reason and logic to answer our questions and conclude our ideas‚ we used thoughts of superstition. These thoughts were later seen as ineffective and not credible. To emphasize the use of reason and logic Patrick Henry states in his speech‚ Speech in the Virginia Convention‚ “I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. (Paragraph 2)” Today‚ we use history as a resource thus‚ using the past to answer modern day questions. We also use history to learn from our past mistakes as a nation.
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On Discourse Analysis‚ looking at a sample of spoken discourse from Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Conference Presentation. In this paper I aim to apply different methods of discourse analysis to a selected extract of transcribed language. I have chosen to transcribe a speech given by the First Lady of the United States‚ Michelle Obama. Firstly‚ to briefly outline the context‚ the speech was given during the Democratic National Convention in September 2012‚ in the run up to the presidential
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Alfred Green In his speech‚ Alfred M. Green helped to unite the Union by using various rhetorical devices to help express his three arguments about why African Americans should be allowed to enlist in the Union army. In these arguments‚ Green points out that dwelling on the discrepancies and mistakes of the leaders of the past is not going to help the black community in the future and that they must fight to improve their status in society. Green also comments that African Americans should try to
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4.05 Comparison/Contrast between Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy Presidents Kennedy and Obama were both men who changed the world when they become won the Presidency. While these men are quite similar‚ they are also very different. Their voices in the inaugural addresses that they both delivered are very influential. There are four factors to consider in comparing and contrasting the inaugural address of both presidents. The aforementioned factors include historical perspective‚ manner of
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A Moving Speech For many years and still currently‚ Primary speeches have been important and must be written thoughtfully and edited with every bit of scrutiny. They help office runners round up unprecedented amount of undecided voters and help paint a picture to the public of how they want to be portrayed. Obama’s 2008 New Hampshire speech did just that. With the usage of many literature techniques such as logical fallacies and rhetorical devices Obama was able to bring to life the ideas he wanted
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One final important stance is the issue of Obama Care. To no ones surprise we find that he opposes it as well‚ and one of his first promises before being sworn into office was to repeal and oppose it. Through his term he has made at least 40 attempts to repeal part or all of Obama care. In which he voted for H.R. 596 Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care-Related Provisions in
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What were the speaker’s goals of the speech? (Recall the three main goals that we discussed in class). To pose a question for society and try to answer it in the best way he can but also in hopes for someone to find an exact answer one day‚ also to reignite the people to think more about space and future interactions with our people or other beings. b. Discuss the historical or societal context in which this speech falls. For example‚ Dr. King’s speech was delivered during a time when marginalized
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One of her most memorable moments was when she gave the speech The Destructive Male at the 1868 Women’s Suffrage Convention. With this speech she passionately states how the intelligent‚ wise female is kept from having any involvement in the world and how this affects our nation since
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women‚ and “peace in every corner of the world.” Malala begins her speech by saying first in Arabic‚ “Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim” and then translates
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him as a presidential candidate. Most of his anger was directed at Mexico‚ which he accused of “bringing their worst people” to America‚ including criminals and “rapists”. He pointed that Mexicans as the cause of many of America’s problems. In his speech he mentioned that Mexico are not “sending” America the right people. In other words‚ they are not sending us people that will help America economically . He was a very honest with his opinions and did not hold back any negative thoughts that he had
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