Essays on Speeches

In the times of the ancient Greek philosophers, according to T.E. Rihll, education was not as well structured as it is today. Some of the problems that philosophers faced were getting an audience, and finding serious students instead of people who just wished to be entertained. The first big problem was that in order to attract students, philosophers had to somehow let people know they existed. One important way that this happened was through giving speeches at festival days, "when many people would be out and about in the public places, and would be in holiday mood" (Rihll 171). ...

This article is dedicated to the revealing the evidence for the set of the questions and assumptions regarding the possible interpretation of the Anne-Louis Girodet’s Portrait of Citizen Belley (former slave, who have reached the enormous success – being elected as the representative of Saint Domingue after joining the ranks of the French army and becoming mature and self-sufficient individual after gaining such experience).

Thesis

Blacks were denigrated as a race, regardless their rights for equality and liberty because of the negative social trends, inherent to the timeframe of late 18th century.

Evidence:

In this article, the following line of interpretation ...

Trump’s Attempt

Trump’s Attempt This reflection addresses the question of Trump’s role as “leader of the free world” in Bibbins Sedaca’s article dated 26 January 2017. Bibbins Sedaca has noted that historically presidents, “leaders-in-chief,” have traditionally used their inaugural speeches to articulate “the United States’ clear commitment to leading the global fight for democracy and human rights.” These speeches have been similar cross party lines with an assumed unity across all American peoples. And yet, here Bibbins Sedaca suggests if Trump does not turn around his first few behaviours soon that the world will no longer be defined ...

Communication

A $20million book deal, speaking deals with Ari Emmanuel and a half billion dollar library - what Obama can look forward to in his retirement- By Hannah Parry (Daily Mail Online). This is an article that speaks about the President Obama’s retirement plans. Following the election of President Elect Donald Trump as the 45th US president in 2016, the time come for the outgoing President Barrack Obama to vacate the White and he will do so on Friday, January, 20, 2017 as the writer puts it in the article. The writer has employed various elements of the 5W’ ...

The primary difference between the speeches President Woodrow Wilson gave before Congress in January 1917 and January 1918 was his tone. Naturally, the tone that a president uses has a deep influence on a broad range of circumstances. While the focus of both speeches was the ongoing conflict in Europe and what the United States could do to help facilitate its resolution; the tone of the 1917 speech was more idealistic, hopeful and indefinite, and the 1918 speech was more practical, pessimistic and direct. In the 1917 speech, Wilson illustrated his hopefulness on the belief that the warring parties ...

The paper will be written in the format of a feature article. As a result, it will offer an outstanding platform to analyze the language and gender stereotypes topic. The article will be detailed through exclusive research on the topic, which will be carried out through two sources, which are deeply informed on the topic. The article will be written in the perspective of the included sources in the influence of my imaginative thoughts over the topic. The target audience includes teachers, students, and editors. The article is intended to help the audience in reading as well as analyzing ...

The article, “The debates over placing limits on racist speech must not ignore the damage it does to its victims”, by Charles Lawrence authored in 1989 justifies the impact of limits on racist speeches on the freedom and liberties of the people in the society. In particular, the author argues that regulations and limits on speeches led to the increase in racisms and discrimination against the minorities in the society. In addition, the author claims that racial harassment imposed on the speeches of the students limited the levels of participation of the minority students in politics. Furthermore, the article ...

Informative Speech

Informative speeches can be classified into four categories. These include Descriptive speeches Definition speeches Explanatory speeches Demonstration speeches Descriptive speeches provide a detailed and clear picture of a place, animal or a place using words (Lucas, 1998). At the end of the speech, the audience has a clear vision of the subject.

Definition speech

This type of a speech explains a theory or a topic regarding a particular subject. Explanatory speech It is sometimes referred to as a briefing (Lisa, 2016). It is similar to a descriptive speech since they both clarify a topic. This type of speech, however, places emphasis ...

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS

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Thesis

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Communication Skills of Effective Managers

Communication Skills of Effective Managers Who is an effective manager? An effective manager is a person who can organize, lead and control people, so they perform their task well and in a timely manner. Effective managers are those who do not create a new vision and mission for the unit, but help the lower managerial level to succeed in their task fulfillment (Baldoni, 2003). Who is an effective leader? It is the manager with the ability to clearly state a vision and mission of the business unit (as well as country) and psychologically inspire people to do actions for ...

