free institutions are not simply granted to us‚ but need to be fought for. During the Holocaust‚ there weren’t many people who had chosen to speak up and instead‚ a multitude of people chose to keep quiet‚ sprouting another series of problems. In a speech given by Elie Wiesel‚ he explains how‚ “There is so much to be done‚ and there is so much that can be done.” Therefore the author is saying that there are many things in the
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her. But little do you know that we didn’t give each other the time of day. We would go dirt bike riding‚ snow boarding‚ and wake boarding together‚ but never say a word to each other. I never knew that eleven years later I would be here giving a speech at your wedding. Being this close to crystal‚ we share many juicy and hilarious secrets. I will spare you guys from those stories because 1) It would take me days to tell them all and 2) because I respect crystal too much to embarrass her on what
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During History class‚ we watched a documentary on JFK’s last moments as well as his assassination. The movie first started with JFK attending a breakfast in Texas. He gives his final speech here and is presented with a cowboy hat. He does not put it on but promises to when he returns to his office Monday morning. He never did return there. Next‚ we see him reach Dallas and see the American people welcome him. They’re all ecstatic that he is there. About a half hour later he is in the backseat of
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In 1996 Christopher Reeve (a.k.a. Superman) spoke at the Democratic National Convention to persuade his audience that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is important. In his speech he used a considerable amount of diction and details. He used these devices to really make the audience not just hear but listen and then care. They obviously cared enough because later on that act was passed. First‚ he says‚ ?family values? then he says ?we?re all family? I believe he says this to make the audience
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General Purpose: The purpose of the Speech is to persuade the audience Specific Purpose: I want the audience or agencies to be persuaded that there has to be action taken against GMOs. Although they might sound beneficial to providing for people‚ we should not look in the short term but look for the long terms effects. Background: To make it clear‚ I will defining what GMOs are and used in this speech. When we think of GMOs‚ we think of manipulative ways to change DNA in organisms using technology
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Today Jeanne Bishop gave a talk about how she made peace with the man who killed her sister. Throughout this presentation Jeanne talked about how forgiving him was for her and that she wanted to let go and let God take control of the situation. She also said how eventually she made the first move and wrote him an apology letter while he was in prison‚ for telling everyone but him that she had forgiven him. Our class is also advocating for prison reform and writing to prisoners to learn their story
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Dear Johannesburg Press‚ This beloved country will cry no longer. After hearing Mandela’s speech I was uplifted with hope‚ confidence and honor. Promises are meant to be broken‚ but I believe Mandela’s promises will come true. While he spoke‚ his face would harden with intensity‚ meaning‚ and no hesitation. Mandela’s presence was simply uplifting. His powerful words will always ring though my mind. “ Each time one of us touches the soil of this land‚ we feel a sense of personal renewal.” I envy
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Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented . . . When human lives are endangered‚ when human dignity is in jeopardy‚ national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant” (Wiesel). Wiesel’s speech shows that people must not be silent in times of conflict for the sake of the people enduring harm. Likewise‚ Wiesel also elucidated that regardless of if a conflict was somewhere else‚ or if it could affront someone‚ action must be taken. In the
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evangelism and speaks highly of himself. In one of his sermons‚ he holds his Bible in one hand and drones on about other healing evangelists‚ taking a very long time to give his message. I honestly could not stomach to watch another minute of his speech. One act he performs is radical healing sessions. I call it an act because it goes against everything I know about the Holy Spirit and
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On April 19th 2010‚ Christina Romer (head of Barack Obama’s council of economic advisors) had given a speech about the state’s economy. She has specifically targeted the undeniably high rise of unemployment. Christina Romer explains how the unemployment rate is producing severely below its capacity. Other economist like Romer has proposed that the cause of this long-term unemployment is due several potential structural factors such as… “skills mismatch‚ skill erosion among the long-term
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