manner of speech

  • 41Rivers of Blood speech — Enoch Powell (1912–1998) The Rivers of Blood speech was a speech criticising Commonwealth immigration, as well as proposed anti discrimination legislation in the United Kingdom made on 20 April 1968 by Enoch Powell (1912–1998), the Conservative… …

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  • 42List of speech recognition software — Modern Speech recognition software enables a single computer user to speak text and/or commands to the computer, largely, but not entirely, bypassing the use of the keyboard and mouse interface.The idea has been portrayed in science fiction for… …

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  • 43Cross of Gold speech — Cynical political cartoon of the speech from the magazine Judge. The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 8, 1896.[1] …

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  • 44Sportpalast speech — Nazi rally on 18 February 1943 at the Berlin Sportpalast. The sign says Totaler Krieg – Kürzester Krieg (Total War – Shortest War). The Sportpalast or total war speech (German: Sportpalastrede …

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  • 45Užican speech — Infobox Language name = Užice dialect nativename = ужички говор pronunciation = [ˈuʃə̆ʧkiː ˈgɔʋɔːr] states = primarily Serbia region = Stari Vlah (Užice) familycolor = Indo European fam1 = Slavonic fam2 = South Slavonic fam3 = Central South… …

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  • 46Abraham Lincoln Peoria speech — Abraham Lincoln s Peoria speech was made in Peoria, Illinois on October 16, 1854. The speech, with its specific arguments against slavery, was an important step in Abraham Lincoln s political ascension.The 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act, written to… …

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  • 47Part of speech — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

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  • 48Blood and Iron (speech) — Blood and Iron (German Blut und Eisen ) is the title of a famous speech by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck given in 1862 about the unification of the German territories. It is also a famous transposed phrase that Bismarck uttered near the end …

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  • 49The Speech of Polly Baker — (1747) is the fictional story of a woman put on trial in 1747 for having an illegitimate child. She had been convicted four times in the past for this same crime. Each time, she said, the full blame was placed on her shoulders but not the father… …

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  • 50pseudolaryngeal speech — ▪ physiology       mechanical or esophageal speech that is taught by therapists to persons who have had the larynx, or voice box, surgically removed (laryngectomy). The operation is necessary when cancer (neoplasm) tumours are present on or near… …

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