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By: Elizabeth Silence Ballard  As she stood in front of her 5 th grade class on the first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slimped in his seat was a little boy named Teddy Stallard. Miss Thopmson had watched teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with other children that his clothes were messy, and that he constantly needed as bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Miss Thompson would actually take delight in   marking his paper with a broad red pen, marking bold X’s and then putting a big “F” at the top of his papers. -at the school where Miss Thompson taught, she was required to review each child, past records and she put Teddy off until the last. However his files, she was in for a surprise. Teddy first grade teacher wrote: “Teddy is a bright child with a ready ...

By: Beb Piedad-Pedrajas The nation was shocked with dismay and the Chinese community especially in Hong Kong and in the mainland China staged up their sympathy and anger of the hostage drama last August 22, 2010, which killed eight of their fellows and least noble, the hostage-taker himself.    The incident gain worldwide criticism and shame among our highest officials the way they handled the bloody hostage taking.             The question is, “Whom to point our fingers for such a horrific incident?” Many will say, “The unprofessional, untrained authorities.” Undeniably, of course, the hostage-taker. What trigger SPO3 Reynaldo Mendoza to commit such a great blunder? The report says that he was dismissed from the service due to robbery-extortion of a young chef. By acting unbecomingly, he is like throwing his seventeen hard-earned awards to the swine and jeopardizing his retirement benefits. When he appealed to the Ombud...

Support is a speech material that clarifies  or backs up an assertion. Se7en techniques of support: 1. Explanation - is an exposition that makes an idea clear and intelligible. 2. Analogy or Comparison - is a form of explanation that points similarities between something which is known and something which is not. 3. Illustration - is a detailed example in narrative form of an idea. 4. Specific Instance or Specific Reference - is a briefly stated example. 5. Statistics - are numerical data about a state of affairs. 6. Testimony - is the statement of a person, who is usually prominent, that favors a certain assertion. 7. Restatement or Iteration - is the repetition of the same idea from a different viewpoint. Reference: Gupit, Fortunato Jr. (1986). Elements of Public Speaking: Support. Retrieved on September 1, 2010. Quezon City: Rex printing company, Inc.

SPEECH of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines In celebration of National Heroes Day [August 29, 2010, Libingan ng mga Bayani] [Please check against delivery] Magandang umaga. Hayaan po ninyong aking pangunahan, kasama ng aking pamilya, ang pagdiriwang natin ng Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani. Taun-taon, ginugunita po natin ang kadakilaan ng lahat ng Pilipinong nag-alay ng pawis, dugo at buhay upang mapasaatin ang kalayaan na tinataglay natin ngayon. Wala na nga po talagang mas hihigit pang antas ng kagitingan kaysa sa pagbubuwis ng buhay para sa bayan. Hindi matatawaran ang tapang nila Rizal, Bonifacio at ng Gomburza nang kinalaban nila ang mga kastila. Mahirap tapatan ang lakas ng loob ng mga ninuno nating pumalag sa pang-aabuso ng hapon. Sa kabila ng banta sa kanyang buhay, walang takot pong bumalik sa bansa ang aking amang si Ninoy, upang lalong patibayin ang kanyang pagtuligsa sa diktadurya. Ang araw na ito ay hindi lang po para sa mga nag-alay ng kani...

SPEECH of His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines In celebration of National Heroes Day [August 29, 2010, Libingan ng mga Bayani] [English Translation] Good morning. Allow me to lead, along with my family, our celebration of the National Heroes Day. Each year, we remember the greatness of all Filipinos who offered their sweat, blood and life to attain the freedom we are all enjoying now. There is no greater testament of courage than sacrificing your life for our country. Rizal, Bonifacio and Gomburza demonstrated relentless bravery when they opposed the Spaniards. When our ancestors resisted Japanese oppression, their strength of will was incomparable. Despite threats to his life, my father Ninoy fearlessly came home to demonstrate his opposition to dictatorship. But today is not just for those who had to give up their lives for democracy. We also commemorate those who faithfully served our flag, whether recognized or not by history, and continued living wit...