Martin Luther King is the most active and famous human rights activists, or it can be said that he projected him as a leader of civil rights movements. He worked hard to end the racism from the world and thus he gave his life to stop racial discrimination in the United States. He lived from 1928 till 1968, and he served most of his life serving humanity. He started human rights work and then he ended up contributing for Civil Rights Movement. He delivered various speeches to encourage people to adopt methods of nonviolence. To pursue civil rights goals ...

The role of political leader is a very large. History knows many examples when bloody wars between the two countries and peoples were unleashed in the interests of individual political leaders or groups, and attempts the realization of the delusional ideas of certain "leaders of the people" has claimed the lives of many millions of people. One of the most valuable characteristics of leader is his charisma. The term charisma often is used in political science and sociology to describe a subset of leaders who “by the force of their personal abilities are capable of having profound and extraordinary ...

In the history there were various different leaders, which had a very good leadership qualities and leadership styles. The Athenian statesman Pericles is known by its democratic leadership style. He made sure to restrict the office and public distribution in order to make all accountable under the law. Under the democratic rule the freedom of investment as well as trade was accomplished. The leader in the 5th century BC made sure the traditional Greek culture was valued within the economic flourishing with other nations (Buckley, 1996). He was a factual leader with popular policies since he supported education, and ...

Charismatic leadership approach is a type of leadership that relies on persuasiveness and charm of a leader. It is worth noting that charismatic leaders are mostly driven by commitment and conviction to their cause. There are many leaders in the world that have used charismatic leadership approach. They include Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., as well as Malcolm X just to mention a few. Charismatic leader poses various leadership qualities that drive their unwavering commitment towards changing the lives of many people in a positive way. The paper is streamlined towards analyzing the leadership approach of Martin Luther ...

The 1960s was a vital period for civil rights movements in the USA. For black people it was perfect time for promoting equality and non-discrimination. There were many civil rights groups and leaders that had different opinions about how to deal with injustice that had dominated in the USA for many centuries. Martin Luther King was one of the most prominent civil activists, but there were many other influential people, including Malcolm Little. Both activists were assassinated in the 1960s. One may get familiar with some of their ideas by reading their speeches “The Ballot or the Bullet” (1964) ...

Upon watching the video “Side-by-side of Melania Trump, Michelle Obama speeches“, it is inevitable to come to the conclusion that Melania plagiarized Michelle Obama’s speech. This video highlights the fact that Melania used the same words in the attempt to express the same ideas which Michelle expressed during the Democratic National Convention 8 years ago. There is no doubt about the fact that these ideas might be regarded as common ground for expressing the values of the humanity as a whole, but Melania Trump’s speech consisted of the words and phrases which were an important part of ...

The current paper critically evaluates the research study conducted on the significance of national language for the citizens of a country. A language is regarded as a set of definite rules that can be used to transmit opinions, thoughts, or information. The primary purpose of the research paper is to develop an understanding in the minds of people regarding the ways in which the language can unify the national citizens. The research paper is set to look at the responsibility language in achieving national unity in the United States of America. The American language is a remarkable vehicle that ...

Two most important European leaders from the recent past and presidents of America and Germany are Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler, who both dealt with the consequences of the World War I as well as with the Great Depression during the 1930s. Franklin D. Roosevelt has in his speech from 1933 declared the greatest issues the American society and country was facing. The main issues addressed were increased taxes and debt, lack of income, frozen exchange and trade without the available markets along with the unemployment. He has defined “only material things” (Roosevelt, 1933, par. 2) as the ...

Women and gender studies

Gender studies - the practice of interdisciplinary research using the cognitive capabilities of the social theory of sex (gender) for the analysis of social phenomena and its changes. The psychoanalyst Robert Stoller worked at the University of California he has introduced into science the term "gender" in 1958, which means social manifestations of belonging to a sex or a "social sex". In 1963, Robert Stoller spoke at a psychoanalytic congress in Stockholm. He presented a report on the gender self-awareness. His concept was based on the separation into biological and culture study of sex. The scientist believed that sex ...

Feminism is the range of ideologies, social, and political movements that are designed to achieve equal rights for women. The topic that I have selected for the paper is the fat women daily encounter discrimination and hostility in the society. I’ve chosen two related articles one is around six months ago, and other is one year ago. The other article that I choose is “A Lingerie brands offers real women as (Role) Models” published by The New York Times in Feb 22, 2016. It has reported that women are very concerned about their physical appearance. The fat body ...

