...Constitution and plenty more. Allusions are used to make the writing relatable. This helps the readers connect with the author and understand what the author is trying to say. “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal,” is the opening statement to the Declaration of Independence and is used in the I Have a Dream speech. Martin Luther King used this because he was standing up for equality and if it was specifically stated in the Declaration of Independence, why is nobody following it? Why do they have to fight for what should be given to them. This is a well known document so he used it explaining that all men are created equal but not treated equal. He also quotes the bible in one of his “I have a dream” sections. He does this because it helps relate to those of a religious background. No matter what church you go to, whether it be for blacks or whites or for Catholics or Jews, God created us the same. Everyone is the same no matter what they look like. King also used some of the same word choice as the U.S. Constitution. He does this because it is a well known document. This helped get King’s point across in his speech and it made it...
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...Speech Recognition The world of information technology is constantly making improvements and advancements. Throughout the past decade or so, we have experienced a whole new realm of technology, much of which was never even deemed imaginable. We have seen the development and continuous improvements in smart phones, whether its Wi-Fi connections, 3G, or even 4G. We have seen the enhancement in computer software and operating systems such as the new OS X Lion developed by Apple. While these extraordinary advancements have left many people wondering what is next, I believe the answer and next “big thing” will be the perfection of speech recognition. Speech recognition, also know as voice recognition or voice command, is a type of software which recognizes spoken words by the user and can interpret these words into a command. This is essentially a computer with though processing ability. However, this piece of technology has never been very efficient and in many of cases, has been avoided. It is often difficult for a user to speak slowly and clear enough for the system to recognize what is being said, causing frustration and a waste of time. It is also difficult for the software to recognize the wide array of accents which people have. According to a speech recognition research company called Type Well, speech recognition is only about 60% accurate. This shows that the development of an efficient and usable speech recognition product is still a few years away. Although the perfection...
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...weakness for me but I would like to transform it into one of my strengths. During my four to five minute Tell A Story speech, I really didn’t have any weaknesses besides not having effective speaking notes and learn to write less. My strengths with this speech was that I was very raw and emotional which Ms. Reeder said was a great way to introduce myself to the class and her. I really don’t have to worry about eye contact or getting my audience’s attention and setting the appropriate mood for my speech. With my Tell A Story speech I truly believe that this is one of my best speeches. Now with my Informative speech my strengths were that I was very happy giving the speech and very engaging on the Information that I was teaching my classmates and teacher. I had a couple of weaknesses with this speech, like I needed to have more sources from different places instead of all coming from the same source, I didn’t have a good Artistic last line but overall everything was excellent. Finally, my Persuasive speech was not the best one of them all. I really don’t believe that I was well prepared to give this speech due to the simple fact that when talking about the death penalty, it’s kind of hard. I admit that I had a lack of research when giving this speech and tend to ramble a lot when presenting it in front of the class. With this speech my organization was not well and the only part that was satisfactory would be my clear problem of why I was against the death penalty. However, I did...
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...Haroon Abdullah Senior Project Rough Ideas Should freedom of speech have some legal restrictions? Abstract The report given below tells us about the “freedom of speech”, its history and why it has become a problem in the modern world today. The term freedom means that you have the complete right to live however you want, without any interference from a second or third person. It also means living the life you want and not living the way any government wants. Similarly, freedom of speech is the concept of the inborn human right to be heard, and to give voice to their own outlook, beliefs and judgments without the dread of being penalized and rebuked. This freedom is not limited to speaking publicly, and is usually taken to comprise of other forms of expression. It is the right to put forward your opinion without hesitation, to worship whoever you want, to criticize whoever and whatever, and to express yourself liberally. The freedom of expression is a topic talked around the entire world. In this report, I will talk about whether freedom of speech should have legal restrictions or not. This report will also include all kinds of visual aids, stats, and a logical conclusion in the end. Introduction (history) It is believed that the idea of free speech goes back to ancient times. It was the Romans and Greeks that first recognized their right to be able to raise their voice and say what they believe in. Free Speech is closely linked to democracy, as democracy created the basis...
