I could not decide on what speech that I want to do. So I just picked a random speech. I choose the speech based on the gender of the speaker and the topic on the speech. The speech I am giving is 1988 DNC Keynote Addresses given by Dorothy Ann Willis Richards. Dorothy Ann Willis Richard was born September 1‚ 1993 in Lakeview‚ Texas. Dorothy died September 13‚ 2006; she was 73 when she died. She was an only child and grew up in Waco‚ Texas. She had graduates from Waco High School in 1950‚ and
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scrolling through Facebook when I came across a link that led me to Matthew McConnaughey’s acceptance speech for winning the Oscar for best actor in 2014. It was a fairly short speech‚ only lasting about two minutes and 30 seconds‚ but it left a lasting impression on me. There are many speeches that I’ve heard that have inspired me‚ but this particular speech struck a chord with me. After watching the speech‚ I felt motivated. I felt like Mr. McConaughey captured my motivations in life perfectly. He first
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On august 28‚ 1963‚ a civil right activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream” during the march on Washington. In his speech‚ Dr. King used many literary elements in order to enhance his speech. He included allusion‚ metaphors‚ personification and tropes such as anaphora‚ alliteration and rhetoric question. Dr. Martin Luther King began his speech with a personifications and metaphors. The first personification he used to describe what it was like
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bashed Obama’s Oval office speech. She stated‚ "I felt like he could give a s**t." She compared Obama’s speech to going to a dinner party with your parents and wanting to go to a party afterwards. She stated that Obama just wanted to get through the speech as quickly as possible so that he could attend the Kennedy Center Honors. Stacey said that she did not feel any passion coming from Obama. She also said that she did not feel any better after hearing the president’s speech. Additionally‚ Stacey stated
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On September 27‚ 2011 I attended a speech at the Auburn University Student Center in which Bill Rasmussen‚ the founder of ESPN‚ was speaking on his journey to making it big. The speech was an hour long and contained some strong points and some not so strong points as well. He adapted to the environment‚ which was all college students‚ by relating to us through common knowledge such as school‚ work‚ and most importantly Auburn football. He went in depth with each of his main points and was relevant
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Taking place in the summer of 1922‚ The Great Gatsby conveys the tale of love‚ lust‚ and greed and how the American society has adapted and morphed into something unrecognizable. Within the novel‚ the reader experiences a sense of pity and injustice for the iconic character Jay Gatsby and how inevitably‚ wealth overwhelms morality. As Nick Carraway narrates the story through his own perception‚ he constantly expresses discomfort and finally disgust at how New York and its occupants guide their lives
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behind a desk‚ with hands clasped in front of him he began his speech. Known throughout the country as the man who took eighteen thousand dollars for personal gain he seemed nervous at first. Who would not be nervous standing up to entire country? As the speech progresses he becomes more confident. Looking less and less at his notes‚ unless it it to cite or bring up a fact‚ he gains confidence that carries him throughout the rest of the speech. Even though he is being filmed- it can be awkward just talking
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Freedom of speech and blasphemy‚ the same but far from each other In this article‚ I am going to explain what Blasphemy is‚ and what freedom of speech is. First‚ I am going to give my reasons for why I decided to use this title. The reason is that they are both about the same thing‚ order. It is about policy‚ to “sustain” people from their free will‚ maybe in a way to control them too. Even so‚ they are still far from each other‚ I will later explain it. I am also going to explain what happened
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Thirty-five years ago‚ Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was overthrown after a brutal eight-year reign. His regime killed up to 500‚000 people‚ persecuted Christians‚ and left Uganda a broken nation. In the aftermath‚ World Vision worked with the African Evangelistic Enterprise and other partners to provide emergency supplies‚ and then-World Vision President Stan Mooneyham promised $500‚000 for relief and reconstruction. This article about his visit to Uganda appeared in World Vision magazine’s July 1979
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Malala’s speech critique The speech by Malala is very effective because of the fact that she has a very clear goal on the subject and because she uses ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos very often in the speech. This essay will show that Malala was a very effective speaker during her speech because she showed good speech techniques and because she was trying to inform the U.N about the issue at hand. Malala’s speech to the U.N had the purpose of informing the council about what was going on in the middle
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