tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83084737478354462132024-02-07T04:58:07.321-08:00A Sojourn into the Realm of...toastmasters.quotes.books.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-87391910976010619882012-12-16T19:18:00.000-08:002012-12-16T19:18:11.137-08:00Basic Speech 2: What Mathematics Had Taught Me<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">(This is initially a speech delivered for the Competent Communicator Manual of Toastmaster International. My Basic Speech 2)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Main objective of Speech 2 is to Organize Your Speech — It requires the speaker to use several techniques in organizing one's speech, with an effective opening and ending. </i></span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The speech should be 5 to 7 minutes.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">What Mathematics Had Taught Me</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_57" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Never-mind that I am a Mass Communication Graduate for I have always loved math. Perhaps that is because I had a great Algebra teacher who left us five valuable tips to keep in mind in solving math problems which made equations much easier and less a threat.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_62" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our teacher made us realized that solving equations does not require knowledge alone, for it also needs the right attitude. Our teacher reminded us with much faith that <b>"It is possible to find X</b>;" she never failed to let us remember to <b>"Balance our equations first"</b> before anything else; and to keep in mind that <b>"Right and wrong are not relative."</b> When we were having our examinations, I still remember my teacher's words lingering, the hurtful truth that <b>"Staring at a question does not lead to an answer."</b> And lastly we were so blessed to have a teacher who believes that <b>"Efforts merit some points."</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_81" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later on in my life, I realized that there are more to these five tips. Our teacher not only taught us how to solve equations but she gave us the basic instructions in living life.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_86" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First, always remember that <b>"It is possible to find X,"</b> no matter what, X can be discovered. Even if people say that "an experimental mathematician divided it by zero" for fun and then was lost in the process or that "X took a break and just decided to retire." It's not true. There will always be ways to find X. <b>Do not let anyone's negativity pull you down. </b>Finding x is your goal. Like in life, your goal is to be somebody or to do something that you love, no matter how difficult it may look or even if you are against all the odds. <b>It may take a complicated formula with lots of trial and error but it is NOT impossible.</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_97" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Second is to <b>"Balance your equations" </b>first. In math to get an answer, it is important to maintain the balance or the equality in the equation. Add the same amount to both sides or take away the same amount from both sides. In life it is the same thing. You have to know your equation first and then figure it out. How much time or how much effort will you put into athletics, friends, studies, career, family, vacation or toastmasters. But just remember <b>when you change one part of the equations, other parts must adjust</b>. So maintain the balance in life.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_106" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The third thing to remember is that <b>"Right and wrong are not relative."</b> It is plain simple. When you got an answer, it is whether you got it right or wrong. You may use different solutions because there is more than one way to get an answer but you will always end up with a single right answer other than that it is wrong. Just like in life, when you make a decision, it is important to know what you believe in and hold your ground. I am not saying that there are no gray areas since Life is more than complicated. But <b>answering in plain "Yes" or "No" is way better than just saying "Maybe" or "Perhaps".</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_112" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fourth. <b>"Staring at a question does not lead to an answer."</b> Ask if you are confuse, in doubt or if you lost and do not know what to do. In a nutshell, <b>ask for help.</b> Numbers can shock us. Too much numbers can overwhelmed us. In this world, there are moments when we will be lost on the road of life. We do not know what to do so there is the tendency to shut ourselves away from everything, and to stay out of the road. But knowing that you do not know is important and quite useful to you and others. So do not pause your life simply because you do not know what to do. Rather, <b>accept ignorance so you would have a chance to learn a thing or two.</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_121" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last is that <b>"Efforts merit some points."</b> Whenever we had our math examinations, there was no way for us to get a score of zero, because our teacher would give us 1 point, 2 points even 3 points for our formulas even if we got the wrong answer. In life, we always prefer to do the right thing, to choose the best option or at least the most appropriate one. However, there would always be miscalculations and unseen circumstances that can alter desired results. But it does not mean you made a mistake.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_134"><span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_140" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A shift in course, career or status in life <b>does not mean you made a wrong decision but simply a realization</b>. So do not be cruel to yourself or to other people who made changes and adjustments. It is important to get the right answer or to attain desired results but it is a treasure to acquire a skill or knowledge because you miscalculate, overestimate or simply oversight some elements. <b>It is a treasure to be given a chance to learn and prove yourself again.</b></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_16_1355706586747_156" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friends, my Algebra teacher who taught me the formulas in solving equations and the right attitude in living life is <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/agnes.eledia" target="_blank">Mrs. Agnes E. Eledia</a></b>. And, her lessons are treasures I will never forget.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-69934912362264295142012-12-01T20:16:00.000-08:002012-12-01T20:16:22.537-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Without a <b>risk</b> there is no <b>faith</b>.