Free Essays on Famous Speeches

  1. Paper on Speeches

    course because I am very interested in learning about famous speeches that were spoken by some incredible people during this lifetime. I firmly believe that having the opportunity to take this course will not only help me identify great speeches given by awesome speakers but it will help me relate some...

  2. Famous people and the Vietnam war

    Vietnam War in 1965, at this time 61% of Americans agreed with the war. However as the war started the support started to many famous people opposed the Vietnam War, these famous people would be the most noticeable and they would get more press coverage than regular protesters. Celebrities showed their...

  3. Though the Exact Words of Pericles' Famous and Influential Funeral Oration During the 430 B.C Are Unknown,

    Though the exact words of Pericles' famous and influential Funeral Oration during the 430 B.C are unknown, it's purpose, meaning, and eloquence was captured by his good friend Thucydides. Speeches such as Pericles' were traditionally given annually to honour the many who fell during Athens' many wars...

  4. Oratorical Contest

    This is especially true for the two famous leaders Barack Hussein Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. Barack and Martin both promoted change. They both promoted change the same way too, through speeches and non-violent ways. Also, they both had their own famous speeches. Mr. King had his “I Have a Dream”...

  5. lord of the flies

    Canadian History because she was one of the most important leaders of Canada’s first wave of feminism. She is still remembered today for her role in the famous “Persons Case”. McClung changed history and fought for women’s suffrage and prohibition. Years ago, women and young girls were not given the freedom...

  6. Sojourner Truth Is Isabella Baumfree

    Massachusetts. There she joined a utopian society named “The Northampton Association for Education and Industry.” During her stay there she met famous abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Olive Gilbert. In the 1840’s, she decided to become an abolitionist. Starting...

  7. Ap free response

    north delivered speeches to make the people awake. Women's rights during the 1775’s to the 1800’s were poor to the point that they were totally submitted to their husbands. Abuse to the women wasn't penalized by law during that time so their husbands abused them really often. A famous speech delivered...

  8. Pennsylvania State History

    Pennsyl¬¬¬¬¬vania has so much exciting history which is part of the reason I chose this state. This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its...

  9. How to make a great MUN speech

    well you prepare the second. There are some tips that, when used properly, allow you to communicate your ideas in amazing speeches. These are the following. Stats: The best speeches tell your audience things they didn't know, so look for some salient, accurate and up-date facts and figures. But...

  10. Agree or disagree, In order to attract good students, a university should spend a lot of money funding social activities.

    or disagree with the following statement? University should spend more money on improving facilities eg. labs and general equipment)than on hiring famous professor. At the mere mention of top-level universities, renowned professors would soon come to most people’s minds, which is an irreplaceable...

  11. America Comprimises

    tension built in the house and the senate there were many radical speeches and acts upon senators and representatives. The illustration (Document E) of Senator Brooks act upon Senator Sumner shows the way the south was willing to deal with speeches against the south. It also put a bad name on the southern and...

  12. History of the Caucus/Primary System

    their presidential candidates. At the conventions, the presidential candidates are selected by groups of delegates from each state. After a series of speeches and demonstrations in support of each candidate, the delegates begin to vote for the candidate of their choice. Today no matter how much the states...

  13. The Decline of Radicalism (Boorstin)

    dissension is neither the “cancer” of liberal society nor the problem in America that “overshadows all others.” Martin Luther King Jr., the most famous American Civil Right’s activist, not only promoted dissension but also was a dissenter himself. In the 1950s and 1960s, under the leadership of Martin...

  14. Does Learning English Literature Help Second Language Learners of English on Their Task Competitiveness?

    language learners of English only focus on reading and writing skills. Students fail to see the importance of modifying the language and using famous quotes or phrases in sentences. The complaints of the English literature class have often existed and learning literature has often been seen...

  15. Cicero

    the Roman Republic, aside from Julius Caesar. He became recognized as a great orator, a prolific writer and one of the most famous defense attorneys in the Republic. His speeches, as most are, contained a great degree of rhetoric that helped influence his role as a prominent figure in society as well...

