Essay #3 of my 42 Deep Thoughts project

Essay #2 in my 42 Deep Thoughts project

The first essay in my 42 Deep Thoughts project.

Intro to my new series, 42 Deep Thoughts.

Audio clipped from Vox's today explained podcast: https://www.vox.com/today-explained, https://rss.art19.com/today-explained

the last 2 minutes from March 14, 2018

On August 28, 1963

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most

powerful speeches of all time.

I know I cannot do this speech justice. But to be honest, I’m not doing any of these speeches justice.

I’m studying and I’m practicing.

I’m studying history, and what makes a great speech.

and I’m practicing my oratory.

I’m doing so with the words of masters in my mouth,

and I’m grateful for the opportunity to study these great words.

So please forgive me for butchering some of the most

moving and eloquent words spoken...

On April 8, 1933,

the Main Office for Press and Propaganda

of the German Student Union

proclaimed a nationwide "Action against the Un-German Spirit",

which was to climax in a literary purge or "cleansing" by fire.

On May 10, 1933,

Nazi Germany staged an event unseen since the middle ages

young German students from universities,

which formerly had been regarded as among the finest in the world,

gathered to burn over 25k books.

On April 6th, two days before the initial declaration,

William Lyon Phelps of Yale University,

who taught the first American University course

on the Modern Novel

shared the following thoughts on a public radio broadcast.

ON June 14, 1946

The Baruch plan was proposed

during it’s first meeting

of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.

Less than a year after the US dropped fat man and little boy

it was time to put in motion a plan

to make sure that such destruction

could be prevented

from ever happening again.

Hi, I’m Jack Reichert,

I decided to practice my oratory skills by reading speeches and essays.

Since I’m already recording it, I thought I’d share it with you.

So without further ado. Bernard Baruch’s Speech

before the first session

of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Hunter College, New York

On May 10th 1940 Germany invaded Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The United Kingdom invaded Iceland and Belgium declared a state of emergency.

As the new prime minister, Churchill was called on to form a wartime coalition government.

On May 13, 1940 Winston Churchill gave his First Speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons.

Hi I’m jack.

I decided to practice my oratory muscles by recording myself speaking out loud. And since I”m doing that, I decided to put it out there.

Today I will share what Churchill said on that day...

I wrote this next piece about a year ago while pondering the trend that was emerging

to ensure that everyone has a “safe space” to protect them from ideas they don’t like.

Hi I’m jack.

I decided to flex my oratory muscles by recording myself speaking out loud. And since I”m doing that, I decided to put it out there.

You’ll find on this podcast essays and speeches, some I wrote, others I didn’t. All I’m thinking about.i