Gen 105 Elevator Speech Yesterday‚ I was talking on the phone with my cousin Lori. We were discussing the work she is doing to get her nursing degree. She has a small daughter‚ and is attending traditional on site classes. I told her that I was finally going back to college too. She asked how I could possibly find time for class while raising three children under the age of three. I told her I was attending Axia College‚ an online university that allows me to do my work when it
Premium Distance education University Debate
Free Speech on Campus Free speech creates all sorts of problems‚ but it is the core of who we are. Without freedom of speech‚ America would not be the same. It would be more of a dictatorship than a democracy. All college students have their own ideas‚ but not all of them are on the same page. That is exactly what is happening on college campuses all across the country. Students have the right to speak‚ but they do not have the right to stop someone else from speaking. Early last month‚ Michael Schill
Premium
Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that the "ozone hole" is not caused by man and therefore requires no policy against CFC’s. Central idea: The ozone layer/"hole" is caused by fluct. in the environment and CFC’s are little if any of the cause of ozone depletion. CFC’s are very heavy‚ they stay close to the ground and do not affect the stratosphere. Volcano’s put out approx 10X more times chlorine than man produces. Ozone Center of WA
Premium Global warming Atmosphere Oxygen
Tracy’s Introductory Speech 1. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Story about an exciting night: I had glue pinching from my fake eyelashes‚ a sticky rump from gluing a swimsuit to my butt‚ and a pounding heart praying my name wouldn’t be called…at least not yet. (Ad lib.) The circumstances I’m describing --spring of 2001--Miss Illinois Pageant --top ten-- Miss Blackhawk Valley—only 9 places away from a trip to Miss America! (Ad lib.) B Credibility Statement: My friend Erika Harold won--became
Premium
Big 5 dimensions of personality By Professor Anurag Shanker Today‚ many contemporary personality psychologists believe that there are five basic dimensions of personality‚ often referred to as the "Big 5" personality traits. What Are the Big Five Dimensions of Personality? Today‚ many researchers believe that they are five core personality traits. Evidence of this theory has been growing over the past 50 years‚ beginning with the research of D. W. Fiske (1949) and later expanded upon by other
Premium Big Five personality traits Personality psychology Psychology
Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. In practice‚ the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations‚ such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human
Premium Human rights Freedom of speech Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
Premium Figure of speech Rhetoric
Kiara Brown 11-11-2013 Public Speaking Class Occasional Speech Professor Jared Brown 13th Annual Coaching Victory Scholarship Award Introduction Ladies and gentlemen‚ Welcome to the Coaching Victory Award Ceremony. Each year we recognize a member of our basketball program who has achieved greatness on the courts‚ in the community and in the classroom. This year the award will be presented to an outstanding player who has demonstrated himself as a respectable player on and off the court. Transition-
Premium High school
The Illuminati speech. The Illuminati. 237 years of captivating conspiracies. Many of you may know the popular image of the all seeing eye sitting atop a pyramid‚ however what does it all mean? The illuminati was discovered in 1776‚ by Adam Weishaupt‚ who was a professor of Canon Law and Practical philosophy. It is thought that it was around before the Garden of Eden was invented‚ however that is just a conspiracy. Its definition is: people claiming to possess special enlightenment or knowledge
Premium Illuminati Conspiracy theory Secret society
After reading Professor Pankaj Ghemawat’s essay‚ “Distance Still Matters”‚ it had my mind racing. Does distance still really matter in globalization? His idea that distance still matters in globalization is quite relevant today. He talks about how the actual distance from one country to another is very important‚ due to the costs of shipping products. But that isn’t the only thing he means by distance‚ he includes that distance also has administrative and political‚ economic and cultural differences
Premium The World Is Flat Thought Thing