RETIREMENT SPEECH – for August 29‚ 2011 In 2005‚ I put in my notice of retirement to occur on March 31‚ 2010 and those five years flew by much to my surprise and as the time of retirement drew near I felt that I was not ready for that big step. So as any government employee would do‚ I requested and was promptly granted a one year extension which was in turn extended for another six months‚ and then another month. The time has actually arrived and I go with mixed feelings. Many plans that I had
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora
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Connecting The Dots SD Police Chiefs’ Association & SD Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference Banquet Speech‚ May 1‚ 2014‚ Deadwood‚ SD By Jo Vitek SDPCA Past President‚ Chief of Police (retired)~Watertown‚ South Dakota In 1953‚ American Playwright Henry Foote wrote The Trip to Bountiful. It’s a story about an elderly woman’s journey alone through Texas in search of her birthplace. As its name implies‚ Bountiful is beautiful. Imagine in your mind’s eye a cascading landscape of wildflowers
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General Purpose: The general purpose of this speech is to inform. Specific Purpose: The specific purpose of this speech is to inform my audience about the origins‚ development‚ and modern practices regarding Valentine’s Day. I. Introduction A. Valentine’s Day: the busiest day of the year for chocolate stores and flower shops. B. After preparing for two weeks at work‚ I started thinking about why we celebrate this day in the first place. C. The origins‚ development
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to participate in the senior school elections and was successfully elected as the “School Cultural Secretary” in my 10th standard where I used to manage all the cultural events taking place in the School. I also got the chance organize the School Annual Day of my school in my 10th standard in the year 2010. Serving as a monitor for one year helped me to improve my leadership and administrative skills. I was a commendable orator and participated in many elocution and debate contests held at school.
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COCA COLA AMATIL LTD 2011 ANNUAL REPORT I. INTRODUCTION The Researcher has chosen to do an Annual Report for the Coca Cola Amatil Limited for the Fiscal year 2011. The Report will discuss the following. Dissemination of Report The importance of containing budgetary information in Annual Report The Content of the Coca Cola Annual Report Significant Failures and Achievement of Coca Cola Current Economic and Fiscal Condition Thus‚ to better understand the principles in Managing
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his St. Crispin’s Day speech. It makes all of his men feel valued the same as all the rest. I will examine three examples that show how Henry demonstrated that they are all in the battle together. He first does this by stating that all the men will have the same amount of honour should they win this battle. They are terribly outnumbered in this fight. So if they are to win‚ all of their names will be recognized for fighting. All of their names will be toasted on St. Crispin’s Day. He says those that
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------------------------------------------------- Respected Head Mam‚ teachers and my friends‚I wish you a happy independence day. INDEPENDANCE DAY means a day when we had got freedom from not only our brute rulers but freedom from want from fulfillment of right needs... India was under the British rule for 3-4 centuries. It was in 1857 India started it’s independence struggle forcefully through a revolt named "The Great Revolt" against the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the spine and brain
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Writing Assignment #3: Analyzing the Annual Report There are three main goals of an annual report: to disclose company information‚ to maintain current shareholders‚ and to attract new investors. Walmart‚ the largest retailer in the world‚ uses both verbal and visual strategies to achieve not only the three main goals of an annual report‚ but to reflect the corporate culture and values that embody Walmart. Three strategies that Walmart uses to reflect their goals and values are repetition of
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In his 2006 Australia Day speech‚ Prime Minister John Howard said‚ “all Australian’s have the right to express culture‚ beliefs and participate in National interests” 1. This essay raises the question about whether assimilation will create a tolerant Australia. Or is it a case of how long does a free society have to tolerate the intolerable? Assimilation by definition‚ is “the acceptance of a minority population into a majority population on the condition that the minority takes on the values
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