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Lindbergh Falls From Grace After Many Years Aloft

4 million Americans had thronged the streets of Manhattan to see and used an estimated 7,430,000 feet of newsreel to record just a...

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

In ten pages this paper discusses Langston Hughes' 1930 novel debut and analyzes the author's use of speech to convey 'black humor...

First Person Speech on the RU 486 Abortion Pill

In seven pages this paper presents a future president's speech on the RU 486 abortion pill lobbying for Senate and Congressional d...

Dred Scott Decision and Frederick Douglass

In five pages Douglass's 1852 'Fourth of July' speech is compared with the 1857 opinion offered by Justice Taney in the Dred Scott...

Precedents of the U.S. Supreme Court and Free Speech

In five pages this paper examines how the 14th Amendment's free speech provisions affects symbolic acts in case considerations of ...

Richard and Richmond's Speeches in Richard the Third by William Shakespeare

and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...

19th Century Women's Activist Susan B. Anthony

work of Susan B. Anthony and others like her the womens movement would be far more stagnated than it currently is. Anthonys...

Speech Making Advice

about how ones hair is fixed or if ones clothing is appropriate, the attention will not be on the speech but rather on things that...

KKK Should Not Exist

far. Animal rights activists too have been known to damage property and harm human beings in their quest to protect furry creature...

Language and Development of Speech in Neglect and Child Abuse Instances

In a paper consisting of 9 pages child neglect, mistreatment, and abuse are discussed in terms of whether or not they are responsi...

Tolerance, Freedom of Speech, and J.S. Mill

in his views. Freedom of speech should be given precedent over the reaction which that speech may cause. This precept has been u...

A Speech Inspired by Anna Sewell's Black Beauty

In this paper consisting of three pages an animal fable speech that mirrors the literary style of the novel features similar word ...

Semantic Analysis of Ar'n't I a Woman?' by Sojourner Truth

the framework of human rights has it been established that men are in any way more deserving than women. With the very first word...

Hamlet is Not Mad

In five pages this paper examines the behavior and speeches of Prince Hamlet as presented in William Shakespeare's famous play and...

Public Speaking's 4 Principles

a public speech immediately fosters fears of the possibility of embarrassment, ridicule and failure. Many experts in the field of...

Victorian Era Writing

This paper considers 2 Victorian Age writings, essayist John Stuart Mill's 'Speech in Favor of Capital Punishment' and John Henry ...

Figures of Speech Favored by William Wordsworth

This five paper examines the various figures of speech used by Wordsworth to portray irony, imagery, and other themes in his poem,...

A Reading of Emily Dickinson's 'I heard a Fly buzz…'

"Heaves of Storms" in the last line of the first stanza is a metaphor that conjures the image of violent storms, but also suggests...

Analyzing a Speech

In three pages the Toulmin format and AIDA model are included in this analysis of communications perspectives that provide an elab...

From Prison Life to the Death of Malcolm X

This paper consists of ten pages and concentrates on the life of Malcolm X form his incarceration until his February 1965 assassin...

Morality's Principles, Religion, and the Speeches of Maria Stewart

In six pages this paper discusses how morality principles are thematically represented in the speeches of Maria Stewart. There is...

Should the Federal Government Regulate Tobacco Advertising?

This 3 page paper discusses the controversy surrounding tobacco advertising with regard to freedom of speech issues, as well as th...

The Application of Censorship Rules for Internet Content

5 pages and 5 sources. This paper provides an overview of the issue of applying censorship rules to the content material on the I...

U.S. Public Schools and Prayer

In five pages this argumentative essay includes speeches made by Sen. Mark Hatfield, Jay Alen Sekulow, and Sen. Jesse Helms in sup...

Jordan Business and Joint Ventures

6 pages, 6 sources. This paper considers the nature of Jordanian business and the impacts of joint ventures with American compani...

Inaugural Speech of Nelson Mandela and Verdi's Radames

In six pages this song performance from the Verdi opera Aida is compared to Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech. Five sources are c...

Hate Speech by Samuel Walker

In five pages this text is discussed in a consideration of free speech, censorship, and the extremely fine line that separates the...

1st Amendment, Flag Burning, and Hate Speech

In six pages this essay considers hate speech, the burning of the American flag, and the First Amendment as these issues are portr...

Speeches of Great African Americans

In six pages the speeches and writings of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington are discussed and reacted t...

Twenty First Century and the 'I Have a Dream' Speech of Martin Luther King Jr.

In five pages this report takes a twenty first century view of the famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. Two sources are cited ...