In Obama’s inaugural speech Obama uses his writing to captivate his audience by the use of rhetorical and stylistic devices throughout the speech this conveys the Audience by convincing us that we will meet our challenges Obama uses of uses various amount of figurative devices consisting of alliteration personification simile and metaphor for example he says and because we have tasted bitter swill of Civil War and segregation and emerge from the dark this is the use of personification a figurative
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HOLLYWOOD IN THE TWENTIES (CONTD...) *HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA *CECILE B. DEMILLE *”THE CONTINETAL TOUCH” LUBITSCH AND OTHERS *IN THE AMERICAN GRAIN *ERICH VON STROHEIM HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA Since the earliest days of the Nickelodeon‚ moralists and reformers were very much disturbed by the corrupting nature of the movies and their effects upon the American youth. Powerful pressure groups were created to protect the American audiences from the
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt pronounced in his inaugural address. It is a quote most of has heard many times‚ somehow most of us feel as though it applies to someone else‚ but never ourselves or our situations‚ but when it comes down to it‚ we find that it is almost always true. This is how I realized it applied to myself. I had always wanted to go back to college to become a registered nurse. No one else in my family had ever made it that far before so I
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During his second inaugural address‚ Abraham Lincoln surprised his audience with a short speech that contemplated upon the future of the Nation. Though his oration did not last long‚ Lincoln was able to stress the reunification of the union as well as inspire hope for a more prosperous future. Lincoln begins his speech by directly addressing his intended audience‚ the north‚ by expressing that length is not needed in his address as all words on the state of the nation and the war have already been
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president of the United States. On that day‚ Lincoln was called to present his inaugural address. His speech was an important one because he would be verbalizing not only as the first president but additionally as the Commander-In-Chief of a nation in crisis. For guidance and inspiration while composing his inaugural address‚ Lincoln turned to historical documents. All of them were concerned with states’ rights. In his first inaugural‚ President Lincoln does not have an issue with verbalizing directly to
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economic crisis. Barack Obama’s victory marked a change in American society regarding race and politics. His election as the first African American President of the United States is profound and signifies a changing America. Obama gave his inaugural address on January 20‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. Unlike the campaign‚ the inauguration was a celebration‚ marked by clear skies and a patriotic crowd. More than one million people gathered in the National Mall to support the newly elected President despite cold
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In Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address‚ he made many assertions that this Nation would be reconditioned. Roosevelt mentions how our constitutional system had had been through substandard situations‚ hence they would get through this calamity with great effort put forth by himself
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Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address was about the Civil war that had just ended between the North and South‚ in which the former had won. Lincoln recognized that both sides did not want the war‚ but both had to commit to it so that their goals can be reached. He also noted that neither party could have predicted that the war would become so large and last so long. Lincoln’s purpose of his speech is to unify the North and South parties that were torn apart from this war. With what Lincoln says
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On November 22‚ 1963 John F Kennedy was shot at Dealey Square in Dallas Texas. His assassination was investigated by The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy‚ also known as the Warren Commision. This was created by president‚ Lyndon B Johnson‚ Kennedy’s former vice president. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged for his death‚ but he was killed when walking to his trial. The Single Bullet Theory was created by Warren Commission. The theory is crucial in supporting the claim
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efficient and cost-effective solutions to meet our clients’ needs through innovation and technological advancement. 1 DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS LEADING THE WAY GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS KEY FINANCIAL DATA for year ended 31 December (S$’000) Revenue Profit before tax Profit after tax Profit attributable to shareholders Shareholders’ equity Total assets Net assets Net asset value per share (cents) (1)(2) Earnings per share (cents) (2) 2007 192‚786 38‚693 36‚645 32‚949 239‚772 549
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