exhortation

Definitions of exhortation
  1. noun
    a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
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    communication
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  2. noun
    the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
    synonyms: incitation
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    persuasion
    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley

In this groundbreaking novel, Dr. Victor Frankenstein works feverishly to bring an inanimate creature to life — but when he finally succeeds, he is horrified by what he has unleashed.

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The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare

When Bassanio, a merchant, needs money to court Portia, his friend Antonio makes a risky deal with a moneylender. Read the full text here.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933), List 1

In the very depths of the Great Depression, a new president took office. Franklin D. Roosevelt would serve longer than any other president. He would bring the nation out of its worst economic crisis and through most of World War II. Read the full text here. This list covers paragraphs 1–6. Here are links to our lists for the speech: List 1, List 2, List 3

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