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...dealing with the issue of racial injustice and how to fix this problem. Out of all these speeches, Sojourner Truth has the speech with the strongest argument because of her claims, reasoning and evidence, and use of methods. Sojourner Truth’s argument is based on what men were saying at a women’s rights conference she was attending. When she gave this speech, she stood up and gave it uninvited. First, she claims that one of the men said that “women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches…” on lines 4-5. She gives a counterclaim saying “Nobody ever helps me into carriages...And ain’t I a woman?” on lines 5-6. Next, she states that intellect has nothing to do with women’s rights, “What’s that...
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...President has said many things, some have not been well implied but he has talked about focusing and working in making America a better place for everyone who deserves freedom and help. I have talked about President Trump and who he is and what his accomplishment was, now I will talk about Former-President Obama's farewell speech and Trump's speech; I will...
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...Review of Michael Lewis “Don’t eat a fortune’s cookies” graduation speech to the princeton class of 2012 by: Guadalupe de la Cruz published in the september 29,2014,issue The graduating class of 2012 had the privilege to listen to a Princeton graduate Michael Lewis deliver a speech that he called “Don’t Eat a Fortune’s Cookie”. He majored in art history. This speech consisted on him, his experiences, talked about his life how he wanted to be a very good book writer he wrote two very amazing books called Moneyball and Liar’s poker they sold a million copies he wanted to become famous. Many people said he wouldn’t make it to become a good book writer and become famous but that didn’t stop him from doing what he really loves to do. He was certainly less prepared for the marketplace than most of the graduate class but somehow he ended up rich and famous. well almost. In his speech he explained how everything happened he wanted the graduated class of 2012 to understand how mysterious a career can be before they go out and have one themselves....
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...Tarantino’s hit western, Django Unchained. Kerry is also the star of her own television series, Scandal, where she plays a fixer who cleans up scandals and other problems for her clients (biography 1). Kerry’s background is an important factor in her message to her audience. Her background is her credibility, as well as her attention getter. Kerry is not only a famous actress that has a proven track record in Hollywood, but she is a graduate of the university she is speaking to, making her success seem more possible to the audience as well as putting weight and meaning to her message. Kerry’s commencement speech was given to arguably one of the hardest audiences to speak to, a group of some five thousand college students. Kerry is speaking to the large graduate class of George Washington University, as well as the graduates’ family and friends. However, not only is she speaking to some ten thousand people, she is speaking to current college students, as well as graduates from other schools. She is speaking to all of these groups because her message is focused not just to George Washington University graduates, but to anyone who is watching her speech...
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...after being sworn into office. His inauguration speech was so powerful that it captured the entire nation’s attention, and quotes from it are still remembered by people today. It is one of the finest speeches ever written. People who never heard the speech can quote lines from it. Being that JFK was the youngest president to ever be in office there is no doubt that he encountered a lot of skepticism. This speech had many purposes but most importantly it gave him positive recognition. The inaugural address was written to encourage the American public to get actively involved with their country. It also reassured them that it was not a contest that he won but rather a chance at a new beginning. This speech reassured the voters that they made the right choice and informed a country that they were going to see some changes. The inaugural speech was structured so that it flowed. There is a lot of comparison and contrast in the first paragraph of the speech. For example “We observe today not a victory of a party but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end as well as a beginning—signifying a renewal as well as change.” There is also some cause and effect in the paper. I think that this is to be expected because of all the discussions on war. He made it sound like it was our moral responsibility that we should go to war. These are the only two main structures that are used through the entire speech but they are used so well that it is not lacking substance. Kennedy appealed...