My life has never been a smooth ride but has been met with various hurdles which came in form of failures and disappointments. However, as I got disappointed with actions not going as I intended or wished for them to unfold, I used them as learning points and further used it as a way of bettering myself. This is due to the fact that experience is considered as the best teacher. In my case, whatever I experienced as I failed, enable me to have new and vital information which I considered to be of great importance for my success. ...

Fears and Expectations in The King’s Speech

Speech impediments are often the highlight of ridicule which leaves traumatic and ongoing scars in the individual. The King’s Speech highlights these scars by portraying in detail King George VI’s battle with his speech impediment. His stammering has caused him to lose confidence in himself, most especially with all the expectations that people latch onto him as part of the royal family. These viewpoints are often attributed as a lack of skill in the individual rather than being seen and tackled in a more serious regard. King George VI, or Bertie to his close relations, stammers more ...

The elections are nearing, and the campaigns are still ongoing, and politicians are using hateful speeches and remarks to further their political ambitions. Individuals who use hate speech cite the first amendment; the freedom of speech. However, hateful statements have adverse effects on the peaceful co-existence of individuals from different communities and may also cause emotional damage as well as fear. Donald Trump has been making bold exclamations about immigrants in the Capitol, since his pre-election period, and for that he received a wide coverage and magnetism from the press. Amanda Sakuma’s Why Donald Trump’s Racist Remarks ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual to lead and actuate others through his/her actions. A leader can guide individuals, as well as, organizations to follow a certain path. Leaders are responsible for doing right things for selves and with others. They are the ones who set particular direction as well as the vision which not just help them but others too. Leadership is not restricted to organizations, but it has been witnessed in public sectors, politics and even at our houses. The perception that all leaders practice good leadership qualities is not true. It is not ...

Introduction

David Foster Wallace was an American writer whose work includes novels, essays, and short stories. He is a professor of creative writing. His most famous work was his novel Infinite Jest, and The Pale Cream. He has been recognized by various institutions and persons for his elaborate work in the development of English literature. Wallace work include both fiction and non-fiction work. His work is mostly concerned in moving beyond the metafiction and the irony that is associated with postmodernism. Some of his other nonfiction works include the John McCain 2000 presidential bid and the September 11 attacks. We ...

Both men start their speeches with the idea of fundamental principles that guided the formation of America as a country. Abraham talks about four score years before the speech when America was conceived in liberty and equality for all men. On the other hand, Luther speaks about a promissory note that assured all men, black or white, equality in the eyes of the American Constitution (Luther). While Abraham is talking about the sacrifice made by men to liberate America, the casualties of the civil war and the need to rise and prove that lives of those men were not ...

Influence of Social Media

Social media is defined as “computer-mediated tools that allow people or companies to create, share or exchange information, career interests, ideas, pictures and videos in virtual communities and networks” (Buettner, 2016). Social media today comes in so many platforms. The most famous platforms used by billions of people around the world are Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and others. In the United States, the total time spent by users on the Internet on social media reached 121 billion minutes in 2012 (Nielsen, 2012). Experts talk about three major types of social media: public social networks (Facebook, SnapChat, etc), Social Extranet – where ...

The French Revolution was one of the most important moments in world history. The French Revolution symbolized that the ideologies and methods of the Enlightenment were no longer only the work of philosophes, academics and of the salons of Paris. The French Revolution was the moment when all of this theoretical knowledge regarding the way societies and governments should be organized left the pages and entered the streets, the cafes and the political clubs.  The French Revolution was the result of a crisis in France’s ancien regime and its assertion of the division of the state, the polity, ...

Introduction

The delivery of the speech that is critiqued in this paper is an argumentative lecture by Yusuf Estes on the subject of Hadith in Islam. The delivery of the speech shall be assessed within the framework of how effectively Estes was able to deliver the introduction, the body and how the speech was concluded, followed by recommendations.

The Critique

For any speech to be effective, it must create an impression on the listener. Even if the content is excellent, it is the delivery by the speaker that decides how the speech is received and how much of it is retained. Studies ...

What is the Fourth of July to slaves?

Introduction “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” is a famous speech given by an African American slave fugitive at the time by the name Frederick Douglas, which was delivered on the Fifth of July, the day after the day of independence, in 1852. The speech highlighted the plight of the African Americans who were discriminated by the white population. The speech describes the Fourth of July as a paradox since the independence given to the African Americans was paradoxical. To the African American, the fourth of July was a day when the White continued to enjoy ...

