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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During his speech Alfred M. Green uses various methods of persuasion in an attempt to get his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces during the Civil War. Alfred bases his speech on persuasion using an emotional connection‚ because he and his fellow African Americans were not allowed to fight in the war. At his core Alfred was calling on all Americans to take up arms and join the Union forces that were fighting to abolish slavery. He spoke specifically to people of Color‚ but he spoke
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Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester Ladies Antislavery society‚ to deliver a speech. He delivered his speech on July 5th‚ 1852‚ at Corinthian Hall in Rochester‚ New York. In Douglass’s speech‚ he established himself to the audience. He praised their importance of the occasion before them and claims to be humble‚ yet he shrunk with fear and nervousness. Although he deceives his audience‚ His use of rhetoric‚ religious‚ and historic statements‚ achieves common ground for his argument and
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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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History is filled with stories of world changing triumphs and unlikely victories. But entangled with these tales of success is tragedy and loss. As humans push themselves to explore and discover more of what is out there‚ mistakes and disasters are inevitable. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic‚ changed the views of women as aviators forever‚ and won many awards‚ as well as the recognition of the public eye. She set several other aviation records‚ only to tragically
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included in society. In the following sentences from his speech‚ he expresses how no change has happened over the course of time towards the Black population. “But one hundred years later‚ we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.” “One hundred years later‚ the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” These key phrases express the main objective in his speech and that is the division between the Whites and Blacks
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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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In Douglass’ speech‚ his tone mainly appeals to emotions. He engages the listeners emotionally by stating his opinion over the topic of slavery. Douglass states‚ “My subject‚ then‚ fellow-citizens‚ is AMERICAN SLAVERY. I shall see this day and its popular characteristics from the slave’s point of view‚” (52-54). This quote from his speech goes to show that he is standing up as a person who has actually experienced times of slavery. There is a great deal of credibility in Douglass’ writing because
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In the speech Cori Bush presents to the people for being elected as the United States Congresswoman‚ she used direct diction to express her emotional connection to the audience to reassure the people that she is for and with them due to her personal life experiences that allied with the ones of the people she is speaking too.Her tone reflects a deep compassion for serving the people and fulfilling the leadership role they need and giving them a sense of hope. In her campaign speech‚ Bush’s use of
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Emmeline Pankhurst gave this speech to raise awareness for women’s rights. The audience of this speech was mostly women that fought for the same cause. However‚ it was aimed at politicians‚ anyone who could make a change for the better. The tone is very serious as is it is aimed to help make a change in the government. Pankhurst uses both allusions and discussions on how her movement has been labeled to help establish her points. Initially‚ Pankhurst alludes to two main historical events to help
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