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    Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘i have a dream speech Paul Keating’s Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier demonstrates this concept through his use of high modality in ‘because the war was supposed to be the war to end all wars in fact sowed the seeds of a second even more terrible war’ it is through the use of high modality that Keating manifests the cruel nature of war showing the pointlessness and shear impairment that it instigates

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    pause using conjunction. Paradox Para 9: Juxtapositions of antithetical opposites (eg. war/peace‚ soldier/civilian). Universal language Para 10: Juxtapositions of antithetical opposites. Para 11: Paradox Para 13-14: Religious connotations Inclusive language- creates a link between the speaker‚ audience and unknown soldier Success In unifying the e country and establishing the unknown soldier as the ‘true heart of the nation’‘he is one of us’-made the public realised that we share the qualities

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    The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 11th of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honour of all of the soldiers who have served for Australia in conflict situations. Paul Keating’s point of view is evidently reflected through his speech. He aims to bring about the development of Australia as a unified nation by the instilling

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    of his strongest soldiers.” Once you see the Tomb of Unknown Soldier‚ you will remember it forever. The citizens of the United States might not know who the unknown soldiers are‚ but God always will. This Tomb sits in Arlington‚ Virginia‚ but can be seen from Washington‚ D.C. While at the Tomb of Unknown Solider you must show utmost respect. The Tomb will take your breath away; leave you humble and grateful for the sacrifices of those who have served. The Tomb of Unknown Soldier is honoring the

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    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sits near the center of Arlington National Cemetery and is the final resting place for unidentified soldiers from wars fought by the United States. It has a lot of history‚ and significance to the country. The idea of a tomb for unknown soldiers came during WWI when the British buried an unidentified soldier at Westminster Abbey. Some people buried there are President Taft‚ Joe Lewis‚ and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy (the most

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    The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a practice utilized throughout the world to memorialize soldiers who have died in modern wars without being identified. The first monument of this kind was the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers in Frederica‚ Denmark (1858)‚ which memorialized unknown soldiers who died in the First War of Schleswig. Another such Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is found in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania and was erected in 1866 to honor those soldiers who died during the American Civil War. The history

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    On the 10th of December 1992 Prime Minister Paul Keating gave an urgent speech to the citizens of Australia concerning the injustice against indigenous Australians and their rights. This speech gives the audience a thorough idea of the discrimination that they are facing and a number of reasons in which persuading us to stop our detrimental ways towards the Aboriginals so that they may feel as a contributing race to the Australian society. This speech was carried out in a well thought out structure

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    On November 11‚ 1921‚ the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established in order to remember the men and women and at least give credit to the people who fought for our country but couldn’t identify them. I should be chosen for the wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier because I want to show them my absolute sincerest gratitude towards them. There are no words to explain how much obligation I have for all the soldiers who have fought for my freedom. This is important to me because I would

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    Tomb of the Unknowns The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery is a monument dedicated to American soldiers who have given their life in battle‚ only to be unidentifiable. Many people recognize the name‚ “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier”‚ but that is not the official name. It as a tool of closure for families whose loved ones paid the ultimate price for their country and whose bodies were not recovered or not recognizable. Bodies from every major conflict that America has been involved

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    Twenty- one.  A guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier takes twenty-one steps during his walk across.  This number alludes to the twenty-one gun salute‚ the highest honor given any military of foreign dignitary.  The guards hold their task in their highest regards.  They look their ability to guard the Tomb of the Unknown in highest regards.  Similarly‚ it would be an indescribable honor for me to be able to lay the wreath upon the Tomb.  Three reasons why it would be such an honor to be able to

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