Jonathan Zelefsky Speech 02/01/2011 The Checkers Speech From A Checkered President After listening‚ reading and watching Richard Nixon’s infamous “Checkers” speech my initial reaction to the speech can be easily describe as forced. Even though this was one of the few speeches that was mostly memorized and he had very little script in front of him‚ it still came across to me that this speech was him just going through the motions of what he thought needed to be said rather than showing his
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continuous flow of unrest and unsettling around the world‚ we continue to feel fear. Our leaders do what they can to minimize this unsettled feeling. President Franklin Roosevelt‚ in his Four Freedoms Speech‚ informed Americans of a list of four vital freedoms that they should work towards in the future. The four freedoms include: “freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world‚” “freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world‚” “freedom of want‚” and “freedom
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Presidents of the Philippines Submitted by: Abud‚ Tegie De Vera‚ Sharmaine Inting‚ Mhae ‚Norman Olayvar‚ Ma. Elaine D. Submitted to: Mr. Ricky Tebang Professor in History MWF 7:00-8:00pm First Republic ------------------------------------------------- Emilio Aguinaldo (1899-1901) -> The first and youngest Philippine President (at age 29) -> A Filipino revolutionary general and politician -> Born March 22‚ 1869 in Kawit‚ Cavite; the seventh of eight
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President Ronald Reagan addressed the Eastern Hemisphere at the Brandenburg Gate and gave a speech attacking communism and telling communist countries that they will fall and freedom will prevail and that if they are looking for the best outcome for their country‚ to join the free world. Mr. Reagan begins his speech by opening up to the German crowd saying that he is drawn to the city by the German people’s courage and determination. Reagan addresses the fact that many people would be tuned in to
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Andrew Shepard’s Speech From The American President The last couple of months under Rumson has suggests that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character‚ and although I have not been willing to engage in his attacks on me‚ I’ve been here three years and three days‚ and I can tell you without hesitation; being president of this country‚ is entirely about character. For the record‚ yes‚ I am a card carrying member of the ACLU‚ but the more important question is‚ why
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instead of 7.6 million dying each year. I think president Kennedy was right for having such a liking to the space exploration and for thinking about the well being of his people. Surely the opening vistas of space promise high costs and hardships‚ as well as high reward‚ I think Kennedy was thinking that when he said this line that there won’t always be an easy way to the new frontier but we will get there and he knows it will cost a lot
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When Bush delivered his speech for the 9/11 attack‚ some people would not have noticed that he was using Rhetorical devices while he was writing the speech and when he delivered it to the nation in the time of crisis. The five used in his speech were Sender(Ethos)‚ Message‚ Emotional Strategies(Pathos)‚ Logical Strategies (Logos)‚ and Language (Ethos‚Pathos‚Logos) while delivering and having the people of America receive it in the way they needed it to be delivered to them to know that everything
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President Woodrow Wilson became inflexible when it came to the decision of keeping the United States a completely impartial country during the time of WWI. President Wilson expressed great concern for our foreign supporters‚ but was not imminent on providing military action. August 19‚ 1914‚ in Woodrow Wilson’s speech to Congress he expresses as so "Such divisions among us would be fatal to our peace of mind and might seriously stand in the way of our duty as the one great nation at peace‚ the one
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Reaction Paper on the State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III: “Equal Opportunities” It is President Noynoy’s 4th SONA. Seems to me that it had already been 3 years and counting when his Excellency have been elected as the President of the Republic of the Philippines and I can see as he presented his SONA that all this time‚ he was really working himself out for our country. Many people have been all ears for President Noynoy’s SONA- some maybe to see the progress of the
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Good afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for considering me to be your next President. Ever since I was mayor‚ I have been a passionate advocate for our great city. I have done all in my will to make our children’s future be one of the best futures any person can have. I have done all in my will to help the citizens to get the job they deserve. If you’re sitting here today‚ it means that you want answers. You’re here on your own time because you care about this country-and you want to make
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