the public with products that were in high demand for reasonable prices‚ and opened their markets to countries overseas. Although many people believe the early industrialists were Robber Barons who exploited the poor‚ these great men were truly Captains of Industry who created new ways of doing business‚ and provided products and services to the public; moreover‚ they were generous philanthropists who contributed much to society. Many people believe that these "Robber Barons" were evil‚ heartless
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I hope that the United States of America has not yet passed the peak of honor and beauty‚ and that our people can still sustain certain simple philosophies at which some miserable souls feel it incumbent to sneer. I refer to some of the Psalms‚ and to the Gettysburg Address‚ and the Scout Oath. I refer to the Lord’s prayer‚ and to that other oath which a man must take when he stands with hand uplifted‚ and swears that he will defend his Country. None of those words described‚ or the beliefs behind
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FREE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SPEECHES Good Evening Honored Guests‚ Ladies‚ Gentlemen and Students - Our high school years seem to have passed in a flurry of activities: courses attended‚ grades attained‚ extra curricular activities‚ social events and lesson learned. It is hard to believe that the next few months will see the Graduating Class of [insert year] facing new horizons and challenges. Some of us may stay closer to home‚ some may move slightly further away and yet others
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Tom Hank’s new movie‚ Captain Phillips‚ can easily be summed up in one word‚ intense. Yet‚ the intensity of the film still couldn’t avoid shaky camera shots and extremely lengthy scenes. The true story of the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship is a story that most of us remember vividly. Tom Hanks‚ who was born to play Captain Phillips‚ brings this terrifying story to life. The movie starts out with an uptight Captain Phillips obsessing over emergency drills and making sure
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Why did three chickens cross the road? The answer may very well be to get to their diplomas. Seen almost exclusively on BMR’s diploma’s‚ our school has a shield that represents our unique background and composition. To learn more about the objects used to represent our school‚ the place to go is the Blackstone Historical Museum. Curators there were able to answer this question: what do the chickens represented. They are in fact part of William Blackstone’s family crest. More obviously‚ Millville
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Topic: School Uniform (Pro) General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: After my presentation‚ my audience will agree that school uniform policy is good to implement in public schools. Pattern of Organization: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence INTRODUCTION I. Attention STEP: • Attention Getter: How would you feel if a student from your family was shot because of low disciplines in a school? It is hard to feel that. Student got shot only for a pair of sunglasses in Baltimore in spring of 1986 in
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I get on the school bus with other rude‚ tired‚ irritating high school & middle school students. I swear I’m the only civilized person there. I take my seat and end up sitting in a puddle of water. Now that the back of my jet black pants are wet‚ who knows‚ maybe I sat in water‚ or coffee‚ or even the blood of my peers that I gruesomely murdered in the back of my mind. The bus driver begins the long‚ half hour journey to school. He occassionally slams on the brakes to try keeping everyone safe‚
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Critical Essay The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a heart wrenching portrayal of a sailors loss at sea as he trembles in the sight of his dear fallen captain. One might ask; who is this captain? What has he accomplished? And why does the sailor feel so strongly for him? Whitman’s themes of masculinity and patriotism in this poem play well with these questions and show the authors true feelings behind his “Captain”. To properly analyze such a
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Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech had an enticing effect on the public and influenced their opinions drastically‚ when it was given in 1858‚ as Mr. Lincoln was running for Senator. President Lincoln implemented some very effective arguments and rhetorical devices to create a hypnotic sway in his speech. It is apparent that Lincoln had a mastery of the English language; and consequently‚ this speech has been recognized as one of the most masterfully crafted speeches in American history. Mr
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The duties which have to be full filled: 1. Carry out duties of the house 2. Assign people to different events 3. Represent the house at inter-school events 4. Enforce discipline 5. In all be the face of the school The following are points to be noted while writing a speech to become school prefect: How will you do the above? 1. Be punctual- don’t be late to school or not submit homework or classwork. 2. Take everybody’s interests in account- don’t just think about what you would like.
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