it’s worth considering the question posed by Frederick Douglass. The following are excerpts from a speech he gave in 1852 at an Independence Day commemoration sponsored by the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester‚ NY. A longer excerpt and a link to the full text of the speech can be found at my blog. Fellow-citizens‚ pardon me‚ allow me to ask‚ why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I‚ or those I represent‚ to do with your national independence? …I say it with a sad sense
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Persuasive Speech Name: Sophia Liu Specific Purpose: To persuade the members of my audience to eat a healthy breakfast every day. Thesis Statement: Eating a healthy breakfast everyday could reduce the risk of health related issues. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence I. Introduction A. Attention Getter 1. How many of you have ever heard the saying‚ “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? B. Introduce Topic and Motivate Audience 1. Chances are‚ you have probably been
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When Valentine woke up Hero was gone. She left a note on the coffee maker saying she had work early that morning and that she left some breakfast in the fridge for them and that coffee was ready. Valentine just needed to press start. She checked on her dad in the living room. He was still asleep on the couch. She thought briefly about waking him up before deciding that he needed rest. His boss had given him time off work because of the fire anywhere‚ so he had nowhere to be. She sat at the kitchen
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Long Day`s Journey into thePast: The character analysis of Mary In the play ¡°Long Day¡¯s Journey into Night‚¡± by Eugene O¡¯Neill‚ the writer depicts a typical day of the Tyrone family‚ whose once-close family has deteriorated over the years for a number of reasons: Mary¡¯s drug addiction‚ Tyrone Jamie and Edmund¡¯s alcoholism‚ Tyrone¡¯s stinginess‚ and the sons` pessimistic attitude toward future. In the play‚ all of the four characters are miserable about life‚ and they all remember the past
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Wayne Crayton Jr Speech 214 sec 2 February 6‚ 2008 The Puerto Rican Day Parade Imagine waking up to the sound of Spanish music blasting through the streets‚ the smell of Spanish food simmering in the air‚ and going to the window and seeing thousands of Puerto Rican flags covering the streets. This describes Manhattan during the second week in June. Growing up just a few blocks from Spanish Harlem‚ many of my friends was Spanish. Their families took me in as one of
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Toga day speech Intro I‚ the honorable Caesar‚ wish to become the emperor of Rome‚ for who else could become the next emperor. Not the honorable Brutus for he stabbed me in the back for what he believed best for Rome so why would he not stab Rome in the back for his own selfish gain? I may have a sickness within me but that shall not stop me from leading Rome into greatness. I have given everything to Rome and in return you have given me your love. The beloved Antony is not fit to lead Rome.
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Draft Speech for Annual Prize Giving Day on the 22nd November‚ 2004 at Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan My dear children‚ parents‚ Sri B. K. Chakraborty‚ Commissioner Education‚ Sri N. K. Dutta‚ Executive Vice Chairman‚ Sri K. Kalaichelvan Principal and dear friends I am grateful to Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan to have invited me today to this Annual day & Prize Giving ceremony. It is always a pleasure to be able to address young minds. Children are our tomorrow - our future. Bright faces that I see
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Changes in Jimmy Jimmy didn’t ever think he would ever change‚ but maybe she would change that. Jimmy Valentine is the main character in the story A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry. In A Retrieved Reformation‚ Jimmy is a very skillful bank robber who goes through some major changes. Because Jimmy experiences some major changes‚ we know that he is a dynamic character. In the beginning‚ Jimmy is a very skillful‚ successful bank robber. He goes from being in and out of prison. The Governor released
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Human Rights Speech Analysis 1. Hillary Rodham Clinton was born on October 26 1947. She was the 67th United States Secretary of State‚ U.S. Senator from New York‚ candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination‚ and the first lady of the United States. On 5th September 1995‚ she attended the Fourth U.N World Conference on Women in Beijing‚ China and gave the speech‚ “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” about the issues facing women and girls all around the world. Her speech hoped to inspire
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Sami MacKenzie May 15‚ 2012 Persuasive Speech Human Trafficking Known as the “invisibles” or “modern-day slaves”‚ the human trafficking trade is the fastest growing criminal trade in the U.S. and one of the most profitable industries in the world. It is global in nature‚ existing throughout the world‚ with traffickers coercing men‚ women and children of all races and circumstances. Approximately 800‚000 to 900‚000 victims are trafficked every year of which 100‚000 are reportedly children sold
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