</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-46984388585124263402012-12-01T20:04:00.000-08:002012-12-01T20:04:52.560-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-6948236034296602122012-12-01T19:51:00.001-08:002012-12-01T19:51:39.207-08:00A Quote about Nobility<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-44197771016781348112012-12-01T19:33:00.000-08:002012-12-01T19:45:11.104-08:00A Quote about Sacrifice<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">What is the most just thing?</span> </span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-31754293522338096862012-12-01T19:13:00.001-08:002012-12-01T19:13:16.338-08:00A Quote about Death<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">- Epicurus(</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">341-270 B.C.E</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.</span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-55222982461717144172012-12-01T18:48:00.000-08:002012-12-01T18:50:09.736-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Life has its own way of making us smile even when you want to give up and lose hope. Certain surprises come your way just when you thought you would never smile again. God's blessing may come as a surprise and how much you receive depends on how much your heart believes.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-anonymous</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-76090299700909504302012-12-01T18:40:00.002-08:002012-12-01T18:41:09.073-08:00A Quote about Life<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-74531273468458587572012-12-01T00:15:00.001-08:002012-12-01T00:15:46.717-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Always continue the journey of being a channel of inspiration to every person you meet on the road.<span style="font-size: large;">Life is never a coincidence.</span> It's the fruit of the seed of what you plant and remember, there are only two days in our lives that we can do nothing about: One is <span style="font-size: large;">YESTERDAY</span> which is <span style="font-size: large;">gone</span>, while the other is <span style="font-size: large;">TOMORROW</span> which is <span style="font-size: large;">uncertain</span> and might not come at all. We can only live in <span style="font-size: large;">TODAY</span>, so work, relax, love, pray and above all, enjoy.</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-60674208591168895672012-11-30T23:59:00.001-08:002012-12-01T00:17:35.529-08:00A Quote about Humility<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">A brilliant mind is useless without a humble heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You make an impression with what you say </span></span></div>
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but you make an impact in what you do.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-anonymous</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-52630925977176139562012-11-30T23:51:00.001-08:002012-12-01T00:18:00.311-08:00A Quote about Change<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marcandangel.com/images/9-beginnings-end.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://www.marcandangel.com/images/9-beginnings-end.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">No one can go back and change a bad beginning; </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">but anyone can start now and create a successful ending...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-anonymous</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-11373686007926548042012-11-30T23:43:00.004-08:002012-12-01T00:18:29.640-08:00A Quote about Pain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">It is better to wound yourself to seek for the better, rather than continuously being wounded by the one you thought was the best</span>. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- anonymous</span></blockquote>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-33954826842863562212012-11-30T23:36:00.000-08:002012-12-01T00:18:55.909-08:00A Quote about Faith<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/how-critical-thinkers-lose-faith-god_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/how-critical-thinkers-lose-faith-god_1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">If you're worried, tell God.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you can't remember, ask God.</span></span></div>
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Try to get in the habit of telling everything to God first.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-anonymous</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-52399552897543238922012-11-30T23:30:00.000-08:002012-12-01T00:19:16.392-08:00A Quote about Memories<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Memories are like salt. The right amount brings out the flavor in food, too much ruins it. If you live in the past all the time, you'll find yourself with no present to remember.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">- P. Coelho</span></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-66413324234650097922012-11-30T23:20:00.001-08:002012-12-01T00:19:36.664-08:00A Quote about Growth<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Don't be sad if sometimes you're alone... Being alone sometimes gives you space to grow... sometimes it's hard to grow when you're too close to someone... remember that trees are planted far from each other, so they can spread their branches and mature.</span> </span>- anonymous</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-24410066709835298502012-11-30T23:11:00.001-08:002012-12-01T00:20:05.625-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Life they say is touch and go, people will only be there for sometime, but people who finds you special will always find ways to stay.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">-anonymous</span></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-180439171244785882012-11-30T23:05:00.000-08:002012-12-01T00:20:28.061-08:00A Quote about Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">God has arranged events and placed people in your life for a reason... in the same way, you have been appointed to be part of someone's life for a reason as well... make that reason count 'coz for every life you touch, you are gaining treasures for your own.</span></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-24538375977822412322012-11-30T22:54:00.002-08:002012-12-01T00:20:48.709-08:00A Quote about Pain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-54932342256196924352012-11-30T22:43:00.001-08:002012-11-30T22:43:25.857-08:00A Quote about Change<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Moving on is not about never looking back. It's about taking a glance at yesterday and noticing how much you've grown since then. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-anonymous</span></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-91561338249964380132012-11-30T22:31:00.000-08:002012-11-30T22:38:27.925-08:00A Quote about Friends<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">Great gifts are not found in any store. The best present is friendship stored in the hearts. It has unlimited supply and bears no expiry date.</span> -</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">anonymous</span></blockquote>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-52137876679184385722012-11-28T21:35:00.001-08:002012-11-28T21:35:47.365-08:00Advanced Speech 2: There Is Only One Story<br />
