| 单词 | oratory |
| 例句 | “As for you, Lyra,” said Father Heyst, ‘I’m pleased to see you taking an interest in what lies in the oratory. You are a lucky child, to have all this history around you.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Every stylistic element of oratory serves a purpose. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Here Dr. Trefusis stopped and reflected before continuing, so moved was he by the direction of his own oratory. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Lincoln set a new standard for political oratory, but he didn’t abolish what went before—and the high style is still visible in Lincoln’s successors. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Before he spoke, he was terribly nervous—but how he described those nerves gives an insight into how thoroughgoing was his theory of oratory: Personally, I am always very nervous when I begin to speak. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And what he’s chiefly remembered for is a heroic attempt to domesticate the figures and tropes of classical oratory by giving them English names and English examples. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But here, for starters, is Quintilian: “The whole art of oratory, as the most and greatest writers have taught, consists of five parts: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Depew’s oratory on the fair quickly grew tiresome, but the man had a way of capturing with wit and brevity the true character of a situation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Samuel Adams’s master’s thesis was “delivered in flawless Latin,” Alexander Hamilton copied Demosthenes into his commonplace book, and Thomas Jefferson modeled his oratory on the prose of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It didn’t take long to find it; the little town was clustered around the harbor, with the oratory and the governor’s house the only buildings of any size. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All the sisters would be in the oratory for the final service of the day, except for Sister Fenella, he supposed, and Sister Katarina, if she was looking after Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But that meant long services in the oratory rather than well-filled tables in the refectory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I must admit I felt the old surge of love and oratory and I haven’t a drop of Galician blood. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The oratory, in this case, is more effective on an ignorant audience than a well- informed one, is it not? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So one day she and Roger made their way into the crypt below the oratory. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “The enthusiasm of the people in these great meetings, the thrilling oratory, and lucid arguments of the speakers, all conspired to make these days memorable as among the most charming in my life,” Elizabeth wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He did not stop the flood of treasonable oratory which poured forth from men like Warren and Quincy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They found no Gobblers, but the catacombs under the oratory kept Lyra and Roger busy for days. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Churchill By the end of his career, the story of Churchill’s oratory—as set out in David Cannadine’s introduction to a collection of Churchill’s speeches1—can be told in statistics and lists. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She lay in the dark of her bedchamber or knelt in her oratory, praying until her knees were stiff. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then the bell rang again, much louder than before, and he heard a choir singing, as if the door to a chapel or an oratory had opened. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As Harold Nicolson put it, he had a combination of “great flights of oratory with sudden swoops into the intimate and the conversational.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a powerful lesson in oratory that Fuller would always remember. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When they heard him call, Lyra and Roger turned reluctantly and walked, dragging their feet, into the great musty-smelling dimness of the oratory. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He himself was a firm believer in the value of a good thrashing to vanquish the weaknesses of the soul and was famous for his unrestrained oratory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mr. Nossik—in a voice reminiscent of the most fiery Nuremberg Rally oratory—stamped and shrieked, “GET! OUT!” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “As I had a passion for oratory, I was deeply impressed with his power,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He roared, looking about the room, rolling now, caught up in the rhythms of his own oratory, the fever and righteousness of his message. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Another nun, Sister Katarina, was coming to keep an eye on the baby while Sister Fenella went to the oratory for a private service of her own, or so Malcolm gathered. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z From Cicero onward, it has been conventional to divide up the business of oratory into five basic parts—sometimes known as the “canons of rhetoric.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They were among the crowns of a group of trees surrounding the tower of an old oratory: exactly where he’d thought they were, though it all looked different from high up in a tree. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That glossary isn’t complete—there are hundreds of the flowers of rhetoric in the overstuffed greenhouse of oratory—but it should provide a solid starting point. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So memory, as it matters in rhetoric, is not simply about rote learning any more than oratory is about recitation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And I was amazed at his gift for oratory. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Controlling the tense of an argument is a very good way of controlling its direction because it is, essentially, a way of controlling which branch of oratory you find yourself in. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The sound of singing came very faintly from the oratory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Somewhere down Port Meadow. There’s that oratory off to the right with a grove of trees....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He separated the library’s holdings into drama, oratory, lyric poetry, legislation and so forth; he also attached biographical descriptions and other metadata to them. Seeking Genuine Discovery on Music Streaming Services 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The original castle and oratory were built when such impressive architecture was new in Europe. Tranquil Tomar: A break from Portugal’s tourist tumult 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Wine oratory and pretentiousness are never welcome, though judgment always is. There’s More to Rosé Than You May Think 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z But Lehrman is looking forward to his performance Thursday evening - particularly given that the GOP nominee has been working with an oratory coach. With choreographed conventions, is something lost? 2012-08-29T03:21:08Z Stuart later assembled "Nuremberg" from both sources, resulting in a methodical account of the legal proceedings — including the defendants' denials and the sharp oratory of Supreme Court Justice and U.S. 'Nuremberg': Suppressed 1948 documentary on first Nazi trial can now be seen at the Varsity 2011-02-24T20:39:06Z The challenge for crisis oratory is to not underplay the severity of the problem or foster a new sense of panic. The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Bishop Enoch, his long locks tucked into a spinster’s hairnet, has the gift of turning the Gospel into thrilling oratory; his sermons are poems on fire. Red Hook Summer: Spike Lee Returns to His Brooklyn Roots 2012-08-09T20:25:27Z After some laughter he added, “You want the truth or oratory?” Jerry Lewis Directing a Musical ‘Nutty Professor’ 2012-07-18T12:00:00Z But the film can also be tedious and inadvertently comic, as when Mr. Capaldi munches on grapes while delivering his grandiose oratory. Peter Capaldi Narrates ‘Inside the Mind of Leonardo in 3D’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The subject of Armstrong’s oratory was the need for students to follow his shining example and become actively engaged citizens. 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z My father was an enthusiastic narrator, with oratory prowess. We need diverse influences: Artist Shahzia Sikander on her multicultural past and our future 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s at once classical and futuristic — gothic oratory meets Millennium Falcon. | New Provocations From the Belgian Bad Boy Wim Delvoye 2013-05-16T19:00:48Z Mostly, it is a wellspring for a lot of talk, both seemingly idle chatter and carefully obfuscating oratories. Review: Hard-Boiled Play in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z It was illegal for Black people to even read, but through oratory in the pulpit they could distinguish themselves. A Black senator from Georgia 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Where both violence and oratory are involved, convincing ardor is needed, but not yet in their reach. Review: At ‘Camp Siegfried,’ a Nazi Summer of Love on Long Island 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z When Michael Foot died, people said the age of oratory was past. Hare v Kinnock 2010-04-12T19:00:00Z In the course of the year that Daniel Day-Lewis prepared to play Lincoln, Mr. Kushner worked with him on shaping the president’s oratory. The Carpetbagger: Writers Rethink Words for the Big Screen 2013-01-02T23:34:49Z As Rock Hall inductions go, No. 32 was not a great one for oratory. 8 Memorable Moments From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Even less kempt, Walton Goggins gets to play an angry, avenging figure, given to oratory and mind games. ‘Three Christs’ Review: Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z This was the voice of marches and rallies and Frederick Douglass oratory. How Sean Wilentz's history 'The Politicians and the Egalitarians' resonates 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The speech has become one of the most celebrated pieces of American oratory. King speech marked by BBC Radio 4 2013-08-27T08:45:33Z After the scheduled convention speaker gets too drunk to do the job, Blart steps in, and his colleagues erupt with cheers at his oratory. Review: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,’ Starring Kevin James, Heads to Las Vegas 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z “While its themes and narrative are universal, Rostand sets it in a heightened world where language and oratory ability are as powerful as weapons.” London’s ‘Cyrano,’ With James McAvoy, Is Headed to BAM 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Mr de Villepin’s words combined “seductive masculinity and rhetorical verve” in the best tradition of French public oratory and linguistic elegance. They think, therefore they are 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z He had just published “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” an instant best seller that, along with his powerful oratory, had made him a celebrity in the growing abolition movement. The Uneasy Alliance Between Frederick Douglass and White Abolitionists 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Others, like Joshua Steele’s “Prosodia Rationalis,” hoped to create a musical notation for elocution, marking the oratory as if it were to be played on an instrument. When reading a book was a group activity 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Still, it’s his soaring oratory that most vividly endures. Frederick Douglass, Seen Up Close 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The most effective oratory has, at its core, a sense of authenticity, which plays to Biden’s strength. The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z With the presidential election drawing closer by the minute, television these days is choked with the oratory of power. Critic’s Notebook: Power-Play Advice From ‘Hillbilly Handfishin’ ’ 2012-07-27T22:16:25Z But overall, the emphasis was less on soaring oratory than the nuts-and-bolts of legislation, funding and, for states beyond the original 13 colonies, ways to link the Semiquincentennial to their own histories. Will America Be Ready for Its 250th Birthday? 