President Barack Obama and Princess Diana have both made huge differences in society. During Obama’s nearly eight years as President‚ the unemployment rate has dropped to below 5% and he is the first president to publicly express support for same-sex marriage. Princess Diana played a significant role in changing people’s perceptions of people with HIV‚ as well as the passing of The Mine-ban Convention. President Barack Obama was born on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. He is the 44th and current
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“Carry out a random act of kindness‚ with no expectation of reward‚ safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” (Princess Diana) Princess Diana who was the princess of England in the 1990s states that we should do good for others without expecting anything out of it. Random acts of kindness are the best ways to show others that we care. In doing something kind someone might recognize what has been done and could return the favor. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok one of the
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Where do we begin? From those I have spoken to through my work with ’Turning Point’‚ the beginning seems to be that women in our society are seen as the carers - the ones who can cope. Whatever life throws at them - they will always cope. On call twenty four hours a day‚ seven days a week‚ whether their children are sick‚ their husbands are out of work or their parents are old and frail and need attending - they will cope. They will cook and clean‚ go out to work‚ attend to the needs of those around
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Thatcher’s Eulogy‚ Eulogy for Reagan‚ the reflection on Reagan’s past accomplishments and him being a good president were conveyed through her use of rhetoric She introduces her topic by saying‚ “We have lost a great president‚ a great American‚ and a great man‚ and I have lost a dear friend” (Thatcher 1). As the speaker‚ Thatcher’s use of words addresses the world as a whole rather than that of a single nation in mourning‚ America. She describes her audience as “we”. This prominent use of rhetoric draws
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Prince Earl Spencer‚ in his eulogy for Diana‚ describes about her sister and her accomplishments. Spencer’s purpose is to honor the memory of Diana‚ but also expose how she was not the person the media made her out to be. He utilizes characterization‚ passionate diction‚ and pathos in order to make the audience remember that Diana was not the person the media exploited her to be‚ but a generous and unique women. Spencer utilizes characterization to display an image of Diana as a remarkable women. He
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Princess Diana "Lady Diana was born into a privileged family as the daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer and Lady Frances Althorp in Norfolk‚ England. Princess Diana was raised by nannies‚ separated from her parents by divorce and isolated from her sisters and brother when sent to boarding schools. Her life was filled with activities‚ friends and social events that ’bred ’ her for royal status and community involvement". At first glance we can easily assume that such a person would easily be one
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When Lady Diana became Princess of Wales‚ the whole country was affected by it. Princess Diana impacted the world through her royal marriage‚ her generous charities‚ and her sudden death Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born July 1‚ 1961 at Park House near Sandringham‚ Norfolk. She had two older sisters and a younger brother. Her parents‚ who had married in 1954‚ separated in 1967. Diana continued to live with her father after the divorce until the death of her grandfather. Lady Diana went to a
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Empress Elisabeth‚ the notorious ‘Kaiserin Sisi’‚ bears great resemblance to the late Princess Diana regarding her ongoing popularity‚ eternal youthfulness and the utter fascination so many have with the intriguing events that occurred during the course of her wonderful‚ yet undeniably tragic‚ life. The similarities between Sisi and Princess Diana are truly uncanny‚ with both of them suffering from eating disorders‚ little self-confidence and involved in unhappy marriages as well as suspicious‚ untimely
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On the Death of Princess Diana Famous Speech by Queen Elizabeth II September 9‚ 1997 Since last Sunday’s dreadful news we have seen‚ throughout Britain and around the world‚ an overwhelming expression of sadness at Diana’s death. We have all been trying in our different ways to cope. It is not easy to express a sense of loss‚ since the initial shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings: disbelief‚ incomprehension‚ anger -- and concern for those who remain. We have all felt those
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Teddy Reeve February 10‚ 2013 The Diana Effect In the early hours of August 31‚ 1997 a princess hurries into her car and is whisked away so as to escape the paparazzi’s eye. The car sped through the streets of Paris tailed by the paparazzi. In attempt to lose those in pursuit the driver sped up and lost control of the vehicle traveling 30-50 mph over the speed limit in the Place de l’Alma underpass. The black Mercedes wrapped around a column‚ flipped a few times and then landed in the middle
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