Barack Obama‚ the next president of United States of America‚ uses words with strong images and connotations within his speech to effectively express his opinions. For instance‚ in the fourth line of his speech‚ he states that “But our time of standing pat‚ of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions- that time has surely passed.” The word “pat” denotes small influence‚ often insignificant. This word is implying that Americans have been too boasting about the influential standing
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What’s the gist of this project? In connection with reading Animal Farm and in order to support our study of rhetorical devices‚ you will write and deliver a 3-4 minute speech to the class that calls your audience to action in stopping some sort of injustice. How should I get started? Your first task is to choose a topic. Identify an injustice you see around you‚ whether at home (i.e. chores‚ curfews)‚ at work (i.e. wages‚ hours‚ management practices)‚ at school (i.e. rules‚ homework
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During his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention‚ Barack Obama introduced himself as a skinny kid with a funny name. The rising star of Illinois politics was elected to the U.S. Senate three months later. His delivery‚ using rhetoric‚ was full of fervid sentiment that reminds us of what we love about the United States of America. His passionate speech inspired Americans to renew their faith in their country and persist their individual dreams and yet still come together as one
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1.Opening Hello‚ Today my topic is TOPIC . The focus of my speech will be FOCUS . I have several reason why FOCUS . To start with‚ IEDA1 . Secondly‚ It is due to IDEA2 . Lastly‚ IDEA3 . 2.Body First of all‚ IDEA1 . R1a
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Barack Obama‚ in his 2004 DNC Keynote speech‚ argues for John Kerry’s presidency‚ but fails to accomplish anything more than an emotionally manipulative plea. This is highlighted in his attempt to build credibility; he tries to garner sympathy from his audience through his tragic story‚ but hype aside nobody cares. His entire argument is based on “I believe‚ that this thing that won’t happen but sounds nice will happen.” It’s false‚ Obama knows these are hollow promises‚ yet he does care. The only
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Assignment 8.1 • Description of the audience for your speech (you get to define your audience) My audience will be directed towards people who want to choose a gym‚ but don’t know which one to choose from‚ why‚ or even how. • Topic Why Gold’s Gym (a gym I currently go to) is my preferred choice when it comes to all the other gyms that are currently in my area. • Specific purpose. To inform/persuade. To convince others to come to my gym instead of spending time and money at another one. • Thesis
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would not be known to the world as the defining speaker of the March on Washington 50 years ago. I Have A Dream‚ his speech about injustice and hardship was delivered to inspire change in both‚ black and white citizens of the United States during the Civil Rights era‚ and to this day his speech is an important part of American history. On August 28th 2013‚ Barack Obama held a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the great March on Washington‚ which reached a climax in one of the greatest
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Language of a Public Figure The opening of the speech is very clear and direct‚ setting a serious essence for the audience to appreciate the detailed fashion in which Obama will go on to explain the effects of Osama Bin Laden‚ America’s actions‚ the assassination‚ and the important distinguishing of Islam and Pakistan from Al Qaeda. Obama is very profound for his use of emotive language; in this speech‚ he exemplifies this immediately. His use of antitheses opens with‚ “a bright September day was
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Speech Proposal Speech Purpose: To persuade. Audience Analysis: My male-to-female ratio is 50/50 with an age range from 18 to 24. There are four seniors‚ four juniors‚ seven sophomores‚ and two freshmen. Many are from the Southeast‚ however‚ we do have a couple from the Northeast‚ leaving one accounted for the Midwest‚ West‚ and a foreign country. There are seven African Americans and eight whites. Their interests include sports‚ travel‚ movies‚ fashion‚ cooking/eating‚ family‚ and the beach
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I don’t belong to this world anymore. I’m sorry.” Michael Connolly was the top student of his cohort. He was only 20 years old before he put an end to his life. When I read this piece of news‚ I find it sad and feel sympathetic for Michael. Why must he end his life this way? How will you feel when you see your friend ending their lives just because they cannot handle the stress and the judgement that people have made without thinking? As the Cyber Wellness Representative of Class 3E6‚ I‚
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