| Description |
xiii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; volume 89, number 6 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 89, no. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. To the graduating class -- Commencement speech to the University of Southern California class of 2017 / Will Ferrell -- Remarks to the Howard University class of 2017 / Kamala D. Harris -- Building collective resistance / Sheryl Sandberg -- I see you, I love you / Cory Booker -- Address to the Harvard University class of 2017 on success, failure, and entrepreneurship / Mark Zuckerberg -- Remarks to the Brooklyn College class of 2017 / Bernie Sanders -- Be brave. Take the leap. Do it. Dare it. Courage. / Anna Quindlen -- 2. Making America great again -- Farewell speech / Barack Obama -- Inaugural address / Donald Trump -- Remarks to US Department of State employees / Rex W. Tillerson -- Address to the people of Poland / Donald Trump -- Press briefing on US immigration policy / Sarah Sanders and Stephen Miller -- 3. The year in review -- Remarks at the United Nations advocating for action against the Assad regime / Nikki Haley -- Racism is evil / Donald Trump -- Returning to the Senate after defeating the "skinny" health care bill speech / John McCain -- Working together / Chuck Schumer -- Removing New Orleans' Confederate monuments / Mitch Landrieu -- How Facebook is fighting back against Russia's election interference / Mark Zuckerberg -- 4. Resistance and persistence 2017 -- 2016 postelection speech / Elizabeth Warren -- State of the State Address / Jerry Brown -- Do not try to divide us / Gloria Steinem -- Climate statement / Mike Bloomberg -- History cannot be deleted like web pages / Angela Davis -- Bias is the enemy of science / Adam Savage -- Flake announces Senate future / Jeff Flake -- 5. Free speech on campus -- Say no to campus thuggery / Ben Shapiro -- Statement on truth-seeking, democracy, and freedom of thought and expression / Robert P. George and Cornel West -- Free inquiry on campus: a statement of principles / Middlebury College Faculty -- The importance of free speech on college campuses / Jeff Sessions -- 6. DREAMers and DACA -- Keep the door open for Dreamers / Joe Kennedy III -- We cannot admit everyone / Jeff Sessions -- Statement on the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) / Barack Obama. |
| Subject |
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 21st century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017 -- Sources.
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Civil rights -- United States -- Sources.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Sources.
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Social action -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Sources.
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Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00862627
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Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social action. (OCoLC)fst01122251
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American. (OCoLC)fst01129325
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
Speeches.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Speeches. (OCoLC)fst01774286
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| Added Author |
H.W. Wilson Company, compiler.
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| ISBN |
9781682174562 (v.89, no.6) |
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1682174565 (v.89, no.6) |
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9781682174500 (volume set) |
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1682174506 (volume set) |
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