Oratorical Piece Theme: “Students as Catalysts for Peace” Friends‚ let me begin by quoting you a line lifted from Eleanor Roosevelt. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” This ladies and gentlemen challenges Juan De la Cruz‚ the majority common Filipino people. And what is more moiling to this are the sweet and sour additives and influences of the society. My friends‚ as we all know Philippines is somehow ignorant
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Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ “The purpose of life is to live it‚ to taste experience to the utmost‚ to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” If we waste our life worrying about and stressing over pointless things we have no control over‚ we miss out on the enjoyable part of life. We were put on this earth to live life to its greatest potential‚ therefore we must not waste a second of it. The line “You only live once‚ that’s the motto‚ YOLO” was sung by famous rapper
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living in these conditions as comfortable for their family as possible. Eleanor Roosevelt encouraged women to be the force that brought America out of the depression. In her first book that she wrote as first lady she stated “The women know that life must go on and that the needs of life must be met and it is their courage and determination which time and again have pulled us through worse crises than the present one.” Eleanor played a key role in promoting equality for all Americans. Some women had
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Prior to the Civil War‚ many African Americans were the minorities. They were not even considered citizens in the United States. During this period African American were slaves‚ working in fields and being servants for the white slave owners. During the year of 1861-1865‚ the union states were fighting the federate states in which the union won and slavery was later abolished. After this period‚ things for African Americans did not change. Blacks were segregated from whites‚ they were still considered
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Disney and Ideal Beauty What is “ideal beauty” to you? To me‚ it is how our society perceives the perfect man or woman to look like‚ and how all humans should strive to make their appearance similar to. In today’s world‚ the media tries to push their opinions of “ideal beauty” on to the younger generation; through mass media and marketing. Disney‚ one of the largest and most prominent companies that appeal to children around the world‚ uses products such as animated features and merchandise to
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Why Can’t Feminists be Feminine? In the fight for gender equality‚ some feminists feel that they have to purge themselves of their femininity to achieve the level of acceptance that they hope to reach‚ while others are proud of being feminine and feminist. This has become a point of contention amongst many women‚ causing women to question whether femininity and feminism can coexist. If we abandon femininity‚ we are creating a new stereotype. While being strong and achieving gender equality is
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twentieth century and its impact on American society’s culture of personality. Furthering her research‚ she explains that introversion is only partially inherited and that personalities are affected by environmental factors and free will. For instance Eleanor‚ a shy‚ reclusive lady at heart‚ “grew to love public life” as she stood by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his presidency ( Cain 138). Advancing her argument she explains that in other cultures‚ specifically the Eastern world‚ “even discouraged” talking
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Daugh White Kara Conner History 108 11/24/15 Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party occurred on a winter night of Thursday‚ December 16‚ 1773. It was a pre-revolutionary event of a direct protest that the colonialists used the tea tax that was levied by the British government. The Boston party resulted due to the resentment that the British colonialist had towards the Boston colonists. During the event‚ the Patriots were dressed as Mohawk Indians and attacked the British ships in the Boston harbor. After
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The Daughter of Time Laura Perch Ms. Heilmeier Honors World History 13 October 2012 Tey‚ Josephine. The Daughter of Time. New York: Touchstone‚ 1951. Alan Grant is a policeman in England who falls through a trap door and breaks his leg. As Grant recovers from his injury‚ his life becomes confined to a hospital bed‚ and he lies in boredom day after day. Grant desires for mental challenge‚ so his friend Marta‚ an actress who visits him often‚ suggests he solve an old
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"We are all in the gutter‚ but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde * "You gain strength‚ courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face...You must do the thing you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt * “Anything that does not kill you‚ really makes you stronger.” - Unknown * “I am African not because I was born in Africa‚ but because Africa was born in me.” – Unknown * "Don’t aspire to be in these shoes. Walk in
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