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    heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. He is most famous for his speech called “I have a dream”. It is about not being segregated or discriminated against and to have equal rights between white and black people. It is now recognised as one of the greatest speeches in history. Martin Luther King used a number of rhetorical devices in his speech. The main rhetorical device used throughout the speech is repetition and parallelism. In each paragraph he repeats different sentences to

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    I believe that I believe that Shakespeare intended a speech for his audience that exalted humanity. Shylock spoke about humanity and held it at a high regard defending that being a Jew does not make you less as a human than a Christian. In his speech Shylock exalts humanity instead of speaking of it in a cynical or sarcastic manner. In his speech such Shylock did not use sarcasm whatsoever when comparing a Jew to a Christian. “ If you prick us‚ do we not bleed? If you tickle

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    In March of 1992‚ Dr. Richard Sanford wrote an outspoken paper opposing the claims of the global warming hysteria of recent time. Sanford discusses how people accept global warming theories as scientific fact without questioning their validity. I can honestly say that I was one of these people who agreed with the media’s interpretation of these theories. After reviewing the pro global warming material in the course text‚ Environmental Science‚ written by G. Tyler Miller‚ and reading several articles

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    Frederick Douglass was invited by the Rochester Ladies Antislavery society‚ to deliver a speech. He delivered his speech on July 5th‚ 1852‚ at Corinthian Hall in Rochester‚ New York. In Douglass’s speech‚ he established himself to the audience. He praised their importance of the occasion before them and claims to be humble‚ yet he shrunk with fear and nervousness. Although he deceives his audience‚ His use of rhetoric‚ religious‚ and historic statements‚ achieves common ground for his argument and

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    Churchill assembled the British people during WWII and led his country from the verge of defeat to victory. He uses rhetorical devices and persuasive appeals to make one point‚ Victory. Winston Churchill’s speech ‘Blood‚ toil‚ tears‚ and sweat’ was given on the 13th of May and the beginning of the second world war. The occasion was very formal because Churchill was addressing his speech the population of Britain‚ the House of Commons‚ and the Government. Churchill is known for being an excellent speaker

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    Tiana Hyatt Professor Apostolidis May 6 2014 The Bechdel test was created in 1985‚ this test is a device used to demonstrate if at least two named women in a film‚ talk to each other‚ but what they talk about is something other than a man. My initial thought was this should be an easy enough test for a movie or TV Show to pass. I thought I would just choose the last threes movies I have seen lately but instead I decided to make a small experiment out of it. Being that there are three

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    infamous speech‚ “I Have a Dream‚” on August 28‚ 1963‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Over 250‚000 people of all races and backgrounds stood attentively at the speech. King delivered his speech not only to spread awareness to the Civil Rights Movement‚ but also to persuade his audience to advocate for equality for all races until it is achieved. King used many rhetorical devices‚ including repetition‚ allusion‚ and anaphoras‚ to help get his point across. Throughout King’s speech‚ he uses

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    president‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt in his speech‚ “Pearl harbor Speech December 8‚ 1941 To the Congress of the United States” ‚ Address Congress regarding The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor His purpose is to respond to the actions of The Japanese empire and earn the support of the people. Roosevelt adopts a serious tone in order to Express the Effect of Japan’s attack on America and That joining world war two is now inevitable. Roosevelt Opens his speech by Utilizing potent diction to express the

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    Before we used reason and logic to answer our questions and conclude our ideas‚ we used thoughts of superstition. These thoughts were later seen as ineffective and not credible. To emphasize the use of reason and logic Patrick Henry states in his speechSpeech in the Virginia Convention‚ “I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. (Paragraph 2)” Today‚ we use history as a resource thus‚ using the past to answer modern day questions. We also use history to learn from our past mistakes

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    the United States Senate. His speech on “The Great Society” was for a change and for the well of the U.S in which he quoted‚ “The purpose of protecting the life of our nation and preserving the liberty of our citizens is to pursue the happiness of our people. Our success in that pursuit is the test of our success as a nation”. He believed and said in his speech that the Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. The audience was the main reason for this speech‚ people of that time were in

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