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Analyse The Lyrics in Roots by Show of Hands »
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Watch the video and analyse the lyrics. What does this song say about our culture in Britain today?
Why is the songwriter angry?
Roots by Show of Hands
Now it’s been 25 years or more
I’ve roamed this land from shore to shore
From Tyne to Teign, or Severn to Thames
From moor to vale, from peak to fen
Played in cafes, pubs and bars
I’ve stood in the street with my own guitar
But I’d be richer than all the rest
If I had a pound for each request
For ‘Duelling Banjos’, ‘American Pie’
It’s enough to make you cry
‘Rule Britannia’, or ‘Swing...
A Transcript of a Speech by President George Bush »
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Transcript of President Bush’s address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night, September 20, 2001.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tempore, members of Congress, and fellow Americans, in the normal course of events, presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the union. Tonight, no such report is needed; it has already been delivered by the American people.
We have seen it in the courage of passengers who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground....
[ read full article ] »A Guide to Analysing Speech »
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George Bush…
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A. Bush heavily relies on emotive, or loaded lexis throughout his speech to Congress. This is clearly linked to the notion of “antithesis” – he wants and “us” and “them” situation with the enemy clearly defined.
The following terms are used to describe the US and her allies:
Civilians, freedom, democracy, women and children, unity, join together, friends, decisive, liberation, success, safeguard, justice, co-ordinate, free world, civilised world,...
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