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To Whom Should I Speak Today
To Whom Should I Speak Today
Eric Feet
Yesterday is forgotten;
B. AUTHOR
An English Egyptologist
Born: August 12 1882, Liverpool
Died: February 22, 1934,1934
Peet's parents were Thomas and Salome Peet.
He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby and at Queen's College, Oxford.
From 1909 onwards he conducted excavations in Egypt for the Egypt Exploration Fund.
From 1913 to 1928 he was Lecturer in Egyptology at Manchester, though, though he
also saw service in World War I as a Lieutenant in the King's Regiment King's Regiment
(Liverpool).
From 1920 to 1933 he was Brunner Professor of Egyptology at the University of Liver
pool University.
In 1933 he was appointed Reader in Egyptology at the University of Oxford University.
The Queen's College, Oxford houses the University's Egyptology library, and it is
University's and it is named the Peet Library in his honor.
C. THEME:
*Sorrows
D. ANALYSIS (CENTRAL IDEA) The speaker's frustration and disillusionment with the actions and
attitudes of people in their contemporary society. The speaker is questioning whom they should
talk to or confide in because they perceive a lot of negativity and moral decay around them.
E. EVALUATIVE POINT: It is not about trusting people; it’s about knowing who to trust.