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    How life guarding started The use of lifeguards on beaches in California began in the late 1930’s. The beach was inexpensive recreation in the post-Depression era. Communities grew around seasonal beach attendance. Transportation improvements made the beach accessible to the inland communities. The influx of swimmers into the surf-zone in Southern California leads to drowning on a sometimes massive scale: • Early 1900’s Newport Beach - 18 drowned in one weekend early 1900’s • 1918 - San Diego

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    All praise is due to Allah‚ Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer) of all the worlds. I bear witness that there is no god worth to be worship except Allah Who sent His Prophets (a.s.)[1] to guide mankind to the righteousness. I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (s.a.w.)[2] is the true and final Messenger of Allah to all nations who fulfilled his mission to mankind. May peace and blessing of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad‚ his family‚ and his Sahabas(companions)? "O‚ you who believe

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    Reading selectively or extensively Honorable judges‚ good morning/afternoon .I am glad to stand here and give you a short speech .Today my topic is reading selectively or extensively .I deeply hope you will like it. As we all know‚ reading is a tradition inherited from ancient society which has a long history. Whether to read selectively or extensively has been a common question discussed by people from very ancient time. Some people tend to choose to read selectively. Having received a book they

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    A commencement speech consists of several aspects in context‚ wisdom‚ and advice supported by someone notable. While providing opportunities for graduating class students to obtain a source of encouragement and hope. Michelle Obama‚ the former First Lady‚ delivered an effective commencement speech at an all female institution— Spelman College. She expressed how judgments and stereotypes should not determine ones future or goals. This was demonstrated by examples of ethical‚ pathos and logical techniques

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    recent discussions of the value of a Liberal Arts education‚ David Foster Wallace argues that the most important aspect of such is learning to have an awareness of one’s surroundings. In his address to a college graduating class‚ called “Kenyon Commencement Speech‚” he tells of his concerns that too much of our daily lives is focused on ourselves and too little on paying attention to things around us. We’re only concerned about our point of view when we should be open to more possibilities. An example

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    Evaluate how TWO speeches you have studied employ rhetorical devices to represent visionary ideas Powerful speeches affirm universal values which remain prevalent in human nature’s aspiration to productively approach the future. Noel Pearson’s speech “An Australian history for us all” (1996) and Anwar Sadat’s “Statement to the Knesset” (1977)‚ through effective use of rhetorical devices‚ creates textual integrity to explore visionary ideas: establishing the need for change by examining “the past

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    Analyzing Speeches The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will assess and validate information. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Teacher-Graded Activities Write a response for each of the following activities. Check the Evaluation section at the end of this document to make sure you

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    "The completedness of a speech relies on the contribution of the parts to the whole" Choose TWO speeches and argue how the structure of each contributes significantly to your understanding of the speech as a whole. An orator’s ability to utilise speech structure permits them to not only convey their ideas efficiently‚ but also to help achieve a social change and improvement. This notion of social change is at the heart of any successful speech. The idea of “parts to the whole” is shown in both

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    Types of Speeches An Informative speech is one in which you provide your audience with new and/or useful information about a significant topic. Remember‚ your goal is “to increase an audience’s knowledge or understanding of a topic;” your job is to define‚ explain and clarify your topic. No overt attempts to persuade the audience should be made but you do need to show the audience why your topic is important to them—what is the topic’s significance or consequences to their lives? Basically

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    What Are Hate Speeches?

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    Hate Speeches: Where to Draw the Line India’s overly broad definitions of “hate speech” provide scope for arbitrary application of the law. While the goal of preventing discrimination based on race‚ religion‚ sex‚ class‚ caste etc. is important in a diverse country like India it must be done in ways that restrict speech as little as possible. Prosecutions under the hate speech laws‚ as under the “insulting religion” laws‚ can be initiated by the individuals or interest groups who dislike or disagree

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