Speech #4 How many of you consider fitness and important part of your life? What fitness activity do you enjoy? Good afternoon fellow toastmasters and guests‚ today for my speech I would like to talk to you about what is fitness for me and why do I consider it an important part of any person’s life. Let me start by saying that for me fitness is not an activity that you have to do because you are overweight and you want to look good. I grew up with this misconception‚ In my country‚ every
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Informative Speech Outline April 15th 2012 A Piece of the Puzzle General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience will be able to tell people certain things about autistic people. Thesis Statement: It is difficult living with autism Introduction A. Attention-getter: It was the Saturday before our topic choice was due‚ for professor Lee’s class. I was stressing‚ I could not figure out what to talk about. I literally google searched informative speech topics
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The Mystical Politics of Jesus: An Ode to Kristofferson’s Song‚ “Jesus Was a Capricorn” By Ricky Vinson Addressing the provocative Kris Kristofferson song “Jesus Was a Capricorn‚” I will mention the mere title of another like-themed song‚ “I Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’ To Die Rag‚” performed by folk-rock-political musician Country Joe McDonald at the historically pivotal Woodstock Festival‚ August 1969—simply to serve as food thought‚ no distraction intended. Still‚ from my perspective‚ to dissect
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Sample Persuasive Speech Self-Defense on Campus Speech Commentary Rebecca Hanson You’re tired; you’re hungry. You’ve just spent a long day at College Library and you can’t wait to get back to your room. Glancing outside‚ you remember how quickly it becomes dark. You don’t think much of it‚ though‚ as you bundle up and head out into the gusty wind. Not until you spy the shadows on the sidewalk or hear the leaves rustling beside you do you wish you weren’t alone. You walk quickly‚ trying to
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Why do you think that Okonkwo faces problems in his role as a father‚ in the novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe? In the novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe‚ we are introduced to the main character Okonkwo. He was born and raised in the village of Umuofia. He is a man with three wives and many children. Throughout the novel we are encouraged to focus on the relationships forged between Okonkwo and his own children. He does not seem to be‚ in my opinion‚ a good father. In
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personal best (pbest). This solution is obtained according to the personal experiences of each particle vector. Another best value that is tracked by the PSO is in the neighborhood of that particle and this value is called gbest among all pbests. Figure 3.3 Arrangment of Birds in Swarm Throughout the process‚ each particle i monitors three values: its current position (x_i^k); the best position it reached in previous cycles (pbest_i); its flying velocity (w^(k+1)). These three values are represented
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Oral Communications Dr. B July 16th‚ 2013 Lewinsky Scandal Speech Outline SPS: I’m here speaking with you today to evaluate and showcase how scandals can affect a public figures’ image and reputation. CI: Affairs‚ witness tampering‚ and obstruction of justice are just a few things we’re going to touch base on today. Introduction: I. When you think of the president of the United States many things come to mind however is all boils down to suits‚ ties‚ and 2.5 kids. The picture perfect all-American
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I、Visual Description Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi: Mangaaka)‚ a wooden sculpture is shown in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) Gallery 350. This is from Kongo peoples or Yombe group who lived in Republic of the Congo or Cabinda‚ Angola‚ Chiloango River Region. This sculpture is made in the 19th century‚ and the size is 46 1/2 in. * 19 1/2 in. * 15 1/2 in. The Power figure is made of wood‚ iron‚ resin‚ ceramic‚ plant fiber‚ textile‚ and pigment. The accession number is 2008.30. The sculpture is
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seconds. Today‚ public figures such as celebrities and politicians play an increasing role in our society‚ shaping our views and mindsets of the world. Thus‚ it is especially important that they are held accountable for their actions‚ even those undertaken in private. Although it is often argued that we can overlook what is done in private if the person performs his or her public job well‚ it is indeed worrying with their massive influence over society. In my opinion‚ public figures should be held accountable
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Comparative Study of Judith and Esther as Heroic Figures An integral element of the Christian faith and one of the world’s oldest written works‚ the Bible is a rich and distinctive piece of literature. Referred to as the Word of God by the Christian faithful‚ the Bible was composed over a period of over one thousand years by several different authors of varying backgrounds as well as religious perspectives. As such‚ it is a library of stories—of interpretations
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