Year 8 Speech Structure Sheet: Introduction: Attention grabber: You need to start in an interesting way to engage your audience. Possibilities include a famous quote‚ a rhetorical question‚ an interesting fact‚ an anecdote or personal experience. The attention grabber must relate to your topic. (1 sentence) Acknowledge your audience: You must acknowledge who you’re speaking to‚ whether it be classmates‚ ladies and gentlemen or UNESCO committee members. The audience is outlined on your task sheet
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Of Mice and Men Book Report By: Claudia Yaeger 6th Hour C.P. English 11 Due: April 15‚ 2002 1.) Title: Of Mice and Men Published: Random house‚ INC Author: John Steinbeck Where book was acquired: Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School Library 2.) What type of book: Fiction 3.) Characters: 1.) George- A small man who travels with‚ and takes care of‚ Lennie. He frequently talks about how much better his life would be without having Lennie to take care of. George’s behavior is motivated
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Men at Forty Diction Essay “Men at Forty” is a very well written poem so clearly the diction was chosen well. There are so many things that can be considered diction when writing like if you want to be more sensuous which means you write to appeal to the senses or you have the choice to make it emotional of even esoteric so only the few amount of people who have the proper knowledge to understand it do. A couple of words that describe how this poem was written are precise‚ emotional‚ abstruse
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Zombies In The Making (Three Messages From The Hollow Men) Imagine lifeless‚ soulless corpses steadily congesting the streets of every city in the world in increasingly larger waves. T.S. Elliot analyzes society just this way in his work The Hollow Men. Each new generation is slowly degenerating into a meaningless existence reminiscent of popular movies and tv shows depicting zombies roaming the earth. While physically the human condition has improved unlike any generation before‚ the soul and
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very influential composer of the late 19th century‚ known for Swan Lake‚ the Nutcracker‚ and Sleeping Beauty. He was born in Russia and was not encouraged by his parents to be a musician. Little did they know that their son would be one of the most famous composers of all time. Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7‚ 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk‚ a city east of Moscow Russia. His mother‚ Alexandra was half French and his father‚ Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky‚ was “superintendent of government-owned
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woman did not choose pregnancy‚ like rape‚ abortion should be morally permissible due to bodily autonomy and the immorality of asking someone to undergo psychological and physical trauma due to something beyond their control. This is supported by the Famous Violinist argument which explains that women‚ especially those who are pregnant due to rape‚ are not morally obligated to endure this immense sacrifice‚ even if it would be nice to do so (Singer‚ 1975‚ p.113-114). Whilst Thomson’s argument has fallen
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Perilloux‚ Easton and Buss (2012) investigated sex differences in the perception of sexual interest and claim to have found support for a short term mating strategy in men with evolutionary origins. While their findings have sufficient evidence‚ this essay will explore alternative influences that have not been adequately investigated. An investigation into the study conducted by Perilloux‚ Easton and Buss (2012) concludes that the stated claims and conclusions
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adhering to the male ideology of toughness‚ interpersonal violence and war (Groth 7). In a culture of people with more traditional or sexist gender role‚ attitudes are more tolerant of rape than are people with more nontraditional attitudes. Traditional men are more likely to report that they would commit rape if they knew they would not be caught; some researchers have found that a traditional man is much more likely to commit a rape than a nontraditional man is. Many attitudes in our culture perpetuate
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Gray 1 John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men deals with many different themes. Revolving these themes are characters overcoming issues and conflicts in their lives. One of the themes that have created the biggest impact on the characters in the novel is loneliness. Loneliness occurres in every character’s life‚ and impacts it drastically. Ronald Anthony says “When we truly realize that we are alone is when we need others the most.” This quotation means a person never fully realizes the importance
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Futility of Dreams in ‘Of Mice and Men’: - Soledad – means loneliness - George and Lennie have each other – unlike many other workers‚ this sets them apart from the rest and gives the reader hope that they may succeed in achieving their dream. - Their dream is one that is shared by many other characters in the book – The American dream – is one based on self-reliance. - Reason for these dreams is dissatisfaction with their lives. - When Candy’s dog is shot‚ Steinbeck is foreshadowing (warning
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