This is the speech delivered by President Bill Clinton at the annual White House prayer breakfast on Friday, September 11, 1998, to an audience of more than 100 ministers, priests and other religious leaders. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was also in attendance. The speech, written in long hand by the president, was delivered at the beginning of a day of tremendous political and personal turmoil surrounding the publication of the first report to Congress by Independent Counsel Ken Starr. The
Napoleon’s Farewell Address To The Old Guard A truly dramatic moment in history occurred on April 20, 1814, as Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and would-be ruler of Europe said goodbye to the Old Guard after his failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies. By that time, Napoleon had ruled France and surrounding countries for twenty years. Originally an officer in the French Army, he had risen to become Emperor among the political chaos following the French Revolution in which the old
23rd, I presented my demonstration speech on how to perform CPR on children and adults over the age of nine. I felt very comfortable with my speech topic and confident that I was prepared enough to give a good demonstration speech on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, I lost control of my emotions and nerves and I was disappointed with that aspect of the presentation but I believe that more preparation could have eased my nerves. For my next speech I believe that I could improve on
the “War on Drugs” in an Informative Concept Speech, it is clear to the audience that she believes that there are many flaws in the system. She does a phenomenal job in performing her speech, she holds the audiences’ attention by using appropriate body language and eye contact. However, her speech is often times confusing, she would benefit from utilizing transitional statements through reiterating her main points to the audience throughout the speech. According to “The Art of Public Speaking: Twelfth
are all for the votes. Even so, their speeches are the most important. A speech not only needs compassion and truth, but reality. However, there is one candidate, known as Bernie Sanders who is qualified for being one of the best speech givers and people running for president. Bernie is unlike most runners in many ways. He not only pursues the people,
My introductory speech could have been better. The tone of my speech was decent. I tried my best not to sound monotone or boring. This is important because, tone helps to convey the meaning of your words. As well, it helps with keeping the audience awake. Organizing my speech was an area that was okay. It help me to make my presentation and help me as a guide to what am going to say next. I felt the speed of my speech was not rushed through. The three areas of growth are in practice, pronunciation
forth by George W. Bush in his September 27 speech in Flagstaff, Arizona. More specifically I will refer to the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos, and explain how they are used to gain the support and attention of the audience and further the further the purpose of the speech. As I explain these appeals I will also give an insight into the argumentative structure and why it is apparent in this particular speech. President Bush’s speech was directed towards an audience of northern
Even though all of the presenters did a great job with their speeches one speech that stood out to me was Gianna’s speech on the benefits of breakfast. What I like about her presentation was that as soon as she said the title of her speech I was instantly interested. I am someone who often skips breakfast so learning about reasons why I should not skip it was a very interesting topic to me. She spoke about her own experiences with the topic to establish credibility and did a really good job previewing
I gave my persuasive speech on the issue of texting while driving. I picked this topic because I believe it is a common problem in today’s society, but people do not understand the actual consequences of it. I believe people think it is not harmful and something bad will not happen to them because it is “easy” to do. I gave this speech to inform people how easy it is to become distracted and get in an accident. Overall, I believe my speech went pretty well. I believe I have improved on my eye contact
faculty with his commencement speech. In his speech, Carrey gave some serious advice about self-discovery, fear and happiness sprinkled liberally with humor to the graduating students while remaining true to himself. It employed several non-verbal communication techniques as well as the three modes of persuasion that we learned in class. Being true to yourself during a speech is something the audience will take notice of. When a person speak genuinely, their speech is more conversational and the
A speech by definition is “the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds” (Google Dictionary). When you read or hear a speech there is always a feeling - maybe happiness, sadness, or string of thought. Theodore Roosevelt left many minds racing after his Conservation speech. So much so, that many laws have been passed to protect our American soil and national park openings. Roosevelt always mentioned foresight and morality during his speech.
most recognizable characteristic that contributes to the effectiveness in Wallace 's speech is his style. The first component of his style begins right at the start of the speech when he tells the story of the fish. This is a parable and he uses these as a technique to engage the audience. Each of these parables have a different message behind them, but each meaning contributes to Wallace 's main purpose of this speech. For example, the story of the atheist and the religious man demonstrates blind-certainty
Analysis of Satan's Speech in Milton's Paradise Lost John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work of enduring charm and value because of its theological conceptions, its beautiful language, and its "updating" of the epic to the modern world's values. Book II of this epic poem opens with Satan's speech to his minions in hell, proposing war on Heaven itself. In these first 44 lines, Satan is clearly established as epic hero, but at the same time is theologically/morally denounced by the speaker
Summary "On Racist Speech" The first amendment is a right that all citizens of the United States has which allows us to speak out our minds, lets us put our opinion on things that we disagree on. There have been many incidents on college campuses where students have used their right of free speech to speak out their opinion but have had faced backlash and some other students have used it to show what they believe in this including for example a confederate flag which is associated with something
figures have led invasions of other countries countless numbers of times. Whether invaded or being invaded, a country requires strong and capable leaders to see them through this difficult time. In 1588, Queen Elizabeth I of England gave a motivational speech to her troops using the rhetorical devices of diction, imagery, and sentence structure to motivate her subjects positively and to instill the fear of the pending invasion in their hearts. The queen uses positive diction, sentence structure, and imagery
delivered one of the finest speeches on January 20, 1961 after being sworn into office. His inauguration speech was so powerful that it captured the entire nations attention, and quotes from it are still remembered by people today. It is one of the finest speeches ever written. It provides a strong appeal to pathos, ethos and logos, and it is because of this that people who never heard the speech can quote lines from it. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He graduated
The first aspect of my speech that enhanced its effect was the rhetorical techniques used. Those rhetorical techniques worked best when there was a specific event or idea that needed emphasis. Most speeches are forgotten minutes after their delivery, so it is with the utmost importance that the presenter makes the most important ideas stick with the audience. For example, in order to emphasize the fact that America had shifted away from its ideas of freedom and equal opportunity, an anaphora combined
Introduction In this policy analysis, I will be looking more in depth on the Conservation conference speech, which took place in the year 2015, delivered by the Secretary of State for education Nicky Morgan. In this analysing, I will be identifying different concepts of discourses used as well as the different uses of language used by Nicky Morgan to be persuasive throughout her speech to get her conservative ideologies on education opportunity as well as education reforms proposed by the party
Freedom of Speech Lesson Plan Teacher: Miradije Rashiti Grade Level: 11th Grade Subject Area: U.S. Civics Content Focus: Freedom of Speech Relevant State and National Content Standards/Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary
renowned political and civil rights activist, was invited in 2012 to Pitzer College to give the commencement speech to the graduating class. Her speech touched on important points in her life as well as many of the values she fought for and believe in. I have never heard her speak before watching this commencement address, and my initial thoughts when hearing her speech was that she was old. Her speech was slow and at first a little boring. However, as her commencement continued onward, she started to get