Illinois voters sent a Democratic newcomer‚ Barack Obama‚ to one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate in 2004. Obama’s landslide victory in Illinois was significant on several fronts. Firstly‚ he became the Senate’s only African American lawmaker when he was sworn into office in January 2005‚ and just the third black U.S. senator to serve there since the 1880s. Moreover‚ Obama’s political supporters came from a diverse range of racial and economic backgrounds‚ which is still relatively rare
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Cooking Up the Perfect Argument There are hundreds of different genres of writing that exist today. Each of those subcategories has certain characteristics that would make it either a good or bad piece of writing. When it comes to opinionated writing‚ there are several underlying elements that dictate how influential an author is if he or she uses them correctly. However‚ you must also know how to recognize these traits to be an informed reader. Ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are three distinct
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On September 18‚ 1895‚ an African-American leader and spokesman Booker T. Washington stood before a primarily white participant at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. His Atlanta Compromise speech was one of the greatest‚ most famous and influential speeches in American history (Harlan and Booker‚ 1987). Even though the planners of the exposition concerned that public sentiment was not ready for such a high-level segment‚ they decided that welcoming a black speaker would influence
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On June 12 of 2005‚ Steve Jobs reinvented a commencement Address at Stanford University Graduation Palo Alto‚ CA . This address shortly became apart of the Top 100 American Speeches on the Online Speech Bank‚ a place where numerous influential speeches have been documented. In the speech he designates his time to inspiring the audience based on his profound success. Mr. Jobs begins his introduction by stating‚ ¨I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories
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In 1997‚ Madeleine Albright‚ United States Secretary of State‚ presented a commencement speech to the attendees of a graduation ceremony at Mount Holyoke College. Albright presents her points through a political lens‚ uses repetition‚ and appeals to emotion to motivate the graduates of the women’s college‚ the next generation of women who can make an impact on society. Albright utilized American‚ political achievements in order to motivate the graduating class. In paragraph 6‚ Albright says that
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In his speech on April 10‚1962‚ John F. Kennedy accentuates the corruption and negligence of United States Steel and other leading steel corporations for raising steel prices that would in turn have an immense‚ financial-burden impact on everyday Americans. The intended purpose of his writing piece was to chastise and defame the greedy steel corporations as well as obtain support and unification from Americans. Through the use of patriotic diction‚ hypothetical reasoning‚ and consistent factual evidence
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would not have been able to tell his speech “I’ve been to the mountaintop”. Martin Luther King‚ a very inspirational person‚ had an empowering and determined attitude in his final speech before passing. He battled for what he wanted and spoke up non-violently with his followers. He felt the need to fight for the sanitation workers‚ for his followers civil right‚ and for their equality. With every situation‚ he tried to make a solution. In King’s speech he mentioned the sanitation workers strike
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Facing the recession on April 10‚ 1966‚ President John F. Kennedy held a conference the following day to address the 35 percent raise in steel prices. President Kennedy’s speech immediately introduces his argument‚ stating that United States Steel ( and companies tagging along ) are committing a criminal act upon the public with such an action. Demonstrating his highly educated background with condemning the companies‚ he paves a clear path into the distinction of an “Us v.s. Them” strategy. President
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A large number of college graduates argue that their loan debt is comparable to a life sentence. In the article “A Lifetime of Debt? Not Likely” by Robin Wilson‚ argues that the college loan debt is not always as severe as some say and it almost always pays off in the long run. The article by Robin Wilson is effective in convincing the audience that taking out college loans in beneficial in the long run because she uses specific examples‚ logos and pathos appeals‚ structure and style to convince
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Curtis Martin and the Greatest NFL Speech Curtis Martin is considered one of the best running backs in NFL history. He is fourth in total rushing yards and tying for first‚ second‚ or third in most other records. He is known for being an electric player on the field and a good man off the field but primarily to fellow players and people as giving the greatest Hall of Fame speech in the history of the Hall of Fame. Bleacher Report had their point of view on the speech in which they stated‚ “Most of these
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