...your face, dry mouth; these are all the signs of someone who is nervous about giving a speech. When thinking about speaking sometimes it brings fear. It is important to remember that public speaking is a part of everyday life. You may not have a large audience, but you do have an audience and you must convey what you are trying to get across to them. Public speaking is another form of conversation. There is as rich history in public speaking. As early as ancient Greece speeches were required as part of the education. Plato said that Rhetoric is the art of winning the soul by discourse. Aristotle identified the basic elements of good speech and persuasion as ethos, logos, and pathos. The ethos (credibility, believability) of the speaker was important; the logos (logic) behind any conclusions drawn by the speaker during the course of the speech needed to be valid and clear; and the pathos (emotional appeals) were important in making human connections between the speaker and the listener. In the Bible there are many examples of this process. “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them saying, Blessed are the poor is spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” (Thompson King James Version Bible, Psalm 139:1-10)This familiar passages is taken from Matthew 5:1-5. It is also...
Words: 1965 - Pages: 8
...COUNTRY ROAD: A JOURNEY INTO THE FUTURE OF A RISING POWER 1. Executive summary: Country Road is about a journey on China’s Mother Road, Route 312 starting from the boomtown of Shanghai to the western Chinese border with Kazakhstan taken by Rob Gifford, a National Public Radio reporter. In the book, the author describes not only signs of the booming urban economy everywhere in China but also some of the deep-rooted problems that could harm China’s growth. Key problem mentioned in the book is about government’s corruption and irresponsible local officials. Gifford’s adventure becomes more interesting when along the way Gifford meets many people with different characters such as citizens frustrated with government corruption, older people worrying about changes in Chinese culture and morality or young people unsure and excited about the future. Besides, he also takes part in some activities with the locals. For example, he rides with members of a Shanghai jeep club, or sings karaoke with migrant workers. Sum up, there are huge changes including economic growth, rich mixture of modern Chinese life, or closer commercial and cultural proximity between cities and rural towns in China. However, the country still has many frailties caused mainly from its government; local offices only focus on their benefits and never care about the locals. As a result, whether China will be really the next global superpower and whether it is as solid and powerful as it looks from the outside are questionable...
Words: 906 - Pages: 4
...what he was about to go through. I. Introduction II. Plot Summary III. Summary of the Allegorical Characters IV. The Author’s Understanding of Death V. Conclusion The English Play Everyman is one of the most used morality plays around. The anonymous author has really captured the meaning of death and how it can not be escaped, and it is not something we should fear. We should humbly embrace our death to meet our glorious maker. Everyman realizes that he can not pay “Death” any amount of money to give him more time on Earth. He should bravely take the journey to meet God, and accept what will be. His heavenly father is calling for him, and now he has to stand for judgement. Everyman is met in the beginning of the play by Death, whom God sends to collect Everyman. Once he learns of his journey he must take, he is told that he is allowed to bring anyone who will make the trip with him along. He meets Fellowship walking down he road, and Fellowship promises not to leave him until his dying day. He tells him he will do whatever Everyman needs. Then when he learns about the journey, he says that nothing in the world would make him take that journey and leaves. Then he meets Kindred and Cousin, whom what to help in any possible way, yet they learn of the journey and leave as well. So Everyman goes to Goods, which Goods tells him that he can’t make the trip with him because you can’t love Goods and God in the same way. They committed all...
Words: 1540 - Pages: 7
...sharrī). The story revolves around a relationship between Gilgamesh (probably a real ruler in the late Early Dynastic II period ca. 27th century BC)[1] and his close companion, Enkidu. Enkidu is a wild man created by the gods as Gilgamesh's equal to distract him from oppressing the citizens of Uruk. Together they undertake dangerous quests that incur the displeasure of the gods. Firstly, they journey to the Cedar Mountain to defeat Humbaba, its monstrous guardian. Later they kill the Bull of Heaven that the goddess Ishtar has sent to punish Gilgamesh for spurning her advances. The latter part of the epic focuses on Gilgamesh's distressed reaction to Enkidu's death, which takes the form of a quest for immortality. Gilgamesh attempts to learn the secret of eternal life by undertaking a long and perilous journey to meet the immortal flood hero, Utnapishtim. Ultimately the poignant words addressed to Gilgamesh in the midst of his quest foreshadow the end result: "The life that you are seeking you will never find. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping." Gilgamesh, however, was celebrated by posterity for his building achievements, and for bringing back long-lost cultic knowledge to Uruk as a result of his meeting with Utnapishtim. The story is widely read...
