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    of his dead friend and future leader of Rome, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus gives his outlook on the situation first in front of a crowd of Romans. Brutus is also a close friend of Caesar but he believes that Caesar needed to die because he was ambitious and a possible future tyrant; Brutus wanted to save Rome from that possibility and he successfully brings the crowd to his side. He and others believing that Caesar must die assassinated him a short time before these two funeral speeches;…

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    Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder in a crowd with thousands of people on an August day in 1963. This is exactly what African Americans and Whites did at the Lincoln Memorial while listening to Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech. People gathered to witness MLK talk about the inequalities African Americans face compared to Whites. Fifty-five years later African Americans still face everyday challenges due to inequalities. A whole new perspective to what lies…

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    The Scream

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    portraying is a crowd of people walking on a street. The people’s faces seem to look skeleton like much like other works done by Munch such as the most well known painting called The Scream. The sky appears as if the sun has just set and the day has just moved on into the early evening. The background of the painting consists of building that appears to have lights turned on only on the upper level of the building. The background also consists of a tall rock or dirt structure. The faces in the…

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    I then realize that the crowd is all gazing at the man. My eyes go back to the man in front to confirm that he is indeed facing away from everyone who seems to focus on him. This makes me look closely at the crowd to see what else they are doing and what the man is doing to draw so much attention. After having a look at the entire image, my eyes then move to the background…

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    going to watch a live musical performance. Especially when the performer is going to be none other than your favorite artist. Although the location where the performance is held is important, the intensity and energy of both the performer and the crowd are what really makes a concert great. Upon arrival to the venue I couldn’t help but notice that it resembled an old movie theater. The building wore a coat of a creamy orange complexion along as well as a maroon Spanish tilled hat. The building…

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    Persuasion There's always two sides of the story when it comes to an argument. Brutus tries to explain to the crowd that Caesar was ambitious and is not fit to rule Rome. Antony tries to turn the crowd Brutus. Brutus and Antony used effective persuasive techniques in their speeches from the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus used two persuasive techniques that are striking to convince the crowd that Caesar was ambitious. Brutus used a convincing technique by using pathos.. Brutus said, “had you…

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    under the influence of alcohol due to which she lost control of her car and smashed into the crowd; killing four and injuring nearly 44 of the spectators. Today, a two year old, nash lucas and an Indian student, Nikita Nakal, who was doing her MBA from OSU have been declared dead among four others, who were crushed in the accident. Adacia Chambers, was drunk when she lost control of her car and rushed in the crowd of Homecoming parade at OSU at some 11 am in the morning. The woman has now been…

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    Following the crowd can have disastrous consequences this means if someone follow the crowd they might end up doing something they really do not want to do. In the short story “The Lottery” (By Shirley Jackson) they have a lottery and when someone wins they get stoned to death by their village, even their family has to throw rocks at them! Unfortunately when Tessie Hutchinson is picked her family has to throw rocks at her. One of her friends throws the biggest one she could barely hold it. In…

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    rumors and while relocating could help, it is not promised that this action will increase attendance or player performance. All sports are different, while hockey, football, and basketball may thrive on the crowd noise and hometown support, sports like golf and tennis perform best with very silent crowds.…

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    delivered on a special occasion such as a funeral. As Brutus and Mark Antony clearly exemplified, there are many different approaches to giving a funeral oration. Both men gave very impacting orations, but they use extremely different methods to sway the crowd. Mark Antony took the heartfelt, emotional approach, while Brutus took the logical, reason-filled standpoint. In The Tradgety of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the funeral oration speeches given by Brutus and Mark Antony differ…

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