(H/B) 501 MUST-KNOW SPEECHES

Παρουσίαση

What makes a speech memorable? Is it the language, the character of the speaker or their way with words, the ideas it contains, when and where it is delivered, the effect on people nearby or its message to history? The answer is that it can be any or all of these. From Socrates to Benjamin Franklin, from Saint Augustine to Joseph Stalin, people have used speeches to inspire, threaten, start wars, announce innovations, provoke thought or laughter and reaffirm belief. They can be patriotic, filled with love, chilling or overflowing with hatred. In eleven chapters -Ancient History; Love; War, Revolution and Colonialism; Religion; Science and Medicine; Patriotism; Philosophy; Humanity, Liberty and Tyranny; Sport; Politics and International Affairs; and Miscellaneous, 501 Must-Know Speeches contains a selection of speeches, off-the-cuff remarks, retorts and announcements from across the world and from a wealth of political opinions and ideologies, accompanied by a short background note to put them into context. Taken as a whole, they provide a broad picture of the way the use of rhetoric has changed -from the lengthy, impassioned speeches of the pre-mass-communications era to the three-minute address or even shorter soundbite common now. Some are easy for all to agree with, others not so easy, and some contain ideas repellant to almost everyone. Hopefully, all will provoke thought. (from the publisher)

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INTRODUCTION
ANCIENT HISTORY
LOVE
WAR & REVOLUTION
RELIGION
SCIENCE & MEDICINE
PATRIOTISM
PHILOSOPHY
HUMANITY / LIBERTY / TYRANNY
SPORT
POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
MISCELLANEOUS
INDEX