Words: 7647 - Pages: 31
...Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort Business Plan The Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort business plan presented on the following pages is based on research for a Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort business in Inawayan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. It was developed by self-made marketing specialist, Bernardo F. Basmayor, Proprietor of Bottomline Interactive Multimedia Speech Laboratory and Educational Technology. Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort Scenario Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort is located at Inawayan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. The currently non-operational organic fertilizer facility, containing an area of 23,240 sq. m., is available for sale at Php250.00 per sq. m.. Blue Heaven Memorial Park and Resort is seeking a Php7,793,000.00 loan to completely purchase the land located at Inawayan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and to develop the site into a memorial park, coupled with a well landscaped resort facility. The business can have a minimum total sales revenue of Php84,000,000.00 for the total 5,600 lots available for sale at a minimum of Php15,000.00 per lot, aside from the income generated from the sales of mausoleum, maintenance service fees and the resort fees. Prevailing price of memorial lots is Php20,000.00 to 79,000.00 per lot (from actual interviews and from internet sources). The purchase of this 23,240 sq. m. area is a good purchase because this is cheap and the area is very strategically located near the Inawayan cemetery; located in an...
Words: 9033 - Pages: 37
...2 Esdras Summary: The book of 2 Edras starts with Ezra receiving a prophetic call from God. He explains that God is upset with Israel because as time goes on, they keep on sinning. He continues and says that they are going to be driven out of their land and that there will be a people coming from the East (1:38). His prophecy ends with God saying that he will judge Israel and protect the church that is to come. Then there is a cut and we jump into Ezra’s discussions with the angel Uriel, and he his three visions. Ezra talks about two main things, the first being his struggle with sin and how God is disappointed with Israel. The next big topic is Ezra’s visions about things to come and the end times. Ezra struggles to grasp God’s decisions and actions and Uriel makes it clear that man cannot comprehend God’s actions. The last two chapters of the book talk about God’s judgment on people and cities that oppose him, such as Babylon. From here, the writer encourages believers to stay strong for there is much persecution to come. Date and Evaluation: Many scholars believe that 2 Esdras wasn’t written by Ezra or during the time he was alive, but rather the book was written by Christians in the first and second century A.D. After reading through this book I understand that the author has many questions about why things are what they are. We read over and over again that “Ezra” is disturbed by questions about God’s chosen people and sin. More than this, I see that Ezra really respects...
Words: 5470 - Pages: 22
...A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Foreshadowing In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," by Flannery O'Connor, one is struck by the unexpected violence at the end of the story. However, if one re-reads the story as second time, one will see definite signs of foreshadowing of the ending. In the course of this story, O'Connor uses strong imagery to foreshadow the people and the events in this story. There are three significant times she uses this technique. They are the description of the grandmother's dress, the death of the family, and the conversation between the Misfit and the grandmother. The grandmother did not want to go to Florida; she ironically dresses in her Sunday best. She was dressed very nicely with, "A navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet." (11). A strong foreshadowing imagery can be seen in these lines. Knowing the ending of the story, the grandmother's elaborate dress Is this essay helpful? Join OPPapers to read more and access more than 550,000 just like it! ------------------------------------------------- get better grades symbolizes a preparation for her coffin. When a person dies, they are usually dressed in their best outfit, just like the grandmother was dressed in what seemed to be in her Sunday best. A stronger foreshadowing is when O'Connor states the reason for the grandmother's beautiful dress, "In...
Words: 2075 - Pages: 9
... Cite source with Turabian format) Jesse Medrano: Primary Role: Researcher (Collect relevant data, Cite source with Turabian format) Secondary Role: Proofreader (Review the Typist before submitting to Brother Tyler) Jacob Heneise: Primary Role: Coordinator (Coordinate and organize group meetings and discussions) Secondary Role: Proofreader (Review the Typist prior submitting to Brother Tyler) Title: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name Purpose: “The purpose of this study is to bring better understanding to the text and music for the benefit of the congregation.” Theme: “The central theme of this hymn is a direct declaration which exalts Christ and celebrates His exaltation.” Ten-word-summary: Every created being has a call to crown Jesus King. Content, form, structure, expression: Content meets the requirements of simplicity by Milton in the fact that… 1. Simplicity- This hymn is simple in its music. The timing is not difficult in that it mainly uses quarter notes and eighth notes, keeping a very consistent march like...
