...BE CONTRIBUTIVE TO THE SOCIETY In our to day’s life, some people never cared about, what the outcome might be when they take their decisions. What will they do to live a peaceful life? What will they contribute to the society? Whether positively or negatively? While other people are the types that are always conscious about, what the outcome might be, when I make this decision? What will they do to live a peaceful life? What they will contribute to the development of the society? John wooden said “the only pressure that amounts to a hill of beans is the pressure you put on yourself. So i don’t worry about outside pressures. But if I don’t put pressure on myself to do the best job I’m capable of doing, then I’m cheating everybody, including myself”. When one is conscious about the life he or she is living, it affects the person behaviour towards the way he dresses, talks, eats, makes friends and even when it comes to choose whom to marry or not. He founds out that he is responsible for every action or decision taken by him and that every success or failure made today is attributed to him. He sees himself as a winner not a whiner. A winner always progress and accept responsibility while a whiner makes excuses and blames others. Winner produces regardless of the situation because he is a master of circumstances. One question that one should ask his or herself at any point in time is: what I’m I to my society; a contributor or a consumer? Are you the type of person that...
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...burned saying, "Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God"(Wiesel 34). Obviously, Wiesel saw so much horror and mistreatment he was unable to believe that a God actually exists because Wiesel had a hard time believing in a God who would let such things happen without intervening. This shows that a real God would not let such cruelty happen. Over time as he experienced more hardship and cruelty as his faith eroded to nothing. In conclusion when people experience dehumanization and cruelty their faith can be...
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...purpose. Many examples of emotional appeal can be found in the lines of the “Gettysburg Address.” Lincoln opens his speech by mentioning the ideals upon which this country was created. This reminded the audience of the freedom received with the writing of the “Declaration of Independence” and of victory over a conflicting power. Lincoln states “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” This statement immortalizes the sacrifices that the fallen soldiers made and reminds the audience their loved ones died for a cause and their sacrifices will never be forgotten. Lincoln uses repetition throughout his speech for effect. Lincoln states that “we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground.” Even though the words that he uses are synonymous, the repetition allows Lincoln to strengthen his point, that the sacrifice these men made vastly outweighs mere words alone. In the final sentence, Lincoln proclaims “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” With this statement, Lincoln implants a vision of liberty and freedom into the hearts and minds of the audience, and promises, with victory, that there will be democracy. Lincoln uses balanced phrasing throughout his speech to increase its poetic appeal and aid its flow. When Lincoln says “The world will...
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...To help it from not happening again, when the little boy he was asked the man he's become Wiesel's speech says, "That I have tried to keep the memory alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget" (Wiesel 118). For Wiesel he is informing the people of remembering the Holocaust as a memory to honor all survived and those who did not. He does not want this horrible situation to ever be forgotten. Peter Fischl also wants to keep the memory alive. In the second section of his poem he writes, "Ten billion miles high will be the monument / so the whole universe can remember you / Little polish boy." (Fischl15-16-17 ). Fischl feels displeased with the world because they didn’t do anything about the situation. He is trying to inform people to speak up and not to let this happen again by saying that he would build an overly large monument in memory of the little polish boy. The size of the monument relates to how passionate Fischl is about not forgetting the boy, or the holocaust in general. Therefore, both Elie Wiesel and Peter Fischl are trying to speak up and remind people not to forget about the...
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...American Civil War is one the greatest examples on this. The war had its roots in the question about slavery, and it ended up costing the lives of more Americans than all of the U.S.’s subsequent wars together. On the afternoon of November 19 1863, four months after one of the Civil Wars bloody fights, the president at that time, Abraham Lincoln, holds a speech in which he encourages the people of America to end the war. Furthermore, he reminds the audience of the ideals on which America was founded, and how the Civil War is threatening them. Last but not least, Lincoln honors the fallen and encourages people to finish their unfinished work. Abraham Lincoln frames his speech in a historical perspective and introduces two of the most important American values already in his first sentence of his speech. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” (P. 1, ll. 1-2). With this introduction to his speech, Abraham Lincoln presents two of the fundamental values of America: equality and liberty. He begins his speech saying ‘fourscore and seven years ago’. This is a very noble way of saying ’87 years ago’ and it refers to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. Combined with the use of...
