Speech Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Q1. Thinking about the nature of your topic of interest, how do you foresee which type of organizational method (e.g. chronological, causal, problem-solution, etc.) of your main points would be most appropriate? Discuss your reasons for your choice.

The type of organizational method that is appropriate for my chosen topic on the protection of environment is the combination of causal and problem-solution. I think that the chronological method cannot be applicable to my topic. I would say that it is causal because I want to show to my audience the causes of the environmental problems which we encounter today. I wish to share with them the factors which contributes to the deteriorating environmental condition all over the world. The problem-solution organizational method is also very appropriate for the chosen topic because I will state the problem first ...

In Andrew Keen's essay "Douse the Online Flamers," the author laments the presence of cyberbullying and online 'flaming,' or the open and aggressive insulting of others on the Internet. In essence, the advent of the Internet has created a huge public forum where people can anonymously say incredibly hurtful things and harass people, even to the point of suicide. Keen's article approaches the subject from the perspective of potential litigation against cyberbullying and trolling, stating that the US Supreme Court may find it of great importance to reinterpret how anonymous speech is valued in a ...

In Act IV, Scene III, on October 25, 1415, at the Battle of Agincourt, the English were enormously outnumbered by the French. King Henry V delivered a motivating and inspiring speech to his frightened soldiers. The war happened on October 25 that was a St. Crispin’s Day and King Henry’s speech became famous St. Crispin’s speech. His speech contrasts powerfully in its dignity and virility with the bragging frivolousness of the French nobility.
King Henry says that they should be happy that there are going to be honored for their participation in the battle. He further says ...

Introduction

JFK’s inauguration address was a real turning point in American politics. The speech itself covered all the major points that were the root off American problems. The election period had been very divisive with the results coming close but the winner had been identified. It was now time to heal the nation and bring everyone on board to move forward as a United States of America. He started by thanking all those involved in the fight before him to make America a better place. He reminded the people about the problems that they had faced as a country in the past, the ...

As Jessica Lahey, a former teacher and writer who frequently contributes to The New York Times, says, “an education in cultural literacy can empower those who have been traditionally excluded in civic debate. It equips citizens and non-citizens alike in the vocabulary and knowledge they will need to understand American culture,” there is no doubt that unless a person understands the basis on which an argument or view is being expressed, the entire effort of that debate. Unless citizens and non-citizens are educated on the history of America and how culture is formed, it becomes difficult for them to understand American ...

I Have a Dream
The speech started with the emancipation of the slaves in United States that Abraham Lincoln issued to them. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that although the blacks were freed from slavery, they are still not free. King complains that men were given a check and a promise of freedom. Nevertheless, for Blacks whether men or women the check came back with insufficient funds. King stood firm to fight for their freedom along with his many supporters, as they demanded things that would bring change without procrastination from the oppressor and with a sense of urgency. Therefore, they wanted ...

Communication Criticism

Communication criticism is a topic that looks at the different tactics of communication and how they influence our relationships. It should be noted that the basis of our relationships with whichever person is determined by our ability to communicate with them. Whom we are addressing will ensure the use of appropriate language that will ultimately ensure they decode it the right way. Communication can be a complicated process all together if we do not understand our audience and the intended perception. The speech can be considered as an ultimate boost to a person who needs to succeed in life yet it has ...

FIGURATIVE vs. LITERAL LANGUAGE.

Introduction.

Literal language means using a word in its specific, concise, original, and direct meaning. For instance, using a phrase ‘she is literally five inches tall’ implies that the actual height of the subject is five inches. Figurative language uses analogous, descriptive, and metaphorical sense of words (Glucksberg and MacGlone, 2001). It means ‘as or by a figure of speech’; For instance, saying ‘dead from work’ has a metaphorical meaning of being extremely tired of work. Figurative language does not only provide facts about an idea, but also encourages the use of imaginations. Some of the most commonly used figurative ...

