Informative Speech: John Du Pont

In Mexico they celebrate the holiday called Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on October 31st and it ends on November 2nd. While in the US we celebrate the holiday, Halloween on October 31st. I will be telling you the origin of these holidays. Along with their similarities and differences. Hopefully this will make you have a better understanding of these holidays along with helping you understand another country's culture. Now let's start…

Topic: Compares and Contrasts, “The Lottery” By Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” By Richard Connell

A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else. A simile uses the words “like” or “as”. My favorite simile the speaker used was “you’re growing like a weed”. I like it because when I was little, I always had to pull weeds on a biweekly basis because they grew too fast. A metaphor is more direct comparison than a simile. An example of a metaphor is “All the world is a stage. And the men and women merely players”. Personification is when we give human characteristics or actions to ideas, animals, or inanimate objects. The speaker used an example, “my stomach has its mind of its own”.

Have you heard of the quote “The future rewards those who press on. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I’m going to press on”? Most would have not, but you most definitely heard of the name Barack Obama. A now very successful man who I admire greatly. However, his life wasn 't without challenges, especially in his childhood. Obama had a very charred and challenged childhood. There were 3 major challenges in his life. Racism, betrayal and struggle. Today I wish to inform you about the challenges that faced the future 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama II.

There are so many topics I believe that Richard Wright would've talked about today that it is hard to narrow down to just three. If someone told him that we would have a black president in the next century we definitely would have looked at you like you were crazy but if he were here today he would be proud of how much better we have come today. We have improved as a country today for equal rights and treatment of black people but we also still have a long way to go for we are not perfect. For example he would be very ashamed how black people are still getting killed just because of their skin color. He would also be disappointed that blacks are still getting paid less statistically less than whites considering how many jobs Richard had growing up.

Cecily Strong is a comedian of the famous and popular show Saturday Night Live on NBC. She often works with her coworkers to made fun of what happening in the world. As a comedian, many of her jokes fall into the category of dry sarcasm. So, it is important to take that into consideration when watching the speeches she gives. In in April of 2015, she gave a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton.

What I think I did well in my speech was I made it fit within the time requirement, I had strong transitions, I had a good opener, and I think I chose three objects that were unique to me and I described them well.

I learned that a lot of people can learn from this speech. Jobs lived a difficult life. He was fired from the company he created. He was living with cancer. All these obstacles and he still was able to overcome

Answer the following prompt: How is the theme your team wrote evident in the short story “Harrison Bergeron”? Provide text-based evidence to support your chosen theme. Follow the standard conventions of American English and MLA format.

Ronald Wray is a graphic designer and photographer in Chicago, IL. Specializing in the sports market, Ron has been working with clients around Chicago including Coyote Logics, Chicago Steel Hockey Team, Ice Mafia Hockey team, Chicago Bandits, and is a contractor for the Chicago Redeye. He brings eight years of experience in both fields. Currently Ron is working as a freelance photographer for Varsity Views and as a freelance graphic designer. When he's not working he enjoys playing hockey, being outdoors, thinking about design ideas and marketing his business.

Giving a speech whether being for the public or not, offers personal, professional, and public benefits for the individual. The individual might find it easier to obtain a profession, build better relationships amongst peers, or even propel social movements by carefully constructing and delivering a well thought out speech. A speech needs to be excellent in order to do such things; it needs to have a clear concise thesis, a preview statement, a great organizational pattern, supporting material, memory, delivery and good representation of oneself. Thus, during the process of constructing and delivering a speech, one must have those aspects. This will ensure the speaker will deliver a powerful and moving speech. Within the upcoming paragraphs

Those who knew Robinson, say he was a person who cared about people, especially his sisters. He brought smiles to other people’s faces. Robert had so many ambitions and desires to give back to others.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Billy Jacking exhibition, presented by Gallery 2, created and brought to you by artist, Jordan Bennett from the Mi’kmaq Nation, Wabinki Confederacy in Newfoundland, Canada. This exhibition is situated within the traditional un-ceded territory of the Sinixt Peoples.

We, as a species have a hard time admitting when we are wrong.How do you live with something that has no cure? Sure, they have medication and counseling that can help subdue the problem for a short time being, but, it’s always there, haunting the corners of your mind. Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD is a somewhat commonly known. People sort of know what it is, but that doesn’t mean that they completely understand what it is. The problem is more People believe the myths of ADD, such as, ADD is more about a lack of willpower, when in factuality, it is so much more complex than simply not wanting to focus. It’s not that I don’t want to focus, it’s that I physically can’t at certain times. There is something wrong, chemically, with my brain.

I have chosen a ted talk as my text type, because I think this is a great opportunity to advice people on how to be a great public speaker. The ted talk shows several techniques on how you can be a good public speaker.