think‚ as he had‚ of reconquering the whole Mediterranean and recreating the Roman Empire. In particular‚ they wanted to take Jerusalem‚ the city ofJesus Christ‚ away from the Islamic Fatimids who were ruling it. In 1095 AD Pope Urban made a great speech at Clermont (CLAIRE-mant) in southern France‚ where he urged the people to take up weapons and go fight to free Jerusalem from the rule of the Fatimids. People were wildly enthusiastic. Even children and old women and old men wanted to go. People
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Charles McGranaghan English 100 30 October 2011 The King’s Speech The King’s Speech‚ is a film about the Duke of York‚ who is suddenly crowned as King George VI of England. The only problem that the Duke of York possessed is that he suffers from a horrible speech impediment that causes him to “freeze up” or stammer in front of people while talking. His wife‚ Elizabeth‚ arranges her husband to attend and be in the presence of a speech therapist. Although King George VI is hesitant at first‚ nevertheless
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English Speech: How would you feel if your mother had to clean other people’s houses to make a living? How far would you really go for a friend‚ would you sacrifice a love life‚ your education? Out of all the books I have read‚ I absolutely love Tim Winton’s short stories‚ 2 short stories that I loved are “On Her knees” and “Big World”. I have particularly enjoyed “On her knees” not only because of its intriguing name but because it depicts the issue of dignity throughout the whole story and
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The King’s Speech When I think about the film The King’s Speech I think of personal problem and courage. King Gorge VI had a personal problem and that he stammered. This problem made him unable to do his task like giving speech to people. He tried hard to overcome this problem. Sometimes he got disappointed and felt he failed and is not a good fit for his job. I saw how he sometimes became hopeless and disappointed. Also courage comes in my mind when I think of this film. The King decided
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should know. b. Topic Revelation: Today I will tell you about the benefits of watermelon and its significance in Vietnamese culture. c. Relevance Statement: Watermelon has come to our world for more than 6‚000 years ago. According to Live Gourmet webpage published in 2011‚ “watermelon is chief of this world’s luxuries‚ king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.” d. Preview: Today‚ I would like to talk about watermelon’s history‚ how it represents Vietnamese culture‚ and
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article titled “Born free or free fall?” in the ‘City Press’‚ written by Dion Chang‚ states‚ “In South Africa‚ many young people do not have the support systems all children should have growing up.” He goes into detail about what is happening to the youth in South Africa today and speaks about the ‘Born Free Generation’ and the path that they are following. Agreeing with Chang on the points that have been mentioned‚ he started off with the topic of “broken family syndrome”. Studies presented‚ show that
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A very good morning to honourable judges‚ awesome time-keepers and my beloved peers. Ladies and gentleman‚ today‚ I will talk about an interesting topic‚ chasing our dreams. Today‚ I will tell you how each and every person who is in this room can pursue with the dream of your life. First and foremost‚ someone who wants to chase his or her dreams should be passionate about their dreams. Undying passion and burning desire are the driving forces that lead to success‚without them‚ your dream cannot be
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President of the Student Council. Last year ago‚ our department- the CHS Department had least number of enrollees. We did have some worries about that issue. WHY? Were worried that they will be not accepting any enrollees for the next school year. Worries that some of our clinical instructors will not be around for the next school year. And siyempre were worried about our involvement in the school campus. Marami kaming naisip na pwedeng mangyari. Andiyan yung “OUTSIDERS” na nga dati‚ “OUTCAST nanaman
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suicide? Should there be any legal constraints at all? A. Might it be allowed only to stop the suffering of the terminally ill? B. What about people whose illnesses deprive life of its meaning–not terminal‚ but severely handicapped‚ or dying over years‚ but not immediately terminal. Should they be allowed to kill themselves? C. What about those who can’t do it themselves? Should assisted suicide be allowed? B. Suicide: How should the community relate to the problem of suicide
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various marketing methods‚ the most common method being advertisements. However many companies behind these ads choose not to disclose certain important facts about their product. On a box of Newport cigarettes the warning label reads as; Surgeon General’s Warning: Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide‚ although this is a true fact about cigarette smoke the supplier failed to include the product can also cause lung cancer (popline.org)‚ along with many other side effects. It is only right that
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