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    Caesar's best friend Antony needed support from the people saying Caesar’s death was an assassination. Brutus and Antony both gave speeches to the people to try and persuade them to join their side. Their orations were both from different perspectives, but they both used ethos, pathos and logos in their orations. Brutus and Antony both displayed ethos in their speeches, and the way they used ethos is related. For example, in one line of Brutus’s oration he says, “Believe me for mine honour, and…

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    capable, competent, and strong leader. However, what exactly characterizes a strong leader? The answer to this question may be found in two speeches from the Renaissance. In Henry V by Shakespeare, King Henry addresses his troops before they face the French army; In 1588, Queen Elizabeth spoke to her troops before they left to fight the Spanish Armada. These speeches demonstrate the qualities of a strong leader because their words affect their people’s mindset. “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury”…

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    Where most of Winston Churchill's Speeches for more To Rally British people, and Americans around World War II. To get them More into the Democratic process of fighting for democracy abroad. This on one of his earliest speeches Are not what historically we know of Winston Churchill's great character of democracy and fighting for the right of the little man. But it does show his beginning thought patterns of maturing into the true leader he became as the Prime minister at the time during the…

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    After World war one was when Hitler was beginning to turn head into his favor. When he gave speeches at the Munich beer halls people were beginning to see his weaknesses were taken as strengths. Hitler’s speeches were mostly hatred, but it caught the attention of thousands of Germans who felt disgraced from the loss of the first war. Though Hitler could not debate and small talk, countless people looked…

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    The speeches given at Julius Caesar's funeral were both spectacular;however, there were some comparable aspects. Brutus's speech was more friendly, loving, and kind towards Julius Caesar and the audience. Mark Antony's speech was more of him talking down Brutus and Julius, telling the citizens that were at the funeral, that they need to "forget" the memory of Julius. Brutus shows how much that he cares for Julius and how much he misses him; where as Mark Antony speaks as if he is already to…

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    I. The first way that President Abraham Lincoln is a significant person is because he helped to end slavery in the United States A. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 1. After calling on the seceded states to return to the Union or have their slaves declared free, Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation on January 1, 1863. a. Even though the edict had no power in the Confederacy, it did provide moral inspiration for the North and discouraged European countries from…

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    FACETIME”. In these speeches he introduced two new products in the market and tells about the features and how these futuristic products will change one’s life and also how we would…

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    Journal #5 Riley Parsley said “um” a lot and did not have good pronunciation or talk loud enough. I could not understand him at times and he did not have good posture. He explained the process of becoming a game warden well and he was talking to the audience, but he did not express his transitions clearly. Heather said “um” and “stuff like that” a lot. In the beginning of her speech she was banging on the podium which was distracting. I think her transitions were rushed but she clearly stated…

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    How many public speeches have you heard? Since I was a kid, I have been a fan of great public figures making historical speeches, especially during a time of crisis. Notably, one of my favorite public speeches was given on April 3, 1968, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., entitled, “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top”, which was the very last speech he gave and is considered an iconic moment in American history. Keep in mind, Dr. King was assassinated the following day. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…

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    us have a kind of remembrance of at least one of them. These speeches might be the most important, or even most emotional, you’ve heard the president say throughout his entire office period. These are how the people felt during Obama’s speech. Some people were moved to tears. Some people even felt this way about George Washington’s inauguration speech and back then, there wasn’t even any type of cameras back then. Both of these speeches brought the people of that time period together, however,…

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