Brandon Klinetobe Donna Robertson English 101 16 October 2011 Speechwriters throughout history have considered their word choice, imagery and what others have said before them when creating their own speeches. William Safire in “A Spirit Reborn” analyzes the use of reading “The Gettysburg Address” at the first anniversary of September 11 and James Wood in “Victory Speech” analyses Barack Obama’s November 2008 speech on election night. Safire and Wood analyze similar key factors in their discussion of the power and impact of Lincoln and Obama’s speeches. Both articles analyze the diction in the speeches of Obama and Lincoln. In “A Spirit Reborn,” William Safire chooses to point out the word choices of Lincoln’s speech that continue
His first public appearance was in BC 51 at the funeral of his grandmother Julia when he delivered the eulogy (Fagan). The familial relationship between Julius Caesar and Augustus is not clear but Dio claims (45.1.2), he was taken by Julius Caeser to be trained as his successor in his youthful stage as quoted by Fagan. Young Octavius was elected to the pontifical college in 48 BC; he received military honors in 46 BC when he took part of the procession of the multiple
Lindsey Culp AP Literature Mrs. Lawrence 13 January 2015 1943 In the poem “1943”, written by Donald Hall, was a fathomless yet direct poem pertaining to an event during the year of 1943. World War II was close to coming to an end. When I was at a young age, I knew that I would always have a greater love for history because of one man. My great-grandfather, James Edward, before he came to be with the Lord loved to tell stories especially the ones about war. His stories about times of enjoyment in the states, experiencing WWII, and getting to see God’s beautiful creation of our lands is what drew me to this poem.
Big ideas for a better America John F. Kennedy, Jr’s “Big Ideas for a Better America,” was an article that first appeared in the magazine USA Weekend in the mid 1990s. In this piece of writing Kennedy aims to convince his readers that we need to move America forward in a new direction leaving old habits behind and starting new ones. He states that we have to rejuvenate the way we go by voting in our country to get more people interested in voting. Kennedy then ends his introduction with a persuasive like tone keeping us very attentive to his writing. Kennedy, a straightforward kind of guy, starts off his essay by reminding us that young people aren’t interested in politics and care even less about voting.
- Organise a social event with Christmas coming up, people will bring friends and we can get more members. - Monthly member challenges – Good way to maintain motivation for members and keep them coming back. · Assessment of the Meeting: - Everyone agreed that some aspects of the meeting ran a little short, but otherwise it was a good meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 4:00pm by Rick Grimes. The next general meeting will be at 9:30am on January 27, 2014, in ZBN Enterprises main building.
My final project with Chesapeake Childcare Department was to create a grid to track the vendor visits by the Social Workers and to work with the workers on the training seminar. The vendor training seminar was a gear towards getting all the credentials up-to-date in our records and to have all the memorandum agreements signed, which are used to pay the vendors. The Department of Human Services service almost 36,000 residents each year. The people we serve are those who suffer hardship or who have been unable to participate fully in social and economic life of the community. We provide cash aid for people in need through a network of local, state, and federal assistance programs.
Aside from the end of slavery, it is not clear what Lincoln had in his mind for the former slaves in after the war. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln on April 14,1865; the president died the next morning. The job of the nation was then left for the Congress and Lincoln's successor, Vice President Andrew Johnson. The nation would need to experience a "new birth of freedom" so that "government of the people, by the people. for the people, shall not perish from the earth" Lincoln's call for a "new birth of freedom" was realized in the form of the three crucial constitutional amendments: the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantees of due process and equal protection, and the Fifteenth Amendment's guarantee of the right to vote.
They even speak of their experience on America and how they got to meet Mrs. Croft. This way his son could still maintain his cultural background with him despite the fact that he was born in America. 2) Instead of leaving his weekly rent on the piano, the narrator of "The Third and Final Continent" hands it to Mrs. Croft. What does this say about his character? How does Mrs. Croft react?
In an overview, they express hostility towards big government, big business, big national debt, and big taxes. Their beliefs are surrounded upon the Constitution. “The constitution is a timeless document that guarantees our basic freedoms” (Tea Party Patriots). They claim to support all personal freedoms, as long as no harm comes to others or take away rights from other American people. The Tea Party movement believes no American President, Democrat, nor Republican should ever go beyond the Constitution, regardless of the issue at hand.
For generations parents have told their children about the luxuries of the American dream, building a lifestyle based on the principles of what this great country was founded upon. According to Bob Herbert a New York Times columnist it no longer exists. Cal Thomas author of this essay writes in response to Herbert stating that the dream is still alive. Herbert’s main argument is that we are in denial about the state of the economy and that the American Dream is for the most part dead. He lists many examples of “a country in sad shape”: unemployment, nonstop wars, reduced services, and failing schools.