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    Memorial Service Speech Ever wonder silly little things like why security is so tight‚ why we are not allowed lotion on airplanes‚ and why the luggages permitted on a airplane are so small that you are not even sure if you can fit a paperclip in your baggage? This tragic event contributed to all these silly little things‚ believe it or not. It was the first time America realized that terror could strike at any moment. This tragic event started as what was believed to be a freak accident. An

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    Introduction A. Attention getting opening: “How can something with no recorded fatalities be illegal‚ and how many deaths is there a year from alcohol?” The Irony of it All - The streets B. Reason your audience would be interested in this speech: A lot of people in our age group are exposed to marijuana. We should know what it’s all about. C. Establish your credibility: I’ve seen people be exposed to this plant and I know how it can affect people. D. Thesis Statement:

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    Arthur Birling’s Speech “Good Afternoon everyone‚ I am Arthur Birling‚ I am the owner of Birling and Co‚ which is a factory business company that employs girls to work on sewing machines. I was the Lord Mayor of Brumley two years ago. And I am the husband of Sybil Birling and the father of Eric and Sheila Birling. I speak as a hard-headed businessman who takes his own risks. And I think that poor people should take their own risks as well without any help from the middle and higher class. They

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    Hidden Figures Analysis

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    Hidden figure summary. The movie " Hidden figures " was made to acknowledge the forgotten efforts and successes of three African American women‚ who fought for what was right even with the opposition they faced. These three women have been forgotten but their works are to be forever remembered. Katherine Johnson‚ a physiatrist and a mathematician who contributed to the United States space program; Mary Jackson‚ the first African American female engineer; and Dorothy Vaugh‚ NASA’s first African American

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    Family and Father Figure

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    My fault we can’t afford nicer things? While I would see the other kids getting picked up by their parents after school while I’m waiting on the school bus to take me home. At times it hurt‚ especially when I had to teach myself everything a father figure should have. Life without a father or in a single parent household has a burden on children‚ but it’s something that many children face in America today. It’s sometimes the reason why kids grow up and stray the wrong direction in life and then they

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    Informative Speech Outline 7/23/2010 Title: Pain medications nearly sack one of the NFL’s most successful quarterbacks. Topic: Pain Medications: Very easily abused and affects millions of lives. General purpose: To Inform and create awareness. Specific purpose: To inform the audience about the dangers of the prescription pain medication i.e. Vicodin (Hydrocodone) I. Introduction A. What NFL Quarterback is the first ever to win three MVP’s consecutively in a row while addicted

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    Hidden Figures‚ a 2016 film based on a true story by the Director Theodore Melfi. The film follows the lives of three female African-American women who endured racial discrimination‚ segregation as well as the patriarchal American society of the 1970s. These women acquired temporary jobs in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and were the brains behind launching the Friendship 7 into space. The Friendship 7 was the first rocket the Americans successfully sent to outer space. During

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    Good morning Mr. Henwood Mrs. jones and students‚ i want to show all of you why I want to be school council. If you want to be school council‚ you need all these different characteristics. I can tell you all now that I think I have what it takes to be part of school council comity. I had experienced being a school council in my old school but it didn’t go as well as it should have done. In year 6 at this school I tried being a school council but it didn’t work. I tried again in year 7 but it

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    Essay On Figure Skating

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    I started figure skating when I was 8 years old. I went to a birthday party at an ice rink‚ and signed up for skating shortly after. More advanced skaters filled the middle of the rink‚ doing spins and jumps. I fell in love the sport. I like how it was good for both summer and the winter. The feeling of you gliding around the ice in fun-filled strokes was amazing. My classes were amusing and I loved learning new things. A couple years later‚ after repeating hard levels of skating classes due to

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    Calpurnia Mother Figure

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    being murdered/beaten up‚ grown up and learned that fighting is not always the answer‚ and to ignore people when they say hurtful things. In this journal I will be evaluating. Calpurnia is a more suitable mother figure for the children than Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia is a better mother figure because‚ She knows

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