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Charles Wesley Emerson
Charles Wesley Emerson (1837–1908) was an American minister, educator, and the founder of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He was deeply interested in oratory and speech, believing in the power of communication to shape character and influence society. Emerson authored several books, including "Evolution of Expression," which emphasized the importance of effective public speaking. His educational philosophy was rooted in fostering individual expression and personal development, values that remain central to Emerson College today.
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INTRODUCTION. Teach me, then, To fashion worlds in little, making form, As God does, one with spirit,—be the priest Who makes God into bread to feed the world. —Richard Hovey. The revised edition of the "Evolution of Expression" is issued in response to frequent requests from teachers and students for a formulation of those principles upon which natural...
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SLIDE. Thus far in the student's development, his mind has dealt chiefly with each subject as a Whole. Now he begins to find a new interest in showing his hearers that the discourse is made up of a series of definite Parts. He takes delight in fixing their attention upon each part in succession. As in crossing a brook on stones, a person poises for a moment, first on one stone, then on another, so...
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