we can see the lack of attention
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