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  2. List of speeches - Wikipedia

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    Not only did the speech address the issues of sexism and misogyny, but also those of racism and social class. 1973: Salvador Allende's last speech addressing the country before his death during the September 11th, 1973 CIA-backed coup d'état in Chile. 1974: I Have Never Been a Quitter, the resignation speech of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon.

  3. Individual events (speech) - Wikipedia

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    Informative speaking, also known as Expository Address, is a speech meant to inform the audience. [3] The speech may range from the newest, high tech inventions from around the world to cure cancer to lighthearted topics, such as Wikipedia. The speech is supposed to be objective, without any judgement or evaluation of the topic. [3]

  4. Social issue - Wikipedia

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    The failure to do so causes the creation of a social issue. There are a variety of methods people use to combat social issues. Some people vote for leaders in a democracy to advance their ideals. Outside the political process, people donate or share their time, money, energy, or other resources. This often takes the form of volunteering.

  5. 1968 Bucks County Community College protest - Wikipedia

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    After news of the planned speech became public, the college president received about 100 complaints, and anti-gay protestors picketed outside the college. On May 9, just three hours before the planned speech, College President Charles Rollins canceled the event. Following the cancelation, about 200 students conducted a walkout and began protesting.

  6. Social media - Wikipedia

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    The PLATO system was launched in 1960 at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation.It offered early forms of social media features with innovations such as Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowdsourced online newspaper, and blog ...

  7. Justice Alito warns of declining support for freedom of ...

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    Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Saturday warned that support for freedom of speech is "declining dangerously," especially on college campuses, as part of a commencement address ...

  8. Debate - Wikipedia

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    This alternating speech will go on until the third opposition. Following this, the opposition bench will give the reply speech. In the reply speech, the opposition goes first and then the proposition. The debate ends when the proposition ends the reply speech. 4 minutes are allocated for the reply speech, and no POIs can be offered during this ...

  9. Social commentary - Wikipedia

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    Social commentary is the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society. This is often done with the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people's sense of justice.