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<i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: white;">(This is initially a speech delivered for the Interpretive Reading Manual (Advanced Communication Series) of Toastmaster International. My Advanced Speech 2)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: white;">Main objective of Advanced Speech 1 is to Interpret A Poetry — It challenges the speaker to use imagery, rhythm, meter, cadence, and rhyme to convey the meanings and emotions of the poetry. The speech should be 6 to 8 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: white;"><i>For this project, I chose one of the poems posted in the <a href="http://www.transparencynow.com/" target="_blank">Transparency Site</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: white;">I chose this particular poem because of its meaning. Right now, I am into this concept of us (as an individual) having multiple stories. And that it is a grave mistake to know a person just by a single story like being poor or being part of a certain race.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: white;">As much as possible, I would like to encourage us to look at a person beyond physical appearance, beyond the first impression and beyond on what society has characterized them to be. The more you know about a person's life, the more you see each other's similarities. We are after all a human being. So do not put a period in one's personality. Perhaps (just perhaps) the person that you truly hate is much like you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: white;">Although this poem interprets stories in general (and not personality), it explains why we are so fond of them. It is because in those stories we see our own.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>There is only one story<br />whether it is told by a lyric poet or a dramatist,<br />or a writer of epics or novels,<br />or a reciter of myths and folktales.<br />The story is filled with beginnings and endings<br />and it is forever coming to a climax,<br />which is why, somewhere in the telling,<br />young lovers are always sneaking off<br />to profess their love,<br />and young soldiers, imbued with ideas of glory,</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> are dying in battle. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">We all know what the story is about</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">because it is </span><em style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">our</em><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> story,<span id="goog_777546116"></span><span id="goog_777546117"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">with a change in the verbs and nouns</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">to hide the truth </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> and enrich the meaning. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">It is a story about adventurers </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">on a ship that travels the oceans</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">searching for a lost island, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">or an undefiled heart,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> or something as simple </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">as a pile of treasure, with rubies and gold coins</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">locked in a wooden chest. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Of course, the story also includes pirates</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">who try to steal the treasure</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">because there really </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">are </i><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">pirates</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">or else there are rivals </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">or earthquakes or stubborn fathers </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">who refuse to accept the destiny of love </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> for their daughters.</span></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">But it is also a story about people </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">who get carried away by their own foolishness </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> in endearing ways --</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">mocking, gossiping, fighting and pretending --</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">then melting into each other’s arms</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">in moments of truth and reconciliation,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">so we can laugh and cry without regret.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">And it is about a man in control</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">of everyone but himself,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">who refuses to see the world as it is, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">until he drags down the people around him, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">as he is besieged by doubts</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">and unable to find a foothold </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">in a turning world. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Of course, the story has many facets,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">and it can be told in many ways.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Sometimes it is about a crisis of conscience,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">which leads to a moment </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">when everything changes,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">or about a journey into the depths</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">where the monsters of myth and sexual nightmare </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">lurk in the recesses of cave walls.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">And very rarely it is about life as a puzzle,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">in which the pieces of speech </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">are merely sounds </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">that seem external to the human world. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Whatever the specifics, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">we know it is about a basic aspect of life,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">which is that every desire has a counter-desire,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">and every goal has an obstacle, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">just as each of us has an adversary,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">out there and in our selves,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">who stands in our way, vowing to get revenge.