Jeneanne waits to pick up her two elementary school-age daughters‚ Sophia and Sienna. It is 2:45 and she is the only parent present in the schoolyard for the 3:00 dismissal. This is typical of Jeneanne as she is always eager to see her children and hear about their day. She makes sure that her last class for each day ends at 2:00 so that she is able to arrive early. She does this to ensure that her children will never wait for her if they are dismissed before 3:00. Approximately 10 minutes later‚ the schoolyard
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are so many connections in the midst‚ humanity should simply practice and preach multiculturalism and assimilation. Nevertheless‚ it can’t always be as straightforward and uncomplicated for some people. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ she introduces the Price family and its most important member‚ Nathan Price. Giving up their house in sunny Georgia‚ the Prices embark their new lives in the Belgian Congo as Christian missionaries. It was only until it was too late for the Price
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Speech title: Essentials for an overnight backpacking trip. Specific purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to understand the basic necessities to go on an overnight backpacking trip. Thesis statement/central idea: Overnight backpacking is fun and with basic understanding and knowledge‚ anyone can try it. Introduction Imagine yourself walking thru the wilderness‚ the leaves crunching underneath your feet‚ birds singing in the distance‚ squirrels playing in the trees… Are
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This speech is about the great ancient Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle. He was an amazing individual who possessed a massive amount of talents‚ from mastery of rhetoric to interest in physiology. Aristotle lived during the fourth century B.C. in ancient Greece. The culture of the Greeks during this time differs greatly from our present day life and times. Aristotle came into contact with many great men of history‚ from Plato his instructor and mentor to Alexander the Great‚ conqueror and ruler of the
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Good afternoon guys. Before I have my speech begun‚ please let me introduce myself to you guys. Sculpture is what I major in. I feel a little bit nervous upon my first speech in front of you now‚ but I am going to try my best. Since 21st century‚ we have seen a lot of creativity on every field. Every one emphasizes the creative power. As we see that Apple‚ which always stresses “innovation and creativity”‚ is a one of the biggest companies around the world‚ creativity is a key to success these
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remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech in the 1960s? You know‚ the words that rang in my head the most was: “I have a dream”. Now he wasn’t just talking about the racism problem that was occurring back then. No. We were talking about humanity becoming combined as one race. Now a hypothetical question for you all‚ if Martin Luther King was somehow brought back to life in this period‚ would think that his proposed dream came true? What would you think he would say about this world? [Wait for audience]
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SPCM 101 Chapter 15: Speaking to Inform There are three criteria for effective informative speaking: 1. The information should be communicated accurately. 2. The information should be communicated clearly. 3. The information should be made meaningful and interesting to the audience. I. Informative speeches can be classified into four types A. Some informative speeches are about objects. 1. Speeches about objects describe something that is visible‚ tangible‚ and stable in
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Congo. These countries may have not been aware of their influence at the time‚ but the outcome nonetheless was drastic. Cultural misunderstandings were the ultimate catalyst for the Congo’s destruction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible published in 1998 she exposes how cultural ignorance creates problems. With her chosen syntax‚ point of view‚ and time gap of each narrator Kingsolver exposes how close mindedness creates unfulfilled results because individuals can not adapt to cultural
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Everybody‚ XinNianKuaiLe. Maybe some of you guys already know what this Chinese mean. It is literally translated to the greeting “happy Chinese new year” in English. Today is the Chinese New Year (Yeh). Chinese New Year is the most important traditional holiday in China. Despite its winter occurrence‚ Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival in China. The festival begins on the first day of the first month‚ which is today‚ and ends on the 15th day of that month. As I had mentioned‚ Chinese
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Papa’s Speech Good evening everyone‚ For those who don’t know me‚ my name is Pooja. I want to say a few words in memory of my grandfather. On December 17‚ 2001 my mom and myself immigrated to CA for a better prospect. From that day till his last breath my grandfather took up the responsibility of being a father figure to my brother Raj and I‚ since our father passed when we were young. Papa was the best gift given by God to my family and me. He meant everything to us and every moment I cherished
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