Words: 1553 - Pages: 7
...Mackenzie Stewart When you try to define Taoism, you immediately run into trouble. The great Taoist philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, begins his first chapter with the warning words, The Tao that can be described is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. Thus Westerners are not the only ones who have a hard time defining Taoism; the Chinese have had difficulty time agreeing on just what Taoism is for millenia. Taoism is sometimes defined as a ritualistic religion, as a philosophy, as Chinese folk religion, as alchemy, as a system of magical lore, or as a series of health practices similar to yoga. The adherants of each school often look with disdain on the others as being heterodoxy, heresy, or simply incomplete portions of the great Tao. The Chinese word Tao (pronounced "dow") means "the way, the path." In the common sense it refers to the way of doing anything, or the pathway to some destination. In its higher meaning, Tao refers to the way of the universe, the way things are. As a spiritual system, Tao means the way to achieving a true understanding of the nature of mind and reality, to the way of living in harmony with the changes of Nature. Thus the Tao is the goal, the path and the journey all in one. A Taoist then, is "a follower of the Way," the same title by which the early Buddhists and Christians dubbed themselves. The earliest Taoists appeared at least four thousand years ago in a time when people lived close to Nature...
Words: 7643 - Pages: 31
...Sparrow Ostas Densmore October 31, 2013 2nd Block Section Summaries: Pages 14 – 32 Do A Number: This phrase relates to the sport of boxing. Coaches inform their boxer to hit the opponent x amount of times, which can be any number Three Sheets to the Wind: This phrase means “extremely drunk.” This phrase comes from ropes, which all have a different function. The math involved is “sheet” ropes, which control the horizontal movement of the sails. If three sails are loose, then the sailors are extremely drunk. The Third Degree: This phrase means that when people got interrogated for their past crimes, they got highly searched (third degree). This phrase includes the math were the members of an old ritual of Freemasonry, which were graded by degrees. The Fourth Estate: This phrase means the social ranks of the 1789 Estates-General. The first where the clergy, than the nobles, and finally the bourgeoisie (the wealthiest). But the Fourth Estate was the most influential on ordinary French people – newspapers and reporters. Fourth Wall: This phrase is a “wall” that separates a theatrical performance from the audience. But now this term is applies when a character “breaks” the fourth wall and addresses the audience directly. Five by Five: This phrase is a term for a NATO radio speak system. Signals are rated by one – five (five being the clearest and most understood signal). It is usually used to indicate that something is understood. Fifth Columnist: This phrase originally comes...
Words: 2851 - Pages: 12
...p. 31 - PART 1: Summary 1. Force yourself to act enthusiastic, and you’ll become enthusiastic. Make a high and holy resolve that you will double the amount of enthusiasm that you have been putting into your work and into your life. If you carry out that resolve, you will probably double your income, and double your happiness. How can you begin? There is just one rule: To become enthusiastic, act enthusiastic. 2. Remember the one sentence uttered by Walter LeMar Talbot. “After all this business of selling narrows down to one thing, just one thing, seeing the people. Show me any man of ordinary ability who will go out and earnestly tell his story to four or five people every day, and I will show you a man who just can’t help making good!” 3. If you want to overcome fear and develop courage and self-confidence rapidly, join a good course in public speaking. Not just a lecture course. Join only a course where you make a talk at every meeting. When you lose your fear of speaking to an audience, you lose your fear of talking to individuals, no matter how big and important they are. 4. One of the greatest satisfactions in life comes from getting things done and knowing you have done them to the best of your ability. If you are having trouble getting your ability to think, and do things in the order of their importance, remember there is only on way: Take more time to think and do things in the order of their importance. Set aside one day as Self-organization...