There are few Americans today who are not familiar with Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech, “I Have a Dream.” At the time King gave the speech, America was in the middle of a civil rights movement that would end segregation and other injustices (King). However, it is not just the timeliness of King’s speech that makes it so effective; King’s rhetorical expertise persuasively uses comparison and contrast, metaphor, poetic language, and emotional appeal to all people regardless of race rally the nation to his forceful but peaceful cause with words that will be remembered for generations.
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Harold Ickes’ famous speech, “What is an American?” is a prime example of a piece of public speaking that is designed to move the audience into belief and action. Written in 1941, it is a prime example of the Rogerian model of argument-- that is, it is an argument towards a certain purpose that relies upon common ground to move those who are listening. Ickes’ entire purpose in writing and giving the speech was to be inclusive in his language. He purposefully included everyone, regardless of race, religion, class, or even geographical location in the description of what it means to be American. ...

Figurative and literal language is a distinction in traditional systems for analyzing language. Figurative language refers to words or expressions which alter the conventional meaning of the component words. On the other hand, literal language refers to the original meaning or words which convey exactly what they mean. English language is at times considered as the most difficult language to learn due to the use of figurative language. This paper will define and give examples of different types of figurative language with their appropriate usage. The examples of figurative words are idioms, amphibole, metaphors, analogies, euphemisms, cliché among others.

Idiom

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Yes! I do agree with the above-mentioned comment. Effective communication calls for both verbal as well as non-verbal message-conveying power. On one hand, where the verbal persuasion through the use of effective words, crisp and concise speech, clear dialect and tone modulations plays a major role in effective communication, similarly, on the other hand, impressive body language and appropriate gestures equally have a role to play in it. Persuasion, through a proper parlance and through effective facial gestures and hand movements, both are necessary for the speaker to win appreciation votes. As we have seen here that in their speeches, Nixon managed ...

1. Facing a culturally diverse audience can present a number of challenges for a speaker. For one thing, it may demand the need to be extra aware of (and sensitive to) cultural differences and nuances. Each culture defines what is acceptable and unacceptable—sensitive speakers will keep this in mind while making any presentation in order to get their message across to as many people as possible without diluting its impact. When addressing an audience composed of people who have a different religious affiliation than the speaker, it pays to be neutral or at least avoid referring to the audience’s religion in ...

Question one

Advantages of media concentration
Since the enlightenment period, capitalism has been the economic and political ideology adopted by many people, it encourages healthy competition in the media industry; hence, regulating prices, policies and uphold the practice of professionalism. It is also known that managing a media firm requires a high level of creativity (Biagi 23). A less concentrated media organisation usually achieves this requirement because exemplary ideas from the few owners can sustain the performance of the organisation. The power to control other subsidiaries and devising any workable strategy to ensure that stiff competition is managed requires few policy makers ( ...

Speech Analysis – Representations of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestine Conflict is a complex political situation spanning nearly a century, with great divides in ideology and perspective on either side of this escalating situation. In the wake of sectarian violence and widening gulfs in culture and religion, it is difficult to find a way out of this process. The road to peace is a rocky one, and nowhere is this more acutely exemplified than in the rhetoric of the respective representatives at the UN, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Through their respective addresses to the United States Congress and the United Nations, the differences in perspective ...

Question 1.

Based on the topic of interest you identified in the previous discussion (Lesson 3) for what purpose would your topic be? Discuss why you think this is the purpose. Your response would indicate your understanding of the readings in this module.
The topic that I chose is about the protection of the environment. The purpose of this topic is to educate the audience about what is happening with our environment today. The aim of the speech is to explain clearly about global warming and its effect on our environment. This is the purpose of the speech because it ...

Abstract

This is a paper that will define and illustrate the elements of figurative language.
Misusing Figurative Language can be just as annoying or comical as misusing words; therefore it behooves the writer or the speaker to make sure that he or she is familiar with the term before using it.
It is more acceptable to use bad grammar than to misuse a word; especially if one is in public. No one can truly say that he or she has never used figurative language. We begin to use figurative language the moment we learn to speak, albeit we do so ...