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...Figures of Speech Metaphor: A figure of speech that constructs an analogy between two things or ideas; the analogy is conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word. For example: "Her eyes were glistening jewels". Colonel Kurtz: "Are you an assassin?" Captain Willard: "I'm a soldier." Colonel Kurtz: "You're neither. You're an errand boy...sent by grocery clerks...to collect a bill." (From Apolcalypse Now) Trying to get banks to lend in this economic climate is impossible. It’s pushing a string Clichés are usually dead metaphors: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Love is blind. It takes two to tango. Misery loves company. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Too little, too late. Tip of the iceberg But clichés can be used as the basis for a witty jujitsu by taking the form and substituting other words: • • • • • Work is the curse of the drinking classes. You can bring a whore to culture (original: horticulture), but you can’t make her think. Bankruptcy is a fate worse than debt. One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing. The leisure of the theory class. Or as Heinrich suggests, by taking them literally when they are used by others: Opponent: The early bird catches the worm You: It can have it. Opponent: Let’s not pour the baby out with the bath water. You: No, let just pull the plug. Chiasmus: [kahy-az-muh s] A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.” •...
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...Homework: persuasive Speech Self-Assessment May 3, 2014 The topic nursing was appropriate for my audience. Even though the majority of my audience. My specific purpose in the speech was to persuade my audience about the benefits of nursing and the choices in career path that they can choose. I feel that it was achieved successfully in the amount of time I had. Additionally, my thesis statement was also clearly which I am sure we can all relate to that you will never forget the way someone makes you feel even if you forget their names clearly stated. The speech was well organized from beginning to end. The major functions of the speech introduction were accomplished by initially getting the attention of the audience although The conclusion reinforced the audience’s understanding of the information presented and was tied to the central idea of the benefits of nursing Adequate research was conducted. There were four APA citations. All language presented was pronounced correctly and non-technical terms were used for overall understanding. The presentation of my speech was not rushed. However, somewhere along my notes my cards were mixed up, however I continued and just diverted to the card I should be reading from. It was a bit difficult to maintain my concentration but I kept the flow. This is evident in the review of my speech where I can be seen looking at my notes. Appropriate pauses, pitch, tone and rate were used throughout my speech. This was evident during...
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...to follow this outline format for the Narrative, Informative, and Persuasive Speeches. For the Commemorative Speech, students should prepare their pre outline based upon this method, but the final speaking outline will follow a strict manuscript format, which will be discussed at a later date. Be sure to print out all bold faced words as written and fill in the appropriate information for your speech. Name Course Class Time Method of Organization Used: ______________________________ Title: _________________________________________________ Specific Purpose: _______________________________________ Thesis Statement: _______________________________________ Introduction Attention Material: Be sure to grab your audience’s attention in a creative and exciting way. Quotes, startling statements, hypothetical stories, amazing statistics are all examples of possibilities for your opening. Remember to pause before you start. Look at the audience for a moment. Breathe. Then draw them in quickly to the point of your speech. Jokes generally do not belong here. Credibility Statement: Why have you chosen this topic? Do you have any association with this topic? Are you able to show that you are an experienced person or an expert in this field? Do you know someone who has experienced this situation? There are many ways of tying yourself into the speech topic. Audience Involvement: Try to think of some way of involving the audience from the start. Some of...
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...When presenting a speech, many tend to forget the importance of delivery. Both delivery and context play a significant role in speech making. Small changes to the way one delivers a speech can alter the outcome of its listeners. I am an extemporaneous speaker because I am able to present the major ideas of my speech without having to memorize the exact words. Although I find my method to be effective and useful, there is room for improvement. I find my major flaws to be eye contact, tone in voice and facial expressions. When making a speech, I feel comfortable and prepared when it is in front of me. However, I then start to rely on my paper and constantly glance down to assure that I am reciting it correctly. I also forget to change the pitch of my voice when expressing different thoughts. I am focused on trying to remember the information that I disregard my tone, which results in boredom for the listeners. Lastly, my facial expressions can be improved. I am a very expressive person therefore I express my emotions through my facial expressions. When I stubble or mispronounce a word, I get nervous and wonder whether or not the audience caught my mistake. At that moment, my face expressions show my discomfort to the audience. These speechmaking flaws are a result of my fear in public speaking. Throughout my school years, I have always dreaded the idea of presentations. I was never satisfied with my performance as I made several mistakes because I was nervous. I decided...
