It’s an honor to be here today to address HBS’s distinguished faculty‚ proud parents‚ patient guests‚ and most important the class of 2012. Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration‚ and I know that’s no longer true. I join all of you in grieving for your classmate….today still marks a distinct and impressive achievement for this class‚ so please join me in giving our warmest congratulations to the class…. As a kid‚ I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas
Premium Grandparent Family
Speech Communities Language is both an individual possession and a social possession. We would expect‚ therefore‚ that certain individuals would behave linguistically like other individuals: they might be said to speak the same language or the same dialect or the same variety‚ i.e.‚ to employ the same code‚ and in that respect to be members of the same speech community‚ a term probably derived from the German Sprachgemeinschaft. Indeed‚ much work in sociolinguistics is based on the assumption that
Premium Sociology Linguistics
Further Understanding Teenage Suicide. An Informative Speech Attention Grabber: According to Jay Schleifer in his book‚ Everything You Need to Know About Teen Suicide‚ “approximately 5000 teens take their lives each year‚ three times what it was in 1960” (Schleifer‚ 1988‚ p.12). Thesis: The thought of suicide can enters someone’s head at any given age. I. Introduction a. Think about how bad someone can feel emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally to go through the process of ending with their
Premium Suicide
Freedom of speech For the freedom of speech in specific jurisdictions‚ see Freedom of speech by country. "Freedom of expression" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Freedom of expression (disambiguation). For other uses‚ see Freedom of speech (disambiguation). Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously‚ but includes any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless
Free Freedom of speech First Amendment to the United States Constitution Human rights
SAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE (Monroe’s Motivated Sequence) Title: Organ Donation Name: Susie Smith General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Time: 8 min. 29 sec. I. INTRODUCTION (Attention) A. Attention Material/Credibility Material: 1. How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live
Premium Organ transplant Organ donation
Informative Speech Purpose: By the end of my informative speech the audience will understand the mystery behind hiccups. Most individuals do not know why people hiccup even though it is such a common uncontrollable body function. Before deciding on this topic I did a little bit of audience research and asked a group of six classmates whether they knew why we hiccup; nobody was able to give a clear correct reason‚ only guesses. Thus‚ this topic is relevant to my audience for the informative speech.
Premium Drinking water
Outside Speech Assignment After I watched the speech which was gave by Bill Gates in June 08‚ 2007 on the Harvard commencement‚ I felt more interesting in Bill Gates. According to the information offered by woopidoo.com‚ we can find the Biography of Bill Gates‚ which said‚ “Bill Gates is one of the most influential people in the world. He is cofounder of one of the most recognized brands in the computer industry with nearly every desk top computer using at least one software program from Microsoft
Premium Bill Gates
African-American Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. The commencement speech Powell gives at Howard University show his willingness and determination to overcome challenges. Not letting his race put a limitations on what he could or couldn’t do‚ shows that anyone can do anything and be anyone in this nation. It also shows how times have changed from the past from African Americans being slaves to running president and doing great things. Powell speech showed me in an encouraging way that you don’t have
Premium African American Race Nelson Mandela
PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Topic: Organ Donation Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. INTODUCTION Attention: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Ladies and gentlemen I’m here today to share with you my views on organ donation‚ in the hope that you will take them on board and give someone the ultimate
Premium Organ transplant Organ donation
Testimonial Speech I am delighted to be a part of this gala evening‚ and especially pleased to have the opportunity to share some of my thoughts and observations about this evening’s honoree -- and my good friend‚ Cliff Kendall. Leader of the year -- certainly the term fits Cliff like a glove. But look around the room. This place is filled with leaders. This is a "power lunch‚" moved to the evening and dressed up in black ties and cocktail dresses. So how‚ do you suppose‚ did the Board of
Premium Usain Bolt