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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Robert F. Kennedy: Day of Affirmation at Cape Town University

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the audio mp3 and text of Robert F. Kennedy's speech on June, 6, 1966 on the occasion of Affirmation day for South Africa.
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American Rhetoric: John Kerry: Statement at Senate Foreign Relations Committee1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a video and transcript of John Kerry's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the topic of the horrors committed by American soldiers in Vietnam and the resulting anger and suffering their participation in the war...
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American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I've Been to the Mountaintop"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop" delivered on April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), in Memphis, Tennessee.
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American Rhetoric: Communication Associations

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an index of communication associations including links to the associations' websites
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American Rhetoric: Communication Journals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an index of communication journals and their publishers with links to the journals.
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American Rhetoric: Rhetoric & the Story of Corax vs. Tisias

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
After reading the arugments of each of two lawyers in court, decide who wins.
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American Rhetoric: Scholarly Definitions of Rhetoric

For Students 9th - 10th
This is collection of scholars' definitions of rhetoric; these include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Francis Bacon, Henry Ward Beecher and many more.
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American Rhetoric: Selected Moments From Aristotle's Rhetoric

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of excerpts from Aristole's Rhetoric.
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American Rhetoric: Selected Moments From Plato's Gorgias

For Students 9th - 10th
This is excerpt from Plato's Gorgias which illustrates the Socratic (Q&A) Method of Division and Classification and claims about rhetoric.
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American Rhetoric: Al Gore: Columbine High School Memorial Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of the Columbine High School memorial address delivered by Al Gore on April 25, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado, following the shootings and deaths at Columbine High School.
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American Rhetoric: Alexander H. Stephens: Cornerstone Confederate Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of the Cornerstone speech for the Confederacy which was delivered by Alexander H. Stephens on March 21, 1861, in Savannah, Georgia.
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American Rhetoric: William Jefferson Clinton: Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is President Clinton speaking at the prayer memorial for the bombing of Oklahoma City delivered on April 23, 1995, in Oklahoma City, OK. It is offered in YouTube Video, mp3 audio, and text [9:11]
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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American Rhetoric: Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Emma Goldman's address to the jury at her trial and that of Alexander Berkman on July 9, 1917, in New York.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: Final Speech in Support of League of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's last speech in support of the League of Nations delivered on September 25, 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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American Rhetoric: Abraham Sinkov Interview Excerpt: Move Into Cryptologic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of an excerpt from Abraham Sinkov's interview describing how he came into the Signal Intelligence Service to begin a career in the new cryptologic field. It was recorded on April 20, 1930.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.
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American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Memorial Address for Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text (PDF available) and audio of Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly upon the death of Eleanor Roosevelt; it was delivered on November 9, 1962.
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American Rhetoric: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Address to the Un on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Arnold Schwarzenegger's address to the United Nations General Assembly on climate change on September 24, 2007.
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American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: War Message

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's speech to Congress on April 2, 1917, asking them to declare war on Germany thereby, entering World War I.
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American Rhetoric: Russell Conwell: "Acres of Diamonds"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio versions of Russell Conwell's famous inspirational story "Acres of Diamonds" which was delivered over 5000 times at various times and places from 1900-1925.
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American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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American Rhetoric: Eugene Debs: Statement to the Court

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Eugene Deb's statement to the Federal Court of Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1918, where he advocated for socialism in the United States.