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    An essay on Malcolm X’s famous speech given in Cleveland‚ Ohio on April 3‚ 1964. Introduction             Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His dream was that one day whites and blacks could live together in equality. King and his rhetoric of idealism are what come to mind for most people when they think about the civil rights movement‚ but there is another famous civil rights leader who had some very different ideas than King. Malcolm X was the leader of the more radical civil rights movement

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    Allen Stanford was‚ at one point‚ a successful entrepreneur whose investment company’s accounts totaled in the billions. The aforementioned keyword is ‘was.’ As CEO of Stanford Financial Group‚ Stanford essentially ran a massive Ponzi scheme; he issued certificates of deposit at an offshore bank that he controlled and illegally used the investors’ funds. These CD’s were appealing to investors due to their high returns of nearly twice the average rate of return of investments in U.S. banks. Investors

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    audience through emotion and credibility and used rhetorical tools like allusion. With the uses of rhetorical tools‚ Obama was able to create a speech that induced hope and relief in his audience. From the very beginning of his speech‚ Obama addressed the emotions of his listeners. He recognized the crisis that the country was in and how it affected American citizen as this time. He knew with the weakened economy that “homes have been lost‚ jobs shed and business shuttered.” He knew that these

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    Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition

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    While giving this speech a thorough read and later analyzing certain details‚ there significant details about the speech that makes it stand out. The “grabber” or the introduction of the speech an important detail to take notice. Jesus begins to deliver the Sermon on the Mount with an example of anaphora. In the beginning‚ Jesus starts speaking of the Beatitudes and this section includes repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are

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    the most important issues today. The Stanford Prison Experiment‚ conducted over 40 years ago‚ brought these ethical issues into the limelight and remains one of the most controversial studies in the history of studying human behavior. This paper aims to define ethics‚ describe risk/benefit ratio‚ provide a brief background on the Stanford Prison Experiment‚ and evaluate the impact it has had on psychological research.   The Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Experiment probably tops a lot

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    spoke at the Peace Memorial and the speech was also broadcasted worldwide. President Obama had a very humble tone throughout the speech that conveyed his respect for the people of Hiroshima. He expresses this when he says "We come to mourn the dead... Their souls speak to us. They ask us to look inward‚ to tkae stock of who we are and what we might become." He acknowledges the horrific event in the beggining paragraphs of the speech. Toward the body of the speech‚ the President moves more toward

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    I think Gutman is quite rational during his speech because the main body of his speech is reasoning and his emotional language is not heavy. He showed his humor several times to attract his audience in a moderate way. For example‚ he made a joke of American President Obama’s picture and finished it quickly to continue presenting other research results. The middle part of his speech is not quite relevant to his claim that smile can make people embrace a longer‚ happier and healthier life. In that

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    Former president and Illinois State Senate‚ Barack Obama‚ in his “Keynote address” at the 2004 democratic Nation speech‚ shares an insight to his background and to the future of America which he invisions. Obama’s purpose is to convey the idea that‚ America‚ which is the land of dreams and have had a big impact on his family and his heritage could be the America which people can also reach and accomplish their goals. In his appreciative tone‚ Obama shows his gratitude towards his parents‚ and his

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    In the speech of Patrick Henry‚ in the Virginia Convention‚ he tries to persuade his fellow peers to think like him. Henry wants them to agree with his idea that war was the only option. Throughout his speech‚ he structures it to be very convincing‚ and well written. He plans out the way he presents this speech for this conference to make it compatible to the audience he is speaking to. Henry employs rhetorical devices to get his point across to these people. The devices he embodies within his speech

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