1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
andriy [413]
3 years ago
8

2. Read the excerpt from “Acres of Diamonds,” a speech given by Russell H. Conwell at a graduation ceremony at Temple University

. Then answer the question. excerpt from “Acres of Diamonds” What is the speaker’s purpose and viewpoint in “Acres of Diamonds”? How does the speaker use rhetoric to advance his purpose and clearly convey his viewpoint? Use evidence from the text to support your response. Your response should be one or two complete paragraphs. Answer: Type your answer here.
English
1 answer:
loris [4]3 years ago
8 0

Russell Conwell was a baptist minister, the first president of Temple University and a captain during the Civil War. At the ten year reunion of his troops, he delivered the Acres of Diamonds speech. He was asked to deliver the speech thousands of times in cities all over the world. Ticket sales paid for his travel and accommodations. The remaining money he sent back to Temple, where it paid for the education of nearly 2000 students.


The speech is a commentary on attitudes toward money and wealth. It urges the audience to discover the wealth in front of them rather than search far off places in vain or believe that success is unattainable.

You might be interested in
What is transcendentalism?
Rasek [7]
Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement that was developing by the late 1820s and '30s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality. The doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School was of particular concern.
3 0
3 years ago
Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.
liubo4ka [24]
This scene takes place after Juliet has been found dead. The answer is that they feel it is too sad a day to play any music.
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
In his Inaugural Address, what reasoning does John F. Kennedy give for seeking peace with America's enemies? Select all that app
MissTica
I'm pretty sure its A, C, and D
6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is a good hook for the prompt "When does imagination overcome reason" ?
Lyrx [107]
Have you ever wondered if your imagination was reality ?well sadly that usually won't happen.
4 0
3 years ago
Both petroleum and coal are made up of complex carbon-based molecules, and both originated with living creatures of some kind. B
Troyanec [42]
The clue word that indicates a contrast is B) However. 

The writer uses the word "However" to go from describing all the similarities between coal and petroleum to describing a difference between them. When she says "<span>However, petroleum was mainly formed from the remains of ocean-dwelling microorganisms", we know that coal must have been mainly formed in a different way. The sentence that follows confirms this, stating that coal originated from dead vegetation. </span>
6 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • PART A: Which of the following best identifies the
    9·1 answer
  • Which research questions would be the most effective in researching the effects of television on children? Check all that apply.
    13·1 answer
  • Expository writing is designed to<br><br> argue<br> entertain<br> explain<br> persuade
    7·2 answers
  • What was “the Locusts” ?
    9·1 answer
  • Habit is to custom as transition is to _____.
    6·2 answers
  • What main purpose does the third paragraph (lines 10-19) serve in
    13·1 answer
  • Write a paragraph on the importance of empathy and cooperation.​
    6·2 answers
  • Help please and noooooo please nooo links that don’t work
    7·2 answers
  • Who visited Scrooge for a donation for the poor?
    12·1 answer
  • What are the main events of the story ""New Chicago"" by Kelley Armstrong?
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!