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As in speech, a personal document such as a letter normally starts with a salutation; this, however, tends not to be the case in documents, published articles, essays, poetry, lyrics, general works of fiction and nonfiction. In nonfiction, the opening sentence generally points the reader to the subject under discussion directly in a matter-of ...
1940: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat, a phrase used by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1897 but popularized by Winston Churchill in the first of three inspirational radio addresses during the opening months of World War II. 1940: We Shall Fight on the Beaches, from the second radio talk by Winston Churchill, promising to never surrender.
Opening night of the human-trafficking-themed Canadian play She Has a Name in Edmonton, Alberta coincided with Obama's speech. [42] JD Supra called it a "landmark speech [that] is reflective of the fact that human trafficking and forced labor have become key priorities" for people wishing to address the human rights issues that result from ...
‘Be sincere, be brief, be seated.’ Advice from Franklin D Roosevelt to his son on public speaking
The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.The speech has come to be viewed as one of the most famous, enduring, and historically significant speeches in American history.
Texas Sen. Cesar Blanco and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar give the opening speeches as co-hosts for the Texas Democratic Party Convention in El Paso Texas on June 6, 2024 at the Paso Del Norte Hotel.
Martin Luther King Jr. at the podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963. The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory – some of which are internationally well-known, while others remain unheralded and await rediscovery.
Early in his speech, King urges his audience to seize the moment; "Now is the time" is repeated three times in the sixth paragraph. The most widely cited example of anaphora is found in the often quoted phrase "I have a dream", which is repeated eight times as King paints a picture of an integrated and unified America for his audience.