...Many people are less than enthusiastic about speaking in front of large crowds primarily because they are nervous. Unfortunately, there are a few instances when they are forced to face their fears and one of them is the passing of a friend or family member. There will be a great deal of stress already controlling events which is why the person being asked to say a few words should probably consider looking at a few eulogy examples. This is meant to be a guideline to put the writer at ease and make it less stressful for them to accomplish their task.The best laid plansWhen you think about eulogy templates the first thing to keep in mind is that they are designed to keep you from stumbling. You will still need to add your own personal touch to...
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...Ruth Bishop home?" the male voice asked. "Yes, this is she" I quickly answered. He took a deep breath and then said with remorse "Last night Jane Addams passed away, I'm sorry." I was shocked. " Her funeral is tomorrow at 11 am at the Walter L Sojka funeral home, I was also asked to see if you could give her eulogy?" A tear streamed down my face as I responded " Of course, thank you for letting me know." He quickly responded " You're welcome, I'm sorry for your loss." I hung up the phone and took a seat on my leather love seat that faced the window and started weeping. My husband came in and sat next to me "What's wrong?" he asked as he put a loving hand on my back. I looked up at him and took a few deep breaths to stop my crying. " My friend Jane passed away yesterday."...
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...before the American people with great sorrow in her delivery of former President Ronald Reagan's eulogy. She explains how great the loss is that everyone has encountered as evidenced by establishing her own credibility, Reagan's sense of humor, and overall the accomplishments he had made throughout his lifetime. Thatcher presents to us Ronald Reagan's great sense of humor and how it affected the people he was around. Introducing us to his joyous lifestyle Thatcher references Arnold Bennett who categorized Reagan as "The great cause of cheering us all up"(Line 12). Thatcher is capturing a very important thing; Ronald Reagan was in fact a President so people may have thought of him as a celebrity. However, this sense of humor coming from him tells us that he was also a normal, fun, cheery person to be around. She wanted the American people to know that Reagan added a sense of flare to his presidency that will be greatly missed. Thatcher also narrates that even in times of distraught and pain Raegan still had his laughter to fall on. In the attempt on his life "His easy jokes gave...
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...Noel Pearson's eulogy for Gough Whitlam (http://www.smh.com.au/comment/noel-pearsons-eulogy-for-gough-whitlam-in-full-20141105-11haeu.html) Edward Gough Whitlam was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. He was the Leader of the Labor Party from 1967 to 1977. Noel Pearson is an Aboriginal Australian lawyer, academic and land rights activist. Since the end of the 1990s his focus has encompassed a range of issues: he has strongly argued that Indigenous policy needs to change direction, notably in relation to welfare, substance abuse, child protection, education and economic development. Why Noel Pearson personally is grateful to Gough Whitlam “In June 1975, the Whitlam government enacted the Aboriginal and Torres...
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...four years after the Civil War and farming in Missouri began to replace the war-destroyed land. Including, the rise of Leonidas Hornsby’s family owned business of farming and herding sheep. It was difficult to maintain business due to prowling dogs, so the Hornsby family threatened to shoot any dogs that stepped a paw into their property. Unfortunately, Old Drum, a prized hound owned by Charles Burden, mistakenly roamed into Hornsby’s land and was shot. Burden did not want Hornsby to get away with the murder of Old Drum, therefore Burden sued Hornsby, in the court case of Burden v. Hornsby. However, throughout the trial, Hornsby was seen as not guilty and in favor of the jury. Until Vest (Burden’s attorney) addressed his closing remarks of “Eulogy of the Dog,” moved the jury to be complimentary with Burden, and earned him well-deserved justice for Old Drum. Through the tragic death of Old Drum, provoked Vest to addresses to his audience of the jury...