  16. Martin luther king

    said in one of his speeches “I Have a Dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character”. Part 2: a) He challenged the community by making peaceful protests and speeches that the white society...

  17. Entertainment Essay

    used in school you also use math in cooking. I also learned you don’t just use English in writing but you have it in poetry, in songs, and even in speeches. In my health and biology classes I learned they don’t only reflect on how life is but on how you make many choices to make your life useful. The...

  18. jerry I need you

    Wright. While a senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled "The Audacity of Hope" that made him famous nationwide. In the less than 20 minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was shot to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be...

  19. Who is Sojourner Truth?

    June 1, 1843. The parents are also hard to decipher because of slavery spiting up families. Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were the two most famous women of the 19th century. It was said, “New York was Truth’s Egypt”. In a short amount of time Truth became the national symbol for black women...

  20. Art After Empire: Creation of a New Democracy

    his ability to represent change. His speeches full of emotion, creativity, innovation, and freshness helped gain admiration and impressed not only voters inside the United States but also from observers outside the United States in Europe and Asia. Obama’s speeches full of important topics on the Iraq...

  21. Mlk History

    August 29, 1963, he made his most famous speech, I Have a Dream, at the Lincoln Memorial to an audience, measured, at that time, to be the largest civil rights demonstration in the history of the United States. King traveled numerous miles and made hundreds of speeches during the course of his quest...

  22. Martin Luther King's Influence to Society

    action. The book had a considerable influence on black students leading to the tactic “student sit in” King travelled thought the county making speeches and inspiring people to become involved in the Civil Rights movement. King also encouraged economic boycotts. By selective buying they could reward...

  23. Macrcus Garvey

    to get more people to join his organization they soon fell in love. She becomes Chief assistant of the New York branch of the UNIA. Soon he gives speeches that seem useless and holds his first convention. Yet Garvey only had about a modest 100 members. In 1916 Garvey now twenty-eight years old arrives...

  24. Speech on Jawaharlal Nehru

    internationalist, and one of the founders of the non-aligned movement. Nehru was a renowned orator. He could give many extemporaneous speeches in a single day. His most famous speech is the "Tryst With Destiny" address to the Constituent Assembly of India in New Delhi on the night of August 14th and 15th...

  25. Plunkitt on Tammany Hall

    interested are find them useful. Plunkitt also gives advice not to give speeches and how they could hurt a candidate. He speaks of famous politicians; Richard Croker, John Kelly, and Charlie Murphy stating they never gave speeches. “The men who rule have practiced keepin’ their tongues still, not exercisin’...

  26. One World Shining Into a Prism.

    attend college for at least four years, and become someone important. I know of people who went to Nogales and became doctors, lawyers, cops, and even famous football players or singers like Fergie. I know for a fact that I can do something just as great or even better than any of those professions. I will...

  27. Who Is Barack Obama

    a leader of the civil-rights movement from the mid-1950’s until his assassination in 1968. King was well know for marches and speeches. One of his well know and famous speeches. Frederick Douglass was one of the most important leaders of the abolitionist movement. He also fought for the approval of the...

  28. Fdr Book Review

    universally available as it is today. He wore steel braces that allowed him to stand at the podium or at a platform on a train when giving speeches. He was led to speeches by aides, shuffling one leg after the other, under extreme pain. But the news media cooperated and there were no pictures of Roosevelt...

  29. The Meno - Essay

    especially the difference between something that is “real” and something that is “famous” for all of the characters in the dialogue. Gorgias is a “famous” philosopher, while he is smart, he is known for his speeches, not for his logic and wisdom, he travels speaking at various cities, hoping to add...

  30. Lincolns Gettysburg Address

    war in his historic “Gettysburg Address.” This address would later become one of the greatest speeches in American History. President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was unlike any other speeches of the time. After his all of two-minute speech, his audience was surprised for its brevity and...

  31. Article Summary

    have close abolitionist views about slavery and soon joining the anti- slavery movement of the North. Douglass speeches were of horror he endure during his ordeal with slave owners. His speeches were so great and articulate that some during a speech in Harvard the student wanted him to write an autobiography...

