...Jada Rameriz Putnam Frosh Writing F Block ELA Great speakers have a way with words. Subtle patterns flow throughout their speeches in ways that even they might not realize. It can be clearly seen with some of the greatest speakers seen; Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Valvano, and Steve Jobs. All of them share common threads throughout their speeches, and that’s what makes them great. Their unique tones and methods of conveying their message shows their excellence. By use of tone and sharing personal stories or alluding to other texts, great speakers convey their messages in many ways. In his speech, Martin Luther King Jr. creates a distinct and professional style by use of literary devices to convey his message. MLK’s use of literary devices provides emphasis and strengthens his hopeful, unified, and well-prepared speech. MLK often uses allusions to different texts within his speech in order to get a point across, such as referencing historical texts to bring out feelings of patriotism in the audience. MLK’s message is one of unity and equality, which is eloquently proposed to the audience through his well-usage of literary devices. By unifying his speech in this manner and showing different texts as equal in value, MLK also approaches the audience with the idea that they are all equally as important as well. RFK’s speech on the death of MLK has a very somber and mourning tone, but still proves it’s greatness despite the speaker’s unpreparedness...
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...3 Comparison of his Speeches 4 Conclusion 5 References 6 Introduction Steve Jobs was an American inventor and cofounder of Apple Incorporation. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful communicator in business world. Analysis of his speeches would be a wonderful opportunity to learn about public speaking and skills required to be an effective communicator. Simplicity was a key feature of his speeches. If some part of speech had too much information, he used to divide it into smaller points so that audience can fully understand application of his ideas. His 2005’ commencement speech at Stanford University is cited as one of the most effective speeches and it is a good example to analyze communication style and skills employed in public speaking. The second speech analyzed in this critical analysis report is his iPhone introduction speech of 2007. This speech is quite long but it revolutionized smartphone industry of the world. Its impact was much larger than other speeches given by business leaders. To discuss communication style, skills and effectiveness, many of Mr. Job’s skills were researched for this report. But his commencement speech and iPhone introduction speeches are the primary source of this report. Commencement speech has more than 21 million views on YouTube. Same is true for his iPhone introduction speech so it would be fair to say that Steve Job has lot more audience (in millions) rather than only those present in his speeches. Communication Style...
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...Week 4 Great speeches Public Speaking The context of this speech is extremely important for what took place on August 28th, 1963. It the height of a race war going on between blacks and whites in America this speech really hit home to a lot of people. It took place in Washington D.C., United States, approximately mid-day. The reason he must have chosen to speak in that location and time was because of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This was a huge demonstration to create support for the civil rights movement, as purposed by John F Kennedy. The audience he was speaking to were protesting for the civil rights movement that day in Washington. White and blacks joined together to listen to the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King was presenting. He had obviously done his homework. He originally was paying homage to Abraham Lincoln’s centennial of the emancipation proclamation. He had observed that even though 100 years later the black people were still not free. Forced to sit in designated areas and be a lower class of people during the time. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very bright man, he had studied his audience and also the social heartache the Civil Rights Movement was putting the black people through. His background, growing up in Mississippi, had shown him there was a problem with the culture and misrepresentation with the black people of America. He had realized even being freed from slavery did not essentially make them free. He wanted equality for...
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...Review Comment FormInstructions: Write a comment in every section of the form below. You must provide meaningful commentary in order to earn credit for this assignment. Use as much space as needed. | | What do you see as the main focus/topic of this report? Who is the audience for this report? | Comment: Yes the main focus was lowering high turnovers rate in the company. The audience of this report was the Enron Corp personnel. | What are the best aspects of this report so far? | Comment:I felt the best aspects of this report were the figures through the report. I felt that it relayed the point in numbers. | What areas need improvement? How do you suggest the author make these improvements? | Comment: I felt that it was great, just a few run on sentences that can easily be re-worded. | Introduction Section: Does the Introduction section provide a purpose, description, and scope for the report? What do you see as the overall purpose? | Comment:Yes, the introduction does provide purpose, description, and scope in the report. I see the over all-purpose explaining to management why the rate of employee are leaving and to prevent it in the future. | Discussion Section: Is the discussion section organized in a logical manner? What do you see as the three (or more) main points discussed in this section? Is there enough detail provided to convince the reader? Does more information need to be added? | Comment:Yes the section is organized in a logical manner....
