Zachary Soliman Freshman Composition Professor Andrew Worthington 11/26/12 Addressing the Nation Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ there have been many leaders. President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy are arguably two of the greatest presidents that this country has had. Whether it was 1865‚ during the bloodiest war in the history of the US‚ or 1961‚ during the most tense international power struggle that we have ever faced‚ these men were able to do what
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What makes the selected speeches worthy of critical study? Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) and Anwar Sadat’s Statement to the Knesset (1977) are both speeches worthy of critical study because of their fascinating ideas and values. “There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good‚ she was very‚ very good‚ And when she was bad‚ she was horrid!” Atwood begins her speech with an anecdote and quotes this famous nursery
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Great speeches resonate with an audience because of the powerful and enduring ideas that are expressed in a well crafted oration. Speeches that encompass compelling ideas will remain with an audience for a lifetime‚ continue to dwell in our minds and remain relevant to our present context. The issues of reconciliation between Aborigines and non-ind Australians as well as the issue of how to respond to the past injustices suffered by Aboriginals are two timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s
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Luke Klingler Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe print to everybody has a different meaning. To some it can be a work of art‚ a true masterpiece‚ but to others it can be seen as simply just a painting. To me at first I saw simply just a painting‚ I did not see it as anything special but when I started toying with the colors and hues and saturations I began to see different things. It was necessarily the picture itself but different colors reminded me of different experiences throughout my
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could shift and spark the domino effect. The program went in line with the U.S. Monroe Doctrine by allowing the U.S. to reside over countries in the Western Hemisphere. Although implemented to prevent European powers from colonizing in the Americas‚ much of what the U.S. itself was doing in the region resembled colonization. The U.S. has a habit of interpreting events in a way that benefits them. Before the coup‚ Argentines wanted to reform policies to recuperate the economy and close the class gap
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s speech is to express and convince their audience to follow their ideas and beliefs. The intent of the two speeches is different‚ but their purpose is the same‚ to persuade the audience to follow their ideals. By using strong language the orators appeal to people?s emotions. The use of repetition emphasizes as well as clarifies their point of view. Even though the objectives of the speeches are different‚ the same methods have been applied to attain their goals. Even though the idea behind the speech
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Queen or Victim‚ the Duality of Female Authority and Oppression. Plath’s first poem in her venerable bee sequence‚ The Bee Meeting‚ offers fertile insight into the speaker of the poem’s struggle to adopt a voice in society and begs the ultimate question about women’s capacity to successfully break the chains of conformity. Plath’s multi-pronged approach addresses the poem’s persona’s confrontation with many social dichotomies. The most basic example of this duality is the fact that the speaker
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| |What did Abraham Lincoln actually say about education? In this special section‚ we gathered together a small sample of excerpts from his | |speeches and writings about this vital subject. Everything shown is from The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln‚ a multi-volume series edited | |by Roy P. Basler and others. Documents which appear on this website are linked after the quotation.
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Arthur Miller is mostly known for his connections to Marilyn Monroe‚ the United States’s national sexual icon through the fifties and sixties. However‚ while many recognize his work‚ they do not recognize the author behind the work. Born in Harlem‚ New York in 1915‚ Arthur Miller attended the University of Michigan before moving back to New York to write stage plays that have engaging connections with the working class. Through his many plays which have reached national recognition‚ his works have
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Paul Keating- Unknown Soldier Paul Keating’s eulogy in the Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier aimed to commemorate all those who died in war for Australia through the symbolic Unknown soldier and examines what Australia has lost and gained in war. Keating utilises anaphora in the first paragraph “we do not know…” to establish a sombre tone. The Unknown Soldier becomes symbolic of the ANZAC spirit of mateship‚ courage and bravery as well as all Australians who serve in war‚ which is evident
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