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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Commemorative Speech Outline Commemorating the State of Oregon Attention Getter: Beer! Beaches! Bobsleds! Blazers! Thesis Statement: The state of Oregon is one of the best places to live in the United States. Credibility Statement: I was born in Portland‚ Oregon and have lived in and traveled the state for many years. Audience Relevance: Most of us currently reside in Oregon‚ and I am sure you have all had the opportunity to experience the unique excellence of this grand
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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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Through this topic I heard about Harriet Tubman the creator of the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 and escaped slavery in 1849. I admire Harriet Tubman because when she was free‚ she chose to risk here freedom in order to help her family and friends. It is a character like Harriet Tubman’s that makes a good leader. She was able to set up a network of safe houses and rescue hundreds from slavery. The fact that Harriet Tubman had the courage to risk her freedom
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Harriet Tubman: “Moses of Her People” March 27‚ 2012 Lily Papalii Harriet Tubman: “Moses of Her People” I. Early Life A. Birth 1. Araminta “Minty” Ross was born March 10‚ 1820. 2. She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. B. Family 1. Harriet’s father died in the year of 1871. 2. Years later‚ her mother died in the year of 1880. 3. Harriet had 10 sisters and brothers‚ altogether
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Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was involved in the fight to end slavery. She established the underground railroad‚ which was a way to get slaves safely to the north.Harriet Tubman was born between 1820-1825‚ but it is not certain the exact day or year.She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross and went by the nickname “Minty”. She was born to enslaved parents and had 10 siblings. When she was young‚ she was beat very often by her
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Harriet Tubman was born a slave named Araminta Ross during the year of 1820. She was able to escape twenty-nine years later to start the Underground Railroad and help other slaves escape. Also‚ because she was an abolitionist before the Civil War‚ she became a spy for the Union Army. Because of all her great accomplishments‚ it was revealed that Harriet Tubman would be the new face of the twenty-dollar bill. (Biography) As many people can guess‚ Harriet’s childhood as a slave was not easy. Her sisters
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Baugh U.S. History 17 November 2015 Harriet Tubman – Abolitionist During the time 1820-1913 slavery was a key event in history. At this time the Abolitionist Movement was in place. Many different groups of people were motivated to end slavery because they were upset with the treatment of black people. A woman named Harriet Tubman helped largely during this movement so what led Harriet to become an abolitionist? Harriet Tubman was born as a slave to Harriet and Ben Ross in Maryland around 1820
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