Past Speeches HSC Question (2007) (1 Viewer)

[jamezx]

Hey, i have been trying to do the past papers. If i could get a outline or some tips on how to answer this question preferbly by someone who did well on this question in the hsc (2007).

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Question 8 — Nonfiction – Speeches (20 marks)

Ultimately, in these speeches, it is the representation of deeply held ideals that captivates audiences.
Explore the representation of at least ONE deeply held ideal, evaluating its significance in at least TWO speeches prescribed for study.


The prescribed speeches are:
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Socrates – No evil can happen, 399 BC
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Cicero – Among us you can dwell no longer, 63 BC
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Abraham Lincoln – Government of the people, by the people, for the people, 1863
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Emma Goldman – The political criminal of today must needs be a saint of the new age, 1917
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Martin Luther King – I have a dream, 1963
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Denise Levertov – Statement for a Television Program, 1972
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Margaret Atwood – Spotty-Handed Villainesses, 1994
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Vaclav Havel – A Contaminated Moral Environment, 1990
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Paul Keating – Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier, 1993
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Noel Pearson – An Australian history for all of us, 1996
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Aung San Suu Kyi – Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women, 1995
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Mary McAleese – The Defence of Freedom, 1998
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[MTP]

Ohh jeebus, if i were to attempt that question now, i would insta-fail.

 

[mrpet3rr]

A thesis based on the
that although values and context have changed the speeches themes and ideas are still relevant and therefore speak out to one reading.

something like that lol