1. why do the first two sentences contain qualifiers ("oddly enough," "however")?
2. why does ellison suggest that his audience might be "fans of the animated cartoons"?
3. why does ellison think a book about bird-watching might be more edifying than a biography of parker?
4. why does ellison say "hung the bird on charlie" (para. 2) instead of "nicknamed him"?
5. what is the effect of ellison’s references to the story about the infant jesus (para. 3)?
6. why does ellison provide the mockingbird’s scientific name (mimus polyglottos) (para. 4)?
7. how does ellison manage to make this description of jazz sound so jazzy: "by long-continued successions of notes and phrases, by swoops, bleats, echoes, rapidly repeated bebops — i mean rebopped bebops — . ." (para. 4)?
8. what is the effect of the dashes in the phrase above?

each year on this day, i make it a point to listen to dr. martin luther king jr.’s great “i have a dream” speech. it’s electrifying every single time.

the content of dr. king’s speech, his inspiring presence, and the moment in history all came together to make the iconic “i have a dream” speech the defining moment of the american civil rights movement. but there are several other reasons why this speech, delivered over 50 years ago, remains an example of one of the best speeches in american history.

since part of my job is to people become better presenters, i’ve noticed several techniques that we can all learn from and be inspired by in this magnificent speech.

it’s anchored in a powerful related location

in most cases, you can’t handpick the spot to give a presentation, as mlk did for supreme symbolic effect when he stood on the steps of the lincoln memorial and echoed the opening words of the gettysburg address (“five score years ago . . ). but you absolutely can amplify your message by adapting it to your setting and location.

d. lennie pats too hard, and then panics.

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