house‚ and he is trying to choose the casket with Portia’s picture in it. If he chooses the right casket‚ he will get to marry Portia and gain all of her wealth as well. In the beginning of his speech‚ Bassanio is reacting to the song that is being sung by one of Portia’s servants. As he gives his speech‚ we are captivated by his many metaphors and by the suspense of his words. The entire time he is speaking‚ we wonder which casket he will ultimately choose. Before this scene‚ Portia explained
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Mr. Hrabowski began his keynote speech by telling the audience about when he was a young boy and his parents insisted that he go to a church service where a guest pastor was speaking. This guest pastor emphasized the need for the children to participate in a peaceful protest going on‚ proclaiming‚ “If the children participate in this peaceful march‚ America will know even our babies know the difference between right and wrong” (M. King). It was soon revealed that this guest pastor was Martin Luther
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Henry V demonstrated his ability to make all of his men feel valued and equal‚ even though they are from varying status. He talks about how the fewer men there are‚ the greater share of glory they have between them in his St. Crispin’s Day speech. It makes all of his men feel valued the same as all the rest. I will examine three examples that show how Henry demonstrated that they are all in the battle together. He first does this by stating that all the men will have the same amount of honour should
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The age of the Guptas has been regarded as the age of all-round progress in India by all historians. For nearly two hundred and fifty years the Gupta empire provided political unity‚ good administration and economic and cultural progress in North India. The glories of the Gupta age are partly because of the Gupta art‚ sculpture and architecture. The Gupta dynasty produced a number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of
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“Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God In Christ‚” by Bill Clinton‚ is a speech regarding our progression‚ and failure‚ as a country. In the place where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his last sermon‚ Bill Clinton imagines what it would be like if we were issued a report card on these last 25 years. He argues that King would approve of our advances in racial equality. For example: blacks can now take office‚ access more housing opportunities‚ advance within the military‚ and belong to a more
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scholar should rely on oneself to make advancements and not be dependent on others. Emerson uses methods of argumentation‚ literary elements‚ and Romantic and Transcendental elements to convey the message of self-reliance. First‚ throughout the speech‚ Emerson uses methods of argumentation‚ particularly deductive and inductive reasoning. He begins his deductive reasoning by saying: “Young men of the fairest promise‚ who begin life upon our shores‚ inflated by the mountain winds‚ shined upon by
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President Trump’s State of the Union address was presented with a new take on law restrictions‚ graceful improvements in US infrastructure‚ as well as a significant rivalry against opposing nations. President Trump proves his nationalism and the power of his country’s patriots through acknowledging heroes like Officer Leppert (who helped out during Hurricane Harvey)‚ Preston Sharp (boy who stood up for veteran respect)‚ and Justin Peck (saved people from a terrorist bombing)‚ in the efforts to show
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assure himself that it was on and working. As I look around‚ I see all the hefty cameras. Filming our pride and joy in all his glory. He coughs to clear his throat‚ making it obvious that he is slightly nervous. All I want is for him to begin his speech about the brilliant alliance the U.S and Australia have formed. Our countries‚ that are both beautiful and free‚ allows so much prospect and potential for our future. All around me are proud American citizens that have one thing in common‚ the love
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Resignation speech‚ the reason Washington speech is still widely remembered is because its out of the ordinary. The speech is out of the ordinary because he had complete power of the army as commander in chief‚ Washington had seen his troops through countless battles‚ the deaths of friends and comrades‚ and months of near starvation and freezing weather. George
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advisor to the King. Shakespeare utilizes figurative language that compares his plight to nature‚ biblical allusions‚ and varying tones to portray Wolsey’s view of career conundrum. Wolsey’ speech is written with thought to each stage of feeling: denial‚ acceptance‚ and finally dismay. By the end of the speech‚ it is evident that Wolsey is at an all time low‚ with an overly pessimistic view of his future endeavors. To preface his divulsion of feelings‚ Wolsey uses a set of elaborate metaphors that
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