figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning‚[citation needed] or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification.[citation needed] Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes
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CAMPAIGN SPEECH (for school election) To my beloved teachers‚ fellow students‚ candidates‚ the faculty and staffs‚ and to our guest‚ a pleasant day to all! First and foremost‚ I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for being here‚ for your time‚ for allowing me to share my ideas‚ and for having this election‚ without your presence this election wouldn’t be of great success. Actually‚ I’m out or words right now‚ as I stare at you guys because I’m impressively mesmerized by how gorgeous
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How Did Kennedy Do It? What kind of person do you want running your country? President John F. Kennedy‚ born in 1917‚ was America’s 35th president. Two years before his assassination in 1963‚ Kennedy delivered one of the most inspiring inaugural addresses in American history. Kennedy had a very distinct purpose while delivering this speech: to inspire the country to become united in order to achieve a greater peace in the world. Kennedy works to inspire the country‚ or even the world‚ to capture
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The King’s Speech King George VI was the second son of George V and was named Albert after his grandfather Prince Albert. While he was The Duke of York he had never expected or wished to become king. He was naturally anxious and suffered from a stutter but never lacked bravery and had a strong sense of Duty. He had fought at the Battle of Jutland in World War I‚ and was the first member of the Royal Family to learn to fly. In 1923 he married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. They had two daughters Elizabeth
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Obama’s speech – English A Essay In this assignment I would like to analyse and comment on Barack Obama’s speech “Back To School Event”‚ a speech delivered at Wakefield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia in 2009. My main focus through my essay will be the way President Barack Obama addresses the audience and the values he advocates. I will also talk about the composition in the speech. At the end of my essay I will make a conclusion that will sum up my main points‚ which I have realized during
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Rashmi Kc Mr.. Leahy Speech 1315-73001 Tue-Thurs 9.30am Informative speech March 3rd‚2015 INFORMATIVE SPEECH ABOUT CAFFEINE I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: How many of you are feeling to have a cup of coffee in this cold morning? I drink a lot of coffee‚ so I was wondering how that might affect my health. This inspired me to do some research on the subject‚ which made it the perfect topic on which to base my sample speech. It’s something in
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Title: “An Introduction to Cosplay” Specific Speech Purpose: To share to my audience about the cosplay scene in the Philippines and answer inquiries in their minds about cosplay. Statement: Cosplay’s popularity growth is fast and there are lot of questions in the mind of people about cosplay. It’s meaning and reason varies from person to person and there are negativities to it. Introduction Attention Step: “Cosplay. I know a lot of you have in mind‚ what is it with cosplay? What do people get from
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Speech is the vocalized form of human communication. It is based upon the syntactic combination of lexical and names that are drawn from very large vocabularies. Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel and consonant speech sound units. These vocabularies‚ the syntax which structures them and their set of speech sound units differ‚ creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible human languages. Most human speakers
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Connected speech What is connected speech? When we speak naturally we do not pronounce a word‚ stop‚ then say the next word in the sentence. Fluent speech flows with a rhythm and the words bump into each other. To make speech flow smoothly the way we pronounce the end and beginning of some words can change depending on the sounds at the beginning and end of those words. These changes are described as features of connected speech. Various features contribute to characterise natural connected
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Name: Informative Speech Due: Date Google Chromecast Speech Hey Class! How many of you watch TV? (Hands raised) Well what if I told you there was a better‚ easier‚ and cheaper way to watch your favorite shows? I have recently discovered this new device that can do this. Let me just first tell you other options that out there. How many of you pay for cable or some sort of satellite TV? Well I know media options can get expensive. The prices range from 39.99- 199.99 and you have to
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