A successful speech is determined by the subject of the topic and the opinions of the audience, the speaker’s qualifications and the occasion. If the topic is difficult in its arrival, the speaker must consider to broad categories that can aid to have a potential topic. The speaker must consider subject he knows a lot and second subject that he has interest in it.
Audience analysis aid and enables the speaker to predict audience reactions. In subject that the speaker knows, he writes down his experience, interests, hobbies, skills and benefits. The speaker must consider subjects about which he ...

Public Figures (their expertise and their assigned speech topic:How in one sentence would: (Oprah Winfrey's credibility as Talk Shows: Their Role in Society) be initially affected if she spoke on assigned speech topic of: The Comedy of Politics?�" plus one sentence on how to make her credible on the given speech topic
Oprah Winfrey is a magnificent talk show host yet her grasp of politics is somewhat limited and she would probably stutter and veer off subject if given such a topic to talk about. Her credibility would be affected since she is an avowed Democratic Party supporter so it ...

Single Topic

Although the atmosphere that reveals from the play is a relaxed one, allowing engaging discussions and enabling funny, romantic or dramatic scenes, shared between the three sisters (Olga, Irina and Masha) and their family or friends, the circularity of Chekov’s mes en scene and the discourse filled with French expressions generates the impression of sadness, of an unfulfilled dream, of giving up hope, while illustrating the Moravians of a changing society.

Solitude and Sorrow over a Lost Ideal

The play succeeds in expressing the solemnity of the solitude of the main characters (the three sisters and their brother) who have been living together for 11 years in a ...

Barack H. Obama, the 44th and second consecutive president of the United States, made his second inaugural speech in Washington DC on January 21, 2013, based on the official theme “Faith in America’s Future” to commemorate the United States’ perseverance and unity. The spirit of the speech was classical American. In clear tone and riding high on victory, it emphasized hard work, collective actions, self-reliance, and being liberal.
Beginning his speech by embracing the fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the President later contrasted the same by claiming that “individual freedoms ultimately require ...

In Martin Luther King Jr.'s seminal 1963 speech "I Have a Dream," King uses a number of critical thinking processes in order to present his argument. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, King delivered a speech that is remembered now as one of the most significant pieces of oratory in the 20th century. His call was for blacks and whites to come together, for blacks to be granted greater freedoms and for America to become a nation of equals. Not only was the speech thought-provoking and emotional, but King's points were excellently handled and ...

Introduction

The freedom of speech is one of the rights included in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”1
However, with censorship and all the libel and slander cases being filed today, it is clear that this freedom is not absolute. The freedom of speech is a moderated freedom that is ...

Analysis of ‘I Have a Dream’ Using Kenneth Burke’s Pentad

Introduction
There are many ways on how to analyze an action, including languages or speeches; and one of which is through the dramatic pentad. The Dramatic Pentad refers to the five methods developed by Kenneth Burke in analyzing human actions. According to scholars, the Burke’s Pentad to analyze questions such as “how persons explain their actions to themselves and others, what the cultural and social structural influences on these explanations might be, and what effect connotational links among the explanatory (motivational) terms might have on these explanations, and hence, on action itself” (Overington, 1977, p.133). In his work ‘ ...

ARTICLE CRITIQUE: BRAVE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS

Introduction
Although the idea of freedom of speech seems to be something that is fundamentally important to the fabric of the United States, many people are unaware of the extent to which these freedoms can and often are restricted in everyday life. The article, written by Margaret Kohn (2004), discusses how “private space” as a concept in American society has changed the way that freedom of speech is understood and structured within the cultural confines of the community and society as a whole (Kohn, 2004, pp. 3-4). Although Kohn (2004) writes that most Americans believe that freedom of speech ...