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...You’ve heard of Martin Luther King’s shooting, right? Well, have you heard about the bombing in Oklahoma? If you have, a bet you never heard their eulogies, have you? The eulogy for MLK was put together by Robert F. Kennedy and it is, as it seems, just remembering MLK. The speech for the bombing in Oklahoma was put together by Bill Clinton, and is mainly for the families of the deceased. Well, the common central purpose of the two speeches is to give the people, or person, who died a speech, which remembered the deceased and helped Americans get through their loss, and this is showed best with logos and pathos. The first rhetoric is logos. Logos is an appeal to your brain, something that logically makes sense. One great example from MLK is...
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...for family and friends to give their condolences. It is suitable to dress formal for the service. A family member or a friend would give the eulogy about the life of the deceased. The seating arrangements in a church always put the immediate family in the first two rows and everyone else behind them. If the body was cremated, the ashes can be scattered where they wanted, buried or be placed in an urn and given to a family member. It is common to have a register signing for guest to sign in and write a little about the deceased. At the end of the service thank you notes are usually given out to thank everyone for coming to the service (Funeral). Eulogy Rebecca Rose Chermock, born on August 4th, 1998. At the start of her life she was mostly happy. As a baby she never gave her parents too much trouble, although she did keep her mom up during the night. The whole Chermock family were night owls and she was no exception. Her family lived in a nice house in Pittsburg with...
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...Joshua Campbell 11/23/2012 Mr.Ammary English 12 Whose Life was like Wind Three Songs that Relate to me. Mad World - Gary Jules All around me are familiar faces,Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for the daily racesGoing nowhere, going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glassesNo expression, no expression Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrowNo tomorrow, no tomorrow And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles its a very, very Mad world, mad world, mad world The World is in a constant state of illusion. One thing sparks another and it seems as if people live in a world of corruption. There are some things you can’t change. I never understood that saying. I always thought of it as you could only if you try. I’ve been trying to change a lot of things. Hello Hello - Sr-71 Hello Hello I bring you letters from the man you used to know Give in let go To the words that made you feel you weren't alone Now it's funny how we find out Time can solve the mystery but love is only temporary Hello Hello The smile on your face is just For show Inside you screaming let me go Hello Hello Loneliness doesn't make a sound Till I head back underground Girls are just confusing sometimes. You can figure out ways to live without them. Its weird though how we men act around them. We try and bottle up our feelings sometimes as an act of...
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...Marcus Brutus and Marc Antony’s speeches “Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion”- Aristotle. This quote could be interpreted in different ways, but I feel it means when someone shows leadership and passion others will mostlikely follolw them. In Julius Caesar there is a huge example of persuasion, and that is the speeches of both Brutus and Antony. Antony’s speech was based mainly around pathos (emotion). Whereas, Brutus went for more of a logic and ethic approach (logos and ethos). Both of these speeches were filled with a variety of devices, techniques, and even mistakes. Which leads to the final question, whose speech was more successful? Antony’s speech was based on emotion. This is because...
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...This is the eulogy of Ethan C. Freeburne, who passed away in the mountains saving his entire hiking group from a collapsing rock face, at the age of sixteen. He was born in Southeast Idaho in a moderately sized town called Pocatello, Idaho. His parents were Rebecca J. Freeburne and Chris M. Freeburne, whom he lived with until his family moved to Aberdeen, Idaho. They lived there for two years, then shortly after having Ethan’s sister, Brianna J. Freeburne, his parents decided to move to a small town called Blackfoot, Idaho. He lived there for the rest of his life; at age five, Ethan attended the Irving Kindergarten Center. After that, he went to school at Ridge Crest Elementary for grades one through five. When he was twelve, Ethan went to...
