A commemorative speech are speeches of praise or celebration. The speaker aims of this speech is to pay tribute to a person‚ a group of people‚ an institution‚ or an idea. Each speech that you will give has a purpose. In a commemorative speech the main purpose is inspire your audience. The speaker is trying to arouse and heighten the audiences appreciation of or admiration for the person‚ institution‚ or idea you are praising. When giving a commemorative speech it is important for the speaker to
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Meet Me‚ Cyndi December 3‚ 1986. Providence Civic Center. [Begin speech with dim lighting and face away from crowd] Hello‚ everyone. First of all‚ thank you all for attending my concert here at the Providence Civic Center! [Pause for audience cheering] I bet that you were expecting Cyndi Lauper; totally radical singer and songwriter. Right? Well‚ I’m sorry to tell you‚ you will not be meeting Cyndi. [Wait for audience boo’s and questions] I wanted to
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Limitless‚ Lovable‚ Loyal Lisa I want you to take a minute and imagine that you are breathing through a coffee stirrer. Purse your lips together and only breath through your mouth. It is difficult to do even for a short period of time. Now imagine breathing like that your entire life‚ struggling for each breath. This is something my best friend Lisa deals with each day. She has Cystic Fibrosis. But she is so much more than that. She is my personal hero and I could not imagine my life without her
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Never say Never was one of the most inspirational movies I’ve EVER seen‚ and i don’t think I’ll ever see one that beats it. Every day i hear hateful comments on Justin‚ things like " He’s gay" " He sounds like a girl" " he’s so fake" And all this stuff‚ haters can go ahead and hate‚ but if you actually took a second too stop the hating‚ and listen too the words that come out of Justin’s mouth‚ listen too his songs‚ watch his movie‚ I promise you’d see him from a whole new perspective. I always thought
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Welcome Family and Friends Good Shabbos. Ritz I mean mikey my bad I was just looking at the kippah‚ Today we are celebrating your Bar-Mitzvah‚ the time that they call the “acceptance of all the mitzvot.” As your older brother‚ I can tell you that its not the easiest part of growing up‚ but Dad would want me to say that you must always work your best to realize the importance of being a Jew and too love judaism. In celebrating your Bar Mitzvah this shabbos‚ and going on in life‚ you must always
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November 29‚ 2011 John Vukmanic COM111 General purpose: To inspire/motivate Specific purpose: To commemorate the sacrifice of SFC Randy Shughart and MSG Gary Gordon at the Battle of Mogadishu. Real American Heroes October 3‚ 1993-I was only seven years old when American news reports concerning events in Somalia were displayed on our TV. In truth‚ Somalia had been in the news for some time‚ but there had never been any major incidents involving our troops‚ until today. I listened
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Kermit the Frog It’s not that easy being green. It’s not that easy being a frog‚ either. Some would say that he is the most awesome amphibian of all time. Others would proclaim him a puppet above the rest. His name and footprints are on a star at Grauman’s Chinese Theater‚ a rare honor given only to the best in Hollywood. It’s an even greater leap for an amphibian. You guessed it. I am here today to honor Kermit the Frog‚ a well-mannered‚ always positive‚ funny‚ frog who left the life of a quiet
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Title of Speech: Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi General Purpose: To Commemorate Specific Purpose: To commemorate the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi Central Idea/Thesis Statement: Gandhi is considered to be one of the most influential and admired individual who played an important part in the independence of India Introduction Attention Getter: George Washington. What comes to your mind when I say that name‚ “First President of the United States” or maybe “Father of the nation”? Yes‚ to Americans he
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Effective Commemorative Speech Paper President Ronald Reagan’s speech regarding the tragic disaster of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 was an emotional speech expressing empathy and inspiration. The speech honored the seven astronauts who lost their lives and also offered hope to those who continue to explore space in the future. Several expectations from President Reagan’s speech was achieved. According to Lucas (2011)‚ when delivering a commemorative speech‚ the main purpose is for the speaker
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Sean Bishop Persuasive Outline Topic: Buy a Mac‚ Not a PC General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience into buying an Apple computer rather than the more “mainstream” PC. Thesis: From security to simplicity‚ Macintosh computers prevail over PCs. 1. Introduction a. Attention-getter: For several years now‚ whether to buy a Mac or a PC has been a popular debate. We’ve all seen the humorous Mac vs. PC commercials. These ads produced by Apple display
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