Tracy’s Introductory Speech 1. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Story about an exciting night: I had glue pinching from my fake eyelashes‚ a sticky rump from gluing a swimsuit to my butt‚ and a pounding heart praying my name wouldn’t be called…at least not yet. (Ad lib.) The circumstances I’m describing --spring of 2001--Miss Illinois Pageant --top ten-- Miss Blackhawk Valley—only 9 places away from a trip to Miss America! (Ad lib.) B Credibility Statement: My friend Erika Harold won--became
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style‚ the steadiness style‚ and the cautious style. Dominance Style The dominance style has two main governing needs. These needs are the need to control and the need to achieve. People who fit into the dominance style are goal-orientated go-getters. They find themselves most comfortable when they are in charge of people and situations. People with the dominance style are fast-paced‚ task-oriented‚ and work quickly and impressively by themselves. They are annoyed by delays and challenge outdated
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Arnold Friend who was introduced at the middle of the story as an insignificant character‚ turned out to be one of the most hated and feared character in the story. “Connie liked the way he was dressed‚ which was the way all of them dressed.” (46) This psychopathic man’s obsession to having Connie all for his own was extremely unprovoked. Connie’s rebellious behavior gave him no reason to approach Connie in such way. When arnold friend appeared at her house while
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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Sherman Alexie. The narrator‚ Junior or Arnold‚ introduces himself to us: he is a hydrocephalic‚ meaning he was born with water on the brain. He is also a budding artist and hopes to use his words to connect with people. In the story‚ Arnold undergoes a series of alcohol-related losses: first his grandmother is hit by a drunk driver‚ then his dad’s best friend Eugene is shot in the face at a 7-11‚ and his sister Mary dies in a trailer fire. Meanwhile‚ Arnold has decided that he is multi-tribal‚ looking
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accompanied by a friend. The driver introduces himself as Arnold Friend and asks Connie to join him for a ride. During the course of their conversation‚ Connie realizes that Arnold is a threat. Arnold’s language becomes more sexually explicit and violent‚ and he threatens to harm her family if she calls the police. Connie makes a last-ditch effort to call the police‚ but panics and is unable to make the call. In the end‚ she leaves the house and joins Arnold. As you can see Connie is just an average teenage
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would increase the likelihood of injuries among the athletes. Again‚ these athletes were held as the pillars of their community‚ as school sports is often the main attention-getter of these small towns. Testimonials began to confirm the negative effects drug use was having on the players‚ as there were noticeable effects on attention and performance. Both the football and wrestling coach began to notice more serious injuries occur to their athletes‚ who they believed were also using drugs. The school
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I think Ada smith is a motivated person that’s out to get things done.I think this because Ada had a terrible childhood‚and a tough upbringing‚she learned how to outsmart her strict mother‚also she did the impossible‚well‚with her odds. This is the life of Ada Smith‚London‚England‚summer 1939.This young lady had the worst childhood you can think of‚her mother beats her senseless‚she can’t go outside of one room (not why you think‚because of Ada’s foot).She can’t even wear shoes due to her clubfoot
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Study Guide/ Language Arts Mid-Term Exam Literature & Reading 1. “Mother in Manville” by Marjorie Rawlings (Review the story in your IRN) “Mother in Manville” by Marjorie Rawlings is a story about a boy‚ Jerry‚ who lives in an orphanage and works for the narrator of the story. The setting takes place high up in the Carolina Mountains. Jerry‚ after he and the narrator become close‚ tells the narrator about his mother. This upsets the narrator. But when she leaves at the very end‚ she
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people can interpret this story many ways. What is Arnold Friend or Connie trying to represent? What is Oates trying to tell her audience? Most do interpret it as a girl being taken away from home by a monster. The ground situation of this short story is about a young and attractive 15-year-old girl seeking
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