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...The Paperbag speeches that we had in Professor *** Speech 103 class a few weeks ago were a great experience for me; it is my first speech class but I enjoyed doing my speech in a comfortable environment. I got to experience the great diversity in cultures from all over the world and got the chance to know a little something about each and every student in my class, which I wouldn’t have done otherwise. I noticed that every person has some unique characteristic, whether it’s their hobbies or talents. It is great to know about people’s interests and lifestyle, along with their personal background. When Ms. first announced our assignment the first day, I had a feeling of excitement. Even though I’m not the best at giving speeches, I still wanted my fellow classmates to know the real me. Because I came from a different background from everyone else, I had a little something to share with everyone about my culture, lifestyle, interests, hobbies, and of course, my all-time favorite sport, Cricket. I went home that day with a million questions for my parents. They told me about my home country and the Indian Punjabi lifestyle that I was unaware of for 18 years; I was extremely fascinated when I found out where I came from and how I would have lived if I was back in India. The dressing style, the music and dance, art, food, rituals and even the daily lives of Punjabis was pretty impressive. My mother showed me old pictures of me when I was small wearing the traditional...
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...I believe that German fascism gained mass appeal because of the political and economic crises. I believe this for a variety of reasons such as the inflation that crippled the Germans, and the Great Depression that crushed them. If the following events did not occur I truly believe the Nazis would have remained clowns. The treaty for many Germans was extremely unfair, which is evident in a few of its main points”6,600 million euro debt, 100million per year for 66 years”. Demilitarization limited the German army to 100,000 men , loss of overseas colonies and parts of Germany that favoured industrial activities. All of these points utterly destroyed Germany. The demilitarization meant a huge increase in unemployment, the loss of land and colonies meant less goods, less people, and the gargantuan debt which could not be payed, this all lead to hyperinflation. Germany was unable to pay the enormous debt, and Germany already had a large amount of debt thanks to Kaiser Wilhelm 2 (war bonds) Because of this Germany began printing money, this decreased the value and caused a massive inflation. Before the war July 1914 Germanys currency was 4 marks to the us dollar after 1918 July it was 40, the next year double, the year after that 500, the year after 350,000 by November 1923 it was 4,000,000,000,000 marks to the dollar. Money was all but worthless, people no longer wanted or used it, instead using possessions such as baskets which worked as a sort of trade or exchange. Many people...
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...Cameron Spencer HIS 201 Comparison Essay 20 Nov 2012 New Deal Under Attack During the middle of the Great Depression many opposed the New Deal. I’m going to compare document 24-3 with document 24-5. I intend to describe the opponents of the New Deal, and the differences between Herbert Hoover and Huey Long’s plans. The first document is about Huey Long’s beliefs and his redistribution of wealth plan. He expresses his sheer disappointment over Roosevelt’s New Deal program and regrets supporting him in the election. The second document is about the conservative criticisms of the New Deal. Herbert Hoover’s anti-New Deal campaign speech centers on limiting government involvement and self-reliance of the people. Minnie Hardin’s letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, it comes straight from the heart of every conservative that looked down on these “reliefers” for “voting theirself a living at the expense of tax-payers” (184-185). Huey Long and the conservatives agreed on their disappointment of the New Deal, but they differed almost entirely on policy. I’m going to compare the two in order to find out how much both Hoover and Long actually differed. Huey Long was a Southern wing Democrat and former Governor of Louisiana that challenged the New Deal during the devastating Great Depression. The reforms of the New Deal failed to reduce poverty and the suffering of Americans. In 1932, he was elected into the United States Senate. There he introduced his “Soak the Rich Tax Bill.” The Senate...
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...After watching The Great Debaters based on a true story which was inspired in 1935 by Mr. Melvin B. Tolson. The Great Debaters is a very powerful movie, not only thru the words and speeches that were given but thru the context and storyline of history the movie allocated. Public speakers have the ability to change the world and others aspect on the world itself with the key essentials such as being credible to what they are supporting, stating official facts and showing interest and being dedicated to the change they hope to see in society. The Great Debaters portrayed each essential with certainty. Samantha Hall, Henry Lowe, and James Farmer Jr. all presented exceptional debating skills and superb speeches in which Mr. Tolson instilled into...
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...Legal Environments of Business Final Exam Essay SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM We hear a lot of talk about the “shadow banking system” and its crucial role in the financial crisis. But are we taking the time to step back and ask some basic questions: What is shadow banking, where did it come from, how did it operate, what role did it play in recent financial crisis and how do we deal with it going forward? Shadow Banking System definition The financial intermediaries involved in facilitating the creation of credit across the global financial system, but whose members are not subject to regulatory oversight. The shadow banking system also refers to unregulated activities by regulated institutions. Comprising Entities The Shadow banking system entities that make up the system is made up of non-depository banks as well as other financial entities which included insurers, hedge funds, investment banks, money market funds, structured investment vehicles, conduits and monolines. Two examples of well-known shadow banking institutions are Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Shadow banking institutions are usually the middle men between the investors and borrowers making it possible for both parties to meet. For instance, if a corporation is looking for funds to borrow, at the same time an institutional investor like Bear Stearns or Lehman Brothers may be willing to lend money. This is where the shadow banking institution steps in to create a passage of funds from investor to the...
