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    Persuasive Speech from Captain Hook Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ I have‚ may it please the court and jury‚ a few words to say. In the first place‚ I do not deny anything that the court has against me. Of course‚ I am here to make an appeal to the court to acknowledge that I did not have any intention to kill Peter Pan. I didn’t mean to severely injure him by any means‚ but you must understand that he tried to attack me and take someone I dearly cared for. I therefore urge you to listen

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    Now if you’ll excuse me‚ i’m taking your man‚ and later the title of ‘cheer captain’” I grabbed Isaac’s hand and turned away from her walking to the tops of the bleachers. “You’re a fiery little thing aren’t you?” He laughed and laid his arm around my shoulders. Asriel looked up at us and stared‚ as I smiled and grabbed his hand making sure she could see. “You know‚ she’s always jealous. Even when no one does anything wrong. It drives me insane.” he frowned a bit and i felt my heart drop. “You should

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    Captain Torres’ character is over-confident‚ ruthless‚ and blasé. Firstly‚ Torres is an over-confident man. His presence is loud and hard to go unnoticed. His actions and words reflect a state of mind of being a know-it-all and diving into dangerous situations with no fear‚ “They told me you would kill me. I came to find out if it was true. But it’s not easy to kill. I know what I’m talking about.” (Tellez 184) Torres is so confident that he knowingly put his life at risk under the impression that

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    meant to be. Not even my nerves could mar this momentous occasion. On I played Carnegie hall. “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” is a common question. When violinist Mischa Elman was famously asked this question‚ he simply replied “Practice.” This joke has circulated for many years now‚ but there is much truth in the statement. For any musician who aspires to play at Carnegie‚ practice is essential. My own journey to Carnegie was much more complicated‚ however. In my town‚ music

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    amongst their societies‚ which led to them becoming “heroes”. Andrew Carnegie‚ a man you could use as the definition of “multi-millionaire”‚ was indeed a hero . He became one of the most successful businessmen not only by renovating the American steel industry through a process called vertical integration or creating jobs for millions of people‚ but also by being an indulgent philanthropist. He was a true hero. ! Andrew Carnegie didn’t come from a rich family; he was born into a poor family in

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    In the story Greenville‚ Emily Carr describes how each totem pole are not seen as art for the native people. Instead‚ they view the poles as supernatural beings. These beings are alive and able to speak but are only understood by the natives. Carr also states that Each individual clan have their own unique crest carve on their poles. These crests signify and showcase what the clan represent. In the story‚ it also stated that each individual man can have his own unique totem pole. These poles represent

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    Dear‚ Captain Nielson and Whitney You are probably wondering what happened to me‚ the last night that I had been on the ship after Whitney had gone to bed. I went to smoke pipe on the afterdeck. I had heard 3 gun shots somewhere‚ off in the blackness. When I heard the gun shots I went to see if there was anything I could see. But I couldn’t see anything so I got up onto the railing for a greater elevation‚ and then a rope hit my pipe and it was knocked from my mouth. As a reaction I lunged for it

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    Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ I am Cadet Captain Aaron Aguilera representing the Montbello Campus Warriors 10th Battalion of the Denver JROTC Brigade. I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Windsor Garden Club for hosting this event and inviting me and my fellow cadets to participate in this fine competition. Regardless of who wins‚ you’ve pushed us all to become better citizens by giving us this unique opportunity. I was asked to write a speech about myself but how

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    Despite the fact that many had viewed John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie as "Tycoons of Industry" or "Robber Barons"‚ these two industrial giants begged to differ. "Robber Baron" was a name given to industrial giants in the late 19th century who were believed to have become wealthy through unethical means‚ such as questionable stock-market operations. Rockefeller once stated "...and only through such successive steps and by a great aggregation of capital is America today enabled to utilize the

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    Mecca Nelson Mrs. Balas & Ms. Delivuk Period 8 2/7/13 Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman show the effect the death of a great President has on the nation in their two pieces “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Funeral Train.” They include significant details such as the amounts of people affected and the shock of the nation due to this tragic event. Whitman and the American people in Sandburg’s piece have two unique but somewhat similar responses to Lincoln’s assassination. In “The Funeral

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