Table of Contents This resource is specifically designed to help teachers prepare for the District Public Speaking Festival. A separate resource‚ entitled Informal and Formal Speaking Experiences‚ is available through Winslow Centre. It is our hope that a formal speech is only a part of the oral presentation work students will be given each year. Informal and Formal Speaking Experiences contains many ideas for providing a rich array of oral presentations for middle and secondary English
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amount of items sold. This would lead to worker layoffs. Personally‚ I do not think that Nike would have to increase the retail costs if they paid the workers 22 cents instead of 11 cents. Nike would still make a handsome profit. Even if they increased the price of a shirt by 11 cents‚ customers would still buy
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER AIDS has caused immense human suffering in the continent. The most obvious effect of this crisis has been illness and death‚ but the impact of the epidemic has certainly not been confined to the health sector; households‚ schools‚ workplaces and economies have also been badly affected. Although access to antiretroviral treatment is starting to lessen the toll of AIDS‚ fewer than half of Africans who need treatment are receiving it. The impact of AIDS will remain severe
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Now a days‚ with technology at our fingertips‚ people are able to hear about all sorts of different disasters going on around the world. We see in the news and on the internet the sad news of plane crashes‚ a home burning down‚ a city destroyed by an earth quake‚ or village flooded by a tsunami. Even with the knowledge of the horrible events occurring we still never think much of it because people feel so disconnected by them. When facing a major disaster many of us cannot comprehend how we would
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Are we still racist? The modern definition of racism is “prejudice‚ discrimination‚ or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior”‚ as defined in the Oxford Dictionary. Racism has been round since the beginning of human life and attitudes towards it have changed. It has been argued that racism is part of human nature‚ however many people have said it is caused because of your social surroundings and upbringing‚ but the sad thing is
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Our Teacher‚ Our Hero “Hu-hu-hu …Ma’am‚ Carl hit me on my face with his ruler…huhuhu…” “I didn’t intend it to happen…it’s an accident Ma’am…” “No Ma’am…he really hit me…” “You two‚ Rey & Carl…There you go again…What are you doing with your rulers? You are not supposed to play now because you’re having your cleaning time…” “We’re sorry Ma’am…We’ll stop playing now…Chris‚ sorry…It’s an accident…” “Haaaaaaay…you always give me a headache…You are now grown-ups & you must remember that your not
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Accomplishments of the United Nations: During its 60-year history‚ the U.N. has achieved many remarkable accomplishments in fulfilling it goals. The U.N. has peacefully negotiated 172 peace settlements that have ended regional conflicts and is credited with participation in over 300 international treaties on topics as varied as human rights conventions to agreements on the use of outer space and the oceans. The U.N. has been involved in every major war and international crisis since its inception
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Dementia refers to the loss of brain function and Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia. It normally attacks old people‚ but research shows that even the young and energetic can suffer from dementia. Though not totally clear‚ it is said to be caused by the genes and the environment. Alice Howland is a highly esteemed professor at Harvard University living comfortably with John Howland her husband and three children. The first signs of dementia start showing up when she can’t find her cell phone
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Still Alice by Lisa Genova is a sensational novel about one woman’s journey through her everyday life as she battles against early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Alice Howland is a 50 year old professor at Harvard university‚ and one could say that she lives a very prestigious life; she is one of the top rated professors at Harvard‚ she has 3 wonderful kids and a loving husband‚ and she is pretty well off financially. Alice’s life begins to take a turn when she suddenly starts forgetting things‚ and
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The second movie chosen will be I’ll see you in my dreams. Still Alice This movie is about a married couple with three adult children. The wife is lead character whom begins to suffer from early onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of fifty. The husband looks older and name was John‚ and their adult children names
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