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Anderson said she spent time on YouTube watching speech videos from other King-themed student oratory contests in states like Texas, Ohio and Virginia. In ‘We Are the Dream,’ Oakland Students Channel Dr. King 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z There are several brilliant moments that demonstrate this perfectly in this cunning one-man show exploring 2,500 years of oratory: the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Bigmouth – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-24T15:30:00Z The oratory’s wall was cut open to connect the church and the oratory with a grand, triumphal arch. Tranquil Tomar: A break from Portugal’s tourist tumult 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z President Obama's oratory has the same rhythms as Dr Martin Luther King's, and it sometimes seems that every speaker at a British political party conference has come as Winston Churchill. Craig Brown: The Lost Diaries 2010-10-01T23:05:00Z The themes and issues are similar too – fate and free will, power and the power of oratory, friendship, loyalty etc. TV review: Julius Caesar 2012-06-24T21:30:01Z Mayor Cory Booker's oratory was in full flight as he exhorted the police academy's graduating class earlier this year, in the kind of moment when no obstacle seems too tall. Season 2 of Newark series to premiere on Sundance 2010-12-13T15:07:00Z After all, it was Oyelowo who shaved his hairline and stood behind the pulpit, channeling the oratory skills of the singular Martin Luther King Jr. David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Her words move with the well-oiled oratory of a practised campaigner. Janelle Mon?e: sister from another planet 2010-08-26T20:36:00Z I’m not tolerant of platitudes, empty pieties, self-evident propositions, commencement oratory and anything that sounds as though it might have come from the insides of a fortune cookie.” Justin Kaplan, Literary Biographer, Dies at 88 2014-03-04T05:34:11Z His policy platform was accessible in his soaring oratory, featuring rhetorical gems like, "We must leave the racial battleground to find economic common ground. Then, we can reach for moral higher ground." Joan Didion exposed political stories America is still telling itself in order to live 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z This year's programme features a new Spoken Word category, which takes in poetry, oratory, storytelling and reportage. Record number of shows at Fringe 2012-05-31T12:17:52Z Through the mist of ideology and the fog of oratory, the sharp outlines of modern politics become visible. ‘Peterloo’ Review: Political Violence of the Past Mirrors the Present 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The suite is his response to eight famous passages of political oratory, like Ronald Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech in West Berlin. Swinging the Vote: Jazz Inspired by the Presidential Race 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Geoffrey Rush, a supporting-actor nominee as the monarch's wily therapist in "The King's Speech," said his film showcases momentous oratory for modern audiences accustomed to pithy sound bytes. `King's Speech' rules obvious batch of Oscar bait 2011-01-31T13:08:18Z What Samet calls our “tin-eared age of tweets” can make it harder to distinguish soaring oratory from flimsy bombast, but “most of the sentences won’t bear the weight of careful reading,” she writes. ‘Looking for the Good War’ Says Our Nostalgia for World War II Has Done Real Harm 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Offerman, who is dressed by the cast in a fat suit as the show opens, in another not particularly ingenious story-theater touch, delighted the opening night audience with his rumbling, high-toned oratory. Review: Nick Offerman as a Giant of New Orleans, Resized 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Thomas Mesereau, Mr. Knight’s lead lawyer, delivered oratory to match his dramatic silver mane. Suge Knight's Motion to Reduce Bail Is Denied 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Offerman huffs and puffs and blows as much billowing oratory as he’s allowed, but the performance needs more outlandishness, more outrage, more heft. Review: Nick Offerman as a Giant of New Orleans, Resized 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Even before his stint on the school board, he helped torpedo the Elks’ “Caucasians only” policy by delivering a jeremiad against it in an oratory contest sponsored by … the Elks. Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in ‘The Terms of My Surrender’ 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z We soon arrived at a small oratory with a crucifixion. In Transit: Touring the Old Bandra Villages in Mumbai 2010-12-31T11:00:47Z The climactic moment is an act of oratory. Best Pictures, Maybe, but Telluride Is Not About Oscars 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z He acknowledged at the time it was a long-term goal, but his high-flown oratory helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama vows nuke cuts, warns N. Korea, Iran 2012-03-26T03:10:00Z How far do we think that "great" oratory should also be, politically and morally, "good" oratory? What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z Compared with the pro-wrestling standards of the current presidency, or the electric oratory of Mr. Obama’s campaigns, it was even boring. A Biden-Obama Reunion Pitches a Campaign as Comfort-Food TV 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Faulkner once characterized his approach to writing as “oratory out of solitude.” We Still Live Within the Mediated, Alienated World of “The Moviegoer” 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z How could this Manhattan libertine outperform Ted Cruz, the preacher’s son with a command of biblical verse and brimstone oratory — and in the South, of all places? What Do This Season’s Political Books Tell Us About the Election? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Climb to the town’s apex to find Auditorium Horszowski, an open-air theater whose grass-covered steps are flanked by a faded-pink oratory and a soaring brick bell tower dating to the 13th century. 36 Hours in Barolo, Italy 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z But one year, as a prize in an African-American history oratory competition, he was awarded a summer scholarship to Freedom Theater, which focused on the African-American tradition. A ‘Hamilton’ Star’s Story: How Leslie Odom Jr. Became Aaron Burr, Sir 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The intimate film shows Roosevelt in private life, so Murray wasn't called on for any grand oratory. Bill Murray mulls Oscar prospects as Roosevelt 2012-09-13T14:24:08Z The theatrical production shares the blunt title of the documentary — “Lombardi” — as if any title that stretched for metaphor or cleverness would have been an affront to its subject’s plainspoken oratory. | 'Lombardi': Leadership on the Field Made Him a Legend 2010-12-10T23:30:00Z CASTLETON, Va. — The Senate is no longer a locus of oratory, and the House is a haven for demagogues. ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’: An affectionate comic opera look at the high court 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z But the iconic images and stirring oratory largely overshadowed disturbing questions of culpability. The U.S. military expected a Japanese attack in 1941 - but not in Hawaii, explains 'Countdown to Pearl Harbor' 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Fittingly, all oratories for The King's Speech were well received. Oscars 2011: The King's Speech resonates as The Social Network blips 2011-02-28T06:43:17Z He cites Edwards’s most famous piece of oratory, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” as “an ideal sermon.” My day at Westboro Baptist: “Yes, Jesus hates you” 2013-03-24T11:00:00Z One of the day’s oratory highlights was actor Don Cheadle explaining the dangers of lead paint. Musicians shine, but messaging falls flat at Earth Day rally on Mall 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z In the classical era, Beard explains, “public speaking and oratory were not merely things that ancient women didn’t do: They were exclusive practices and skills that defined masculinity as a gender.” Review | Author explains history’s muzzle on powerful women. Removing it is up to you. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The opening statements of the congressmen were impressive, a fine display of public oratory, as fine as I have ever witnessed. How an impeachment unfolds: Inside the 1974 Nixon hearings, day by day 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The extraordinary one-man play about oratory over 2,000 years, Bigmouth, is a winner at Soho theatre, where it plays until Saturday. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-07-12T16:03:25Z “We have gone from an era of great oratory to an era of great tweets,” she said. Move Over, Wikipedia. Dictionaries Are Hot Again. 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z But her oratory triumphs are behind her, along with the rest of the living world. Survival tips from TV we didn't know we needed 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z In the 19th century, long before microphones and sound bites, and when politics was a blood sport, oratory was an art form, and a very physical one. A video of Beto O’Rourke’s wild hand gestures went viral. Does distinctive body language help or hurt a candidate? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z But the polished oratory interspersed with performances — Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks delivering rousing versions of patriotic songs and religious hymns — elevated the proceedings, in just the right way. Perspective | America yearns for an era of good feeling. The inaugural ceremony launched one. 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Ingersoll’s oratory, like Paine’s words in "The Age of Reason," made fun of the Bible as a cesspool poisoning the minds of children and of ministers who proclaimed it the word of God. An atheist in the White House? It could happen, thanks to Donald Trump 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Too much of the famous oratory comes across as eloquent but hollow, as if the king were speaking directly to posterity and not to the men before him. Critic’s Notebook: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, ‘Henry V’ and ‘Cymbeline’ 2012-08-19T21:11:38Z Part of the appeal of his music is a sense of sweep that harks back to the symphonies of Beethoven, whose orchestral writing represented a kind of public oratory. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z I walked around reciting aloud; I entered oratory contests. My Journey to Writing an Opera About Police Violence 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “This young kid who made an oratory competition. He talks about Lincoln; he talks about equality; he talks about justice; and then he gets on a bus and faces the height of injustice.” In ‘We Are the Dream,’ Oakland Students Channel Dr. King 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Blues singing is part oratory, and after a faltering start on Tuesday, Mr. Obama declaimed his lines with adequate warmth and gusto. Critic?s Notebook: Presidents Sometimes Take the Role of First Musician 2012-02-22T23:25:19Z Panzerschlacht brought with it some of the thrill of great oratory. Maltman/Drake – review 2013-06-02T16:00:02Z Big Mouth, exploring 2,500 years of oratory, shouldn't be missed at TR2 in Plymouth tonight and tomorrow. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-05-17T14:35:33Z King's soaring oratory, however, came naturally to Oyelowo, schooled in Elizabethan cadences at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Tony Awards 2015: Yet another British invasion of America 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But apparently that wasn't my only oratory fault. The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z I certainly bought Mr. Jackson’s Dr. King as an ordinary man for much of the play, and I felt a spark of Dr. King-like divinity in his rousing climactic oratory. | 'The Mountaintop': ?The Mountaintop,? With Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett 2011-10-14T02:01:03Z Winston Churchill, for example, was cited for his "brilliant oratory" skills when he won in 1953. Times a-changin': Nobel jury says lyrics can be literature 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The opera was inspired by Thomson and Stein’s love for the oratory of the United States in the 19th-century, when politicians made grandiloquent, soaring speeches and public debates went on for hours before rapt crowds. When a Critic Put on the ‘Best of All American Operas’ 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z If you believe the Führer’s legendary oratory was all fervent, strident screeching about the evils of the Jews and the perfidy of the Allied nations, well, it wasn’t. Is Donald Trump a new Hitler? Hannah Arendt might argue that they’re closer than you think 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “There Be Dragons” belongs to a realm devoid of flesh and blood, where vacuous oratory reigns and religiosity passes for faith. | 'There Be Dragons': A Guess-the-Flavoring Game, and Then Along Comes a War 2011-05-06T05:30:06Z Romney is the strongest at persuasion, but nuance is less inspiring than passionate oratory. Is Mitt Romney Committed to Repealing Obamacare (Part Deux)? 2011-12-19T16:38:15Z Mark Your Man" copy is strong, but a barnstorming bit of oratory about belief from Don – "I'm not telling you about Jesus. Mad Men: season one, episode eight 2010-05-21T15:14:00Z “A big clue to him was his enormous enjoyment of oratory, how he used his lips and tongue.” For Hugh Grant, a Smaller Screen Brings a More Complex Role 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z You really have to watch the whole clip to grasp how voracious and impulsive Trump’s oratory is. Trump, the impotent warrior: Donald’s only exposing himself when he says the NFL isn’t tough enough 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z His preferred medium was Twitter, where his 280-characters-at-a-time rhetoric was a study in hortatory rather than oratory. The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z It might be wise, in fact, for Congress to spend a week of recess at oratory boot camp. The Democratic convention has been a slick production — and that’s a compliment 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Philip Gould, English professor at Brown University, discusses the oratory and writing of Frederick Douglass. What to watch this weekend: ‘Homeland’ returns on Showtime 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z German politicians, Merkel is aware, have reason to beware soaring oratory. ‘The Chancellor’ Portrays Angela Merkel as a Droll Source of Sanity in a Mad World 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Interestingly, Filippino Lippi, to judge by his works during this period, seems to have remained indifferent to Savonarola’s oratory and influence. Special Report: The New Art Season: The Renaissance Flowers Again 2011-09-07T10:30:06Z Yet there is something problematic about the very notion of "great oratory". What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z First place in the oratory contest, she cheered. Beyond Cool, She Was Fly. Her Confidence Gave Me Wings. 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z He and his wife — a free black Marylander who had aided the escape — fled to New Bedford, Mass., where Douglass was recruited to the abolitionist movement while honing his oratory at a local church. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The grinding last scene of the first act, to cite an egregious example, could surely have been finessed into better shape by a director with a little distance from the sometimes overripe oratory. Theater Review: ‘Storefront Church,’ by John Patrick Shanley 2012-06-12T02:00:13Z And always the beady-eyed Lenin statue flailing a hand in silent oratory, a broken ideology embalmed in stone. Explorer: Deep Into the Dream World of Kyrgyzstan 2014-05-09T19:07:12Z The oratory of crisis typically consists of either a formal statement or an extemporaneous speech. The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses? 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Only three credited actors are onstage for any given performance of “What the Constitution Means to Me,” Heidi Schreck’s searching oratory/memoir, now at the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway. A Set as ‘Intense’ as the Stories the ‘Constitution’ Tells 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Not exactly a hagiography of King — whose life, works, oratory and death certainly deserve all reverence — Selma tiptoes around the delicate issue of the preacher’s infidelities. REVIEW: 'Selma': The Film of the Year — But 1965 or 2014? 