...I recently went to see the new film The King's Speech. Despite the improbable subject matter, an English king from a bygone era struggling to overcome a speech impediment, the movie appears to have touched the hearts of middle-America. Personally I was very moved by the film and the true story it portrays. It's British filmmaking at its best. And yet notwithstanding my enjoyment of the film, I found Colin Firth's performance as King George VI difficult to watch. Not because it was anything less than very fine acting indeed, but because it reminded me of many childhood days spent sitting across the kitchen table from my father, waiting patiently as he, like his monarch, wrestled with an often paralysing stutter. To have something to say and not be able to say it can only be excruciating, and yet it is something that an estimated 65 million people worldwide have to deal with every day of their lives. It's little consolation to know that kings can suffer as much as commoners, or that some notable orators, including Winston Churchill and movie stars such as Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt have had the same problem. If you stutter, life is different for you. Simple things that the rest of us take for granted, like telling a joke or addressing a group at work, giving a speech at your child's wedding, become potential minefields of embarrassment. No wonder my father had a short fuse. For him daily dialogue was an ordeal... frustration was a way of life. With any other condition...
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...The Kings Speech Filmen handler om kong George den 5 søn, Duke of Youk også kaldet Bertie, Han er yngste søn af Kong George V. Bertie stammer og har svært ved at tale for store forsamlinger. Det er et stort problem da Radioen er kommet og alle taler til folket bliver bragt live.Bertie prøver at søge hjælp alle steder, men intet hjælper. Hans kone Merthel ( duchess of York) finder Lionel Louge an Australian speech therapist in London. De tager der hen og Bertie er meget skeptisk men går til sidst med til at optage oplæsningen af shakesbears ”to be or not to be”, mens han høre klassisk musik gennem høre telefoner. Han går i vrede og høre ikke optagelsen, han får den med hjem som gave.Senere lytter han til optagelsen og finder ud af at han har læst en tekst op uden at stamme. Dette er begyndelsen på en lang personlig rejse for Bertie. Han vender tilbage til Lionel Louge, de samarbejder intens på at få Bertie til at stoppe med at stamme. Det virker og han lære at tale uden stammen. Berties far kong George V dør i januar 1936 og hans ældste søn Edward over tager tronen. Og udnævnes til kong Edward VIII.Dette er ikke uden problemer, da Kong Edward den VIII, er for elsket i den amerikanske Miss Simpson, som står for at skulle skilles for 2. gang. Det er ikke tilladt i det engelske kongehus at en konge gifter sig med en fraskilt kvinde. Og da heller ikke en kvinde som efter sigende modtager 17 nelliker om dagen fra Hitlers næst kommanderende.Kong Edward VIII, vælger at gå af som konge...
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...Special Documents Speech Delivered by King Leopold II to the Missionaries Journeying to the Congo in 1883 (This speech reveals the motives and methods of colonialism. It shows that the relations between the former colonialists and the formerly subjected peoples has not changed in substance but in its sophistication.) ….Revered Fathers and Dear Compatriots; the task asked of you to accomplish is very delicate and demands much tact and diplomacy. Fathers, you are going to preach the Gospel, but your preaching must be inspired by first, the interest of the Belgium government state. The main goal of your mission in the Congo is not to teach the Negro the knowledge of God, because they already know him. They talk and commit themselves to their God. They know that killing, stealing, adultery and blasphemy are not good. Your role essentially will be to easily facilitate the task of the administrative and industrial personnel. That is to say, you will interpret the gospel in a way to protect and serve the interest of Belgium, in that part of the world. To do so you will see that our savages be not interested in the riches that their soil possesses in order that they not want them. Thus, they be not involved in murderous competition with us and dream to live a luxurious life. Your knowledge of the scriptures will help us to use special text that recommended the fidels to love poverty such as, “The Beatitudes”, “Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the Kingdom”; “It is hard...
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...king Mikke T. Reyes July 5, 2012 BSE 2 1 King’s Speech Ang palabas na King’s Speech ay umiikot sa kwento ng isang hari na may problema sa pagsasalita sa harap ng maraming tao dahil sa siya ay utal sa pagsasalita, nakakabawas ito sa kanyang confidence. Noong humarap ang bidang si Berty sa publiko nakita ko sa kanya yung pagpapanic, takot, at hiya. Naipakita sa palabas ang pakiramdam ng isang tao na utal sa pagsasalita. Hindi man ako ganoon ka-utal pag nagsasalita sa harap ng maraming tao, nakita ko ang sarili ko sa kanya, dahil ako rin ay kinakabahan at ninenerbyos kapag ako ay nagsasalita sa harap ng publiko. Iniisip ko lagi kung ano ang sasabihin at iniisip sa akin ng aking mga tagapakinig. Iniisip ko kung sila ba ay natutuwa o naiinip na. Sa palabas din na ito, may therapist na nagtuturo kay Berty ng mga dapat niyang gawin upang maiwasan ang pagkautal at pagkatakot niya sa pagsasalita sa publiko. Ngunit sa huli nalaman na ang therapist niya ay hindi totoong therapist. Para sa akin, ipinakita doon na kahit sino man, therapist man o hindi ay maaring makatulong sa atin. Para sa akin, ang nagsisilbing therapist ko ay ang aking mga inspirasyon gaya ng aking mga magulang at mga kaibigan. Dahil pag ako ay nagsasalita sa publiko, kahit alam ko na ako ay kinakabahan iisipin ko lang sila upang mabawasan ang kaba ko, ang iniisip ko na lang sila ang nakikinig sa akin. Pero sa kabilang banda, naisip ko na pwede rin na gawing inspirasyon ang mga tagapakinig, iisipin ko na...
