Ely Samuel Parker was born in 1828 and died on August 31‚ 1895. Born in Hasanoanda‚ later known as Donehogawa. Eventually Ely became a Seneca attorney‚ an engineer‚ and a tribal diplomat. Ely got commissioned as a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War‚ when he served as an auxiliary to General Ulysses S. Grant. Ely wrote the terminal preliminary form of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox. Later in his career‚ Parker rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He was one
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" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press" -First Amendment‚ U.S. Constitution. According to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution‚ one of the basic principles our country is based on is the freedom of speech. Because of this‚ as eras and ages have passed in this still young and growing country‚ this amendment has had a greater use then stated‚ as to just insure a
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At thirty Augustine is a professor of liberal arts in Rome and soon wins the appointment of Public Orator in Milan‚ the imperial capital. In Milan he meets the bishop of Milan‚ Ambrose‚ and at the age of thirty three Augustine is baptized and converted to Catholic Christianity. Ambrose played a significant role in the development of Augustine‚ by introducing him to the neo-Platonists philosophy‚ as well as a more gratifying method of interpreting scripture. The neo-platonic philosophy emphasized
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desire to make Athens great. Pericles was an Athenian patriot A high intellect‚ as he could and did converse with great philosophers ‚ and was rational in argument; A plan for Athenian pre-eminence and the ability to implement it; A very persuasive orator Very trustworthy‚ especially with Athenian finances A wise and strong-minded statesman and clever politician Above popular superstitions‚ he was a humanist and a realist Achievements can be measured against aims Pericles wanted to make Athens
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maintains people’s rights whenever law fails to keep justice. We have noticed that how Cicero had laid down a comprehensive analysis of the nature ant range of rhetoric. At his hands the classical Roman period identified the principles of an ideal orator that should be adopted in order to achieve the persuasive effect; rhetoric was also seen as an inseparable
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In this tech-based world‚ media is one of the channels to discover what is happening all round the world. Through watching the TED shows‚ we are looking into two huge global challenges that the world is encountering – modern slavery and women inequality. Regarding to slavery‚ Kelvin Bales‚ a writer‚ shares the information and the plausible solutions for this issue. For women inequality‚ Sheryl WuDunn provides a few examples to illustrate how women are treated in the less fortunate regions. Comparing
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Abraham Lincoln’s 1863CE speech “The Gettysburg Address” and Socrate’s 399BCE speech “No Evil can happen to a good man” have withstood the test of time and has given the present and future generations with a speech worth studying. Although both speeches were given at different times‚ in different contexts and to different audiences‚ it has both been momentously delivered and the studies carried out on these speeches help the modern generations to understand the morals‚ values and historical contexts
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enthusiasm in a nation and lead them at the right path of life. History is replete with such examples like Holy prophet Muhammad (PBUH) led the Muslims on the right path of Islam by His clear vision and eloquence. Indeed‚ Hazart Umar R.A was a great orator he worked for humanity. Salver Hardin remarked that; to succeed planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well‚ success flourishes only in perseverance - ceaseless‚ restless‚ perseverance. In Modern history‚ Quaid e Azam and Iqbal known
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The reading passage argues that the ’’quackers’’ sounds heard by the crew of the submarines patrolling in the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean had three possible reasons and provides details to advocate these reasons. However‚ the professor found this argument by the passage unconvincing and repudiates all three reasons. At first‚ the reading passage posits that ’’quackers’’ sounds’ the main source is orca whales who inhabit that area in the ocean. Conversely‚ the professor claims that this theory
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who were a part of Lincoln’s inner circle‚ gleaning new insight of his impressive political genius. Goodwin stated that‚ like Abraham Lincoln‚ his opposing competitors‚ William Seward‚ Salmon Chase and Edward Bates‚ were all successful lawyers‚ orators and ambitious politicians who opposed slavery. However‚ Lincoln’s three rivals were thought to have had greater popularity than the backwoods lawyer from Illinois‚ and it was assumed by many‚ even Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ that Lincoln was the wrong man
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