On March 18‚ 2008 before he was elected President of the United States‚ Barack Obama delivered his speech‚ "A More Perfect Union‚" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ in which he focused on the racial separation that has plagued our country even after the signing of The Declaration of Independence. His desire was to promote a unity of all people‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or walk of life. He is passionate that there be equal rights for all people. A tall‚ thin
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a method to eradicate injustice. He elaborates his point of view on the issues that matter most to the community at large. Kings philosophy entails to having a common ground for peace among the diverse races in our current society‚ and freedom of speech‚ in order to express ourselves without fear of prosecution. King’s memorable quote‚ Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere‚ shows the significance of having the same level of authority everywhere‚ for the sake of equality. King actions
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be treated fairly and fit in. We all are different races that belong in one colony and one world we all should be united not fighting each other trying to tear each other apart. This what I think is very similar to MlK and ‘’A quilt of a country’’ speech. It doesn’t matter where we come from it matters who we are. We need to all unite no race should be treated unfair or segregated. There are many races in our country America and those races are widespread all around the World that come to our country
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free institutions are not simply granted to us‚ but need to be fought for. During the Holocaust‚ there weren’t many people who had chosen to speak up and instead‚ a multitude of people chose to keep quiet‚ sprouting another series of problems. In a speech given by Elie Wiesel‚ he explains how‚ “There is so much to be done‚ and there is so much that can be done.” Therefore the author is saying that there are many things in the
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her. But little do you know that we didn’t give each other the time of day. We would go dirt bike riding‚ snow boarding‚ and wake boarding together‚ but never say a word to each other. I never knew that eleven years later I would be here giving a speech at your wedding. Being this close to crystal‚ we share many juicy and hilarious secrets. I will spare you guys from those stories because 1) It would take me days to tell them all and 2) because I respect crystal too much to embarrass her on what
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During History class‚ we watched a documentary on JFK’s last moments as well as his assassination. The movie first started with JFK attending a breakfast in Texas. He gives his final speech here and is presented with a cowboy hat. He does not put it on but promises to when he returns to his office Monday morning. He never did return there. Next‚ we see him reach Dallas and see the American people welcome him. They’re all ecstatic that he is there. About a half hour later he is in the backseat of
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In 1996 Christopher Reeve (a.k.a. Superman) spoke at the Democratic National Convention to persuade his audience that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is important. In his speech he used a considerable amount of diction and details. He used these devices to really make the audience not just hear but listen and then care. They obviously cared enough because later on that act was passed. First‚ he says‚ ?family values? then he says ?we?re all family? I believe he says this to make the audience
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General Purpose: The purpose of the Speech is to persuade the audience Specific Purpose: I want the audience or agencies to be persuaded that there has to be action taken against GMOs. Although they might sound beneficial to providing for people‚ we should not look in the short term but look for the long terms effects. Background: To make it clear‚ I will defining what GMOs are and used in this speech. When we think of GMOs‚ we think of manipulative ways to change DNA in organisms using technology
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Today Jeanne Bishop gave a talk about how she made peace with the man who killed her sister. Throughout this presentation Jeanne talked about how forgiving him was for her and that she wanted to let go and let God take control of the situation. She also said how eventually she made the first move and wrote him an apology letter while he was in prison‚ for telling everyone but him that she had forgiven him. Our class is also advocating for prison reform and writing to prisoners to learn their story
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Dear Johannesburg Press‚ This beloved country will cry no longer. After hearing Mandela’s speech I was uplifted with hope‚ confidence and honor. Promises are meant to be broken‚ but I believe Mandela’s promises will come true. While he spoke‚ his face would harden with intensity‚ meaning‚ and no hesitation. Mandela’s presence was simply uplifting. His powerful words will always ring though my mind. “ Each time one of us touches the soil of this land‚ we feel a sense of personal renewal.” I envy
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