For some, Open Mic Night at the local bar might conjure up some pretty bad memories - random people yacking about this or that, one minute a guy tells you about the novel ways to trim your hedges into the likes of farm animals, while another talks about his belief that aliens live amongst us. You and your buddies roll your eyes and dash for the door. And this is for good reason! Neither speaker took the time to consider some very important things.
You see, when a speechwriter sets out to draft a winning speech, he not only considers the topic - he thinks about the speaker, audience and purpose of the speech. Why, you ask? He does this mostly to keep the attention and interest of his audience. Let's take a closer look at this.
I believe it is C) honest
Honest and 'onest would sound the same
What McCracken means by <em>the thrill of the terrifying </em>is the adrenaline one feels when one is scared. She says that she likes being scared, which she rarely got the opportunity to be, given that she was always surrounded by people, and her dreams and nightmares are the only places where she could be alone, and scared if she wanted to.