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">We’re familiar with the details,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">but we’re not certain what kind of story it is,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">which is why we mix it up in the telling,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">and are always ready to hear it again,</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">even though we know it by heart from the inside, </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">like the young boy who is almost pleading </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">before he goes to sleep. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">“Please,” he says to his indulgent father.</span></span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">“Please tell me the story.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">According to the author, this is part four of the long poem <a href="http://www.kensanes.com/let-me-tell-you-a-story.html" target="_blank">"Let Me Tell You a Story."</a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-51265821102065835422012-11-27T20:44:00.000-08:002012-11-27T20:44:26.875-08:00Basic Speech 8: When I Was A Kid<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(This is initially a speech delivered for the Competent
Communicator Manual of Toastmaster International. My Basic Speech 8)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Main objective of Speech 8 is to Get Comfortable With Visual
Aids — It examines the use of slides, transparencies, flip charts, whiteboards,
or props. <o:p></o:p></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The speech should be 5 to 7 minutes.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>For this project I use my drawings as my visual aids.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>When I Was A Kid</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Self-knowledge is represented in the individual’s memory</span></b>,
meaning – if you want to know yourself then think about what you remember from
your past. It was <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/" target="_blank">John Locke</a> who suggested that a person’s identity extends to
whatever of his / her past that ONLY he / she can remember.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/275/the-lockean-memory-theory-of-personal-identity-definition-objection-response" target="_blank">Locke’s memory theory of personal identity</a></span></b> conclude that
memory is both a necessary and sufficient condition of self, and, therein,
personal identity. Of course, the theory has been through a number of scrutiny,
debate and rejection. Nevertheless, supposing that it is true I materialized my
childhood memories through drawings, hoping that in the process <b><span style="color: orange;">I might
discover myself.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seventeen years ago, when I was five years old, I remember
looking out from a window. From that window, I could see my friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">playing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There was this yearning to play with them but I
cannot because I was inside my room behind a desk with my tutor seating beside
me. My tutor was a young lady, quite beautiful but beneath that sweet demeanor
was a strict teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Finish your letters first,” my tutor said as I practice my
scriptwriting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Once you are done, then you can go out and play,” she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, every day in the afternoon, my friends play outside
while I seat behind my desk glancing in the window every now and then and
hoping that I would finish my letters fast enough to have time to play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Surprisingly, <span style="color: orange;"><b>my tutor’s words linger until now</b>.</span> Seems like
I cannot allow myself to have some fun or even rest as long as there’s an
unfinished tasks that I have to accomplish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second memory was still at the age of five. I remember
myself inside my room with a pencil and a paper. I was lying with my </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">stomach on the floor, staring at an image and doing my first
attempt of sketching. For the first time an image struck me so much that I
cannot help but to keep it on a paper. Without any background or even interest
in sketching I decided to draw the image that enchanted me so intently. <b><span style="color: orange;">It was
an image of birds flying.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even at present, flying birds have its particular charm that
will always catch my attention. I remember during my graduation, despite the
speech that was being delivered by the president of my university, I was busy
staring at the birds flying around a huge tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then, at the age of six, I started drawing open houses. The
drawing was a simple house equipped with different rooms like bedroom, kitchen,
living room and a beautiful garden. And then, I imagine a family living in
those drawings. There will always be the father, mother, daughter and son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did not become an architect or an engineer and I no longer
draw houses. However, since technology provided a virtual world of houses and
neighborhood in a widely known PC game called SIMS, I satisfied myself with
playing just that (game). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the game, I have nine families with unique
personalities that match their lifestyles and the design of their houses. I
have been reserving the tenth spot for my own family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://mariamjaustine.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/jeepney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://mariamjaustine.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/jeepney.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://mariamjaustine.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://mariamjaustine.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ride.jpg" width="148" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then, much of my childhood memories were with my older
brother. When we play, furniture at home becomes product of our imagination.
The red sofa at our living room would turn into a Jeepney.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My brother was the driver and I was his loyal and only
passenger. For one hour we would be playing just that, going to different
places while I pay my fare endlessly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If it is not the sofa then it would be our double deck bed.
The double deck was then a trailer that will bring us to far areas. In that
trailer we have been to deserts, virgin forests and even in outer space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If we cannot use the two then off we go to my parent’s room
to play with their pillows. The huge pillows would turn to flashy motorcycles.