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z In ancient Greece, the aristocrat Cleon was elected in 424 B.C., using oratory that resonated with people ... instilling a mistrust of intellectuals and even aristocrats opportunistically, despite the fact that he was an aristocrat himself. Our collective malady: Donald Trump's mental health crisis is America's problem 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z She was especially adept at fiery oratory directed at pending school board decisions. Jackie Goldberg, George McKenna, LAUSD 'pillars,' will not seek school board reelection 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Implicit in such oratory is the assumption that "America's story" is at its most heroic and patriotic on military battlefields. Patriotism and war: Can America break that deadly connection? 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Teddy Roosevelt drew hundreds of thousands for his July Fourth oratory. For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z First published under the name Wiennerisches Diarium, the paper set out to provide a sober account of the news “without any oratory or poetic gloss” when it was launched on Aug. 8, 1703. Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z He’s already at work on his next oratory, which sets out to explain “why America is going to hell.” The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on Earth imagined in clear-eyed 'Mountaintop' 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z But she can still call up her oratory skills, as she did recently in defending a Gay Pride assembly at an elementary school. Jackie Goldberg, George McKenna, LAUSD 'pillars,' will not seek school board reelection 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z A statewide high-school oratory contest is in town, and the kids are speechifying on “Why Do Americans Believe in Democracy?” Novelist Richard Ford's Great American Gasbag takes a deflating road trip 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z As early as 1869, The New York Times wrote that the holiday could become “sacrilegious” and no longer “sacred” if it focuses more on pomp, dinners and oratory. From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The Romans thus very consciously tried to copy the Greeks, especially the Athenians, for their skill at oratory. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Many flocked to Mao and his oratory about a new government in China that reflected the will of the people. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He leaned into a down-home style for his videos, addressing voters from his kitchen — a tea kettle in the background — in a calm oratory style a universe away from the president’s bombastic persona. Turkey votes in pivotal election with leader Erdogan moving into an early lead in ballot count 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z His victory was not unexpected - with his imposing presence and strong oratory skills, Mr Price had long been regarded as a future leader. Who is Plaid Cymru's Adam Price? 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Colt’s lawyers said in a court filing that Colt “is a good person who made a series of very bad choices based on misinformation and the emotional oratory of a demagogue.” Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot receives 15-month prison sentence 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z But focusing only on his faulty claim that the war was over ignores other key untruths in the oratory. What if George W. Bush was right? "Mission Accomplished," 20 years later 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z All of it launched the theatrical Cooke on one of his flights of oratory that often soared miles past pomposity but, in that moment, passed as God’s honest truth. Opinion | Jack Kent Cooke’s football dynasty crumbled under Dan Snyder 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z She would go off on these different speech oratories. If you want to journey into the Deep West, you'll need a guide like Wanda Coleman 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z If Mr. Obama had soaring oratory and Mr. Trump had concertlike rallies, Mr. Biden’s advisers feel his strength is his governing ability and projection of competence. Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Pearson said his activism and oratory came partly “through osmosis” — from his mother, an English teacher, and his father, a preacher — as he “grew up financially poor, but spiritually rich.” Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Nineteenth-century abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass memorized the speeches of Cicero, in the hope that powerful oratory of the sort that once swayed the Roman Senate and courts would move America’s own leadership toward needed change. Opinion | As Black educators, we endorse classical studies 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Trump continued to hold rallies even after he left office, delivering his trademark rambling and inflammatory oratory that draws rapturous applause from rallygoers. Trump holds first election rally in Waco overshadowed by legal threats 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Our current era is filled with echoes of such oratory from the current president. The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the Iraq invasion, the lies continue 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Barack Obama was known for his soaring oratory, but also his insularity and aloofness. On the trail, freewheeling Donald Trump counters scripted Ron DeSantis 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Neither the governor nor the Legislature has been rushing into this, despite Newsom’s oratory. Column: Column: Newsom promised to punish "Big oil" for profiteering, but so far it's just talk 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z He was drawn to the oratory of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the president’s New Deal proposals. Perspective | For whom the road tolls: The story behind the Dulles Toll Road’s name 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z John F. Kennedy reached heights of inaugural oratory in 1961 when he declared that "the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans." House Democrats "pass the torch": But Hakeem Jeffries is no upgrade on Nancy Pelosi 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Anwar, 75, has put up a strong fight as he crisscrossed the country, often drawing large crowds with his message for change and his oratory skills. Malaysians vote in elections as old party, reformers clash 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z He has crisscrossed the country at least twice in the campaign, often attracting large crowds with his message of change and his oratory skills. Malaysia’s political candidates make final pitches to voters 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z In the airy halls of the business district of the capital, Bogotá, executives who were open about not voting for Mr. Petro nevertheless praised his intelligence and oratory skills. Colombia Leads a New Latin American Left Into the Climate Fight 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The over-the-top oratory and anti-American rhetoric has not endeared Petro to Washington, which has a decades-long strategic partnership with the South American nation. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The other is a political novice whose meandering, often nonsensical oratory on the stump tends to inspire as much mockery as it does applause. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker Face a Pivotal Debate in Georgia 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Early on, he led colleagues on a nationwide speaking tour, attracting crowds of college students and other young people with his fiery oratory. David Foreman, Hard-Line Environmentalist, Dies at 75 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z There is a certain oddity to most leaders’ exclusion, as the men and women behind the oratory are largely older themselves and representing countries whose older populations are blooming. Older people left out as UN speeches repeatedly invoke young 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Storytelling, of course, goes beyond oratory — even in the context of a speech. At UN, a fleeting opportunity to tell their nations’ stories 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z But Truss’ public performance to date has been somewhat stiff and formal, short on the kind of stirring oratory at which both Blair and Johnson excelled. Queen's death adds another challenge for Britain at an already troubled time 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The current sanctuary was finished some 200 years later, with the Virgin still gracing the oratory. Quake-hit Mexico church with iconic Virgin image gets rehab 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Responsibilities like these are an early education in the power of language and oratory. A speech and debate team that dominates with a squad of immigrant kids and English learners 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Brooks, 68, is known for his bombastic oratory style. Election 2022: Trump endorsement flip scrambles Alabama race 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “There will be good singing, if not good speaking,” he told the Daily Ledger about the memorial, hinting at a sense of humor that he balanced with incisive oratory. Once enslaved, this man helped build Tacoma; his great-granddaughter wants you to know him 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z A new musical is birthed at Arena Stage, transferring to the stage the oratory and ideas of Frederick Douglass, the great 19th-century abolitionist. Summer theater is cropping up in unexpected places 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z "Petro's rhetoric performs best when he paints himself rallying against a candidate from the elite. That dialectic oratory fizzles somewhat when countering another candidate from outside the inner circles of power who also promises change." Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Her sentences were tinged with emotion and were more etiquette than oratory, but they recognized the exhausting nature of grief. Perspective | Words that matter: ‘White supremacy is a poison’ 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Activists used eye-catching emblems like hickory poles and hickory leaves to symbolize Old Hickory’s party, and excited their supporters with barbecues, music, and mesmerizing oratory. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Like Mussolini, Hitler could manipulate huge audiences with his fiery oratory. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In “The Swimmers,” Otsuka uses the first-person plural — the resounding style of grand oratory, political pamphlets and fundraising appeals — to enumerate the dizzying specificities of human lives. Review: A survivor of internment sinks into forgetting in Julie Otsuka's 'The Swimmers' 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Jackson competed in two disciplines that were more speech than debate: oratory, where contestants write and deliver original speeches, and interpretation, where they perform dramatic or humorous parts from existing material. How a high school debate team shaped Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z He interviewed Malcolm X several times for the piece and realized there was a bigger story in describing how the Muslim minister’s experiences with racism and bigotry shaped his character and fiery oratory. How a rookie writer’s Reader’s Digest story spawned two monumental works of Black history 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z She tends to assert lively command during arguments and hearings, displaying the skills of a national oratory champion in high school. For Ketanji Brown Jackson, View of Criminal Justice Was Shaped by Family 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Then you’re probably going to like our Lend Me Your Ears oratory gallery. Planet Word founder on the power of language: ‘I want people to be aware of their words’ 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Presidential candidates in that era did little active campaigning on their own, so Garfield's role was primarily about strategy rather than oratory. The curse of James Garfield: A history lesson from one of America's most tragic presidents 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z "We have a rich oratory culture in Samoa where elders and chiefs, who are mostly men, speak to the community, but this was to include everyone, especially younger women and rural women," Fiame says. The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Relying on his great oratory skills, he decided to defend himself. Descendants of Marcus Garvey press Biden for posthumous pardon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, such oratory will not stop the Republican fascists and their campaign of terror, intimidation and violence against the Democrats and the American people. Paul Gosar's death-threat video is no joke — it's part of the Republican terror strategy 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Either about foreign languages or poetry or oratory or writing. Planet Word founder on the power of language: ‘I want people to be aware of their words’ 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z She also was known for her liberal opinions, folksy yet powerful oratory and colorful Republican bashing. Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z As the business leaders got their head around that sharp left turn, there was an unscheduled pit stop for the PM, who, while known for his oratory, hit a bump in the road. CBI conference: Boris Johnson veers off road in his hybrid pitch to business 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z His persuasive oratory won over crowds of ten, twenty thousand people. If California yanks Junipero Serra’s statue from the U.S. Capitol, who should replace him? 