  32. Martin Luther King Speech: “I Have a Dream Speech”

    repetition makes the phrases more memorable and makes King’s story more memorable also. At the beginning of the second paragraph Dr. King referenced the famous Gettysburg Address with the line, “Five score years ago…” This was so unique because Dr. King was standing in front of Lincoln’s Memorial. Being...

  33. Lifestyle

    ceremonies for all kinds of things. The Oscars are probably the most famous, a time for the (mostly) American film industry to tell itself how good it is, an annual opportunity for lots of big stars to give each other awards and make tearful speeches. As well as that there are also the Golden Globes, apparently...

  34. African American History

    about some of the black leaders of what they have done for us that has change this world as it’s today. One of famous black leaders was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King was famous for having an important voice of American civil rights movement, which help work for having equal rights for all...

  35. Indication

    of English Studies/Department of Literature and Culture/ Department of Contrastive Studies, Translation and Interpreting Metonymy in political speeches TERM PAPER Year, group Name, surname Matriculation Card #…. [pt 14, Bold, Align Right] Adviser: prof./assoc.prof./doc./lect./as...

  36. Hacker Haven

    15 seconds (50 points). In the speech you are to give a clear and concise overview of who your person is and why they are significant and yet NOT famous (i.e. why we should know about them but do not). The topics for your presentation should follow your outline. You are being graded on your verbal...

  37. Resilience - Short Essay

    of her life giving speeches and lectures. She learned to "hear" people's speech by reading their lips with her hands—her sense of touch had become extreme. She is remembered as an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes Keller went on to become a world-famous speaker and author...

  38. Kenneth Macmillan

    the animated version of “Anastasia” about a Russian Princess that loses her family during the Russian revolution. Another one of Kenneth Macmillan’s famous ballet plays, was Anastasia, so already I feel like I am going to enjoy researching ballet and Kenneth Macmillan’s work, as I already am interested...

  39. Hellen Keller

    graduated with honors. After college Helen Keller began to travel around the world giving speeches and helping many people who were blind, deaf or had any disabilities. During her life she also met many famous people. But sadly her life had to come to an end and she died on June 1, 1968- a few weeks...

  40. Individual vs Society

    beliefs of equality, Martin Luther King Jr. pushed back against the societal norm, participated in nonviolent protests, and delivered groundbreaking speeches to acquire rightful justice for himself and every other colored person in the nation - eliminating differences and sparking the Civil Rights Movement...

  41. Boring, Dishonest and Oppressive

    with 70% of households in 1939 owning a radio. They were also installed in public areas such as schools and work places which broadcasted News and Speeches by Hitler. The cinema was also used by the Nazis to employ a more subtle invisible type of propaganda which subconsciously encouraged people to...

  42. None

    wailing and we have tried to find someones... Premium Analyzation Of The King's Speech work on her issue of answering impromptu questions and giving speeches for the show. The day of any interview or introductory performance, they would go to the place... Premium Haier HARUS BACA (LENGKAP IKI) http://books...

  43. Winston Churchill and His Impact on Wwii

    he had garnered from the American people. Had it not been for Churchill’s strong diplomatic ties to the United States, strong oratory, impassioned speeches to the American public via radio broadcasts, numerous lecture tours, perhaps the American government would have maintained their safe distance from...

  44. quotes

    There are reference works, including the Holy Qur'an, most of the famous Hadith books translated into English. and Fatwas that are subject to database searches for a particular keyword or topic, as well as pictures, sound clips of speeches and Qur'an recitation, and video clips of Hajj available as well...

  45. Malcolm X, Islam, Inlfuence

    most famous speeches “by any means necessary”, Malcolm motivates the public to fight for freedom by any means necessary, including violence. For Malcolm, Islam is what made him understand who he is and Islam gave him hope for a better future for the black people in the US. With his speeches, Malcolm...

  46. Who Is the More Effective Speaker, Brutus or Mark Anthony? Who Is the More Effective Politician?

    The story I will be answering these questions from is, Julius Caesar, written by the famous author, William Shakespeare. The two main speeches I will be examining in order to respond to these questions was the first speech the two men had to prove to their part of the story. Brutus, supporting his act...