For hours and hours, my brother and I imagined ourselves as bikers racing until
my brother crossed the finish line first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Travelling with my brother is the biggest dream. Exploring
the world and understanding the different cultures are the main motivations for
my saving, because I know one day <b><span style="color: orange;">all those imaginations will be my reality.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And lastly, I was seven when my brother and I decided to
build our own city in bond papers. The drawings of city plans would go as far
as 20 pages. The idea came from my brother who saw my father brought home some
blueprints. From then on we meticulously and carefully built our own city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, whenever we ride a plane I would always insist on
sitting beside the window. Because I know at night all the city lights will
illuminate the entire city. With that view, I remember the cities I drew with
my brother which was exactly like what I am seeing in the window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In every second of our lives, there will be changes. I am a
certain person when I entered this room but a different one when I get out.
Perhaps, I’ll be more confident, a little bit wiser? Who knows? However, there
are things that will <b><span style="color: orange;">remain – things that we treasure most about ourselves. </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Even though, I am
legally an adult, there will always be that girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The girl who cannot
allow herself some <span style="color: orange;"><b>amusement without hard work</b>;</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the girl who
understands the<b> <span style="color: orange;">promises of freedom</span> </b>(just by looking at birds);<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the girl who admires
the<b> <span style="color: orange;">joys ang blessings in a family</span></b><span style="color: orange;">;</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the girl who dreams
of going to different places because she knows that <b><span style="color: orange;">the world is bigger than
her imagination </span></b>and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the girl who admires
<span style="color: orange;"><b>order and system.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now, I wonder who are
you when you were a kid?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<!-- nuffnang-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621813015994236928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308473747835446213.post-26416468681101451362012-11-27T16:33:00.000-08:002012-11-27T16:37:16.252-08:00Basic Speech 10: My Father's Promise<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(This is initially a speech delivered for the Competent
Communicator Manual of Toastmaster International. My Basic Speech 10)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Main objective of Speech 10 is to Inspire Your Audience —
This is the last of ten speeches, which challenges the speaker to draw all
their skills together to deliver a powerful inspirational message. <o:p></o:p></i><i>The speech should be 8 to 10 minutes.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I chose my Father’s story for this speech.</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><b>MY FATHER’S PROMISE</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>I was not delivered unto this World in defeat, nor does
failure course in my veins. I will hear
not those who whine and complain, for their disease is contagious. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my
destiny.</u></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ladies and Gentlemen that was an excerpt from one of the
greatest and most encouraging <a href="http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/contrib/persist.html">oratorical piece</a> that I ever read; that was
written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Og_Mandino">Mr. Og Mandino.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fellow Toastmaster, friends and guests good afternoon;
Persist, Strive, Tough it Out, Persevere, Hang On, Hold On and Keep Going, a
wise individual might tell you. But, darn it! It is so easy to quit, to say “I
can’t do it” or to even think that it is impossible. It is easy to limit
yourself according to what society thinks of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am just a student; I am inexperienced and my knowledge is
not enough.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am nothing but a woman; and I have physical limitations
and emotional challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">I am human; I make mistakes.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ladies and Gentlemen it is okay to know your strengths and
weaknesses but to start your day with limitations is a big mistake. One must
always remember to never give up, never give up and yes, never give up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">My father is a man of few words but with those unsaid words
he taught us (me and my siblings) the value of not giving up.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My father is the eldest and he has 6 younger siblings. He is
the first son of a farmer and a housewife. They used to live in a very small
bahay-kubo where they had the same area for eating, sleeping doing home works
and everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite all these, my father grew like any other kid. He was
a happy kid but <b><span style="color: white;">he has to mature in a very young age.</span></b> Because after graduating
from elementary, my grandparents, my father’s parents told him that they can no
longer afford to send him to school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At that time my father knew very much the importance of
education. He knew that they were poor and getting a diploma in order to work
was their only way up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, he asked his uncle who was then a priest to sponsor him
in his education. His uncle said “yes” but in one condition. He has to help his
parents and support his 6 siblings in their education. My<span style="color: white;"> <b>father was so young then to accept a huge
responsibility</b></span> but he said<span style="color: white;"> <b>“yes.”</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So at the age of twelve, my father moved from the comfort of
their home and went to the city to continue his education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four years in High School had passed and continuing into
