Current Event #1

This article is about how Elkhart, Indiana is being affected by the down fall of the economy and the decreasing numbers of unemployment. A resident, Yvonne Sell says "When you open the newspaper, unless you want to be a topless dancer, there's nothing", regarding the unemployment chaos. The unemployment level was at 15.3% and soared 10% within the past year. The people of this town are struggling to make ends meet because of the state the economy is in. Many residents of Elkhart are unhopeful that change will come about and bring us out of this economical situation. The people of the town are pointing fingers at the banks and the government, in which have already been "bailed out" according to Sell. I honestly believe that it's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication to come up with the formula to solve the economic crisis we are all experiencing right now. The numbers of unemployment are through the floor, making it harder for families to get by and you basically never know if your the next to be "laid off". I think that the best way to visualize these circumstances is to stay positive and be hopeful of change, but expect it to take a lot of time and devotion.

Kavanagh, Jim, and Elliot C. McLaughlin. www.cnn.com. 10 Feb. 2009 .

Introduction

My name is Rachel Leavens. I'm 16 years old and I'm a junior at Smithtown High School East. I work at Prestano's Bakery, which is located on Smithtown Blvd, in Nesconset. I dance 4 days a week and I'm on a competition team. I enjoy running, good music, my friends and family. I love fall and spring. I don't love snow, but I don't hate it either.

Speech Analysis Cont.

In this speech from the movie 300, the character whom is delivering the speech has upright posture, consisting of his shoulders back and his spine straight. He speaks with a lot of passion in his voice with a lot of motivation, and he uses the precise volume when necessary. He has a variance in pitch while his pace remains certain. He maintains eye contact with the audience and uses hand gestures when essential. This speech does indeed get the idea across through the audience and keeps them hanging on the whole way through. The general outcome of the speech is very much accomplished.

Speech Analysis

In this speech, given by Arnold Schwarzenegger he has proper posture. Throughout the speech he stands up straight, with his shoulders back and stands with pride to be accepting his title as Governor. His body language consists of minimal hand gestures, but a lot of eye contact and facial expression in itself. He has very precise articulation an pronuciation. His pitch varies throughout the speech as it should and his pace is steady. He does use caesura to enhance his speech and his volume is maintained very well. The overall quality of his voice and his performance showed character and kept the attention of the listeners.