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    The butterflies in your stomach‚ the clamminess in your palms‚ the anxious feeling looming overhead—today is speech day. For some reason simply speaking directly to a handful of our peers‚ the students who grew up in the dorms with us‚ the classmates who share our stresses and worries‚ will still manage to put the fear of God in us all. I believe I can speak for everyone when I say that public speaking is never first on our weekend to-do list. The funniest thing about it is that we give “speeches”

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    Speaking in front of a large audience is hard for many people. It’s even harder and scarier if you have one of many types of learning disabilities. Add to that‚ trying to practice‚ memorize‚ and recite a famous speech that was spoken a century and a half ago when typical word usage was of a different style than what it is commonly used today. This can make the task of learning the speech seem impossible. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address” (PBS 2014) takes place at the Greenwood School in Putney

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    My shield speech went a lot better than I thought. Speaking in front of a crowd creates nerves‚ but I was able to take a deep breath and control my nerves. The pace I developed remained constant and created fluency and clarity for the audience. The longer I was in front of my fellow classmates‚ the more comfortable I became. My practice tactic was simple; practice in front of people I would naturally get nervous in front of. An example of this would be my boyfriend who I practiced in front of twice

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    My Biggest Failure By Andrew Gilfillan Public speaking has never been my forte in school; the days preceding any sort of presentation were filled with many meetings between my forehead and a desk -- the moments before a presentation were filled with crippling stage fright.The worst time I ever messed up a presentation‚ I didn’t exactly learn from my mistake the first time over. In the sixth grade‚ as part of a final project for our reading unit on the book Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli‚ I chose (from

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    Political Oratory and Cartooning: An Ethnography of Democratic Processes in Madagascar By Jennifer Jackson. 2013. Durham: Wiley & Blackwell. 288 pages. ISBN: 978-1-118-30606-2. Reviewed by Onur Senarslan‚ University of South Carolina [Review length: 1052 words . Review posted on October 30‚ 2014] Jennifer Jackson’s Political Oratory and Cartooning: An Ethnography of Democratic Processes in Madagascar (2013. Wiley & Blackwell) examines relationship between Madagascar’s political cartoonists and

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    This chapter is about a prince named Abdul Rahman from the tribe called FulBe. The FulBe people were cattle herders and most of them were Muslims. In their tribe‚ there was a prophet named Karamoko Alfa‚ who was their religious leader and called for a religious war called Jihaad on the tribe of Jalunke. The leader of the tribe was named Ibrahima Sori‚ who was the father of Abdul Rahman and the king of the tribe. He was known for his boldness and courage which led him to become popular amongst the

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    of the oratory skills‚ and knowing what is ethical and moral. Rhetoricians such as Cicero‚ would further discuss the importance of the orator’s education‚ and the best methods of persuasion. Others like Quintilian would focus on the rhetoric‚ the art of three appeals‚ and the method versus the content. Overall‚ throughout the course of time‚ the ideal orator slowly evolved‚ and changed into that of the perfect speaker. For this paper‚ I will discuss that which is said in Cicero’s De Oratory and Quintilian’s

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    What is original holiness‚ original justice‚ and original sin? How are they related? (10 points) Original holiness‚ original justice‚ and original sin are all interconnected. Original holiness was the original state of humans in relation to God before the Fall. As a result of original holiness‚ humans were in a perfect relationship with God‚ with no confused desires or clouded intellect to interfere with their relationship with Him. Original justice was the perfect state of humanity in relation

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    Almost every property owner will need plumbing services sooner or later. Unfortunately many property owners do not know enough about plumbing to make an informed decision about such a service. There are a few things that every property owner should know about plumbers before they hire one. A person does not have to know how to work on pipes or fixtures to make an informed decision about hiring a service to repair them. When to Hire a Plumber Quite a few people are even confused about when to hire

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    Original Composition While the cancerous fumes entered my lungs‚ the life threatening chemicals made me feel relaxingly calm‚ so I continued anyways. That was when I was still a kid‚ a fourteen year old nicotine addict‚ presently I am sixteen. I still remember those days in the past. Sometimes I used to question myself‚ “When will this addiction cease?” I have never obtained an answer to that question‚ until recently‚ when I experienced the loss of my best friend. The cause of death was from second-hand

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