Donald Trump’s speech marks the businessman’s entrance in the presidential election race for 2016. His speech abounds of rhetorical devices such as language manipulation, propaganda, suggestions, diversions or emotional appeals, incorporating also statistics and verified data to support the presented arguments. Aligned with the principles of rhetoric, Trump’s speech announcing his candidacy to presidency has a sound structure and most importantly it fits the speaker’s communication style, reaching is intended audience.
The speed is addressed to all American citizens who have the right to vote, as they are the targeted individuals that Trump aims to ...

Within our constitution we have the privilege of utilizing the first amendment. As American citizens, we are allowed to speak our minds on things that matter to us. In this paper, I will review the classic free speech case study of a student going against the desires of the reigning student administration with undesired results. In this essay, I will argue that the school went too far in their claims against the student’s freedom of speech.
When Littleton High School student, Bryan Lopez, posted unfavorable comments on his MySpace page regarding his school’s deteriorating conditions and biased ...

1. Do Nature and Nurture Play Similar Roles in Speech Development?
Several schools of thought exist regarding the nature v. nurture debate regarding language development. Language is a representation of inner speech and inner speech is a function of thought processing (Lollar, Monsour, & Barwind, 2012, pp. 62). We are hard-wired to acquire speech within a window of time; failure to acquire speech within that window can result in ever fully mastering a speaking skill (Feldman, 2010). It is impossible to disentangle nature from nurture in the acquisition of speech; both are important (Lollar, Monsour & Barwind, pp. 62). By the ...

Complete Name of the Professor

The Brain-Damaged and the Emergence of Truth
The President’s Speech graces with a comical paradox of how truth exists among people with disabilities in speech and understanding. It describes the odd perceptions of aphasiacs and people suffering from agnosia on words and how they create an alternative framework through which they make sense of every word that they hear. It is the acceptance of human’s susceptibility to words that consider brain-damaged people seemingly nearer to truth than normal ones. In the case of the President’s Speech, it is the pure and uninfluenced reception of either physical ...

A persuasive speech should utilize the reason and logic to convince the audience that the idea presented is more authentic than other ideas. The aim of the persuasive speech is to capture the attention of the audience and try to convince them to share the attitude or opinion. Persuasive speech or essays utilize strategies such as inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, the argument from analogy, argument from causes and effects, and circular reasoning among others. With this light, this essay analyzes Nancy Reagan speech, "Just Say No" to determine how it has utilized some of the persuasive strategies or concepts. ...

Freedom of speech is one of the determining factors of civil society and youth - its brightest representative. Very often, due to some political reasons or personal concerns of senior management (of political and educational institutions), people face problems with the expression of their point of view. However, these concerns are justified when it comes to such dangerous topics such as racial, gender inequality, nazism or personal beliefs. Restrictions on public activities or on freedom of expression very strongly affect people's attitude to public authorities. Different opinions are very easy to get along in economically developed societies, such as ...

Individual Policy Assignment

Executive Summary.3
Introduction .4
Overview of the Issues 4
1 Economic..5
2 Political 5
3 Epidemiologic ..6
4 Sociological...6
Conclusion ..7

References 11

Executive Summary
This report describes an economic, political, epidemiological and sociological analysis of issues brought up by Minister of Health and Minister of Sport Peter Dutton during a speech to the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association on the government’s putative policy to reform the Australian healthcare system, namely changes to how the system should be financed, administered and improved. After a survey of the Australian healthcare system and a summary of Minister ...

Council of Clermont was a church assembly, which was called by Pope Urban II in the French city of Clermont in 1095 to address church administrative and political issues. At the end of this meeting Urban II made a spirited speech, the results of which had a great influence on the whole European history. Although there is no accurate record of the words of the Pope, some versions of the contemporaries remained that can provide approximate interpretations of what was said during this assembly. The goal of this paper is to analyze these historical accounts and show the significance ...

