Speeches are used to persuade. Discuss. The art of persuasive speaking‚ or rhetoric‚ has been practiced in the West since the fifth century BC. It traditionally deploys three key elements: ethos‚ being the speaker’s character‚ standing and credibility; logos‚ being the rational appeal of the speech; and pathos‚ being the emotional appeal. Devices typically used in effective rhetoric include: inclusive language‚ repetition‚ metaphor‚ imagery and historical references. Depending on the context‚
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Everyone has a passion. Mine is soccer. It’s not just a team or a game‚ it’s my life. I know all people might say their passion is their life‚ but really if I’m not playing soccer‚ I’m watching soccer and if I’m not watching soccer I’m thinking about soccer and if I’m not playing watching or thinking about soccer I’m talking about soccer. We were all assigned to speak about our passions. The answer came to me without much thought; soccer. That assignment was followed by “ Why is this your passion
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Today I wanted to talk about a woman who is very heroic and changed the lives of many slaves‚ a woman named Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a woman who is famous for her hard work as an abolitionist and being the conductor of the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850’s. She helped many other slaves like herself escape to freedom. Harriet was a strong woman who was filled with determination‚strength‚passion‚ and patience. She was a true hero who wanted to serve people and she was extremely
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Good afternoon everyone today I am here to introduce you to a wonderful poet I am sure you all know. Many of us were read his poetry all through elementary school and the poetry was still referenced through high school. The poet that I am going to introduce you to is Shel Silverstein. Shel Silverstein was born on September 25‚ 1930 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He once stated that and I quote “When I was a kid I would have much rather been good at baseball or a hit with the girls‚ but I couldn’t play ball
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Alternating from one form of speech to another has always been a struggle for me. Oftentimes what is considered acceptable within my main circle of friends is received as a personal attack on my subgroup of friends. The majority of my friends throughout middle and high school is primarily composed of members of the LGBTQ or LGBTQIA (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender‚ Queer‚ Intersex‚ Asexual or Agender) community. Since nearly everyone in our group does not identify as heterosexual‚ members of
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We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life’s greatest moments‚ to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love‚ and to add our blesses to the words which shall unite_Jordan _ and ____Olivia__ in holy matrimony. ____Oliva____ AND Jordan__There are no obligations on earth more sweet or tender than those you are about to assume. There are no vows more solemn than those you are about to make. True marriage is the holiest of all earthly relationships. Will you bring to this new life
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One key figure of speech that runs through the discourse of Bush’s rhetoric throughout his presidential career is that of metaphors of friendship. The term friend(s) is used very liberally in Bush’s speeches‚ sometimes alone‚ sometimes along with the term allies as the examples below show: “I recognize that not all of our friends agreed with our decision to enforce the Security Council before committing troops to Iraq” “We will hunt them by day and by night in every corner of the world until
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Informative and Persuasive Virgilio Caban South University Assignment 2 Abstract In order to understand the two types of speeches we listen to first we must understand the meaning of each‚ for example the Informative speech is as the word states ‘to give information’. The second the Persuasive speech is where a person (the speaker) is trying to convince or sway the audience to follow his/her ideas. Human beings are in general terms visual learners‚ when an individual is presenting a speech
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speech examples Name: Email: nav-left Home Blog Browse Products Free Public Speaking Resources Workshops Improsolutions Shop cat-right Public Speaking Tips: What Is an Entertainment Speech? Posted by admin on Jul 29‚ 2013 in Articles | 0 comments "entertainment speech"Entertainment speeches are suitable for special events and ceremonies. Their goal is to entertain the audience while delivering a message. Unlike informative or persuasive speeches‚ they
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You sit down‚ silently‚ and feel your nerves begin to kick in. You are told that you have only sixty minutes to answer sixty questions. As time ticks down‚ you realize you are not going to finish‚ so you start randomly guessing. This is a real life example of what happened to a fellow peer of mine‚ during the ACTs. The topic I decided on‚ is why standardize testing has more negative impacts‚ instead of positive. The main reason why I decided I wanted to do this topic is because this year I will be
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