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    years there have been many significant speeches in regards to freedom of Americans. Two examples are: “I have a Dream” by Martin Luther King about civil rights and equality‚ and “Toward a More Perfect Union‚” by Senator Barack Obama. The baseline of these great speeches is The Declaration of Independence‚ by Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress‚ and “The Gettysburg Address‚” by President Abraham Lincoln. Both speeches are the same when the speeches refer to human rights and the belief that

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    as a writer. The second writing assignment that we were assigned was a speech about “What is justice? Is America a just country?” For this writing assignment‚ we looked at many speeches that included the works of Martin Luther King Jr‚ Sojourner Truth‚ Robert Kennedy‚ Malcolm X‚ and Wallace. When reading these speeches we needed to

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    almost everyone in today’s world needs to develop to succeed. There are people that are born without stage fright and know how to manipulate a crowd to their pleasing. For most of us‚ we’re not accustomed to public speaking and it takes multiple speeches to gain a sense of comfortability in front of a crowd. In this pre-course analysis‚ I’m going to talk about my past speaking experiences‚ strengths and weaknesses‚ my goals for this course‚ and how I plan to use public speaking in the future. Past

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    was female‚ she made it known to her country that she was just as strong and dedicated as any King would be. In her speeches and essays‚ Queen Elizabeth used styles that were relevant to the Elizabethan time period and had certain topics that remained consistent throughout her works. Queen Elizabeth was an extremely significant person during her time‚ with all of her influential speeches regarding religion‚ her marital status‚ and her great leadership skills. Religion is known as a set of beliefs and

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    Practice Essay These two speeches through their enduring power of intellectual and artistic qualities connected and compelled their audiences to reassess and challenge the message within their speeches. “Statement to the Knesset” (1977) by Anwar Sadat‚ using biblical references‚ forces audiences to see and envisage the wonders of his unified narrative for social‚ cultural and political change. Throughout the speech “Statement to the Knesset” (1997) by Anwar Sadat‚ his themes and ideas can be seen

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    play also tell us that Mr. Birling is a “heavy looking‚ rather portentous man in his middle fifties with fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech”‚ this suggests that his character is very self involved. During one of Mr. Birling’s speeches about Gerald and Sheila’s engagement he says to Gerald “Your father and I have been friendly rivals in business for some time now – though Crofts Limited are both older and bigger than Birling and Company – and now you’ve brought us together‚ and

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    Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford both gave incredibly powerful speeches‚ however‚ they both wrote these in a very different manner. Richard Nixon was very blunt while Ford repeated himself and prolonged his speech. In the second paragraph of Nixon’s speech‚ he stated‚ “..it has become evident to me that I no longer have a strong enough political base in the congress to justify continuing that effort” (Address Announcing Resignation). In just the second paragraph of his speech‚ he wants to let it be

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    DIRECT AND INDIRECT In this section‚ We are going to see How the conversion of Direct to Indirect Speech and Indirect to Direct Speech is done? We may report the words of a speaker in two ways. 1. Direct Speech We may quote the actual words of the speaker as it is. This method is called Direct Speech. 2. Indirect Speech We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech. Example: • Direct: Clinton said‚ “I am very busy now

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    Spring 2015

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    Instructor Information: Professor Jane Arnett VOICE MAIL: I never listen to voice mail. EMAIL: prof.arnett1@gmail .com Melissa.arnett@avc.edu Use the Gmail address‚ for a response within a few hours before 11:00pm OFFICE HOURS: I will stay after class for a few Minutes as needed. Mailbox: In the Business Building Required Text: Public Speaking Handbook 4th or 5th Edition By Steven A. Beebe & Susan J. Beebe ISBN:

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    His wide range of vocabulary and convincing speeches that were broadcasted nationwide win the hearts of the people of London‚ making them re-think their current situation and how different life would be without the government dictating everything they can and cannot do. His quote “Words will always

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