Michael Bagen SPE 101 Speech 12/14/10 Outline I. Attention getter: Going to Wedding‚ old man hits car i. Credibility: Real life situations with older drivers‚ Dad is an EMT and talks to me about calls all the time ii. Topics: The facts of old drivers‚ real-life stories‚ solutions iii. Thesis: I want a federal law to be passed that forces any driver the age of 65 and older to be retested every 3 years to not only save their lives‚
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Irony in ‘A Gospel according to Mark’ How would you feel accepting somebody into your family and allowing them to preach to you when they are not a religious believer themselves? As we learn more in Jorge Luis Borges story ‘The Gospel according to Mark’ we find a unique message that there exists some greater power in the universe that punishes those that do preach what they do not believe. Borges uses irony in a setting to realize the importance of knowing what you teach and the potential‚ yet
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a highly regarded work of American fiction. The story of the novel teaches us many lessons that should last any reader for a lifetime. The messages that Harper Lee relays to the reader are exemplified throughout the book using various methods. One of the most important and significant methods was the use of symbols such as the mockingbird image. Another important method was showing the view through a growing child’s (Scout Finch) mind‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and mouth.
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and showing the world miracles He was traveling through ancient times that lack detailed records. Records were taken but not as sophisticated as the 21st century records. For example Jesus wasn’t just driving around city to city preaching his word but instead He was walking miles and miles. Another important element for understanding the New Testament would be having an idea of the history. Next‚ understanding a place at a particular time can provide not only facts that back up the event but also confirm
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Unexpected Symbolic Outcome of "The Lottery" Violence and human cruelty are two horrible things that occurred a long time ago and continue to be an ongoing issue in our society today. Everyone has either experienced‚ been apart of‚ or witnessed these awful acts at least once in their lifetime. Author Shirley Jackson coveys both violence and human cruelty in her well known short story "The Lottery". "Jackson’s The Lottery" states‚ "The date of the lottery‚ its location‚ and the symbolic or ironic
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letters. The overall theme of the story is everything is not what it seems. Jackson utilizes the story to show how a person may not seem like the person you thought they were. Ms. Strangeworth appears to be a sweet old lady‚ but is she really? Throughout the story her true colors begin to reveal. Jackson develops this central idea through the use of irony. Through all three types of irony the theme is expressed. The first use of irony Shirley applies is verbal irony. When Ms. Strangeworth says to
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happens when you go looking for dishonesty. This is conveyed consistently throughout Othello through the use of repetition and dramatic irony. Shakespeare addresses the question of honesty‚ deceit and treachery through the use of repetition of “honest Iago”; the characters do not seem to notice Iago’s dishonesty. On the contrary‚ they praise him for being so honest. Short dramatic exclamatory sentences such as “o monstrous‚ monstrous!” are used to emphasise Othello’s lack of control and the power Iago
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Of all the tragedies of Shakespeare‚ Othello stands out prominently as the one in which the role of chance and accident is the largest. However‚ the larger occurrence of chance and accident in this play doesn’t mean that the significance of these in Othello is also greater than in other tragedies of Shakespeare. Bradley has excellently pointed out the importance of chances and accidents. The skill of Iago was extraordinary‚ but so was his good fortune. Again and again a chance word from Desdemona
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The Old Human After listening to the stories and experiences you gave us; the ROP students‚ I was quite happy that there is still hope for humanity. After which you gave us homework to observe how an old person is treated. I watched with my two eyes what unfolded. On Wednesday March 20th I walked into my local Subway to order a sandwich and right in front of me this old woman was wondering what to get. In front of me was an adult late thirties and two teenagers. I quickly noticed the kids acting
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we just need to go back were theres no Net‚ wifi. Stuying old ways are more effective but time consuming. But if you want to learn it will surely take time to do so. We cant literally blame people who invented this kind of entertainment since their objective is for the great and easy way of work. It is us the people who take advantage or maybe lazy or get addicted to it. We must have control. Like as if the government will control our time usage in wifi. (repeat) Studying is not that hard‚ we just
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