The pony express The Pony Express was founded in 1860 by the Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express a freight company that supplied goods to the western part of the United States. COC&PP wanted the Overland Mail Company’s million-dollar government contract that used the Southern Route‚ so it set out to prove that the shorter Central Route could actually be used all year long Original Pony Express mailing rates were $5 per half-ounce‚ but that was later lowered to $1 a half-ounce. Eighty
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Speech Assignment Five Type of speech: Persuasive Persuasive type: Question of policy Time limits: 6-7 minutes Visual aid: Required Typed outline: Required Bibliography: Required Copy of Sources Used: 4 Required Assignment Synopsis: This is the most important speech of the semester. Start early and work really hard on this one. Students are to present a 6-7 minute persuasive speech on a current‚ controversial topic of state‚ regional‚ national‚ or international
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Graduation speech Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi Wa Barakat uh Good evening distinguished guests‚ mothers‚ sisters‚ grandmothers‚ friends‚ teachers‚ our beloved admin‚ and‚ of course‚ last but not least the beautiful‚ amazing‚ guests of honor also known as the senior graduates of 2016. Welcome to the graduation ceremony for the graduating class of 2016. I am proud to be representing the voices of my fellow seniors on this final day of our high school career. And I am sure the lot of us would truly
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SPEECH WRITING Format of a Speech: 1. Salutation 2. Introduction of the speaker and the topic as the case may be. 3. Expression of one’s views 4. Compare and Contrast your views with others 5. Use of illustrations to impress meaningful pictures on the minds of the audience‚ and thereby‚ stimulate interest‚ highlight important ideas‚ and facilitate learning. 6. Summing up or Conclusion Purpose of a Speech: To convey information orally to a large gathering of people‚ forcefully and convincingly
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Koraima Suarez Speech 112 Mrs. Nina Askary langaroudy Summary Chapter 1 and 2 10/10/13 Chapter one explains the essential skills of public speaking. Public Speaking was developed soon after our species began to talk‚ it was ancient Greece and Rome. This chapter discusses the benefits we understand from studying public speaking‚ plagiarism is the first thing we have to avoid. The fear of speaking in public is very hight. Chapter 1 tell us about how at the end of the course we will
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Greg Critser lives in Pasadena‚ California‚ and writes regularly for USA Today and the Los Angeles Times on issues of nutrition‚ health‚ and medicine. An authority on the subject of food politics‚ Critser has been interviewed by PBS and other media‚ and his writing on obesity earned him a James Beard nomination for best feature writing in 1999. Embarrassed by a passing motorist who shouted "Watch it‚ fatso‚" Critser went on a diet and lost forty pounds. In the process he discovered that in America
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Ms. Lindsey 2014-2015 Speech Syllabus Hello students! We are going to have a great semester in Speech! This syllabus is to provide you with some guidance into how I expect the class to go during your time this semester. Below are my expectations for this course. It is a required course and you cannot graduate without passing this class. I hope you all do your best and work hard! According to national surveys‚ fear of public speaking ranks among Americans’ top dreads‚ surpassing fear of illness
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United Way and the Boy Scouts of America Background The United Way of America is an organization which takes in donations from people and businesses and distributes the funds to programs across the nation to help serve the community. One of the organizations which receive funds from the United Way‚ is the Boy Scouts of America. In 1990‚ an assistant scoutmaster was found out to be gay and was expelled from the Scouts as consequence. This went to the courts with the final verdict being that
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Scout Finch. Harper Lee uses many great writing techniques to create vivid characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird". One of the most defined characters as well as interesting is Scout Finch‚ the young daughter of Atticus and loving sister to Jem. Scout is a girl full of many qualities. Three of Scout’s salient characteristics‚ which contribute to her charm but also keep her in trouble‚ are her feistiness‚ intelligence‚ and curiosity. Scout Finch is a girl who stands up for her family heritage‚ whether
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prepare for your fi rst speech and as a checklist for all the speeches you give in your public speaking class. You can also use the guide as a handy reference for speeches you give aft er college. Presenting a speech involves six basic stages: 1. Determining your purpose and topic (Chapter 4) 2. Adapting to your audience (Chapter 5) 3. Researching your topic (Chapter 6) 4. Organizing your ideas (Chapter 8) 5. Practicing your speech (Chapter 12) 6. Presenting your speech (Chapter 12) Th ese
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