“The Checkers Speech” It was the midst of the 1952 presidential campaign when the New York Post’s newspaper story came out accusing Senator Richard Nixon of having a secret political fund. This accusation caused Nixon to face the reality of virtually being dropped as the presidential candidate of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s running mate. On September 23‚ 1952‚ Nixon sat down to address one of the largest television audiences in political history until Nixon’s 1960 debate with John F. Kennedy. While millions
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After listening to this speech I would have to say that the central idea of the speech is equality. He uses this speech to inform us on why he writes the things he does. He also uses this speech to tell us his thoughts on equality. He tells us why he writes these strong women characters. One of the things that stood out most to me is when he talks about his mother. He says all these strong women characters can be traced back to his mother. Also‚ how she influenced him in his writing and in his life
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“His speech was called a "turning point" by some political observers and "inappropriate" by some republicans” (Radio). To persuade both parties‚ Obama associates himself with the audience’s values and beliefs. He uses the goodwill strategy to connect with not
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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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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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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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exceptional adequate speaker? Brutus and Antony are both noble people that are both fair speakers in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Cesar. Both people spoke at Cesar’s funeral trying to persuade their audience about his death. Brutus‚ who killed Cesar‚ tries to explain to the audience why he did such a thing‚ and Antony explains why what Brutus did was wrong. Although Brutus was a good orator and uses rhetoric well‚ Antony had the more persuasive speech overall. Antony had better use of emotional appeals
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In this speech Reagan was trying to bring together the east and the west sides of Berlin. He showed this by pointing out specific people such as Mr. Gorbachev and the soviets stating that they should take down the wall that separated East and West Berlin. He wanted to appeal to the german people and show that we were there for them and would help them. He also was saying that we support them. Reagan was calling out the Russians for keeping the wall up and not allowing them to tear it down. This wall
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George Lakoff and Mark Johnsen (2003) Metaphors we live by. London: The university of Chicago press. Noter om layout: Sidetall øverst Et par figurer slettet Referanser til slutt Innholdsfortegnelse i Word: George Lakoff and Mark Johnsen (2003) Metaphors we live by. London: The university of Chicago press. ...................................................................................................................... 1 Noter om layout:...................................................
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