Imagine a world with peace; a world with no possessions; a world without hatred. Wouldn’t that be amazing to live in that kind of world? These thoughts all went through John Lennon’s head as he sat down and wrote a very influential song‚ “Imagine” in 1971. This song was written during the Vietnam War‚ the peace movement‚ and the first Nixon Administration. A very large amount of the popular culture of that time‚ were centered all around those factors. In his song‚ “Imagine”‚ Lennon describes what
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In John Gattos “Why Schools Don’t Educate” he addresses the issues of modern education. In his speech for “Teacher of the year” he explains that education is part of a social crisis. Which create students into robots. Due to the amount of control that the education system has. He continues by explaining the lack of time given to learn is irrational. Gattos example was the bell in school. Once you begin to comprehend a material the bell rings. And you must continue to the next. He offers solutions
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“A Model of Christian Charity‚” Governor John Winthrop This is Winthrop’s most famous thesis‚ written on board the Arbella‚ 1630 on the way to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His words are designed to prepare the colonists for a new life in the New World. He argues that the colonists should love one another and live in devout‚ Christian community to survive. …Thus stands the cause between God and us. We are entered into covenant with Him for this work. We have taken out a commission. The Lord
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The Commencement Address Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is. My own commencement speaker‚ who shall remain nameless‚ began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This raised my expectations‚ and then he went onto speak for 26 minutes‚ so I’m just going to tell you now: 12 minutes flat‚ 11:45 if you don’t laugh. Congratulations to all of you here
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For twelve years‚ you have been asking: Who is John Galt? This is John Galt speaking. I am the man who loves his life. I am the man who does not sacrifice his love or his values. I am the man who has deprived you of victims and thus has destroyed your world‚ and if you wish to know why you are perishing-you who dread knowledge-I am the man who will now tell you.” The chief engineer was the only one able to move; he ran to a television set and struggled frantically with its dials. But the screen remained
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Danielle Delmonte Ms. Therriault English 3 18 November 2013 Smoking Gun Imagine a world that is smoke free. Everyday people are dying or being hospitalized for years of smoking. No one is taking this situation seriously. Company owners think if they just make a few places smoke free it is going to fix everything‚ but it will not. Smoking cigarettes is extremely dangerous. Smoking Cigarettes should be made illegal. They are harmful to the human body and will destroy in a slow process.
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Tom Lennon became a great entrepreneur by taking risk. He started working with others while using his creativity to make his own movies and shows. He took many risk writing‚ producing‚ acting‚ and directing his works of art. One of the many risk he took was directing a movie that had a two-million-dollar budget. The movie was made and aired in the movie theatres. The movie did not get great reviews. It also was leaked on YouTube and viewed more times than the movie was in theaters. He also took another
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech Presidents use rhetoric in most of their speeches to effectively convey their thoughts and ideas to the American people. John F. Kennedy was elected to be the thirty-fifth president of the United States. When the United States was going through a tough time and looking for a leader Kennedy was the youngest president ever and needed to establish himself as a leader and prove that he could change America. Kennedy’s inaugural speech’s purpose was to use emotional
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Although I agree with much of what John Gatto argues in his teacher of the year speech‚ I don’t fully endorse his point about homeschooling being the answer to our problems. I agree with John Grotto when he says “it is absurd and anti-life to move from cell to cell as the sound of a gong for
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John F. Kennedy was able to attract supporters around the world by giving a great‚ persuasive‚ and powerful speech. According to his speech he said “For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life”(p.283/1961). This quote that was in the speech really hit the audience because they got to know what that phrase actually meant and it meant that everyone can make a difference and change how everyone lives. In addition‚ he also inspired people
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