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...Xiao Yu The King’s Speech Writing 2 Professor Cummings Responsibilities of a king are numerous, but above all, a king is there to protect and speak for the people. Although the power a king has is limited in modern time, the king is still the face of the nation and represent the people. The king must address the nation during important events such as the entering of a war. In “The King’s Speech”, Prince Albert, Duke of York, is faced with speech difficulties that prevent him from making a suitable, public figure. Prince Albert, also known as Bertie, visited many speech therapists but had seen little result in improving his “mechanical difficulties” (King’s Speech). Elizabeth, the supportive wife, played by Helena Bonham Carter, sought out an unorthodox speech therapist, Lionel Logue. Lionel, played by Geoffrey Rush, understood the circumstances with treating royalty, but knew it was necessary to step outside the standard edict in order to help Prince Albert conquer his stammer. The opening scene start with Bertie’s first broadcast at the closing season of the Empire Exhibition. With his severe case of stammer, Albert struggles to make only a few orders during his speech; the scene makes it evident to the audience that the Duke of York was incapable of public speaking, none the less make important announcements. Being the caring, worried wife, Elizabeth seeks the aid of Mr. Lionel Logue. After several sessions, Lionel realized that he must be seen as a friend in...
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...BRITFILMS STUDY GUIDE: THE KING’S SPEECH Great Britain, Australia 2010, 118 min German certification: minimum age 12, recommended for 14 years and over director Tom Hooper script David Seidler (based on the book The King's Speech – How One Man Saved the British Monarchy, by Mark Logue) cinematography Danny Cohen editing Tariq Anwar music Alexandre Desplat featuring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle and others What THE KING'S SPEECH is about One day the speech therapist Lionel Logue receives an unexpected visitor in his simple consulting rooms in Harley Street: his new patient is no ordinary citizen, but Prince Albert of York, the second son of King George V. Logue’s task is to help him overcome his stutter. But it is only after initial hesitations – and a few outbursts of fury – that the prince agrees to try out the unusual methods of the Australian-born therapist. As soon as Logue, however, begins to seek the cause of the speech problems in private relationships, Albert breaks off the treatment. After the death of George V, however, when Albert’s older brother is unable to assume the office of king because of his relationship with an American divorcée, Albert unexpectedly become the heir to the throne. Now he needs Logue again after all, if he is to live up to what the British citizens expect of their king, and fulfil his duties – including the radio addresses...
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...King Henry was very intelligent man which made him so popular , he is known for his confidence and leadership . His speech was about how he became king and what it takes to be a king . He starts his speech with his childhood , he said he was bullied but it made him stronger and he ended up scaring the bully off . From that day forward he knew he was a leader and never back down to anyone again . His father died when he was fourteen years of age and his brother became king because of his father’s death . He then took classes on knighsmenship and war strategies , these classes really prepared him to become king . He became king when his brother died in battle in Scotland it was a defeat , King Herny was twenty six when he became king . He...
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...Martin Luther King Jr. was a man that had a dream of no segregation throughout America. All men black and white are free and have equal rights like he wanted. He wanted the American people to pursue equal rights and we did. He said he wanted to make justice a reality for everyone and we did. Martin Luther King wanted America to be great again he wanted every man to be equal and did not want and segregation. He despised segregation and wanted rid of it. This speech calls for an end to racism in the United States and calls for civil and economic rights. Beginning with a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863, King observes that: "one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free".Toward the end of...
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...April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter known as the “Letter from Birmingham City Jail.” The letter, as well as his jailing, was a result of white clergy who disagreed with non-violent protesting to end racial segregation between the everyday African American and white American. In this letter, King launches the reader into a journey of emotions by introducing a different point of view to the eight clergy authors of “A Call to Unity.” Through use of selective diction to exhibit powerful imagery, King highlights why he felt so strongly towards the situation at hand. King displays an agonizing and heart shredding scene when he writes "when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your brothers and sisters at whim" (King 124-126). The reader's mind quickly absorbs the sorrowful diction "vicious mobs," "lynch," and "drown" to create an image equivalent to one from a scene of a horror story where colored men and women of all ages are hung and drowned against their will for, simply, being colored. While white men and their families lived in a blossoming world of fantasy where they reigned superior, day to day, a colored family was terrorized in a nightmare. Painful and traumatizing, this incident was only a snapshot of the dreadful film each of them suffered through. King portrays an astounding visual image in an abstract point of view when he clicks the reader's mind to one of a young colored female. When King writes, "ominous clouds of...