This paper is to research the nature of documentary films, their history and theory. Documentary films are movies with close-to-reality plots. The themes of documentary films are often thoroughly chosen and arranged according to the unknown things of the world. The documentaries give the audience the lessons and warning about the peculiarities of the arrangement of different things. Many components of the films are analyzed through the impact they carry along with background voices and meaning of the scenes. These components are timbre, gender, texture, tone etc. They have connotative meanings similarly to those which modes of documentary films ...

Annually on the third Monday of January in the USA, the Day of the black fighter for the civil rights Martin Luther King is celebrated. This holiday is confined to the birthday of King on January 15. The preacher Martin Luther King headed the Movement for the rights of black Americans. This movement was devoted to fighting against racism and discrimination. At the same time, King supported only nonviolent methods of the fight. In 1964, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to him, and in 2004 the American authorities have posthumously appropriated him the Congressional Gold Medal which ...

While America is still a relatively new country in comparison to many, it has a long and deep history. The question to look at is what exactly that history is. The aspects of American history that one learns or is taught are as diverse as those who inhabit the country. Considering that America has been called a melting pot, meaning it brings together many differing cultures, religions and races, there is a myriad of lenses which one can view this country. Often the history taught is white-washed, meaning it is through the perspective of the white man. This creates ...

Background

Mad Men is a renowned American television series show about men and women at an advertising company. It is created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series consists of 7 seasons and 92 episodes. The events of the series are set around late 1950s and early 60s in the New York City. Mr. Don Draper is the main character in this series who owns an advertising agency in Madison Avenue in New York. He is struggling to stay on top of the heap in the competitive sphere of Madison Avenue advertising firms. Don faces a dilemma ...

Learner's Full Name

Assignment Title The September 11, 2001 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon by the Al Qaida proved to be a watershed moment in the history of America as well as general warfare. In his Address to the Joint Session of the 107th Congress on 20th September , 2001, President Bush blamed the Al Qaida for the attacks and entreated Americans as well as people from all over the world to wage a war against terrorism. He argues that the war against terrorism was unlike any conventional war and that it would be protracted. This war against terror ...

Circumstances

Both texts were created by Mahatma Gandhi when India used to be a British colony and Gandhi was leading his country’s march towards independence from colonial rule. Since, India was a British colony; the British Empire ravaged local business and forced them to sell on British made goods. The Dandi March was an effort by Gandhi and fellow Satyagrahis to produce Indian salt as a means to to break the British hegemony over Indian public and Indian industry. The first speech came before the Dandi March in 1930 when Gandhi wanted to make sure that his intentions of ...

A call to conscience is a documentary that was made of all of Martin Luther King’s speeches. The director also talks with people who had been to those speeches. Interviews were also given to people who had interacted with MLK and their thoughts on the topics discussed. Speeches of his were discussed and many areas of concern were also represented. His speeches gave an insight into what was wrong with the country and how it affected the African American people in that time. They deserved to have a life and have rights to obtain a future in America. ...

Language and Identity

Languages are viewed as universal abstract systems that are considered as independent and self-sustainable such that they can be extracted from an individual. The implication is that, whereas the language systems are of the individuals, they can be extracted and studied independently of the users for clearer insight. Individual plays no role in shaping the language systems as they are independent of the users. However, they can manipulate them to communicate and express themselves as they deem fit. Identity is a significant component of a language; it refers to the ay an individual perceives his or her relationship to ...

Unlike others institutions in the society, there exist no code of conduct which regulates the freedom of speech among university students. Freedom of speech has become a major issue in recent days. Freedom of expression gives each individual the right to express themselves and the question as to where to draw the boundary on the freedom of speech has become major issue. The intention of the speaker also becomes another issue when considering the issue of freedom of speech. Freedom of speech has been used by people in the society to enhance themes such as discrimination, racism and social ...

Final Project

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System Control Center/Federal Electricity and Water Authority

Introduction

2.1. Prophet Muhammad 2.2. Self evaluation 2.3. My attitudes toward different challenges 2.4. FEWA’s desired future leadership competencies 3. Task 2 3.1. Jack Welch/former CEO of GE Company 3.1.1. Jack Welch leadership strategy 3.1.2. Jack Welch leadership style 3.1.3. Jack Welch strengths and areas of development 3.2. “Change plan” 3.2.1. Implementation plan for the change plan 3.2.2. Stakeholders’ involvement in the change. 3.2.3. Strategy for managing resistance to change 4.1. SWOT analysis. 4.2. Individual Development Plan (IDP) 5. Conclusion 6. References 7. Appendix

Introduction

Leadership is one of the significant factors ...

