When teaching eulogies as special occasion speeches, I explain that such speeches contain four parts: an expression of mutual grief because of the loss; an expression of praise for the one(s) who died; a consoling of the audience; and a vision of a better future because of the life or lives lost.
DAVID ROSMAN: Terrorism has defined America since 9/11
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 | 2:41 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:16 p.m. CDT, Sunday, September 11, 2011
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