Speech CompositionAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1953 - 385 pages |
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Page 134
... motives , for down within us all , below the surface , is a maze of subconscious motives that buffet our powers of reason to and fro like a wave - tossed ship . We often call these subconscious motives " prejudices , " but they include ...
... motives , for down within us all , below the surface , is a maze of subconscious motives that buffet our powers of reason to and fro like a wave - tossed ship . We often call these subconscious motives " prejudices , " but they include ...
Page 166
... motives that determine what our actions shall be ; that , even when our sense of reason tells us to do one thing , these motives may drive us to do the exact opposite . Every discerning person knows that this is true . It therefore ...
... motives that determine what our actions shall be ; that , even when our sense of reason tells us to do one thing , these motives may drive us to do the exact opposite . Every discerning person knows that this is true . It therefore ...
Page 313
... motives , and its diction is exalted and stately . This is naturally so , for when people gather for memorial observances they do so because of the genu- ine sentiment and lofty motives inspired by the occasion . In such a mood they do ...
... motives , and its diction is exalted and stately . This is naturally so , for when people gather for memorial observances they do so because of the genu- ine sentiment and lofty motives inspired by the occasion . In such a mood they do ...
Contents
THE SEVEN Lamps OF SPEECH Development | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 32 |
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