Failure‚ Success‚ and Kindness Graduation commencement speeches are usually inspirational‚ not only to the graduating students but also to anyone who reads them. The speech given by J. K. Rowling at Harvard and the one by George Saunders at Syracuse University in 2013 are some of the best commencement speeches. Rowling and Saunders are both experienced speakers. Rowling’s speech focused on the benefits of failure‚ a subject she had first hand experience on. Saunders’ speech was on kindness and included
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period. My schedule said "Public Speaking‚" but I did not have a clue on what that was. I began to get tense and anxious because surprises are not my thing. The teacher walked in and said‚ "Hi‚ welcome to Public Speaking. You’ll be learning how to speak in front of a large group of people. We will be reading speeches and also debating against one another." My heart dropped. I started to get even more edgy. All my life before freshman year‚ I struggled tremendously to speak in front of a class. My
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COMM210 July 15 Speaker Critique of George Lucas Inspirational Speech This video is in the speech held by Academy of Achievement. The Academy of Achievement is a Washington‚ D.C.-based non-profit organization that aims to bring high profile‚ successful people from various fields together with "young achievers" to inspire them to succeed. The speaker of this video is George Lucas‚ which is the creator of Star Wars and it is in Aug 12‚ 2013‚ Washington D.C. George Lucas talk about his life experience
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We are gathered here today to recognize those who have excelled academically in the past school year. I am honored to have been asked to take part in this very special event. We no doubt have three groups in attendance here today - those who excelled and will receive awards‚ those who worked hard and came up short of an award and. sadly. those who did not try at all. While we are pleased to take part in recognizing academic achievements‚ we encourage every one to find where your interests and abilities
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“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” When I think about his name‚ I think about a strong and independent African American leader that constantly lead nonviolent protest in the United States of America. Growing up‚ student’s never learn all the information there is to know about Dr. King. From the basics‚ I knew only certain things about Dr King‚ like who he was and what he did for our country. In my junior year of high school‚ I had to write a research paper on Dr. King‚ so then‚ I learned a lot of information
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Zachary Soliman Freshman Composition Professor Andrew Worthington 11/26/12 Addressing the Nation Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ there have been many leaders. President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy are arguably two of the greatest presidents that this country has had. Whether it was 1865‚ during the bloodiest war in the history of the US‚ or 1961‚ during the most tense international power struggle that we have ever faced‚ these men were able to do what
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Front Cover: Is There Room? Sub title: A Christmas Nativity Story of Welcome (Illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC ————————————— Title page: Is There Room? A Christmas Nativity Story of welcome (small illustration) Sr. Sandra Sears CSBC Illustrations by Sr. Sue Nirta CSBC —————————————- Pp. 1 & 2 2 page spread illustration of Joseph‚ Mary & donkey approaching the Inn in the distance (no text) ————————————- P. 3 Said Joseph‚ “Kind sir
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What makes the selected speeches worthy of critical study? Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) and Anwar Sadat’s Statement to the Knesset (1977) are both speeches worthy of critical study because of their fascinating ideas and values. “There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good‚ she was very‚ very good‚ And when she was bad‚ she was horrid!” Atwood begins her speech with an anecdote and quotes this famous nursery
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Great speeches resonate with an audience because of the powerful and enduring ideas that are expressed in a well crafted oration. Speeches that encompass compelling ideas will remain with an audience for a lifetime‚ continue to dwell in our minds and remain relevant to our present context. The issues of reconciliation between Aborigines and non-ind Australians as well as the issue of how to respond to the past injustices suffered by Aboriginals are two timeless issues explored in Noel Pearson’s
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s speech is to express and convince their audience to follow their ideas and beliefs. The intent of the two speeches is different‚ but their purpose is the same‚ to persuade the audience to follow their ideals. By using strong language the orators appeal to people?s emotions. The use of repetition emphasizes as well as clarifies their point of view. Even though the objectives of the speeches are different‚ the same methods have been applied to attain their goals. Even though the idea behind the speech
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