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    “His speech was called a "turning point" by some political observers and "inappropriate" by some republicans” (Radio). To persuade both parties‚ Obama associates himself with the audience’s values and beliefs. He uses the goodwill strategy to connect with not

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    inclusive way. Except that is exactly what he did. During his 30-minute speech to the National Press Club‚ Perry lambasted his own party for being backward on racial issues. In one particularly pithy line‚ he castigated his fellow Republicans‚ saying‚ "When we gave up on trying to win the support of African-Americans‚ we lost our moral legitimacy as the party of Lincoln‚ as the party of equal opportunity for all." Throughout his speech‚ he advocated that Republicans

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    the tragedy that happened on July 18‚ 1969 on Chappaquiddick Island‚ that resulted in the death of a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was a secretary of the late Robert Kennedy and was still working with the Kennedy family. He begins his speech to communicate that he has “entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.” (paragraph 1‚ line 2-3) This confession of the proceedings he has gone through is an example of Bitzer theory on exigence based on the fact that

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    complemented with an assurance that all that he says is of the truth. He also uses irony to convey his message. Throughout his speech he frequently addresses Brutus and his fellow conspirators to be “honorable men.” The repetition of this phrase soon becomes a sort of subtle derogatory statement towards Brutus and the other conspirators‚ bringing down the credibility of Brutus’s speech and the conspirators as whole. After establishing a firm position by gaining the attention of the crowd‚ Marc Antony begins

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    For this discussion I chose to watch the President of the University of North Florida John Delaney. President Delaney talked very highly of UNF and gave information that I did not even know about the school. His speech was insightful because I got to learn things about UNF that I had not known before. Things like a little over 30 years ago UNF was only home to Junior’s and Seniors‚ but now UNF has expanded exponentially. He also spoke about how UNF classes are much smaller than other university’s

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    only five at the time‚ but I was very much aware of all the pain and distress he caused in my whole family. Slowly‚ as I grew up‚ I started paying more and more attention to the strange character Hugo Chavez was. The way of his speech

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    Thomas Paine Speech Vamsi Chintha If it weren’t for Thomas Paine‚ you and I wouldn’t be in where we are right now. You and I wouldn’t be sitting here together like the way we are at this moment‚ at this time. In 1766‚ Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet titled "Common Sense." And he wrote it for a very important reason; independence for America. Here is why I think if Thomas Paine never existed‚ America wouldn’t have independence and freedom. First of all‚ Thomas Paine’s "Common Sense" pamphlet persuaded

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    lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi and “Speech at the march on Washington” by Josephine Baker‚ each person argues how the government treats the community‚ and how Gandhi and Baker chose nonviolence to fight for equality. In order to achieve freedom one must use nonviolence to find a peaceful approach to a situation. First and foremost‚ in order to achieve true freedom one must use nonviolence which can solve conflicts peacefully. According to the article “Speech at the march on Washington” Baker states

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    life. The public shaming‚ loss of reputation‚ and the emotions shouldn’t carry on for the rest of your life. During her speech she identifies many evidence that caused humiliation‚ for example‚ the Snapchat hacking‚ Jennifer Lawrence and many other actors’ private photos being leaked‚ and Sony Pictures cyber hacking. Many people’s lives changed from that point forward.

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    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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