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    George W. Bush Addressing the nation after the 9/11 attacks George Bush begins the speech with a solemn address and informs the people of America about the tragic events that unfolded. The aim of this speech was to reassure the public that they are now safe and the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The use of inclusive pronouns‚ such as ‘we’ and ‘our’‚ is just one of the ways in which he builds a sense of unity and togetherness with the audience. He makes it feel like he is equal to them

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    English Composition 1301 26 May 2012 Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech Analysis Imagine a young boy and his father going to the New York Yankees ballpark on a warm sunny day. The date is July 4‚ 1939 and it is Lou Gehrig appreciation day at the ballpark. Lou Gehrig had been playing major league baseball for seventeen years and is one of the most well thought of players in the game. When the boy and his father arrive at the ballpark‚ Lou walks to a podium and begins to talk. Without any prior warning

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    In Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ is a piece of legislation that outlawed the discrimination based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. While voting for the legislation in the House of Representatives: Democrats supported it 152 to 96 while Republicans supported it 138 to 34. When the Senate held a vote for the legislation: Democrats supported it 46 to 21 and Republicans supported it 27 to 6. The Purpose of this analysis is to determine whether or not there is a significant association between

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    Clinton used alarming statistics in her speech which helped it resonate with so many people‚ because she gave numbers and examples of discrimination against women that would move any person sitting in the audience to action. In her speech‚ Clinton defined the term “freedom”‚ which she used to condemn events preceding the conference. She stated‚ “Freedom means the right of people to assemble‚ organize‚ and debate openly. It means respecting the views of those who may disagree with the views of their

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    and so Eliza turns to him and reveals that she wants to obtain a job as a lady in a flower shop‚ but she won’t be hired unless she can speak in a genteel‚ ladylike fashion; thus‚ she has come to take speech lessons from Higgins because last night‚ he bragged about his ability to teach proper speech to anyone. She is even willing to pay as much as a shilling an hour (about twenty-five cents an hour‚ an absurdly ridiculous sum — so absurdly low‚ in fact‚ that it appeals to Higgins’ imagination). Higgins

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    Without a doubt‚ The First Lady‚ Michelle Obama‚ stupendously gave her speech on September 4th at the Democratic National Convention. Moving the hearts of the audience‚ she brilliantly portrayed how Barack Obama “values everyone’s contribution and treats everyone with respect.” Michelle started off by illustrating how she’d seen “the very best of American spirit.” One notable example she provided was about a young man who was blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan and saying how he’d give his eyes for

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    I think Gutman is quite rational during his speech because the main body of his speech is reasoning and his emotional language is not heavy. He showed his humor several times to attract his audience in a moderate way. For example‚ he made a joke of American President Obama’s picture and finished it quickly to continue presenting other research results. The middle part of his speech is not quite relevant to his claim that smile can make people embrace a longer‚ happier and healthier life. In that

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    introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode and how does this speech create tension? After the war between Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices killed both brothers‚ Creon‚ their uncle‚ ascended to the throne as the nearest kinsman. This speech is Creon’s first as king and its main aims are to explain his legitimacy‚ outline his political ideals and justify his proclamation regarding the treatment of Polyneices. Being an astute speaker‚ Creon’s speech contained effective usage of

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    like Germany and Japan having been putting in high-energy‚ low emissions plants for the past decade or two. In fact the reason this hasn’t been adopted widely is because‚ according to Tim Buckley from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis‚ “as soon as you spend 50 per cent more‚ building a 10 per cent more efficient‚ lower emissions power plant‚ you increase the cost of electricity.” While at the same time the cost of solar panels is dropping by 10% each year. So it’s much more logical

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    English Speech This vital speech by Iago taken from Act 2 Scene 3 occurs just after the brawl between Cassio and Montano‚ where Othello is disgusted with his lieutenant’s behavior and dismisses Cassio. From the beginning Iago behaves in this way because of his intense jealousy he has at Othello for promoting Cassio over him. His motivation develops further due to jealousy of both Cassio and Othello‚ and their happiness. These projections of hate are a result of Iago’s own insecurities and his obsession

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