Introduction

The United States is depicted as the most democratic nation in the world. The aspect of democracy arises from the choices that people are presented with. The ability to determine one’s leaders, goods, services, regions and rights are some of the choice elements that the American population is presented with. Another aspect that can be associated with the United States is its diversity in regards to the ethnic groups and races; immigration has resulted in the creation of one of the most interracial communities in the world. Nearly all races are present in America as a result of ...

There is little doubt that social movements have been an important part of our world history and has had a direct impact on the development process. The effects of social movements can be seen in how countries are split, an areas predominant religion, the political structure of a country, how a certain race is treated, class structure, gender stereotypes and so much more. This is because the development process “implies social change, the transformation of norms and values and the introduction of new social, economic, and political structure” (Entwicklungssoziologie.uni-bayreuth.de, 2016). The importance of social movements is often overlooked, but ...

The First Amendment evinces the framer’s intent to create a “wall of separation” between church and state. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” (United States Constitution, amend, I). While there can be no government establishment of religion, religion and politics have long been closely enmeshed. Since the inception of the nation, prayer has played a prominent role in government ceremonies (Lee v. Weisman 633). Beginning with George Washington, all presidents taking the oath of office conclude with the words, “So help me God” (Jonassen 861). Presidents and politicians alike ...

Marcus Garvey Mosiah is a renown Jamaican political activist who irrespective being the activist, he was a publisher-entrepreneur and a firm supporter of the Blacks Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements. Marcus while schooling faced the challenge of economic hardships forcing him to leave school at fourteen where he started the technical job of printing and entrepreneurship. The interest of politics began manipulating in his blood, and he saw the need to indulge fully in it to save the less privileged in the society. His action is associated with how the Marcus Garvey ended the movements, these were Universal Negro Improvement ...

Abraham Lincoln was born in the month of February 1809 in Hodgenville Kentucky. During the time of his birth, his parents were living in Hardin County. They were a humble family with petite wealth. His father was Thomas Lincoln, and His mother was Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abraham had two siblings. His elder sister was Sarah, and his younger brother was Thomas. Both of his siblings died in infancy. A local land dispute caused them to vacate their home. The entire family relocated to Perry County in Indiana. This event occurred in 1817. While at Indiana, Lincoln and his family ...

The arrival of the British troops in Boston in the year 1768 was a cause of much unrest between the relations of the Americans and the British. The American soldiers were just as disturbed as the American citizens, who were forced to be kept under control by the British rule. America being a British colony at the time was forced to follow the rules and regulation imposed by the British. The unrest that ensued came from the colonists and the ones who were loyal to the British Parliament. As much as the personal strife between the colonists and the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a popular iconic personality of the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s, was a strong and inspiring speaker. An African American by birth, Dr. King was a Baptist minister who actively campaigned to end racial discrimination and segregation in America. Dr. King is best known for his belief in non violence and civil disobedience in keeping with Christian beliefs. King, who was inspired by Gandhi, quoted him in many of his speeches while campaigning for the Civil Rights in America (Raab, 2014). Dr. King’s popular speech ‘I have a dream’ ...

Religion In The Civil Rights Movement

Malcolm X a man notorious for his speeches and actions during the Civil Rights Movement revealed another technique he used. His religion, a highly played part of his strategy to unite many black Americans under one leadership and one mindset. This was recognized in his efforts to maintain order and instill firmness and strict mentality in the black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. Once attached to the Nation Of Islam (NOI) and after returning from Mecca chose to go a different path in his religion he still is remembered for many accomplishments. Malcolm X while in prison due ...

Comparative Studies: Cultural Context

Culture is simply the people’s way of living. The Cultural context in a movie, play or reading materials can be analyzed in terms of time at which the people lived; the place; setting; environment; social organization; social divide; family culture; gender roles; economic, religious and political status (Mcdonough 2005). In most cases authors of novels, books or articles and the directors of movies and plays apply more than one of the cultural contexts to bring out several intended themes. Integration of these aspects permits them to develop a close contact with the readers since this set platform for ...

Plato describes how drunken Alcibiades surrounded by the lush gang of revelers suddenly breaks into a banquet. The audience somehow explains to him the essence of the ongoing negotiations, and also offers to give a speech in honor of Eros. But after learning the contents of the Socrates words, Alcibiades fully agrees with them. Since he has nothing to add about Eros, he decides to make a speech in honor of Socrates (Gill). Originate from the aristocratic families, with the gift of beauty, passing through all stages of public recognition, learned from Socrates, Alcibiades did not adjust to the ...

