believe I did well on was link the proverb with the speech and told a story that relates to it. The story was about how I tried skydiving for my first time‚ and was nervous for it. But after doing it I ended up liking it. Also I believe I did well when it came to looking at my note cards. Only looking backs at it a couple of times and always tried to make eye contact with the audience. 2. Proverb: Did your audience learn something meaningful about you due to your choice of proverb? Was your proverb
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and innermost thoughts‚ emotions get so well portrayed on the face that words are not needed to express them‚ gestures of hands have versatile meanings which vary according to country and cultural settings‚ the posture and the language of the body speak a lot about your attitude‚ mental status and character‚ the way you sit and talk indicate your mood‚ even your physical space can be used as a communicative gesture. So body language is used in psychology‚ but gestures are given utmost importance in
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(Maya Angelou) The novel Speak details the life story of Melinda Sordino‚ a freshman in high school‚ and how both the traumatic and happy events of her life shape her character. In the summer before entering high school‚ Melinda is invited to a party that changes her life; and it is not for the better. A senior in high school named Andy Evans rapes her‚ and since she is so scared‚ she calls the police‚ they arrive shortly‚ and proceed to break up the party. Throughout Speak‚ Melinda is reassured by
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pass examinations‚ then study grammar. However‚ if you want to become fluent in English‚ then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar. Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently
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Silent Murder Towards the end of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet story many characters could be responsible for the ending of Romeo and Juliet’s life. Friar Lawrence is one of the main suspects for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Could Friar Lawrence possibly be the reason why Romeo and Juliet made the decisions to take their life in order to be together? I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he did not think through his decisions. The ideas that
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Ghost from the Nursery: A Book Review by Claudia Claudia Quezada-Commerford FSHS 305 Kansas State University Ghost from the Nursery: A Book Review by Claudia In the ‘Ghost from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence’‚ the authors set out with the goal to make readers aware of the importance of the first period of a child’s life. They are seeking to explain the rise of violence in the United States‚ with children being the fastest growing criminal population. The authors
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with a better self-esteem‚ optimistic‚ with the right state of mind and well-disciplined all thanks to P90X and INSANITY. Before my transformation with these programs‚ I had always been a depressed guy‚ self-conscious about my looks. But the day came when it all changed. I wrote about these two fitness programs due to the fact that they are better known as “Life Changers.” Individuals all over America are searching for ways to better themselves physically and I believe that these two programs are the
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agenda’s‚ truth is sometimes ignored or becomes irrelevant. The question is if truth has become so twisted that it doesn’t really exist in its original meaning anymore? If truth has been lost there must be a substitute‚ this is where post-truth originated. Post-truth is when decisions are based upon emotions rather than facts‚ this is dangerous because each person feels a different way and therefore can justify melding a subject to fit their own liking. Post-truth has caused all truths to be called
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Poverty: a silent killer The merciless chain of poverty is enclosing its arm around America. Children are storming the streets starving for a modest meal and a heated room. It confines them‚ forcing them to live a life of nightmares. It is evidently noted that poverty is the silent killer all over the world. The danger is‚ no one truly knows what poverty is‚ and who is to blame. A snapshot of poverty would seemingly resemble the poorest of the poor. As an experienced person who lived through childhood
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Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (1963)‚ Karl Popper suggests that no scientific theory can be classified as truth. The only thing that can be done is to attempt to falsify the theory over and over again reject the theory repeatedly in different situations. Each failed attempt will strengthen the theory and bring it closer to the truth. Hence‚ Popper claimed that the truth of a hypothesis can never be confirmed. A hypothesis is an “if-then” statement‚ which that is an assumption of causality
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