What Is The Significance Of Holliday's Speech

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John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born August 14, 1851 in the booming city of Griffin, Georgia. The son of Alice Jane Holliday and Henry Burroughs Holliday; his birth was truly celebrated by his parents due to the loss of his infant sister six months earlier. He was raised in a middle class family, with his father making a living as a druggist. Holliday was adored by parents specifically his mother who spent much of her time with him. Holliday was born with a cleft palate and has undergone surgery at a young age to correct this condition. Although he had this surgery he still lacked considerable speech skills. His mother was very aware of his condition and how society would view his speech impediment; this caused her to spend a lot of time working on correcting this issue. In addition to helping correct her sons speech she also made sure to instill southern …show more content…

During is youth Holliday was a bright student who excelled in school. His devotion to his education accelerated in 1866, when his mother passed away from severe tuberculosis. Holliday was devastated and drowned himself in his education and specifically math and science to cope with this huge loss.
The loss of his mother and is devotion to education spurred him to peruse a degree in dentistry. In 1870 Holliday moved to Philadelphia to attend the University of Philadelphia Dental School. During his studying he wrote his thesis on the “disease of the Teeth”. His mentor during school Lucian Frink who practiced dentistry in Valdosta, Georgia between 1868 until 1879, Holliday attempted to gain the most information possible. At the University of

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