Lundi, 23 Mars, 2015
Verse of the Day: « Heureux l'homme
qui supporte patiemment la tentation; car, après avoir été éprouvé, il recevra
la couronne de vie, que le Seigneur a promise à ceux qui l'aiment.» Jacques
1.12
Quote of the Day: “If they are bigger than us…they
have their feet as low as ours.”—Blaise Pascal
«S’ils sont plus
grands que nous…ils ont les pieds aussi bas que les notres.»—Blaise Pascal
French Fun Fact:
France ruled the second largest colonial empire in the world controlling
8.6% of the world’s land. (confessedtravelholic.com)
What’s Really
Happening Over Here:
Weather – Mostly
Cloudy, Precip. 0%
Temperature – 40⁰F,
high of 47⁰
News – Paris ends
smog-fighting curbs as air clears (thelocal.fr)
More News – http://www.lefigaro.fr/
A Day In the Life:
I had too much work to catch up on yesterday to catch the
service at church, but I was still able to learn a bit. I watched and analyzed
a sermon by Chuck Swindoll given in 2012 at Dallas Baptist Seminary, where he
is currently the Chancellor. Although my notes were specifically on his
speaking style, you can watch the video for yourself here:
For those few of you who might be interested, here are my
notes on his speaking style!
Observations
Chuck Swindoll
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Powerful quote: “My job is to get grown men to
do what they do not enjoy doing, so that they can do what they always dreamed
of doing.”—Tom Landry
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Humor – intellectual/dry/self-depricating
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Voice – almost like a grandfather: calming; makes
you feel you can trust him; commanding when he raises it
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Body movement – very dynamic: leans forward;
backward; side to side; but stays behind the pulpit
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Hand/arm movement – expressive: a lot of
top-down movement; and self to crowd movement, often reaching out towards the
audience (subconsciously identifying with them, placing himself level with
rather than above them); controlled
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Artistic proofs – ethos (the chancellor of the
school, but the speaker who introduced him did a good job of highlighting who he
is and what he has done for those who might not know), pathos (always ‘you and
I’, ‘we’, ‘struggle’, consistent use of voice inflection to express the gravity
of what he is speaking about)
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Inartistic proofs – Scripture: completely based
on Scripture
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Rhythm – overall slow paced: does not
necessarily speed up, just raises and lowers his voice
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Language – articulate: speaks like an academic
(as he is); uses repetition, ‘It is a race run…’
Alcibiades
Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Scambonidae
(/ˌælsɨˈbaɪ.ədiːz/;[1] Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης Κλεινίου Σκαμβωνίδης, transliterated
Alkibiádēs Kleiníou Skambōnidēs; c. 450 – 404 BC), was a prominent Athenian
statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's
aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the
Peloponnesian War. He
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| Alcibiades |
During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades
changed his political allegiance several times. In his native Athens in the
early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy and was a prominent
proponent of the Sicilian Expedition, but he fled to Sparta after his political
enemies brought charges of sacrilege against him. In Sparta, he served as a
strategic adviser, proposing or supervising several major campaigns against
Athens. In Sparta too, however, Alcibiades soon made powerful enemies and felt
forced to defect to Persia. There he served as an adviser to the satrap
Tissaphernes until his Athenian political allies brought about his recall. He
then served as an Athenian general (Strategos) for several years, but his
enemies eventually succeeded in exiling him a second time.
The Sicilian Expedition was the idea of Alcibiades, and
scholars have argued that, had that expedition been under Alcibiades's command
instead of that of Nicias, the expedition might not have met its eventual
disastrous fate. In the years when he served Sparta, Alcibiades played a
significant role in Athens's undoing; the capture of Decelea and the revolts of
several critical Athenian subjects occurred either at his suggestion or under
his supervision. Once restored to his native city, however, he played a crucial
role in a string of Athenian victories that eventually brought Sparta to seek a
peace with Athens. He favored unconventional tactics, frequently winning cities
over by treachery or negotiation rather than by siege. Alcibiades's military
and political talents frequently proved valuable to whichever state currently
held his allegiance, but his propensity for making powerful enemies ensured
that he never remained in one place for long; and by the end of the war which
he had helped to rekindle in the early 410s, his days of political relevance
were a bygone memory.
(The above information on Alcibiades is a direct quote from
the Wikipedia.com article
detailing his life.)
