days after the terror attack on 11 September 2001, “George W Bush delivered his speech Address to the Joint Session of the 107th Congress” to the members of the congress and the American people. Since the 9/11 attack were still relatively recent, the people of America were probably still very sad, afraid and angry. Not least were they in need for a supporting speech from their President. In the introduction of the speech Bush said: “In the normal course of events, Presidents come to this chamber
Its purpose is the convincing of the orator to the audience. It is the effectiveness of the speech by how reliable and credible the speaker is. This technique is used to convince the audience that the presenter is qualified to present the particular subject he or she is discussing. Socrates uses his own experiences to relate to and be on the
he had planned, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln point-blank in the head on April 14, 1865 instead. This homicidal event took place during Lincoln’s attendance to Ford’s Theatre to watch a play with his wife. As an event that caused mass uproar and grief, the joy and relief from the end of the Civil War quickly diminished. The assassination took place in desperation to save the Confederacy from their defeats throughout the South. In the novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, author
William in a desperate attempt to injure Victor. The monster begs Victor to create a mate for him, a monster equally monstrous to serve as his companion. Victor refuses at first, horrified by the prospect of creating a second monster. The monster is persuasive, and he eventually convinces Victor. After returning to Geneva, Victor heads for England with Henry, to gather information for the creation of a female monster. Leaving Henry in Scotland, he secludes himself on a desolate island and works reluctantly