As seen in the speeches of renowned politicians like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, they are skilled at identifying symbolically with voters and in such a way, joins their interests with those of the voters. This type of politicians, in a manner, base their principles on the morals and ideologies of the voters, which makes identification the main ingredient used to give way to a rhetorical move, as seen in the speech of Barack Obama. As Crosby (2015) stated, Obama’s purpose in using identification was to “place himself and America in the same object position” (p,317). In ...

The letter by Martin Luther King, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” targets the white ministers in the city of Birmingham. King writes this letter to the 8 white ministers who criticized his actions as a clergy in a statement which was published in the newspaper, after he violated the law of the city and had to be jailed. The purpose of the letter is to address issues in the city which subjects African American towards injustices and segregation. The author seeks to address the plight of the Negroes who have suffered under the whites for a long time (Fahey ...

Summary vs. Opinion vs. Analysis

Summary

Obama’s speech laments the mass shootings that occur in the United States. The president pleads with the country to embrace some of the changes in America’s gun laws and urges voters not to elect leaders who oppose gun restrictions (Gardiner and Shear par. 3). In the speech, Obama argues that new gun restrictions should not be politicized because they are relevant to common Americans. He suggests that mass shootings occur because of the political choices that Americans make. In the speech Obama, laments that the mass shootings are becoming very common, and ...

Why does Hamlet delay so long in following the ghost’s command? This is one of those mysteries in literature that seems to have persisted ever since the play was written, remaining unanswered and solved till today. For Hamlet, it is his first long soliloquy, and he rebukes himself for his delay in avenging his father’s death. The reason for Hamlet’s long delay in following the ghost’s command is integral to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, since the play revolves around it, but what is also important is to conclude the morality of such revenge.
The fact ...

Rights to Freedom of Speech, Religion, Petition and Press

The right to freedom of speech provides me with the opportunity to express myself without any form of constraint from the government. In order for the government to interfere with my right to freedom of speech since then, the Supreme Court dictates that substantial justification is provided. Justification might include causing violence or breach of peace through speech. The freedom of religion provides me with the opportunity to assemble and interact with people we share the same beliefs. The government is not allowed to pass any legislation that establishes an official religion or in favor of a particular religion. ...

Introduction

Language acquisition denotes the procedure by which humans gain the ability to recognize and understand language, along with the ability to create and make use of words and sentences for the purpose of communication. Language acquisition is considered to be one of the exemplary human qualities,
Philosophers in early societies were concerned in how humans gained the ability to comprehend and create language well ahead of experimental methods for trying those theories that were developed. However, for the major part they seemed to consider language acquisition as a division of man's ability to gain information and become skilled at ...

Introduction

When a city or a town is a host of a conference, it is always difficult to arrange everything. The preparation should begin as early as possible. The point is that there are many people involved, as well as many work to be done. One should take into account not only the peculiarities of a conference or a meeting, but all legal issues, as well. This essay is aimed at answering several questions on the legal peculiarities of the case. The essay will be divided into three parts: according to the amount of questions to be answered. Such analysis will help to outline the main ...

Those students have a problem with both conceptual and abstract thinking. This workshop is, therefore, very important since it helps the students acquire budgeting skills. Teaching these skills in form of the game makes it not only interesting but also helps in retention rate of the skills learnt by the learners. The use of the visual cues made teaching easier especially for the low functioning skills. Allowing the low functioning students choose weekly goals by themselves from the given choices makes them comfortable since they choose the goals that best suits them and ones which are easy to achieve.
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1. Douglass’s main point stated that Independence Day cannot be considered a holiday as the problem of slavery has not yet been solved. This speech discovers the conflict between the slave mentality and human formation, between the state of mental, spiritual emptiness and longing for freedom. I agree with his speech because Douglas preached the idea of unity and indivisibility of the country, which is necessary for a true patriot and a loyal citizen. He believed that every citizen should be interested primarily in the development of the nation and the state as a whole which is incompatible ...