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z On the heels of this remembrance, Martin Luther King Jr.’s horrific tragedy is prefaced with some of his immortal oratory, placidly delivered by Terry Woodberry. Review: Odyssey Theatre's 'The Serpent' resurrects a 1960s theatrical landmark 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z His tendency to long-winded oratory had grown tedious to some. After 30 years in the political spotlight, Ridley-Thomas is suddenly under a cloud 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z “She won oratory contests. She was brilliant with numbers. You can’t help but wonder, if things had been different, who she could have been.” Perspective | A new film explores the life of Odessa Madre, the ‘queen’ of D.C.’s underworld 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, that might have helped Mr. Starmer, a former chief prosecutor not renowned for his oratory, by injecting drama into an extremely long speech. U.K. Labour Leader Makes a Firm Push to the Political Center 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z We pay a heavy price for placing a premium on oratory over competence and novelty over experience. Opinion | America would be much better off if our elections were as boring as Germany’s 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z At a moment when the United States needed soaring oratory, Bush was an inarticulate man mouthing the most anodyne platitudes. Empty words: How Bush and Giuliani failed to capture the moment on 9/11 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z He spoke plainly, an address shorn of soaring oratory. Biden’s speech on Afghanistan is one he has been rehearsing for years 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z There will be more in the fine tradition of oratory in the British parliament that flourishes with the moral purpose of intervention, and you will hear a lot about betrayal of Afghan women. Afghanistan live news: Taliban say deadline extension for foreign troops is ‘red line’ 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z His French cuffs swayed slightly with the physical effort of delivering his face-saving oratory that was also tasked with being an apology, a cultural dissection, a calming balm and a narration of his legislative scrapbook. Perspective | Systemic Cuomo 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The team used a drone to survey the area, took detailed measurements and studied the architectural details to reconstruct the original plan, which consisted of three rooms as well as an adjacent oratory, or chapel. English cave may have ties to king-turned-saint and Viking invasion, archaeologists say 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z After serving on the Crowley City Council for a decade, Mr. Edwards was elected to the state Senate, where his grasp of issues, smooth oratory and good looks marked him for bigger things. Edwin Edwards, roguish Louisiana governor, dies at 93 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Today’s would-be Sorensens, searching for inspiration, are more likely to pull up a video of Barack or Michelle Obama than to dust off the “Treasury” and consult the oratory of, say, Pitt the Younger. Review | An anthology of great speeches, from the inspirational to the ominous 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z “He was trained in that pedagogy of oratory,” Mr. Narayan said. In a Crisis, India’s Modi Could Always Change the Narrative. Then Came Covid. 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z In the ancient world, Roman senators like Cato the Younger were notorious blowhards who thrived on delivering long speeches to prove their stamina and talent at oratory. Column: What's the matter with Kyrsten Sinema? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z In the courtroom, he fascinated the public with his cool, pointed oratory and prodigious memory, as well as his relentlessness. F. Lee Bailey, defense lawyer for the famous and infamous, dies at 87 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Three years later he began teaching full time at Yale, ranging across traditional disciplinary boundaries while leading seminars on Aristotelian statecraft, political oratory and Tibetan civilization, among other subjects. Charles Hill, diplomat, Yale professor and top adviser to George Shultz, dies at 84 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Even the word “oratory,” from our postmillennial point of view, seems outdated, the rhetorical equivalent of knee breeches and frock coats. Review | An anthology of great speeches, from the inspirational to the ominous 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z At DePauw he took part in college oratory contests and listened to local Black preachers, part of a lifelong fascination with the art of public speaking. Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z At her urging, he left the South for college, attending DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He organized voter registration drives for Black residents of the region and became prominent in campus government and oratory. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., lawyer and D.C. political power broker, dies at 85 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z And a few months after he took office, it appeared that his oratory might translate into action. N.Y.C. Schools Chief to Resign After Clashes Over Desegregation 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z But soaring oratory did not seem his strong suit, and attention in the chamber at times seemed to drift as lawmakers murmured. Italy’s New Prime Minister Appeals for Unity and Sacrifice 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Lincoln’s greatest contribution to American political culture was his oratory, including his temperate plea to rebuild after the Civil War “with malice toward none; with charity for all.” Opinion | Confederate names are coming down, but San Francisco is now taking on … Abe Lincoln? 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The spoken-word performance style draws upon multiple African American traditions, including hip hop and church oratory. Perspective | What made Amanda Gorman's poem so much better than other inaugural verse 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Colleagues say he is better known for behind-the-scenes negotiations than courtroom oratory. To fight impeachment, Trump turns to ‘Butch’ Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer at a small firm who has defended state Republicans 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z But projecting our hopes onto carefully scripted Rorschach oratory, on Inauguration Day or any day, is usually a surrender to images over realities. President Joe Biden offers us reasons for hope, at last — but hope can be hazardous 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z In the eyes of the rioters, the democratic procedures and traditions of which the US has thus far been so proud, had been transformed, by their leader’s insistent oratory, into the mere trappings of betrayal. Maga mob's Capitol invasion makes Trump's assault on democracy literal 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The vice president’s oratory made him “a singularly divisive national figure,” the authors write. Review | Vice President Agnew’s misdeeds, and the challenges of holding him accountable 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Much of the play consists of Schreck, who re-creates the oratory contests she excelled in as a teen, speaking directly to the audience. In a year of losses, something gained: Theater, artfully filmed 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The bald and burly Foster was Edwards’ equal in neither style nor oratory. 2-term Louisiana governor Mike Foster dies at 90 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z On the high altar in the chapel of this oratory, Caravaggio’s “Nativity With St. Lawrence and St. Francis” hung for centuries. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Schools throughout the country struggled to identify new classroom spaces, for instance in church oratory buildings, and construct outside learning spaces. Italy’s initial virus hotspot back to school after 7 months 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Steeped in the stilted oratory of the Senate, he doesn’t launch inflammatory assaults on critics. Trump’s media domination fueled his rise -- and now could backfire 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z The rousing oratory featured in a party election broadcast filmed by Hugh Hudson, director of the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire, that made waves internationally. Neil Kinnock on Biden’s plagiarism 'scandal' and why he deserves to win: ‘Joe’s an honest guy' 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The speech, a forgotten classic of American oratory, was a resounding denunciation of modern warfare. Opinion | How Japan’s post-World War II flourishing was seeded by MacArthur 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z In its place now, in the high altar of the oratory, hangs a copy commissioned in 2009 and painted from photographs of the original, a plucky facsimile that looks nothing like an authentic Caravaggio. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The 1963 March on Washington was, according to their view, as much about decent wages as it was about soaring oratory. Kamala Harris is Obama's natural heir: another moderate child of radical parents | Thomas Meaney and Samuel Moyn 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Rousing oratory feeds off the passion of those packed on the convention floor. I’ve Been to Every Convention Since ’88. Here’s What’s Missing This Year. 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z I don’t pine for the days of Lincoln-Douglas oratory, but a good speech has an arc, building an argument designed to bring the audience along. Bill Clinton, once the dominant Democrat, now a footnote at convention 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Churchill struggled in the snake pit of British politics to hold the political line against the Nazis while keeping the nation unified with great oratory. Column: Instead of a pardon, how about giving Susan B. Anthony the Hollywood biopic she deserves? 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z But if you follow the signs, passing through a small door at the back, you enter a small, quiet, chapel-like room, the oratory. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Relaxing the standards of oratory has, like social media, given millions too long kept silent the chance to speak without fear of being disparaged for noneloquence. John Lewis' funeral shows that great speeches still matter 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z They’ve known each other since the 1980s and have shown the acumen to roast others with their oratory gifts. Swapping stories with former football coaches Bill Redell and Harry Welch 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z It begins with a powerful opening, typical of the man’s oratory skill, and challenges the current generation to be the one that lays down the “heavy burdens of hate”. US coronavirus: Pompeo to face Senate as new economic figures show Covid-19 impact – live 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Some had personal recollections of the congressman,his unwavering courage and his relentless optimism, his quiet presence and his thundering oratory. 'He never yielded': mourners pay respects to John Lewis outside Capitol 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z By dispatching federal agents to Portland, and potentially rolling out the exercise to other cities such as Chicago, New York and Albuquerque, the US president has turned his dystopian oratory into political reality. 'These are his people': inside the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to Portland 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Lewis was born in Troy, Alabama, and as a boy would practice his preaching and oratory on the family’s chickens. John Lewis, civil rights icon, dies at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z “He changed us forever,” Lewis said of King’s oratory that day. Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’ 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z As a boy, he wanted to be a minister, and practiced his oratory on the family chickens. US Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, dead at 80 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z "Leadership is not just about oratory, it's also about facilitation, planning, bringing arts to the movement, things that don't get as much recognition," she says. How BLM went from Facebook post to global movement 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z “Church picnics and oratory contests were the norm to celebrate us.” Perspective | White people learn about Juneteenth, celebrated by millions of black Americans every year 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z An honourable mention goes to what, aside from watching Boris Johnson murder oratory in front of an entire nation, is the only linear TV I’ve watched this entire time. What I'm really watching: Sandy Cohen's eyebrows and comfort telly 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Instead of rallying Virginia with oratory, he’s taking a doctor’s approach — assessing, charting a middle-of-the-road course, changing his mind when new information arises. Despite Northam’s public health credentials, some Virginians question his leadership during pandemic 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Masterful oratory brought Obama to national prominence, and measured calm marked his demeanor as president. US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain? 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z However, there is no doubt it will be remembered as one of the most powerful political oratories of all time. Churchill's inspiring speeches in Parliament 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Lowery earned a reputation as a powerful speaker in the tradition of the black church, lacing his oratory with wit and rhyme. Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and King Aide, Dies at 98 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Gordon-Taylor’s work included youth empowerment, such as teaching young people oratory skills, and civil rights issues. Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z A great deal had changed since then, but Sanders’s blunt-instrument oratory had not. Did America Misjudge Bernie Sanders? Or Did He Misjudge America? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z He is remembered for his political stances, but this is a reminder that his evangelical oratory made for brilliant comedy. Streaming with laughter: the 50 best standup comedy shows 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z “We hardly saw him. Went between bedchamber and oratory and spoke with his chaplain.” The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z No bright lights and soaring oratory in Iowa about the end of the oceans’ rise could erase all that. Five scenarios for New Hampshire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z On Friday, it was a fiery Mr. Biden, whose efforts at soaring oratory can sometimes veer closer to a shout. Biden Tells Voters to Look to the Past. (Just Not the Last Week.) 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Regardless of the risk, it was clear on both sides of the aisle — and to experienced prosecutors who watched — that after a long day of complicated and sometimes monotonous testimony, Mr. Schiff’s oratory broke through. Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The power of his oratory and his love for the subject makes it an affecting watch. Streaming with laughter: the 50 best standup comedy shows 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Lewis, who was known for the preacher-like cadences of his oratory, delivered an emotional address on the floor of the House earlier this year in condemnation of racist tweets by President Trump. