Three speeches I enjoyed/remembered the most: Ronald Reagan's 40th anniversary D-Day Address, Gen. Patton's motivational speech to the Third Army, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

  Reagan's D-Day 40th Anniversary speech
This was the first speech I wrote a paper on, and as such it was stuck in my mind throughout the majority of the course. The speech stuck out to me from the start because of its fascinating narrative. Reagan does far more than give a simple speech, over half of it is a story told in rich detail in such a way that in invokes a strong emotional resonance with its audience. Though I was not one of the ex-troops for whom the speech was written, nor was I there when it was given, I found myself very drawn in, and could feel the emotional of the event.

  Gen. Patton's speech to the Third Army
General Patton makes one thing very clear to the studious in this speech: One does not have to follow all the rules to make a great speech. You don't need to employ fancy wordplay nor do you have to be entirely positive or encouraging. Patton is vulgar, crude, and harsh when describing what he wants his troops to do to their enemies, and as unconventional or unlikeable as it is, it works. Though he refers to himself as “eloquent” in his profanities, Patton is by no means eloquent by society's standards. This does not, however, stop him from being great.

  Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
It's the Gettysburg address! Do I really need to... I do? Okay, fine. The Gettysburg address is, to students today, a testament and lesson in writing concisely. In a single page- maybe a page and a half- Lincoln packed in as much meaning and purpose as a full length five-ten minute long speech. It's impressive, how he managed to pull it off without seeming rushed or shallow. There are many lessons to be learned from the Gettysburg address about holding an audience's attention through concise writing.

Forums Completed On Time
Communism Forum

Forums Completed Late
Martin Luther King- I Have Been to the Mountaintop
How Reagan Won the Cold War
Pericles V. Lincoln