  47. The Issue of Fathers and Sons

    toward death? Why? Again, don’t settle for what is obvious and easy. Look closely at all his speeches about death, including the graveyard scene and his comments on “poor Yorick” as well as his more famous speeches—“To be or not to be” and “Oh that this too, too sullied flesh would melt.” Why does he feel...

  48. Nonviolence Social Protest Is an Effective Solution

    addition, famous person’s public speech is an effective way of nonviolence social protest. When a famous person speaks and criticizes a social issue in the public, the public speech influences many people, and people are interested in his or her speech because media also pay attention to the famous person’s...

  49. Abe Lincoln George Bush

    of the fifteen before him. His most famous example was the Gettysburg address. Many people don’t know this but the speech was only 273 words, which is about as long as this paragraph and the one before. This speech went down as one of the most motivating speeches ever .For someone to make such an impact...

  50. Hamlet by Shakespeare

    several different motives depending on the situation. But we learn to trust his soliloquies - his thoughts - more than his actions. In Hamlet's own speeches lie the indications for the methods we should use for its interpretation. Hamlet's reason for suicide is the death of his father, the late...

  51. Black Response to Slavery

    they looked different. There are many accounts of slaves overthrowing their masters against all odds and gaining freedom for their selves. A very famous leader of slave rebels was Nat Turner. He was a Virginian slave who said he received a vision from God telling him to kill the white slave owners and...

  52. Romeo & Juliet Act 2 Scene 6

    English 101A Term 3 Romance and Families – “Romeo and Juliet” Word Count: 981 The play Romeo and Juliet, an early tragedy, written by the famous playwright and poet William Shakespeare has been performed thousands of times. It has been deconstructed by nearly every school and theatre in the world...

  53. Statesmanship

    heightening economic crisis, Author Steven Heyward noted the book Greatness: Reagan Chruchill & The Making of Extraordinary Leader, that Reagan’s speeches affected the outcome of important economic policies he wish to implement into law during his administration: “…Three times Reagan went on national...

  54. Third Reich Gleichschaltung of Cultural Life

    mythological scenes and hard life of workers and farmers - sculpture: most expressed Nazi obsession with ideal, strong , healthy body - most famous sculptors of Nazi regime Arno Breker and Josef Thorak - most of their sculptures showed idealised, well shaped human beings - often strong, muscular...

  55. PHI 105 COURSES/SNAP TUTORIAL

    Experiment -- The Ring of Gyges I look forward to your participation! Also, please remember to respond to FIRST MESSAGES! In Book II of Plato's famous utopia The Republic, his characters are arguing about what it means to do good and to be just. Glaucon argues that people do good and are just because...

  56. Language Used in Political Speeches - Australia

    English Language Study “How is language used in political speeches?” Political speeches have the ability to create and design an outcome of any situation. I will be analysing how language is used in political speeches. Explaining how language is used by politics to persuade an audience, through their...

  57. "Coming of Age in Mississippi" - The Civil Rights Movement

    events in the Civil Rights movement. Many different influential leaders of the Civil Rights movement presented their speeches to thousands of people. Martin Luther King Jr. presented his famous “I Have a Dream” speech which inspired many people to continue and participate in the movement toward equal rights...

  58. Contrast

    standard of valuation that devalues them. Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X spread their views through assertive, hard-hitting, powerful speeches; however, the difference in their views and responses to American racism were evidently different. Martin Luther King Jr. adopted an integrationalist...

  59. The 6 Key Steps for Preparing Speeches to Entertain

    Preparing Expository-Informative Oratory-Persuasive After Dinner Speeches-Speeches to Entertain HERE ARE THE 6 KEY STEPS FOR PREPARING ONE OF THESE SPEECHES 1. CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC: INFORMATIVE-EXPOS: Pick a topic where you will explain something, help people understand, show how to use or do something...

  60. Winston Churchill 1

    10 May 1940, he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led Britain to victory against the Axis powers. Churchill was always noted for his speeches, which became a great inspiration to the British people and embattled Allied forces. After losing the 1945 election, he became Leader of the Opposition...