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, beloved civil rights icon, says he has pancreatic cancer 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z A possible explanation, Pew said, is that the preachers at black churches allow more time during their sermons for musical interludes, responses from worshippers in the pews and dramatic pauses in their oratory. How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Patrick has political strengths and an ability to deliver such soaring oratory that President Barack Obama was accused of taking lines from a 2006 speech of his. Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts, will join Democratic presidential contest this week 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z In the wake of Taylor’s oratory, Brown writes, Bilbo “was never sworn in for a third term in the United States Senate.” Review | The eight stalwart progressives who shared one Senate desk 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z But now the speaker’s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more. British Parliament Speaker John Bercow bellows ‘Orrrrder!’ for the last time 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Like King, Cummings was a civil rights leader and possessed the emotional oratory of a Baptist preacher. Perspective | Federal employees loved Rep. Elijah Cummings — and he had their back 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z "The socialist person, the socialist people. They are very good poets and they are very good in oratory," Warner M., a former Venezuelan mayor, explained. RNC debuts 'Victims of Socialism' campaign with firsthand accounts of its consequences 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z In a fiery bit of oratory delivered at the introduction of HR-1, he pledged to “fight to the death” in defense of voting and, thereby, democracy. What Elijah Cummings Meant to Baltimore 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z With his booming voice and gift for oratory, he was known for representing his district – which encompassed much of Baltimore and some of its wealthier suburbs – with a personal touch. Cummings provided strength, calm, for urban Baltimore 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z With his booming voice and gift for oratory, he was known for representing his district - which encompassed much of Baltimore and some of its wealthier suburbs - with a personal touch. Cummings provided strength, calm, for urban Baltimore 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Here’s another inconvenient truth: Despite fawning worldwide media coverage, Thunberg’s speech does not belong with great oratory of the past. Recent Missouri editorials 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Six decades later, as Biden campaigns for president with his trademark long-winded oratory, few voters would guess he was ever at a loss for words. Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Known for his enthusiastic shouting of “Order! Order!” his loud ties and his soaring oratory, Bercow is a cult figure in the Brexit drama. U.K. Parliament again rejects Boris Johnson’s call for an early election, narrowing the besieged prime minister’s options 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z His colorful ties and even more colorful oratory helped him become a made-for-YouTube star, delighting fans around the world with his rhetorical flourishes. Who is British House of Commons Speaker John Bercow? And why does his resignation matter? 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Kendi bitterly recalls a speech he gave at an oratory contest in high school, decrying the bad habits of black youth. The Fight to Redefine Racism 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z A crowd of 1,500 packed the Moore Theatre on May 1 for rousing female oratory. A Centennial Celebration of Suffrage: Suffragists in Seattle uphold ‘proof of life’ — and a powerful fight for rights 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Britain will be now led by a flamboyant figure known for his ambition, untidy blond hair, flowery oratory and fragile command of policy detail. Stepping into power, Britain's Johnson seeks more diverse cabinet 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z As a politician, he honed his alluring oratory as a television show celebrity and as London mayor. Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists... 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z What is the best way to explore Tlingit oratory through glass? There are many versions of the Tlingit ‘Raven’ story, but its truth and hopeful message are universal 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Teddy Roosevelt drew crowds in the hundreds of thousands for his oratory and Richard Nixon enraged the anti-war masses without even showing up. Presidents on July 4: Some chill, some get in your face 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z It is hard to imagine Elizabeth Warren benefiting from de Blasio-style arrogance and aggression, but the debate featured disappointingly little of her passionate oratory. Democrats began sorting wheat from chaff. Beto was chaff | Moira Donegan 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z “The Founders feared corruption and instability, not oratory,” she wrote. Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z In our conversation, he assessed that some parliamentarians are good at oratory, others at debate, and that those are not necessarily the same thing. House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z One of the first mountain oratories in the world, it was built by Basilian monks in the 9th century. Italy's new ruins: heritage sites being lost to neglect and looting 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z I can’t figure out whether Team Biden didn’t know that this ahistorical jumble of miscellaneous images, disastrous typography and immediately-forgettable oratory would be greeted with widespread internet derision, or simply didn’t care. America, heck yeah! How the campaign announcement video has reshaped politics (or not) 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Biden’s oratory was one of his advantages, which made it even more problematic when he was accused of using without credit lines from a speech by a British politician. Joe Biden’s big test: To overcome the same problems that doomed his first two presidential campaigns 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z If the government is based upon the will of the people, then oratory is necessary to create community, negotiate difference, and resolve problems. Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Biden also hoped to capitalize on his gift of oratory and his ability to assemble a coalition of working-class and black voters. Joe Biden is leading the polls. But his other presidential bids were disasters. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “The southern immigrants who moulded Hoosier society brought a deep, fundamentalist faith, a passion for fiery oratory, and a mistrust of authority,” records the state museum in the capital, Indianapolis. Buttigieg v Pence: Indiana politicians put faith on the election front line 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Fairfax began with praise for Ms. Height’s “oratory around the issue of anti-lynching,” but it quickly became clear he was also talking about other matters. ‘It Just Went Poof’: The Strange Aftermath of Virginia’s Cascade of Political Scandals 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Her oratory about health care was clear, passionate and personal. Perspective | The kids talked about shootings, college costs, depression. Were the adults listening? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Whenever we hear political observers like Mr. Will disparage “the popular art of oratory,” therefore, they are also dismissing popular rule. Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Representative Paul Gosar scolded, “Liar, liar, pants on fire,” bringing a poster in case his oratory was too subtle. Michael Cohen Depicts a Life More Like ‘The Sopranos’ Than ‘The Apprentice’ 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Festivities for a city’s patron saint sweep up citizens, churchgoers or not, and some 8,000 church-run oratories throughout Italy offer after-school programs and other activities for children. The Vatican Is Talking About Clerical Abuse, but Italy Isn’t. Here’s Why. 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Douglass rode his talent for soaring oratory to the top ranks of the abolitionist movement and embraced other radical reform campaigns along the way. Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The philosopher Aristotle taught that the persuasive qualities of oratory flow from a combination of the line of argument, the character of the speaker and the emotional orientation the speaker conveys to the audience. Opinion | Trump said ‘compromise.’ His tone said otherwise. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The tall, dark, handsome young man, dressed in clothes made from homespun Khadi material, won people over with his brilliant oratory. The man who threw Coke and IBM out of India 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z To be sure, Harris’s oratory was short on specifics. Opinion | Kamala Harris has what it takes 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z When the procession arrived at the capitol on Monday, a handful of speakers were blaring Dr. King’s oratory from the foot of a monument to Confederate soldiers, the last site of the Confederate banner. On King Holiday, Democrats Convey Hope, Remorse and Invective Against Trump 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z President Thomas Jefferson halted the practice of an in-person oratory in 1801. How the State of the Union became a broadcast event 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z But oratory and political savvy were never his strong points. India’s ‘accidental PM’ biopic causes stir 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z However, parades and some dramatic Reagan-esque oratory might have inspired Americans with the shimmering significance of victory in the Cold War. George HW Bush's presidential campaign was nothing to be proud of | Walter Shapiro 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Kirk Hawkins, an associate professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, says it is not as simple as a single word or a catchphrase; a broad rhetorical lexicon tends to recur in populist oratory. How to spot a populist 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z His populist oratory and anti-establishment message drew landslide support from Mexican voters discouraged by corruption scandals, slow economic growth and record homicide rates. Lopez Obrador takes office as Mexican president, vowing to fight corruption 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The goal is to use a 21st century medium to pass the baton of Kennedy’s soaring oratory to a new generation who only know him from history books and news clips. Keepers of JFK legacy hoping to show words count on Twitter 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z A cluster of six beehive-shaped stone cells and an oratory comprise the main grouping, along with the ruins of a medieval church constructed later. In Ireland, a Getaway Far, Far Away 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The state of oratory is another one of his bugbears: he once wanted to be a political speechwriter. Chris O'Dowd: ‘I was the funny friend of the girls I fancied. It was a comfort’ 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Like many other young and still unformed activists who discover in themselves a gift for oratory, Douglass had to self-educate even as he was speaking. The Prophetic Pragmatism of Frederick Douglass 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z “Bernie’s oratory exists on much the same level as his clothes: nothing fancy, but they get the job done,” writes Fountain. What happened during the 2016 election? A novelist brings a fresh approach 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The Kennedyesque oratory that so irritates Cruz is drawing capacity crowds of potential new voters to events at every corner of the state. Can Beto O'Rourke awaken Texas' Latino vote? His bid to turn the state purple depends on it - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The funeral oratory kicked off an anti-communist revolution a few days later. Opinion | Washington feels like the capital of an occupied country 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The mighty oratory of the 1830s and ’40s was accompanied by an undercurrent of brute force. Opinion | The Violence at the Heart of Our Politics 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Franklin’s funeral was unapologetically black: ringing oratory from a rainbow of celebrities, friends, family members and preachers’ amens and hallelujahs caroming off the rafters of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple. McCain, Franklin tributes show 2 Americas and cultures 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Vajpayee’s more than five-decade-long career peaked in the 1990s, when his masterful oratory attracted tens of thousands to his rallies across the country. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Indian prime minister, dies at 93 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z That oratory is in both English and Spanish. Can Beto O'Rourke awaken Texas' Latino vote? His bid to turn the state purple depends on it - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z His homespun oratory and simple ways made him wildly popular abroad. Former Uruguay leader Mujica retires from Senate 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z He was a prolific writer and a fiery speaker known for his wit and oratory, and enjoyed god-like status among his supporters. Stampede at Indian politician's funeral 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z His fans were swayed by his gravelly voice, hyperbolic flourishes and blazing oratory. M Karunanidhi: The radical wordsmith who shook up Indian politics 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z A prolific writer and a fiery speaker known for his wit and oratory, he enjoyed god-like status among his supporters. India politician M Karunanidhi dies at 94 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Lewis asked Saturday night at the end of his 33-minute oratory, often invoking the teachings of Martin Luther King. Ray Lewis urges togetherness and love in Hall of Fame speech 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Even Ortega, now 72, never known for his charisma or oratory skills, seemed to savor the event, basking in the sense of public acclaim for a historic triumph in which Masaya played a heroic role. A Nicaraguan city famed for its rebel past is fomenting rebellion again, but now against the Sandinistas 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Were it not for Douglass’s oratory, the historian Lisa Tetrault tells us in “The Myth of Seneca Falls,” the “controversial” resolution demanding the vote for women might actually have failed. Opinion | How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z There are many sections of this speech that hold up today, ranking it among the finest presidential oratory ever delivered. Jimmy Carter reflects on a lifetime: “Under Trump, the government is worse than it has been bef... 