All I hear is parents screaming‚ teammates awaiting the time when we jog out onto the brick chip field‚ and our coach telling us where we are going to play and how he wants us to work our butts off trying to win. I smell the popcorn‚ nachos‚ pretzels‚ and mostly what I smell is sweat mixed with a dingy dirt. I’m thinking in my mind‚ “We all have to give it our all to win the game.” So I put on my dirt crusted‚ sweat smelling glove on and hustle out to the red brick chipped field. I’m playing
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VII. Impact of Speeches The impact of the 2016 DNC speech was left on the first night of the convention. According to Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post (2016)‚ there were more than 28 hours of live programming over the four days of the Democratic National Convention. Even though‚ the first lady’s speech came on the first night of the convention‚ “it held the championship belt against all other for the next three days’’ (Cillizza‚ 2016). She stood alone amongst the best of the politicians in
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I Have A Dream‚ Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther’s words proved to reach people’s heart and made them clearly understand the social and political crucial times in the 1960’s‚ and gave the nation a way to express what was happening. The theme of it all is that people should fight for what they believe in‚ and not give up for what they are asking for‚ which is freedom. It was the time of a revolution‚ on which the blacks demanded their rights‚ and Martin Luther was their leader‚ and inspiration
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We’ve all watched those humorous college party movies where someone takes a “magical” drug and they suddenly feel amazing. They feel like they’re on top of the world‚ even invincible. What if I told you that the purest form of that drug could help people who suffer PTSD? In this speech‚ I will tell you what PTSD is‚ the benefits of MDMA‚ and the risks of MDMA. Body Example 1: About 8% of people in the Unites State suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. That ends up being roughly around 24.4 million
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my sophomore year in high school‚ I decided to join the UIL Cross-Examination debate team. I honestly did not want to do it‚ but my friend was in desperate need of a partner‚ so I decided to help her out. I had no experience in public speaking‚ let alone debate. At our first competition‚ I was extremely nervous. We only practiced the day before‚ but my friend reassured me that it’s going to be okay‚ and I should just “dip my feet in the water” to get a feel for debate. So as I walk over to the podium
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How I Gained My Confidence “For God did not give us the Spirit of fear‚ but the Spirit of a power‚ love‚ and a sound mind”- 2 Timothy 1:7. The Key to confidence is stepping out on faith. I actually gained my confidence by leading my first song in church. Of course I started crying because I was nervous‚ but then I stopped and I knew that God was with me. There are certain situations when I still get nervous‚ like playing my first basketball game of the season or even when I’m taking a test‚ but
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Persuasion through Stylistic Techniques When Jesse Jackson‚ a reverend and a member of Martin Luther King’s inner circle said‚ “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” he is elaborating further on Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech saying that the African American community should not be forced into their future by the socioeconomic problems that face them‚ but rather seek to attain the higher goals they dream of. In August 1963‚ Dr. King was led to the Lincoln Memorial by his
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Luther King Jr. was a man with a powerful way with words. At the March on Washington‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech‚ which dealt with peace and racial equality. It was one of the most powerful speeches King had ever given‚ and one of the most powerful that American History has ever heard. A famous excerpt from his speech was‚ “I have a dream today. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their
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minute bell ring. Its her first day attending Willow Canyon High School. Her first class is ceramics‚ she loves hands on projects so she believes that this class will be her favorite. On her schedule it says all 7 classes: Period 2- English‚ Period 3- Algebra 1-2‚ Period 4- Lunch‚ Period- 5 Money Management‚ Period 5- Biology‚ Period 7- Girls P.E. She is very excited for this year to start. My First class is ceramics. I have loved this class since day one because I love hands on projects.
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I shook the spray can some more. The metal ball inside of the paint can made a clattering noise. I coughed a few times as the chemicals burned my nostrils. I had to be quick before the cops came. That crazy old bitch across the street snitched on me again. I didn’t need another lecture by my parents if I get caught. The spray can ran out just as I finished my work. This wasn’t one of my best crimes but I sure was satisfied by it. I stood in awe at my high school’s sign. The sign used to say Riverdale
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