The whole art and joy of words": Aslan’s speech in the Chronicles of Narnia by Joy Alexander THERE are many instances in literature of characters stepping out of the books which create them. What I mean is that many people recognise and know about Robinson Crusoe‚ Oliver Twist‚ or Peter Pan who have certainly never read the stories in which they feature. Another example is Aslan‚ who is widely known to be a lion and can perhaps be associated with Narnia even though little else about the Narnian
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Good morning principal‚teachers and fellow schoolmates. It’s my honour to have this opportunity to give a speech here today. Today‚ I ‘d like to share a meaningful club ----- debating club to all of you. Have you ever read our board on 3rd floor? If yes‚ you will find that we always renew the information because we have organized many activities . Now ‚ let me explain three events to you briefly. First ‚ we will held some training by famous speakers and native English speakers . Those famous speakers
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Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is arguably the most precious gift of democracy. Democracy nurtures freedom of speech of its citizens. Citizens‚ in turn‚ safeguard democracy by voicing their protest against each and every violation of democratic rights of people. Evolution of democracy is nothing but a history of the extension of the right of freedom of speech from the limited group of privileged citizens to the universal right of every citizen granted by democratic regimes of the world. It
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1.1 Explain each of the terms : Speech Speech refers to saying sounds accurately and in the right places in words. Sounds people use to communicate words & speaking fluently‚ without hesitating‚ or prolonging or repeating words or sounds Speaking with expression with a clear voice‚ using pitch‚ volume and intonation to support meaning. Language Language is Using words to build up sentences‚ sentences to build up conversations and longer stretches of spoken language also understanding and
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yourself. You go try it on‚ and BAM! It looks like a potato sack with sleeves. What do you do? If you’re like me‚ and you hate people ridiculing your weight‚ you’ll go home and eat every unhealthy thing you have in sight. You know the feeling…that delicious piece of chocolate cake you made your cousin for her birthday? That might be gone by the time you finish your bag of potato chips. The next day I wake up and smile. I feel more filled‚ and I feel hopeful. I walk into the bathroom and onto the scale…the
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FIGURE OF SPEECH : A mode of expression in which words are used out of their literal meaning or out of their ordinary use in order to add beauty or emotional intensity or to transfer the poet’s sense impressions by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning familiar to the reader. Some important figures of speech are: simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole and symbol. Adjunction: Adjunction refers to a clause or a phrase‚ usually a verb‚ that is added at the beginning
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philosopher for one‚ Socrates asked this question‚ while he pondered life and a bigger meaning for it all. He questioned the legitimacy of the Greek way and refused to back down‚ even with the impending threat of death as he said in his well-known speech regarding the alleged ungodliness and treason- “I shall not alter my conduct‚ no‚ not if I have to die a score of deaths”. While society saw what Socrates was doing as wrong and unethical‚ Socrates stood by on his belief and what he knew was right
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Transcendental Meditation The speech was delivered by Dr. Fred Travis who presented his research advances of brain’s ability to change and adapt as a result of experience. The speech is informative because Dr. Fred Travis uses descriptions‚ demonstrations‚ and vivid detail to explain the subject which the audience wants to understand and remember. Critique the speech as follows: * Objective * Identify
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SPEECH ANALYSES Elif Şafak is a Turkish novelist and according to her she is a story teller. Indeed‚ what makes her stories best is she has lived in many different countries and more than this she faced with plenty different cultures and she combines those things within a female perspective. In the speech of "The Politics of Fiction" she mentioned about several different stories about storytelling and gin which is a supernatural creature. However the main idea of the speech was to show everyone
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A Farewell Speech for a Boss Who Is Moving To A Multinational Company Welcome‚ everyone‚ to this very special occasion. And a bitter-sweet occasion it is to us. It’s very sad to be saying goodbye to Mr. Boss who is closing ten years of service with our company. I just want to say a few words to express the company’s appreciation for the time Mr. Boss has spent with us. Mr. Boss has spent ten years with us‚ and in that time Mr. Boss has distinguished himself with his diligence humor drive in
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