Boxing Day started as a gift giving tradition that originated in 19th Century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It is celebrated on December 26th the day after Christmas and is a national holiday in the UK and other parts of the world. Boxing Days original purpose was for the gentry and business people to give gifts on the day after Christmas to their servants and others who provided service to their homes or business. There were also boxes placed in churches where people would put in
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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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Liam Oldershaw ASM20-2 Mr. MaCrae Thursday‚ December 2‚ 2010 MY HERO My hero is Rajon Rondo. He is a basketball player for the Boston Celtics and he plays starting Point Guard. He was born on February 22 1986 (age 24)‚ in Louisville‚ Kentucky. He is 6 ft 1 inches and has been playing in the NBA since 2006. The Phoenix Suns drafted him and has since been traded to Boston where he won his first title in 2008. He went to Kentucky for university and then went straight to the NBA as the 26th
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Gettysburg Address speech was actually quite short letting us children learn it today. Abraham Lincoln managed to write‚ in only two paragraphs‚ to honor the fallen‚ capture the reason for the war‚ provide the purpose of our nation’s founding‚ provide inspiration for finishing the fight that had begun more than two years prior and justify preservation of the Union. Abraham’s direct quote from the Gettysburg address was‚ "Fourscore and seven years ago‚ our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation
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with both of these organizations that are co-sponsoring today’s speech. I want to say a special word about Joan Blades‚ who traveled from California for this event and who‚ along with her husband‚ Wes Boyd‚ co-founded Moveon.org. She has been from the beginning a moving force behind the emergence of this dynamic new grassroots movement in American politics and public policy. I have made a series of speeches about the policies of the Bush / Cheney Administration towards the major challenges that
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Stallone creates a character that inspires and enables the dreams of others. He exhibits values that I want to emulate. His character is one that set an example for me. Everytime I watch a Rocky movie‚ he inspires me to be a better man. He is my inspiration for being a person that feels like they have no place in the world. His ability to go the distance set a precedence in my minds and heart. Rocky changed me into a better man. His actions spoke to me‚ making me want to go the distance. He gives me
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A person who inspires you‚ you look up to them and you’re influenced by them. It’s what makes someone passionate towards their expectations. Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something‚ especially to do something creative. Someone that motivates me the most is Tina Charles‚ She is a WNBA basketball player. She impresses me by being kind hearted and giving out emerging social conscience Tina Charles started the foundation
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The Performing Arts and Inspiration Tiffany O’Connell 03/23/2015/ARTS100 Ballet and Modern Dance My personal feelings of ballet are that it is so extremely important to every dancers training. It develops discipline and dedication: ballet technique is very detailed and requires practice to improve. Let’s face it; everything in ballet requires good posture. In time‚ the posture is utilized in the studio and translates to every part of a dancer’s life. Two large parts of ballet
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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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