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    Nixon for the positive first term momentous national victories he achieved or for his dedication to the American people. His final speech in office was an emotional appeal to the people to retrieve some of his dignity and to quell the sourness left by his crimes. Nixon’s pathos becomes a crutch for him in this final speech. In listening to the vocal reading of the speech there is heaviness to his words as he reflects upon this solemnly‚ “I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever

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    Madelein Albright‚ the United States Secretary of State‚ gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of Mount Holyoke College in 1997. With that being a women’s college in Massachusetts‚ Albright uses emotional appeal‚ examples‚ descriptions and metaphors to inspire and motivate the graduating class to continue achieving greatness‚ especially as women in society. To begin‚ Albright starts off her speech by appealing to the audience’s emotions. She does this by saying‚ “as individuals‚ each

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    The context of this speech is that on January 18‚ 1986 the Challenger Shuttle exploded seventy-three seconds into flight. Aboard this aircraft was Christina McAuliffe‚ the first teacher in Space‚ who served as an inspiration for school kids nationwide. The speaker of this speech is Ronald Reagan‚ the President at the time‚ and his audience is the citizens of the United States. During his speech‚ Reagan creates a sense of unity and also expresses his feelings of grief. The purpose of each is to convince

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    President Trump’s Inauguration Speech President Trump started by accusing the administrations that have been there before him‚ including that of Barrack Obama‚ of minding their own selfish interests leaving the people of America to bear the costs and sufferings. He talked of politicians prospering while many people are jobless. However‚ by January 2017‚ statistics show that there more people employed in the US that any other time in the American history. This statement by Trump only speaks to how

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    In his speech to University High School’s graduating class of 1951‚ William Faulkner establishes that the only thing standing against man in the battle of good and evil is fear. He persuades these young people that they have the power to fight against fear by using allusions to past and present events‚ and by appealing to the students’ sense of hope and confidence. In the speech‚ Faulkner references the Cold War‚ the major global conflict at that time and for many years to come. He proves that the

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    British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain gave this speech to the House of Commons on September 1st‚ 1939‚ hours after Hitler’s troops had invaded Poland. Chamberlain and others had spent years negotiating with Hitler in order to prevent another war in Europe. The point of this speech is too inform people of what Hitler has done and of what the British response will be. In the beginning of his speech‚ Neville Chamberlain reminds you of his qualifications and actions as leader by stating‚ “Eighteen

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    franklin D. rossevelt utilizes rhetorical strageties effectively so reach his goal franklin d. roosevelt was the speaker of the Pearl Harbor Adress to the Nation‚ speech. he was the presidemt of the united states‚ also known as commander in chief. this speech was expressed in a first person point of view. the occasion was in december 8‚1941. during world war 2‚ a day after the pearl harbor attack. immediate occasion was the address to congress to declare war on japan. franklins audience is congress

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    Frederick Douglass talks about how the nation is young and still growing. In the speech he has to mention why we fought the revolutionary war. He had to say we fought for our freedom even though there are people in America that aren’t free. It is easy to see the right and wrong looking back in time. People just don’t see the wrong in slavery yet. They will see the way in the future. He also mentions that celebrations for the Fourth of July are hypocritical. They were hypocritical to him because there

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    Martin Luther King Jr. commences his speech by alluding to the speech‚ The Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln in the year 1863. When stating “Five score years ago...‚” he refers to the renowned introduction Abraham Lincoln preached. King proceeds to state‚ “…a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” He and his audience stood in Lincoln’s shadow metaphorically and figuratively. He orated his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ where the statue of Lincoln is situated

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    West Virginia Book Festival Paper Comm/ 215 Beverly Ranzoff Team D Meriecha‚ Lara‚ Megan and Kranishia July 27th‚ 2014 In organizations many challenges are faces that can cause financial and business problems. Understanding the need to work as a team and rely on outside sources can prove difficult for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Ethics‚ morals and a standard code of practice is a basic foundation for success. In non-profit organizations the community relies on honest in

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