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...but none of those days compared to this one. The way King spoke to the community, the future of our nation, and even the crowd itself was something unbelievable. The sun beats down on 250,000 men, women, and children who are all here to see the man that, I feel, will change the course of history. The man who will pave the path of equality. Not by violence but with words. Words strong enough to have the same effect as God himself. Martin Luther King Jr. stands in front of the people who have not been given the rights as all man should. King scans the room before speaking with a voice full of sorrow. King rejects the idea to go slow anymore. A man who...
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...Charles Stuart was conceived June 19, 1566 in Scotland. Before James achieved one year old, his dad, Lord Darnley, was killed. His mom, who he never knew, Mary Queen of Scots, then rose to the Scottish throne. She was compelled to venture down from her rule in 1567. This left her child James being delegated King James VI of Scotland when he was just thirteen months old. In 1587, James' mom was detained and later executed for joining in the plan to kill her cousin Queen Elizabeth (Cowley, 69). Ruler James, who was androgynous, hitched Anne Oldenburg of Denmark. They had nine kids, yet tragically, two passed on during childbirth. They named their other seven youngsters Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Charles I, Robert, Mary and Sophia Stuart. King James was raised by four coaches. George Buchanan was a standout amongst the most compelling. Due to Buchanan's strict showing techniques, King James got to be a standout amongst the most mentally inquisitive men who ever sat on any throne (Cowley, 70)....
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...“Stay your hand, knave! Drop your sword, and take off your robe.” Shouted Ivar. “Why should I? What could you do against me?” Croaked the man “Because, last time I checked, a húskarl's axe is sharper than anyone's neck.” The two guards jumped from the shadows and disarmed the man. His sword bounced off the ground as they ripped his cloak off. “You are too late, Hathgard. I'm the king now, and I have no purpose for swine like yourself. You do not even deserve to be called Hathgard; there are no names for a treasonous, back-stabbing patricide like you. You conspired to kill my father and I. You are not my brother anymore; you are worthless, like the dust of the wasteland.” “What shall you do with me? You would not kill me! You are...
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...Phase 3 Individual Project Speech #1: Martin Luther King “ I’ve been to the Mountaintop” 1. How did the speaker gain the audience’s attention? The way he gain the audience attention by going straight to the issue that he wanted to talk about 2. Explain the topic and purpose of the speech. The topic was that he had a believed that one day America would change their ways and see everyone as equal but he could not do this alone. He needed the help of everyone in order for this to work. 3. Describe any facts or explanations given to support the speaker’s argument or topic of discussion. He had used his own experiences to support his topic. He even through in other people speeches like Franklin Roosevelt’s speech by stating one of his famous line “We have nothing to fear but fear itself” 4. Evaluate the speaker’s delivery. Explain how the speaker used their voice to show enthusiasm, or to emphasize information while speaking. As he was speaking he had a very strong tone voice to show that he means business. 5. Discuss how the speaker transitioned to the conclusion. At the end of the speech he made quite an impression stating ‘if I had sneezed” He said this because he was stab in his chest and he stated that the doctors told him if he would have sneezed he would have died and if this had happened he would not have impacted America as he did. He basically made America grateful to have him around as an encouragement for the civil rights movement 6. Identify...
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...Brave Heart and Kings Speech, might be centuries apart but for me are the most historic and state mental movies ever produced. The characters have all done justice to their roles; the storyline is a tremendous piece of art that cannot be replaced by any other movie. Both have their own stands and relate to situations in different times and conditions. The two have many common grounds and share themes that are portrayed in different scenes through different perspectives. The movies mostly revolve around the idea of standing up for oneself and not giving up, whoever the enemy might be. Patriotism is portrayed in Brave Heart when Mel Gibson's character William Wallas refers to the cavilary as "sons of Scotland." They agree to fight against an army almost double in size, armor and men. This battle is won. In Kings Speech the King, is coping with a stammer to deliver a speech which is his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain's declaration of war on Germany. The struggle required to overcome the fear of stammering and of rejection is calmed down by the support of his friends and family. In Brave Heart love is a key theme, the movie beautifully portrays that intense love can make you go lengths you never wanted to go, change decisions like William decides to fight and rebel once his love, wife is killed for abstaining the soldiers from raping her. He starts a revolt against the most powerful men and dies trying. Love, an emotion that can help you through any stage of life...
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...Martin Luther King, Jr wrote a one of time’s most memorable, yet powerful speech that touched American citizens all around the world and helped open their eyes to what could be a “perfect world.” He delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where nearly a quarter of a million people gathered around to hear him voice his opinion. During this time, he was considered a brave man, for he was black and racism was so harsh on the black community. Knowing this risk, he took a stand for the colored citizens. He became the most predominant leader in the Civil Rights Movements. Many hours of research and preparation went into the making of this speech. Martin Luther King, Jr designed his speech to leave an impact on people that would allow them to remember it. For example King states, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” Carefully choosing his words, he...
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