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    What will it take for you to betray your best friend? In the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare a group of noble men want to kill their friend named julius caesar because he is ambitious and for the good of rome. When they successfully killed him by the noble man brutus and antony both had to give a speech to let the people of rome know of the terrible tragedy. Antony's speech was a lot more persuading than brutus’s speech because anthony's shows more emotion, he appeals more to the emotions

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    different due to their mistakes and decisions. Brutus was such an honorable men to Caesar. He respected him and trusted all of his decisions for the best of Rome. He loved him so much he were to never harm Caesar. So then Cassius, who is Brutus best friend

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    Did Brutus or Antony’s speech play a bigger role in the outcome? If one of them played a bigger part, it is important to figure out which one. Brutus and Antony both deliver speeches after Caesar’s death to show their true feelings of Caesar. Comparing the speeches, contrasting the speeches, and explaining the outcome are important. Brutus and Antony both talk about how Caesar was one of their friends. Neither one knew for sure whether Caesar would become ambitious, but they both loved

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    The man known as Martin Luther King wrote his famed speech, “I Have a Dream” and took the world by storm. The response to this speech was filled with mixed emotions and it had every American contemplating their views. Kings purpose was to show that the black community was strong and that everything they were doing was worth everyone's time. He wanted to also motivate his community that they can make change happen and that their lives matter just as much as white people's. The entire idea of racism

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    Marcus Brutus Reputation

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    Marcus Brutus was a man who gave his life for the best of Rome. He killed himself just so fewer people would die in the war between Rome and the Rebels. This showed that he was honorable, noble, and had integrity. He was one of the only conspirators willing to lay down his life for the good of Rome. Brutus’ wife even killed herself yet Brutus still stood strong. This showed that he had his heart set on protecting Rome from Caesar no matter what it took. Because of this, he was honored for his nobility

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    This essay compares the Ancient Greek speech "Against the Stepmother" and an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit entitled "Legitimate Rape", with the purpose to display the ways the court cases depicted in both the speech and television episode are both similar and different. "Against the Stepmother" consists of a young man accusing his stepmother for killing his father and was written in Athens between 420 to 411 BC. The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Legitimate Rape" was

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    throughout the speech was to live outward instead of inward. This is best exemplified by one part in the lecture where he stated: “that by living outward we can live on forever”. In addition, he requests that we and future generations attempt not to fit our experience with tradition, but be willing to shatter tradition. After all, tradition has been shaped by people and communities just like us. I can honestly say that both my Christian Ethics and the way Michael Himes was able to

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    Julius Caesar Speeches

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    gather a group of Senators with the plan to assassinate Caesar. After the murder, Brutus calls upon Antony, and tells him he may only speak at Caesar's funeral if he speaks positively of the conspirators. Antony falsely agrees. After Brutus gives his speech to the people of Rome, everyone in the crowd believes that Caesar was

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    presents a speech to the citizens of Rome that attend Caesar’s funeral. Brutus feels it is important for the people to know his logic behind killing Caesar. He goes about his speech in a very wise and deceitful manner by using rhetorical devices to help convince the people what he did was right. Brutus uses both antithesis and antistrophe in his speech to assure the people that his action of killing Caesar is what is best for Rome. The use of antithesis is visible in Brutus’ speech as he attempts

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    first piece of nationwide exposure when he delivered the keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention. Despite the relatively low coverage of the speech by major cable news networks, videos of the speech have garnered over twelve million views on YouTube. In Obama's historic address, his use of Aristotelian rhetoric impressed the nation and led to his eventual election as president. Obama's use of pathos in his 2004 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention greatly improved the delivery

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