Step 1 - Preparation:

My problem is my roommate in the dorm, with whom I’ve been living for two years now. I want to either replace him with an another roommate or convince him to get better as his ways of life disrupt my social life and education.
He never does his duties, such as cleaning the room, doing his dishes or taking out the trash. The room looks like a mess because of him. He also steals my food from the fridge, does not have any respect towards me, as he can be very loud late at night or early in ...

Totalitarian political system is based on the unlimited authority and power to ‘rule’ every dimension of the social and even private life of the individuals, which is in direct contrast of democracy. Such governments maintain their rule by regulating a comprehensive propaganda campaign that is communicated through the television channels and print controlled by the state. Public at large is the major party that has to go through the tyrannical control of the state over economy, media, surveillance, and freedom of speech and thought.
The use of terror is common and widespread in totalitarian states, to keep the opinion ...

In your view, why did Lu Hsiu-lien and many others in her generation become advocates of "Taiwan independence"?

Taiwan independence is a politically-motivated movement who primary aim is to form an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan from the lands that are currently governed by the Republic of China (ROC) (modern-day Taiwan) and claimed to be owned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC, China). It aims at renaming the Republic of China to the Republic of Taiwan and obtaining the status and recognition of a sovereign state internationally.

This movement is divided between two major coalition organizations: Pan-Green Coalition and Pan-Blue Coalition. While Pan-Green is in favor of the objectives of the movement, Pan-Blue seeks to oppose ...

Introduction

The Dead provides a broad perspective over which some issues can be painted. The setting of the story is the annual dinner and party dance, hosted by Julia, Mary, and Kate. The house help has the responsibility of welcoming visitors to the event that is hosted at the family residence. The event attracts both friends and relatives, yet there is a manifestation of favoritism in the construction of the story. Despite the arrival of the visitors, Julia and Kate are anxious to welcome their nephew and the wife at the party. When Gabriel arrives at the event, he commences a conversation with ...

For many years Socrates was an adorable teacher and a well-known philosopher in Athens. However, one of his speeches had an unexpected result on his career and life. At the age of nearly seventy years Socrates was sent to the prison by a court jury of 501 Athens’ citizens. He was accused in atheism, which was mentioned in one of his speeches. At that time the punishment for such a crime was an execution to death. So, Socrates was sent to the jail to wait for his death.
While the philosopher was in the prison at the small Aegean island of ...

Introduction

This is a story of a group of four very ridiculous men who face their untimely, yet inevitable deaths locking horns chasing after another man’s wife. They are the last remaining of 100 suitors each vying for Penelope’s hand. They posture, preen, and drink engaging in a ludicrous ritual of competition and courting. As the day wears on, the signs of her husband’s arrival become more ominous. While contemporary authors are more interested in the war stories, this is a different perspective, which focuses on Penelope and the servant women who surround her. She is the lovely wife of King ...

Mobile and smartphone devices have significantly changed the way people communicate. These devices have ensured that consumers are connected wherever they go and consumers expect and demand immediacy in almost everything (Karimi, 2013). With the growing phenomenon of mobility and the increase in penetration of advanced mobile applications and devices, insurance industry are at the forefront adopting mobile solutions, largely to keep pace with the ever increasing demand for real time services (Karimi, 2013). Insurance industry will increasingly experience the benefits of instant connectivity, and interacting with their prospects and customers in an interactive, speedy and personalized manner.

Some of the examples how insurance industry benefit from using mobile technology include:

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Cassandra is a novel told about the survivors of the Trojan War. It is the story of a young woman named Cassandra, and her struggles during the post-war era. There are many different ways to analyze literature, but one of the leading literary analysts, Gerard Genette, has provided an extremely useful method for analyzing novels like Cassandra by Christa Wolf. Because Cassandra does not have a coherent or cohesive timeline, and rather jumps about in time with little warning, special types of literary analyses must be applied to the text to truly dig into the meaning of the multifaceted text.
Helen ...

