In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention” (1775)‚ Patrick Henry convinced the colonist to fight against Britain using several different rhetorical devices; the four main ones were rhetorical questions‚ parallelism‚ diction‚ and allusion. These devices helped give him the power to be able to connect to the audience and show them what he see’s through examples of common stories that the audience already knew about. The use of rhetorical questions‚ the first rhetorical device‚ allows the audience
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The American Dream is the American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire. The American Dream is a belief that‚ in the United States‚ if a person wants something‚ they can make it happen. It’s the attitude that no one can hold a person back from their own personal dreams. If someone desires to start a company‚ and willing to work hard‚ they can achieve the dream. There is no racism‚ sexism‚ or discrimination that can place limits on wealth‚ stature‚ appearance or health. Any
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Robertson‚ Kristen English 103 sec 4027 March 16‚ 2011 Debunking the American Dream “For unto everyone that hath shall be given‚ and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.” – Matthew 25:29. Malcolm Gladwell uses this scripture from the gospel of Matthew to introduce the phenomenon of the “Matthew Effect” in his book‚ Outliers. He defines an “outlier” as “men and women who do things out of the ordinary” (Gladwell 17). In his search
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The American Dream has always been an aspect of life in America‚ but it could be dying. There are three aspects to the American Dream. First is the idea that America is “the new eden”. Second aspect is that “progress is a good thing”. Last aspect is that “everything is possible”. Not all of these are completely true however‚ and the American Dream is not going to last much longer. Progress is not a good thing‚ more specifically progress in technology. It‚ in a way‚ limits the American Dream itself
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equal was if you were white or male. Future American generations should be persuaded to accept each other and learn to have open minds to different cultures and races. Equality is one of the main aspects that contributes to the American Dream. I personally am not pursuing the American Dream‚ but I have a better understanding of what the main aspects are about. Being able to vote for a representative is part of what makes the people of America‚ American. Being able to vote is a “high privilege” that
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Poverty and the American Dream Research Paper Final Draft Jeffery White English 101 Section 7 December 20‚2012 The American Dream has driven many people for a long time. The dream has been presented in Hollywood movies showing a family or person striving to succeed in America. When the dream is mentioned it is done so as a powerful symbol inspiring a whole nation of immigrants. However‚ the “Dream” is misleading because it implies there is only one rather than many. Moreover‚ there are many
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HIST101A David Brooks TA: Essay #1 The pursuit of happiness is the American dream that every person in this country is driven to achieve. To succeed‚ this dream may take a few years of luck‚ or a lifetime of hard work. No matter what happens in this journey‚ the learning experience of gaining that happiness is what will be remembered the most. Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day‚ than in great pieces of good fortune
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| Belonging Speech | | | | | | To me belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. To actually feel as if we belong‚ we must first accept ourselves and be accepted by others. A real sense of belonging can be determined by self-acceptance and acceptance by a group. However‚ when difficult situations are experienced‚ an individual may gain a sense of belonging through self-acceptance
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Dream Interpretation Introduction: 1. Introduce myself: a. Hello‚ my name is....... 2. Introduce topic: a. Today I will be teaching you the basics of interpreting your dreams 3. Introduce my qualifications: a. I am a dreamer‚ as we all are or have been at one point in our lives; I know what its like to wonder what the reasoning of my dreams are. This is when I decided to research dreams a lot. In no way would I call myself an expert‚ but I found a slight interest in something and went with
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same time how realistic dreams can be. Like falling into a cliff‚ giving you that mini heart attack believing it was all true and you stopping for a minute to recover and comfort yourself by saying “Thank you Lord‚ it’s just a dream.” Sleeping helps recover our system by resting our body (about 7 to 8 hours of sleep) but it doesn’t mean that once we are asleep our minds are not working‚ according to medical studies it is because of Rapid Eye Movement that is why dreams appear. Sometimes‚ I also
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