On December 10‚ 1950‚ William Faulkner delivered his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Today his speech is considered one of the most brilliant and inspiring speeches ever to be read at the Nobel ceremony. Faulkner stressed the "writer’s duty" to write only of "the old verities and truths of the heart." He spoke of avoiding writing anything that is not worth writing about. He felt concerned about new writing where authors gave in to America’s shallow desires to read "not of love but of lust‚ of defeats
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Good Afternoon‚ I elected to analyze William Falkner’s Nobel Prize in Literature acceptance speech for this week forum. At first‚ I had a hard time identifying the different aspects of the speech until I found audio of it. As part of his introduction‚ Falkner uses the first sentence in his speech established his credibility and ethos. Then he goes on to state the purpose of his speech very directly by saying that he would like to use this moment to talk to young writers and more specifically the
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In William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech‚ Faulkner takes the opportunity to talk to the “young men and women‚” who are also dedicated writers. Faulkner explains to the “young men and women” what valuable writing is. Faulkner implies that man cannot write about physical dangers‒ man must write about the universal truths. Faulkner defines what valuable writing is through parallel structure and repetition in his address. In his Nobel Address‚ Faulkner incorporates parallel structure to answer
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In William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech‚ he laid out plainly what he thought good fiction should be. He also told the writers what they must do and remind themselves of‚ in order to create an acceptable piece of literature. In A Rose for Emily‚ Faulkner accomplishes his own standards to which a piece of fiction should meet in order to be good. William Faulkner writes about America’s past‚ the feelings of the past‚ and “truths of the heart” in his short story‚ A Rose for Emily. For a
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Inconsistency (A critical comparison of A Rose for Emily and Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech) Shakespeare put it beautifully in Hamlet when he put the words into Polonius’s mouth‚ “To thine own self be true.” It truly is a noble sentiment and a worthy goal. Each person on the planet earth is confronted daily by decisions that challenge his or her commitment to his or her own self. This is evident in many art forms. Painters‚ musicians‚ and writers take pieces of themselves and put it into what they
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Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech I was an obscure individual in those days. My name was hardly known outside my own province‚ but I was quite content with that obscurity‚ which protected me from the curiosity of crowds. And then came a time when my heart felt a longing to come out of that solitude and do some work for my fellow beings‚ and not merely give shape to my dreams and meditate deeply on the problems of life‚ but try to give expression to my ideas through some definite
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Analysis of William Faulkner’s Noble Prize of Literature Acceptance Speech William Faulkner was an often misunderstood writer of many novels and short stories. ("William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech ") It was not until 1949 and after his death when he was given the Nobel Prize in Literature that people began to acknowledge him and his works. ("William Faulkner") In his Nobel Prize of Literature acceptance speech‚ at the city hall in Stockholm on December 10‚ 1950‚ Faulkner uses a powerful
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MLK Commentary: The Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Martin Luther King was a powerful‚ memorable‚ eloquent and educated civil rights activist. He passionately promoted the drive and push for peaceful non-violent protesting. His speeches were inspirational‚ charismatic and effective and the passion and power in his delivery set the pacing of the emotional experience. He used many rhetorical devices along with his determination to get across the feeling and flavour of perpetuated slavery of
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In his arousing Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech in 1986‚ Elie Wiesel pronounces the importance of “taking sides” and “interfering” when a time of human suffering is upon the world. He is undeniably correct. People need to stand up for what is right in this world‚ and acknowledge the wrong; they need to take an issue of human persecution and make it “the center of the universe”. People should fight for others who cannot fight for themselves. They should be the voice others do not have. The
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Nobel Prize "The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts‚ which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ..."(Alfred Nobel). The Nobel Prize was created by a Mr. Alfred Nobel who had accumulated much wealth throughout his life (mostly due to his invention and production of dynamite) and loved learning in all fields. Following his death much of his wealth was put towards
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