my better judgement‚ I would like to begin today with a confession. I am a procrastinator. I procrastinate on almost all of my school assignments and assigned tasks in my day-to-day life. In fact‚ I even waited until the last minute to write this speech. I am here today‚ however‚ to convince you that this is not necessarily a negative thing. In fact‚ procrastination is a very common habit among students and people in general‚ and‚ for those people who do procrastinate; it often has some positive
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Figures of Speech [ Examples ] 1. Metaphor ❖ "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (William Sharp‚ "The Lonely Hunter") ❖ "Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton‚ Lacon) 2. Simile ❖ "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)
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was the thirty-second commander and chief of the United States of America‚ or as most know him‚ the president. He was the man in office at the time of the attack on Midway. His address to Pearl Harbor was a moving speech that had big lines in it that are still remembered today. For example‚ “The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation” (1). Over and over he reassures Congress that the American people
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Japan. The country had been divided on putting ourselves in the war in Europe and Asia‚ because “it was not our concern”. Yet‚ after President Roosevelt’s‚ the country immediately changed their minds‚ and were all for justice for us Americans. The speech was convincing because of strong emotional appeals‚ extraordinary organization‚ and the establishment of character. President Roosevelt begins persuading with powerful emotional appeals. He starts by says that the United States was "suddenly and
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Parts of Speech All words in the English language fall into eight groups. The eight parts of speech [Eight classes of words that have a particular form‚ function‚ and meaning; that is‚ verbs‚ nouns‚ adjectives‚ adverbs] are listed here. The function of a word determines its part of speech in that sentence. 1. Nouns (Person‚ thing‚ quality‚ place‚ idea) 2. Pronouns (I‚ you‚ he‚ she‚ it‚ we‚ they) 3. Verbs (think/thought/ had thought‚ change/changed/had changed‚ jump/jumped/had jumped
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establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Many portions of the Bill of Rights have origins going back to the Magna Charta or descend from time-honored English traditions. This is not so with the First Amendment. Freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion and assembly was pioneered on American soil. Our colonial forefathers
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Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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February 11‚ 2013 Informative speech Topic: Doing a speech. General purpose: to inform. Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about how to learn guitar. Introduction I. Greeting‚ and telling the topic II. Attention getter (Some chords) III. Credibility statement: How are people expectations about guitar IV. The speech is about how to enjoy playing guitar V. Main points Learn the basics Find your musical world Body I. Learn the basics 1. How to start
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Figure of speech A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces
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United States The First Amendment does not permit the distribution of pamphlets that seeks to obstruct the lawful draft (Walker 2013‚ 200). This was not speech offering one’s opinion‚ but an unlawful act of obstructing the preparations of military action of our country (Walker 2013‚ 200). Opinion of the Court Justice Oliver Holmes concluded that the First Amendment in this situation does not protect Schenck. "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances
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