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    The name New Frontier was given to his Acceptance Speech on the Democratic National Convention in 1960‚ when Kennedy entered the competition for the presidential post of the United Stated as a Democratic candidate. For the Democrats‚ struggling to win the elections from the Republicans‚ that speech meant a lot. Kennedy made it valuable‚ striking and passionate. First of all‚ Kennedy’s rhetoric should be mentioned here. The way Kennedy performs his speech is very smart and really talented. His voice

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    Toni Morrison is a renowned American Novelist. Her works are famous for their impactful elements of visual descriptions of characters and scenes paired with a variety of themes. One of her most famous works was her acceptance speech of her Nobel Prize in literature. Her style of language is that of a continuous story with vivid metaphors that discuss the life and death of “language”. Arguing that language of the future is in the hands of the next generation and how it is used can create catastrophic

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    Would you give up your freedom in order to be safe and controlled? Would you let your happiness be taken away to rid sadness? The Giver and Louis Lowery’s Newberry acceptance speech‚shows us that throughout life there can not be ups without downs. A utopia could never be created in today’s world because you can’t just sweep all of the world’s problems under the rug and continue to enjoy all the privileges and positives we have. In the beginning of The Giver‚ Louis focuses in on a community where

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    Acceptance Speech Martin Luther King was an African American activist and leader who dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for coloured people in America. Grown up in a Baptist family‚ Christianity held a huge fascination for Martin Luther King‚ which is often reflected in his speeches. In 1964‚ he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his achievements in the struggle for equality and independence for coloured people. When receiving the award‚ Martin Luther King expresses his appreciation

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    If we forget‚ then this event will happen again‚ so we will not forget so that the event won’t happen again. In this essay‚ I will be finding sources in the stories The Diary of Anne Frank: A play‚ Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech‚ and Parallel Journeys. I will argue that Stand Up and Don’t Forget is the best way of responding to conflict because you will remember and you will not forget it. Stand up and Don’t Forget is supportive because if we forget‚ We don’t know what we could be going through

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    No one receives a trophy just for participating in life. Losing is a skill a child needs to learn and experience because it is apart of life. Rewarding children with trophies; whether winning‚ losing‚ participating‚ etc. can have a negative impact on a child. We give children too many trophies for many reasons. Opponents argue that coaches can use trophies as a way to acknowledge a player’s unique contribution and effort. Christine Carter; author‚ sociologist‚ and Uc Berkeley Greater Good Science

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    In many sports‚ trophies are given for the simplest things such as participation. Just because the child participated does not mean that he or she deserves the trophy. The participation trophy does not teach the child of the real world. Moreover‚ the trophies may be causing more harm to the child than good. For example‚ children do not get rewarded for making an A on a test; however‚ they get rewarded for making an A as their final grade that goes on the permanent record. Not every child should

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    Trophies are so satisfying when you receive one‚ but is it too far for a kid to get a trophy just for showing up? Yes it is‚ and there are numerous reasons to support this opinion. In particular‚ getting the same trophy other players are rewarded as well shows nothing worth awarding. Furthermore‚ trophies are not suppose to be an easy thing to achieve‚ or that demolishes the purpose of a trophy. I feel coaches give players too many trophies. To start things of‚ a trophy is meant for a particular

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    world where you didn’t get a trophy for breathing‚ existing‚ or being made of atoms. However‚ memories of this time are fading fast as people are being rewarded with awards and fanfare for small insignificant acts‚ and because of this the question‚ “ Should everyone get a trophy?” has arisen. Nowadays it seems as if people are being rewarded for the simplest things; it has gone on for so long that some people are running out of space because of the sheer amount of trophies that they are receiving. Although

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    On December 10‚ 1950‚ William Faulkner delivered his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Today his speech is considered one of the most brilliant and inspiring speeches ever to be read at the Nobel ceremony. Faulkner stressed the "writer’s duty" to write only of "the old verities and truths of the heart." He spoke of avoiding writing anything that is not worth writing about. He felt concerned about new writing where authors gave in to America’s shallow desires to read "not of love but of lust‚ of defeats

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