Napoleon Bonaparte Speech - Farewell to the Old Guard Napoleon Bonaparte - Farewell to the Old Guard (1814) following the failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies Soldiers of my Old Guard: I bid you farewell. For twenty years I have constantly accompanied you on the road to honor and glory. In these latter times‚ as in the days of our prosperity‚ you have invariably been models of courage and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable;
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60 years ago‚ girls in high school were not told that they should aspire to become lawyers. Seldom were they pushed to attend college—secretarial trade schools were the highest education expected of them. Instead‚ adult figures encouraged the younger generations of girls to become wives and mothers. Women were taught how to be the perfect wife by cleaning‚ cooking‚ raising children and never over-stepping her husband. My grandmother‚ who raised her children in the 70s‚ represented this ideal. While
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INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH MOTHER’S LOVE Ladies and Gentleman: It’s an honor to be given an opportunity to speak about a very important and lovable person in our lives today‚ a Mother. While I was surfing the internet‚ there is one quotation that catches my attention and I want it to share it with you. It goes this way: A mother’s love‚ how sweet the name‚ What is a mother’s love? A noble‚ pure and tender flame Enkindled from above To bless a heart of earthly mould The warmest love that
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General Purpose: To Inform Topic: To discuss the Burj Al Khalifa’s architectural structure and the construction of the building. Statement of Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the Burj Al Khalifa’s architectural structure and the construction of the building. Thesis Statement: The Burj al Khalifa‚ the world’s tallest single-standing structure‚ is the most carefully designed and constructed architecture piece in the world. I. Introduction A. Being Chicagoans‚ we find
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You have been invited to give a speech to the Australian Speaking Society on the topic ‘great speeches – the secret of success.’ Write the transcript for the speech including references to at least three speeches set for study. *** Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ an American essayist‚ lecturer and poet of the mid-19th century once said: “Speech is power: speech is to persuade‚ to convert‚ to compel‚” and how correct is he even today. Speeches are an essential form of communication in our society as it has
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Life as we know it: Stick Figures 9‚000 dollars for good breast implants‚ 4‚500 dollars for a face lift‚ 3‚800 dollars for a tummy tuck‚ 2‚800 for a nose job‚ and the list just goes on and on. These are just some of the many outrageous procedures that people undergo everyday around the world. Why do people do this? To look like a movie star of course. More and more people are becoming drawn into the craze of hovering over the television and reading every gossip magazine to see what’s happening
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Christmas in the Philippines (Filipino: Pasko sa Pilipinas)‚ one of two predominantly Christian countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor)‚ is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country has earned the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season‚[1] with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting variously until eitherEpiphany‚ the Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9 January‚ or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the third Sunday of January
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Secret Proctor & Gamble Figure Secret Line Since 1956 Proctor & Gamble has been selling the Secret Brand deodorant. This deodorant is marketed as an antiperspirant/deodorant and is targeted and manufactured just for women. Our cultural and social environment create a pressure to smell good and be sweat free‚ thus we use deodorants. It satisfies our personal needs‚ and is a product that typically you always have and use daily. This is an item that never goes out of style; all
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A heroic person is when someone serves the purpose of being a hero or doing incredible things. In the book there are ways that Odysseus serves to be a hero. He is a great example of a heroic person. In the book It states that Odysseus is very clever and one of the most important heros in the book. It says in the book “Odysseus is the cleverest of the Greek heros because he is guided by the Goddess of wisdom‚ Athena.” -Page 660. It states right out of the book that Odysseus is the cleverest out of
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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah My Topic is about any Leader‚ so In this world there are many leaders. We know most of them‚ but my speech is about “Quaid-e-Azam”. He was a Great politician and statesman of 20th century. He was generally known as the father of state of Pakistan. He was the leader of The Muslim League and served as the first Governor General of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam was his official names.His real name is Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-e-Azam (“The Great Leader”) and
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