In 1978‚ Hungarian poet George Faludy (pictured here) gave the convocation address at the University of Toronto. He described his experiences in a communist concentration camp (after the Soviet invasion of 1956) and made several profound and intriguing observations about the significance of a liberal arts education. As part of his attempts to survive the horrors of the camp‚ Faludy (a university professor) gave mini-lectures in the barracks at night on a variety of subjects. Some of the fellow prisoners
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to be a slave? I think it would be horrifying. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted everyone to have the same dream of freedom and equality for everyone that he had. SO that we may all have the privilege to live a free and normal life in the future. MLK’s speech was very compelling because he used such wonderful grammar and sentence structure that it gave him authority and credibility. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to replace violence and hatred with lovet fit together. These also help develop the main
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know that today’s function is organized to commemorate the International Animal Protection Day..................................................... On this occasion‚ I am entrusted by the Organizing Committee of today’s function to give a welcome address. First of all‚ I on behalf my organization‚ heartily welcome the honorable Chief Guest‚ His Excellency‚ the Governor of California‚ Mr. Arnold. I am specially thankful to him because when we approached him with an invitation and requested him
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WELCOME ADDRESS Our respected guest of honor and speaker who serves as our inspiration on this momentous occasion‚ Maam‚ to our very dynamic head of this school Mr/Mrs/Ms_______________‚Maam/Sir‚ to our Royal Highness King_____________ and her Majesty Queen‚ Queen_____________I and their Royal Court‚ to our respected Barangay officials headed by Barangay Captain_________________‚ other guests‚ fellow parents‚ friends‚ ladies and gentleman‚ Good afternoon! We are gathered here today‚ to witness
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the class. To me‚ a salutatorian is a person who is given an extraordinary honor which merits an extra homework assignment at the end of the year‚ and is then told to present it in front of thousands of people‚ but miraculously here I am saying this speech which I wrote in true senioritis fashion in the car ride over here. On a more serious note‚ I’d like to say a few‚ quick “thank yous” to the people who supported me throughout my life. Above all‚ I would like to thank God. Next‚ I would like
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mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty.” The line‚ “…this continent to liberty‚” infers the prosperity of North America that is rich in its own freedom and independence. Also‚ through the speech‚ Ronald Reagan executes a sense of security and knowing for the country‚ in which the Allied forces and other non-allied countries should continue to seize any warfare‚ yet again reassuring that America is equipped to fight back at anyone enthusiastic
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John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural speech to the desperate Americans. The American citizens are in need of hope‚ and need to believe this young president is the right man to lead their future. His inaugural speech gave Americans comfort‚ and hope that they needed at the time. Throughout his speech Kennedy uses emotion-arousing words‚ anaphora‚ antithesis‚ and rhetorical questions to encourage Americans to show their patriotism. In the beginning of Kennedy’s speech he uses antithesis. Kennedy starts
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Gettysburg Address I believe that the Gettysburg Address was a turning point in the Civil War because the Confederacy lost the Battle of Gettysburg from a military standpoint. Many reasons were suggested‚ but one of the main reasons was mental. It was General Lee’s only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory‚ but he lost it‚ and therefore the morale went down. Lee had to go from offensive to defensive. The Battle of Gettysburg was CSA’s General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion
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In his inaugural address‚ he stated‚ “I am loath to close‚ We are not enemies‚ but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained‚ it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory‚ stretching from every battlefield‚ and patriot grave
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In his speech at the Republican National Convention ‚ accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency‚ Donald Trump depicted himself as the savior of a nation in crisis; crisis of terrorism‚ crime‚ a dishonest‚ selfish government and a failing economy‚ all thanks to the administration of Barak Obama. One of Trumps main points of his speech was to “present the facts plainly and honestly” – to set the record straight about the state of the country‚ in contrast to the “corporate spin”‚ the “media
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