I think the speech I connected with the most in the opening ceremony was the main speech given by Dr. Marie LePage. It was not the whole speech‚ just one paragraph. Doctor LePage said that even though she had all this expertise in her field‚ sometimes she had this doubt that she belonged there with her colleagues‚ or even that she did not know she was doing. I missed a large portion of the next part of the speech because I was stuck ruminating on this confession of Dr. LePage. I had been struggling
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his purpose. Right after Malcolm gave his speech‚ he quickly became an alarming figure towards the African American community across the nation‚ since he had prompted numerous African-Americans to utilize force. He states‚ "Don’t be throwing out any ballots. A ballot is like a bullet. You don’t throw your ballots until you see a target‚ and if that target is not within your reach‚ keep your ballot in your pocket” To understand his frustration‚ this speech was given during the Civil Rights Movement
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his Pearl Harbor speech to reassure and inform his audience. In his speech FDR creates the tones of informative and reassurance by using repetition. Roosevelt only uses these two different tones and shifts his tone in the middle of the speech. He begins the speech informing the people what has happened and then then ends by reasurring the American people everything will be ok. The change in tone helps make the article sound less depressing and more reassuring. FDR starts this speech with an informative
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children‚ “And I want to say something to the school children of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttles takeoff. I know it’s hard to understand‚ but sometimes painful things like this happen.” Reagan uses an interruption in his speech personally stating “I” clarifying to the children that science and exploration despite the risks must
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Commencement speech‚ Jobs divides his speech into three parts. Trust in your future‚ don’t give up on what you love‚ and keep having the desire to do your passion. Overall Jobs urges us to see great value in our lives. Understanding what Steve Jobs has experienced‚ I feel compelled to agree with his statements about how we should live our lives. Within the three divisions of his speech‚ Jobs also has the other messages for those who have read and or heard his speech. In his first part of the speech Jobs
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Daniel Webster created a speech in 1825‚ which he delivered to the people who were fighting in the American Revolutionary War. Webster uses pathos‚ logos‚ ethos‚ diction‚ and syntax in his speech in different ways‚ some of them more than others. In this speech Daniel Webster uses pathos fairly often. He talks about “...human faces‚ glowing with sympathy and joy...” Webster is giving examples of people who are giving sympathy to people who have been fighting in the American Revolutionary War. He also
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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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how they enjoyed hearing her speak. Her ability to keep the audience engaged and waiting for her next line to come out was evidence of how connected she was with them. It is rare to see someone be able to hit each of the emotional components of a speech. Each one
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By what mean does President Obama try to win‚ keep and persuade his audience in this speech President Obama try’s to win‚ keep and persuade his audience in this speech in many different ways and using many different techniques and I am going to outline some of those ways below. Firstly‚ he changes his register when talking to the students. “Hello everyone- how’s everybody doing today?” he is changing his register to an informal‚ colloquial and humble tone to make everyone feel relaxed and comfortable
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until 1942 and we knew what was going on. He questions the indifference we had. The author had many historical facts brought into his speech for backing up his facts making a strong backbone for the body of his speech. His facts alone can stand but he adds tension to make the audience grasp towards what he was feeling. Many of his facts
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