Warfare Technology and the Human Experience

Advanced technologies alter the human experience in warfare. Improved technology is supposed to make the war effort more precise and make the experience obsolete. This is however not the the case. Changes in technology have historically shown how dangerous wars can be and how difficult the human experience can be. The nuclear bomb was supposed to end all great power wars. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II proved that not all technologies were good for humankind. In the 21st century fight against terrorism, it has become more difficult to identify the enemy and hence ...

Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king. This saying was proved right during the 20th century. Charismatic, patriotic, and courageous leaders rose to make people realize what in their opinion was right or wrong. The charismatic leaders used many ways to express their views including giving speeches to the public. Winston Churchill is one of the leaders who would not give in during the difficult times, and he used speech to outline his views. Among the greatest speeches by Churchill was the “Iron Curtain Speech.” The speech had a great message to the people ...

There are things without which life will not be worth living. Everyone wishes to create the best seller of his life story. It is exceedingly difficult to avoid all the storms on the way but if people try to find rainbows in every cloudburst, they will start a new beginning. Nobody would be able to make a change in life without freedom. The liberty to the soul of man has completely the same importance as the light to the eyes, air to the lungs or love to the heart. Freedom has many sounds: freedom in politics, in philosophy, the ...

Martin Luther King Junior delivered the speech titled I have a dream in 1963 before thousands of protesters during the march on Washington. His speech highlighted the injustices that the blacks and minority in America underwent while presenting the America that he desired to see in future. Some of the injustices that the blacks were subjected to included living in abject poverty whereas the whites had all the material wealth. Racial discrimination, whereby the Negros were not allowed to share facilities with the whites is also an injustice that Martin Luther highlighted in his speech. On the other hand, ...

Malcolm X was a very instrumental figure towards the establishment of the American Civil Rights Movements and in the fight for emancipation of Black people in that society. Through his most famous ‘Bullet or Ballot’ speech, he reminded African Americans about their place in the society and how they were being used by the political class as a stepping stone to acquiring power. This paper asserts that the speech sparked an array of activism which was then deeply rooted in the hearts of Black Americans up until now. The powerful words mirrored the events in the American society at ...

Sport officiating is the supervision of sporting activities in accordance with laid down rules. It is the mandate of umpires, referees and judges to officiate the game by observing, interpreting events and making decisions aimed at ensuring a smooth sporting experience for both the players and the spectators (Smid, 2015). Sports are a unifying factor and draw people from various sections of the community. Therefore, officiating involves often handling diverse groups under different types of settings. The various groups include the aged, disabled, young, indigenous groups, ethnically diverse groups, religious groups and individuals from various socio-economic statuses. Handling diverse ...

Ching K’o was a guest in Prince Tan’s house, an assassin who would kill for his host and a noble man who did not renegade on his promises.. He was an expert in martial arts, spiritually disciplined and loyal to the core. Ssu-ma mentions Ching K’o in his book Shiji as an assassin who attempt to kill the Chin king failed. The short story about Ching K’o is reminiscent of Chinese short stories of that era. The principles espoused in the stories and by the characters share no similarity with their European counterparts and the ...

Dining-in is an opportunity for members to gather at official military functions to recognize an individual’s or a unit’s achievements, to honor one or more distinguished guests or to say goodbye to the retiring members and welcome new ones. It is a “formal dinner for the participants of a wing, unit or organization” (qt. in OPNAVINST, 1). The event follows the lively pattern of dining-ins held by units during the World War II. Apart from food and beverages, the event may also include a time for entertainments after the formal program of awards and speeches. Addition to ...

One of the best speeches that marked the fight for equality and democracy is the speech of Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream". The words of this speech have become worldwide known and can be applied to every injustice that exists in every nation and race. The second speech that was also held at the March in Washington in 1963 was the speech of John Lewis. He was a young man, at the time, and the words in his speech were not so carefully chosen as the words in the Speech of Martin Luther King. For this reason, ...

The rhetoric religion involves studying linguistic and symbolic techniques involved in the dissemination, supporting, teaching, or establishing of theological beliefs or structures. A large number of present-day scholars have identified the link between rhetoric and religion as ancient, and that it is impossible to separate the two. Religion is greatly obligated to rhetoric because religion would be difficult to comprehend, progress, support, or spread without the adoption of rhetorical complexity. In fact, many institutions teaching religion today require units that develop rhetorical abilities among students as a part of all-round religious education. However, religious rhetoric is more than the ...