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    Gettysburg Speech

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    “Now we are engaged in a great civil war‚ testing whether that nation‚ or any nation so conceived and so dedicated‚ can long endure” is a quote from the speech. This quote tells the reader that Abraham is dedicated to make a new nation and for everyone to be equal but everyone struggles and that is why it states that they can long endure. The speech also states that “we cannot dedicate” (from line 10). Everyone struggles‚ so does Abraham Lincoln because it was hard times and he was trying to build

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    Freedom of Speech

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    First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an 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. (Siegel 3) But what is Freedom of Speech? It is our ability to say what we want‚ when we want and to whom we want? But there are even restrictions on what we want to say for example a person cannot yell

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    of us join this great‚ big Michigan family I feel I’ve been a part of all of all my life. What I’m also trying to tell you is that I know exactly what it feels like to be sitting in your seat‚ listening to some old gasbag give a long-winded commencement speech. Don’t worry. I’ll be brief. I have a story about following dreams. Or maybe more accurately‚ it’s a story about finding a path to make those dreams

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    Speech Sounds

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    Victor B. Andrews IV Sean Ennis Writ 102 April 24‚ 2013 “Speech Sounds” Speech Sounds is a fictional story written by an African-American science fiction author by the name of Octavia E. Butler. Octavia Butler received both the Hugo and Nebula awards for various works of hers. At a very young age Octavia was diagnosed with dyslexia and had acquired a slight speech impediment‚ which led to ongoing teasing and humiliation from her peers. She was often belittled and bullied by this and also

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    debate speech

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    Good morning principal‚teachers and fellow schoolmates. It’s my honour to have this opportunity to give a speech here today. Today‚ I ‘d like to share a meaningful club ----- debating club to all of you. Have you ever read our board on 3rd floor? If yes‚ you will find that we always renew the information because we have organized many activities . Now ‚ let me explain three events to you briefly. First ‚ we will held some training by famous speakers and native English speakers . Those famous speakers

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    Speech Notes

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    feedback Differences between public speaking and conversation 1. Public speaking is more highly structured. 2. Requires more formal language 3. Requires a different method of delivery Stage fright – Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience * Your body is responding to the stressful situation – by producing extra adrenaline. * Controlling your nervousness 1. Recognize when your adrenaline kicks in the most Nervousness include: formality of the

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    Parts of Speech

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    different English parts of speech‚ but before we continue any further...What is a Part of Speech?A part of speech is a group of words that are used in a certain way. For example‚ "run‚" "jump‚" and "be" are all used to describe actions/states. Therefore they belong to the VERBS group. In other words‚ all words in the English language are divided into eight different categories. Each category has a different role/function in the sentence. The English parts of speech are: Nouns‚ pronouns‚ adjectives

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    Speech Plan

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    SPCM1 S-4R GENERIC AND BRANDED MEDICINES SPECIFIC SPEECH PURPOSE: At the end of my speech‚ I want my classmates to be enlightened regarding the effectiveness of generic and branded medicines. THESIS STATEMENT: Professionals say that brand (proprietary) name and generic (nonproprietary) name medicines are both reliable because the active ingredients in it are the same but one is cheaper than the other. OUTLINE OF THE SPEECH THE INTRODUCTION I. ATTENTION STEP Michel Montaigne

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    SPEECH 1

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    Rashmi Kc Mr.. Leahy Speech 1315-73001 Tue-Thurs 9.30am Informative speech March 3rd‚2015 INFORMATIVE SPEECH ABOUT CAFFEINE I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: How many of you are feeling to have a cup of coffee in this cold morning? I drink a lot of coffee‚ so I was wondering how that might affect my health. This inspired me to do some research on the subject‚ which made it the perfect topic on which to base my sample speech. It’s something in

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    Farewell Speech

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    A Farewell Speech for a Boss Who Is Moving To A Multinational Company Welcome‚ everyone‚ to this very special occasion. And a bitter-sweet occasion it is to us. It’s very sad to be saying goodbye to Mr. Boss who is closing ten years of service with our company. I just want to say a few words to express the company’s appreciation for the time Mr. Boss has spent with us. Mr. Boss has spent ten years with us‚ and in that time Mr. Boss has distinguished himself with his diligence humor drive in

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