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    Out of many prominent speeches throughout recent and non-recent history‚ the speech by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “I Have a Dream” is indubitably the most enthralling‚ gripping‚ and well written. This speech and all of its entirety are solely based on the idea that all human beings living in the United States should have the prerogative to be treated as equals‚ regardless of their race/ the color of their skin‚ their religion‚ or other associations that one might have with a group of people. Moreover

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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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    First lady and lawyer‚ Michelle Obama‚ in her 2016 DNC speech‚ recounts her children’s unique life in the spotlight while growing up in the White House. Obama’s purpose is to endorse Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election. She adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to the audience as a concerned parent. Obama opens her speech by conveying a reminiscing sense of parenthood. She describes‚ “… I saw their little faces pressed up against the window‚ and the only thing I could think

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    I argue that Donald Trump’s immigration rally speech in Phoenix relates to the topic of using strategic racism by insisting fear about how horrible the immigrants are into the American people so that they will vote for Trump‚ who promised to stop them. Ultimately‚ Trump’s speech shows that racial rhetoric works by describing immigrants from the borders as dangerous to United States citizens‚ which makes white people want to give him the political power so he can build a wall to keep these dangerous

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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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    father cry for the first time. I remember watching George Bush’s speech following the attacks with my family‚ but I was too young to truly understand it at the time. When I recently read and watched the speech‚ I was reminded just how powerful and emotional his speech actually was. Bush’s intended audience was not only the U.S. Congress and the American people‚ but also America’s allies and enemies. When Bush delivered his speech nine days after the attacks‚ the entire nation was furious and confused

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    In his speech at Georgetown University‚ Bernie Sanders elucidated democratic socialism and painted his vision of a reformed America— an America that is economically equal; healthy; employed; educated; and‚ unified with Muslim nations against ISIS. Sanders’ speech highlighted pervasive social programs that accentuated the dire need of middle class Americans for economic security and equality. Sanders correlated his desire to redistribute wealth among the top 1 percent—the ruling class—and the middle

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    Robert Kennedy’s speech that addressed Martin Luther King Jr.’s death was successful delivering the tragic news because of his composure‚ thought‚ and other methods. On April 4‚ 1968‚ Robert Kennedy is to give a speech for his political rally in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. Before going on the stage‚ Robert Kennedy is given the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Now he must inform and address the news to the audience of racially mixed political supporters. After informing the audience

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    who was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. David Wallace‚ in his vidoe "This is Water‚" also gives great insight on how to be a successful person. Wallace is an american novelist and professor of English and creative writing. He was born on Febuary 21‚ 1962 and unfortunately passed away in 2008. Also‚ the Dalai Lama‚ author of "His Holliness" talks about how to achieve success in many different perspectives than Plato and Wallace. The Dalai Lama was the 14th Dalai Lama born July 6‚ 1935

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    Wendell Phillips‚ a white American abolitionist‚ used the power of language to his advantage to collaborate an influential speech filled with praises and moving words for the former slave‚ Haitian general‚ Toussaint-Louverture. His words reveal an unmistakable abolitionist fervor that screams to Americans to allow African Americans to serve in the military and open their eyes to the oppression of slavery. He attempts to ignite this passion through his zealous attitude‚ his strategic defense for

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