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z At first I admired Douglass' masterful oratory and command of the English language. Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump: Faint hope endures this Fourth of July 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z His withering 1852 oration in Rochester, New York ranks high in the canon of American oratory and is still widely cited as a corrective to the day’s celebratory spirit. Frederick Douglass’ July 4 speeches trace American history 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z As Congo’s prime minister, Mr. Lumumba won a large following at home and elsewhere in Africa through charisma and skillful oratory. Belgium Honors Congolese Leader It Helped Overthrow 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z As Congo’s prime minister, Lumumba won a large following at home and elsewhere in Africa through charisma and skillful oratory. Belgium honors Congo leader It helped overthrow 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z This mayoral period offers a window into how he might put into practice his oratory about fighting the “mafias of power” in Mexico. If he becomes president, this man will turn Mexico’s White House into a public park 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z But there was one issue notably absent from his populist oratory: international relations, specifically those with the neighbor to the north. Why Is Trump ‘Not Important’ in Mexico Election? All Candidates Are Against Him 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The pressure on Taiwan might not be a single, coordinated campaign, but rather the result of different branches of the Chinese government scrambling to appear supportive of President Xi Jinping’s increasingly nationalistic oratory. China Tries to Erase Taiwan, One Ally (and Website) at a Time 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Sure enough, the Odeon was the scene of nonstop oratory about the meaning of revolution. The Day la Terre Stood Still 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z This was not a moment when high oratory was expected. Opinion | The rhetoric of our era has reached its vile peak 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z They also formed a working group of 25 representatives, while the others drilled them on their oratory skills. ‘We Are Nicaragua’: Students Revolt, but Now Face a More Daunting Task 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Rev Barber invites the crowd up and in a full volume preacher’s oratory, leads the following call and response: America's first memorial to lynching victims opens in Alabama – live updates 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Unlike other domineering leaders, however, there are no wild gesticulations or frothing oratory. Now is chance for Kosovo deal, says Serbian president – but at what cost? 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “One is a workhorse with the oratory skills of a root vegetable and is single-focused on jobs, jobs, jobs in Florida,” Ana Navarro, a veteran Florida Republican strategist, said of Scott. With Florida Senate seat at stake, tensions between Scott and Rubio strain GOP relations 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z That borrowing from the Battle Hymn of the Republic was a staple of his oratory. Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Not all are "Spellbound" by the hollow oratory of Mr Erdogan. Sermons and Shouted Insults: How Erdogan Keeps Turkey Spellbound 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Combined with the wisdom hard-earned in his campaigns, this fertile combination shaped the oratory for which he is remembered 50 years after his death. The making of Martin Luther King’s speeches 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Enough to recognise, if you already know, that this is a feat of technology, not oratory. An information apocalypse is coming. How can we protect ourselves? | David Shariatmadari 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z He is forced to prop up weak local candidates in places like Alabama or Western Pennsylvania with two-year-old campaign oratory, because the whole world knows he carried PA-18 by 20 points. March Madness in PA-18 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Even among the ministers in the auditorium who knew King’s oratory well, the emotional charge of his words provoked shivers. Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z When Oprah Winfrey accepted her Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement, she wrapped up her speech — read it and watch it here — with oratory reminiscent of a presidential campaign. Catch up on the Golden Globes' 7 must-see moments 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z He won with the tools that have cast spells on Alabama voters for two centuries: race, religion, hysterical oratory, intimidation of critics and economic three-card monte dealt by big-business hand jivers. Opinion | Roy Moore’s Alabama 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z His booming voice, knowledge of policy and commanding oratory appealed to disaffected liberals and college students. John B. Anderson, fiery independent candidate in 1980 presidential race, dies at 95 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Emmerson Mnangagwa's speech of reconciliation will be widely welcomed in Zimbabwe, even if his powers of oratory fell well short of those of his predecessor. Zimbabwe leader to 're-engage' with world 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z That’s one of the key messages of “Darkest Hour,” in which Gary Oldman embodies - fiercely and memorably - the legendary Winston Churchill, who rallied his country with soaring oratory when Britain’s very survival was at stake. Review: Oldman gives us a human Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’ 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z It was not a fiery oratory, but a message that was conveyed in Beltran’s familiar manner: calmly and directly. Carlos Beltran, With Puerto Rico on His Mind, Tries to Steady the Astros 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z It is a commonly accepted rule among those who are in the business of argument, especially online, that he or she who invokes Adolf Hitler, either in oratory or essays, automatically forfeits the argument. Opinion | Trump Isn’t Hitler. But the Lying … 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Two of the organization’s signature events — the Martin Luther King Jr. oratory contest and the African American History Bee — were canceled last year. Perspective | Hundreds of Concerned Black Men once offered help to D.C. boys. Now only 15 men remain. 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z In the place of Mr. Obama’s carefully crafted oratory were “tweet-ready” quotes such as the “Rocket Man” line, the threat to destroy North Korea and calling the Iran nuclear deal embarrassing. Donald Trump ends Barack Obama’s U.N. policy 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The chancellor is not known for her skilful oratory and she doesn't relish this kind of public debate. Germany election: Merkel holds ground in TV debate - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z And Baker touches on Obama’s flaws, not least his inviolable — and unwarranted — belief that his oratory could inspire people from opposite ends of the political spectrum to forge bipartisan agreement. Review | Is Obama to blame for Trump — and the revival of white supremacist hate? 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Athletics are second only to Biblical theology for figurative connections in Jackson’s acrobatic oratory. Jesse Jackson keeps fighting for voter rights: “We now live under the rulebook of Jeff Sessions” 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z But Trump’s provocative campaign oratory harked back to soccer-field-style chaos of decades past and ignored a pivotal development — a dramatic plunge in illegal entries into the U.S. What does it take to secure a border? Lessons from the wall dividing San Diego and Tijuana 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Speakers were instead selected by student vote, oratory contests or other means. Perspective | My dream of being valedictorian was tragically unrealized 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z He could sing in more than 20 different languages; he held a law degree; he won prizes for oratory. How Paul Robeson found his political voice in the Welsh valleys 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z His power is nourished by his gift for extemporaneous, often humorous, oratory, not to mention his position as one of the county’s largest employers. A Mother’s Death, a Botched Inquiry and a Sheriff at War 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Beyond this, Kohl's critics relentlessly mocked him for what they said was his lacklustre oratory and apparent lack of vision. Obituary: Helmut Kohl - BBC News 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z He developed a powerful voice by speaking underneath railroad trestles and won a national oratory contest that helped pay his way through the University of Oklahoma. ‘Little Giant’ gets the spotlight thanks to Watergate 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Mandela, Mr. ya Toivo was skilled in courtroom oratory, which offered opponents of white minority rule a rare public platform. Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Namibian Independence Leader, Dies at 92 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z For those who attend Victory Life Center, a contemporary Christian church complete with catchy music and bright lights, Ms. Court’s oratory is strong, and the sincerity of her beliefs undeniable. Margaret Court, Voice of a Pulpit, Defends Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The tone is positive and in some cases hagiographic, emphasizing Kennedy’s glamour, erudition and soaring oratory – and preferring not to linger on his extramarital affairs, secret medical problems or foreign policy blunders. JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for 'Camelot' 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Still, for all his oratory promise, Kennedy’s performance in the class was unremarkable. 1937 Recording of John F. Kennedy at Harvard Captures a Politician in the Making 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Abbas, 82, is not known for his oratory or sparkle, in public or private. Palestinians think Trump can make a deal 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Dietl, who sometimes swears, mangles the English language and plays up his coarseness, got the biggest rise from the crowd with his microphone-popping oratory, which tends to veer from outraged to apoplectic. Dietl’s Swipe at Judge and Mayor’s Wife May Cloud His G.O.P. Mayoral Bid 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z On a recent spring morning, Ms. Pepi, Ms. Ancona and Ms. Aouate — who spearheaded the efforts to open a synagogue — fussed at the entrance to the oratory, fumbling with a padlock on a cast-iron gate. 500 Years After Expulsion, Sicily’s Jews Reclaim a Lost History 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Some longtime supporters still hope to see Mr. Obama eventually return to the impassioned oratory they remember from the 2008 and 2012 campaign trail. Vacation’s Over: Obama Returns to Public Life Next Week 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Admirers have spoken unironically of his oratory, his ability to relate to people of a particular class and alienated temper. The riddle of Donald Trump: how a man of few words reached the pinnacle of power 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z They understood that news crews would flock not only to record Martin Luther King’s oratory but also the flamboyant antics of a few southern sheriffs and the grand theater of mass non-violent resistance. This is not your grandma’s civil rights strategy: Why the struggle for the next generation of human rights will be televised 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z He referred both to the patriotic oratory of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” and to the frenetic rhythms of battle in a Nintendo game. A Protest Musical for the Trump Era 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z District Judge Christopher R. Cooper agreed with them that the language about harangues and oratory was unconstitutionally vague. Law restricting protests during Supreme Court proceedings is upheld 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z I miss the speeches that sounded like oratory. Put your money where your politics are: the surge of the retail protest 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z It cannot, though, be called oratory to shout “Lock her up!” The riddle of Donald Trump: how a man of few words reached the pinnacle of power 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Arena’s oratory struggles, however, do symbolize US Soccer’s inability to be frank about identity issues. US Soccer needs to be open and honest about dual nationals | David Rudin 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z In contrast to the “America First” oratory emanating from the White House, Mr. Mattis vowed that the Pentagon would work “for an America that remains a steady beacon of hope for all mankind.” Trump Will Call for a Pentagon Plan to Hit ISIS Harder, Officials Say 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The words “harangue” and “oratory” may not roll off the tongue the way they used to, a federal appeals court acknowledged Friday. Law restricting protests during Supreme Court proceedings is upheld 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z In his address, Trump was plain-spoken and direct, a deliberate contrast to the poetic oratory of his predecessor. Trump takes office, vows an end to ‘American carnage’ 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Trump’s inaugural address is unlikely to be long studied by students of political oratory. 'He has already let America down': the reaction to Trump's first speech as president 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z I don’t think this will go on and on with a bunch of flowery oratory.” Trump to lay out vision for country in inaugural address, but don’t expect a ‘long-winded’ speech 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z His soaring oratory and dignified bearing will be fondly remembered for its vision of a more perfect union—one that President Obama was decidedly unable to deliver. 