Speeches

Stephen Lucas spends two chapters discussing the importance of persuasion. The first chapter, chapter 16, discusses what persuasive speeches are; the second chapter, chapter 17, discusses the methods of persuasion. Persuasion is used in much more than just speeches; persuasion is used in everyday life. This journal is about the methods of persuasion. To begin this chapter Stephen Lucas asks the question what makes a speaker persuasive? Many people have tried to answer this question but the man…

At the 2016 BET Awards, Jesse Williams, mostly notable known for his role on the critically acclaimed TV show Grey’s Anatomy, received the Humanitarian award. This prestigious award is given to social activists who utilize their platform as a means to shed light on the societal inequities that plague our country. During his acceptance speech, Williams addressed several pressing social issues including racism and police brutality. He also addressed the heavy criticism that movements that campaign…

In Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I, King Henry often laments his son’s unseemly behavior through well-thought-out speeches and superior language. Yet, in spite of Hal’s reputation as a villainous disgrace to the royal line, on multiple occasions, Hal speaks in an ornate and regal manner. The audience, unlike King Henry, is aware of Hal’s potential as a highly capable leader through the similarities between King Henry and Hal’s speech patterns. Thus the difference in the king’s perspective of Hal…

regardless of skin colour. He was able to get into the heart of his followers through his famous deep speeches. He cared so much for his people in that he gave 350 speeches and travelled about 275,000 miles during 1963, in order to reach his fellow men. He was known as "the unchallenged voice of the Negro people and the disquieting conscience of the whites". One of his famous inspirational speeches was the “I have a Dream” speech. He delivered this speech on August 28, 1963 at the March on…

without even knowing it. Occasionally, behind these words speakers can deliver a more subliminal message, one that encompasses an overarching theme or idea. It is imperative that we study how these messages are relayed through artifacts, such as speeches, so that we can either learn how to incorporate them ourselves, or how to identify when this is occurring. Scholars do this through a method called Ideological Criticism. In this paper the method of Ideological Criticism will be applied to John…

“Four score and seven years ago….” (Lincoln 27), is the beginning to one of the most well-known speeches by one of our nation’s presidents, Abraham Lincoln. During Lincoln’s terms as President, America was fighting in the Civil War. President Lincoln used pathos, repetition and allusion in the Gettysburg Address, to persuade Americans to keep fighting and to carry on the fight that their loved ones lost their lives for. In this speech, you will hear President Lincoln use pathos to explain his…

did anything to hurt anyone. He gave inspiring speeches instead of hurting anyone . According to John F. Kennedy’s speech he once said “i believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, protestant ,nor Jewish-where no religious body seeks to impose its directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts on its officials “(Kennedy,1).This relates to my state claim that he was not violent instead he went out and gave speeches to people and telling them that they had…

becoming president would cause our country serious trouble due to the fact that, he is barely even a Republican, his experience as a chief executive officer will not help him in office, and he cannot keep or maintain the promises he makes in his speeches. Donald Trump claims to be a conservative, but he is nothing of the sort. Actually, he has registered as a Democrat for most of this past decade. In past interviews, Trump said that a majority of his political contributions went to members of…

World War. Churchill’s courage was always present because he believed so strongly in the victory of his country he never surrender or stood down when times got hard. Instead he rose up in times of hardship and urged on his country to do the same. Speeches were a major part of Churchill’s influence as they brought the entire nation a sense of hope and unity, while his actions brought reassuring hope that ensured victory for the allies. Churchill’s influence on the war through the brilliant…

Aeneas and his men as they travel to found Rome. Vergil’s intricate and carefully planned writing provides a background to each character and place that the heroes encounter on their travels. In Book One, three gods; Juno, Aeolus, and Neptune; give speeches that give insight into their personalities. Juno is the queen of the gods who fears and dislikes Aeneas because he has the potential to overthrow her beloved city of Carthage. Aeolus is the god of the winds who assists Juno in attempting to…