A Bill Persuasive Speech

Anyone that came in contact with him, could tell that was his biggest and most honorable trait. He knew when enough was enough, he knew when to leave the bar, and he also knew when his granddaughters wanted attention and affection from him. Growing up across the street from my grandpa, I was able to watch and observe him go through many stages of life. He was my biggest trainer of moderation, self-discipline, and love. He may not have always stopped when others thought he should and he may not have spent as much time with us as we thought we deserved, but he knew the right things to do for himself or other. I was so easily influenced as a child, that I was affected by the right and wrong things I would see happening. While my grandpa didn’t always do the right thing, he always showed me how it was wrong and what I could do to make it

| Growth in maturity is shown as both Billy and Old Bill show signs of growth as they help each other. Billy's growth is demonstrated as he becomes a 'different' individual from the beginning of the narrative poem showing positive thinking “sure there's hope in the world...even for hobos like us".

Finally, Bill and Bud are loving people who most people find likeable. They guided J.R. throughout his "broken" life, when they first met J.R., he stammered, " I was nobody" (3) and Bill and Bud took him under their care like loving fathers. For example, while J.R. worked at a bookstore, Bill and Bid would supply him with works of literature. "He brought the books into the stockroom and quickly ripped the cover off each one. It seemed to cause him pain, like ripping off a bandage" (4). Bill and Bud suffered though several hard tasks that caused them emotional pain, because they loved books and thought of it as a miracle. Through this action, Bill and Bud showed their affection towards J.R... Additionally, in support that Bill and Bud are loving people, they both made

Richard Schmitt helps with the church, went into the air force, and has been a role model to many. Schmitt has influenced my family, the church family, and many other families. According to Sandra Dobmeier a Disabled American Veteran Volunteer, “Your efforts as a volunteer bring smiles to the faces of those helped, and their smiles make all of your efforts worthwhile”

To justify how important he was in my life, Terry has always been extremely fun to be around. He was so full of life and so full of energy you would not believe it. One thing that anybody who knew him would inform you

Andrew Williams, an unbelievable man, was born and raised in Madison, served his country, and great brother and father to all.

In 1968 Bill began working for the Carnegie library in Homestead. This was the one job he loved the more then firefighting. At the time of his death, he had worked there almost 28 years. Bill started his library career out by assisting with gymnastic classes, and soon became an instructor for swimming lesions, teaching both adults and children. This is where we believe he gained a compassionate spot in his heart for children. During his career he encountered many children and teens but while teaching a gymnastic class to a child that was deaf, Bill quickly found himself in a challenging position. Being as compassionate for people as he was he made the decision to learn sign langue so that he could communicate with this child, and instruct her

“There are so many people who do things quietly,” Kathy Long said. “I was fortunate every day of my career to work with my father (Ralph Jones) and for my father to see how things got done.”

It was a shock for him to come to England. After the episode at the train station, Bill is talks to a hooligan from Manchester United's crew. It ends up with Bill taking with Mick and his united-crew for a football match. Bill was very surprised by the way the others in the group behaved. Quickly, Bill becomes aware that this isn’t just about football, but about smashing the other team firms. Bill is quickly taken care of by the atmosphere by being a part of the

While I was reading pages 27 - 28, it made me remember certain events that occurred in my life similar to Joe Rantz. When I was around the age of four, my sister the age of three, and my cousin the age of nine we lost a dear beloved family member but unlike Joe Rantz who lost his mother we lost our grandmother. The worst feeling in life is losing someone who you're close to, who cared for you many times, and who you basically grew up with. Us three girls grew up with our grandmother taking care of us even if she herself had a job. While our parents were at work trying to provide us with the best life can give us. A night before thanksgiving dinner my grandmother wasn't feeling the best, so she took herself to bed. Her family worried sick insisted

It also suggests that Bill’s shows were a distraction from the reality and knowledge of eventual death. This point is made in the last two lines “how do you like your blue-eyed boy/ Mister Death” (10-11). The speakers conclusion seeks to strip the hero of his great feats to even the playing field of accomplishments. This admiral but skeptical tone brings on the ironic skeptical twist created by the speaker that gives him a falsified pride because in his eyes, he is better than Bill due to the fact that he is still

Over the last 17 years Jerry Collins has been one of the most influential people in my life, he has been a major mentor and roll model for me. He was very kind and loving to everybody he met. He welcomed everyone with smile as bright as the stars above.

Bill's fantasy of being like the Stone's may be shown by his actions of taking a bottle of Harriet's pills (14), and drinking and eating their food, with no qualms of invade his neighbors privacy (16). On page 15, Bill ""had the feeling that he left something" as he was closing the door to the Stone's apartment. It is likely that he felt he was leaving behind the false persona of who and how he wanted to live like.

Bill actions in the apartment show how much he wishes to live like the Stone's. As soon as he got in the Stones apartment he takes some of their personal things that would be of no use to him for example Harriet’s medication. “He found a container of pills and read the label Harriet Stones one each day as directed and slipped it into his pocket”(137). Also he makes himself comfortable in their apartment as if he lives there. He drinks from their drinks and he wears both Jim and Harriet’s clothes. He believes that by wearing their clothes he will become or live the life of the Stone's. There are several occasions where Bill looks himself in the mirror while he is wearing Jim’s clothes this shows bill might be imagining himself as Jim Stones. ‘He opened the closet and selected a Hawaiian shirt. He shed his own

When Bill for the first time walks over to feed Kitty he acts completely disrespectfully towards the Stones. He lays some of Harriet's prescription pills down in his pocket and he merrily drinks some of their whisky. When he returns home he gets the feeling of having left something back. He has this feeling because he knows it is wrong to sneak around in other people's apartment and behave like it is one's own – he is therefore nervous for his action that might be tracked back to him. He omits telling his wife about it, but the question is also if there really is anything to tell? He