Many of the most influential leaders throughout history accompanied their actions with their words. A fine speech compels its audiences and convinces them to believe a different view. The three notable speeches of my class that exceeded my expectations were Jeremy Wong’s on the rising costs of homes in the lower mainland‚ John Thomas’ on the benefits of driving electric vehicles‚ and the banning of Niqab during Canadian citizenship ceremonies by Gabriella Hermary. Firstly‚ they all maintained a relaxed
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Without a doubt‚ The First Lady‚ Michelle Obama‚ stupendously gave her speech on September 4th at the Democratic National Convention. Moving the hearts of the audience‚ she brilliantly portrayed how Barack Obama “values everyone’s contribution and treats everyone with respect.” Michelle started off by illustrating how she’d seen “the very best of American spirit.” One notable example she provided was about a young man who was blinded by a bomb in Afghanistan and saying how he’d give his eyes for
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This emotional blackmail is evident is all pieces of his work and of his government. Context: It was written as accurate manuscripts of speeches given by W.M Hughes. Since Hughes was for conscription there was bias towards conscription. The speech was heavily biased into making people feel guilty for not going to war and tries to make people vote for conscription. Hughes mentions things about how many soldiers that other countries are sending and that Australia is failing to send as many troops
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Speech Strategies During the Civil Rights Movement‚ there were two notable African-American activists who played essential roles in breaking racism towards Blacks in the 1950s to 1960s. These two leaders were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Though both had their own individual ideas on bringing racial tension to an end‚ they presented their beliefs through their influential speeches: I Have a Dream by King and The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X. In
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Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people‚ 19 of whom were children (Rosenburg‚ 2011). On April 23‚ four days after the bombing‚ President Bill Clinton addressed the public and gave an effective‚ excellent speech. The overall goal of the message was to appropriately respond to the Oklahoma City bombing‚ support the ones who lost loved ones‚ and address what America as a nation should do to keep this from happening again. This goal was achieved through these
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For example‚ they talked about what love was. They also talked about the purpose and relationship through love. Lastly‚ if Love was worth praising? The two speeches that got my attention were the ones given by Phaedrus and Eryximachus. Phaedrus’ speech mainly focuses on the self-sacrifice and the beauty that comes with Love. Phaedrus comprehensively explains Love by illustrating self-sacrificial acts through stories. One story that Phaedrus illustrates is that of Alcestis and Achilles. Alcestis
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora
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and complicated presidential elections in all of American History. One of the major highlights of the election was William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech that sparked the people’s interest for the Democratic representative. This speech not only had a firm and well defined meaning‚ but its delivery was also delivered superbly. The speech itself was concerned with many problems‚ such as growing class divisions that later were the cause of many violent outbursts among the people. Money was the
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First‚ tone serves as a prima facie aspect of Rudy Giuliani’s speaking given that the sole purpose of his speech was to comfort the American public through the eyes of the United Nations. Essentially‚ Rudy Giuliani directs his speech towards the UN General Assembly as a symbol to adopt more counterterrorism measures in order to prevent attacks like 9/11 from occurring in the future. Despite him addressing the UN General Assembly‚ it seems as if he uses the United Nations to channel his message to
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On January 20‚ 1961‚ the world turned on their television to see how the newly elected American President‚ J. F. Kennedy‚ would address the issues of proliferating weapons and the propagating “iron tyranny” (7). Kennedy delivers a speech that aims to ameliorate their many fears and also establish himself as a capable president –one that would take a strong stance for democracy in a war against communism. By employing well-crafted syntax‚ specific diction‚ and explicit tone‚ Kennedy is able to eloquently
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