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    Virginia Henderson INTRODUCTION Virginia Henderson in the development of her personal concept of what nursing is looked at different schools of thought on the needs of human beings for functioning and considered all of the aspects that these schools of thought when she finally came to her conclusion of what nursing is. One can see aspects of physical‚ psychological and social needs in her work which gave a more holistic view of the patient and the practice of nursing in relation

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    Purpose: General and specific purpose (and implied if different from stated purpose) The general purpose for the speech is to urge all countries to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions for starters. Essentially a ‘cease and desist letter’ to both producers and consumers of cluster munitions. On other hand‚ specific purpose of the speech is to demonstrate aside from the obvious fatalities caused by cluster bombs‚ there are adverse effects as well on the survivors and their communities. Non-verbal

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    Jamestown‚ Virginia Jamestown‚ the capital of the Virginia colony. ... The Far East has its Mecca‚ Palestine its Jerusalem‚ France its Lourdes‚ and Italy its Loretto‚ but America’s only shrines are her altars of patriotism - the first and most potent being Jamestown; the sire of Virginia‚ and Virginia the mother of this great Republic. (http://www.apva.org/history/) a 1907 Virginia guidebook. In June of 1606‚ King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs‚ the Virginia Company

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    Codes and conventions: In the short story what’s a Bum Mom‚ Kathleen Rockwell uses several convincing techniques to carry out the guiding question on civility. One accurate is metaphors‚ in the short story the author Kathleen Rockwell describes the scene in the story were they see a homeless women out the bus window. “She stopped at a wastebasket and retrieved a large discarded sketch book. She flipped through it until she found a blank page. Standing on the corner of sixth and 14th‚ she reached

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    Henry Moore Aimy Tran Mr. Cox Period 1 Henry Moore was an English sculptor and artist who was known for his abstract bronze sculptures. Moore was born on July 1819 in Castleford‚ Yorkshire. He attended infant and elementary schools in Castleford‚ where he began modeling in clay and carving wood. He decided to become a sculptor after hearing Michelangelo’s achievements. Moore was granted a scholarship to Castleford Secondary School after a teacher had noticed his interest and talent in medieval

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    Imagine yourself at the scene of the Virginia Tech shooting. You hide under the desk that you were sitting at peacefully just moments ago. Gun shots ring though the air as you sit curled up on the cold floor‚ wondering who the next victim of the evil rampage will be. Don’t you wish you could have had a gun in this moment? Don’t you wish you had a way to defend yourself against the murderer? Because we cannot go back in time‚ we cannot know how differently the Virginia Tech shooting could have turned

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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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    "Checkers‚" The American Dog in Disguise: A Rhetorical Analysis of Nixon’s Address In "The Checkers Speech‚" Richard Nixon responds to criticism regarding an alleged "secret fund." At this time‚ 1952‚ Nixon was running for vice president with presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was enjoying enormous popularity when the rumor surfaced one month before the election. Nixon was accused of accepting a supplemental salary of $18‚000 dollars‚ contributed by a group of supporters

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    Today‚ I’d like to discuss how Donald Trump used the language of leadership in his campaign speeches to influence his audience. More specifically his supporters in West Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ where one of his rallies took place. The fact that this speech took place in Florida is key to understanding why Trump used the language that he did as Florida is typically a swing state during the election. It was obvious that his main purpose was to convince any undecided voters and to win the state of Florida

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    1905‚ Kelley gave and impeccable speech at the Convention of National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia about child labor laws. To successively persuade her listeners‚ Kelley used versatile amounts of strategies‚ ranging from repetition of key words‚ to ethical appeal and even inserting political allusions. Florence Kelley utilized persuasive techniques to convey her message that she is dearly passionate about. Kelley used repetition in her speech to show that children are deprived

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