Despite official accounts framing the elections as being relatively clean and peaceful (A 1992 New York Times article described the atmosphere throughout the country as “one of self-congratulation ...

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Wedding speeches are often the emotional heart of community participation in the reception — an opportunity for loved ones to share their joy, tell the couple's story and offer wisdom for the journey ...

A new book compiling 34 speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Indian culture, traditions and heritage was released in the capital on Friday, coinciding with World Heritage Day. Titled ...

An analysis of 8 million US congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022 reveals a significant decline in evidence-based rhetoric since the 1970s, reaching a historic low today.

Adapting an off-the-shelf AI language model, Lewandowsky and his colleagues analysed the words used in transcripts of 8 million congressional speeches given between 1879 and 2022. They compared ...

Can you talk a country to death? In the longest address ever delivered by a president of the United States to a joint session of Congress, Donald Trump attempted on Tuesday night to prove that yes ...

As we gear up for the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's biggest night, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the essence of authentic leadership revealed through the acceptance speeches delivered ...

Speeches averaged nearly three sentences in ... Thank you for acknowledging our work” — and had dished out a congratulation to producers for “allowing directors to make autonomous casting ...

Speeches averaged nearly three sentences in the 1950s but ... She did slip one in right at the end – “Thank you for acknowledging our work” — and had dished out a congratulation to producers for ...

All true. Still, a bit of self-congratulation may be a permissible indulgence in a gloomy world. Decorum can be overrated; communal whooping is a harmless catharsis. And the post-pandemic ...