Oratory Critique: Option One Ellen DeGeneres – “Tulane University Commencement Speech” I chose the option of Ellen DeGeneres’ Commencement Speech to Tulane University in 2009 because I do not know a whole lot about her and felt I could have an advantage on writing about based on not being bias. I am very satisfied with doing so and watching/listening to her speech because the facts and topics she spoke of. The words she spoke really touched me and I was able to discover things about her that
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Necessity is the mother of invention Inventions‚ ideally‚ are result of needs and necessities of a certain generation of humankind. Human beings prospered and progressed over time because of his inquisitive nature and the ability to explore. Discoveries and inventions helped them to know more about the mother earth and made them to make their stay on this planet more comfortable. Needs and necessities of different ages and times encouraged humankind to come up with new inventions‚ however‚ some
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Delivered in twenty-three minutes‚ David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College had an audience of a few hundred. However‚ in the years which followed‚ the transcription of Wallace’s speech became an internet phenomenon‚ coursing through millions of email boxes and introducing the writer to people unfamiliar with his complex fiction. "Thanks to the enthusiasm" of people who knew nothing about Wallace’s work‚ and the "magic of the cut-and-paste function‚" Tom Bissell remarks
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Oh the Places You’ll Go Growing up in a very strict environment as a child‚ I questioned many things that I was told to do. My dad once told me that there are three important things that I need to always do in life. My dad taught me how to be a prayer warrior‚ respect my elders and to always work hard. Over the years‚ I lived by my dad’s advice‚ and it has truly paid off. As a child‚ I was always taught to pray and to always equip my life and decision with prayer. I vividly recall as a child
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Commencement of Business by a Public Company Restrictions on commencement of business.- (1) A company shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless-- (a) shares held subject to the payment of the whole amount thereof in cash have been allotted to an amount not less in the whole than the minimum subscription; (b) every director of the company has paid to the company full amount on each of the shares taken or contracted to be taken by him and for which he is liable
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Brittany Osborn CSR 309 IM1 Never Say Never The best leaders are ones who never say never. When these leaders are knocked down they will not stay on the ground. There is no doubt that Justin Bieber is a leader. He is a true inspiration and a great example of a leader for not only young people but also a large generation of business people. He is able to demonstrate his remarkable talent‚ positive attitude‚ and incredible work ethic to inspire people all over the world. We are all products
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Ladies and Gentlemen‚ my name is Aaron jay L. Liwag and I am a Criminology student at Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation. I am so excited to be here this afternoon and to have the opportunity to introduce our guest speaker‚ Police Director General Allan Purisima. Director general Purisima is a product of the public school system. After graduating high school‚ he enrolled in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1977. He is part of DIMALUPIG class 1981. After his graduation from the PMA
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Module 3: Curriculum & Society What is Curriculum? “Noun (plural curricula /-lə/ or curriculums) – The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college: course components of the school curriculum” (Oxford Online Dictionary‚ 2012) Who can define curriculum? When looking at a simple definition we find that curriculum is in fact a very broad term not dictating a single course of study. Kelly (2009:7) criticises the most basic and direct definitions when used within
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indeed ever increasing in this world for those who have Lilavati clasped to their throats‚ decorated as the members are with neat reduction of fractions‚ multiplication and involution‚ pure and perfect as are the solutions‚ and tasteful as is the speech which is exemplified.” Bhāskara II held this book as most important to
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Standard 2 Explicit evidence: (Located throughout whole book) “You will never be nothing” is a something that students always repeated in their minds until they met Mrs. G. Books changed their lives. Education changed their lives. These students choose to create the life they wanted. They did this by pushing their paste behind including‚ chaos‚ suffering‚ and death. Mrs. Gruwell believed that those were not strong foundations for a good life. Instead these students lead their lives with sacrifices
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