Global Crossing. A brief history/outline. In 2002‚ a huge corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy‚ despite announcing continual huge company growth the prior year. The company‚ who was audited by Arthur Anderson‚ is in the process of denying accounting irregularities. The company fat cats or executives have made a fortune despite the recent bankruptcy and the invested employees/shareholders have suffered major financial losses. Who is the company? You would not be alone in immediately thinking
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Rail road crossings can be very dangerous‚ lives have been lost because of poor judgment. When coming to a railroad crossing you must first make a complete stop and pay attention to flashing lights and gates lowering also listen for trains if you cant see it you might be able to hear it. You also need to remember that trains cannot swerve to avoid a collision they are connected to the tracks. All the conductors can do is blow their horn and pull the emergency brake! It takes a train up to eighteen
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"Crossing the Bar" by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson is a poem that expresses a sailor’s death. The poem starts with the sailor getting to know that he is going to die very soon by hearing a call from the symbols "sunset and evening star" and "twilight and evening bell" both which represent the onset of the night. The sailor‚ in the entire poem is actually asking his family and friends not to be heartbroken or to cry when he dies. The phrase "moaning of the bar" refers to the sad sound made by the wind and
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In making an introduction of a speaker speech‚ you must of course first interview or at least have the biography of the speaker. Ask or find for his achievements and accomplishments. To start you speech‚ start in with a warm greeting to your audience. It is the start of the speech so you must see to it that you give the audience an impression that the speaker will not be boring. Give them excitement not boredom. You must not speak on a monotonous way because once you speak
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The Story of Crossing Amongst today’s society there seems to be plenty of judgment. Wherever you go it is quite easy to find someone whom will ask or tell you ‘why are you wearing that shirt’‚ or ‘why do you speak with an accent.’ People do not accept others whom do not fit the stereotypical American. In doing so this creates many cultural differences and problems between ethnicities. Some of these problems most definitely include discrimination which can lead to high self consciousness. Much
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1. What makes a good speaker? -A good speaker will speak clearly and loud enough so the audience can hear them. If you are speaking to someone individually you need to face them and not fidget or anything like that. To be a good speaker you also should be a good listener. It is all under the subject of communicating. 1.Stand erect distributing your weight on both the legs. Do not hold onto the mike or to the podium for support. 2.Have a good posture and appearance. Do not lean on the podium.
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Year 11 English Unit 1 Outcome 1 - Reading and Responding Border Crossing (text response essay) This outcome is to be completed in class in one lesson. It is your responsibility to hand in all work to your teacher at the end of the lesson. You may bring in the following only: * Plastic pocket‚ dictionary‚ pens. Paper will be supplied for you. One page of hand-written‚ single side notes may be brought into the classroom. Length: 600 to 800 words. Date: Week beginning May 13th
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Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Speakers Effective 1. Confidence - Confidence comes from believing in what you are saying and being passionate about your subject. Self-confidence is developed by knowing everything you can about your subject and thoroughly preparing and practicing. 2. Likeability - As a general rule your listeners want to like you. When they do like you it makes delivering your speech easier. Your likeability is helped by smiling and being positive and friend
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BORDER CROSSING Chapter 2 Q1) Danny sees himself as the devil. He believes that coincidence either brings out the god or devil in‚ in Danny’s case it was the devil. Q2) Tom feels concerned for Danny as he spent half his life in prison he is wondering what it has done to him and how it’s changed him as a person. Chapter 3 Q1) yes I agree that people who are childless never really grow up. Having a child is the biggest responsibility you could ever have in life‚ it makes you more independent &
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Think of the best speaker you have ever heard. What did he or she do that made such an impression upon you? How much of the impression was due to delivery or language style? Now that you know more about style and delivery‚ discuss what you think the speaker’s strategy was. In the past 10 years‚ I was very much influenced by the speeches given by our ex-president Dr.A.P.J Abdul kalam. Unlike other presidents with political background‚ Dr.Kalam popularly known as “Missile man of India” for his work
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