Words: 2887 - Pages: 12
... and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (ANA). Nursing to me means helping a person achieve an optimal level of health in a positive environment. The nurse has a responsibility to teach the patients in a hospital as well as the people in the community. Nursing is not just a job or just a career; it is a way of living. To be a great nurse, one must incorporate physical, mental and spiritual healing into their nursing practice. Choice of Nursing In high school, I narrowed my career path down to two choices: Nursing and Orthodontist. From the beginning, I knew I wanted to help people, I just did not know how. With orthodontia I would be helping people, but the help would primarily be cosmetic. I had to sit down and think if I would be okay with just making people smile better. Nursing would give me more of the “I’m making a real difference in people’s live” type of help. My great aunt was a LVN and she visited often. She was a compassionate woman who was always helping. My favorite memory of her was visiting her at her job. She worked on the medical/surgical floor in a Houston area hospital. The fast pace of the other nurses and noise of all the machines was like heaven to me. I felt at home. As much as I loved the feeling of being in that hospital, I was still not sure if nursing was for me. After I graduated high school and before I started college, we got a phone call in the middle of the night. My beloved great aunt had died unexpectedly...
Words: 1505 - Pages: 7
...Will Grayson, Will Grayson Author Study Summary Exposition: Will Grayson, Will Grayson takes place in Evanston and Naperville, Illinois. “it’s not that far from Evanston to Naperville, but Chicago suburbanites Will Grayson and Will Grayson might as well live on different planets”(Green Forward). The book starts out with Will Grayson number one introducing Tiny Cooper. Tiny Cooper is Will Grayson number one's best friend. The novel’s society is made up of Will Grayson number one, Will Grayson number two, Tiny Cooper, Maura, and Jane Turner. During the first couple of pages we learn that Tiny Cooper is gay, falls in love with someone new every four hours, and loves musicals so much that he decided to write and direct one of his own....
Words: 1919 - Pages: 8
...and the way we live our lives as well as the way people behave. There are too many religions to study and discuss in a single paper; therefore, this paper will take a closer look at Christianity as it is the most common religion in the world covering 33% of the world’s population (Fisher, 2005). Why do so many people believe the words of the Holy Bible and claim the Christian faith? Is Christianity the truth? To truly understand Christianity, we must dive deep into the Biblical teachings and share the primary foundation of their beliefs. “Christianity is a faith based on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus” (Fisher, 2005, pg. 284). In the beginning of this story we must start with Jesus’ mother, the Virgin Mary was visited by an angel, whom told her that she would conceive a baby and he would be the Messiah. She should name him Immanuel, which means God with us. An angel visited Joseph as well, who told him that Mary was blessed by the Holy Spirit and would have a son, who would save the people from their sins. Mary and Joseph obeyed God, the baby was born in a stable, laid in a manager and they called him Jesus, meaning God with us (Matthew 1:18-25, New International Version). At the age of 30, Jesus started his mission and selected a group of 12 disciples to help him share his message. He went place to place and preached about God’s love, he performed miracles, such as feeding a multitude of people from five fish and two loaves of bread (Matthew 14:18-20)...
Words: 2446 - Pages: 10
...Making Use of English Subtitled K-Pop MV in Exploring Students’ Extensive Reading Comprehension YUNINGSIH Telkom University, Indonesia yuningsihlegiman@gmail.com ABSTRACT Studies on captions and subtitles in EFL learning gave positive effects on comprehension and vocabulary acquisition (Chung, 1996, Neurnan & Koskinen, 1992; Price, 1983; Vanderplank, 1988, 1993). Using song in ELT was highly impressive and motivating (Murphey, 1992; Lied, 2000). This study was designed to investigate the use of English-subtitled K-Pop MV in exploring students’ extensive reading ability. In this case study, five students, four girls and one boy, were selected. To collect the data, document analysis and an in-depth interview were conducted. The findings showed in comprehending the song, the students’ interpretations were still shallow and relying heavily on summary of narrative with very low-level inference. Meanwhile in vocabulary acquisition, it helped their better understanding wider range vocabulary, either in English or Korean. In addition, using K-Pop for learning English was more interesting and enjoyable, it is also motivating. Overall, using English-subtitle on K-Pop can be used as an alternative way to enliven extensive reading. Keywords: Subtitle, comprehension, extensive reading, interpretation, inference. INTRODUCTION The Korean wave—”hallyu” in Korean—refers to a surge in the international visibility of Korean culture, beginning in East Asia in the 1990s and continuing...
Words: 3460 - Pages: 14