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...The underlying causes of the depression are: 1) more goods were produced than consumers wanted or could afford. 2) high risk investments and buying stocks on a margin. 3) high tax for imports from foreign countries caused an decrease in trade between America and foreign countries. 2. Compare and contrast the beliefs and actions of President Hoover and President Roosevelt in regard to the desperate times of the depression. Why is FDR ranked among our greatest Presidents and Hoover remains near the bottom? Elaborate. Hoover believed that all individuals can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal. If people got in economic trouble, private charity was the best way to help them. The government should not...
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...Alexander the Civilizer or Alexander the Tyrant? THESIS: Alexander the Great was only 20 years old when he became king in 336, BC and, thanks to his father Philip II and to his education under Aristotle, he was a very competent and able commander. He learned early how to ride a horse, use weapons and command troops. He conquered the Greeks and then led them into battle against the Persians. He liberated Egypt. He then defeated Persia and marched his troops across Iran and Afghanistan, and could go no further because he got sick and died. According to most accounts, he was intelligent, handsome, and a successful military leader, one who cared about his men and paid attention to even the lowest soldier. He respected his enemies by giving them glorious funerals (Darius of Persia) and/or awarding them large expanses of territory after defeating them (King Porus of Paurava). He is credited with playing a huge part in the spread of Greek culture into all the regions he conquered, leading to a flourishing of trade, cultural diversity, art and architecture, education, philosophy, math and science up until the rise of the Roman Empire. By some accounts his quests reached as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far east as China and he died at the age of 33. Despite all of his accomplishments, both contemporary historians and historians through the ages have seen Alexander in a different light. In this light, Alexander's military prowess were only possible due to the actions...
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...The The Great Depression of the 1930’s was a worldwide phenomenon composed an infinite number of separate but related events. The Great Depression was a time of poverty and despair caused by many different events. It’s hard to say what caused this worldwide depression because it’s all based on opinion as opposed to factual data. There are many contributing factors but not one specific event can be pin pointed for starting the depression. It is believed that some events contribute more than others-such as the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was in the majorities opinion, a long and overdue crash that was bound to happen. Prices sky-rocketed so high that when they reached what was believed to be it’s all time high,...
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...” but three years later that chicken seemed to have laid a discharge slip in every pay envelope. Hoover, sick at heart, was renominated by the Republican convention in Chicago without great enthusiasm. The platform indulged in extravagant praise of Republican antidepression policies, while halfheartedly promising to repeal national prohibition and return control of liquor to the states. The rising star of the Democratic firmament was Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York, a fifth cousin of Theodore...
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...The great depression is was a major crash in the stock market, this crash lead to the united states going into a state of emergency. Because when people had no money and no new funding things went crazy. That's when president Roosevelt came to power, he created some thing that was meant to help the people in the great depression, but to some they only saw it as a way to keep the peace between people. One of the aspects he had covered was finace and trading of stocks. Congress passed the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933, which gave the President power to regulate banking transactions and foreign exchange and to reopen solvent banks. President Roosevelt gave "fireside chats" over the radio in which he soothed the public's confidence in...
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...Alexander The Great Alexander the Great is arguably the most famous King that has ever lived. Alexander’s historical perception is without a doubt not entirely accurate, but in the facts of his Kingdom, and in reading the few historically relevant sources, we can interpret something about the life of this man. Through the writings of Plutarch, Arrian, Curtius Rufus, and Pliny, I see Alexander the Great as a justly motivated, intelligent military hero. We will never truly know how Alexander would have turned out as a ruler due to his early death, but in his fifteen years as king he motivated people from different cultures and different countries to come together and execute, under his rule, the most impressive military conquests the world has ever seen. Many modern historians, including those in the ETEP module, have differing views of Alexander the Great. Some claim that he was a deranged, bloodthirsty general who only sought personal triumph, while others thought that he was a military hero who sought unity among all men. W.W. Tarn was a proponent of the latter statement, who wrote about Alexander’s lasting impact of blending culture in the East. Tarn notices that there are many conflicting sources with regards to Alexander’s triumph, and focus’s more on the positive impact that Alexander left on the Eastern world. I agree with Tarn in that Alexander’s conquers led to cultures coming together and advancing at a rate that otherwise would have been unattainable....
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