Critical Thinking and Language

Critical Thinking and Language

Efficient communication implies structural knowledge of a common communication language, but also the understanding, through empathic abilities, of the non – verbal communication: perceiving the gestures, tics, mimic of the face, expressions or even silence as sources of communication. Language is directly linked with critical thinking because in a communication process the actors involved in the process need to think to what they want to say to their communication partners, to filter the information and based on what they understood to create an answer. This process implies structuring words, based on a critical thinking process. The communication actors need ...

2. Three strategies that can be used for teaching special needs children how to play include modeling, prompting, and modification of the physical environment.
When using the modeling technique with children it is important to not use too many cues at once. Cues can be visual, verbal, or tactile in nature. By demonstrating to the child one or more times, for example, how to change the clothes on the doll, the child can watch the instruction being done, follow the cues, and mimic the result. It is important to give the child ample time and opportunity to practice ...

The US President Woodrow Wilson declared the policy of absolute neutrality to the events of the World War I on 19 August, 1914. “The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men's souls” (FirstWorldWar). Yet, the United States entered the war on 6 April, 1917 after issuing a formal declaration of war with Germany. Four days earlier, on 2 April, 1917, Woodrow Wilson held a speech in front of the Congress. In this speech he outlined the reason why the United States join the war. One of the reasons, ...

The article “Pico Della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man” if a passage that is tailored to help explain why a man may be considered to be a very important creation of god, higher than all the other creations. However, the author of this piece goes ahead to try and show that there are those times and situations, where this kind of reason given seems not to help vividly explain the reason for a man to be considered to be the greatest creation that needs to be admired by all the other creations be it the stars or ...

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3. How is the setting in the stories listed below essential to our understanding of the events in these works?
The setting of the story, The Lottery, stirs the readers to the very core as it helps in setting up the ambiance that leads to the climactic sequence in the course of the narrative. The description of the beautiful day and the open space in stark juxtaposition to the final barbaric act in the course of the story makes one understand the dichotomy between the societal norms and logical outlook. Right up to the very end, one is unable ...

Hello Dave,

You know, a couple days ago I watch a TV show where the theme of intolerance was slightly noticed. The thing is in this ‘slightly’ – it seems like nowadays only a few people can clearly formulate its origins and reasons it still exists. With it, I also remembered the movie Crash, which also discussed some racial tensions (Crash). It was as if the TV show and movie were pulling me in the same direction. Maybe it is a coincidence, but on our last lecture we had some topics connected with this problem. Thus, in this letter I will try ...

Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Martin Luther King are two people who helped to change America for the better with their actions and their words. Henry David Thoreau, in both is writing and in his social practice, developed a new form for citizenship and civic action called Civil Disobedience. He developed Civil Disobedience in response to his government’s support of slavery, but also its support for the Mexican-American War. Over the years, many great leaders of important social movements, both within and without America, have been inspired by the example of the life and social practice Henry David ...

At its heart what were the basic public policy issues Obama faced in regard to the matter of deporting illegal aliens?
With the message from the President of the United States from November 2014, the administration with Obama in head of it, wanted to work on the immigration system of the country and wanted to fix the emerged issues, because the number of illegal immigrants on the territory of USA is quite big. Pew Research Center reports that in the year 2014 the number of aliens who stay on the territory of the United States on illegal basis is ...

People will always go to great lengths to avoid seeing the truth. People view the world in a prejudiced manner that allows them to see what they want to see rather than what they should see. Invisibility is a major theme in Ellison’s book “Invisible Man.” In the book, the narrator illustrates his invisibility in a bid to find his own identity as a black person in an era where racial segregation was rife in America.
The narrator decided that the world lacks people of credibility and is only filled with blind men who cannot judge him for ...

In any discussion of the conscience and the icons that have become examples of what conscience means, there is a need to discover what a conscience is and from where it comes. Only then can the discovery of iconic roles such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus be understood as examples of how the conscience works.
There can be no conscience without communication. The requirement of communication to establish a conscience is a common human trait. “There are tribes in Africa where a baby is called a kuntu, a ‘thing,’ not a muntu, a ‘person’” (Lederer 3). It ...