Word: speech
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ruben Blades delivered a speech to 50 students and faculty members at Kirkland House, before moving on to perform as master of ceremonies for the Cultural Rhythms Show in Sanders Theatre. The Grammy-winning singer, actor and composer was invited by the Harvard Foundation, which hosted both events...
During his speech, Blades emphasized the importance of education in his life and its value in developing countries like his native Panama. He illustrated his point with an anecdote about his return to Panama after completing law school...
...speech, Blades also discusseddifficulties he encountered in his pursuit of acareer in entertainment. He said that many peoplecriticized him for not choosing a moreconventional means of employment...
...close, 280 to 220. Under the rules of the Athenian assembly, a second vote was needed to determine the punishment Socrates would receive. By Stone's account, Socrates gave the jury no choice but to give him the death penalty. He refused to appeal to democratic ideals of free speech, for that would be an unacceptable concession to democracy...
Ogletree noted "the conspicuous absence" of Black participation in the bicentennial celebration of the Constitution. He said his concerns reflected a speech by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall last summer in which Marshall said he would not be celebrating, but carefully examining this "living document...