Marin English 1013-036 2 September 2014 Kenyon Commencement Speech David Foster Wallace gave a speech called Kenyon Commencement Speech to the Kenyon College in 2005. He delivered the message that a change in thinking can save citizens from the daily grind of their eight to five jobs. Wallace gave examples of this point in his speech starting with a fish in water‚ a person in a crowd‚ and how not to think. Wallace started his speech with a short story about an older fish asking a couple of younger
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because we have the freedom of speech as citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification on September 25‚ 1789. The rights were finally ratified by the states on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights was written in Virginia‚ and was written by George Mason‚ but James Madison strongly influenced it. In the Bill of Rights‚ the First Amendment is the most important because of freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Freedom of speech means to express any opinions
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STRATEGIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SPEECH The first few years of people’s life are key to the development of speech‚ language and cognitive skills. For this reason it is important to create activities and strategies for helping to develop speech and language skills that give them all the stimulation‚ positive role modeling and human contact that they need. STYLE IN LANGUAGE a. Principles in Choosing Words 1. Clear In speech‚ we should use clear word to make the audience undesrtand what we
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Understanding that the right of expressions and speech is that of every American and that each individual is entitled to express themselves as they are compelled (with respect to those guidelines which protect safety and security of persons (text))‚ I tend to agree with Senator Kerry in his appreciation for the interpretation of the First Amendment as presented. Senator Kerry states "A desecrated flag is replaceable. Desecrated rights are lost forever to those who experience the loss" (Ban). The
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law is the limitation of freedom of speech. Although‚ the first amendment states that “congress should make no law … abridging the freedom of speech”‚ people have limitation on when and where they can exercise their freedom of speech because they can face consequences. Freedom of speech can violate the first amendment if a politician uses it to promote lawless conduct. A company promoting false information can also be outlawed. Additionally‚ freedom of speech is not just words it can be symbols and
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pre-school or primary school‚ it is important for us to identify and provide effective support and extend the speech‚ language and communication development for children during the early years (Burnham and Baker‚ 2011). This is so that they get the best chance to develop these skills and avoid struggle later in life. There are a number of ways in which adults can effectively support and extend speech‚ language and communication development in children during early years. Firstly‚ it is important for us
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Freedom of speech and the liberty to uphold ones expression has long been the subject of many debates. It has taken centuries if not years for mankind to come to a point where many can easily voice their opinions without having to ponder over the consequences. But one should always know where to draw the line. Freedom of expression also needs to have its limits. Two of the masterminds who put forth their work on liberty and freedom of speech were John Stuart Mill and Jean-Jacque Rousseau. The concepts
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Chapter 3 Case Study 3 page 111-112 May 25‚ 2009 E- Trade‚ Verizon Communications‚ AAA‚ and Others: Advances in the Business Applications of Speech Recognition Technology 1 The business benefits of the speech recognition systems at e-Trade‚ Verizon and others are to have less on hand personnel to handle calls that can be taken care of by automated voice technology. The limitations would be the lack of personal assistance and would be adding to
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never oblige one to do anything. Rather‚ the choice belongs to the graduate. Throughout her commencement speech at Bowie State University‚ Obama repeatedly announces that graduates have the duty to educate future generations for the sake of giving meaning to their past; she urges them to keep alive the hunger for knowledge and improvement. In her Bowie State University Commencement Speech‚ Michelle Obama utilizes historical events to relay her point which states that graduates have the obligation
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an audience. In the Inauguration Speech of 1961 given by President John F. Kennedy‚ he was able to really connect with his audience that day by using lots of different rhetorical devices. By using chiasmus‚ anaphoras‚ and metaphors‚ JFK was able to effectively reach and persuade people to have faith in him despite his age and religion. Perhaps the most important line of JFK’s entire inaugural address was a utilization of chiasmus‚ which is a figure of speech by which the order of the terms in
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