A Speech On The World

Commencement speaker Lyndon B. Johnson, in “The Great Society”, unveils a widespread set of domestic programs in the United States that serve to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. Speaking to the nation's youth, Johnson uses his speech in order to place the responsibility of the nation’s future success upon the upcoming generations. He develops his purpose by upholding credibility through the use of historical figures, which promotes a sense of patriotism within the audience. By utilizing alliteration, Johnson draws attention to his important ideals, which works to motivate the youth to act upon his desires. Through the continuation of his speech, Johnson uses the parallel structure of anaphora to intensify his ideals, and ultimately challenge the nation’s youth to help build a “Great Society” that will propel the nation to success.

The piercing, cacophonous wails of an ensemble of curious infants on a mission of exploration. Their small worlds shaken and their trust betrayed by the very caregivers who were supposed to provide and care for them; they have suddenly turned on them and replaced joy with immense pain and confusion (whatever happened to the Nightingale Pledge?). A newfound sense of curiosity suddenly replaced with a fear instilled upon them at an age when exploration is commonplace and discovery is supposed to be encouraged.

"The question is not, 'If I stop to help these men in need, what will happen to me?' The question is, 'If I do not stop to help these men, what will happen to them?' That's the question." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Included these words in his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech made on April 3rd, 1968: the day before he was assassinated. This particular speech was made at the Mason Temple and it involved the Memphis Sanitation Strike. There is no correct or incorrect way to interpret the quote, but I feel the words can be related to compassion, racism, and morals. King himself most likely meant for this quote to raise awareness for the sanitation workers. He certainly never would have imagined the deep meanings of his words would still take precedence some 50 years later.

I’m 34 years old and I’ve never seen the nation as fractured and divided as it is now. Maybe some of you have, and there might be a few of you who have experienced worse. Perhaps one of my closest friends was right when he said that the most fractured periods were in every single moment leading up to this one. It’s just that the division is getting attention on a large scale.

In class we were shown a recording of the speech, “A call to men”. The first thing I noticed was the title, which made me immediately assume it was going to be a female speaker that was going to speak about feminism; or something along those lines. To see a man giving the speech grabbed my attention instantly. The man giving the speech was Tony Porter, and his audience was mostly women, who made me think, “Is this guy going to be giving a speech about feminism?” While listening to his speech I felt guilty for being quick to judge, because his speech was actually about growing up as a male, and being masculine is today’s society. While Tony Porter was giving his speech, he brought up stories that without a doubt every guy in our class could relate to that left many of us saying, “Wow”.

“Education is the passport for tomorrow, for the future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Mrs. Twanda E. Young ensured the students at Claflin University understood the importance of their future in her oration for Spring Convocation. As a college student, there’s rarely a moment where I’m not concerned about what the future has in store for me, but Young’s three encouraging words of advice helped guide me to approach it with confidence, Claflin confidence that is.

Our YRG arrived at the work site we were sent to. We realized that this area we were working in was suffering. The town had poverty all over and it seemed like it was in bad conditions. Even though we saw that, it made me more excited to work on something because I knew whoever we were doing it for they would be thrilled to see something new. That day we met an elderly lady that had been living in this community all her life. As the week went on with building a ramp and painting, I had a better chance to get to know her. We talked about the community, interests we had, joys, and so much more in just little time. Thursday came too quick. That night for worship we had a time to let God come in and remember why Jesus died for us. It was a time to be with our church group and a time for tears throughout the whole camp. That night it was emotional, but warming. Through the tears, I thought about what the elderly lady had told me. She reminded me that the things that we complain isn't as important as something that someone is suffering through. The community we had been in was one that was suffering with insurance an financially. She reminded me that we should be thankful for all the

