Read this excerpt from a speech. i am from small town, usa, and usually i am proud of my heritage. but in the past few years, i have wanted to expand my horizons. i have wanted to forge a connection with far-off, exotic places. perhaps you have felt stifled by the limits of our small town as well. well, i have the solution! sign up to learn a foreign language at the community center. my french class has opened my imagination to quebec, paris, and abidjan! what line reveals the speaker’s efforts to relate to the audience? but in the past few years, i have wanted to expand my horizons. i have wanted to forge a connection with far-off, exotic places. perhaps you have felt stifled by the limits of our small town as well. my french class has opened my imagination to quebec, paris, and abidjan!