10 Historians on What Will Be Said About President Obama's Legacy 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The fact that Obama did presidential, did family man, did ideas man, did oratory, better than his recent predecessors deepened the sense of white dislocation. The Rust Belt whips and snaps after eight years of Obama 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Public oratory has been at the centre of the American project from the time of its founders. Trump’s rhetoric: a triumph of inarticulacy 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Soares was known for his quick-thinking debating skills and inspiring political oratory, though supporters, including former professors, and detractors alike said that dealing with practical details was not his strength. Mário Soares Dies at 92; Guided Portugal’s Shift to Democracy 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z As the stages got bigger, Obama’s oratory became more dominant and yet, at the same time, more intimate. Michelle Obama and Us 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Once, in high school, I entered an oratory contest. To Speak Is to Blunder 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z But since Ayatollah Khamenei and Vladimir Putin don’t bend to stirring American oratory, the speech only served to highlight the Obama administration’s capacity for self-serving moralism. The Mullahs’ Syrian Airlift Gets a Boost 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Now that the world has lived through the brutal years that followed Churchill’s grimly prescient oratory, what can we do to prove him wrong? Should we even go there? Historians on comparing fascism to Trumpism 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Castro regularly fanned the flames of revolution with his oratory. Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Some by his oratory; others, it seems, by the electronic devices in their hands. Is it wrong for MPs to use mobiles in the Commons? - BBC News 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Douglass joined the abolitionist movement and became known for his oratory. Kentucky editorial roundup 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is an example of soaring oratory where a president during a time of war reflected on human freedom, dignity, democracy, and the United States Constitution. Donald Trump’s new Confederacy: At Gettysburg, he tried to evoke Lincoln’s Address but ended reprising Pickett’s Charge 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z It is not clear if Mr. Trump views this tic as a shortcoming or as a strength of his oratory. The What-Ifs: 11 Debate Possibilities That Should Worry the Campaigns 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z It’s apocalyptic conspiracy theory territory, ripped from the Alex Jones playbook and rearranged into Trump’s brand of red-faced, shrieking oratory. Donald Trump’s “no concession” stand: He and his hate-filled followers will not accept a Clinton victory and that’s when things get truly chilling 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z What is Trump's other main mode of oratory? The Festivus Candidate 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z And she does not deliver speeches with the sweeping oratory of President Obama. Hillary Clinton, at Ease Onstage, Seems Utterly Herself 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Syrian folks paid a heavy price for Obamas ‘oratory’ in Cairo speech. Obama Puts Syria at Arm’s Length as Carnage Drags On 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The speech was a sharp departure in tone from some of the earlier presentations at the convention — the first three nights were filled with thunderous oratory and chants of “lock her up!” about Hillary Clinton. Introducing Her Father, Ivanka Trump Is Character Witness 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The high-pitched political oratory seemed almost to pain him. Patagonia’s Philosopher-King 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Then comes the choice of a captain, a role that has changed since amateur days, when a talent for after-dinner oratory was a factor. Going Home to New Zealand, With the Intent of Dethroning the All Blacks 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s extended defense of Mr. Putin represented a remarkable break from the traditional boundaries of political oratory and appalled many members of his own party. Hillary Clinton Rips Donald Trump for Lauding Vladimir Putin 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Politicians around the world might typically aspire to the heroic leadership of Henry V, envy Mark Antony’s gift for oratory or hold a sneaking admiration for the ruthless ambition of Macbeth. As he likes it: John Kerry says Rosalind is his favourite Shakespeare character 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z She didn’t inspire with feminist rhetoric or scripted oratory. Cathy Lanier showed that a woman could strap on a gun and lead a police force 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Whatever Miss South Carolina was to oratory, I was to interior design. Seahawks running back Zac Brooks designed my living room 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z "I feel as if I'm briefing up the House of Commons as though we're about to go over the top, which is not the best form of oratory." The ups and downs of an MP's first year - BBC News 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Fidel survived, and when he was put on trial he defended himself with an impassioned piece of oratory that took him four hours to read out, in which he declared, “History will absolve me.” Ninety Years of Fidel Castro 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z There were great moments of oratory at the Democratic convention, a patriotic and upbeat counterpoint to Trump’s week of fear and loathing. Clinton must cast aside caution 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z And - even with Obama's oratory and her own masterclass of a speech - Clinton's difficulty in persuading some of the most liberal voices in her party that she is indeed the one to beat him. US election 2016: Onward from the conventions - BBC News 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z She has also never claimed public oratory as a particular strength. Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech Delivery Gets Panned On Twitter 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Via the extraordinary oratory talent of the party's A-team, the Democratic convention became America's convention. Just One More Ceiling To Go 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Andrew Cuomo even used a story about his father’s oratory to distill his father’s character in eulogizing him after his death in January 2015. Cuomo, in Convention Speech, Faces a High Standard: His Father’s 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Obama’s best oratory is beautifully written, meticulously crafted and theatrically delivered. Which Barack Obama speech is the one for the history books? 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z "Nixon eschewed policy specifics, relying instead on what one reporter called 'oratory so evenhanded as to be meaningless,'" Michael Cohen writes in "American Maelstrom," his excellent history of the 1968 campaign. Tricky Dick and Dopey Donald 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z In 2012, Mitt Romney defied his reputation for stultifying oratory by extolling the romantic bond between his parents, recalling the rose his father, George, left on the pillow every morning for his wife, Lenore. Escape His Caricature? Donald Trump Passes Up the Chance 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z He was only 36, but his gorgeously theatrical oratory captured the imagination of Democratic audiences, who seethed against the conservative economic policies imposed by a Democratic president, Grover Cleveland. The Trump Before Trump 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z “I think ‘unity’ is the wrong goal, and what we need can’t be achieved by lofty oratory alone,” said Wendy L. Wall, an associate professor of history at Binghamton University. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Struggle to Be Unifying Voice for Nation 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z The most famous presidential speech — the standard by which all other White House oratory is judged — is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Which Barack Obama speech is the one for the history books? 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Sympathetic colleagues will often add lengthy statements to their questions to assume some of the oratory burden. Gun-control filibuster: No bathroom breaks, lots of social-media buzz 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But even Republicans who have issues with Trump's radical policy prescriptions and overheated oratory think the mass carnage inflicted in the Sunshine State on Sunday may alter people's mindsets about safeguarding the country from threats. Florida Republicans Think the Orlando Attack Will Help Trump 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z Obama’s message of incrementalism might not sound like the soaring oratory that helped propel him to prominence, but it’s long been his philosophy, said Matt Bennett, co-founder of the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way. Citizen Obama: How the president is campaigning for a philosophy, not just a candidate 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z They shouted, used abusive language, and instead of keeping their hands modestly tucked inside their cloaks, they raised their garments and introduced hand gestures into oratory. How Anti-Trade Nativism Wrecked the Ancient Greeks 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Over time, however, oratory began to lose its place as a central skill students were expected to acquire at college. The Long History Behind Your Favorite Celebrity Commencement Speech 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z A prolific writer and a fiery speaker, known for his wit and oratory, he enjoys god-like status among his supports. M Karunanidhi: India's 91-year-old politician who is still fighting - BBC News 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z We remember Dr. King’s soaring oratory, the power of his letter from a Birmingham jail, the marches he led. Read Obama's Commencement Address to Howard University 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z A young Irish student was one of the first people from outside Germany to recognise the danger of Adolf Hitler’s inflammatory oratory, a new biography reveals. 'A born natural orator': Irish student's account of Hitler in 1921 emerges 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The 6-foot-6 Mr. Britt was an intimidating courtroom presence, powerfully built with a shock of wavy hair and a flair for oratory, highlighted by his booming baritone voice. Joe Freeman Britt, prosecutor who sent dozens to death row, dies at 80 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The pair’s friendship was restored recently after 30 years of “inflammatory oratory,” according to Coverdale. NWA admitted to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at ceremony mired by bad blood 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The four-division champion’s oratory has been no less incendiary even with pending legal issues. Adrien Broner’s clash with Ashley Theophane is his last before he turns himself in 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Ryan’s lofty oratory alone will not clean him or his party of Mr. Trump’s moral tarnish. As the GOP slides toward Trump, Mr. Ryan is a not-so-innocent bystander 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z A young, dynamic senator, he was the bilingual son of Cuban immigrants with soaring oratory that drew instant comparisons to Barack Obama. Rubio was the Republicans' savior – but then Trump came along 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z What is disturbing here is that most of the NYT comments decry her oratory while giving a pass to Trump. 2 Front-Runners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Find Their Words Can Be Weapons 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Obama is a master of political oratory, which is what got him elected in the first place. Mr. Spock at the “sh*t show”: Barack Obama, the rise of Trump and a world gone crazy 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z A Kumar speech, delivered in fluent Hindi, is usually an animated performance of oratory, rhetoric, wit and gladiatorial mojo. Kanhaiya Kumar: India's most loved and loathed student - BBC News 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Turabi, with his Ph.D. from the Sorbonne and cheerful, nattering oratory, set out to make to make the African nation the incubator for a new Islamic order. Bin Laden's Will Shows a Terror Leader Left Behind by Contemporary Jihad 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z His oratory skills ring hollow when held up against a record of flip-flopping on issues and abandoning his station. How Marco Rubio Could Lose Every State on Super Tuesday and Still Win 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z That includes more entertaining oratory and online insults; better campaign swag; and more overt appeals to racism and xenophobia. Surprise — Trump, Cruz and Rubio aren’t all that different 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It wasn’t the young politician’s oratory skills that drew Mosteller in, though he was as impressed with those as most of America was back then. Meet the man who can basically read President Obama’s mind 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z An evangelical fervor was present from the start, fanned by the candidate’s Christian oratory and old-timey gospel music. The phony in American politics: how voters turn into suckers 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Christie laid the trap and Rubio staggered into it, lending credence to claims that his soaring oratory is the product of careful prep work. Rubio Stumbles at Crucial Debate Before New Hampshire 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z On Tuesday I was impressed with the oratory of the speaker and of his wit and intelligence. Republicans Intensify Attacks After a Pitched Debate 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z As he neared the end of his speech Obama veered away from policy altogether, rising into a sermon-like oratory on the state of American politics. 