Hello, fellow students, teachers, staff, and family members from Rio Rancho Cyber Academy. I didn’t find out I was to give this speech until Wednesday morning at 9:30, and that’s probably a good thing because I may have tried to arrange not to be salutatorian if I’d had advance notice. Consequently, this speech is probably not what you would expect; and I’m sure half my class would be much more comfortable standing here in front of you I only want to make two points, and I’m sure you will appreciate it when I say they will be quick. First, I want to encourage my class, myself included, to believe in ourselves and strive to reach our goals. Second, I think we all want to thank those who were instrumental

Cortes shall be prosecuted because the actions he made were inhumane and unfair to the Indians he encountered.. When they were entering the City of Tenochtitlan they shot down a wall on the causeway, a huge destruction of their property. This violates article 17 part two which states “no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property When he arrived to the new world he put the emperor, Montezuma under house arrest. This action violates Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 9 states that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile”. It also violates both parts of article 13, stating “everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residents within borders of each state” and “everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country”. This action violates article 9 because he forced Montezuma to be under house arrest

African Americans were strongly committed to winning their civil rights. They were threatened, beaten, attacked by dogs, sprayed down with hoses, trampled over, abused, and even murdered when they tried to stand up for their rights. The people, who never gave up, tried harder to achieve their freedom. Martin Luther King Junior had a dream; he had a dream that one day all men would be treated equal no matter the color of their skin. Because of King we are where we are today.

Good afternoon everyone, I have decided to go after question one this week regarding to the second great awakening. Just going over the course book readings and sparked my interest to do this section. Religion played a major role within the United States and where people were committing numerous sins. Some were going to become a Methodist, Christian, Catholic, Protestant and Lutheran. Picking a religion wasn't easy for some but easy for others. Take this for example; Methodist and Catholics have two different beliefs when you die and go to heaven. With the Catholic side of things, it believes in happiness will help you go to heaven. While Methodist chooses the salvation and glory which brings the deceased to heaven

For this event a group and myself were asked to go to St.Michael’s Church to assist others with their everyday tasks. I was personally asked to paint a retaining wall that closed off the property, and also dig up the dirt that was pushed up against the wall. My second task was to clean all the pews and to wash all the surrounding windows. This task made me thankful that I am still young and strong enough to do things I that I want to. The reason behind this is because most of the people that are apart of the church are very old and some things that they think needs improvement, can’t be done due to their age. By me helping them with everything they needed help with really made me feel good. It was satisfaction that was earned through compliments and progress. It also made me happy knowing that I put my mark on that church; in regards to the wall that I

Through my church, I was given the opportunity to participate in a mission trip program called World Changers. This trip allowed me to travel to Birmingham, Alabama where we joined other churches from surrounding states to complete a service project. Once we arrived there, we were put into groups with people who were not from our church. This led us to the opportunity of meeting new people and stepping out of our comfort zone. During this service project, we were assigned a member of the community to help. My service group helped our member of the community by repainting his whole house, as well as yard work for him. Everyday for a week, we worked from 6 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon on his house. The work itself may not have seemed

Often in their lives, individuals are plagued by unrealistic societal expectations that threaten individual’s personal moralities which lead them to act in certain ways that they would later regret. A person’s desire to be a part of a community, one in which they can feel accepted by social standards, is what can ultimately bring them to their morality’s demise. Despite having social expectations bring down one’s honour due to certain situations, it is important to remember that at times, it is not the outside world that inherently plagues individuals, rather, it can be the individuals themselves. Social expectations that seep into our own egos have the power to make one’s own expectations into something that can set individuals up for failure. However, as tragic as certain mistakes can be, it is important to remember that the recovery from one’s downfall is what matters the most. In order to effectively restore honour and certainty in oneself, one must learn to take a proactive approach to their adversities stemming from unrealistic social standards that brought them to their downfall. As human beings require feelings of accomplishment, honour, and certainty in order to most effectively function and achieve other feats in their lives, a proactive approach to the adversities that threaten their honour and certainty is vital.

Draft speech of Mrs. D. Purandeswari, MoS-HRD (HE) as Chief Guest on the occasion of the Annual Day of the Rainbow Concept School, Mahaboobnagar, A.P on 9th February, 2007 at 5.30 p.m.