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SUMMARY:The frequency of ‘America’ in America - Adam Kashlak\, Statist
 ical Laboratory
DTSTART:20171114T191500Z
DTEND:20171114T213000Z
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CONTACT:Peter Watson
DESCRIPTION:From nascent European colonies to a global superpower\, the Un
 ited States of America has risen in many aspects throughout its history.  
 One such aspect is rhetoric.  Specifically\, each successive American pres
 ident speaks more and more frequently of America.  In this talk\, we will 
 examine historical speeches from present day Barack Obama to the founding 
 father George Washington who in 1790 first addressed congress in what has 
 now come to be known as the State of the Union (SOTU) address.  Across the
  227 years worth of SOTU speeches and written reports as well as inaugural
  addresses\, we will track the usage of one specific word\, "America\," an
 d attempt to predict the rhetoric of the profoundly unpredictable Presiden
 t Donald Trump.  This talk is based on the winning article of the Royal St
 atistical Society's 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition.
LOCATION:Statistical Laboratory\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilbe
 rforce Road\, CB3 0WB
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