Question #1: What did you do well? The purpose of my persuasive speech was to influence the audience to be more involved in the community by volunteering. I felt that my speech was suitably organized with a sustainable attention getter‚ a clearly organized body and a storytelling conclusion. I started the speech by asking the audience‚ “Has anyone ever stopped to help you when you were in a time of need and want to pay it forward by making a difference in someone else’s life‚ then why not volunteer
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For many‚ studying abroad is what students like myself would describe as a “life-changing” experience. Life-changing is a fantastic description‚ but it may not sound quite as thorough and descriptive as a future employer may like to hear in the professional setting. When a future employer asks me to talk about my study abroad experience the first thing that I automatically want to say is that it was an amazing‚ life-altering opportunity. Recently‚ though‚ I have given this response more thought.
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I am spending my time volunteering at St. Marks United Methodist Church (St. Marks UMC). This church is an open community‚ working to create a comfortable atmosphere for anyone and everyone in and around the area. I work specifically with the youth of the church and I reach out to students who are my age or younger than me. I have been volunteering at St. Marks for almost four years‚ assisting in many different groups and organizations sponsored by our church. I volunteer at this church because it
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Studying in Australia Studying abroad in a different country can be a great experience at a low and affordable cost. In addition‚ you can stay with another family. A great place for me to study abroad would be in Australia because they have seven of the top 100 universities‚ strong academic credentials‚ and more than one culture to study. Australia has seven of the top 100 universities in the world. Melbourne‚ for example‚ is one of the leading universities in Australia with over 22‚000 courses
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high school‚ it is also the time to think about which university is suitable for yourself. You must consider carefully between studying abroad and studying in own country. My presentation “What are advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad?” will help you in your alternative. Firstly‚ I will show you about advantages of study abroad. When you study abroad‚ you will have opportunity to open the world view; your eyes are opened to the world. We often grow up thinking that our way of doing things
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Nowadays‚ the number of students aiming to study abroad is increasing continually. From my point of view‚ more and more students want to study abroad because they want to have a better education‚ to acquire knowledge of new cultures and for certain to widen their perspective. Firstly‚ studying abroad‚ students will have a better education. Nowadays‚ many students from developing countries like India‚ China… set studying in the First World countries as their short-cut way to have an international
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McRae Capital Management‚ Inc. Investment Counsel Number 48 April 2007 COMMENTARY Investing abroad by staying at home Putting your money into foreign stocks is like vacationing in other countries: The lure is intriguing‚ but where you go and how you go about it make all the difference. by Peter McRae ost people like foreign travel. And why not? It broadens your perspective. You see things you’ll never see in the U.S. You’re exposed to different people and different cultures
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out. Volunteering my time to my community has always been something I’ve made time for. Not only does volunteering help others‚ but it can affect your own character. By volunteering you learn social skills‚ gain work experience‚ and if you are lucky enough‚ it will change your life. Social skills are skills that you can’t learn from a text book. Being around people and volunteering is a great way to gain these skills that will last you a life time. A social skill I learned while volunteering was
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volunteerism is very different than what has been in place. According to the Points of Light Foundation‚ three of the most popular innovative ways to get volunteers involved in their community include: workplace volunteering‚ family volunteering‚ and singles volunteering. Workplace volunteering has become a popular alternative for busy employees‚ retirees‚ and their companies. It allows companies to better their communities while simultaneously building employee teamwork skills and morale‚ improving
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introduce myself to you. As I know that‚ the objectives of this study abroad scheme is to provide an opportunity for students to enhance their English proficiency and enrich their personal experience in a different environment‚ I think it is a really great opportunity for students just like me to improve the English skills during the period of study abroad. To begin with‚ I want to talk about my past experience to study abroad. When I was a form 2 student in secondary school‚ I had been to New Zealand
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