college was a greater challenge. Embarrassed to seek help from the same
sponsor, this time he asked assistance from his auntie who was then a dean of a
nursing college.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In college, my father worked part-time in a hospital. To
support my father in his education, his auntie gave him some allowance every
now and then. However, his siblings started attending High School and his
parents needed as much support as my father can offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In order to save, my father used to walk 5 kilometers every
day from his boarding house to the university. And, my father only ate two
varieties of meals – it is either rice with water & salt to taste or rice
with water, malunggay & salt to taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: white;">My father graduated college and with his work he was able to
support his parents and siblings. I am very proud to say that my aunties and
uncles (my father’s siblings) are all professionals; and my grandparents now
have a two-story concrete house.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What was my father’s motivation you may ask. My mother told
me this story when I was in High School. There was a moment while my father was
in college when he became a changed man. He was sitting on a bench outside the
office of his auntie. It was dawn. My father was waiting for the allowance that
will be given to him by his auntie. While waiting, my father had some time to
think about his life and all his struggles and sacrifices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From there he made a promise, not to his siblings, but to
his future children (to me and my brothers). <b><span style="color: white;">He made a promise that he will
never ever let his children experience what he had experienced.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am more than grateful that <span style="color: white;"><b>my father had thought about us
despite our in-existence</b> </span>at that time. And no words can express my gratitude
that for four years my father Persisted, Striven, Persevered, Hanged On and Kept Going.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I and my brothers are living a very comfortable life. And
from this “comfy” lifestyle comes every sacrifices of my father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, now I’ll make a promise that I will not let my children
experience what their grandfather had experienced. And allow me to quote Og
Mandino again by saying,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist.
For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">(This is initially a speech delivered for the Competent Communicator Manual of Toastmaster International. My Basic Speech 1)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><i>Main objective of Speech 1 is to Break the Ice — It challenges the speaker to face the fear of public speaking and deliver a speech that is very familiar with the speaker - about his/her self. </i></span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The speech should be 4 to 6 minutes.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once upon a time, on the night of September 15, when the world is at war, Gulf War to be precise, my mother is having a war of her own, my birth to be exact. A thousand kilometers from the hospital, it was bombarded with missiles. Boom, boom, boom but my mother was whispering to her womb, asking </span></div>
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And then I was born. A healthy baby girl with a red dragon mark at the back of her neck and a map on her head (like Gorbachev's). I came because of the promise to see the world. And when I came my father has huge expectations because he said </div>
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But most often than not,<b> society dictates how a person should be</b>. Sometimes, e<b>ven before a person is born, fate has already been pronounced by the guardians</b>. It's a boy, he'll be an engineer just like his father and then a good housewife if it is a girl. So, what would make me any different from other individuals? Who am I? Is the question.</div>
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I have developed theories to answer this question. First is the <b>name theory</b>. Filipinos always give reasons to their children's name. Most of the time it is, interestingly, a combination of other names.</div>
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I am Mariam Jaustine Reyes Sollano. The first two came from three saints - <b>Mary, Joseph and Agustine</b>. Interestingly, these are the names of my great grandparents. While Reyes is a spanish word for <b>King</b> and Sollano means <b>A New Sun or <i>bagong araw</i></b>. Seems like hope is always been part of my father's lineage.</div>
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Yes, I have a <b>Spanish blood, a Catholic heart and a family of educators.</b></div>
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Second is the <b>MaPa theory</b>. In a very simple explanation it is how Mama and Papa mapped a person's behavior. Opposite attracts and their offsprings usually has the tendency to have both of the parents personality. Mama is talkative, while Papa is not. Papa is diligent while my Mama prefers the opposite. Mama smiles while Papa is a poker face. Papa is thrifty while my Mama, well, is usually at the mall.</div>
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So I am silent but once given the chance to talk cannot be stopped. I love working so as doing nothing. I was nicknamed "sima" short for 'simangot' when I was young. But I smile a lot now that I am not that young mainly because of cheese. When it comes to being thrifty, well I save a lot in order to spend. </div>
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And the third is the <b>ME theory</b> - the My Expectations Theory - not my parents, relatives or friends but mine. I am who I want to be.</div>
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I will not be one of those who would just conform to what society dictates. For I believe in fate. Even before I was born my future was written in the same way that my name was decided 73 years before I was born (my mother was fourteen when she made the decision to name her daughter Mariam) and my life was mapped 68 years before I came into this world (my father was nineteen when he made a promise of good life to his future children).</div>
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<b>I will spend this life well since it was created with so much thought and history even beyond my years.</b> A pleasant living to all.</div>
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