Ellen’s Commencement Speech Rhetorical Analysis Graduation caps fly into the air‚ cheers erupt‚ and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University’s class of 2009‚ but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836
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Mariel Harrison Professor Daniel McGavin Rhetorical Analysis ENC1102 M/W 11AM On May 10‚ 1994‚ Nelson Mandela was elected South Africa ’s first black President‚ in that country ’s first truly democratic election. Before his presidency‚ Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and as a direct result ended up spending twenty-seven years in prison. He became a symbol of freedom and equality‚ while the apartheid government condemned him. After his release in February‚ 1990‚ he helped lead the transition
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When former President George W. Bush said‚ "Time is passing. Yet‚ for the United States of America‚ there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash‚ the last phone calls‚ the funerals of the children.” He had no idea how precise his words were more than a decade later. It has been about twelve years since 9/11 and for many people it seems like just yesterday when
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Running Head: MARTIN LUTHER’S SPEECH Topic: Martin Luther’s Speech Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Martin Luther’s ‘I have a dream’ was a speech‚ which was delivered to an approximately 200‚000 activists and other demonstrators who were gathered before Lincoln Memorial in the year 1963. This meeting was meant to end the racial and economic injustices‚ which are better described by Luther as chains of discrimination. The meeting purposed to address poverty that was a great hindrance
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but a conspiracy can be a reality and the attacks on Septemeber 11‚ 2001 have been analyzed as well as investigated. There is evidence from that day to support that a conspiracy had occurred. Making it a possibility. A
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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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President Nixon begins his speech by declaring that America is finally in a state of peace. Nixon says that the wars are over and America can now focus on its internal issues‚ instead of the exterior war problems. This intro is effective‚ because the fixing of internal American issues is an issue very central to many Americans and for the people the Senators represent. Next‚ Nixon moves into describing the positive effects from his five years in office. Some of these positive effects include increased
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One device Obama uses more effectively in his speech is pathos‚ which appeals to a person’s emotion. During Obama’s speech‚ “We Can Do Better‚” he tries to persuade citizens to unite and agree that the United States needs stricter gun safety laws. Obama starts his speech by discussing each victim of the tragic shooting in Tucson‚ Arizona. He goes into detail about each of their lives and how it ended. By sharing these details‚ Obama allows the audience to see each victim as a real person by giving
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I believe that I believe that Shakespeare intended a speech for his audience that exalted humanity. Shylock spoke about humanity and held it at a high regard defending that being a Jew does not make you less as a human than a Christian. In his speech Shylock exalts humanity instead of speaking of it in a cynical or sarcastic manner. In his speech such Shylock did not use sarcasm whatsoever when comparing a Jew to a Christian. “ If you prick us‚ do we not bleed? If you tickle
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oppressed African Americans. A year later‚ he delivered his iconic speech‚ “I Have a Dream.” This historical 17-minute address shattered barriers in some people’s eyes‚ challenging segregation and prejudice within the USA. It’s interesting to realise that in such a small period of 17 minutes‚ he started something generational in roughly the time it takes for your bus to reach Seven Hills Station. Despite the impact and conciseness of his speech‚ the fight for racial equality continues today. George Floyd’s
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