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    The first essay that I had read was a speech written by Sojourner Truth about women rights. Her intention of writing this was to tell others and encourage them that women can do all things that men can do. She has done everything that a man has done so what makes her less of a person? She was trying to accomplish everyone to be on her side and encourage them to stand with her. This speech was written 1851 at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron Ohio. This speech was very powerful to rebuke many antifeminists

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    Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition

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    There are a number of steps that we‚ as speech pathologists‚ must take to diagnosis Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). As with any diagnosis we make‚ we must complete a full evaluation‚ looking across all aspects that may affect your child’s speech. This includes interviewing the child’s caregivers (you)‚ taking a look in your child’s mouth‚ testing their hearing‚ and assessing their speech and language strengths and difficulties. Another test we have children complete to help us be more positive

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    I went the first day‚ so I don’t have a recording to look at. Even though I cannot see my speech I still realized some of my strengths and weaknesses. Some of my weaknesses consisted of: bad transition words‚ sounding shaky within the introduction‚ and time. My strengths consisted of: good movement‚ good tone‚ good statistics‚ and good eye contact. To start off my introduction I was very nervous‚ and I don’t know for sure‚ but I think the audience could tell. My transition into my first main point

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    inaugural speech‚ wanted to make the country just a little bit stronger‚ a little bit more involved‚ and just a little more united just through his speech. Diving into a strong and involved country would make his job easier‚ and make the people see him as an effective leader. By changing the tempo of the speech‚ creating a rhythm‚ and unique sentence structure‚ he creates a feeling of nationalism for all of his listeners and readers. Although the use of dashes in a speech may have

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    The speech I will be critiquing is called how we are priming some kids to go to college and others to go to prison. The speech was filmed March 2015 and posted on Ted Talks on May 15‚ 2015. Alice Goffman an urban sociologist who spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood delivered the speech. Her background says that she sheds light on the justice system that creates suspects rather than citizens. Her introduction instantly grabbed my attention because of the subject and I related to

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    I could not decide on what speech that I want to do. So I just picked a random speech. I choose the speech based on the gender of the speaker and the topic on the speech. The speech I am giving is 1988 DNC Keynote Addresses given by Dorothy Ann Willis Richards. Dorothy Ann Willis Richard was born September 1‚ 1993 in Lakeview‚ Texas. Dorothy died September 13‚ 2006; she was 73 when she died. She was an only child and grew up in Waco‚ Texas. She had graduates from Waco High School in 1950‚ and

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    of Margaret Atwood” States: “Each character is desperately trying to acquire a stable self-concept.” ->Implies Margaret Atwood has not done this‚ as she forces them to choose between these identities. However‚ evidently‚ seen in Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ these two sides of a woman exist. Theme: Identity of a Woman/equality. In order to portray a positive sense of identity of women‚ the composer must portray men in a less equal way. allusion “Adam is so subject to temptation that he sacrificed

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    On august 28‚ 1963‚ a civil right activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream” during the march on Washington. In his speech‚ Dr. King used many literary elements in order to enhance his speech. He included allusion‚ metaphors‚ personification and tropes such as anaphora‚ alliteration and rhetoric question. Dr. Martin Luther King began his speech with a personifications and metaphors. The first personification he used to describe what it was like

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    bashed Obama’s Oval office speech. She stated‚ "I felt like he could give a s**t." She compared Obama’s speech to going to a dinner party with your parents and wanting to go to a party afterwards. She stated that Obama just wanted to get through the speech as quickly as possible so that he could attend the Kennedy Center Honors. Stacey said that she did not feel any passion coming from Obama. She also said that she did not feel any better after hearing the president’s speech. Additionally‚ Stacey stated

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