'We are one nation, 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z With a candidate of Rubio’s oratory skills and telegenic charm, supporters say they are confident the strategy is a winning one, and leaves the campaign less reliant on surrogates to deliver his message. Why Marco Rubio's presidential campaign strategy is considered a gamble 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z For his part, Mr. Putin, whose cynicism and snarling vulgarity are mirrored in Mr. Trump’s own political oratory, sees in the U.S. mogul a man after his own heart. For Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, a bond of power-hungriness, vulgarity and cynicism 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Ms. Magnus added that Nevada is home to thousands of immigrants who won’t benefit from the so-called hate speech of some candidates or the alarming oratory used when discussing undocumented people. Laughter and Exasperation as Democrats Take In Republican Debate 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite the speech’s sweeping oratory and careful stagecraft, Ryan clings to seven dumb ideas that are also cropping up among Republican presidential candidates. Robert Reich dismantles Paul Ryan’s 7 most dangerous ideas: “They will harm most Americans” 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr Benn's impassioned appeal to Labour MPs to vote with the government was an "excellent" piece of oratory, said Mr McDonnell. Hilary Benn speech reminded me of Blair - McDonnell - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z For all of his socialist oratory — his first speech to the local chamber of commerce denounced Washington’s support for “fascist dictatorships” in Latin America — Mr. Sanders turned out to be good for business. As Mayor, Bernie Sanders Was More Pragmatic Than Socialist 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The telegenic Republican nominee, Matt Romney, a perfectly good governor of Massachusetts, lost to a younger freshman senator whose oratory could coax the stars out of the sky. Governor for President? No Thanks 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Another foreigner familiar with Mr Lu calls him “sharp”, “impressive”, “focused” and good at giving speeches without a script—not a preferred style of oratory among Chinese officials. The north star 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Video of the event shows Mrs Clinton gamely playing along, raising her arms aloft in her own mimicry of Victorian oratory. Move over, Grover 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But he added: "The greatest oratory can lead us to the greatest mistakes." Hilary Benn speech reminded me of Blair - McDonnell - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z One unanswered question: Will a Republican Party that has spent seven years castigating Barack Obama as in-over-his-head be willing to take a chance on another first-term senator with sparkling oratory and a skimpy resume? What to Watch For At the CNBC Republican Debate 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Students perform in various oral interpretation categories, including poetry, oratory, humor, storytelling, drama, duet and reader’s theatre. Oral interpretation tournament kicks off in Madison 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z As a boss, Mrs. Fiorina put a premium on inspirational oratory, all but an afterthought to her H.P. predecessors, a succession of engineers who relied on the language of computer code and financial analysis. As a Boss, Carly Fiorina Was a Contradictory Figure at Hewlett-Packard 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Political oratory always sounds best when it’s relaxed and natural. Justin Trudeau: Canada's new prime minister faces great expectations 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z They make us believe that oratory, done right, belongs at the dinner table, or behind the counter of a store. Steven Spielberg’s Cold War 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z But successful oratory is more discipline than gift; speeches can be crafted, learned and practised. Hi-de-Hi with Jeremy Corbyn 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z If it was a day for sweeping oratory, it was a day for footnotes, too. A Day Laborer, on His Way to See Pope Francis 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z As an articulate provocateur whose natural tendency was to escalate a situation, Cleaver's oratory brought new converts but created other difficulties. 'The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution' is insightful and timely 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Many of the era’s radicals, she said, were on a quest for racial justice, inspired by the revolutionary oratory of the Black Panthers, who advocated black power, self-defense and, if necessary, violence. Elizabeth M. Fink, a Lawyer for Attica Inmates and Radicals, Dies at 70 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Proving his political savvy, Francis' quieter presence was a novelty amid a political climate defined by overheated rhetoric, and it even overshadowed President Obama's lengthier introduction in his now-familiar dramatic oratory. Pope Francis opens visit with message for both sides of U.S. political divide: Save our planet 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z As the Republican presidential candidates prepare to do oratory battle in Wednesday's debate in Simi Valley, a question arises about the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Are Congress members required to get coverage via Obamacare? 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z After escaping, he was a leader of the abolitionist movement, becoming known for his writings and oratory. Board of Public Works to vote on grant for Douglass memorial 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z His best poems—“Each and All,” “Brahma,” “The Rhodora,” “The Snow-Storm”—are refinements of oratory to the special rhetorical technologies of poetry. How Ralph Waldo Emerson Changed American Poetry 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Maybe not—our knowledge of 226 years worth of presidential oratory is less than comprehensive—but no rival comes to mind. Full Orwell 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The Rev. Al Sharpton is known for his fiery oratory and excoriating those who cross him. Al Sharpton Accepts Apology From Donald Trump Aide Who Was Fired Over Racial Posts 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the strategy worked: Singers lent both shape and substance to their developing characterizations, and praise supplanted scolding in Mr. Botstein’s oratory. Staging ‘The Wreckers’ Opera at Bard College 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z After Bright's death in 1889 Tory Prime Minister Lord Salisbury lauded the oratory with which he expressed his "burning and noble thoughts". What do radicals and radishes have in common? - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Chapter 8 of “Watchman” is a tour-de-force of segregationist oratory as it really sounded in the Black Belt, and Birmingham, in the aftermath of the 1954 Supreme Court decision. Stripping Atticus Finch of his aura of perfection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z “Also, he’s always made a point of championing the interests of veterans,” Moats said, identifying another slice of his base and oratory. Bernie Sanders isn’t going away: What his surprising poll numbers really mean 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Frederick Douglass’s “This 4th of July is yours” assertion was biting oratory. The American Revolution was not a whites-only war 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Many regard it as the finest piece of oratory of his presidency. The month that changed America? - BBC News 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Unger would observe the oratory in the Senate before joining his grandfather and other graybeard political figures for dinner. Working Within the System to Disrupt Brazilian Politics 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z As forceful on the printed page as in oratory—although his published version bears all the marks of haste in preparation—Mayr didn’t bother to mince his words. The Most Momentous Year in the History of Paleoanthropology 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z “Mark was endowed with many God-given talents — his piercing wit, his infectious alacrity and his dazzling oratory prowess, to name just a few,” Gupta said. Rahul Gupta gets life in prison for killing friend in Silver Spring 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z He has been ratcheting up his populist oratory, drawing comparisons to Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a vocal proponent of curtailing Wall Street excesses. Hillary Clinton to Hold Fund-Raiser Hosted by Spitzer's Ex-Wife 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Perry, who left office this year after serving as Texas governor for over 14 years, was nearly as direct, urging the audience to look past a candidate’s oratory. Republicans Sharpen Contrasts With One Another 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Now Soane’s bedroom, bathroom, oratory, book passage and morning room have been gloriously reinstated, right down to the Pompeian red wallpaper. In London, Creative Types Celebrate an Old Architect's Restored Apartment 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Rick Perry has been studying oratory with a former Shakespeare actor, and it showed on Monday, when the former Texas governor paced around a small gathering in a two-stoplight-town farming village Iowa. Rick Perry, Eagle Scout 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Rick Perry, the only one to attempt real churchified oratory, kept saying over and over again, with slightly scary fervor—an evangelist on Ecstasy?—how optimistic he was. Energized Republicans Put On a Campaign Show in Iowa 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Nobody is going to accuse Sanders of stirring oratory. Bernie Sanders Is a Long Shot in 2016, but He's the Real Deal 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Speaking at the largest Christian university in the world to a total of 34,000 in attendance and watching online, Bush’s oratory was largely uninspiring. Bush fails to excite evangelical crowd 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After years of subjecting it to crackdowns and police raids, Bible Belt oratory and admonitions about corruption, Alabama lawmakers are now seeking fiscal salvation from an old nemesis: gambling. Alabama, Facing Deficit, Reluctantly Mulls Gambling and Taxes 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z A cluster of speakers delivered soaring oratory, with brief references to the details of Gray’s short life, including his having played football as a teenager. At Gray’s funeral, outrage over way in which he died 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Moore noted that volunteers are needed who would like to work on oratory and literacy skills with families. Refugee family finds a future in Westfield 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z The voice of the moment sounds like a Bible Belt preacher, ripping down the runway toward oratory liftoff. Jesse Jones is back: Seattle’s superhero consumer reporter is now at KIRO 7 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Clinton has been in particular demand as a speaker because of his renowned oratory and growing popularity in post-presidential life, partly based on the widely respected work of the foundation. For Clintons, speech income shows how their wealth is intertwined with charity 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z It feels a far cry from the formal setting of the House of Commons, with its lofty oratory and rowdy shouting matches. Election 2015: The constituency that is much closer to Oslo than Westminster 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Bharara won prizes for student oratory that filled the family mantel. The brash New York prosecutor who’s indicting left and right 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z These are, at best, thinly veiled moments of oratory, finely designed to cast the sitting president as a chief executive ostensibly capable of applying a guiding hand of bipartisan-desired leadership to the federal government. Quora Question: In Our Partisan Politics, Will There Ever Be Another 'Great Speech'? 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z His soft-spoken utterances never matched the soaring oratory of contemporaries such as Kennedy, but his mastery of the Senate’s rules and an understanding of every senator’s personal and political needs made him a force. Harry Reid to lay aside gloves, retire from Senate 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z With his fire-and-brimstone oratory, the Texan presents a more vivid persona than the low-key Paul. With Cruz in, race for GOP right heats up 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z “I’d probably have to give him an A. He’s been fantastic. On addiction he’s - in terms of his oratory - it’s been spot on,” he said. Christie could find agreement with rivals over drug abuse 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Listen with pride to the stirring oratory of the first African American president. Fraternity boys and the long shadow of racism 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z "Every speech contains passages which remind the audience of facts they already know, and conclusions with which they already agree. That is not condescension; that is oratory." Pelosi, Democrats furious over Netanyahu 'condescension' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The government needs someone who could both inspire and carry conviction, standing between Modi with his powerful oratory and catch phrases and the lawyer’s precision of Jaitley. Modi’s Budget: Short on Vision 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Her achievements, as Holmes notes, transcended the organizing and oratory at which she excelled. The feminist who felt too much 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The speeches were far from identical, but how’s this for oratory deja vu? In Texas politics, a gay rights win; STAAR again under fire 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z When he addressed the Chicago Council on Global Affairs luncheon at the Fairmont, he combined his father’s awkward oratory with his brother’s mangled syntax and malapropisms. Jeb adds to the quotable-Bush canon 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Some analysts said, however, that a third Netanyahu address to Congress would have little impact on Israelis long accustomed to his oratory skills in English on the international stage. Obama will not meet Israel's Netanyahu on U.S. visit 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z For this “enhanced experience,” Obama’s oratory was supplemented by a battery of charts, graphs and data points, which viewers could share with their social networks. How Twitter changed the State of the Union 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z |
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