You have been invited to give a speech to the Australian Speaking Society on the topic ‘great speeches – the secret of success.’ Write the transcript for the speech including references to at least three speeches set for study. *** Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ an American essayist‚ lecturer and poet of the mid-19th century once said: “Speech is power: speech is to persuade‚ to convert‚ to compel‚” and how correct is he even today. Speeches are an essential form of communication in our society as it has
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The Scio Township Hall was nearly silent when I entered. There were only a man and a woman sitting at a table on the one side of the meeting room. I was about to ask if I was in the right place‚ but before I could open my mouth‚ the woman greeted me and introduced herself as a member of the Land Preservation Commission (LPC). One by one‚ other commissioners started to trickle in‚ smoothly joining in on the conversation about ordinances presented at the Board meeting a few days prior. I wondered if
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The title of the speech is‚ “The surprising habits of an original thinker.” The speech was 15:25 minutes long and given by Adam Grant. Grant is an author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for five straight years‚ has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most influential management thinkers and Fortunes 40 under 40. He earned his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan‚ and his B.A.
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on the absolute ruin of self that one faces through Socrates words. Straight from his introduction with‚ “Good evening‚ gentleman. I’m plastered‚” (Symposium 213 A) it appears‚ as this speech will be a random comedic interlude to distract from the ideas of the form that had just come about in the end of The Speech of Diotima. However‚ there is an underlying sense of tragedy and the ruin of self behind Alcibiades stories. Alcibiades is completely transformed by Socrates words‚ “If I were to describe
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One of the different ways in which we can interpret Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is‚ as if it was a research of female identity and the way in which it was received and stereotyped by Victorian society. Helen Graham is‚ from the beginning of the novel‚ insignificant for people‚ a shadow in the society that she is living with and objectified by others even though‚ at the very beginning‚ we had the feeling that she was the centre of the narrative. During the novel and even from the start
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Vince Francis C. Calapan December 26‚ 2014 4-Fermionic Condensate Childhood Experience I can’t say that my childhood experience was so happy‚ wanna know why? Because some terrible incident happened in my childhood life. I was born on January 29‚ 1999‚ it was the feast day of St. Francis de Sales but later changed every January 24. It was the start of my childhood life and my childhood experience. I was the only son of Ervin and Jesusa Calapan‚ I was raised in a simple life‚ my father
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Hello and good evening family‚ friends‚ fellow students‚ teachers and faculty. I want to thank you all for gathering here today to help us take part in the graduation and celebration of the Class of 2018’s achievements and accomplishments. On behalf of this year’s seniors‚ I believe that we’ve learned a lot throughout our 13 years of education‚ which accounts to 2‚340 days‚ or 17‚550 hours. Although not all of us showed up every day‚ especially towards the ending where our senioritis really started
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artistic forms such as cave paintings and smaller objects used for legion purposes. One of the first caves to be discovered was Lascaux Cave in 1940‚ says to be dated from 15‚000s b.c.e. This cave contains very important and rare drawings such as “Hall of bulls”‚ and “Chinese horses”. The next period was called the Neolithic Period dating back to 8000-2300 b.c.e‚ the reason this period is important is because it starts the art work of pottery‚ metal work and massive stone arrangement’s called
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Samantha Webster CMST 2060 Informative Speech INTRODUCTION I. So‚ what did Jay-Z call his girlfriend before they got married? FEYONCÉ A. For those of you who laughed at my super corny joke‚ first off thank you‚ and secondly‚ I want to ask‚ how are you feeling after that laugh? B. Well if you feel any better its because I‚ being the wonderful classmate that I am just gave you a dose of the best medicine you can get‚ LAUGHTER! II. Laughter is a very powerful antidote for things such as
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Art Critique INTRODUCTION 1. Begin by introducing the work: list the artist‚ title‚ date‚ medium and approximate size. “The Wave” by Alexander Harrison‚ 1185‚ oil on canvas‚ approximately 3.5’x 9’ FORMAL ANALYSIS: Remember‚ the formal elements are: line‚ shape‚ color‚ volume‚ space‚ light and texture. 2. Discuss the lines in the painting. Where are they located? What direction do they go? Are they straight or curved‚ thick or thin
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