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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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    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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    Sean Comb’s speech was “different” than the past speeches we have seen so far. It was not different in a negative way though. It was different in the sense that he was so informal with the way that he delivered his speech to the graduating class of Howard that it worked to his advantage. On top of that Comb’s was really proud and energetic for the majority of his speech. His humor was great and you can tell that the audience was feeling his vibe due to all the smiles and laughter in the crowd. I

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    “Death is the destination we all share.” While a somber statement‚ the words came from a commencement speech that Steve Jobs‚ CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation‚ gave to Stanford University’s Class of 2005 this Tuesday. In his speech‚ Jobs shared “three stories”‚ anecdotes of being adopted‚ fired‚ and diagnosed with cancer‚ among others‚ to approach themes of life‚ death‚ love‚ and the future. The first detailed his adoption and early college education‚ the second‚ his being fired from Apple in

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    In Austin Berghuy’s speech he persuaded the audience to stop eating fast-food in order to prevent to risk of obesity. One interesting main point he made in his speech is that although fast food is not the only contributor to obesity‚ it is still the largest influencing factor on why many people are obese. Another main point Austin made in his speech is that obesity is not only taking a toll on the lives of adults but also affecting the health quality of children. Austin’s posture to me was very

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    an ardent speech addressing the dispute about gender inequality in the world. Her intention was to raise awareness of the struggles that women and men face throughout their life regarding this issue. During this speech‚ Watson uses numerous strategies to engage her audience’s absorption of the subject along with the three major elements of the speech; her introduction was striking‚ the body was sympathetic‚ and the conclusion reached the main goal of the speech. Watson opened her speech with a statement

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