President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address in November of 1863‚ during the American civil war. He was not the featured speaker‚ that honor was given to Edward Everett who was known as a great speaker‚ and gave a powerful speech that lasted more than two hours‚ but it is Lincoln’s 10 sentences‚ 2 minute speech that is so memorable and noticed by the Chicago Tribune. If Lincoln’s speech was indeed in “such bad taste‚” as the Chicago Tribune maintains‚ then how come it is this speech that
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Napoleon’s Farewell Address To The Old Guard A truly dramatic moment in history occurred on April 20‚ 1814‚ as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Emperor of France and would-be ruler of Europe said goodbye to the Old Guard after his failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies. By that time‚ Napoleon had ruled France and surrounding countries for twenty years. Originally an officer in the French Army‚ he had risen to become Emperor among the political chaos following the French Revolution in which the old
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In September 1796‚ President George Washington published his Farewell Address to the people of the United States. Washington expressed his thoughts and advice on what he perceived to be the important considerations for the new American nation. He did not expect that his advice should dictate future American policies‚ but he hoped that Americans would be wary of the harmful impact of sectional and economic disunity‚ political parties‚ foreign influence‚ and the claims domestic power-seekers. Washington
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1992 speech‚ Address to the Plenary Session‚ exhibits such a concept concerning the deterioration of once wondrous landscapes‚ invigorated by her distinguishing premature voice. In reverse Indira Gandhi’s‚ 1980 speech‚ The True Liberation of Women reflects a more articulate
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Rhetorical Analyses for the Four Readings Gettysburg Address Exigence: Dedication of the national soldier’s cemetery Audience: Citizens of the U.S.‚ the union soldiers‚ state governors and party officials. Constraint: How short the speech was‚ going of topic‚ and people who did not agree. Occasion: U.S. national cemetery at Gettysburg. Intended to change: The purpose was to talk about why people fought for our nation; who died in courage that in the end‚ there would be a nation. Emancipation
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In the poem‚ “The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the poem “Thanatopsis” written by William Cullen Bryant‚ two different ways in which one may view may view death is established. In “The Tide Rises the Tide Falls” Longfellow’s diction‚ imagery and figurative language help to create a tone of eeriness. While in Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis” he creates a more peaceful/calming tone. In Longfellow’s poem his use of imagery such as “The sea in the darkness” and
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Parallels between Measure for Measure and The Merchant of Venice‚ As You Like It‚ and Twelfth Night What is comedy? Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia says: "A comedy depicts the follies and absurdities of human beings." Webster’s Dictionary defines comedy as: "A drama or narrative with a happy ending." Shakespeare’s play‚ Measure for Measure‚ fits both of these descriptions. Follies and absurdities are present in the play: Lucio slanders the Duke‚ not realizing that his crude remarks are
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the old brick-phone The hype surrounding the release of a new generation of a smartphone is tremendous. This fanfare is understandable because smartphones have evolved greatly from the originals‚ incorporating functions of media players and digital cameras while facilitating their use with touchscreens and high-speed data access via Wi-Fi and mobile broadband. These phones are obviously superior to the “bricks” of the old days‚ but as their market expands‚ so do the types of smartphones that become
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A Left-Handed Commencement Address Rhetorical Analysis In 1983 men were paid up to 56% more than women‚ in 2014 the difference was down to 21%. This is partly because of feminist influences such as Ursula K. Le Guin. In her speech “The Left-Handed Commencement Address” Ursula K. Le Guin describes that women are as deserving as men to be paid equally‚ educated‚ smart and intelligent as a part of our modern world. She points out that women have learned all of the same things men have in college yet
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