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...international students English language is not hard but the hard part of it is how to deliver a speech that will inspire many people. In this class I learned a lot from it. How to start a talk and how to make people focus with you and how to end one. Me as student who came from a family who worked in the social media and I learned from them how to listen to people and to accept the other ideas weather I liked it or not. In this semester I met a lot of people and most of them are professional in this class, in other hand they have more experience than me. I judged in this class and I went to a tournament to compete with other people. And that’s it self an experience. Losing for me is not an option so if I lost in one time I make sure I came again and try to win with it. Berkeley tournament is one of the amazing time this semester. When I entered the building I knew I am not the only one who wants to win but at the same time I tried to be calm and make other people think I have a lot of experience on this so I might make them unfocused. In the beginning my first round was a persuasive and I was double entered so at the time I told the other judge that I am a double entered I was a couple minutes late so when I entered the class there was other student delivering there speech I didn’t know that was wrong so the first note the judge gave me is “ don’t walk during speech”. He also said I talked so fast and this is a problem that I face in my daily life because with my first language...
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...the speech The Strenuous of Live given by Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago Illinois on April 10,1899. In this speech, he argued that the Americans should live strenuous live to overcome hardship and difficulties, and so does the United States as a nation should thrive in the most adverse conditions. He also claimed that individuals who make great efforts in their work would eventually succeed. Then he continued to say that diligent works and the strenuous life are also crucial for a nation to succeed. He claimed that the America must stay powerful and get more involved in global affairs. In his speech, I identified political ideologies such as Realism, Nationalism, Imperialism,...
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...For my informative speech I chose the topic of Childhood Obesity in California as well as a solution for it, a company called HealthCorps. My speech was good at explaining the facts and information but I was having a panic attack and it really ruined my speech. The parts j did okay on were establishing my credibility, explaining why childhood obesity is such an issue, how HealthCorps is helping, explaining how California is a lab for implementing a design to work throughout diverse communities, and my transitions. Both of my peer reviewers said I made good transitions, I was focused and knowledgeable, and very well researched. I honestly feel if I did not psych myself out before the speech began it would have been a great speech. My...
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...Freedom of speech is important is school because it teaches about your rights, promotes creativity and improves behavior. Freedom of speech is important because it teaches students about their rights. This is important because it helps develope a better understanding of how the government works. Freedom of Speech in schools also gives students a better understanding of the world. Freedom of speech in schools. According to Learning to Appreciate Our First Amendment there are connections between their knowledge and attitudes of free expression. So the more freedom they have the more knowledge they have. Students can understand and learn to respect their First Amendment rights Freedom of speech is important because it teaches students about...
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...Long was the 40th well known Governor of Louisiana who was known as a radical populist. In the year 1934, Long delivered a speech which I thought to be a very persuasive one because of many reasons. One of these reasons being, he gave the American people hope by telling them that there will be less American citizens working too much, idle too much, wealthy too much among other reasons. He believed that the wealth of the nation should not only be placed in only four percent of the American population as well as there should be order in the nation. The Populist was very critical in relation to capitalism especially banks (finances) and railroads. In addition they also associated themselves with labor movements. During this era in the United States, populist thought that the economic, social and political conditions were unfair. These unfair conditions was what led Senator Huey Long to the proposals he made in the speech. I believe that the speech stressed on the economic conditions in which Americans were facing during this time. In addition, I also believe that Long was not being selfish rather willing to compromise with the wealthiest men in the nation at that time. The economic inequality was what led Long to made this free speech since he was against inequality of all sorts. In the speech Long mentioned that he does not usually speak or make speeches for free therefore this indicates that Huey Long was being genuine about what he said during the speech as well as he meant everything...
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...9/11 Speech Rhetorical Analysis Essay The setting of this speech was September 11, 2001 and our former president during the time, George Bush, was addressing the nation about an infamous terrorist attack on the twin towers in lower Manhattan, New York, The Pentagon in Washington D.C, and flight 93 that landed in a field in Pennsylvania. The towers took up over 16 acres of land and both stood at 1,362 feet with 104 floors. The terrorist attack on the twin towers had the most fatalities with 2,606 that perished. Flight 93 obtained 44 fatalities including the 4 hijackers. The pentagon was attacked on the west side of the building, which was thankfully under construction that day which led to no casualties besides the terrorists. The president had to address the nation about what was happening and help people understand the importance of keeping our nation safe. The president got the attention of the nation with his opening sentence. Bush said, “Today our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and...
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