In his speech at Georgetown University‚ Bernie Sanders elucidated democratic socialism and painted his vision of a reformed America— an America that is economically equal; healthy; employed; educated; and‚ unified with Muslim nations against ISIS. Sanders’ speech highlighted pervasive social programs that accentuated the dire need of middle class Americans for economic security and equality. Sanders correlated his desire to redistribute wealth among the top 1 percent—the ruling class—and the middle
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father cry for the first time. I remember watching George Bush’s speech following the attacks with my family‚ but I was too young to truly understand it at the time. When I recently read and watched the speech‚ I was reminded just how powerful and emotional his speech actually was. Bush’s intended audience was not only the U.S. Congress and the American people‚ but also America’s allies and enemies. When Bush delivered his speech nine days after the attacks‚ the entire nation was furious and confused
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Robert Kennedy’s speech that addressed Martin Luther King Jr.’s death was successful delivering the tragic news because of his composure‚ thought‚ and other methods. On April 4‚ 1968‚ Robert Kennedy is to give a speech for his political rally in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. Before going on the stage‚ Robert Kennedy is given the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Now he must inform and address the news to the audience of racially mixed political supporters. After informing the audience
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Wendell Phillips‚ a white American abolitionist‚ used the power of language to his advantage to collaborate an influential speech filled with praises and moving words for the former slave‚ Haitian general‚ Toussaint-Louverture. His words reveal an unmistakable abolitionist fervor that screams to Americans to allow African Americans to serve in the military and open their eyes to the oppression of slavery. He attempts to ignite this passion through his zealous attitude‚ his strategic defense for
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was supposed to give great speeches with structure. Antony was a general so he was not as good at giving speeches but was good at pumping up his solders before battle. Which he used to his advantage when speaking to the mourning crowd. In Brutus’s speech‚ he begins by addressing the crowd as "Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers‚” demonstrating that he is one of them and that he values their role in the Roman community. This helps establish ethos (credibility)‚ and as Brutus continues by arguing that he
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are essential to provide an argument thru emotional situations. The 9/11 terrorist attack left many american citizens in a psychological trauma. During President Bush’s speech‚ he portrayed pathos to convey the effects of this horrifying experience that impacted each and every one of us. In the 9/11 Address to the Nation speech Bush mentioned‚ “The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings‚ fires burning‚ huge -- huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief‚ terrible sadness‚ and a
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In his emotionally charged speech given to the 2018 graduating class at Lesley University‚ Jason Reynolds inspires and encourages his audience through the telling of a personal story and the repetition of similar sounds to share the importance of being there for others while still striving to be their best. Jason Reynolds tells a personal story in order to catch the interest of his audience. He tells the story of a high school teacher who taught him that “sometimes doing the right thing has consequences”
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William Faulkner won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature‚ for his acceptance speech he wanted to use his fame and the platform the award gave him to convey a to young writers listening with the same aspirations that was much needed in that time of 1949 during the threat of a nuclear war. This speech seems to take the form of a personal letter to young writers with historical context for clarification and to connect with them. Is tone is concerned and serious but caring and hopeful towards the end
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Frederick Douglass’s speech highlights the inconsistencies in America’s ideas of freedom and equality by creating a contrast between America’s celebration of liberty and the brutal realities of slavery. Addressing a crowd in Rochester‚ New York‚ Frederick highlights the extreme hypocrisy in a nation holding pride in freedom while holding millions of its citizens in bondage‚ “The great paradox of celebrating liberty within the context of slavery in the United States”- (Bernard K. Duffy‚ Richard D
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Madelein Albright‚ the United States Secretary of State‚ gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of Mount Holyoke College in 1997. With that being a women’s college in Massachusetts‚ Albright uses emotional appeal‚ examples‚ descriptions and metaphors to inspire and motivate the graduating class to continue achieving greatness‚ especially as women in society. To begin‚ Albright starts off her speech by appealing to the audience’s emotions. She does this by saying‚ “as individuals‚ each
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