1. Early life Malala Yousafzai is a 20-year old Pakistani activist for women’s rights and education. She was born on July 12 1997 in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Malala was would always want to fight for her rights‚ especially girl’s education. She has started this kind of motivation ever since she was a child. Her father was an advocate for education as well‚ which impacted Malala’s way of thinking and motivation. Malala’s father‚ Ziaddin Yousafzai‚ owned a school‚ which Malala attended as a child. The Taliban
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Brittney Messimore Luis Marin English 1013-036 2 September 2014 Kenyon Commencement Speech David Foster Wallace gave a speech called Kenyon Commencement Speech to the Kenyon College in 2005. He delivered the message that a change in thinking can save citizens from the daily grind of their eight to five jobs. Wallace gave examples of this point in his speech starting with a fish in water‚ a person in a crowd‚ and how not to think. Wallace started his speech with a short story about an older fish
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I.Setting/Climate of the Speech A. The Speaker: Michelle Obama is the first African-American woman to become first lady of the United States. She is the wife of Barack Obama‚ the 44th and current President of the United States. Michelle started taking gifted classes by sixth grade. She went to Harvard for law school and earned her J.D (Obama‚ 2013). According to New York Times‚ she founded the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ which is a nonprofit program that works with young leaders on social
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From the time I was in the sixth grade‚ I have been spinning in the color and winter guard at my school. Throughout my seven years of experience‚ I have accomplished many state titles and become a captain of two years. Being able to share those moments with your best friends is a marvelous thing I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. When you know in your heart you’ve done everything you can do to perform your very best show‚ and they call your school’s name over the stadium‚ the overabundance
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~ The wedding actually turned out to be really nice. We had both recited our vows‚ and surprisingly neither of us screwed them up. Blake’s was really sweet; "I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you‚ to laugh with you‚ and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad‚ when life seems easy and when it seems hard‚ when our love is simple‚ and when it is an effort. I promise to
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Without plants‚ almost all life on our planet will end. Plants provide oxygen for animals and humans to breathe and they provide food for several animals. At present‚ there are 260‚000 known plant species in the world. Plants are found in fresh water‚ in oceans and on land. A few plants live in soil that does not provide sufficient nutrients‚ therefore‚ they eat insects for nourishment. Bug-eating plants include sundews and pitcher plants. Here are 10 strange facts about plants you didn’t know. List
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At his commencement from Brandeis University in 1979‚ Mitch Albom promises his favorite teacher‚ Morrie Schwartz‚ that he will keep in touch. Life intervenes‚ however‚ and Mitch loses contact with his old mentor until sixteen years later‚ when he sees him being interviewed by Ted Koppel on ABC’s "Nightline." Morrie has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ more commonly known as ALS‚ or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease will eat away at his nerves‚ rendering his body useless but leaving
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Everyone has a passion. Mine is soccer. It’s not just a team or a game‚ it’s my life. I know all people might say their passion is their life‚ but really if I’m not playing soccer‚ I’m watching soccer and if I’m not watching soccer I’m thinking about soccer and if I’m not playing watching or thinking about soccer I’m talking about soccer. We were all assigned to speak about our passions. The answer came to me without much thought; soccer. That assignment was followed by “ Why is this your passion
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Today I wanted to talk about a woman who is very heroic and changed the lives of many slaves‚ a woman named Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a woman who is famous for her hard work as an abolitionist and being the conductor of the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850’s. She helped many other slaves like herself escape to freedom. Harriet was a strong woman who was filled with determination‚strength‚passion‚ and patience. She was a true hero who wanted to serve people and she was extremely
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Good afternoon everyone today I am here to introduce you to a wonderful poet I am sure you all know. Many of us were read his poetry all through elementary school and the poetry was still referenced through high school. The poet that I am going to introduce you to is Shel Silverstein. Shel Silverstein was born on September 25‚ 1930 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He once stated that and I quote “When I was a kid I would have much rather been good at baseball or a hit with the girls‚ but I couldn’t play ball
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