How to Give Your First Speech Carl R. Burgchardt** Introduction Fortunately‚ giving your first speech sounds a lot harder than it is . . . The purpose of this pamphlet is to provide the information you need to do a good job on this assignment: how to select a topic‚ how to focus your speech‚ how to make your speech more interesting‚ how to organize your speech‚ how to prepare and practice your speech‚ how to behave during the presentation‚ and how to cope with stage fright. How do I select a topic
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me two great objects‚ the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners” – William Wilberforce William Wilberforce was one of the greatest abolitionists in all of history. He fought for what he believed in. He believed in freedom for all people‚ no matter what they looked like. He thought that all people are to be valued and that they are important‚ even if they were different. He spent all of his life trying to get freedom for slaves. He completely stopped the slave trade into England
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nature of adaptation. It’s incontrovertible whether all aspects of the text can be adapted to the film‚ as something that might be fascinating in the text may not evoke the same feeling when viewed on big screen. The judgment of the director comes into play in these situations‚ as he must distinguish which parts of the text are coherent in his adaptation of the novella and the audience’s reaction to it. Coppola chose to retain the main themes of Heart of Darkness. The criticizing and mocking of imperialism
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“Father Greg Boyle‚ Endless Fogiveness” In “Tattoos on the Heart‚” by Gregory Boyle‚ Boyle experiences how to deal with gangs. The novel‚ a compelling story about gang violence and one man’s response towards giving those buried within it‚ tells a story of gang members working for a chance of redemption and solace. Can others be seen as fathers or even as a role models when gang life is such a large force in their lives? Through the story gangbangers that try to change themselves for the pursuit
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Heart of Darkness Irony of situation plays a major role in the shaping of events in the novel Heart of Darkness. For instance Joseph Conrad does not use light as a symbol for bringing knowledge and truth to a situation; rather he uses light as an indication of a hidden truth. These occurrences include “There was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine. The long stretches of waterway ran on‚ deserted‚ into the gloom of overshadowed distances. (Conrad 30)” This shows the feelings that Marlow is having
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Cardiovascular disease is a group of things at are all combined together and are affected by this terrible disease. The things that get affected that involve the human heart are arteries‚ veins‚ blood vessels‚ and capillaries. Heart disease causes many different kinds of problems that are related to the process known as atherosclerosis. The condition happens to a person when a good size amount of plaque has built up in their arteries. The results from this occurring narrows the room inside of our
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and even hold positions in office. Many historians would soon report about the great success Reconstruction made in the United States for the African American race in obtaining their ‘civil rights’. Even though America had created a society where all men were equal in the eyes of the law‚ great racism still lingered within many whites. The lack of protection against racial crimes upon the African American race became very apparent as white supremacy began to rise. Massacres took place‚ slaying dozens
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Hope is Never Lost During the Great Depression‚ many struggled. This lead to hope for good fortune and the opportunity to live through these terrible times. The main character‚ Lizabeth‚ lives with her parents in rural Maryland in what’s left of anything they can find… there houses are made of scraps and any material they can find to be useful; this is known as a shanty town. Her father is out of work and a job; her mother is a housekeeper for an “inferior” family‚ although the pay is very little…
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passion for collecting basketball cards and selling them. I began buying packs of cards that had a random selection of basketball players. I would meet with my friends to trade cards for any rare all-star basketball player card that I could find; these cards are the most worthy and valuable. I collected enough all-star basketball player cards to sell them on a website called craigslist. I posted my advertisement for anyone seeking classic basketball cards that was willing to pay one-hundred dollars. I
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Williams syndrome also recognized as Williams-Beuren syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of more than twenty five genes from chromosome 7. Although Williams syndrome is often non-hereditary‚ the chances of the syndrome being passed on if an individual with Williams syndrome has a child are fifty percent. Individuals born with Williams syndrome often possess distinctive facial features which make the syndrome easily recognized. These features include wide spaces between their teeth
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