character introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode (lines 159-195) and how does this speech create tension? The bestowal of ruling legitimacy upon Creon sparks off the Greek tragedy. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ brothers of Antigone killed each other during their fateful battle for the Theban throne and Creon‚ as the closest surviving kinsman‚ rules as the Theban king. Creon then approaches the chorus of elders privately and pronounces his first speech‚ wishing to draw himself support from
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Critical Thinking 1 Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech The 1960’s were a changing time for America. Soon to be gone were the conservative fifties as many post-war baby boomers became young adults. The youth of American was no longer content to continue with traditional thinking‚ it was a time for a revolutionary change. The changes would affect values‚ laws‚ education‚ lifestyles and entertainment. All of this would take place during a turbulent time for our country. The Civil
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Freedom of Speech Over the years there have been several arguments over the debate of the freedom of speech. The act of speaking without censorship uplifts ethical implications that determine levels of humanity. According to The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) the right to freedom of speech is recognized as a social human right. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted in 1948 also clearly states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of
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FIGURE OF SPEECH : A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet’s sense impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Adjunction: Adjunction refers to a clause or a phrase‚ usually a verb‚ that is added at the beginning
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Speech outlines are important because it allows us to put our ideas together and ensures that our ideas and points flow smoothly in our speech. It firms up our thesis statement‚ establish and organize your main points. Speech outlines act as a guide to put our information in correct sequence so that our audience can understand what we want to convey. In a speech‚ there are three main parts – introduction‚ body and conclusion. The outline can help us to connect the parts together to make it clear
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Blume 1 22/09/11 The Kings Speech Review Refurbished History The King’s Speech is a moving film which provides viewers with an auto- biographic view on King George VI’s reign to power. Set in the 1930’s‚ The King’s Speech accurately conveys a believable setting and experience through the acting and camera work. Every emotion portrayed by the characters can be witnessed
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Charles McGranaghan English 100 30 October 2011 The King’s Speech The King’s Speech‚ is a film about the Duke of York‚ who is suddenly crowned as King George VI of England. The only problem that the Duke of York possessed is that he suffers from a horrible speech impediment that causes him to “freeze up” or stammer in front of people while talking. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ arranges her husband to attend and be in the presence of a speech therapist. Although King George VI is hesitant at first‚ nevertheless
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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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S. Buscaino DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPEECH What is speech according to its purpose? People have gathered to hear you speak on a specific issue‚ and they expect to get something out of it immediately. And you‚ the speaker‚ hope to have an immediate effect on your audience. The purpose of your speech is to get the response you want. 4 types of speech according to purpose A Informative Speech- An Informative Speech is like teaching. The purpose of an informative speech is to try to teach something to
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Figure of speech A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. 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
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