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Recitation Passages for Freshpersons of College of English Language and Literature, SISU Poems 1. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (Emily Dickinson) 2. A Sonnet (William Shakespeare) 3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Robert Frost) Speeches 1. As You Like It (William Shakespeare) 2. Address at Gettysburg (Abraham Lincoln) 3. The Tribute (Earl Spencer) 4. A Speech at the Welcome Ceremony in Xi’an (Bill Clinton) 5. Speech to the Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy (George W. Bush) Movies 1.A Selection from Mr.Holland’s Opus 2.A Selection from Scent of a Woman 3.The Script of Teachers Are People Essays 1.The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life (May Sarton) 2.Of Studies（Francis Bacon） Miscellaneous 1. The State of Illinois (Read by Ronald Reagan) 2. The State of California (Read by Nancy Reagan) Poems 1. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers Emily Dickinson Biography Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth (1830-1886), America’s best-known female poet and one of the foremost authors in American literature. Dickinson’s simply constructed yet intensely felt, acutely intellectual writings take as their subject issues vital to humanity: the agonies and ecstasies of love, sexuality, the unfathomable nature of death, the horrors of war, God and religious belief, the importance of humor, and musings on the significance of literature, music, and art. 2. Sonnet 18 William Shakespeare Biography Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), English playwright and poet, is recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. Shakespeare’s plays communicate a profound knowledge of the wellsprings of human behavior, revealed through portrayals of a wide variety of characters. He left behind a multitude of masterpieces, including 37 plays and 156 sonnets. Many of his plays are still performed and frequently adapted to movies. 3. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost Biography Frost, Robert (1874-1963), a homespun American poet, w