Lou Gherig delivers a speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4th‚ 1939‚ commemorating his career and announcing his retirement due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Gherig’s purpose is to convey his gratitude for the support he received during his career‚ despite his diagnosis of a debilitating illness‚ by proclaiming ‘himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth’‚ emphasizing his optimistic perspective on life within adversity and highlighting the significance of family and friends over material
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Thank you President Johnson! Good morning to everyone. Buenas Dias a todos! Yes‚ you heard it loud and clear my friends‚ I am an alum of Westwood College. President Dwayne Johnson‚ Dean Thomas Bustamante‚ Our dear Program Chairs‚ Faculty and staff‚ Westwood College students‚ parents‚ relatives‚ friends and Class of 2015 – It a great pride and honor not only to join you on this special day but to be your key note speaker. I am humbled in a way that I am here in front of all of you. It was just
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FACE RECOGNITION INTRODUCTION • People have amazing ability to recognize and remember thousands of faces. • Face is an important part of who you are and how people identify you. • While humans have had the innate ability to recognize and distinguish faces for millions of years‚ computers are just catching up. • Face recognition is a fascinating problem with important commercial applications such as mug shot matching‚ crowd surveillance & witness face reconstruction. • In computer vision most
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Madison‚ Washington did not gain political power through persuasion. Nevertheless‚ Washington made many great contributions toward the young nation. And before his term came to an end‚ Washington reached out to the American people. Through his 1796 farewell address‚ Washington employs a patriotic tone and clarifies the dependency between the colonies in an effort to defend his stance on unification. Washington integrates a patriotic tone throughout his passage in order to instill a sense of pride within
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Farewell Speech by our Std XII Students Isha Desai-XII B Good Evening! For the better part of my life‚ this school has been my second home‚ and it’s really hard to talk about 14 years of memories in one short speech. Now that we’re all here today‚ officially saying Goodbye to this school‚ our teachers & to each other‚ it finally dawns upon me what a big piece of my life I’m leaving behind.. Some of you‚ I’ve known since forever and some of you‚ just a couple of years. You guys are some of
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that occupy a special place in our life. Though it is a traditional affair‚ it has a very deep impact on the students who are leaving their "alma mater" after a period of studies there. The memories of my school farewell day still linger in my mind with ever fresh emotions. The Farewell Day It is a day of excitement. I am going to have different way of life. So far‚ for the past twelve years of high school studies‚ everyday it dawned with the thoughts of studies and home work. But from tomorrow
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Farewell Party It is normally said that the prime time in the life of anyone is the time that he spends in school. This is‚ undoubtedly‚ golden age‚ which he recollects sentimentally for the rest of his life. And this golden era came to an end on 2nd February 2012‚ which happened to be my last day at school. It was the time to leave my school forever‚ where I had spent past ten years of my life. The farewell took place in a huge hall‚ jazzed up with strips of multi-colored paper‚ balloons and
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Derick Krones Junior Deputy During Junior Deputy this year‚ I learned that smoking is bad for your health. And‚ alcohol is bad for you‚ too. Smoking causes tar to build up in your lungs and can lead to cancer. I know cancer is a bad disease because I have lost my grandpa and grandma to cancer. Alcohol kills brain cells. It is important to learn and if you do not have all your brain cells‚ you will not be as smart which means you will not do as well in life. I liked getting to wear the drunk
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If you’d have told me a year ago that I’d be standing here in front of you talking about going on a mission‚ I’d have laughed at you. Well‚ here I am. It has been a long and interesting journey in getting me here today‚ but‚ as a popular Kenny Chesney song professes “The laughs‚ the smiles‚ the trials‚ the tears‚ it’s hard to hate what got me here.” Well‚ I’m here and am very excited to move on to this next chapter in my life. I’d be a fool to think that the coming years‚ though filled with
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of different ways because we like basketball. Furthermore‚ Randell does extraordinarily well in the subjects math and science. Randall is one the smartest students in his class. Randall is in one of the most elite clubs in his school the National Junior Honor Society. There is no more than fifteen of the top students in the school are in this club. Randall has the highest Grade Point Average in his school at an outstanding 4.97. To keep your Grade Point Average at that high of a number you have to
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