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...The fact that he connects with the audience, memorized the entire speech, and connected previously stated ideas together proves that Ronald Reagan’s Challenger speech extremely powerful. The fact that the former president connected emotionally with the viewer is one example of why this speech was very powerful. Throughout the speech it feels, to the viewer, that he is speaking directly to them which makes the emotions he speaks of genuine and shows that he really does care about this. The viewer feels like this because he uses words like “we”, “together” such as when he says “We mourn their loss as a nation together.” When he says this he addresses everyone watching making the country feel united and strong. Another examples of him connecting...
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...The sound system began to blank out, but that didn’t stop the crowd. People made the best of what was happening and began singing, making their own joy bubble up until small increments of King’s voice was able to be heard again. Everyone got quiet, “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only"” (Nobody Turn Me Around” excerpt). The community exploded in applause as King’s voice moved through all of us, his words spiritual and emotional. Mahalia Jackson, an old family friend of the Kings, begs for King to tell them about “the dream.” King couldn’t possibly hear his dear friend but she didn’t need to be heard. King grabbed the podium, leans back, and turns over his prepared speech, “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood” (“Nobody Turn Me Around” excerpt). I look over to see Richard Pritchard, a skinny white preacher, froze as if the Holy Ghost passed through him while he hears about King’s dream. Other reacted with the same emotion as Mr. Pritchard did while other, like myself, yell out to the Heaven, “Yes Lord! Praise...
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...experience in Vietnam War is inserted to offer the reason of his suffering from the memory of the war which, perhaps, leads him to bring up Nam, the narrator and his son, strictly as if his life is in the war camp. The story probably arouses some readers' pity, understanding, or interest in his attempt to forget the battle in both his action and speech. Yet, in the...
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...days of their accession to power, the Nazis in Germany set out to build a society in which there simply would be no room for Jews. Toward the end of their reign, their goal changed: they decided to leave behind a world in ruins in which Jews would seem never to have existed” (viii). The shock and horror does not lessen regardless of how many times a book or article is read or a movie watched about the Holocaust. Learning about the horrible, dark period from 1935 – 1945 is important in several ways. On one hand, it has been said we must learn about the past in order not to relive it. However, we are also told not to dwell in the past. When studying the Holocaust, both adages have truth. Chilling questions occur when learning about the Holocaust. They are questions that Elie Wiesel repeated in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. Wiesel says he remembers asking his father, “Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?” (118). Millions of Jews were killed by overwork, starvation, torture, and cold blooded murder just because they were a different race and religion. Wiesel urges readers not to forget. Wiesel states, “To forget would not be only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time”(xv). Wiesel later states, “What I do know is that there is ‘response’ in responsibility. When we speak of this era of evil and darkness, so close and yet so distant, ‘responsibility’ is the key word”(xv)...
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...her voice is conveying to her physical and target audience, leading them to believe that there is not a loss of hope, and that there is an opportunity to overcome the emotional damage that the victims are still most likely going through. Because of this hopefulness, the quote is quite promising in the eyes of myself, the general public, and most certainly to the people directly affected. The quote is a use of pathos because it triggers emotional flashbacks in the audience. This initial use of pathos is what grabs my attention and draws me closer to the point that she is trying to establish. She yet again uses pathos both near and during the end of her speech by saying the following. “So the attacks came A band of vicious terrorists tried to decapitate,...destroy our financial system,...I will never forget the sorrow,….never forget the leadership of the President that day.” These statements were purposely executed to build emotion in the audience. She does this because she wants the audience to do something about the...
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...General Douglas MacArthur’s speech “Duty, Honor, Country”, given on May 12, 1962 to the United States Military Academy at West Point cadets as an acceptance speech for the Thayer Award, he elucidates the deeper meaning behind the words “Duty, Honor, Country” and why the cadets should live by those words. General MacArthur exemplifies his claim by using rhetorical devices such as parallel structure, paradox, and allusion. These rhetorical devices also effectively support General MacArthur’s purpose of providing the cadets at West Point and any men and women currently serving in the United States military with words and ideals to live their lives by. With his use of parallel structure, General MacArthur restates his point and adds a dramatic flair that draws the audience’s attention and makes them listen more closely. In paragraph three General MacArthur uses parallel structure by saying, “Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.” This supports General MacArthur’s purpose by illustrating what “Duty, Honor, Country” should and will mean in the cadets’ lives in a clear and precise way. Parallel structure is also used to support General MacArthur’s purpose in this way when he says “They build your basic character. They...
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