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    conducted research to gain the most information possible. Starting off with the “Life in a Bag” speech, I was not fully prepared and I had the idea that I would just present and say what came to mind. I was visibly nervous and I did not speak at an extemporaneous level. The amount of times “Umm” was said was most likely over 50, and I just couldn’t get the words out. Making eye contact with anyone in the room was also absent. It was noticeable when eye contact was attempted that I would lose my current

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    First, the speaker in this speech is J.K Rowling a British novelist who is well known for the series of fantasy books of Harry Potter. This British novelist was invited to give a commencement speech during the Harvard University annual meeting of the Harvard alumni on June 5, 2008. The audience seemed to be students, faculty, and guest.Rowling’s tone of voice and phrase she used expressed how honored she was to have been invited to give this speech at this event, but at the same time she was very

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    They are all heathens. Every one of them. They give all of us proper Christians a bad name because they think our traditions are too strict and formal. The only reason this ridiculous notion is catching on is because it is a beautiful lie. The very people making up this movement are, “… children, boys and girls, sometimes women; but most commonly raw, illiterate, weak, and conceited young men or lads.” (Charles). These people have never had a voice in religion before and things have always worked

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    Irrelevant-Chamber-Jazz

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    An impromptu divagation by a trio of explorers - violist Mat Maneri, saxophonist Tony Malaby, and cellist Daniel Levin - drew effusive applause from an attentive audience that could see them very close once they placed themselves right in front of the first raw of the audience. Their avant-chamber-jazz incorporates buzzing crescendos, sudden fragmentations, and symbiotic linearities, where everything lives in constant mutation and adaptation. Ivo Perelman Quartet was the band that followed, delivering

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    The general purpose of Sara McInerney’s speech was to encourage CCIM Dean’s list recipients and their guests. To encourage others to “knock on another door, when a door is closed.” The Sara gave a history of her journey at Ball State. She began with her freshman, Junior, and Senior year then she worked her way through to her first internship and then her first job. She had it projected onto the screen “When one door closes, you knock on the next.” Ms. McInerney, gave examples of how this process

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    My Take on the Grab Bag After reviewing the videos for the “Grab Bag” speeches, I have chosen Alisha and Scott’s speeches as the best and weakest. It is my opinion that Scott’s speech was the best and Alisha’s was the weakest. There are vast differences between the introduction, organization and conclusion as well as minimal differences in supporting materials, delivery, and adaptation. Scott’s speech lacked a creative aspect, however, it did tie into the whole speech and helped set up the flow

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    American violinist, violist, and composer from Chinese descent, Jason Kao Hwang, has followed his own path in the avant-jazz scene with a few interesting albums of his own authorship and many memorable collaborations along the way with Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Dominic Duval, Anthony Braxton, William Parker, and more recently with trumpeter Taylor Ho Bynum. On his new work, Sing House, he establishes immersive sonic architectures with the help of a brand new quintet whose musicians have been accompanying

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    Comes by Ray Bradbury, specifically Jim Nightshade. Jim can be considered a negative influence on the people around him, and this is due to his spontaneity, his trust in his predictably wrong instincts, and his innate pull towards evil. Jim is an extemporaneous person, and has been from the beginning of the book.

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    Extemporaneous Writing Impact of Influenza on Society Influenza is a virus that infects the upper respiratory system. The common symptoms include but are not limited to: coughing, sneezing, and drowsiness. Influenza is spread by droplets of water or other substances containing the virus landing on another being after an infected person coughs or sneezes. The person who then contracts the disease could take anywhere from 1-4 days to show symptoms. They then could be contagious at any time from the

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    Why I Apply To College

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    inference in a fashion similar to linear regression: what is done now can be interpolated, or analyzed on the basis of today, not extrapolated, or forecast for the future. If we were all judged on our numbers now, there would be nothing else "extemporaneous" to think about us for the future. Numbers can change. I might look ordinary on the facade, but I find that I might offer something extraordinary. What I offer might not be evident now, but with further experience and knowledge, my extraordinary

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