Ariel Simkins Speech Outline/Informative Fundamentals of Human Communication/Docekal 17 September 2013 Topic: George R. R. Martin Specific purpose: To introduce an American author being called the American Tolkien. Thematic Statement/central idea: George R. R. Martin‚ a once struggling author from New Jersey‚ creates worlds of horror‚ science fiction‚ and fantasy. His characters are believable‚ like people who we would meet on the street. Introduction: Have you ever needed
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States used a massive‚ atomic weapon against Hiroshima‚ Japan. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of TNT‚ flattened the city‚ killing tens of thousands of civilians. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later‚ the United States struck again‚ this time‚ on Nagasaki. At 2:45 a.m. on Monday‚ August 6‚ 1945‚ a B-29 bomber‚ the Enola Gay‚ took off from Tinian‚ a North Pacific island in the Marianas‚ 1
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The Bible’s influence is not limited to Christians; Jews and Muslims also consider the Bible to be a sacred text. If you think of how there are 2 billion Christians‚ 14 million Jews and 1.3 billion Muslims‚ that means that more than half of the world’s population consider the Bible to be a major influence on their faith. Bible widely used in American society The Bible is especially influential in American society. In the 2012 State of the Bible report released by the American Bible Society‚ commissioned
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increasingly desperate and hostile as they believe their doom approaches. Eventually‚ the men use a piece of heavy pipe to break down the door of the shelter. Just as the door gives way‚ a second announcement comes over the radio telling people there is no danger. The unidentified flying objects were merely satellites. Joy turns quickly‚ once again‚ to dread as the adults realize how barbaric they became during the ordeal. The events described above are not found in any history textbooks‚ nor
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On the day of December 21‚ 2012‚ a day that will be fear as the date arrives has been target as the day of Armageddon. With most skeptics believing that it will be a normal day just before the holidays. But‚ what if ones nightmares come true and December 21 becomes a day of great pandemonium that man has ever seen. For those that don’t know who this source of these ideas of doom came from a great civilization whose past was full of darkness through the disappearance of their writing‚ dark secrets
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Dick (1983)‚ Bluebeard (1987)‚ and the novel-memoir Timequake (1997). He also wrote short stories‚ plays‚ and essays‚ e.g.‚ the collections Wampeters‚ Foma and Granfalloons (1974)‚ The Man without a Country (2005)‚ and the posthumously published Armageddon in Retrospect (2008). Awards and honors: State Author of New York/Edith Wharton Citation of Merit (2001-2003); Purple Heart; American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (1970)‚ Humanist of the Year (1992)‚ Asteroid Namesake (asteroid
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The Evil In The Honest It is common for authors to make a character who portrays the idea of a good person and then turn it into a mean and heartless character. This is to make people interested in the character and the changes the character goes through. This happens so often that it is becoming an archetype. This archetype has become more common in books‚ films and TV shows because it develops interest in the audience. Thus‚ apocalyptic fiction always includes a character archetype of the "good
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The False Promise of Survival: Civil Defense in America during the Cold War David Crosbie U.S. HIST March‚ 2013 The advent of nuclear weapons dawned a new and terrifying era in human history. The destructive power of the atomic bomb‚ demonstrated at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ ushered in a global climate of fear. Emerging from the rubble of the Second World War‚ the U.S. and Soviet Union became the two most dominant economic‚ political‚ and military superpowers in the global arena. Upholding
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Course 201420 Spring 2014 THEO 202-C05 LUO Test Quiz 1 Started 2/17/14 5:02 PM Submitted 2/17/14 5:16 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 45.5 out of 70 points Time Elapsed 14 minutes out of 15 minutes. Instructions Covers this week’s textbook readings Open-book‚ open-Bible‚ open-notes 15-minute time limit 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions Do not click the BACK button because this will lock you out of the quiz. The timer will continue if and when you leave this quiz. Question 1 0 out
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Encountering Conflict - Secret river ’A conflict’s importance lies not in its causes but in its consequences.’ In today’s rising society‚ where we experience people willing to strive to their maximum potential by any means necessary‚ it becomes blatantly obvious to why we often overlook the implications we inflict on others. We are sometimes aware of our actions‚ acting in spite or in fear‚ and sometimes ignorant to the situation‚ unaware of the consequences we deliver. The question is however
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