Types of Speeches An Informative speech is one in which you provide your audience with new and/or useful information about a significant topic. Remember‚ your goal is “to increase an audience’s knowledge or understanding of a topic;” your job is to define‚ explain and clarify your topic. No overt attempts to persuade the audience should be made but you do need to show the audience why your topic is important to them—what is the topic’s significance or consequences to their lives? Basically
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“Something still exists as long as there’s someone around to remember it.” Jodi Picoult‚ page 153. I read the book Nineteen Minutes‚ the quote I used above relates to many things that have happened in my life. These things haven’t only happened once in my life. I chose this because it would be the best quote relating to my life. Many of my friends‚ and family members have died in the past‚ seeing their brothers‚ sisters‚ or parents make me remember it the most. Yes‚ its very sad but these
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munu102 writing Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California‚ Irvine‚ was born in Kenya‚ in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura‚ Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School‚ all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of London University)‚ Kampala‚ Uganda; and the University of Leeds‚ Britain. He is recipient
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In a situation‚ with someone having violence rushing through their veins trying to antagonize you to respond violently‚ how will you respond? Violently?Or non-violent? In Maycomb there is an everyday battle with racism. To kill anything innocent such as a mockingbird‚ and especially Tom Robinson is a sin. What would be the point of taking away a life that didn’t
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Increasing the Sense of Urgency- 1. the issue is important 2. it could be decided either way 3. it will be decided soon 4. listener’s action are essentail Weakening Commitment Finding a Critical Distinction- invoke a different principle to audience Refutation- object to claim with new claim and object speaker’s inferences 1. Identify the position to be attacked 2. Explain significance of position 3. Present and develop the attack 4. Explain the impact of the refutation Rebuilding Arguments
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Indian Education system Vs Foreign Education System Indian Education system lacks modernization. It still follows the age-old technique of imparting education. The Indian education system puts emphasis on bookish knowledge rather than practical knowledge. Thus students lack in practical knowledge of the subjects. In the Indian education system‚ students only focuses at gaining marks by mugging up things and not on gaining knowledge. However‚ it is not the case with Foreign education. The foreign
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Peering from offstage I catch a glance of the audience. My heart-racing‚ I walk on stage with my violin. Deep breath in‚ deep breath out. I continue to walk to the black velvet chair where I am destined to be and begin to play. Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird. Orchestra Hall is filled with waves of sound as months of preparation and hard work pay off. Echoes of the remnants of the last notes begin to fade‚ and after a moment of still‚ dignified silence‚ Maestro lowers his hands and the thunderous
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Analyzing Speeches The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Teacher-Graded Activities Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you
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All praise is due to Allah‚ Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer) of all the worlds. I bear witness that there is no god worth to be worship except Allah Who sent His Prophets (a.s.)[1] to guide mankind to the righteousness. I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (s.a.w.)[2] is the true and final Messenger of Allah to all nations who fulfilled his mission to mankind. May peace and blessing of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad‚ his family‚ and his Sahabas(companions)? "O‚ you who believe
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ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 3‚ pp. 254-261‚ May 2010 © 2010 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.1.3.254-261 A Critical Discourse Analysis of Barack Obama‟s Speeches Junling Wang School of Foreign Languages‚ Northwest Normal University‚ Lanzhou‚ China Email: wangjl36@163.com Abstract—The Critical Discourse Analysis is often applied to analyze political discourse including the public speech‚ in which the speaker wins favorite
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