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...In her eulogy, British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, sends her condolences to the American people over the death Ronald Reagan. She reflects on Reagan’s great personality and complements his work as president. Thatcher utilizes informal but respectful words, parallelism, and contrast to convince the audience of Reagan’s good character, and his importance to America along with the rest of the world. Thatcher uses a distinctly informal, admiring diction to show her respect and closeness to Reagan, and her agreement with his policies. An example of this informal diction is when she calls Reagan, “Ronnie”. This casual use of his popular nickname shows the American audience that she viewed Reagan like they did, like a friend. With her informal diction, she places herself among the people and reveals that she knew Reagan on a personal level, thus gaining the people’s trust and good will. By describing Reagan with admiring, complimentary words like “cheerful” and “invigorating”, she builds up his positive characteristics. Thatcher’s diction convinces her audience of her sincerity, and raises Reagan’s bright character in the minds of the audience....
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...Published: January 10, 2012 Author: John Green Publisher :Dutton Juvenile Adaptations: The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Characters: Augustus Waters, Hazel Grace Lancaster, more Genres: Young-adult fiction, Romance novel Awards: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction 1)The-Fault-in-Our-StarsCancer is such a dreadful disease, indiscriminate in its choice of victim, choosing with aplomb regardless of age, gender, or status. There are a myriad of stories behind the tragedy and many of them remain untold. In The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, he builds a story out of darkness and despair. He takes the tragedy of cancer and immerses us in the lives of characters that could very well be real. Many know of the heartaches in dealing with those who fight the fight, and many of those scars last a lifetime. He brings his story in the form of a teen girl, Hazel Lancaster. Stricken with cancer from a young age, she believes she has come to terms with what her life has become. Then she meets a young man, Augustus Waters, a survivor of cancer. He is drawn to her in a way that is initially uncomfortable, and as she tries to push him away in her sarcastic vein, he finds her to be exactly the type of girl he has been looking for. Throughout the story there is a beauty and humor, a 'candle in the wind' for each of those whose lives have been touched by such an uncaring disease. For cancer touches not just the victim but all those who love and are in anyway touched by them. Be...
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...While giving his eulogy Rev. Suggs says “He treated us all like dogs, equally.” (213). Many people may have potential. But many people refuse to look deeper than the surface. While in the meantime there are certain amounts of people on the outside who do look deeper to find the potential and help it come to the surface. John Grisham makes many different characters in his books have this trait and he capitalizes on this in Bleachers he chooses to make a supporting character have this mindset instead of the main character. If one would like an example of this they would only have to look when the first African-American students joined Messina High School. Rake quickly welcomed the football players and paired every single one of them up with a white player, in order to help them bond and keep down the trouble makers that may arise. With the new students joining the school system, the school’s budget was stretched and it was very noticeable in the marching band’s budget. Instead of letting many students get...
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...Jokes * “If toast always lands butter-side down and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast to the back of a cat and drop it?” -Steven Wright * “I like rice. Rice is great when you’re hungry and you want 2,000 of something.” –Mitch Hedberg * “A friend will help you move. A best friend will help you move a body.” –David Attell * “It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.” –The Great Jerry Seinfeld * “According to most studies, people’s No.1 fear is public speaking. No.2 is death. Death is No.2. Does that sound right? This means, to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” –The Great Jerry Seinfeld * “Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there’s no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door.” –The Great Jerry Seinfeld * “If we’re all God’s children, what’s so special about Jesus?” –Jimmy Carr * “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m a schizophrenic, and so am I.” - Billy Connolly * “God gave men a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.” - Robin Williams * “I’m not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.” - Richard Pryor * “A woman told her doctor, ‘I’ve got a bad back.’ The doctor said, ‘It’s old age.’ The woman said...
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...Eulogy of Caillou - Rough Draft Dear friends and family gathered here today. This day today is a hard one for us all. On October 3, 2010, Caillou lost his battle with cancer. It is so much easier to mourn in silence as it takes away the worry of not being able to get your words out, or even just simply getting the right words out. But silence or not, one thing which I am sure we all appreciate today, is being here together, sharing in each other's silence, sharing in each other's moments of thought for Caillou, who we all loved, as a friend, a loved one, a son, and a brother. For me, he will always be with me. He was like a younger brother to me. What I will remember will always be how often he made me laugh by doing what kids would always...
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