| Description |
xiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; volume 91, number 6 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 91, no. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. To the graduating class -- Commencement address to the Reed School of Media class of 2019 / Hilde Kate Lysiak -- You need to know what you believe / Stacey Adams -- Your perspective is unique / Glenn Close -- Commencement address to the 2019 Harvard Business School graduates / Michael R. Bloomberg -- Take charge of Earth: turn your fear into excitement / Bill Nye -- Letting go of the old is part of a new beginning / Angela Merkel -- 2. Politics and policies -- Oval office address on immigration and border security / Donald Trump -- Solving illegal immigration[for real] / Sonia Nazario -- Remarks by President Trump at the National Rifle Association leadership forum: law & justice / Donald Trump -- You can hear the people in power shaking / David Hogg -- A call for action on gun control legislation (excerpt) / Cory Booker -- Trump impeachment statement / Nancy Pelosi -- Now is the time to act / John Lewis -- Remarks by President Trump on America's environmental leadership: energy & environment / Donald Trump -- 3. Responses in controversial political times -- Opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee / Christine Blassey Ford -- Vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh / Susuan Collins -- I'll be the bad buy / Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- Harris kicks off her Presidential campaign / Kamala Herris -- New York City campaign rally / Elizabeth Warren -- Exploring a 2020 run against Donald Trump / Bill Weld -- Hearing of former attorney to President Donald Trump / Michael Cohen -- Analyzing Trump's comments on the whistle-blower in a private meeting / by Gregory Korte, Jennifer Jacobs, and Nick Wadhams -- 4. Scientists and activists -- SACNAS: National diversity in STEM conference key address / Ellen Ochoa -- Scientific integrity in federal agencies (excerpt) / Michael Halpern -- You have stolen my dreams and my childhood / Greta Thurnberg -- Science activation: how do we get our science used by those in power? (excerpt) / Lucy Jones -- Speech on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing / Mike Pence -- 5. Health issues -- Remarks on the HEAL initiative / Alex M. Azar II -- Remarks on individual health insurance market rates / Alax M. Azar II -- State relief and empowerment waivers: Affordable Care Act / Seema Verma -- The cost of health care / Lamar Alexander -- SAMSHSA's 2018 national survey on drug use and health (excerpt) / Elinore F. McCance-Katz -- Time for physicians to create history together / Patrice A. Harris -- Advancing health care through the lens of history : health equity / James L. Madara. |
| 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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Social action -- United States -- History -- 21st century -- Sources.
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Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00862627
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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 |
Since 2000
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| Genre/Form |
Speeches. (OCoLC)fst01774286
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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Speeches.
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| Added Author |
Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781642652239 |
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1642652237 |
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