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The use of story elements in famous speeches

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The elements of story can be bold or boring, factual or fiction, and may give rise to a call for action or may leave a listener uninterested and disengaged. Speeches are one form of storytelling where a listener is engaged through sight, sound, and context inherent in the power of "pull."

Consider two speeches (other than Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mandela). Evaluate the purpose, the context, and the words, phrases, metaphors, and symbols that you felt were particularly effective in their stories.

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The Solution provides examples of two famous speeches and how the use of language effectively communicates the purpose of the speaker.

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The speech of President Bill Clinton on September 18, 2016 before an audience of religious leaders during a prayer breakfast in the East Room of the White House, along with his wife Hillary Clinton clearly demonstrates the use of story elements. The purpose of the speech was to allow Clinton to express an apology to the American people for sexual behavior with former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones and with former White House intern Monica Lewinski, and his perjurious denials of these activities before a Federal Grand Jury. The ...

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